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ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
VOL. No. XXXI. No. 11
Elkin To Undergo Practice Air Raid
FIRST WILL BE
HELD MONDAY
AT 5:30 P. M.
Second Will Follow on Thurs
day Afternoon
FULL-DRESS REHEARSAL
AH Street Traffic to Be Stop
ped for a Period of 30
Minutes
ARE TO USE FIRE SIREN
Although it is not anticipated
that enemy bombers will be roar
ing overhead, Elkin and this im
mediate section will experience its
first full dress air raid alarm next
Monday aftemon at 5:30 o’clock
as recently completed civil de
fense plans will be given their first
test.
Monday’s practice alarm will be
followed by a similar test Thurs
day afternoon of next week, also
at 5-30 o’clock.
Announcement of the practice
alarms, which will be given all the
realism possible, was made follow
ing a meeting of the Civilian De
fense Council at the City Hall
Tuesday afternoon. J. W. L. Ben
son, director of civilian defense
here, was in charge.
) Every citizen will take part in
the air raid tests, and will be ex
pected to conduct themselves ex
actly as if an actual air raid was
in progress. Auxiliary police, fire
men and air raid wardens, ap
pointed recently and given com
plete instructions as to their duties,
will swing into action at the mo
ment the alarm sounds, and will
be expected to see that citizens
immediately seek a place of safety.
In order that the air raid alarm
signal may be clearly heard, both
the Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany whistle and the Elkin fire
siren will be sounded. At the first
sound of the air raid signal, all
traffic, with the exception of com
mon carriers, which include buses
and trucks which must maintain
a schedule, will be stopped for a
period of approximately 30 min
utes, or until the all-clear sounds.
All cars on the streets when the
warning sounds must pull to the
curb and the occupants find shel
ter in the nearest building avail
able. Those persons in the vicinity
of the postoffice at the time of the
alarm may use the postoffice
building, the basement alone of
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JAYCEES HEAR
WINSTON MAN
Harry J. Krusz Outlines Nine
Point Plan for Move
ment’s Success
SUPPORT STAMP PLAN
Harry J. Krusz, general manager
of the Winston-Salem Junior
Chamber of Commerce, was guest
speaker at the Elkin Junior Cham
ber of Commerce meeting at Hotel
Elkin Monday evening. Mr. Krusz,
who was the first man to receive
the U. S. J. C. C. distinguished
service award before becoming
national secretary of the organi
zation, outlined a nine-point plan
by which, he said, any Junior
Chamber of Commerce might be a
success.
Fifty members of the local group
were present for the meeting and
pledged themselves, and four
other citizens selected by each, to
support a “penny-a-plane” plan
for the purchase of Defense Sav
ings Stamps. The “penny-a
plane” plan is that each person
deposit one cent for each enemy
plane destroyed by the United
States forces, the “pot” for each
plane to be spent in the purchase
, of Defense Stamps.
1 Charles C. Weaver, Jr., president
of the Jaycees, presided over the
meeting. T. A. Redmon presented
the guest speaker.
Jonesville Boy Awarded
Navy Cross By F. D. R.
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Gets Medal
Joseph L. Brandon, above, of
Jonesville, has been awarded
the Navy Cross by President
Roosevelt for extraordinary
heroism.
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
From
the
State
and
Nation
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—A
fast, tiny motor-torpedo boat
of the United States navy
dashed into a Philippines bay,
the navy announced tonight,
ran a gauntlet of machine gun
and shore battery fire and
torpedoed a 5,000-ton Japanese
ship. At the same time, the
navy said, strong counter mea
sures had been undertaken
against enemy submarines off
the Atlantic seaboard. These,
it added, attacked several ves
sels in addition to those re
ported in the last few days.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 —
War production chief Donald
M. Nelson in two swift moves
tonight ordered production of
passenger automobiles and
light trucks stopped entirely
on February 1, and obtained
executive approval of his
“streamlined” reorganization
plan for the industrial front.
Nelson put a final end to spec
ulation over the automotive
industry’s immediate future by
clamping down the lid shortly
after taking his plans before
the production board’s first
meeting. Later he spent an
hour and 10 minutes with
President Roosevelt outlining
his reorganization program.
INTERNATIONAL
MELBOURNE, Australia,
Jan. 20—Planes from a Jap
anese aircraft carrier took the
war today to the island of New
Britain, strategically situated
nearly 500 miles northeast of
the Australian mainland on
the united nations’ route of
supply from the east. Both
bombers and fighters struck in
force at the air base of Rabaul,
the main city on the Austra
lian-mandated island. Air Min
ister A. S. Drakeford, reporting
the midday assault, said the
meager information available
indicated that some military
damage was caused.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 20—Jap
an e s e spearheads, thrusting
down from the Muar river and
landing from numerous small
boats on the southwest Malay
an coast, tonight were report
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GIVEN FOR HEROISM
Joseph L. Brandon Rescued
Officer from Burning
Airplane
AT QUANTICO, VA., BASE
Marine Corps Private Joseph
L. Brandon, a son of Mrs. Hulda
Brandon, of Jonesville, has been
awarded the Navy Cross by Pres
ident Roosevelt for rescuing Sec
ond Lieutenant William W. Dean,
of Hopkins, Minn., from a burn
ing airplane in which they crash
ed at Quantico, Va., October 20,
1941.
Lieut. Dean was knocked un
conscious when the plane he was
piloting during a routine night
take-off crashed into a clump of
trees and burst into flames. Al
though severely burned himself,
Brandon struggled from the rear
cockpit, re-entered the flaming
plane when he realized the lieu
tenant was trapped in the front
cockpit, and carried the officer to
safety.
A few moments later the gaso
line tanks exploded.
The President’s citation ac
companying the Navy Cross said:
“For extraordinary heroism in
the line of his profession. Private
Brandon’s action on this occasion
was above and beyond the call of
duty and reflects great credit up
on the naval service.”
Both men, fully recovered, are
back on duty with their squadron.
WILL REPLACE
DOBSON SCHOOL
New Building Will Be Con
structed Following Re
cent Fire
p l a n s| n o t Definite
At a meeting of the Surry
county board of commissioners
and the county board of educa
tion at Dobson Tuesday night, it
was decided to replace the ele
mentary school at Dobson which
was destroyed by fire about ten
days ago. The building will be
erected as soon as possible. J. M.
Franklin, architect, of this city,
has been instructed to submit
plans to the combined boards for
approval.
Insurance on the building
which was burned was in the
amount of $21,500. The approxi
mately 650 pupils housed in the
building are being cared for at
present in the auditorium of the
Dobson high school building.
Building plans and location will
not be definitely decided upon
until the regular meeting of the
two boards on the first Monday
in February, according to M. Q.
Snow, of this city, chairman of
the board of commissioners.
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!
BULLETIN!
Two more merchant
ships, one of foreign reg
istry, and the other the
American owned “City of
Atlanta,” have been sunk
off the North Carolina
coast, it was announced by
the Navy Department late
Wednesday afternoon.
The “City of Atlanta”
went down off Cape Hat
teras with 44 men of her
crew of 46 believed lost.
Details of the sinking of
the other craft were not
learned.
This brings to a total of
six the number of ships
sunk by axis submarines
off the eastern coast dur
ing the immediate past.
NPW BFFFN^F^ from the Hawaiian
Li Lilt L/Lj1 LjLI OLjU islands say that defenses
are thoroughly recovered from the Jap sneak attack of
December and heavy field artillery gun projecting from a
point “somewhere along the coast” would indicate just
that. Note camouflage overhead.
Birthday Celebration To
Be Held On January 29
Jobs Open for
Stenographers
In Washington
Clifton L. Cox, an official of
the U. S. Civil Service, at
Washington, D. C„ will be in
Elkin one full day next week
to give examinations to those
wishing to seek a stenographic
job with the government at
Washington, it was learned
Wednesday from Roscoe Pop
lin, at the postoffice here.
Mr. Poplin said he does not
know the exact day Mr. Cox
will be here. He stated that
applicants will not have to
take the regular civil service
examination, but will be given
a special test by Mr. Cox. If
they pass, they will be given a
letter which they make take to
Washington and immediately
go to work.
Further information may be
secured from Mr. Poplin at
the postoffice.
A. M. DARNELL
PASSES AWAY
Aged Pleasant Hill Man Dies
Following a Long
Illness
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
Augustus Monroe Darnell, 83,
known to a host of friends in this
section as “Gus” Darnell, passed
away at his home in the Pleasant
Hill section early Wednesday
morning following a long illness
with a heart ailment and com
plications.
Mr. Darnell was a highly re
spected man. For many years he
was an employee of the old Elkin
Shoe company and following his
work there was engaged in car
pentering and farming until
forced to retire on account of ill
health. He was a native of
Wilkes county and a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Dar
nell. He was a member of Cool
Springs Baptist church.
His wife, Mrs. Phoebe Phillips
Darnell, died several years ago.
He is survived by one son, Wal
ter R. Darnell, with whom he
made his home. One brother, J.
A. Darnell, of this city, and one
sister, Mrs. Haywood Cockerham,
of Ronda, also survive.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon (Thursday) at 2
o’clock from Pleasant Hill Bap
tist church. The rites will be in
charge of Rev. David W. Day,
pastor of the church, assisted by
Rev. Grant Cothren.
“Keep %m Flying!" Buy V. S.
Government Bonds and Stamps.
IS MOVED UP ONE DAY
Round Dancing a t Gym
nasium, Square Dancing
at Hotel Elkin
TICKETS ARE ON SALE
Plans are progressing satisfac
torily for the Celebration of the
President’s Birthday, to be held
here Thursday evening, January
29th, at the Elkin gymnasium and
Hotel Elkin, it was learned from
Mrs. James Booher, chairman,
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Booher stated that due to
a conflict, the date of the cele
bration, which will feature both
a round and square dance, has
been changed from Friday, Jan
uary 30, as announced in The
Tribune last week, to Thursday,
January 29. She also stated that
the round dance will be held at
the Elkin gym, and the square
dance at Hotel Elkin.
Wiley Kyser and his Orchestra,
of Winston-Salem, has been
booked to play for the round
dance, which will get underway
at 9:00 p. m., and continue to
1:00 a. m. Kyser is well-known
here, having played for a unm
ber of dances locally.
The square dance will begin at
8:30 p. m. and will continue until
such time as the dancers wish to
stop dancing. An excellent string
band will provide the music.
General admission tickets, good
for both the round and square
dance, are now on sale for $1.50
each, and may be purchased from
Franklin Folger, at the Bank of
Elkin. Tickets good for admis
sion to the square dance only,
which are selling for $1.00, may
be purchased from Joe Bivins at
the Basketeria.
Everyone is urged to attend the
celebration honoring the Presi
dent on his 60th birthday. Pro
ceeds will go to combat infantile
paralysis, and hp,lf of the money
will remain in Surry county for
local use.
In connection with the March
of Dimes, Mrs. Booher said that
Miss Alice Dixon was in charge at
the Elkin high school, While Mrs.
Lee Neaves was in charge at the
Elkin Elementary school.
A benefit bridge, under the di
rection of Mrs. Franklin Folger,
will be held Thursday afternoon.
School Boy Injured
In IJicycle Accident
Billy Newman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sherman Newman, of Elk
Spur street, received minor lacer
ations and painful braises Wed
nesday afternoon when - the bi
cycle he was riding ran wild
down Church street to crash into
a car parked in front of the
Reeves theatre.
Brakes on the bicycle failed to
hold, it was said, causing the 'ac
cident. Billy, a student, was car
ried to the local hospital for ex
amination and first aid.
Seek Volunteers
To Man Listening
Posts 24 Hours
i
At a meeting of the American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary and other interested
citizens held at the city hall on
Thursday evening of last week,
it was announced that the War
department had notified the
American Legion to be ready to
man the air raid listening post
here on brief notice and to be
prepared to man the post for 24
hours each day.
In this connection volunteers
are requested. It is hoped to
have 180 volunteers for this
work, 90 women and 90 men. In
this way should the call come
from the War department to
man the post on a 24-hour
schedule it could be arranged
to have one group of three wo
men for one day each month
and a simliar number of men
to work one night each month,
and in this way no hardship
would be inflicted on the volun
teers.
Volunteers are requested to
call immediately and give their
names to either Miss Edith Fox
or Dixie Graham at the city
hall, telephone 18.
A R E ELIGIBLE
FOR NEW TIRES
Farmers May Apply When
Trucks Are Used in Mov
ing Food Products
Nips Suffer Heavy
Losses In Savage
Fighting On Batan
Farmers of North Carolina are
eligible to apply for permission to
buy new tires and tubes for farm
implements and trucks used in
moving food products to market,
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture has been informed by the
Office of Production Manage
ment.
G. Tom Scott, chairman of the
North Carolina USDA War Board,
has outlined the procedure for
farmers wishing to purchase new
tires and tubes.
First, Mr. Scott said, obtain
application blanks at your local
rationing board. Take this appli
cation to an inspector for the
board and obtain a statement
from him that the tire or tube to
be replaced cannot be repaired,
recapped, retreaded or otherwise
placed in usable condition. If the
tire or tube can be repaired, the
farmer will be notified and he
will, of course, be unable to se
cure new products.
Next, present the statement of
the inspector to the rationing
board with an explanation of the
purpose for which the new tire or
tube is to be used. Farmers are
eligible for new tires and tubes
for farm tractors and other im
plements for which they are es
sential, and for trucks moving
farm products and food to mar
ket. Tires and tubes may not be
obtained for trucks which trans
port such products to ultimate
consumers. Tires and tubes may
not be obtained for any purpose
unless they are to be mounted
immediately, Mr. Scott pointed
out.
If the applicant meets the
standards of the local rationing
board, a certificate will be issued
allowing the applicant to pur
chase from any dealer, providing
the board has not already reach
ed the monthly total of certifi
cates it may issue, Mr. Scott
added.
Chatham Credit
Union to Meet
The Chatham Employees Credit
Union will hold their first annual
stockholders meeting this after
noon (Thursday) at 3:30 at the
Lucy Hanes Chatham club house.
All members are invited to at
tend.
ALL POSITIONS
ARE RETAKEN IN
COUNTER MOVE
Allied Warships Reported
Shelling Invaders
NORTH'S OF SINGAPORE
Roosevelt Discloses “Yanks
Are Coming” to Hard
Pressed Areas
RUSSIANS PUSH ONWARD
Washington, Jan. 21—The War
Department said today American
and Philippine troops in savage
fighting on the Batan peninsula
drove back the Japanese with
heavy losses by the enemy.
A department communique said
the Japanese, by infiltrations and
frontal attacks near the center of
General Douglas Mac Arthur’s line,
had gained some initial successes
before the defending troops coun
terattacked and retook all posi
tions. American and Philippine
casualties were described as “rel
atively moderate.”
At the same time, the depart
ment said a guerilla band of
MacArthur’s troops operating in
the Cagayan Valley in Northern
Luzon achieved a brilliant local
success, staging a surprise raid on
a Jaapnese air field at Tugue
garao, taking the enemy com
pletely by surprise, killing 110
Japanese and putting 300 others
to flight. The raiding party suf
fered only slight losses.
In the battle for Singapore,
allied warships were reported
shelling Japan’s invasion armies
swarming down the Malay jungle
coast 60 miles north of Singapore,
and the United Nations were
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ALUMNI GROUP
TO MEET HERE
Distinguished Guests Are Ex
pected to Attend from
Chapel Hill
ARE TO NAME OFFICERS
J. Maryon Saunders, Coach
Ray Wolfe, of the University of
North Carolina, and possibly
Dean R. B. House, all of Chapel
Hill, will be guests at the meet
ing here Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 27, at the Surry county Car
olina Alumni banquet to be held
at Hotel Elkin.
Jim Yokley, of Mount Airy,
president of the Surry club, will
preside at the meeting, which
will feature the election of a new
president, vice-president and sec
retary-treasurer to serve during
the ensuing year. According to
the yearly custom of alternately
selecting the president of the
group from Elkin and Mount
Airy, the new president this year
will come from Elkin.
Last year’s meeting was held in
Mount Airy.
Thanks!
The Tribune wishes to thank
the large number of subscrib
ers who have paid their sub
scriptions to the paper during:
the past week.
We have now mailed state
ments to everyone on our sub
scription list, and wish to urge
those who have not done so to
please come in or mail their
remittance as early as possible
as we must get our list on a
paid-in-advance basis within
the near future.