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ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
VOL. No. XXXI. No. 12
STATE
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 27 — i
Heriot Clarkson, 78, since 1923 :
an associate justice of the
North Carolina Supreme court, j
died today at the home of his
son, Francis O. Clarkson. He
was taken ill shortly after his
arrival here with Mrs. Clark
son Friday from their summer
home at Little Switzerland.
Death was attributed to heart
trouble. He had declined a
dinner invitation last night be
cause he felt he had been ex
erting himself too strenuously
during the last few days.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 —
The United States and Great
Britain today agreed to pool
their munitions and shipping
and to make “most expedi
tious” use of their raw mate
rials to clinch defeat of the
axis. Three joint boards, which
may serve as the nucleus of a
supreme supply command of
the united nations, will direct
this vital and gigantic opera
tion at the outset. Members
of the boards were instructed
to confer with Russia and
other antiaxis nations to as
sure most effective utilization
of their joint resources.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 —
Two more merchant ships —
both of them American tank
ers—have been blown to the
bottom by enemy submarines
prowling up and down the
eastern seaboard, the navy
disclosed tonight. The ships,
victims No. 9 and 10 since the
U-boats began their depreda
tions a fortnight ago, were the
7,256-ton Pan-Maine owned by
the Pan American Petroleum
and Transport company, and
the 7,096-ton Francis E. Pow
ell owned by the Atlantic Re
fining company. Survivors
from both ships were put
ashore at Lewes, Del.
INTERNATIONAL
DUBLIN, Jan. 27—Premier
Eamon de Valera today pro
tested the arrival of an AEF
in Northern Ireland and de
clared in a lengthy statement
that the government of Eire
had not been consulted either
by Britain or the United
States before dispatching the
troops.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 27
The century-old border dis
pute between Peru and Ecua
dor has been definitely settled,
Brazilian Foreign Minister Os
waldo Aran ha announced to- '
night. Under an agreement
between the two countries,
Aranha said, Peruvian troops
would withdraw immediately
from positions in the disputed
area while final terms are be
ing worked out. This settle
ment cleared the way for
Ecuador to join 18 other Amer
ican nations in terminating
relations with Germany, Japan
and Italy. Peru already has
broken with the axis, but
Ecuador had held off pending
disposition of her ancient dif
ferences over 2,800 square
miles of trackless jungle.
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 27 —
The RAF announced today vast
destruction of German-Italian
motor vehicles and manpower
in what was generally describ
ed as its most destructive single
day’s work on axis columns
since the Libyan campaign be
gan. Figures were not yet
available, but the British
bombers and fighters were
known to have destroyed hun
dreds of axis machines of all
sorts and to have killed many
of their crews with machine
gun fire as the men abandon
ed their vehicles to flee afoot
in the desert.
Raid Practice Here Is Success
Practice Alarm
For Today Has
Been Postponed
With the exception of a balky
alarm whistle which refused to
cooperate and threw the brunt of
the task on the Chatham Manu
facturing Company whistle, the
practice air raid alarm staged
here Monday afternoon was con
sidered almost one hundred per
cent successful, J. W. L. Benson,
in charge of civilian defense ac
tivity here, said Tuesday night at
a meeting of defense officials.
At the same time Mr. Benson
expressed his thanks to the citi
zens of Elkin, Jonesville and this
section for their wholehearted co
operation in the test, and to the
Test Called Off
The second air raid alarm
practice, originally announced
for this evening (Thursday),
has been postponed until a
later date, it was announced
Tuesday night by Civilian De
fense Director J. W. L. Benson.
Mr. Benson stated that until
an adequate alarm system can
be installed, it was thought
best to forego further test
alarms.
numerous citizens who acted as
air raid wardens, auxiliary fire
men and police. He expressed
complete satisfaction over the
manner in which the test was
made.
According to announced plans,
the first alarm was to come at
5:30 pm. Monday afternoon, the
signal to be sounded by the Chat
ham whistle and the Elkin fire
siren. Later, plans were changed
to use the Elkin Furniture Com
pany’s steam siren, which was
placed on the White Swan laun
dry, instead of the fire siren.
However, when the hour ap
proached for the test, the steam
siren failed to function.
Although the Chatham whistle
could not be heard over a wide
area, the sudden appearance over
town of four airplanes, piloted by
Ed Church, Kenneth Greene, Carl
Myers and Willard Layell, in a
simulated attack, spread the news
and the alarm was on.
Air raid wardens, auxiliary
firemen and policemen quickly
cleared the streets of all pedes
trians, ordered cars to the curb,
and otherwise carried out duties
that would be required in event
of a real raid. With but few ex
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LARGE AMOUNT
METAL SECURED
More Than Four and One
Half Tons Collected in
Drive Here
PROCEEDS FOR DEFENSE
More than four and one-half
tons of scrap metal was collect
ed up to the week-end by stu
dents of the elementary school
here. This metal will be sold to
Brown Machine Co., and A. O.
Bryan’s foundry, who are work
ing on defense orders, and the
proceeds of the sale will be turn
ed over to one local National De
fense organization of which Mil
ton Cooper is treasurer.
The high school report is not
complete since the students did
not bring their metal last week
due to the fact that mid-term ex
aminations were under way,
however with the amount which
is anticipated from the sale of
the additional metal which has
been brought in by students of
the elementary school and the
high school donation, the money
turned over to the local defense
organization is expected to be a
considerable amount.
It has not been learned what
the other schools of the county
will do with the money realized
from the sale of scrap metals.
ALL IS READY
FOR BIRTHDAY
BALL FOR FDR
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Event to Be Staged Here
Tonight
AT GYM AND HOTEL
Good Orchestras Are Booked
for Both Round and
Square Dance
EXPECT LARGE CROWD
With all plans completed and
everything in readiness, record
crowds are expected to attend the
Birthday Ball for the President
here tonight (Thursday).
Two excellent orchestras have
been booked for the dance, which
will feature both round and square
dancing, and a gala time is in
prospect for everyone, Mrs. J. A.
Booher, chairman, has announced.
The round dance will be staged
at the Elkin gymnasium from 9:30
p. m. until 1:30 a. m„ and will
feature the music of Wiley Kyser
and his orchestra, of Winston
Salem. The square dance, which
will get under way at 8:30 p.m.,
will be staged at Hotel Elkin, and
will feature a good string band.
The square dancing will continue
until the dancers have had enough.
General admission tickets, good
for both the round and square
dances, are now on sale for $1.50
each and may be obtained from
Franklin Folger at The Bank of
Elkin, or may be purchased at the
door. Tickets good for admission
to the square dance only are on
sale for $1.00 each, and may be
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PENNY-A-PLANE
PLANS PUSHED
Sponsored by Jaycees, Mem
bership in Club Open to
Everyone
TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS
Plans for the “Penny-a-Plane”
club sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce have pro
ceeded rapidly during the past
week. Full particulars of the
workings of the club will be an
nounced at the next regular meet
ing of the Jaycees.
Membership in the club will be
open to anyone desiring to aid in
this way in National Defense by
setting aside a penny for each
enemy plane shot down by allied
forces in the war. The pennies
will be used for the purchase of
Defense Stamps. Those desiring
membership are requested to con
tact Jaycees for full particulars.
Edwin Royall will have a stamp
book at Turner Drug company for
the benefit of uptown members
and the members at Chatham
Manufacturing company will use
a stamp book which is in charge
of Hugh Salmons.
Defense Bonds
And Stamp Sales
Here Are High
A total of $19,405.90 in De
fense Bonds and Stamps have
been sold by the Elkin postof
fice thus far during the month
of January, F. W. Graham,
Elkin postmaster, announced
Wednesday afternoon.
These sales are considered
extraordinarily good for such
a brief period of time, and in
dications are that the sale of
bonds and stamps will con
tinue brisk.
Bonds sold during the period
amounted to $17,737.50, and
Defense Stamp sales totalled
$1,668.40. Stamps and bonds
in all denominations are now
available, Mr. Graham said.
W A R FFFORT Lengthening aircraft production
ft /IIV LjI I lJL\i lines give the plane industry s
answer to President Roosevelt’s call for a continuously in
creasing war effort. Above photo shows a section of the
“Lightning” P-38 assembly line at the Lockheed Aircraft
corporation plant in Burbank, Calif.
Dollar Days Are To Be
Staged Next Week-End
Elkin Merchants to Cooperate
. In Event Friday and Saturday
Elkin merchants are cooperat
ing to present annual Dollar Days
values here Friday and Saturday
of next week, an event that has
been planned for months.
The Tribune, cooperating with
the merchants, will appear one
day earlier next week, so that
Dollar Days advertisements of
the various stores may reach sub
scribers one day earlier. Instead
of going to press on Wednesday
afternoon, The Tribune will go to
press on Tuesday, and will con
tain important messages of real
bargain news.
A majority of Elkin stores are
cooperating in the event, and all
are planning to offer unusual
values, even in the face of rising
prices in all kinds of merchan
dise.
Joining with Elkin’s merchants,
The Tribune extends a cordial in
vitation to everyone to visit Elkin
Friday and Saturday, February
6-7, and share in the Dollar Days
values to be found at the various
stores participating.
A large advertisement else
where in this issue lists the ma
jority of stores which will take
part in the event.
Elkin Deputy Sheriff
Is Injured In-Attack
C. S. Foster, local deputy sher
iff, received cuts about the face
and head here Sunday night when
he attempted to arrest four ne
groes on North Bridge street, near
the colored Methodist church.
A woman, Else Thompson, was
said to have done the cutting
while her two men companions,
Alvin and Alfred Thompson, and
USE TAX STAMP
SALE ENDS 31ST
Should Be Bought and At
tached to Car Not Later
Than That Date
SALES HERE ARE HEAVY
Sale of Federal Use Tax stamps
to be attached to the windshields
of automobiles will close her Sat
urday, F. W. Graham, local post
master, stated Wednesday, and
any automobile owner who has
failed to buy this necessary stamp
after that date will have to go to
Greensboro in order to purchase
it.
The stamps are now on sale
for $2.09, which will be good until
June 30. After that date a new
stamp, to cost $5.00, must be pur
chased, but this stamp will re
main effective until June 30,
1943.
Although Elkin has only ap
proximately 400 cars, stamps sold
here thus far have totalled around
1,000. The stamps are required
to be bought and displayed not
later than January 30.
a third woman, Mattie Smoot,
forcibly held the officer.
As a result of the cutting, the
four negroes are now in jail at
Dobson in default of bond. They
waived a preliminary hearing and
will be tried at the February
term of criminal court, which
convenes February 9.
According to officers, Harry
Jackson went after Mr. Foster af
ter a car containing the four ne
groes refused to let him pass on
the highway north of Elkin. It
was said that Mr. Foster got in
Jackson’s car and they overtook
the negroes near Roberts Service
Station in North Elkin, but Al
fred Thompson, who was driving,
refused to halt.
Giving chase, the officer again
caught up with and stopped the
negro car at the intersection of
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High School Girls
Hurt in Wreck
Two Yadkin ville high school
girls, Misses June Dinkins and Ar
lene Steelman, received painful
injuries Friday night when the car
operated by Prof. L. H. Koon,
principal of Yadkinville high
school, and in which the girls were
passengers collided with another
car on the highway between Elkin
and Ronda.
The girls were members of the
high school basketball team and
were returning home from a game.
Five other players in the car were
uninjured. Considerable damage
was done to the Koon car. The
other car, a Packard, was said to
have been driven by J. H. Adams
of Elkin. This car went down a
fill, caught fire and burned.
Enemy Losses Upped
To Total Of 15 As
Naval Battle Rages
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MRS. ALDRIDGE
PASSES FRIDAY
Well-Known Elkin Woman
Had Been in 111 Health for
Past Two Years
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Mrs. Myrtle Smith Aldridge, 48,
widow of Leslie E. Aldridge, pass
ed away at her home on Market
street about 4:30 Friday morning
following an illness of two years
with lymphatic leukemia. She
had been critically ill for three
weeks prior to her passing. Mrs.
Aldridge, with her mother, Mrs.
Janie Smith, was engaged in the
hotel business here, operating the
Home Hotel.
She had been a resident of
Elkin for 26 years and during her
residence here had endeared her
self to the people of the town by
her sweetness of character and
disposition. She was a devout
member of the Elkin Methodist
church. She was also a member
of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the
George Gray Post of the Ameri
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DORTCH HEADS
ALUMNI GROUP
Annual Banquet of U. N. C.
Association Held Here
Tuesday
SAUNDERS IS SPEAKER
Gavin H. Dortch, of this city,
was elected president of the Sur
ry county chapter of the North
Carolina Alumni Association at
the annual banquet of the group
held at Hotel Elkin Tuesday ev
ening. Dr. J. R. Lovill, of Mount
Airy, W. M. Matthews, of Pilot
Mountain, and county superin
tendent of schools John Comer, of
Dobscn, were named as vice
presidents, and Tommy Pawcette,
of Mount Airy, as secretary and
treasurer.
The meeting, which was at
tended by approximately 75 Car
olina alumni from Surry county,
featured talks by J. Maryon
Saunders and Coach Ray Wolfe,
of the University of North Caro
lina, Chapel Hill. Mrs. J. H. Bee
son, soloist, gave two selections.
Following the dinner and the
business session the group was
entertained with a moving pic
ture of the 1941 Carolina-Duke
football game.
BULLETIN
Two submarines, pre
sumed to be German, were
sighted Wednesday in the
Gulf of Mexico, off the
Texas coast. A strip of
coast, 100 miles in length,
was ordered blacked out
Wednesday night.
LULL IN BATTLE
OF PHILIPPINES
IS LAST REPORT
MacArthur’s Forces on Batan
Enjoy Respite
RAIL CENTER IS TAKEN
Germans Lose Important
Town and Quantities of
Material
SAILORS ARE RESCUED
Washington, Jan. 28.—U. S. fly
ing fortresses, the War Depart
ment reported today, have blasted
two more Japanese ships, one a
cruiser. This raised the tally of
losses inflicted by American forces
in the battle of Macassar Straits
to 14 or 15 Japanese ships sunk,
damaged or probably lost.
One American flying fortress
was lost in the Macassar action,
the War Department reported.
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s forces
on Batan peninsula, the communi
que said, continued to enjoy a lull
in their battle against the Jap
anese. The enemy landed “rela
tively small” additional forces in
the Subis Bay area. But land at
tacks virtually had ceased, pre
sumably pending Japanese concen
trations in preparation for another
assault.
The War Department reported
that a squadron of eight heavy
American bombers sank a large
Japanese transport at the Dutch
Borneo II Port of Balik Papan on
Macassar Strait and scored a di
rect hit on a Japanese criuser out
side the harbor.
This brought the total of Japa
nese ships blasted in the Macassar
battle by U. S. planes, submarines
and warships to 14 as reported in
American communiques. However,
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, United
Nation’s commander in Java, put
the total score for the American
forces at 15, adding to those listed
here another Japanese transport
damaged by U. S. planes.
Wavell said that Dutch forces
have blasted 16 ships, bringing
total Japanese losses in the big
action to 3} transports and war
ships sunk or damaged.
On the Russian front, Russian
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A. 1. HOLCOMB
BURIED FRIDAY
Arlington Man Passes Away
at His Home Wednesday
of Last Week
HEART AILMENT FATAL
Funeral services for Arthur L.
Holcomb, 62, were held at Swaim’s
Baptist church Friday afternoon,
with Rev. Cleat Simmons and
Rev. Grady Burgiss in charge.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. Mr. Holcomb died at his
home in Arlington Wednesday
after a two-day illness of the
heart.
Mr. Holcomb was a member of
Swaim’s church. He was bom in
Yadkin county, a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Cratie Holcomb,
and had spent his life in the
county. Survivors include nine
children: Albert and Robert Hol
comb, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Al
bert Hutchens and Ray Holcomb,
Yadkinville; Mrs. Raleigh Snipes,
Lee, Graham, Mary and Pauline
Holcomb, Jonesville; five broth
ers, John, of Winston-Salem;
Wesley, Hamptonville; Thomas,
Thomasville; Clinton and Verge
Holcomb, Jonesville; three sisters,
Mrs. D. B. Holcomb, Boonville;
Mrs. Charles Cranfill, Hampton
ville; and Mrs. Columbus Swaim,
Yadkin ville.