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ELKIN
The Best
Little Town in
North Carolina
The Elkin Tribune
14 PAGES
TWO
SECTIONS
VOL. No. XXXI. No. 17
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Heaviest Snow In Years Hits
Elkin; Mail Carrier Marooned
I
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, March 3 —
The treasury asked today that
the income tax payments of
most citizens be doubled next
year as part of a steep general
tax increase designed to raise
$9,610,000,000. “War is never
cheap,” said Secretary Morgen
thau, presenting the program
to the house ways and means
committee, “but * * * it is a
million times cheaper to win
than to lose.” The “new taxes,”
he said, would “be severe” and
their impact “felt in every
home,” They contemplated ex
tensive increases not wily in
individual income tax pay
ments, but in corporation in
come levies .together with new
or higher excise taxes on a list
of 15 items such as soda pop,
candy and cigarettes; and in
creased levies on estates and
gifts. Also included was a $2,
000,000,000 increase in social
security taxes, details of which
will be disclosed later.
From
the
State
and
Nation
WASHINGTON, March 3—
A thrilling account of an at
tack by 18 Japanese heavy
bombers of a United States
aircraft carrier and other war
ships in which 16 of the enemy
planes were shot down—six by
a 'single, doughty fighting
plane pilot from the carrier—
was told by the navy tonight.
A lieutenant junior grade, Ed
ward H. O’Hare, of St, Louis,
was the hero who took the
heavy tolL The other 10 bomb
ers were accounted for by
other fighting planes from the
carrier, two of which were lost,
and by antiaircraft fire from
the warships. The carrier it
self and the other ships—
cruisers and destroyers—suf
fered not a scratch.
NEW YORK, March 3—Fuel
oil supplies on the eastern
seaboard have been reduced so
sharply by tanker shortages
and torpedoings, oil men said
today, that gasoline rationing
on a national scale may be
necessary within a few days.
Members of the industry said
gasoline rationing might be
needed to allow tankers and
tank cars to concentrate on
building up supplies of fuel oil
in the east coast area from
Georgia to Maine. While gas
oline stocks on the eastern
seaboard were below those of
this period last year their de
crease was far less than that
in stocks of fuel oil which for
weeks have been growing
steadily smaller.
CAPE MAY, N. J., March 3
—The 1,200-ton world war de
stroyer Jacob Jones was tor
pedoed off Cape May just be
fore dawn Saturday, the navy
revealed today, and, from 11
men—who alone of all her
crew escaped—came stories to
night revealing another saga
of cool courage in the face of
overwhelming disaster. More
than 100 men, including all the
officers, were killed when two
torpedoes, launched by an en
emy submarine within 15 sec
onds of each other, blasted off
the vessel’s bow and stem,
leaving a floating hulk which
an hour later plunged below
the waves with another tre
mendous explosion.
INTERNATIONAL
THE ROLLING thunder ol
British aerial bombs in the
Paris area Tuesday night was
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SPARTA MAR,
SNOWBOUND ON
MOUNTAIN TOP
Is Missing Two Days Follow
ing Storm
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18 OTHERS ARE HELD UP
Group Spends Time at Home
Between Roaring Gap and
Cherrylane
BEGIN CARRIER SERVICE
Huie Templeton, Elkin-Sparta
mail carrier who left here Tues
day morning for Sparta with the
mail and was reported missing
somewhere along the snow-cover
ed highway between Roaring Gap
and Sparta, arrived in Elkin Wed
nesday afternoon to report that
lie, and 18 other motorists, had
been snowbound at a home be
tween Roaring Gap and Cherry
lane.
French W. Graham, Elkin post
master, reported Wednesday
morning that Templeton had left
Tuesday at 7 a.m., but that a call
to Sparta Wednesday morning
disclosed that he had not reached
there. However, his arrival back
in Elkin Wednesday afternoon
dispelled fears that he might
have met with an accident along
the snow-covered mountain high
way.
Deep drifts between Roaring
Gap and Sparta made the road
impassable, it was said.
With the loss of the Elkin
Sparta mail man, mail service be
tween the two towns was at a com
plete standstill. The heavy snow
has also disrupted mail service
between Elkin and Devotion. The
Traphill carrier, traveling a
round-about route, managed to
reach Elkin Wednesday morning,
Mr. Graham said.
City carrier service, inaugurat
ed here Monday morning, went
through on schedule in the face
of Monday’s blinding snow storm.
Glenn Lewis, carrier, and John A.
Gough, substitute carrier, faced
biting snow-laden wind to make
their first rounds.
Two deliveries are being made
in the business section, on
Church, North Bridge, Gwyn ave
nue and Hospital Road, the first,
town-wide, in the morning and
the second, and limited ,delivei-y,
in the afternoon.
FIND MAYBERRY
IS NOT GUILTY
Elkin Man Freed of Liquor
Charge; Robert B. Brown
Admits Blame
FINED TOTAL OF $125.00
Theodore Mayberry, of Elkin,
was found not guilty in Wilkes
county recorder’s court Friday on
a charge of transporting and pos
sessing nine cases of whisky which
were alleged to have been found
in his car as it was parked in the
garage of his home here Monday
of last week.
During the trial, which was
heard before Recorder R. T. Mc
Neill, of North Wilkesboro, Robert
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Must Have Permit to
Buy, Sell Explosives
Clerk of Superior Court Frank
T. Llewellyn, of Dobson, has an
nounced that in order for a re
tailer to sell explosives, he must
have a license, and that all pur
chasers must have a permit.
Necessary license and purchase
blanks are available at his office,
Mr. Llewellyn said.
In Philippines
This picture of Mrs. Douglas
MacArthur was made by the U.
S. Army signal corps shortly
before the attack on Pearl Har
bor. It shows her watching
the Nepa festival in the Philip
pines. Mrs. MacArthur and
their son are still in the Bataan
peninsula, it is believed.
SEECTEES ARE
HONORED HERE
Group Is Guest of Legion
Posts of Surry at Banquet
Tuesday
GOOD PROGRAM STAGED
Approximately 40 selectees of
Surry county, and of adjoining
sections of Yadkin and Wilkes,
were guests at a banquet staged
at Hotel Elkin Tuesday evening
by the Legion Posts of Surry
county. The selectees are sched
uled to leave within a short while
for induction centers.
Earl M. Hodel, commander of
the local post, opened the pro
gram, turning it over to George
Royall, who acted as master of
ceremonies.*
Talks were made by W. M. Al
len, of Elkin; Osier Woltz, of
Mount Airy; Henry Dobson, of
Elkin, and A. L. Hiatt, command
er of the Mount Airy Legion post.
A musical program featured
songs by Byron Bryan, now. a
member of the United States
Navy, and a solo by Mrs. J. Hen
ry Beeson, of Elkin. Mrs. Beeson
was accompanied at the piano by
j Mrs. Van Dillon.
Fred Colhard, home on leave
from the United States Army, was
I a guest.
Held in the Kiwanis room, the
| banquet* marked the first of such
banquets scheduled for selectees.
The room was attractively dec
orated with red and white bunt
ing around the walls and flags
grouped at the windows. Candle
holders in the shape of white
“V’s”, holding red, white and blue
candles alternated with small
groups of candles.
Each selectee was presented
with a box of shaving accessories
and toilet articles. The Minis
terial Association, of Mount Airy,
gave each a Testament.
Republicans to Meet
At Dobson March 14
A meeting of Republicans of
Surry county has been called for
Saturday, March 14, at the court
house at Dobson, it was an
nounced Wednesday by Warren
F. Alberty, chairman of the Sur
ry Republican executive commit
tee. The meeting will begin at
2:00 p.m., war time.
Purpose of the gathering is for
the election of delegates to state
and congressional conventions,
and naming a county chairman
and other officers. All Republi
cans are urged to attend the
meeting.
Pilots flying in the dark can
tell when they are over water by
the sound of the motors.
BLIZZARD PUTS
12 INCHES ON
GROUND HERE
Bus Schedules Are Disrupted
By Storm
CLOSE LOCAL SCHOOLS
Students Get Holiday Tues
day as Elkin Digs Itself
Out of Record Snow
PHONE SERVICE IS HIT
The worst snow storm in years
struck Elkin Monday, leaving 12
inches of snow on the ground and
dozens of snowed-in automobiles
at the curb and in garages.
The fall began early Monday
morning, and continued until
about nightfall, when the snow
turned to small drops of ice.
About 9:30 it again began to
snow, and a slow fall was report
ed until after midnight.
Due to the fact that the tem
perature was slightly above the
freezing point, the snow formed
slush upon the streets and side
• walks. In the residential sec
tions, however, it mounted ever
higher, sticking to trees and
shrubbery alike.
During the afternoon when the
hardest fall blanketed the out
doors, a cold northeast wind
whipped the snow to blizzard pro
portions, halting city bus service.
The Greyhound Line also was
forced to halt service for a while
due to the slippery condition of
the highways.
The local telephone company
reported that some Elkin phones
went out of operation during the
storm, and W. S. Beddingfield,
manager, stated that the ex
change was swamped with calls
on account of the snow, making
it necessary to put five operators
on-duty. He apologized for the
service during the past few days,
but stated that the heavy traffic
was handled as best they could.
Practically all long distance
lines were out during the storm,
Mr. Beddingfield stated.
Due to snow-covered roads and
highways, and bad weather con
ditions generally, local schools
were closed Tuesday.
Jurors tor April
Court Are Drawn
The following Surry county
men have been chosen by the
county board of commissioners to
serve as jurors at the April term
of criminal court, which will get
under way April 20 for a one
week term before Judge W. H.
Bobbitt:
E. L. Golden, Ashby Hiatt,
Jesse Stone, J. G. Brannock, E. W.
McDaniel, Louie Hodges, L. Tul
bert, L. R. Collins, C. L. Eads, J.
W. Ratledge, Ray Brendle, John
Alvin White, D. A. Shores, T. E.
Cockerham, R. G. Shackleford,
Brady Hodges, J. P. Freeman, I.
N. Greenwood, C. C. Myers, G. W.
Hayes, R. M. Stone, J. M. Thomp
son, W. L. Plincham, B. C. Snow,
C. C. Thompson, H. Tom Shore,
R. P. Boles, J. W. Beasley, Vester
Inman, C. E. Martin, Madison
Gammons, E. P. Harris, P. C.
Baker, G. K. Moore, Claude Bark
er, Louis S. Burton.
Home Nursing School
To Start Next Week
Mrs. Joe Bivins announced yes
terday that a new Red Cross
home nursing school will begin
next week.
All women of Elkin and Jon
esville who are interested in join
ing this class are requested to
meet at the city hall Tuesday
evening at 7:30. Mrs. Seth M.
Beale will again serve as instruct
or.
Rush Reinforcements In Effort
To Halt Advance of Nipponese;
600 Killed In Raid Over Paris
1\J TUFID W /IV Troops and army nurses of
l/iV i iiEiilV rr/ii the first American Expedi
tionary force of the second World war are shown watch
ing the wild waves from the deck of one of the transports
that carried the force to Northern Ireland. All are life
belted in respect to the menace of the U boat and the
long-range Axis bombers. The navy saw the convoy safe
ly across.
First Aid Classes|Are
To Begin Here Tonight
Tourney Is to
Resume Play
Here Tonight
The Yadkin Valley Confer
ence Basketball Tournament,
plagued with a second snow
within a week’s time, has been
postponed due to the weather
and the closing of school until
this evening, Thursday.
Officials have announced
that the second round, sched
uled to have started Monday
night, will begin Thursday
night in the Elkin gymnasium,
with the same pairing prevail
ing.
Sixteen teams are still in the
running for the titles.
Pairings for this evening
are:
7 o’clock: West Yadkin vs.
Ronda, girls.
8 o’clock: Boonville vs.
Franklin, boys.
9 o’clock: Boonville vs.
Mountain View, girls.
10 o’clock: Lowgap vs.
Mountain Park, boys.
SCOUT GROUP
IS ELECTED
Committees of Old Hickory
Council of Surry-Yadkin
District Named
MEETING HERE FRIDAY
At a call meeting of the Elkin
Yadkin district of the Boy Scouts
of America, organization commit
tees were elected and a chairman
for each committee was named.
R. W. Harris is superintendent
of the Old Hickory Council of the
Surry-Yadkin district, and Stau
ber Flynt is vice chairman. J.
Mark McAdams is district com
missioner, and A. O. Bryan, mem
ber of the executive board at
large.
Scoutmasters of the council are,
on duty, Odell Couch, Tom Gray
beal, A. B. Scroggs, Bobby Harris
and John Kelly. Not serving are
Claude Farrell, Bill Stevenson and
Fred Page.
A committee conference will be
held here Friday night, March 6,
at 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be
held in the Kiwanis room at
Hotel Elkin. All committee chair
men and committeemen are urged
to be present.
Air Raid Drill
Here Postponed
Until Monday
A school of first aid, as a part
of Elkin’s civilian defense pro
gram, with an enrollment of sev
eral hundred and a staff of seven
certified instructors, is scheduled
to begin here tonight (Thursday),
following postponement of the
course from Tuesday due to the
heavy snow of Monday.
All air raid wardens and their
I assistants, auxiliary firemen and
police are required to take the
10-hour first aid course in order
to qualify under the civilian de
fense program.
Instructors are Roy W. Kane,
chairman in first aid here; J.
Mark McAdams, W. Thomas
Graybeal, and Misses Emma
Cooke, Mary Holland, Mary E.
Foster and Betty Allen.
A definite schedule for classes
will be worked out at this even
ing’s meeting, although it is ex
pected that the classes will be
staged on Mondays and Thurs
days at the high school bqilding,
with a second group to receive
the course, probably on Tuesdays
and Fridays, at the Chatham
Manufacturing Company.
The air raid practice sched
uled to have been staged here
last Monday between 5 and 6
p.m„ but cancelled due to the
snow storm, has been advanced
to next Monday afternoon at
the same time, it was learned
Wednesday afternoon from J.
W. L. Benson, in. charge of
local civilian defense.
When this school is completed,
Elkin will have nearly 500 citi
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Chatham Girls Leave
For Greenville, S. C.
The Chatham Girls’ basketball
team left Tuesday afternoon for
Greenville, S. C-, where they will
participate in the Southern Tex
tile Tournament. Their first game
was played last night at 7 o’clock
with the Grey Hosiery Mill team
from Hendersonville.
The Chatham girls have been
champions of this tournament for
the last five years and are hoping
to win the title again this year.
They were accompanied on the
trip by Bill Mann, A. R. Plaster
and Miss Claudia Austin.
IT ARTHUR IN
SURPRISE RAID
SINKS 2 SHIPS
Bombers on Bataan Attack
Japanese Shipping
DAMAGE SMALL VESSELS
Japs Admitted to Have Made
Small Gains in Java;
Fighting Bitter
HIT INDUSTRIAL AREA
With the Allied Forces in Java,
March 4 — United States, British
and Australian artillery units
blasted Japanese lines in the Java
invasion zones today as the
Netherlands Indies command
rushed reinforcements to aid its
fiercely fighting # forces to halt a
new Japanese advance.
Enemy troops, smashing for
ward under new fleets of bomb
ing, dive bombing and fighter
planes which gave them aerial
superiority over the little allied
force, had made gains in some
sectors, it was admitted.
For 48 hours, the allied forces,
Netherlands and Netherlands In
dies troops supported by Britons,
Americans and Australians, had
held the enemy hordes and driven
them back in some areas.
But in the new attacks, it was
admitted, the Japanese under
their airplane umbrella, had
forced their way forward in some
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DISCHARGED
FROM ARMY
H. P. Graham, Jr., Leaves
Air Service Due to
Disability
HAD BEEN IN ALASKA
News has just been received
here by Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gra
ham, of Gwyn avenue, of the dis
charge from the army of their
son, Lieutenant Herbert P. Gra
ham, Jr., due to disability.
Lieutenant Graham had been
in the air corps of the army for
a little more than a year and has
been stationed at Port Richard
son, Alaska, since September 1,
last year. It is thought here that
the high altitudes and severe
cold of the Alaskan territory,
coupled with a probable impair
ment from a spell of pneumonia
while attending college, caused
his disability.
Lieutenant Graham has been
flown back to the United States
by army plane and is now at Fort
Lawton, Seattle, Wash., awaiting
his final discharge before return
ing to the home .of his parents
here.
Police Seek
Record on Guns,
Pistols Here
All Elkin citizens who own
pistols or rifles of .32 calibre or
higher, are asked to notify
Chief of Police Corbett Wall,
Chief Wall stated Wednesday.
The police department is
seeking to make a record of
such firearms, so that they
might be available in event of
an emergency here. Owners of
such guns should inform po
lice with the calibre of their
gun, and their name, telephone
number and address. Prompt
ness in making this informa
tion available is asked.