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VOL. No. XXXI. No. 22
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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WASHINGTON, April 7. —
The manufacture of most con
sumers’ durable goods will be
halted for the duration of the
war by May 31, Chairman
Donald M. Nelson of the war
production board reported to
day in announcing two immi
nent new orders — a civilian
construction stop-order and a
ban on the use of steel in hun
dreds of civilian articles. These
two actions, added to the swift
succession of production cur
tailments and stoppages which
will be almost complete by May
31, are of equal importance to
“the winning of a major bat
tle,” Nelson told a press con
ference. The building order
will suspend non-defertse con
struction and stop the use in
building materials of war-es
sential metals, Nelson said.
The steel order will not only
prohibit the use of iron and
steel in a multitude of common
items, but also will ban the use
of other metals and scarce
plastics as substitutes.
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WASHINGTON, April 7 — A
daring American submarine,
striking directly at Japanese
shipping in the hazardous wat
ers of the China sea, has sunk
two merchant vessels totaling
15,000 tons, the navy announc
ed tonight. It was the third
navy communique in four days
dealing with the success of the
far-ranging American under
sea raiders against the extend
ed Japanese supply lines. The
three announcements listed 12
Japanese vessels, including two
light cruiser, as sunk or dam
aged. Altogether, American
submarines have destroyed or
damaged 53 Japanese ships in
the Pacific theater.
INTERNATIONAL
NEW DELHI, India, April 7.
—A continuing Japanese push
northward up the broad, sea
level valley of the Irrawaddy
f river in Burma was reported
' today by the British, who an
nounced the defending forces
had fallen back more than 40
miles north from Prome after
destroying oil and cement in
stallations at Thayetmyo and
Alanmyo. The Japanese col
umns last were reported at
Kama, on the west bank of the
Irrawaddy 15 miles above
Prome, and at Nyaunbingzeik
on the east bank, a British
communique said. * Other Ja
panese elements are moving
northeast up the Sinjok valley,
farther east on the path to
Mandalay, still more than 200
* miles distant.
NEW DELHI, April 7.—De
spite a British offer to appoint
an Indian defense minister,
the congress party tonight was
understood to have rejected
Britain’s amended plan to give
India self - government after
the war. But the door was kept
open for further negotiations
as the impression gained head
way that efforts being exerted
by President Roosevelt’s envoy
in New Delhi, Col. Louis John
son, may yet result in a com
promise acceptable to all sides.
I At the same time, the congress
party’s most potent leader,
' Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru call
ed on India’s millions tonight
to organize themselves for re
sistance to the Japanese ag
gressor who has brought the
war to their shores.
KUIBYSHEV, U. S. S. R.,
April 7. — Soviet airmen and
ground batteries destroyed 79
German planes yetserday to
^ boost their nine-day total to
494 nazi craft against 103 Rus
sian losses for this period, the
Russians announced officially
tonight. The latest figures giv
i en in tonight’s Moscow com
| munique indicated a slacken
ing in the furious pace of the
aerial warfare which reached a
peak over the week-end.
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PAYS CALL
President Manuel L. Quezon of the
Philippines has arrived in Australia
with his war cabinet, after breaking through the block
ade as General MacArthur did. His family accompanied
him. Photo shows Quezon (right) talking to MacArthur.
A
POLICE RECOVER
2 STOLEN CARS
Nab Driver of One Machine
And Turn Him Over to
Galax Police
OTHER CASES HEARD
Local police, in reporting the
recovery here Monday and Tues
day of two stolen automobiles, al
so stated that drunkenness local
ly had shown a big increase dur
ing the past two weeks, a large
number of men having been ar
rested on that charge.
In recovering the two cars, po
lice also nabbed one of the driv
ers, Chief of Police Corbett Wall
said.
The automobile taken here
Monday was driven by Herman G.
(Bully) Brown, a negro of Galax,
Va„ who was arrested after he
had had two minor accidents
Monday night. It was learned af
ter his arrest that the car he was
driving had been stolen from Ga
lax. He was turned over to the
State Highway Patrol and the
Chief of Police of Galax.
The second car was found
abandoned on North Bridge street
Tuesday. Bearing a South Caro
lina license plate, an investiga
tion disclosed that it had been
taken from the Shell Oil Com
pany at Columbia, S. C.
Ray Jenkins, charged with
drunkeness and fined $2.50 and
the costs, was later turned over
to Wilkes officers on another
charge. He is alleged to have se
verely damaged a local cab while
riding as a passenger.
Other cases tried before Jus
tice of the Peace J. L. Hall, are
as follows:
Jesse Mitchell, .unkenness, 30
days suspended upon payment of
$10.00 and the costs.
Bruce Blackburn, negro, carry
ing a concealed weapon, bound
over to superior court.
Bert Phillips, operating a car
while intoxicated, bound over to
superior court.
Raymond Miller, drunkeness,
costs; Marvin Hart, drunkenness,
30 days; D. H. Morrison, drunk
eness, costs; LeRoy Dowell,
drunkenness, $5.00 and costs; Ro
mie Marsh, drunkenness, 30 days,
suspended upon payment of the
costs.
Jonesville Citizens
To Hold Mass Meet
A mass meeting of citizens of
the Town of Jonesville will be
held at the Jonesv le City Hall
Monday evening, At '1 13, at 7:30
o’clock for the purj. vie of nomi
nating a mayor and board of
commissioners to be voted on in
the town election to be held the
first Monday in May, it has been
announced by J. C. Gilliam, reg
istrar.
All citizens are uiged to attend
this important meeting.
Service At Little
Richmond Sunday
A Pentecostial Holiness service
will be held at Little Richmond
school Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock, conducted by Rev. P. W
Anderson, pastor of the Jonesville
church.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Schools To Go
Back To Normal
Hours Monday
Effective Monday, April 13,
the city schools will revert to
their normal schedule. Classes
will begin at 8:30 a. m. and
close at 3:15 p. m.
A new schedule was adopted
when war time went into effect
due to the fact that rural stud
ents were unable to reach bus
lines before sunrise, but now
that the days are longer the
temporary schedule will be
abandoned.
am session
STARTSAPR. 27
One Week Term of Superior
Court to Convene Before
Judge Bobbitt
JURORS ARE SELECTED
A special session of civil court
will be held at Dobson for one
week, beginning April 27, before
Judge W. H. Bobbitt, of Char
lotte.
Jurors, to serve during the
term, were drawn by the Surry
board of commissioners at their
last meeting. Their names fol
low:
G. D. Harmon, C. S. Marsh,
M. W. Monday, Willie Adams,
Harvey Holt, T. W. Dockery, Will
H. Norman, R. G. Hamby, J. D.
Hudson, J. D. Gwyn, Sid Hamlin,
Roy Dezern, Louis Mitchell, H.
A. Hair, L. E. Moore, J. A. Law
rence, J. W. Chappell, Willie G.
Wall, L. P. Sloan, J. W. Hilton,
W. H. Marion, W. M. Chilton, Al
bert Hiatt and A. W. Cockerham.
Freeland Parsons
Is Shot In Leg
Freeland Parsons, 60, of Thur
mond, was shot in the right leg
Saturday during a quarrel with
his son-in-law, Stewart Nichols,
according to reports received
here.
Parsons, who is a well known
contractor, was brought to Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital here
for treatment, where he is recov
ing nicely. The bullet entered his
leg between the knee and hip.
It is reported that Parsons and
Nichols quarrelled over an auto
mobile at Richmond’s store at
Thurmond. Nichols is said to
have gone home and secured a
shot gun and on his return to the
store to have shot his father-in
law. The two men live together,
it is understood.
Five New Traffic
Lights Installed
Stop and go traffic lights are
being installed at five dangerous
intersections here, and are ex
pected to be put in action during
the next few days.
Lights are located at the inter
1 sections of N. Bridge and Spring,
Church and Spring, Spring and
; Gwyn Avenue, N. Spring and
Church street, and Gwyn avenue
1 and N. Bridge. Controls for the
five iights will be located at the
l corner of N. Bridge and Spring
streets.
FIRE AND GAS
DEFENSECOURSE
IS TO M GIVEN
Required for All Members of
Local Corps
SOME TO TAKE 10 HOURS
Schedule of Classes Announc
ed for Men of Various
Groups
COOPERATION IS ASKED
A scehdule of classes for civil
defense volunteers has been an
nounced for the immediate fu
ture.
All members of the local de
fense organization are required
to take a course in fire defense,
and the classes beginning next
week will deal with this depart
ment of the defense course. The
first aid courses, which have
been underway for the past two
months, were described as gener
ally satisfactory, although a few
more have yet to complete this
instruction. Classes in first aid
are now under way here and
those now engaged in this work
will be given fire drill instruction
at a later date.
It has been pointed out that
the civilian defense organization
was planned and set up for the
protection of the people, and ev
eryone should take part in some
phase of it. Most phases of the
program can be used in event of
any disaster.
Fire defense classes have been
scheduled as follows, others hav
ing gotten under way last Mon
day:
Fire defense, 10 hours, for res
cue squad and auxiliary firemen,
City hall on April 10, 13 and 15,
from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.
Fire defense, 3 hours, for air
raid wardens, auxiliary police and
public utilities division, City hall
Monday, April 13, from 7:30 p.
m. to 10:30 p. m.
Fire defense, 3 hours, for fire
watchers and first aid post work
ers: City hall, April 15 from 7:30
p. m. to 10:30 p. m.
Fire defense, 3 hours, for mes
sengers, demolition squad, road
repair crew and water and sewer
crew: City hall, Friday, April 17,
from 7:30 p. m. to 10:30 p. m.
Gas defense, 5 hours, for air
raid wardens, auxiliary police,
and decontamination squad:
Monday, April 20, and Thursday,
April 23, at City hall from 7:30
p. m. to 10:00 p. m.
Gas defense, 5 hours, for rescue
squad and auxiliary firemen,
Wednesday, April 22, and Friday,
April 24, at High School, 7:30 p.
m. to 10 p. m.
John Folger Will Be
Speaker At Oil Meet
Oil men from Surry county will
meet with representatives of the
petroleum industry from nine
other nearby counties at the lun
cheon meeting of the North Car
olina Petroleum Industries Com
mittee in Winston-Salem, Friday,
April 10, at 12:30 p. m.
Representative John H. Folger,
of the fifth congressional district,
has tentatively accepted an invi
tation to be present and deliver
the principal address.
The meeting, which will be held
at the Robert E. Lee hotel, in
cludes the counties of Alleghany,
Ashe, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth,
Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilk
es and Yadkin.
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Hutchens
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning for Mrs. Millie Ma
tilda Hutchens, 79, at Pleasant
Hill Baptist church. Rev. David
and Rich Day conducted the ser
vices and burial was in the church
graveyard. She was the wife of
I Sandy Berry Rutchens, of near
Booneville, and had been ill four
weeks.
Surviving are the husband; one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Brooks, of Elkin; two step-sons,
Herman Hutchins, of Boonville,
and Cleve Hutchins, of Yadkin
ville; and three step-daughters,
Mrs. Jim Brown, Mrs. Jesse Bov
ender, and Miss Ila Hutchins, all
of Boonville.
Ready for Jerry
niiii i i—i i mill mu mi mm zmss&t
Armored cars, equipped with
anti-aircraft machine guns halt
at side of road somewhere in
England during maneuvers that
keep the garrison army on its
toes. These cars are used for
advanced reconnaissance work.
They are not as maneuverable
as the U. S. jeep car.
FIRE DESTROYS
COKFSPLACE
Blaze Breaks Out About 1:30
Tuesday Morning; Build
ing Gutted
CONTENTS TOTAL LOSS
Coke’s Place, located in Jones
ville and at one time known as
Dock’s Tavern, was completely
gutted by fire shortly before 2 a.
m. Tuesday morning.
Operated by Coke Marion, of
this city, the combination filling
station and cafe was well ablaze
when firemen reached the scene,
and although the flames were ex
tinguished before-the frame struc
ture had burned enough to fall
in, the interior, and all stock and
fixtures, were badly charred.
About 4 a. m. the blaze caught
up again and firemen again had
to go to the scene.
It is not known how the fire
originated. Several weeks ago
the place suffered a small blaze
said to have started from a neon
sign, but this fire was quickly ex
tinguished.
The loss was partly covered by
insurance, it is understood.
JUDGE FINLEY
DIESFRIDAY
Prominent N. Wilkesboro Cit
izen Passes After
Operation
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Judge Thomas B. Finley, 79,
well' known Wilkes county citiz
en and resident of North Wilkes
boro, passed away at the Wilkes
hospital Friday afternoon follow
ing a major operation. Funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon from the North Wilkesboro
Presbyterian church.
Judge Finley served as superior
court judge from 1918 to 1934.
Following his retirement he serv
ed as an emergency judge until
his death. Prior to his election as
judge he was engaged in the
practice of law. He was promi
nently identifed with the busi
ness, civic and religious life of
the northwest section of North
Carolina.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Caroline Elizabeth
Cowles, one son, T. A. Finley, and
three daughters, Mrs. C. D. Cof
fey, Jr., Mrs. L. M. Nelson, and
Miss Elizabeth Finley, all of
North Wilkesboro.
Revival To Begin At
N. Oak Ridge Church
A revival meeting will begin at
North Oak Ridge Baptist church
Sunday, April 12. Services will
be held each evening at 8:30, e.
w. t.
The pastor, Rev. Clete Sim
mons, will be assisted in the ser
vices by Rev. Ralph Phillips of
Winston-Salem.
All people of the community
are invited to attend the ser
vices.
U. S. Forces Retire
During N ight T o Line
Previously Prepared
Better Not Put
Homemade Cuffs
On Those Pants
Following the rush here
prior to March 30 on the part
of men who just couldn’t think
of wearing trousers without
cuffs, information has come
from Washington that it will
be perfectly all right for men
t o buy trousers with unfinish
ed buttoms and cuff them at
home — provided they don’t
mind making themselves lia
able to a fine of $10,000 and a
year in jail.
The war production board’s
apparel section has warned
that persons who have unfin
ished trousers delivered to
their homes with the intention
of adding cuffs could be made
subject to such a penalty.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
IS ANNOUNCED
To Be Held Week of April 13;
Everyone Is Asked to
Cooperate
WOMAN’S CLUB PROJECT
The week of April 13 has been
designated by the Elkin Woman’s
Club as Clean-Up Week, and all
residents of the town are request
ed to cooperate with the club in
this worthwhile civic project.
Club officials sponsoring the
movement, request that particular
attention be paid to vacant lots.
Also, it is pointed out, that num
erous residents pile rubbish on
vacant lots adjoining their prop
erty in both business and residen
tial sections, in this connection
it is requested that anyone hav
ing trash which they can not dis
pose of call the city tax office for
the town garbage truck, which
will dispose of the rubbish.
Attention to waste paper is al
so requested, as paper not put in
to a covered container is often
scattered over a wide area.
Particular care in burning trash
piles is also urged in order to keep
the fire from getting out of con
trol.
ERWIN SPEAKER
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Prominent N. Wilkesboro
Editor Talks to Journalism
Class
The Elkin high school journal
ism class had as its guest speak
er Friday afternoon, Ray Erwin,
editor of Newsworld, at North
Wilkesboro, one of the outstand
ing newspapers of northwestern
North Carolina.
Mr. Erwin, a veteran in the
journalistic field, used posters to
illustrate his talk, which was
based primarily on features as a
method of employing reader in
terest. The speaker stressed the
importance of using individual
names in small newspapers and
pointed out that within one av
erage issue of his publication over
900 names were used effectively.
The Elk Antler, campus news
paper of the local high school,
was praised, and Mr. Erwin de
clared that he considered it tops
in its respective field. He also
praised The Tribune highly as an
outstanding newspaper of the
State.
Bob Harris, editor of The Elk
Antler, introduced the guest
speaker. Several additional guests
were invited for the lecture. This
was the first of a series of such
programs that are being planned
as a part of the journalism class
work for the spring quarter.
MOVE DESIGNED
TO STRAIGHTEN
DEFENSE LINES
Japs Had Penetrated Posi
tions At Several Points
DETAILS NOT RELEASED
Allied Planes Report New
Successes on Japanese
From Australia
KOEPANG IS ATTACKED
Washington, April 8.—The War
Department announced today a
general withdrawal of our forces
on Bataan peninsula to previous
ly prepared defenses.
The withdrawal was carried
out last night. It was designed
to straighten our lines, which had
been penetrated by the Japanese.
War Department spokesmen
said that they did not yet know
the locations of the new defen
sive positions, but they expected
to “get something later in the
day.”
Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wain
wright has as yet not furnished
general details on the withdrawal
but spokesmen said that there
was every indication that it was
carried out in an orderly fashion.
No major break-through was
made by the Japanese, who have
been hamering our forces relent
lessly from the air, land and sea.
A spokesman said there was no
doubt that the withdrawal was a
general operation, although he was
not able to say whether it was
“one, two or five miles."
The previous lines, which War
Department said had been pene
trated on three consecutive days,
had stretched from Abucay, the
right wing on Manila Bay, to the
vicinity of Moron, the left side on
the China Sea.
It appeared that Wainwnght
was attempting to sraighten out
wedges driven in the line to pre
vent the Japanese from spreading
through and encircling pockets of
our troops who might have been
trapped in advanced positions.
From General MacArthur’s
headquarters in Australia came the
news Wednesday that United
States and Australian air forces
reported new successes in their
unrelenting offensive as United
Nations supreme leaders met in the
first of a series of major war con
ferences.
Allied planes fought through
three separate screens of crack
Japanese fighters to attack Koe
pang, the Japanese invasion base
in Dutch Timor, 330 miles north
west of Australia, Tuesday, a
communique announced. Only
one allied fighter plane was lost
and a plane previously reported
missing was found and returned
to duty.
Cupid Has Busy
Week In Surry
The following couples have se
cured marriage licenses from the
office of register of deeds at Dob
son during the past week:
John Hawks to Cleo Smith,
both of Low Gap; Robert E. Ash
by, Jr., to Frances E. Cockerham,
both of Mount Airy; George E.
Olsen, of W. Lafayette, Ind., to
Mary H. Spain, of Mount Airy;
John M. Johnson to Nannie
Branock, both of Low Gap; Cul
bert Clinton Smith to Sadie Vir
ginia Jones, both of Mount Airy;
Porter Atkins, Ararat, to Mamie
Potts, Mount Airy; Leonard Rob
ertson to Virginia Puckett, both
of Mount Airy; Lincoln Hanks to
Dorothy Virginia Key, both of
Traphill; Fred Poindexter to Fern
Snow, both of Dobson; Charlie
Hull, Mount Airy, to Opal Jarrell,
Low Gap; John Collins, Mount
Airy to Mildred Ferguson, West
field.