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ELKIN
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VOL. No. XXXI. No. 34.
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
German Threat To Alexandria Becoming More Grave
-A
AXIS HORDES
PUSH ONWARD
TOWARD BASE
Reported Only 65 Miles From
—-^acgfr British Stronghold
WITHOUT CONFIRMATION
U. S. Aircraft Carrier Takes
Aerial Reinforcements to
Malta
TRIP IS MADE SAFELY
London, July 1.—The menace
to Alexandria became rapidly
graver today as the axis' armored
armies rolled steadily eastward
toward the great bastian of Brit
ain’s Mediterranean seapower,
still without encountering a solid
line of defense.
A bulletin from Adolf Hitler’s
headquarters said axis forces
were assaulting El Alamein, only
5 miles southwest of Alexandria,
which it called the last fortifica
tion before Alexandria itself.
This would mean an overnight
jump of roughly 35 miles to the
easternmost limit of the Qattara
depression, an almost impassable
obstacle which compelled Nazi
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel to
compress his advance between it
and the coast.
• Beyond El Alamein, where the
corridor is 35 miles wide, a broad
expanse of desert would give
Rommel wide freedom of maneu
ver with his superior armored
strength.
There was no corroboration here
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DRAW UP PLAN
FOR AIR RAIDS
Merchants Vote to Cease
Business At First Sound
Air Raid Signal
TO ORGANIZE CLERKS
Following a meeting of the
Elkin Citizens Defense Council
Tuesday afternoon at which it
was recommended that local mer
chants get together and work out
plans for taking care of people in
their stores during air raid
alarms, members of the Elkin
Merchants Association met at the
State Theatre here Wednesday
morning to discuss the situation.
Following the discussion, it was
voted that all stores cease busi
ness immediately upon notice of
an air raid alarm, and that no
business be transacted during the
duration of the alarm period.
Plans are to be made to take all
customers in the store, and those
who may come in from the
streets, to a designated spot to
await the ending of the alarm.
Store clerks will act as auxil
iary police during alarms, and
Roy H. Kane, of the local de
fense committee, has volunteered
to instruct them as to their du
ties. In this manner, store man
agers who are air raid wardens,
auxiliiary police, etc., will be en
abled to leave their stores and as
sume their respective posts.
During the meeting it was de
cided to help in the work of the
rationing board here, the local
office being understaffed to cope
with the numerous demands made
upon it.
IL S. War Bond And
Stamp Sale Pushed
Elkin merchants, cooperating
with all other retail stores of the
nation, Tuesday from 12:00 noon
to 12:15 p. m. concentrated on the
sale of war stamps and bonds.
All merchants had stamps for
sale and clerks were instructed to
concentrate only on their sale
during the period. Just what suc
cess resulted from the 15-minute
period has not been learned.
One Critically Hurt, Two Are
Jailed After Alleged Robbery
To Hold Hearing
For Eldridges
Today At 9 a. m.
A preliminary hearing for Bill
Eldridge and his brother, Hasten
Eldridge, both of Elkin, schedul
ed for Wednesday afternoon at
1:00 o’clock before Magistrate R.
C. Jennings, of Wilkesboro, on
charges which include robbery
with firearms, assault, resisting
an officer and larceny, was post
poned until 9 o’clock this morn
ing (Thursday), at the Wilkes
boro courthouse, The Tribune
learned from North Wilkesboro
Wednesday afternoon.
As a result of events which led
to the arrest of the Eldridge boys,
Dan Eldridge, 23, also of Elkin, is
in a very critical condition at
Hugh Chatham hospital here,
suffering from injuries received
when he was crushed beneath the
rear wheels of a heavy oil truck.
According to hospital authorities,
he is suffering from a ruptured
bladder, fractured pelvis and pos
sibly other internal injuries, and
although his condition was de
scribed Wednesday as being
slightly improved in some ways, it
was stated that it would be sever
al days yet before it could be de
termined how his injuries might
result.
The entire trouble was said to
have started at Fred’s Place, a
filling station located in Wilkes
county on the Elkin-Ronda road,
about 1:30 a. m. last Friday night.
According to Ray Cockerham,
Wilkes deputy sheriff, one of the
officers involved in the case, Bill
Eldridge and Pee Wee Pardue, the
latter of Jonesville, entered the
filling station about 1:30 a. m.
and after loitering around for a
few minutes, stuck up Jolly at the
point of a pistol and escaped with
three slot machines.
Deputy Cockerham said that
Pardue held the gun on Jolly
while Bill Eldridge carried the
slot machines outside, one after
the other, and the quickness in
which he accomplished this made
officers believe that a third party
as' yet unknown, must have been
involved.
The following morning, the of
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MERCHANTS TO
AID IN MOVE
North Wilkesboro Leader
Asks Cooperation Drive
For Yadkin Dam
SURVEYS COMPLETED
S. V. Tomlinson, chairman of
the Public Affairs committee of
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club, has announced that Con
gressman Doughton has promised
to do all in his power to aid in
getting the proposed flood con
trol dam above North Wilkesboro
constructed at the earliest possi
ble moment.
It is understood that two sur
veys above the Wilkes city have
been completed, and Mr. Tomlin
son is urging that citizens of El
kin join the movement by con
tacting their congressman and
others who may have influence
at Washington to get this much
needed project. Local civic or
ganizations were also asked to
back the movement.
As a result of the appeal of the
Wilkes man, the Elkin Merchants
association, at a meeting held at
the State Theatre Wednesday
morning, pledged its fu}l support
of the project, and decided to
name a committee from local civic
groups to work with Wilkes citi
zens in the move.
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, June 3«. —
A new and intensified nation
wide salvage campaign to stim
ulate the flow of all vital scrap
materials—rubber, steel, iron,
tin and fats — into war factor
ies — was announced tonight
by war production Chief Don
ald M. Nelson. He disclosed
the new program amid signs
that nationwide gasoline ra
tioning as a r u b b e r-saving
measure is inevitable despite
strong efforts by President
Roosevelt and other officials
to inject new life into the cur
rent scrap rubber collection
drive. Nelson said the stimu
lated campaign will begin
Monday, July 13, with the co
operation of some 12,000 state
and local salvage committees
already in existence. The iron,
steel, glycerine and allied in
From
the
State
and
Nation
dustries nave raisea a
000 fund to stimulate collec
tions through advertising.
WASHINGTON, June SO. —
Congress, in a spectacular rush
to beat the fiscal year-end
deadline at midnight, com
pleted action tonight on ap
propriations totaling nearly
$45,000,000,000 including a
$42,800,000,000 grant to the
war department — the largest
in world history. This unpre
cedented total does not include
the $680,000,000 agriculture
department supply bill which
is deadlocked in conference, or
the $1,808,669,615 appropria
tion for the office of price ad
ministration and 18 other war
agencies which was passed by
the house today and requires
senate action.
WASHINGTON, June 30. —
The civilian conservation corps
was voted out of existence to
night as the senate completed
congressional action on a $1,
074,000,000 labor-federal secur
ity appropriation bill carrying
funds for the agency’s liquida
tion. The senate adopted a
conference report which elimi
nated a $76,529,000 appropria
tion for the CCC which the
senate had inserted in the mea
sure by a 33 to 32 vote, with
Vice President Wallace casting
the deciding ballot. As finally
approved, the bill carried $8,
000,000 for liquidation of the
depression-bom agency within
a year.
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON, June 30.—Cheers
greeted Prime Minister Churc
hill in the house of commons
today on his first appearance
there since his return from :
Washington, and he temporar- <
ily quieted the political storm
over the Egyptian crisis with i
announcement that Gen. Sir
Claude Auchinleck, the middle
east commander, has taken
personal charge of the African
front. Churchill said he did
not “propose to make a state
ment today on the momentous
battle now being fought in
Egypt’’ but felt that the house
would wish to know that Au
chinleck was directing opera
tions at the front in place of
Lieut. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie,
who commanded In Libya.
LOCAL DEFENSE
SETUP PROVES
DISAPPOINTING
Benson Scores Lack of Inter
est By Citizens
TEST RAID IS FLOP
Fire Siren to Be Used to Sup
plement Steam Whistle;
Test Saturday
MEETING THURSDAY P.M,
J. W. L. Benson, director of the
Elkin Civilian Defense Corps, ex
pressed dissatisfaction and dis
appointment over the lack of sup
port and response on the part oi
the citizens of Elkin and this sec
tion in providing the community
with an efficient civilian defense
organization.
At a meeting Tuesday after
noon of the local defense council
Mr. Benson stressed that some
thing must be done to awaken the
people to their danger and to de
stroy the “it can’t happen here’
attitude so prevalent among a
majority of the citizens.
“I firmly believe,” he said, “that
our east coast will be bombed be
fore this war is over. It might
not happen in Elkin, but then
again Elkin might be the first
town to feel the destructive weight
of bombs. .And for that reason
it is highly important that oui
citizens wake up, pitch in, and dc
their part in organizing to cope
with all eventualities.”
Discussing the practice air raid
staged here Friday afternoon, Mr,
Benson said in plain language
that it was a flop; that the more
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TOGETLOANS
ON SOYBEANS
Farmers Who Grow Soy
beans Will Be Eligible for
Federal Money
“FOOD FOR FREEDOM”
North Carolina farmers who
grow soybeans this year as part
if the “Pood for Freedom” pro
gram will be eligible for federal
dans on the soybeans stored in
approved bins on farms, accord
;ng to E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive
issistant, at State College.
Soybeans of any class grading
Mo. 3 or better with respect to
factors other than moisture con
sent, and having a moisture con
;ent not above 14 percent and
whch were produced in 1942 will
ie eligible for loans, Floyd said.
Soybeans grading weevily, or
which are musty, sour, heating, or
lave any objectionable foreign
xlor, will not be eligible.
Floyd said the basic loan rate
for North Carolina No. 1 and No.
J soybeans will be $1.55 per bushel
for medium oil content soybeans
>f Class I (yellow) and Class n
(green). The rate for the same
classes having a high oil content
will be $1.65 per bushel. All yel
ow and green soybeans produced
n this state will be considered as
laving medium oil content unless
.t is determined on the basis of
•epresentative samples that beans
produced in any county have an
>il content of 17% percent or
nore. In this case, he said, all
soybeans grown in that county
will be considered as having a
ligh oil content. All determina
tions of oil content will be made
in a 10 percent moisture basis.
Winner
Sam Patterson, Mount Airy
man, was nominated by Surry
Democrats in a second primary
Saturday as the party's candi
date for sheriff, defeating
Sheriff H. S. Boyd, who again
sought the nomination, by a big
majority.
PATTERSON IS
EASY WINNER
Chalks Up Big Majority Over
Sheriff Boyd in Saturday
Voting
OFFICIAL VOTE GIVEN
Voters went to the polls in Sur
ry county’s Democratic second
primary Saturday and nominated
themselves a new sheriff, turning
down the present sheriff, H. S.
Boyd, by a large majority.
Sam C. Patterson, of Mount
Airy, the newly elected nominee,
was winner in every precinct with
the exception of Mount Airy No.
4, home precinct of Boyd, polling
a total of 3,721 votes to his oppo
nent’s 1,747 throughout the
county.
In the first primary, held May
30, Patterson ran second in a field
of four, with Boyd leading the
field by a small count. Several
days later Patterson asked for the
second primary.
In Elkin the vote was: Patter
son, 308, Boyd, 179. Official vote
in other precincts was as follows:
Bryan, Patterson 173, Boyd 36;
Dobson, Patterson 801, Boyd 120;
Eldora, Patterson 87, Boyd 37;
Franklin, Patterson 83, Boyd 18;
Long Hill, Patterson 31, Boyd 6;
Marsh, Patterson 93, Boyd 11;
Mount Airy 1-2-3-4, Patterson 1,
224, Boyd 942; Pilot Mountain,
Patterson 148, Boyd 126; Rock
ford, Patterson 224, Boyd 43;
Shoals, Patterson 68, Boyd 21; Si
loam, Patterson 131, Boyd 20;
Stewarts Creek, Patterson 250,
Boyd 138; Westfield, Patterson
100, Boyd 50.
Sheriff Boyd has been sheriff
of Surry for the past eight years.
He will retire in December after
the November election.
Total Of 186
Men 18 To 20,
Register Here
A total of 186 young men be
tween the ages of 18-20 registered
here Tuesday in the nations fifth
count of manpower under the se
lective service act, it was learned
Wednesday afternoon from C. A.
McNeil, a member of the local
draft board.
It could not be learned how
many had registered in the coun
ty.
Of this group, only those 20
years of age will be eligible for
military service. It is exepected,
however, that the draft laws may
be changed later to permit the in
duction of men 18 and 19 years of
age.
Tuesday’s registration brings to
a total of 45 million men between
the age of 18 and 65 who are now
on Uncle Sam’s list.
Announcement Is
Made By A. L. Butler
Here Wednesday
Rubber Drive
Is Extended
For 10 Days
Because results of the na
tion-wide salvage rubber cam
paign have proven disappoint
ing, with a total of only 219,
000 tons collected thus far,
President Roosevelt has ex
tended the drive until July 10
to round up every available
scrap of the vital material.
The scrap collection cam
paign was originally scheduled
to end at midnight Wednesday.
Every person is urged to do
their full share in turning in
every scrap of old rubber,
large or small. The drive lo
cally has resulted in over 10
tons at last reports.
REGISTRARS TO
MEET TUESDAY
Motorists to Register Under
New Gas Rationing Plan
July 9-10-11
EFFECTIVE ON JULY 22
Persons who will act as regis
trars in the district under juris
diction of the local ration board
will meet in the office of the
board, located upstairs at the city
hall, next Tuesday afternoon at
4:00 o’clock to receive instruc
tions concerning the new and
permanent gas rationing plan
which will go into effect on July
22.
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, July 9, 10, and 11, have been
designated as the days upon
which motorists will register for
the new gasoline allotments. Su
gar for canning will not be al
lotted on these days by the local
rationing board.
In this district registration
places will be at the Elkin ele
mentary school, North Elkin
school, Little Richmond school
and possibly at other places which
may be designated later, Charles
Poplin, secretary to the local ra
tioning board, said Wednesday.
Mr. Poplin also stated that
private automobile owners will
register at the elementary school
here and truck owners and auto
owners who use their cars for
commercial purposes will register
at the city hall. Supplementary
cards will be issued from this of
fice, according to Mr. Poplin.
Martin Faces Assault
Hearing On July 27th
H. L. Martin, of Elkin, will be
given a preliminary hearing be
fore Magistrate J. L. Hall Mon
day, July 27, on a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon on
the person of Reginald Gambill,
as the result of some trouble be
tween the two last Friday night.
Martin is alleged to have struck
Gambill in the head with a
wrench, causing injuries that
necessitated hospital treatment.
I
Bank Will Observe i
Fourth On Saturday •
_ (
The Bank of Elkin will be clos
ed Saturday, July 4, in observa- *
tlon of Independence Day, ac- i
cording to Franklin Polger, Jr., ;
cashier of the bank.
The family motto of the Doo
littles is “Do more and do it bet- l
ter.”
1
ISMORETHAN
AMOUNT PAID
IN JULY, 1941
Letter to Employees Attach
ed to Each Check
SIGNED BY MR. BUTLER
Thurmond Chatham, Presi
dent of Company, Serving
In the Navy
OTHERS IN THE SERVICE
The management of the
Chatham Manufacturing
Company announced Wed
nesday afternoon that a
mid-year bonus is being
paid to employees of the
mills.
The amount of the bonus
will be in excess of that
paid in July, 1941, with a
portion of each employee’s
bonus being in such form
as to make it easy for the
recipient to purchase a
War Savings Bond.
A letter, signed by A. L.
Butler, vice-president of
the company, is accom
panying each bonus check.
It was also announced
that on Saturday, July 4,
and the following Sunday
the mill will be closed so
that all employees will have
an opportunity to have a
vacation rest period.
The Chatham Company,
working in cooperation
with the United States gov
ernment, is working on a
24-hour basis. It’s presi
dent, Thurmond Chatham,
is a lieutenant-commander
in the United States Navy,
and is one of over a hun
dred Chatham employees
now serving in the nation’s
armed forces.
SPECIAL CLASS
TO BEGIN HERE
Red Cross Nutrition Class to
Get Under Way At Y
Next Tuesday
A nutrition class, sponsored by
;he American Red Cross, will be
jin Tuesday, July 7, at 8 o’clock
it the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A.
The class will be taught by Mrs.
Liinville Hendren, who has had
jxcellent training in foods and
jconomics. The course is a sim
ile story of what foods to eat,
vhy we should eat them, and how
,o best provide them at a reas
rnable cost.
The local branch of the Red
Jross feels that a rare opportun
ty is being given to citizens of
Slkin, Jonesville and the sur
•ounding community in offering
,his class.
Nutrition training is required
jefore canteen service can be ta
ten up.