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ELKIN
The Best
Little Town in
North Carolina
The Elkin Tribune
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. VOL. No. XXXI. No. 41
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NATIONAL
BOSTON, Aug, ,18.—Spokes
man for Brig-Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey’s national selective
service board told the army
and navy Legion of Valor re
union today that a general
draft of married men under 46
years of age with dependents
will come “in the not far dis
tant future.” In an address
before the 52nd annual reun
ion, Ted Luther, public rela
tions director for the board,
said that the nation’s reservoir
of 1-A men “was practically
exhausted,” and that it now
would be necessary to obtain
soldiers from 1-B and 3-A
classes.
INTERNATIONAL
CAIRO, Aug. 18—(Passed by
United States military censor)
—The biggest single expedition
of United States troops ever
sent to North Africa has ar
rived safely in Egypt under
convoy, it was disclosed to
night. News of the event —
coming at a time when cooler
weather on the Egyptian front
will soon create more favorable
fighting conditions as autumn
approaches — was given out
after U. S. army airmen used
medium bombers for the first
time in an attack on the axis
in this region. The number
and character of the latest and
largest batch of American
troops to land in Egypt obvi
ously cannot be revealed.
LONDON, Aug. 18. — Gen.
Harold R. L. G. Alexander has
succeeded Gen. Sir Claude J. E.
Auchinleck as British com
mander-in-chief in the mid
dle east, the war office an
nounced tonight, in a shakeup
believed ordered by Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill when
he passed through Cairo on his
way to Moscow. Alexander,
former British commander in
Burma and director of the last
phase of the Dunkirk evacua
tion, took over as German
forces drove down through the
Soviet Caucasus toward the
middle east and Marshal Er
win Rommel’s Afrika korps
hung on 65 miles west of Alex
andria.
GENERAL Mac ARTHUR’S
HEADQUARTERS, Australia,
Aug. 18.—Strong units of U. S.
Vice Admiral Robert Lee
Ghormley’s combined fleet
which so successfully shielded
the marine occupation of the
Solomon islands were reported
tonight deployed in anticipa
tion of a showdown naval
fight ri>r all the sea lanes
northeast of Australia. Dis
patches from allied naval
headquarters in the south Pac
ific area laid the greatest
stress on forthcoming opera
tions at sea now that the Unit
ed States landing forces are
firmly established in the
Gudalcanal-Tulagi area of
the Solomons.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 181
—Amid unconfirmed reports
that the crack German cruiser
Prinz Eugene is prowling the
south Atlantic, President Get
ulio Vargas told a street crowd
today that Brazil will “act en
ergetically” against the axis
“criminals.” Responding to the
throng demonstrating for war
on the axis in reply to the
sinking of five Brazilian ships
within three days, the presi
dent appeared on the balcony
of his Guananbara palace and
declared: “I understand the
revulsion felt by the Brazilian
people toward these acts of pi
racy. This feeling is shared by
me and the government. We
will act energetically toward
the criminals.”
OPEN BASE
A new U. S. naval base has been
built at Taboga island, off the Paci
fic end of the Panama canal, to help defend that vital life
line. Photo shows Rear Admiral Clifford Evans Van Hook,
15th naval district commandant, foreground, aboard
speedy PT-boat en route to the ceremonies which marked
commisisoning of the new base.
Are Preparing Tobacco
Marketing Sales Cards
-A
Defense Meeting
To Be Held At
State Theatre
A meeting of the members
of the Elkin Citizens Defense
Corps, and also open to the
public, will be held in the State
Theatre here next Tuesday
evening at 8:00 p. m., it was
announced Tuesday by Roy W.
Kane, of the defense office.
All members of the corps are
requested to dttend and wear
their indentification insigna.
The nieeting will featurea
a general discussion of prob
lems confronting corps mem
bers, and all questions will be
welcomed.
BUCK SHOALS
MAN DROWNS
E. Lester Poe Thought to
Have Gone to Creek for
A Swim
WAS CORRESPONDENT
E. Lester Poe, 45, was drowned
in Buck Shoals Creek, one mile
from the Sheriff White mill,
Yadkin county, late Saturday af
ternoon. He was thought to have
gone to the creek for a swim af
ter finishing the day’s work. No
one was with him, but when he
failed to return to the home of
Clay Macy, where he stayed, a
search was started and his body
was found a short distance from
his clothes lying on the bank.
Coroner R. V. Long was called to
the scene but no inquest was
held necessary.
Mr. Poe was born in Grayson
county, Va. He came to live with
Mr. and Mrs. Macy a year ago.
Mrs. Macy was his aunt. His
wife died six years ago, and
he had no children. He had one
time been a preacher and active
in young peoples’ work. He was
Buck Shoals correspondent of
The Tribune.
Survivors include two brothers,
Early Poe, Galax, Va.; Calvin
Poe, Sugar Grove, Va.; two sis
ters, Mrs. Kate Bobbitt, Inde
pendence, Va., and Mrs. Blanche
Jones, Elk Creek, Va.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at Saddle Creek, Va.,
with Rev. S. J. Brawley in charge.
Burial was in the church grave
yard beside his wife.
Surry Singing Meet
To Be Held Sunday
The Surry county singing con
vention will be held in Dobson on
Sunday afternon, August 30. All
singers are invited to attend and
participate in the service.
Urge Farmers
To Secure Lime
Needs For 1943
Tobacco marketing sales cards
are now being prepared by the
AAA office, and every effort is
being put forth to have all sales
cards ready for delivery to Surry
farmers by September 1, it has
been announced by Paul Speer,
secretary to the county commit
tee.
Farmers should bear in mind,
Mr. Speer said, that their farms
have to be checked before a mar
keting card can be issued. This
work is being done by the com
munity committeemen, with about
80 per cent of the farms in the
county checked to date.
It will be appreciated, it was
said, if the farmers who do not
expect to sell tobacco until the lo
cal market opens, will wait until
after September 1 to call for their
cards. However, tobacco produc
ers who expect to sell tobacco on
the eastern markets will be able to
get their sales cards by giving the
office two or three days notice.
If a farm has been checked a no
tice will not be required.
Due to gas and tire rationing,
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‘JUNK RALLY’ TO
BE STAGED HERE
ON AUGUST 29TH
Concentration Depats to Be
Set Up
SCRAP CALL IS URGENT
Boy Scouts to Collect Metal
In Elkin; All Urged to
Take Part
PROGRESSING IN CO.
The junk campaign in Surry
county is progressing very satis
factorily according to A. P. Cobb,
chairman of the County Salvage
Committee.
Mr. Cobb states that within the
next few days a concentration de
pot will be set up in each com
munity in the county, where
citizens may dispose of their junk
for cash and at the same time
help in the war effort by dis
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SELECTEES ARE
GIVEN BANQUET
Approximately 150 Attend
Seventh Dinner, Held At
Local Y. M. C. A.
Mcknight is speaker
Around 150 people attended the
seventh banquet which has been
held for departing selectees,
which was staged at the Gilvin
Roth Y. M. C. A. Tuesday even
ing at 7:30. Earl M. Hodel, com
mander of the George Gray Post
of the American Legion, presided.
George E. Royall was master of
ceremonies.
Mr. Hodel introduced Captain
R. H. Witherington, Lieutenant
John McKnight, Sergeant Earl
Queen and Corporal Bill Pardue,
who are here on leave from the
army, all of whom made short
talks.
T. C. McKnight, secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., made a very inspir
ing address to the boys who are
departing for the armed service,
and urged them to put God first
in all things.
A group of musicians, com
posed of George Royall, Prank
Miller, Eh; S. M. Beale ai>d Dal
Ingram, accompanied at the pi
ano by Miss Peggy Royall, de
lighted the audience with several
excellent selections. A solo by
Mrs. J. H. Beeson was also en
joyed.
Troops Disembark For England
After Fierce Battle; American
Rangers Take Part In Attack
MARINES LAND fhh:\l STJSJ'SS! °J
they were driven ashore somewhere in the South Sea is
lands. This action occurred during a simulated landing
by the marines, as they established an outpost for Uncle
Sam, and is probably typical of the manner in which U. S.
marines landed in the Solomon islands, with supporting
assaults by Allied airmen. (Official U. S. marine photo).
MRS. CARTER
DIES SUNDAY
Aged State Road Woman
Passes As Result of
Injury
RITES HELD TUESDAY
Mrs. Lodemia Jolly Carter, 91,
widow of Hardin C. Carter, died
at the home of her son, W. W.
Carter at State Road Sunday as
a result of an injury suffered in
May when she fractured her hip
in a fall. Mrs. Carter, a native
of Wilkes county, lived her entire
life in the same community. She
was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William Jolly and was
born July 30, 1851. After her mar
riage to Mr. Carter on May 18,
1871, she resided at the same
house until about a week ago
when her condition becanie so
serious that she was removed by
ambulance to the home of her
son. Her husband died six years
ago and since that time she had
attended to her business affairs
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These Are Yadkin County Watermelons
These fine watermelons pictured above were grown in Yadkin county, near \Iamptonville, by Wil
liam L. Denny, pictured at right, who, accompanied by a neighbor, J. L. McCiirrant, left, brought a
load to Elkin Saturday for purpose of sale. Mr. Denny said he had about a thousand similar melons at
home, and that he had pinched off several thousand others that weren’t going to mature. “Plant
melons when the sign is in the heart,” said Mr. Denny, “and cultivate them w)|le other folks are read
ing their newspapers for best results.” Melons shown are of the Coker variety W are a cross be
tween the Georgia Rattlesnake and Cuban Queen Melon, he said.—(Tribune Photo).
Hector’s On
Vacation But
He’ll Be Back
‘Hector hisself,” who con
ducts a weekly feature for The
Tribune under the title “When
Hector Was a Pup,” is on his
vacation (probably celebrating
dog days), and as a result his
column failed to appear last
week and has not arrived for
this week’s issue.
However, for the benefit of
his readers, Hector’s weekly
brainstorm will appear again
at an early date, so Hector
fans may now sit back and
hold their breath until that
time.
GUERNSEYS TO
BE SOLD HERE
32 Registered Heifers to Be
Auctioned at School Gym
August 16
ARE TO PLACE BULLS
An auction sale of 32 register
ed Guernsey heifers will be held
here at the local high school gym
nasium, Friday, October 16, it
was announced by Garland John
son, chairman of the Agricultural
Committee of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club, Tuesday. The sale is being
promoted by John A. Arey, Exten
sion dairyman, of State College,
Raleigh, through the cooperation
of civic organizations and the
county agents of Surry, Yadkin
and Wilkes counties.
Twelve Guernsey bull calves
will also be delivered to farmers
who have been recommended by
the county agents. These calves
have been made possible through
donations from firms and individ
uals.
3 Finney Brothers
Are In Armed Forces
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. A.
V. Finney of Jonesville, route 1,
are now serving in the United
States Armed forces. John and
Hubert Finney, twin brothers, and
Harvey Finney. Hubert Finney is
a first class private, John Finney
is a private and Harvey Finney
is a corporal. Two of the broth
ers volunteered for service and
one was drafted.
Pfc. Hubert Finney is stationed
at Fort Myers, Florida; Pvt. John
Finney, who is in the Marine
Corps, is somewhere in the Pacific
war theatre, and Corp. Harvey
Finney is stationed at Fort Ben
ning, Ga.
CASUALTIES 0 N
BOTH SIDES ARE
SAID NUMEROUS
* . -
Landings Are Made With the
Aid of Tanks
IS NOT SECOND FRONT
Valuable Information Secur
ed and Much Damage
Done Nazis
MANY PLANES ARE LOST
A communique from
London, which was receiv
ed in this country about
3:30 Wednesday afternoon
stated that all troops which
took part in the Allied raid
on France had disembark
ed for England, and were
either back on English soil
or were on their way, after
a successful attack in force
which had resulted in much
useful information and the
destruction of German
shore installations and
supplies.
The communique also
stated that 72 German
plflnes were shot down dur
ing the air fighting which
covered the attack, while
approximately 100 other
German planes were either
badly damaged or destroy
ed on the ground. British
plane losses were unoffi
cially listed as 95, but it
was stated that between 20
and 30 pilots had been res
cued from the English
Channel with other such
rescues expected.
Casualties among both
German and Allied troops
were described as heavy.
London, August 19. — Allied
forces including United States
Army Ranger troops landed on
the French coast today in the
greatest operation since Dunkirk.
British combined operations
headquarters announced at 1:05
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BISHOP CANNON
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Talk on Temperance At
Methodist Church Sun
day Afternoon
IS WELL-KNOWN FIGURE
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of
Richmond, Va., will speak on
Temperance at the Elkin Metho
dist church here Sunday afternoon
at 4:30 o’clock, it has been an
nounced by Herman F. Duncan,
the pastor.
Bishop Cannon is a well-known
national figure and is chairman
of the National Legistlative. Com
mittee of the Anti-Saloon League
of America. His talk is a com
munity affair and is sponsored by
the steering committee of the In
terdenominational Laymans group.
The public is urged to attend.
Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock
T. C. McKnight, secretary of the
Elkin Y. M. C. A., will speak at
the regular Sunday morning ser
vice. Special music by the choir
will be a feature.