Gen. Dwight Eisenhower,
chief of the U. S. forces in the
European theater of operations,
is shown (left) with Brig. Gen.
Ira Eaker, commander of the U.
S. bomber command in the Eu
ropean theater after a pow wow
somewhere in England.
LATE
NEWS
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ABOARD THE S. S. GRIPS
HOLM, Jersey City, N. J., Aug.
25.—The Swedish diplomatic
exchange liner Gripsholm ar
rived today with 1,451 repa
triates from the far east, and
the first man to disembark,
Ambassador to Japan Joseph
Clark Grew, promised that
“we shall wade through blood,
sweat and tears but we will win
in the end without any shadow
of doubt.” It was a happy
homecoming- for the hundreds
of refugees and when the big,
white exchange liner sailed up
New York harbor past the sta
tue of liberty in the early
momiilg haze, they jammed
the deck rails, weeping and
joining a group of missionary
priests in singing “America”
and “God Bless America.”
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. —
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief
of staff of the United States
army, told the joint Brazilian
United States defense commis
sion today that “our triumph
is as inevitable as the sunrise”
as he welcomed the fighting
forces of Brazil “as our allies.”
The commission held its first
secret session, followed by a
luncheon, to plan a common
front against axis powers who
General Marshall said were
“the most ruthless enemy the
modern world has ever known.”
INTERNATIONAL
LONDON, Aug. 25.—A swift
allied coup to relieve Russia
with a hard, weighty smash at
the axis was predicted by com
petent allied circles tonight as
Prime Minister Churchill dis
closed to his war cabinet asso
ciates the details of his epochal
talk with Joseph Stalin. Re
ports persisted that a united
commander for a British, U. S.
and Canadian continental in
vasion already had been ap
pointed, but there was no such
announcement.
LONDON, Aug, 25. — The
Duke of Kent, 39, youngest
brother of King George, was
killed today when a Sunder
land flying boat carrying him
to Iceland crashed in the north
of Scotland. All of the crew of
the giant four-motored plane,
numbering 10, also were killed,
the air ministry said in a
communique announcing the
royal family’s first fatality of
the war. Dispatches from Glas
gow said the crash was not due
to enemy action.
LONDON, Aug. 25. — More
than 300 RAF planes, beating
off furious enemy fighter at
tacks, spread fires in the Ger
man machinery center of
Frankfurt-on-Main and near
by Weisbaden last night, and
air circles predicted tonight
the western allies and Russia
will soon synchronize their
blows against Germany in a
massive “aerial pincers.” The
London area meanwhile had a
rare daylight alarm and anti
aircraft guns went into action
late today when roof spotters
^ detected motors which were
not at once identified, but may
have been British. The all clear
sounded after half an hour.
The Elkin Tribune
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VOL. No. XXXI. No. 42
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
4%
NEW INDUSTRY
TO BE LOCATED
IN PLANT HERE
Old Biltrite Building to House
Veneer Co.
INSTALLING MACHINERY
Experienced Veneer Men
Purchase Property Locat
ed West of Town
WILL EMPLOY ABOUT 18
C. H. Armen trout, of Thomas
vllle, and J. J. and L. C. Armen
trout, of High Point, have leas
ed the old Biltrite Furniture
plant here, which they will ope
rate under the firm name of
Armentrout Veneer Company, it
was announced Tuesday.
Each of the purchasers were
formerly connected with the Car
olina Veneer Co., at High Point,
and all are throughly experienced
in the veneer manufacturing busi
ness.
The plant, which is located on
the Southern Railway west of Elk
in, will begin operation with
around 15 to 18 men, it was stated.
Necessary machinery is now in
process of being placed.
BIDS SOUGHT
FORSCHOOLS
Recent Award of Contract
Withdrawn From Pilot
Mountain Firm
MUST FURNISH BOND
The Surry county board of edu
cation is again asking for bids for
the furnishing of labor and ma
terials and construction of two
school houses, one at Dobson and
one at Lowgap.
Although contracts were recent
ly awarded for these projects to
Fulk and Needham, of Pilot
Mountain, the contractors were
unable to meet necessary bond re
quirements, and thus could not be
accepted.
It will be necessary for each bid
to be accompanied by a certified
check in the amount of not less
than 5 per cent of the base bid
(in lieu thereof a bidder may of
fer a certified check in the
amount of 2 per cent of the bid,
plus a bid bond of 3 per cent of
the bid.) Check or check and
bond will be retained by owner in
the event of failure of the suc
cessful bidder to execute the con
tract within 10 days after the
award, or to give satisfactory
surety.
Bids may be submitted until
2:00 p. m., September 7, at the
courthouse in Dobson. No bidder
may withdraw his bid for a per
iod of 30 days, and consideration
will be given only to bids showing
that they are licensed under the
state act to regulate the practice
of general contracting in North
Carolina.
Bids for plumbing, heating and
electrical work are also wanted
and must be in by 2:00 p. m.,
September 7.
Plans and specifications for the
buildings are open for inspection
at the office of J. M. Franklin, ar
chitect, at his office here.
Graham To Preach
At Pilgrim Church
Rev. G. C. Graham, pastor of
the Jonesville Methodist chinch,
will preach at the Pilgrim church
Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock
hour of worship.
Rev. D. G. Reece, also of Jones
ville, will bring the message at
the evening service.
The church extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend.
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D D J C/l A/rpCA Prison Camp in the Desert.. . Ital
* *vi T ian prisoners of war captured in the
El Alamein area are shown being led into their "cage” by
a British guard. These men and many more were captur
ed when the British forces, aided by U. S. planes and pi
lots, doubled back and cut their lines during the heavy
fighting around El Alamein.
Saturday Is To Be Big
"Junk Rally" Day Here
All Citizens Are Urged To Join
Drive By Getting Out Their Scrap
Saturday has been designated
as the date for a big Junk Rally
here in coopeartion with the na
tional scrap harvest designed to
get in large quantities of scrap
steel and iron, old rubber and
other needed materials for the
nations’ war effort:
On Saturday all citizens are
urged to collect their scrap met
als and either take to Bryan’s
Double Eagle Service Co., or place
it where the Boy Scouts, who will
take an active part in the drive,
can collect it.
A. O. Bryan, who is chairman
of the local salvage committee,
has pointed out that the need for
metals is urgent and asks evpry
patriotic citizen to take part. No
amount of salvage will be too small
or too large, and it is hoped that
thousands of pounds will be col
lected.
A. P. Cobb, chairman of the
county salvage committee, has
announced that the WPA has col
lected 250,000 pounds of junk
metals in the county, in addition
to that collected by other agen
cies.
It is hoped that every citizen
will do his or her part to make
Saturday’s Junk Rally a success,
and citizens who plan to turn
their metal over to the Boy Scouts
are asked to place it in a spot
where it will be convenient for
Scouts to pick it up.
Those citizens desiring further
information should call Mr. Bryan
at 43.
PRICES ARE UP
ON BRIGHT BET
Show Increase of $5 to $10;
Low Quality Grades
Offered
AVERAGE ABOUT 36c
Selling of tobacco began Tues
day at the 14 auction markets of
North Carolina’s huge eastern
bright belt, and the federal-state
market news service reported that
averages prices by grades ranged
from $5 to $10.50 a hundred
pounds higher than on opening
day last season.
Offerings on many of the
markets included large quantities
of poor quality leaf which de
pressed the average for total
sales. One tobacco expert who
visited several of the markets es
timated that the opening day
average for the belt would be
around 36 cents a pound.
The federal-state market news
service reported that prices for
leaf grades were up from $6 to
$10 a hundred pounds as compar
ed with opening day last year,
cutters were up from $5 to $7,
and lugs and primings from $6
to $10.50.
Lower quality grades showed
the greatest price increases in
most instances, the news service
reported. The bulk of the tobacco
sold in the $33 to $46 a hundred
range and $46 was the practical
top.
In only a few instances did
farmers reject bids on their leaf,
and most of them appeared well
pleased with,tlie prices.
“Black Dawn,”
New Serial, Is
Beginning Today
A new serial story, “Black
Dawn,” by Victor Rousseau, be
gins in this issue of The
Tribune.
This thrilling new story con
cerns a black devil of a horse
by name of Black Dawn. Dave
Bruce, the leading character of
the story, broke him, although
the foreman of the Wilbur
Ferris Cross Bar ranch expect
ed Black Dawn to kill Bruce.
You’ll enjoy this exciting
story of love and mystery.
Turn now to the first install
ment, located elsewhere in this
issue.
DEFENSE CORPS
HOLDS MEETING
Members Hold Open Forum
At State Theatre Here
Tuesday Evening
SHORT MOVIE IS SHOWN
A meeting of members of the
Elkin Citizens Defense Corps and
other interested citizens was held
Tuesday evening at the State (
theatre here for the purpose of
discussing civilian defense prob
lems and threshing out questions
of matters of procedure which
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DRAFT BOARD 2
HAS TOTAL OF
97 IN CLASS IB
Eighty-two White Men and
15 Colored
TO BE RECLASSIFIED
Group Will Be Put in Class
1-A or 4-F Beginning
September 1st
MANY ARE FROM ELKIN
Surry county draft board No. 2
in Dobson, has 82 white men and
15 colored men in class 1-B who
may be drafted under the new
regulations announced by selec
tive service officials in Washing
ton. Of this number about 50
per cent is probably from Elkin
and this vicinity, according to
board officials.
Dispatches from officials in
Washington state that the 1-B
classification, which is for limit
ed service, has been abolished, ef
fective immediately, and that all
boards, beginning September 1,
were to reclassify 1-B men into
1-A men, using one-fourth of this
group each month.
There will be no 1-B group in
the future, but the army will
take such of these men as it can
utilize for limited service and
men whose physical condition is
such that they cannot be used
even for limited duty will be pro
nounced completely unfit for
service and be placed in class 4-F.
The number of men in Surry
Board No. 1 in class 1-B could not
be obtained.
YADKIN COURT
IS UNDER WAY
Judge Alley Says These Are
Days When There Should
Be No Crime
NUMEROUS CASES TRIED
The American people are now
living at a time when there should
be no crime, Judge Felix E. Alley,
presiding over Yadkin county sup
erior court at Yadkinville, told
members of the grand jury Mon
day at the opening session of
court.
“This is a time when Americans
should stand together and do no
wrong against each other,’’ the
judge charged, “a time when all
human destinies are dependent
upon the American people.” He
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WILL INSTALL
3 NEW ALLEYS
Heavy Demand At Y. M. C. A.
Is Responsible for New
Equipment
READY BY SEPT. 15TH
Due to the exceedingly heavy
demand at the Gilvin Roth Y. M.
C. A. on the part of bowling fans,
three new bowling alleys have
been ordered and will be installed
and ready for play by September
15, T. C. McKnight, general sec
retary, has announced.
The new alleys will be located
on the east side of the game room,
with all pool tables being moved
to the west side. During installa
tion a temporary wall will be erect
ed between the present alleys and
the new ones so that play on the
old ones may continue undisturb
ed.
Directors of the Y appreciate
the fine spirit of the people here
in patronizing and using the Y.
M. C. A., Mr. McKnight said.
Hun Advance Guard
40 Miles From Vital
Russian Stronghold
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You’ll Use Your
Old Auto Plates
Come Next Year
Motorists whose cars are
still running come 1943 will
have the same license plates
they’ve used this year, with the
exception of small metal tabs
with the number “43” on them.
Due to the scarcity of metal
in these war days, only these
tabs will be handed out at li
cense buying time. They will
fit over the lower right-iiand
corner of the rear plate and
will have a serial number on
them.
The serial number and the
license number will be regis
tered so that the tabs may not
be transferred from one car to
another. A sticker with the
serial number will also be given
motorists to stick on the wind
shield.
Tags will go on sale through
out North Carolina December
1, it was said.
REPORT OF RED
CROSS IS MADE
Receipts and Expenditures
For Elkin Branch Are
Announced
AUDIT MADE BY GWYN
An aduited report of the re
ceipts and expenditures for the
Elkin branch of the Surry county
chapter of the American Red
Cross has been released by Miss
Bettie Allen, treasurer.
Collections, including the an
nual roll call, war relief, etc., and
the 1941 surplus amounted to $5,
392.40.
Expenditures for various items,
including $2,822.13 for war relief,
and supplies for the Red Cross
sewing room, soldiers’ kits, nurs
ing classes, aid to indigent fami
lies locally and operating expenses
and $844.68 to national headquar
ters for the roll call, left a bal
ance of $1,097.78 on hand on June
30.
The account was audited by
Paul Gwyn, certified public ac
countant.
Lieut. W. J. Jones
Is Now In England
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones re
ceived a cablegram Monday that
their son, Lieut. William J. (Bill)
Jones, who is with the Engineer
ing Amphibian Command, had
arrived safely somewhere in Eng
land. The cablegram which was
sent from Great Britain on Aug
ust 19, read “Arrived safe and
sound. Wish you were here.
Don’t worry, will write soon. Love 1
to all, Bill Jones.” 1
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Three Are Fined !
For Drunkenness j
. :
Three cases were tried before i
Magistrate J. L. Hall Monday, all ,
of them being for public drunk- j
enness. The three were Willie
Hemric, James Weatherman and i
Bonce Barker, the latter colored. <
All were fined $2.50 and the costs, i
Since June, 1941 the Army Air
Forces Transport Command has 1
carried more than six million let- ]
ters by plane, to American sol- s
diers overseas. I
BELIEVE U.S.
FORCE HOLDING
ENEMY AT BAY
Japs Have Apparently Suf
fered Big Loss
NO OVERNIGHT REPORT
Attack on Solomons Believed
To Be All-out Bid to Get
Islands Back
BIG SHIPS IN FORCE
Moscow, Aug. 26. — A German
battle force of 750,000 men, spear
headed by an estimated 25 armor
ed divsions, was reported today
closing in on Stalingrad from
three directions despite fierce So
viet resistance.
Soviet reports placed Nazi ad
vance guards less than 40 miles
from Stalingrad due west of the
vital Volga River industrial and
communications, center.
Front-line dispatches said the
Germans are approaching Stalin
grad from the northwest, west
and southwest with crushing
pressure that is crowding the So
viet defenders into an ever-nar
rowing defensive front.
One of the dangerous Nazi
thrusts — that moving down on
Stalingrad from the northwest—
was said to have been checked, at
least temporarily, but there was
no indication that the German
ptish was losing any of its mo
mentum.
The Germans were placed about
75 miles northwest of Stalingrad,
and 85 miles southwest of the
city in addition to the deep pene
tration due west of Stalingrad.
Washington, Aug. 26. — Ameri
can naval and air forces today
appeared to have made progress
in their effort to stem an all-out
Japanese effort to retake the Sol
omon Islands which were wrested
from them by United States Ma
rines.
The Japanese apparently al
ready have suffered comparatively
heavy losses. But it was still too
early to forecast the outcome of
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MEN PLACED
IN CLASS 1-A
Others Are Listed in Class
4-F and 3-A By Draft
Board
2 ENLISTMENTS GIVEN
Officials of the selective service
board in Dobson have released
classifications of registrants for
the week as follows: Ralph Daul
ten Anthony, Elbert Franklin
Slawter, Artis Monroe Stanley,
March Eddie Hemric, Jackson Bob
Freeman, James Arthur Spann,
Harold Joseph Smith and Norman
Vaughn Stockton in class 1-A.
Joseph Alton Transou was placed
n class 1-A from 3-A.
Thomas Bausie Marion and Dr.
Seth M. Beale were put in class
1-F by the army examining board
md Lee Holcomb was also placed
n class 4-F.
Two men listed in class 1-A en
isted during the week. Walter
Richard Johnson volunteered for
ervice in the navy and John
*ershing Sprinkle in the army.