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VOL. No. XXXI. No. 35
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
From
the
State
and
Nation
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, July 28.—
The War Food Administration
(WFA) announced yesterday
that it plans to purchase^ ap
proximately 300,000,000 pounds
of 1943-grown flue-cured to
bacco and small ^quantities of
hurley and dark type tobacco
for shipment abroad under
..lend-lease, military and other
export programs. Some of
this tobacco, WFA said, will be
used to meet minimum civilian
requirements in British Empire
countries.
ATLANTA, July 28.—Flue-
cured tobacco brought from
ten to 15 cents a pound more
than last season’s average price
as auctions opened yesterday
in the Georgia-Florida belt and
an extension service specialist
reported prices for lower grades
“surpassed all expectations.”
E. C. Westbrook, tobacco
specialist for \he Georgia Agri
culture Extension Service, said
the unexpected prices for low
grades was particularly true of
the Moultrie, Ga., market. Leaf
that sold for three or four
cents a pound last year brought
from 23 to 38 cents a pound
there.
WASHINGTON, July 28.—
Congressional examination of
draft board records from NeW'
York to California is being
made by a House Military Af
fairs Subcommittee to unearth
improper 4-F classifications, it
was revealed last night. The
investigation was initiated af
ter “numerous complaints of a
widespread practice which con
sists in feigning or inducing
symptoms of physical inpapac-
ity to preclude the acccptance
for military serviice.” The
practice, according to a com
mittee statement, has resulted
in “improper classifications to
4-F.”
WASHINGTON, July 28.—
Point values of tomato juice
and many frozen fruits and
vegetables will rise August 1.
The Office of Price Adminis
tration last night announced
that August’s blue stamps will
be good until Sept. 20, over
lapping the September stamps
by three weeks, and listed these
changes in point values: Fro
zen fruits and berries increas
ed from six to nine points per
pound (customary package is
one pound). Frozen fruit juices
"reduced from four to two
points per pound. Frozen
green and lima beans, cut corn,
peas and spinach increased
from four to six points per
PQimd (customary package is
12* ounces). Canned tomato
, jilice increased at the rate of
one point per poimd, except
smaller cans up to 14 odnces
are unchanged.
‘ WASHINGTON, July 28.—
President Roosevelt yesterday
denounced an Office of War
Information short-wave broad
cast to Italy which described
King Victor Emmanuel as “the
moronic little King” and Mar
shal Pietro Badoglio as a
“high-ranking Fascist,” de
claring the broadcast never
should have been made and
that it was made without offi
cial authorization. At ' the
same time he reaffirmed the
Allied price of peace with any
Axis nation—Vitaly included—
still is unconditfenal surrend
er. His loutsjpoken blast
against the broadcast—made
at his regular news conference
—suggested the uncomipliment-
ary de^ription of the two Ital
ian leaders might have created
aft embarrassing situation at a
' time when Italy reportedly is
s ready to make a peace bid
! through' Emmanuel or Badog
lio, successor to the deposted
Benito MiissoUni.
, t
IN'^NATIONAL
BEEN, July 28.—The Sws
Telegraphic feency reported in
a disifetch.'^^ated “at the Ital
ian frointier” last night that
the.new ’Italian ; regiise was
“discussing the conditions of
an armistice” with the Allies
in ROftie, but confirmation
from either the Rome radio or
S Allied sources was lacking.
TAKESFIRST AIRPLAm RIDE AT W
is pictured below with Graham Myers, of Elkin, beside the plane in which she took her
first air ride a few days ago. Mrs. Mayberry, who lives at Fair Plains, Wilkes county, is
a great-aunt of Pilot Myers, and was visiting Mrs. Thomas Myers at her home near the
Elkin-Jonesville Airport on the Swan Creek road, at the time. According to Mr. Myers,
who gave her a 20-minute ride, she enjoyed it very much.
Jonesville Marine On
Guadalcanal 10 Months
Sergeant Joe Brandon Took Part
In Many Battles In South Pacific
Sergeant Joe Brandon, radio
man and aerial gunner of a U. S.
Marine Corps torpedo bomber, is
home in Jonesville on a furlough'
after 10 months in one of the hot
spots of the Pacific — Guadal
canal.
The Sin'i ol ilrs. Hulda Brandon,
of Jonesville, it hasn’t been so
many years ago that Joe was just
another youngster you’d see about
town most any afternoon. Then
one day he joined the Marine
Corps and since that time has not
only won the Navy Cross, award
ed .by direction of President
Roosevelt for bravery above and
beyond the call of duty, but wears
the Presidential Citation' Bar,
which will mean another medal
when the war is over.
If Sergeant Brandon would
talk a lot, he could tell some thrill
ing stories about those 10 months
in the South Pacific, but like most
soldiers who return from the front
and plenty of action he either
doesn’t want to talk much or else
has seen so much of war that it
has tiecome commonplace and, to
him, not very interesting to talk
about.
Asked about his experiences in
the South Pacific, he did say that
when-he reached Henderson Field,
Guadalcanal, about 10 months
ago, the Jap lines were only five
miles distant, and action was hot
and heavy.
Later, he said, as a j?art of a
flight of torpedo and dive bomb
ers, his plane took part in an at-
EXTINCUISHERS
ARE mmm
Some Found to Be of No Pro
tection Against Fire
Due to Old Age
WILL CONTINUE WORK
A large number of fire extin
guishers were checked and re
charged by members of the Elkin
fire department Tuesday night,
Ted Brown, chief, said Wednes
day, and he requested that every
one who has fire extinguishers
that have not been checked or re
filled lately to bring them to the
city hall so that they may be ser
viced next Tuesday night.
Some of the extinguishers that
were recharged were found to be;
useless as far as being any pro- \
tection against fire is concerned,
Chief Brown said, their charge i
having lost its potency due to old |
age. I
Extinguishers should be left
with Dixie Graham at his office.
They may be called for next Wed
nesday morning. Recharging is
done at actual cost.
tac'k on a Jap battle fleet near
MUnda in February at which time
19 Japanese ships were sent to the
bottom. His plane, he said, was
officially credited with two de
stroyers, one of them being sunk
by aerial torpedo, and the other
By bombs. ’I'he ship seat td the
bottom by aerial torpedo marked
the first time that a war ship had
ever been destroyed in this way
alone, he said.
At another time Sergeant Bran
don’s plane was one of a flight of
six which set out from Henderson
Field on a night mission. During
the course of the flight they en
countered a terrific tropical
storm, and his ship was the only
survivor to find its way back to
safety. Several days later ■ two
men of the crew of another plane
were rescued from an island, both
having been pretty badly banged
up.
The entire First Marine Air
craft Group, to which Brandon is
attached, received the Presiden
tial Citation for their service in
the Solomons area, each man re
ceiving the Presidential Citation
Bar.
During his stay on Guadalcan
al, Brandon said he had had op
portunity to talk to a number of
captured Japanese pilots. In
their estimation, he said, the U.
S. P-40 and P-49 planes are no
good. He said the Jap Zeros are
all they are cracked up to be as
to speed and maneuverability,
but that when hit solid they fly
apart like the works of a dollar
watch.
Arriving in the United States
July 10, Brandon said he would
report back to the Pacific coast
following his furlough.
The Navy Cross was awarded
tlie young man when the plane in
which he was flying crashed near
Norfolk a year or so ago. The
pilot, a lieutenant, was knocked
out in the crash and the plane
caught fire. It was for rescuing
tlie pilot from the burning plane
that he received the decoration.
During his stay in the South
Pacific, Brandon said he had
been slightly wounded one time
when a piece of shrapnel struck
iiim in the leg.
Expresses His
Appreciation
Of Editorial
The Tribune has received
the following letter from Form
er Governor Clyde R. Hoey, of
Shelby, expre^ilg his ’appre
ciation for a recent editorial
which followed his Visit here as
speaker at a ladies’ night
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club:
“I take this occasion to ex
press to you my high apprecia
tion for the.jfery splendid edi
torial appearing in your great
newspaper, ifhe Elkin Trib'ine,
on July ISth. ^ I ' i
“I enjoyed thoro^niy' ' my
visit to Elkin and the oppor
tunity of speaking to the fine
sroup in the Y. M. C. A. build
ing at the banquet. You have
a splendid citizenship in Elkin,
and I am not surprised that
you produce such a splendid
newspaper when you have that
type of citizenship for a clien
tele.
“Again thanking you for this
very fine interpretative editor
ial, and with sentiments of es
teem and regards always, I am,
“Yours very truly,
“CLYDE R. HOEY.”
PVT. G. T. COX
FATALLY HURT
Native of Traphill Killed
Near Yuma, Arizona, Tues
day in Accident
BURIAL AT TRAPHILL
N. Wilkesboro Store
Is Damaged By Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin,
one of the worst in recent years,
early Wednesday morning swept
the top floor of the Tal J. Pear
son Wholesale Grocery store
building at North Wilkesboro,
burning a large quantity of mer
chandise.
Firemen kept the blaze confin
ed to the second floor of tlie two-
story structure, but merchandise
on the first floor was damaged
by water.
No estimate of the loss was
available.
Private Glennie T. Cox, 25, son
of Mrs. J. L. Cox and the late Mr.
Cox of Traphill, Route 1, was kill
ed in an automobile accident
Tuesday near Yuma, Arizona.
News of his death was received in
a telegram to his wife from Pvt.
Cox's commanding officer. No de
tails were given regarding the ac
cident. Pvt. Cox had been sta
tioned at Yuma for some time.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Vera Brown Cox, an infant
daughter, Betty Jean Cox, his
mother; two brothers, Hilary Cox
of this city, and Alvin Cox of
Traphill.
The remains will be brought to
Traphill for funeral rites and In
terment, but plans are incom
plete, awaiting the arrival of the
body.
Board to Name
New Constable
At their meeting at Dobson next
Monday, the Surry county board
of commissioners is expected to
select a successor to Constable J.
E. Monday, who has been named
chief of police of Mount Airy.
Among the candidates are form
er deputy sheriff, Ebb Jones, and
A. F. Burhato, of Mount Airy,
Allied Troops Advance
15 Miles In Sicily As
Nazis Fiercely Resist
WAYNE SPEAKER
AT MEET HERE
Northwest State College Club
Meets Monday At Gilvin
Roth Y. M. C. A.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
E. A. Wayne, for the past three
years executive secretary of the
North Carolina Bankers Associa
tion and newly elected vice-presi-
dent of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond, Va., was the princi
pal speaker at a meeting of the
Northwest State College Club
Monday evening at the Gilvin
Roth Y. M. C. A.
LeRoy Lewis, professor of
speech at Duke University, Dur
ham, who will succeed Mt, Wayne
In the N. C. Bankers Association,
also spoke briefly.
C. B. Eller, Wilkes co{mty sup
erintendent of schools, presided
over the session.
Garland Johnson of The Bank
of Elkin explained to the group
plans for the Elkin Fat Stock and
Wool show to be held here on Oc
tober 14 and 15.
The military program now in
effect at State was briefly outlin
ed by W. H. “Pop” Taylor, col
lege alumni secretary.
Taylor reported that work has
already started on the Armory
which was made possible by a gift
from Mrs. Charles W. Babcock,
the former Mi,^,s Mary Katherine
Reynolds of Wtnston-Salem, sup
plemented by State lind Federal
funds! Tlie na/vy has given Dies
el equipment to State valued at
more than one million dollars.
Governor Broughton has appro
priated more than one hundred
thousand dollars from the emer
gency fund for the erection of a
Diesel laboratory building. The
navy has designated State and
Cornell to train all its officers
and ensigns in Diesel engineering.
The bankers from the counties
of Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes
and Yadkin were guests of the
club.
Others present were: R. E.
Black and Alton Thompson of Al
leghany; R. H. Crouse, J. T. Mc-
Laurin and T. H. Sears of Ashe;
Neill M. Smith, W. L. Clancy, J.
Herman Coe, J. E. Trevathan, C.
O. Pickle and J. D. Hemmings of
Surry; J. B. Snipes, E. R. Spruill,
Grady P. Miller, W. W. Starr, W.
D. Halfacre, Vernon Deal, John
Boyles, J. E. Rollins and H. C.
Colvard of Wilkes; and J. Wade
Shore of Yadkin.
NAVY SEEKS
VOUMERS
Recruiting Officer to Again
Be At Local Postoffice
Today and Friday
NO LIMIT ON NEGROES
James E. Meacham of the U. S.
Navy recruiting service will be
here today (Thursday) and Fi'i-
day to interview men who are in
terested in enlisting for service
with the Navy, particularly boys
of the seventeen-year age group
for the popular V-6 program.
Mr. Meacham stated last week
that there was an opening for a
very limited number of men over
38 for shore patrol. This type of
enlistment makes the person ac
cepted for service eligible for a
rating, he said.
The quota for colored l>oys is
still unlimited, he said, and two
colored boys from this district will
be sent to Dan Diego, Cal., for
training, according to present
plans.
Parents of boys in the 17-year-
old group are invited to come to
the post office here and talk with
Mr. Meacham regarding the en
listment, as it offers a splendid
opportunity for advancement and
training.
BUY A WAR BOND TODAY!
Surry Vote Is
96.3 In Favor
Of Leaf Quota
Latest returns from Satur
day’s tobacco quota referendum
show that North Carolina
growers have voted 94.0 per
.ent in favor of continuing in
effect the three-year tobacco
marketing plan first instituted
on the state’s largest “money”
crop in 1934.
In Surry county, although
complete returns were not in
Wednesday morning, returi^
show that 96.3 per cent of
growers voted in favor of ^Jie
plan. County Agent Neill
Smith announced.
Out of an eligible list of ap
proximately 170,000 farmers,
only 98,897 voted in Saturday’s
referendum. This compares
ivith the 142,243 who voted in
1940 when the quotas which
expire this year were adopted.
Quotas in effect for the next
three years will be the same as
those in effect for the last three
years, AAA officials have an
nounced.
ITALIANS CHEER
OUSTE^FDUCE
Demonstrations of Joy Break
Out When People Learn
T Of His Downfall
BU/ILDING IS STONED
Bern, Switzerland, July 26.—
Demonstrations of joy at Musso
lini’s downfall broke out in many
Italian cities last night, newspa
pers reaching Switzerland dis
closed today, and although Berlin
still insisted tonight that her
Italian ally would remain in the
war, in allied circles here the con
viction grew that is was the be
ginning of the end for Italy.
One Italian source here said the
Italian capital expected an ar
mistice would be asked and possi
bly obtained by the end of the
week, despite Marshal Pietro Bad
oglio’s assertion that the war
would continue. Although this
appeared premature, it would be
surprising if some peace over
tures were not made at the ear
liest moment.
Apparently rejoicing in Italy
was general.
One newspaper, the Milan Ga
zette del Sport, said throngs burst
into Rome’s streets spontaneous
ly on hearing the news and said
that a parade invaded the empty
halls of the Palazzo Veneziza,
whose balcony Mussolini used for
years as a rostrum for his sword-
rattling speeches. Another par
ade went to the Quirinale, where
the demonstrators shouted for ,the
king.
A third cheering, singing, flag-
waving throng went to the war
ministry and acclaimed the army
while others paraded to newspa
per offices and elsewhere about
the Italian capital.
The newspaper said demon
strators paraded also at Bologna
and Milan, and one version
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White Man Shot
By Negro Sunday
A white man by the name of
Hiatt was wounded last Sunday
afternoon about eight miles West
of Dobson when he was shot by
Jobe Simmons, a negro.
According to a Surry county
deputy sheriff Hiatt was said to
have been passing the Simmons
house when a negro called to him
and said he had run over some
one. When he got out of the car
to investigate, Simmons allegedly
ran from the house with a gun
and shot him.
Hiatt was carried to the hos
pital, and the negro was arrested
and placed in jail. The extent of
the white man’s injuries were not
learned.
CANADIANS TRY
TO PeCE HUN
LINE ATCENTER
Germans Reported Digging
In on a Solid Line
USE ITALIANS FOR JS^ORK
Least Eight Nazi Divis
ions Are Known to Be
Still on Island
PLANES PLAY BIG PART
Allied Headquarters, North Af
rica, July 28 — American and
Canadian troops have advanced
the main Allied offensive line 15
miles eastward in Sicily, front re
ports said today.
The Canadians, the reports said,
were driving forward against bit
ter opposition, trying to pierce the
center of the German defenses.
Official announcements said the
Americans had oc(;upled Cefalu,
north coast harbor 35 miles east
of Palermo, and with other troops
from the center, had taken Petra-
lia, Polizzo Generosa and Alime-
na.
The Canadians continued to ad--
vance despite stubborn German
resistance and difficult terrain, a
communique said.
Front reports said the Germans
were digging in on a solid line be
ginning at San Stefano on the
north ; coast, ,Running south and
east through iNicosia and vaten-
anouva and along the Dittaino
river to the east coast.
The Germans, massed for a
pitched battle to hold their last
one-eighth of the island. They
were reported sandwiching Italian
troops among their imits, but on
ly for labor, rather than fighting.
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LENTZ SPEAKER
jayce™ting
Discusses Problems Now Fac
ing Organization Through
out the Nation
AGE LIMIT IS RAISED
George D. Lentz, of Winston-
Salem, was guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Elkin Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce at the
Y. M. C. A. last Monday evening.
Mr. Lentz spoke on the prob
lems now facing the Jaycees in re
gard to local, state and national
organlzatibns, stating that the
work of the organization was more
important than ever before, and
even though it had lost a large
percentage of membership to the
armed forces, the club should
keep up the work on the home
•front. Having just attended the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerece war conference in
Chicago, the speaker was well
qualified to discuss the resolu
tions and recommendations adopt
ed by the national organization.
During the business session, a
resolution concerning raising of
the age limit of present members
during the present war was passed
by a two-thirds majority.
Guests of the club for the meet
ing were Stuart Robertson, Gene
Eller, Vance Byrd and Leonard
Nixon.
Charles Weaver introduced the
speaker of the evening. The meet
ing, was presided over by Persident
Claude Farrell.
Three Cases Tried
Monday Before Hall
The following cases were dis
posed of in Magistrate’s Court
here Monday before J. L. Hall;
Lee Culler and Tyre Luffman,
public drunkenness, $2.50 and
costs each.
Ralph Coalson, trespass, taxed
with cosKs.