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VOL. NO. XXXII. No. 20
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1944
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
T jr'IJT TlDj The hospitality of Eskimo cabins in
JLlUii 1 Ur l remote areas patrolled by the U. S.
‘coast guard is extended to men of that branch who prowl
that frigid beat in the far North and occasionally touch
at Eskimo settlements. Coastguardsman John F. Bon
istalli of Jackson Heights, N. Y., provides a light for his
hostess, an aged eskimo woman pipe smoker, whom pic
ture reveals possesses an alarm clock.
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STATE
WINSTON-SALEM, April II.
—A broad program of state
progress “for the average citi
zen and his family” was pre
sented here tonight by Ralph
McDonald in the opening ad
dress of his campaign for the
Democratic nomination for
Governor of North Carolina.
The opening rally was held in
McDonald’s home county at
the Forsyth courthouse. J. H.
Early, prominent local bus
inessman and church leader
presided. “The one purpose of
my administration as Governor
will be to help build a greater
North Carolina,” said McDon
ald. “Increased farm income, a
higher wage level, better health
and hospitalization, better
public schools, better roads, in
dustrial expansion, better
state services in every field,
constant and emphatic pro
■ gress along all these lines will
be the goal of North Carolina
throughout my four years as
Governor.”
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
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From
the
State
and
Nation
NATIONAL
The death toll of storms rose
to 46 Tuesday night as weather
disturbances swept over wide
areas of the south, central and
Rocky Mountain states. More
than 150 persons were injured.
Arkansas was the hardest hit,
counting 34 dead due to the
scattered tornadoes. Six per
sons were killed in Ft. Wayne,
Ind., by a wall which fell be
fore a high wind and trapped
employees of a bank. One per
son was killed by wind storms
in Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas,
Kentucky, Georgia and Ten
nessee. Other tornadoes caus
ing considerable property dam
age, hit Kansas.
NEW YORK, April 11. — A
fourth term for President
Roosevelt was endorsed to
night by Senate Democratic
Leader Alben W. Barkley, who
hailed the administration’s
record as the greatest in the
nation’s history and challeng
ed Republican critics to come
out in the open and specify
what portions of the new deal
program they would repeal or
nuljify. Addressing a Brooklyn
Democratic meeting, he said
the Democrats “are not afraid
to submit our record to the
American people and ask them
to pass judgment upon it” at
the November elections.
WASHINGTON, April 11.—
Selective Service Director Lew
is B. Hershey today limited to
14 the general fields of critical
activities—other than agricul
ture — In which men under 26
may be considered for draft
deferments. He notified state
draft directors that they may
recommend deferments for
men under 26 only if they are
employed in such activities. All
other men under 26 not engag
ed in the designated activities
> are subject to immediate draft.
(Continued on last page, 1st Sec )
MANY MEN ARE
RECLASSIFIED
Largest Group Is Placed In
Class 1-A By Surry
Draft Board No. 2
SEVERAL ARE PUT IN 4-F
A number of selective service
registrants have been reclassified
by the Surry draft board No. 2
during the past week. The list, as
announced by the board, follows:
Prom class 2-A (necessary civil
ian work) to 1-A (available for
military service): William E.
Davis, Cranford R. Gravitt,
Wilbur G. Carter, Edward J.
Wagoner, Lawrence H e m r i c,
Charlie L. Owens, Willie W. Wiles,
Fredrick S. Burcham, William R.
Byrd, Raymond V. Holder, Quil
ler A. Laster, Robert G. Snow,
Robert E. Wooten, Low M. Lowe,
James M. Lyon, Lonnie R. Baker,
Henry C. Wood, Blan D. Cocker
ham, Leslie M. Myers, Alfred D.
McCoin.
From class 2-B (in war work),
to 1-A: Marvin C. Eury, Cling
man L. Johnson, John R. Tucker,
Paul G. Watson, Foley F. Evans.
From Class 1-A to 4-F (unfit
for military service): James C.
Brendle, Archie G. Ziglar, Floyd
F. Dalton, Masten Simmons, Ker
mit P. Davis, Wilbur J. Reid,
Roby M. Nelson.
Men placed in class 1-C (in
ducted into military service):
Joseph H. Key, Samuel C. Mc
Creary, Sam Brooks, Tom B.
Scott, William H. Windsor, Tom
D. Lewis, Woodrow W. Wiles,
James M. Cave, John P. Bedwell,
Vince S. Boyles, Wendell R. Law
son, Claude C. Stuart, Fred A.
Collips.
Other reclassifications were:
Claude E. Flincham from 4-D
(minister or ministerial student)
to 1-A; Noah A. Marshall from
3-A (dependency) to 1-A; James
C. Vahhoy from 1-A to 2-C (agri
cultural worker); William T.
Chappell from 1-A to 1-A-H
(over 38 years of age); Walter I.
Akers from 1-A to 2-B (in war
work); and Gurney F. Bledsoe
from 1-A to 3-D (extreme hard
ship to dependents).
Porter J. Coe, newly registered,
was put in Class 1-A.
YADKIN MEN
PUT INI-A
Large Number Made Avail
able For Military Service
By Draft Board
OTHERS ARE CLASSIFIED
The following list was classified
at a meeting of the Yadkin Se
lective Service Board last week:
1-A—Lawrence Holden Hutch
ens, Rt. 2, Yadkinville; Bruce
Vestal, Rt. 1, East Bend; Nelson
Columbus Holcomb, Rt. 1, Boon
ville; John Buford Steelman, Rt.
1, Hamptonville; Charlie Creed
Hall, Cycle; Troy Monroe Vestal,
Boonville; James Hobert Line
berry, Rt. 1, East Bend; Milas
Clarence Sparks, Cycle; Levi Tul
bert, Rt. 1, Hamptonville; John
Henry Taylor, Rt. 2, East Bend;*
Charles Isaac Miller, Rt. 1, Cana;
Fred Ernest Parker, Rt. 2, Boon
ville; Bernard Murry Matthews,
(Continued on last page, this sec.)
REV. W.M. SMITH
PASSES AFTER
BRIEFJLLNESS
Was General Superintendent
of Hospital Here
DEATH CAME FRIDAY
Had Been Resident of Elkin
Since October, 1942; Wife
and Daughter Survive
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Rev. Walter Moore Smith, 57,
general superintendent of Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital here,
passed away at the hospital on
Friday morning at 7 o’clock fol
lowing a brief critical illness.
Mr. Smith had been a resident
of Elkin since October 1942, and
during that short time had en
deared himself to all with whom
he came in contact by his deep
spiritual character and sincerity.
We was born near Ramseur, a
son of the late John Smith and
Mrs. Sallie Brower Smith, and
was educated for the ministry at
Trinity College, now Duke Uni
versity. He joined the Western
North Carolina Methodist con
ference in 1912. His first pastor
ate was at Burnsville, and suc
cessive pastorates were at West
Salem, Winston-Salem; Ruffin,
Ramseur, Franklin, Albemarle,
Wesley Heights, Charlotte, where
under his leadership the present
church was erected, from there to
Belmont and Newton, and lastly
to Burkhead in Winston-Salem,
coming from there to Elkin as
hospital superintendent.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Pearl Lyon of Win
ston-Salem, and one daughter,
Mrs. Lawrence Chandler of Chat
tanooga, Term.; four brothers,
Alfred Smith and Ray Smith of
Siler City; Glenn Smith and
George Smith of Liberty, and one
sister, Mrs. W. C. McPherson, al
so of Liberty.
Funeral rites were held Satur
(Continued on last page. 1st Sec.)
May 15-16 Register
For Canning Sugar
A special registration for can
ning sugar, to supplement the
spare sugar stamp in War Ration
Book 4, will be held here on May
15 and 16, according to officials
of the local rationing board.
Definite instructions as to reg
istration procedure will be an
nounced in a later issue of The
Tribune.
Tar Heels Enjoy Camel-Drawn Hayride
North Carolinians in New Delhi, India, including Captain J. R. Burcham, of Elkin, recently enjoyed
a camel-drawn hayride to the Hauz Kauz Palace near that town, which was arranged by the Red Cross.
Pictured above en route to the famous ruins are, left to right: Major Itimous Valentine, Nashville;
Miss Monty Phillips, ARC; Miss Betty Moreton, ARC; Chaplain (Lt. Col.) B. S. Beach, Raleigh; Cap
tain K. H. Brockwell, Raleigh; Miss Jean Sexton, ARC; Capt. J. R. Burcham, Elkin; Capt. Sam Way,
Rocky Mount; First Lieutenant Hazel Dean, ARC, Greensboro and Oxford; and Lieut. Norma Schwal
len, ARC. Sgt. John Derr, of Greensboro, sports editor of the CBI Roundup, theater paper, is riding
the camel.—V. S. Signal Corps Photo.
Passes Friday
Rev. Walter M. Smith, 57,
passed away here Friday morn
ing following a brief illness.
General Superintendent of
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hos
pital since October, 1942, Rev.
Mr. Smith had endeared him
self to all with whom he came
in contact. Funeral rites were
held Saturday afternoon.
HALT INDUCTION
THOSE OVER 26
Local Boards In State Order
ed To Stop Pre-Induc
tion Exams
IN ESSENTIAL SERVICE
State selective service head
quarters said Monday that local
boards advised they had Ijalted
the induction and pre-induction
examinations of men 26 and over
who were contributing to the war
effort.
Local boards filed with state
headquarters the number of men
sent to induction centers but
those figures were not made pub
lic. Quotas generally were not be
ing filled, but that was predicted
in view of the week-end order
halting the drafting of men in
the 26-up bracket.
Maj. Charles Jonas said that in
many instances men who had
been ordered to report Monday
were sent back home.
Jonas emphasized, however,
that the order was “purely tem
porary” and that the processing
of men up to 30 years of age
would follow, presumably in a
short while.
In some instances, he said, men
over 26, even though engaged in
essential activity, may be drafted
if the local board so recommends
and approval is given by the state
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CHAS.R. HANES
AWARDED DSC
FOR HEROISM
Met Death In Italy After
Wiping Out Emplacement
CITED BY GEN. CLARK
Conducted “Devastating Sin
gle-Handed Blows” Against
German Gunners
MADE HOME IN ELKIN
The War Department has an
nounced that Private Charles R.
Hanes, employed here by the Chat
h a m Manufacturing Company
prior to his induction into the
army, has been posthumously
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroism
in action.
Private Hanes met his death
September 13, 1943, in Italy, after
he had wiped out a German ma
chine gun nest.
Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark,
commander of the Fifth Army,
cited Private Hanes for “extra
ordinary heroism in action”
against the Germans in heavy
fighting near Altavilla, Italy, last
September.
The official citation read in
part:
“On Sept. 13, 1943, in the vicin
ity of Altavilla, Italy, Private
Hanes, moving well forward of his
platoon, advanced toward an en
emy machine-gun position. In the
face of concentrated machine-gun
and rifle fire from the enemy em
placement, Private Hanes, by us
ing hand grenades, killed the crew
and destroyed the emplacement.
“Having accomplished this dan
gerous task, he again moved for
ward aggressively, determined to
continue his devastating, single
handed blows against the enemy
until he was struck by a burst of
machine-gun fire and mortally
wounded.
“Private Hanes’ indomitable
courage and determination to de
feat the enemy despite such over
whelming odds will always be an
inspiration’to those who witnessed
his valorous deeds.”
Private Hanes/32, was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex S. Hanes,
of Winston-Salem. For the past
several years prior to his induction
he and his wife, Mrs. Delphine C.
Hanes, had made their home here.
He was inducted by the Surry
draft board.
The Jarboa which looks and
leaps like an 8 in. kangaroo has
excited the interest of American
soldiers in North Africa.
Liberation Of Area
Within Few Days] Is
Promised By Russia
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Hero
Private Charles R. Hanes, of
Elkin, has been awarded post
humously the Distinguished
Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action, the War De
partment has announced. Ad
vancing well ahead of his pla
toon against the Germans in
Italy, he ,viped out a German
machine gun emplacement with
grenades in the face of concen
trated rifle and machine gun
fire, and was advancing toward
another when he was mortally
wounded by a burst of machine
gun fire. He was killed in Sep
tember, 1943.
ELKIN WOMAN
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Lesbia Phipps Bryant,
Dies At Home of Daugh
ter, Mrs. H. P. Graham
FUNERAli HELD FRIDAY
Mrs. Lesbia Phipps Bryant, 77,
widow of John Bryant, passed
away Wednesday evening at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. P.
Graham, and Mr. Graham on
Gwyn Avenue, following a critical
illness of several weeks which be
gan with pneumonia.
Mrs. Bryant was a native of
Bridle Creek, Va., and a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Phipps.
For several years she and her
husband resided in Texas, but
since his death she made her
home here with Mrs. Graham,
who was her only daughter. Dur
ing her residence here she en
deared herself to many friends.
Brief rites were held Friday
morning at 10:30 at the Graham
home on Gwyn Avenue, in charge
of Dr. J. L. Stokes, 2nd, pastor of
the Methodist church, and the
funeral proper was held Friday
afternoon at 2:30 at Bridle Creek
Methodist church, Virginia.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Graham, two sons, Joe
P. Bryant of Atlanta, Georgia, and
John C. Bryant of Dallas, Texas;
four grandchildren, one of whom
is in New Guinea; two sisters,
Mrs. French Wampler of Bridle
Creek, Virginia, and Mrs. J. E.
Lipscomb of Austin, Texas, and
one brother, J. A. Phipps, of Ga
lax, Virginia.
Dr. Franklin To Go
Into Army April 21
Dr. R. B. C. Franklin, who has
headed the Surry county health
department for the past five
years, will leave his post on or
about April 21 to report to the
army at Carlisle Barracks, Pa.,
where he will receive his training
in the medical corps. He will en
ter the army as a first lieutenant.
In announcing his acceptance
by the army, Dr. Franklin ex
pressed his regrets at having to
leave Surry and his health work.
During his stay in the county he
has made an excellent record and
a host of friends.
GREAT ASSAULT
BY AIR PASSES
100-HOUR MARK
Bombers Stream Over Europe
In Unending Assault
FOLLOW R. A. F. RAID
Allied Bombers Drop 11,200
Tons of Bombs Since
Last Saturday
COMMUNICATIONS H IT
Moscow, April 12.—Red Annies
are sweeping through the Crimea
at a pace promising its complete
liberation in a matter of days af
ter winning the bulk of its north
ern quarter and half the Kerch
peninsula in a lightning cam
paign, Soviet front dispatches
said today.
Reports from the Black Sea
front said there was no sign that
the estimated 150,000 Germans
and Rumanians in the Crimea
had the heart for a fight like the
famous Russian stand at Sevasto
pol despite a purported order by
Adolf Hitler to hold the peninsula
at all cost.
Other military dispatches re
ported that Soviet troops who
reached the Czechoslovak frontier
had captured half a dozen towns
described as “actually the key to
the heart of the Carpathians.”
London, April 12.—The greatest
air assault in history passed the
100-hour mark today as miles
long processions of bombers
streamed out toward Europe in the
wake of R. A. F. night raiders that
ripped the invasion defense rail
way junction of Aachen with
1,680 tons of explosive and fire
bombs.
German radio broadcasts re
porting that Allied bomber for
mations also were over southeast
ern Germany today, indicating
that American Flying Portresses
or Liberators from Italy may have
joined in the heavy preinvasion
aerial bombardment of the Reich.
American and British bombers
from Britian alone since Saturday
have dropped more than 11,200
tons of bombs on German aircraft
plants and key communications
centers in Germany, Prance and
Belgium, both of which must be
knocked out or at least severly
damaged in advance of the open
ing of a western front.
MEETING HERE
IS UNDER WAY
Dr. Harry Black, Noted Evan
gelist, Conducting Services
At Pilgrim Church
STUDENT OF PROPHECY
Dr. Harry Black, Methodist
minister, known as “America’s
Newsboy Evangelist,’’ began a
series of services at the Pilgrim
church here Tuesday evening
which will continue through
April 23.
The public has been extended
a cordial invitation to attend the
services and here Dr. Black, an
internationally known evangelist,
has has preached in many coun
tries throughout the world, and
has numbered among his congre
gations such prominent personali
ties as Mme Chiang Kai Shek,
wife of the president and war
leader of China.
Dr. Black is now devoting a
major part of his time to the
study of Bible Prophecy.
Daily evening services begin at
8:00 o’clock.