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The Elkin Tribune
VOL. NO. XXXII. No. 26
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944
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18 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
Voters To Go To Polls Saturday In Primary Election
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BITTER CONTEST
FOR GOVERNOR
TO BEDECIDED
Cherry and McDonald Mak
ing Active Campaigns
TO NAME CONGRESSMAN
Polls Here To Be Located In
City Hall; Will Open
At 6:30 A. M.
ABANDON SUNUP BASIS
Saturday the claims and coun
ter claims of opposing candidates
will die away for a brief while as
the voters go to the polls in the
Democratic primary to choose the
men they think best qualified to
carry their party’s banner in tfte
November general election.
Both locally and throughout
the state, main interest is center
ed in the race for governor, with
Major Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia,
and Ralph W. McDonald, of Win
ston-Salem, the chief contenders.
Olla Ray Boyd, of Pine town, has
confined his activities chiefly to
the eastern part of the state and
has done no active campaigning
in this section.
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Hoey, of Shelby, and Cameron
Morrison, of Charlotte, have
made state-wide campaigns in the
race for the U. S. Senate seat now
held by Robert R. Reynolds. Mar
vin Rich, Charlotte attorney, has
also campaigned actively. Other
candidates are Arthur Simmons,
of Burlington and Washington,
and Giles Yoeman Newton, of
Gibson.
Perhaps of equal interest here
to the gubernatorial race is that
for the Fifth District seat in Con
gress now held by Rep. John Fol
ger, of Mount Airy. Mr. Folger
faces opposition from another
Surry county native, J. N. (Buck)
Freeman, who has waged an ac
tive campaign throughout the
district.
The race for state officers sees
three incumbent officials with op
position. Secretary of State Thad
Eure is being opposed by W. N.
Crawford, of Greensboro; State
Auditor George Ross Pou has op
position in Fred S. Hunter, of
Huntersville, and Charles John
son, State Treasurer, is being op
posed by L. J. Phipps, of Chapel
* Hill.
In the race for lieutenant gov
ernor, three Democrats are each
seeking the nomination. They
are W. I. Halstead, Elizabeth City;
L. Y. Ballentine, Fuquay, and J.
T. Lydia, Greensboro.
In the Republican primary, lo
cal voters will choose only one
candidate, that for the nomina
tion for lieutenant governor. R.
L. Lovelace, of Elkin; George L.
Greene, of Marshall, and A.
Harold Morgan, of Smithfield, are
each candidates for this office.
The polls here will be located as
usual at the Elkin Fire Depart
ment, and will open at 6:30 in the
morning and close at 6:30 in the
evening. A long-standing law un
der which polls opened at sunup
and closed at sundown has been
abandoned in favor of the hourly
basis.
Hugh Royall is registrar for
this precinct.
Surry Seaman Dies
In Italian Hospital
Charlie A. Johnson, utility man
in the Merchant Marine, son of
Mrs. Nelia Johnson and the late
D. L. Johnson, of Dobson, Route
2, died in a hospital in Bari,
Italy, on May 9, from injuries
suffered in an accident, his
mother has been notified.
No details of the accident were
| received by Mrs. Johnson.
Johnson was a graduate of
Copeland high school and prior
to entering the Merchant Marine
in November 1943, was employed
at Newport News, Va. He receiv
ed his training at Sheepshead
Bay, New York.
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CLASS OF ’44, ELKIN HIGH SCHOOL
Pictured below are members of the Elkin graduating class who are to receive their
diplomas next Monday evening at exercises which will feature the commncement ad
dress by Judge Johnson J. Hayes. Graduates pictured are, left to right, first row: Jane Ann Collins, Betty McNeely, Virginia Graham, Betty Long,
Nancy Harris, Mattie Lee Johnson, Louise Adams, Stella Collins, Ella Collins, Mozelle Oliver, Peggy Lipeberry. Second row: Rachel Gentry, Pauline
Blevins, Maretha Ball, Claudine Gentry, Mildred Freeman, Frances Barnette, Dorothy Layell, Evelyn Rhyne, Lucille Beulin, Mary Vance McAdams,
Frances Lovelace, Janice Jennings. Third row: Mollie Dobbins, Jean Parnell, Wilda Owens, Willie Mae Dorsett, Juanita Tharpe, Mary Windsor,
Mabel Leeper, Hazel Tulbert, Estelle Carter, Betty Ann Combs. Fourth row: Errol Hayes, Jr., John Moseley, Harvey Baker, Jr., Sidney Fletcher,
Bobby Park, Jim Garland, Ira Yates, Jr., Jim Hanks. Although not pictured here, Ralph Laffoon, now a member of the U. S. Marines, will be present
to receive his diploma, having been given a furlough from his station at Cherry Point. The class mascots, pictured in front, are “Butch” Eller, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Eller, and Katie Jo McAdams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark McAdams.
Surry War Loan Quota
Is Set At $1,600,000
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Johnson Named
Chairman of
Elkin District
At a meeting held at the Y.
M. C. A. Tuesday evening, Gar
land Johnson, vice-president of
The Bank of Elkin, was elected to
act as chairman of the forth
coming Fifth War Loan Drive in
the Elkin district, which includes,
in addition to Elkin township,
those of Marsh and Bryan.
Selected to aid Mr. Johnson in
this task were R. W. Harris, who
will direct the drive in the Chat
ham Manufacturing Company,
and D. G. Smith and Claude Far
rell, who will take charge of the
drive in the Elkin business dis
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Cub Scout Pack To
Meet This Evening
A reorganization meeting of the
Club Scout Pack will be held this
evening (Thursday) at 8 o’clock
at the City Hall.
Dr. J. L. Stokes, II, is Cubmas
ter and Claude Farrell, assistant.
Other officers are Earl James,
chairman pack committee, with
Dixie Graham and Tom Roth as
assistants; Peyton Smith and
Ketchel Adams, den chiefs; Mrs.
James Atwell, den mother, den
dads, Edwin Harris, Dixie Gra
ham and Tom Roth.
Members of the pack prior to
the disbanding of the group were:
Clyde Long, Jr., Chas. Fletcher,
A. D. Cockerham, Chas. Graham,
Tommy James, Abe Harris, Dan
ny Parks, John McPhail, Jr., Joe
Salmons, Eddie Hatch, Dale Ald
ridge, Louis Neaves, Dickie Og
burn, Tom Roth, Jr., John Atwell,
David Causey, Dickie Minnish,
Bobby Eidson, Stephen Morrisett,
Jr., Chas. Ashby, Jr., and Bill Al
len.
All interested parties are asked
to attend the meeting this even
ing.
LATE
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
From
the
State
and
Nation
STATE
DURHAM, May 23. — An
army mine detactor was used
unsuccessfully today in an ef
fort to find the body of Mrs.
Edward M. Jewett, 67, wealthy
Boonville, Mo., woman, in near
by Eastwood lake and officers
said a professional diver from
Newport News, Va., would ex
plore the 60-acre expanse to
morrow. Meantime, uncom
municative Edward Jewett
Martin, 24, her grandson, was
held on an open charge with
out privilege of bail in jail
here. Martin’s attorney, Vic
tor S. Bryant, Durham, well
known in the state’s political
circles, said neither he nor his
client had a statement. Mar
tin, of Charlotte, is classified
4-F in the draft.
NATIONAL
AUSTIN, Texas, May 23.—
For the first time in recent
history, Texas today had two
rival, Irreconcilable Democratic
conventions. The party was
sharply split on the question
of whether or not to send a
delegation to the national con
vention instructed for renom
ination of President Roosevelt.
A caucus of Roosevelt Demo
crats who walked out on the
state convention grew into a
full - fledged convention by
passing a resolution to that ef
fect offered by Alvin J. Wirtd,
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MANY MEN ARE
RECLASSIFIED
Large Number Are Given
Agricultural Deferments
By Draft Board 2
SOME ARE PUT IN 4-F
A long list of selective reclassi
fications has been released by
Surry County Local Board No. 2
in Dobson, which serves this area.
Cecil M. Hooper, Ralph Hurt,
Herman M. Hiatt, and Dick W.
Ramey were reclassified from 1
A (eligible for military service)
to 4-F (unfit for military ser
vice) .
Wellborn H. Gordon and Mon
roe D. Bledsoe were reclassified
from 2-C .agricultural deferment)
to 1-A; Buford W. Laster and
John J. Sparger were both put in
class 3-D (unusual cases of de
pendency) from 1-A; Vance A.
Cox from 1-A to 2-A (occupation
1 Qi'tYian 11 AArn
and William H. Francis were re
classified to 1-A-H (eligible for
service but over age limit); Henry
A. Cain was put in class 3-A-H,
(dependency deferment apd over
age limit).
Registrants inducted during the
week were: Hassell Taylor, Alton
Cockerham, Calvin C. France,
Bernie L. Hughes, Theodore R.
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Brendle Purchases
Liberty Warehouse
The old Liberty Warehouse
building here on East Main street,
l09ated next to the new Yadkin
river bridge and currently used by
the Chatham Manufacturing Co.,
as a storage place for raw wool,
has been sold by the Chatham
Company to F. A. Brendle & Son.
Dave Brendle, manager of the
firm, said Wednesday that the
warehouse would be used to house
his firm’s wholesale grocery bus
iness, and that quarters now used
for that purpose would probably
be converted into use as a feed
and stock room.
Mr. Brendle did not specify
the date at which the changes
will be made.
Will Observe Saturday
In Elkin As Poppy Day
Mayor Calls
On Citizens To
Observe Event
Saturday, May 27, was pro
claimed Poppy Day in Elkin by
Mayor J. R. Poindexter in a pro
clamation issued today. The May
or called upon all citizens to ob
serve the day by wearing memor
ial poppies in honor of the men
who have given their lives in the
nation’s defense.
The proclamation stated:
“Whereas, the United States of
America is again being forced to
crush powerful enemies seeking
to establish their tyranny over
the world, and
“Whereas, the young men of
Elkin again are offering their
lives in the nation’s service, and
“Whereas, the memory of those
who have given their lives is
cherished by us all and is an in
spiration to us all in these grave
days, and
“Whereas, their service and
sacrifice is symbolized by the
memorial poppy of The American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary, now therefore
“I, J. R. Poindexter, Mayor of
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Kiwanians Are To
Attend Convention
The regular Thursday evening
meeting of the Elkin Kiwanis
Club will not be held this week
inasmuch as members of the club
will attend the Kiwanis Third Di
vision Convention of the Carolin
as district at Salisbury Friday
evening.
At last week’s meeting the club
was host to the graduating class
es of the Elkin and Jonesville high
schools. The principal feature of
the program was a talk by Dr.
Mauze, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, of Winston-Salem,
which was highly interesting and
was greatly enjoyed.
Post Office
To Close At 3
Each Wednesday
F. W. Graham, Elkin post
master, announced Wednesday
morning that the post office
will close at 3:00 p. m. each
Wednesday during the summer
weeks that local stores and
other business establishments
are observing a weekly half
holiday. This decision was
made, it was said, due to the
fact that the post office busi
ness is slack while business
houses are closed.
Local garages, effective this
week, have changed their half
day closing hours from Wed
nesday noon to Saturday af
ternoon at 1:00 o’clock, due to
the fact that they can more
adequately serve their custo
mers in this way. The Satur
day closing will also prove
more convenient for their em
ployees, it was said.
MRS. J. W. GLENN
PASSES MONDAY
Formerly A Resident of Elk
in, Winston-Salem Woman
Dies At Home of Sister
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
Mrs. John W. Glenn, 63, form
erly of this city, died suddenly
Monday afternoon in Winston
Salem where she had resided since
1921.
Mrs. Glenn was visiting at the
home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
W. M. Thomas, when she was fa
tally stricken. She resided at
Twin Castle' Apartments.
Mrs. Glenn was a native of
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U. S. TROOPS
SLASH OUT TO
CUT HIGHWAY
Is Primary Retreat Route
For 17 Nazi Divisions
GERMANS HARD PRESSED
Armored Forces Bend Back
Enemy’s Coastal Wing
On The Main Front
GUNS HEARD IN ROME
Allied Headquarters, Naples,
May 24.—American troops smash
ing more than a mile through the
breached German ring around the
Anzio beachhead have cut the Ap
pian Way southeast of Cistema,
primary retreat route for 17 Nazi
divisions being battered back in
blazing battles on the main Ital
ian front, it was revealed today.
Allied troops fanning out in a
generally northeastern direction a
little more than 20 miles below
Rome slashed through the maze
of German defenses at several
places in a swiftly developing
threat to trap the hard-pressed
Nazi forces bearing the brunt of
a full-scale offensive by the Fifth
and Eighth Armies to the south
east.
United States armored forces
bending back the coastal wing of
the German defenses on the main
front captured Monte Crose,
which dominates the anchor base
of Terracina and teamed with the
French to capture the key towns
of Pico and Lenola to the north.
At the northeastern end of the
main front the Canadian corps of
the Eighth Army, in action as a
unit for the first time, blasted a
breach in the last segment of the
Hitler line in violent fighting
against the stiff opposition.
(The British radio reported
that the Americans held more
than a mile of the Appian Way
just below Cisterna, German bas
tion anchoring the defenses be
fore the northeast comer of the
beachhead, and one U. S. unit
was within half a mile of the
town square).
(A German war correspondent
was quoted as reporting that the
thunder of guns in the beachhead
battle was heard clearly in Rome,
but “the people are calm.”)
CHURCHES PLAN
UNION MEETING
Will Hear Baccalaureate Ser
mon By Dr. J. Lem Stokes,
II, At The School
FINALS MONDAY P. M.
A union service of the churches
of the city will be held Sunday
evening at 8:30 o’clock to hear
the baccalaureate sermon by Dr.
J. L. Stokes, n, pastor of the
Methodist church, which will in
augurate the commencement pro
gram of the city schools.
Cl^ss Day exercises will be held
in the traditional custom on
Monday morning at 10:30. Miss
Nancy Harris is valedictorian of
the class and Miss Mable Leeper,
salutatorian.
The final exercise of the com
mencement will be held Monday
evening at 8:30 when diplomas
are presented to the forty-two
members of the graduating class.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes of Wil
kesboro and Greensboro, will de
liver the commencement address.
All of the programs will be at
the elementary school auditorium.
Rank Will Observe
May 30 As Holiday
The Bank of Elkin will be clos
ed on Tuesday, May 30, in ob
servance of Memorial Day. Other
business houses will remain open.