PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,1945
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WASHINGTON, Jam. 2. — A
young man in nazi party uni
form strolled down Pennsyl
vania avenue at noon today. He
"lasted” just one block and a
half. Two FBI agents executed
sharp flanking movements,
grabbed the lad and started
nfriMnr questions. It was an ex
periment by the Washington
Elb" trig- Star to demonstrate
thw alertness of the capital
population. Gordon Shorb, a
copy boy, wore the uniform
picked up as a souvenir by a
Gi in Europe. The khaki uni
forai was complete with an
armband swastika. Pedestrians
stared at it but no one started
anytbftn*. The lad sainted an
armylmajor, who returned the
salute. Then young Shorb stop
ped to Hght a cigarette, near
the justice department build
ing. that’s when two of J. Ed
gar Hoover’s boys got curious.
CHICAGO, Jalk 2.—The ar
my today discharged 11 offi
cials of Montgomery Ward and
company in seven cities, a fed
eral mtetJury began an in
spute
mail
and
vesttgatioj
which led
during a day
pKnewed activity in the con
Bmy, with orders and
Barges coming thick and fast
Him Chicago headquarters of
B|fc Gen. Joseph W. Bryon,
qpiiliary manager who took ov
er Thursday under presidential
seizure order. The 11 company
officials were discharged be
cause, General Bryon sold, they
refused Mumpente and accept
army uBameni to continue
their Jsss tender Uncle Sam.
Pr^dBent Roosevelt acknowl
edged today that there are
Milfiu important ^differences
among the allledafjiirers and
impUadL Giat thaJBneern the
trrri
ijSwpnv<>r- he
h ’tMaesn’t hope
forth
* , Prime
aBwfcd Premier
Stflln, ' a rough
baofcgipuud meeting in
response to KbHHpfire of news
conference quu§SKms. the Presi
dent declared the allies
pave a pretty good set ,pf prin
ciples but that they are differ
ently interpreted In different
Countries and under the cir
cumstances, he said, you do the
PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 2.—A
lone Japanese plane dropped a
single bomb on American air
Installations at Saipan Mon
day, and Liberators of the stra
tegic air force bombed Iwo
Jlma Sunday for the 25th con
secutive day, Pacific fleet head
quarters reported today. Adra.
Chester W. Nimitx’s communi
que said the enemy raider, a
twin-engined bomber, failed to
pause damage. B-29 Superfor
tress installations of the 21st
bomber command presumably
Rare the intended targets, al
though the announcement did
nqt make this clear. It was the
eighth raid on Saipan by the
Weay since the - Superforts
based there began attacking
the Japanese homeland. On
December 24, four of 16 to 25
enemy planes were shot down,
had on December 26 two of
■even Japanese aircraft ‘were
rERNATIONAL
LONDON, Jan. 2. — Almost
It blocks of buildings in bat
red Budapest wjre in Russian
mds today as red' army storm
oops continued to blast their
ay into the capitdl street by
re<l and house-Jhy house,
udug at ‘ annlHMKm of ,e^>
KnXED IN ACTION—Corporal
William W. Bentley, 26, only
son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Bent
ley of Honda, was killed in ac
tion in France December 4, his
parents have been notified by
the War Department. He entered
the army November 23, 1943
and trained at Fort Knox, Ky.
and Fort Meade, Md. He went
overseas last May with an
armored tank unit. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Flor
ence M. Bentley; three sons, all
of North Wilkesboro; his pa
rents and one sister, Miss Grace
Dean Bentley of Honda.
HUSBAND LOCAL
GIRL'CASUALTY
Private Warren W. Brown,
Reported Missing, Is Said
Killed In Action
NOTIFY) BY WAR^MSPT.
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The f ormefc'Mlss Sarah Pardue
of this city has been notified by*
the War Department that her
husband, Private Warren W.
Brown, 24, was killed in action in
France on November 17th.
Private Brown had previously
been reported missing in action
'and the report of his death was
received Tuesday morning. He
had been in the service for about
two and a half years and has been
on overseas duty since August of
last year. He served with the
90th Division of the Third Army.
Young Brown was educated in
the schools of - S*$. Dieg^jiCfLli
fomia, and came to North Caro
lina for a part of his Army train
ing.
Surviving in addition to his
wife are a son, Warren, Jr., who is
seven months old, and his mother,
Mrs. Ethel Williams Brown of
San Diego.
FEBRUARY 15TH
IS FINAL DATE
Performance Reports By
Farmers Must Be In By
That Time, Tilley Says
DETERMINES PAYMENTS
February 15, 1945 is the last
date on which performance re
ports may be filed as a basis for
making a net payment to pro
ducers on 1944 applications for
payment, J. A. Tilley, Chairman.
Surry County Triple-A Commit
tee, announced here today.
“Payment of 1944 applications
is to be completed during the ear
ly months of 1945, therefore, it is
necessary that performance re
ports be filed early in order to.
provide opportunity for timely
preparation and audit in the
county and State Offices," he
stated.
Mr. Tilley pointed out that ap
plications for payments based on
performance reports filed after
the closing date may be processed
for payment only if it is determin
ed by the State Committee, on
recommendation of the county
committee, that the producer was
prevented from filing within the
specified time (1) because he was
a member of the armed forces, or
<2)., because of prolonged illness.
“All eligible farmers who have
not already filed performance re
ports and signed applications for
aaymsmt. are. urged to dio so at
dnce.ft he, declared. “Meetings
have /been scheduled in each,
township to be held on January g
A. L BUTLER IS
NEW PRESIDENT
OF CHATHAM CO.
Commander Chatham Named
Chairman of Board
MEETING HELD FRIDAY
W. R. Hartness Is Named
Treasurer; Other Officials
Are Announced
WITH COMPANY 25 YEARS
In a board meeting of the Chat
h a m Manufacturing Company
held here Friday, Commander
Thurmond Chatham, president of
the company, was elected chair
man of the board of directors and
A. L. Butler was advanced from
executive vice-president to the
presidency.
W. R. Hartness was named
treasurer, an office heretofore
held by Commander Chatham
along with the presidency.
The board chairmanship is a
new office.
Mr. Butler has been associated
with Chatham for 25 years and
has been in active charge of tl>e
company as executive vice-presi
dent since Commander ClMgham
entered the the
out&reafc ©f<,408i**wa3£ 1 He joined
the companies secretary to the
late President flfugh’ Chatham,
later ' became secretary of the
company, then vice-president and
executive vice-president.
Other officers named at Fri
day’s meeting were:
T. J. Sheehe, of New York, and
W. A. Neaves, of this citfc re
elected vice-presidents; J. W. Ij.
Benson, of this city, vice-presi
dent, and Miss Eleanor S. Taylor,
Of Winston-Salem, who was form
erly assistant vice-president, vice
president; R. W. Harris, of Elkin,
re-elected, general superintendent;
H. C. Graham, of Elkin, re-elected
secretary; N. J. Blackwood, of
Elkin, re-eleckfed assistant treas
urer, and Charles F. Dixon, of
Elkin, assistant secretary.
Commander Chatham, who is
now stationed in Washington
after a period of service in the
South Pacific, presided over the
meeting and in a short talk ad
dressed to stockholders, attribut
ed “ a big share of our success” to
Mr. Butler.
"After 25 years of happy asso
ciation,” Commander Chatham
asserted, "I am proud that the full
direction of our company is being
taken over by Albert Butler.
"We have seen our company
grow and prosper. We have been
more like a big family than any
thing else — a family where we
have tried to understand each
other’s problems and work them
out within our family. We have
had our ups and downs, and
whether we were up or whether
we were down, all have shared—
and shared alike—the good and
the bad. We have known each
other, believed in each other and
consequently have done well.
“A big share of our success is
due to Albert Butler. He has
grown up with us, worked with us,
believed in us, and has never,
never veered from his course—the
well-being of our company, and
consequently all of us.
"Our new president will con
tinue to have our co-operation,
loyalty and affection. He will
carry on the policies which have
enabled us to grow into a great
manufacturing concern, whose
products are truly ‘all wool and
nation-wide.’ I speak for all of
you in wishing him every success.”
Police Make 456
Arrests In 1944
A total of 456 arrests here were
made by Elkin police during 1944,
Chief of Police Corbett Wall said
Wednesday.
Of this number, Chief Wall said,
the majority were for public
drunkenness. Traffic violations
and affrays were responsible fox
the other cases.
Court Is To
convene January 8
The January term of Surry su
perior court for the trial of crim
inal cases will set under way s<
LT. GEORGE D. HUGHES—
above, aim of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Hughes, of Elkin, and a brother
of Mrs. Evelyn Essick, who with
her mother, runs the Evelyn’s
dress duo here, has been
awarded a certificate of valor
in recognition of courageous
service - in aerial combat, by'
Major General Nathan F. Twin
ing, commander of the Fifteenth
Air Force. Lieut. Hughes has
been a prisoner of the- Germans
since April 2$, and the certifi
cate./was forwarded to his pa
rents here last week. Be k a
fighter pilot with 51 missions
over enemy territory, and is
holder of the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross, Air Medal with five
clusters, and the Distinguished
Merit Badge. A native of Ashe
boro, he entered service in 1942.
OFFICERS WILL
BE INSTALLED
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Kiwanians To Have Number
Of Distinguished Gusts At
Ladies Night Meeting
TO BE HELD AT Y. M. C. A.
The Elkin Kiwanis Club will in
stall new officers to serve during
1945 at its meeting at the Gilvin
Roth Y. M. C. A. this evenng
(Thursday). The meeting, to be
ladies* bight, will begin at 7:00 p.
m., 30 minutes later than the
usual meeting time.
A number of prominent Kiwan
is officials from North and South
Carolina will be present to take
part in We installation program,
with Sam D. Bundy, of Tarboro,
president of the Carolnas division,
the principal speaker and the man
who will induct the officials.
Other out-of-town guests will be
Jeff B. Bates, of Columbia, S. C.,
immediate past district governor
and treasurer of the State of
South Carolina; Dr. Charles W.
Armstrong, of Salisbury, Kiwanis
international trustee; H. W. Hen
nig, of Darlington, S. C„ secretary
of the Carolinas district, and Nat
M. Harrison, of High Point, lieu
tenant governor of this kiwanis
district.
New officers to be installed are:
T. C. McKntght, president, to suc
ceed Garland Johnson; Hoke
Henderson, vice-president, to suc
ceed Carl C. Poindexter, and Ju
lius Hall, treasurer, who will suc
ceed himself.
New directors to be installed
are: W. M. Allen, R. W. Harris, C.
H. Leary, C. N. Myers, C. C. Poin
dexter, Dr. E. L. Rice, and D. G.
Smith.
METHODISTS TO
HEAR NEW SUPT.
Rev. H. G. Allen, of Winston
Salem District, To Preach
Sunday- Morning
Rev. H. O. Allen, newly elected
superintendent of the Winston
Salem district, will make his first
visit to «e Elkin Methodist
Church on Sunday morning', Jan
uary 7th. HI will deliver the
message at the ellven o’clock hour
and conduct the <|uarteriy? con
ference immediately following the
service.
itor of the
Rev. A®r. Allen i
Expect E-Bond
Quota To Reach
Goal In Surry
Final figures on the sale of the
Sixth War Loan Bonds in Elkin
since November 1, 1944 through
December 31, totaled $360,129.00
exclusive of large cooporate pur
chasers, it was learned Wednesday
afternoon from Garland Johnson,
chairman of the local drive.
Mr. Johnson stated that E
Bond sales over the same period
have amounted to $198,029.00.
' m Surry county final official
figures will not be available until
they are released by the Federal
Reserve Bank at Richmond. How
ever, reports up to December 29
showed that Surry has more than
; doubled its over-all quota, selling
Bonds in excess of $2,700,000.00 as
compared with its quota of $1,
293,000.00. E-Bond sales had not
reached the assigned quota at the
time of this report, but W. L.
Glancy, of Mount Airy, a Sixth
War Loan official, stated that it
is hoped when the final figures
are released the E-Bond quota
would have been reached.
S. S. BENEFITS
SHOW INCREASE
Winston - Salem Area Sees
Larger Number Old Age
and Survivors Benefits
L -
PAY $25,012 MONTHLY
The number of monthly old
age and Survivors insurance bene
fits in fb/ce in the served
the Wins'ton-SaleJn office of the
Social Security Board increased
by approximately725 per cent dur
ing 1944, it was announced yester
day by E. B. Parks, Jr., manager,
in a year-end statement.
Explaining that his figures are
subject to minor revision, Parks
said 1,697 men, women and chil
dren in his area have benefits of
$25,012.17 a month — a rate of
$300,146.04 a year.
In addition to the monthly
benefits, $22,213.73 has been paid
in 1944 in lump-sum death pay
ments to persons in the Winston
Salem area, bringing the total of
such payments since 1939 to $93,
3§£.55. Lump-sums are payable
only in cases where an insured
worker is not survived by a rela
tive who can qualify for immedi
ate monthly benefits.
The service area of the Win
ston-Salem office includes For
syth, Stokes, Surry, Davie and
Yadkin counties.
The benefit payments are allo
cated as follows:
Retired workers, aged 65 or ov
er, 509; monthly benefits, $10,
159.26.
Wives,165 or over, of retired
workers, 119, monthly benefits,
$1,283.84.
(Continued on page 5, this sec.)
HAMnUNVlLLt
WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. A. A. Shore Dies Mon
day Following Illness of
Four Years
RITES HELD WEDNESDAY
Mr*. A. A. Shore, 67,- of Hamp
tonvUle, died Monday rooming at
9:30 o’clock at her home following
an illness of four years.
Mrs. Shore was bom in Yadkin
County May 10, 1877, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ireland.
She spent her entire life in Yad
kin County and was a member of
the Longtown Methodist church.
She was married 45 years ago.
The funeral was conducted at
the Ashbum Methodist church
Wednesday at noon. Rev. A. L. A.
Bumgarner and Rev. W. E. Isen
hour conducted the services and
interment was -made in the Ash
bum cemetery.
Surviving are her husband and
six children: Roy and Blum Shore,
and Mios Daisy
•yilte; Mrs,
-Saleg
»innix,
What Is Believed Will
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Battle: Reinforcements
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LIONS CLUB TO
COLLECT WASTE
GREASE SUNDAY
Town - Wide Canvass Will Be
Made In Afternoon
DESPERATELY NEEDED
Those Saving Fats Urged To
Place On Walk Near Street
For Convenience
HAS NUMEROUS USES
The Elkin Lions Club will make
a town-wide canvass here Sunday
afternoon to collect waste fats to
be used in the war effort for the
manufacture of explosives and for
other vital needs.
All citizens are urged to save
their waste fats, and to put it out
either on the front walk or in the
yard near the street so that it
may be conveniently collected on
Sunday afternoon.
The town truck will be used for
the collection, which will start at
2:00 p. m. Those who have saved
fats are asked to put it in metal
or other grease-proof containers,
but not to use glass, due to the
danger of breakage.
Demand for waste fats is run
ning far ahead of the supply, and
since the start of the war the lo
cal responsp for this Jtype of sal
vage has tff'oven very disappoint
ing. Pats are not only used in the
manufacture of glycerine, but for
medicines needed in the treat
ment of sick and wounded men.
Every citizen is urged to do his
or her full part in this vital war
salvage program.
LAST RITES FOR
YADKIN WOMAN
Mrs. W. B. Welborn, 66, Pass
es Away In Swan Creek
Section Sunday
WAS ILL FOR LONG TIME
Burial services for Mrs. W. B.
Welborn, 66, who died Sunday
night at her home in the Swan
Creek section, Jonesville, star
route, were held at the Gum Or
chard Baptist church, Surry coun
ty, Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Wal
ter Calloway, Rev. Richard Par
due, and Rev. D. G. Reece con
ducted the service.
Mfs. Wellborn had been ill for
nine 'months prior to her death.
She was born in Surry county on
December 21, 1878, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Smith. Her
husband, Willie B. Welborn, died
in 1933. Mrs. Welborn had re
sided in Yadkin county for 12
years.
Survivors include five children:
Mrs. Ray Cheek, Edward Welborn,
Mrs. Curtis Sechrest, Miss Martha
Welborn and Mrs. Emma Boles,
all of Jonesville; one brother,
Ephriam Smith of Dobson; two
half sisters, Mrs. Ellen Laster of
Elkin and Miss Betty Smith of
Jonesville and Ita^gr andchildren.
Proper
Must L
During
Kg, which got
Kughout the
I will continue
[ 31. All per
! holdings must
this period,
vs are required
d county etffic
jill citiiena to
early in order
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county
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WOUNDED AGAIN —• Private
Aubrey A. Church was wounded
for the second time In Germany
November 13, relatives have
been notified by the War De
partment. He received his first
wound in Germany on Septem
ber 19, a shrapnel wound over
the right eye. He has been
awarded the Purple Heart with
an Oak Leaf Cluster. Young
Church is a nephew of Mrs.
Granville Church of ElUn, with
whom he made his home for a
number of yean. He attended
the city schools and was em
ployed at Chatham Manufac
turing Company prior to enter
ing the army on November 20,
1943. He has served Overseas
since June, 1944. Private
Church is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cht
is married to the for
Mary Nell Cryselof *
in the post war period, Neill M.
Smith, Surry county farm agent,
has announced.
The census enumerators for
Surry have already been selected,
and in order for them to become
fully acquainted with the Job they
will have to do w?il attend a spec
ial school for Census enumerators
which is being held at the Mount
Airy city hall. The school began
Wednesday and will continue
through today and Friday under
the direction of T. H. Street, local
superintendent, district No. 4 of
North Carolina.
An advisory committee within
the county is being named Mr.
Smith said, to cooperate in the
improvement of the census, which
must be as complete and accurate
as possible.
Final Rites Held
For A. L. Triplett
Funeral services for A. Lincoln
Triplett, 55, of Jonesville, Route 1,
who died Tuesday at the Hugh
Chatham Memorial Hospital here
were held at the Oak Ridge
Church in Wilkes County Wed
nesday morning at .11 o’clock.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Triplett of Wilkes Couhty.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Fannie Baldwin Triplett; and two
daughters, Mrs. Estelle Bell of
North Wllkesboro, and Mis. Paul
Pardue of this city; six sens,' Ros
coe, Talamdge, Robert, Cicero, and
Jesse Triplett, all of -Jottesville;
Harless Triplett of Pennsylvania;
and Eugene Triplett of Honda,
Girl Bus Driver
Said Most S
Nelson
TO START FA*
CENSUS JANl
Work on the Federal Farm Cen
sus is to begin in Surry county
anil throughout the nation on
Monday, January 8, and will as
semble a tremendous amount of
information which will be needed
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Germans Digging In
Surprise Offensive
PATTON’S MEN G
Third Army Artillery|j|p
Rotting Bombardment
Across Corridor
WORK TO MEET
the Sie£$|jjft|
weeks ag$|i{
four miles cl
were racing *
ernmost posl
their new del
center of the ArdemHfc sv?'i.j
Everywhere arouna^p#«
the salient the GennH|j|
back on the defensive, dlgp,
on the northwestern andsf
western shoulders and yie
ground in some sectors of
southern flank to permit tra
of reserves to more exposed t
Censorship ltmitedvspecul
on German troop movement
side the pocket, but spokesme
knowledged the enemy ac
was primarily defensive aac
Nazis obviously were preparii
meet some kind of Allied thi
(A compilation Of headqua
(Continued on page eight;
The Morrisett Company, of
Winston-Salem, Is SoW
To Organization
OPERATE STORE HERE
The Morrisett
Winston-Salem's
menfc stores fife? t
has been
which operates «
Hickory, North ‘
Statesville. ; ^
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