Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
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ELKIN
The Best Little Tews
In North Carolina
VOL. NO, XXXIII No. 20
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1945
$e.00 PER YEAR
14 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
REPORTED MISSING—Second
Lieutenant John V. Martin,
husband of the former Miss
Frances Darnell, of this city,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
E. Martin, also of this city, has
been reported missing in action
In Germany since March 19.
He entered the Army in Nov
ember, 1943, and trained at
Fort Knox, Ky., Fort Benning,
Ga., and Camp Van Dorn, Miss.,
before going overseas in Novem
ber. '
LATE
IN
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, April 17—
This limousine - infested capi
tal saw something today it
hadn’t seen for a great many
years—the President of the
United States walking to work.
President Truman walked to
work this morning, striding at
a rapid pace from Blair house
where he and his family mov
ed last night, across Pennsyl
vania Avenue and down the
long, broad driveway to the ex
ecutive wing of the White
House. Mr. Truman came out
of Blair house about 8:30 a. m.,
smiled broadly at a group of
waiting photographers, and
then walked over to the White
House, flanked by a group of
secret service agents. Michael
F. Reilly, supervising agent of
the White House secret service
detail, walked with the Presi
dent and chatted with him
along the way.
From
the
State
and
Nation
WASHINGTON, April 17.—
Transfer of America’s military
might from Europe to the far
east already has begun and is
four months ahead of sched
ule. An official spokesman for
the war department revealed
this development today. The
great shift is taking place with
out any further wait for an
official declaration of V-day by
General of the Army Dwight
D. Eisenhower, commander in
chief of the European theatre
of operations, it was said. Ser
vice personnel already on the
move include those who will
aid in setting up advance bases
for the final strike against the
Japanese. Material no longer
needed by General Eisenhower
is also on the move, to be tak
en over by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur for his purposes.
INTERNATIONAL
STOCKHOLM, April 17.—
The newspaper Expressen said
today that German crews of a
Norwegian torpedo boat and a
nazi minesweeper who deserted
from the German navy had
_ told Swedish naval officials “all
man warships in Norwegian
waters will reach Sweden with
in a week.” The crewmen
brought their vessels to Swed
ish ports for internment Mon
day.
| WITH NINTH ARMY, Ger
* many, April 17.—A handful of
survivors charged tonight that
’teen aged SS storm troopers
last week-end burned alive
some 1,100 Russian, Polish, and
Hungarian slave laborers in a
large barn near Gardelegen, 25
miles from Magdeburg. Ameri
can investigators p ro b i n g
through the fused and charred
remains in a red brick barn in
flat farmland tonight, authen
ticated the grim stories told by
the only 10 persons known to
have escaped this monstrous
deed of nazi desperation. The
survivors said boasting young
nazis laughingly touched mat
ches to gasoline soaked straw
which littered the barn and
cruelly shot and killed those
victims with enougfh, courage
to make a break for freedom.
LONDON, April 17. — Prime
Minister Churchill eulogized
Franklin D. Roosevelt today
“as the greatest American
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Will Be Staged
Sunday, Starting
At 2 o’clock
A city-wide clothing collection
for the United National Clothing
Collection campaign will be con
ducted next Sunday afternoon,
April 22, beginning at 2:00 o’clock.
Members of the Kiwanis Club,
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and Lions Club will take part in
the collection and will be assisted
by the various troops of Boy
Scouts.
All persons contributing cloth
ing (and all are urged to con
tribute), are requested to have the
clothing ready when the collectors
call. The clothing need not be
wrapped; however, it will be
easier to handle if rolled and tied
into a bundle. The need for this
clothing in the former occupied
countries grows greater each day,
and it is hoped that the Elkin
community will donate a very
substantial quantity of 'usable
township.
Collection points have been
established at the plant of Chat
ham Manufacturing Co., for do
nations from employees who are
unable to reach the central col
lection depot in the Nicks’ build
ing. ,
Young ladies of the Junior
Woman’s Club are on duty each
afternoon (except Wednesday)
from 2:00 to 6:00 to receive
clothing delivered to the central
collection depot. Call telephone
50 for further information.
WILDLIFE CLUB
TO BEFORIHED
Meeting Is To Be Held At
Gilvin Roth YMCA This
Evening At 7:30
STATE OFFICERS COMING
A meeting will be held this
evening (Thursday), at 7:30
o’clock at the Qilvin Roth YMCA
for the purpose of organizing the
“Elkin Wildlife Federation,”' it
has been , announced by W. A.
Neaves, of this city, director in the
North Carolina Wildlife Organi
zation.
The organization to be formed
will be an affiliate of the recently
formed state organization, arid
Col. Frank Page, of Greensboro,
president of the federation, and
other state officers, will be pre
sent. During the meeting officers
for the Elkin club will be elected
and a constitution and by-laws
adopted.
The Wildlife Federation has as
its purpose the conservation, pre
servation, and protection of all
wildlife resources.
SHOULD PACK
BOXES BETTER
Post Office Department
Warns That Many Packages
Badly Damaged
Attention has been called td
improper packing and insuffici
ently wrapped parcels for overseas
shipment, by the post office de
partment.
Due the fact that thousands of
improperly wrapped parcels have
to be re-wrapped and packed by
postal employees at ports of em
barkation, the post office depart
ment at Washington has advised
local postmasters that such pack
ages should not be accepted.
Among factors contributing to
damage are: shipping containers
made of too light and brittle
material to carry safely; outer
wrapping paper that is too thin
and easily tom; insufficient cord
too light to withstand strain; in
sufficient and improper packing
of breakable articles, such as bot
tles of shaving lotions, jars ol
preserves, etc., which when brok
en cause the outer container tc
disinter grate; loose packing ol
articles with sharp edges anc
comers.
Boxes for overseas transmissior
should be stronger than contain
ers used f6r parcels which do nol
leave the country, and should tx
made of metal, wood, solid fiber
board or strong, double-faced cor
rugated fiberboard, testing al
least 200 pounds.
Each box should be tied securelj
with strong cord.
ASSAULT COUNT
AGAINST LOCAL
POLICE DENIED
Officer Sams Cleared After
Hearing Monday
HEARD BY J. L. HALL
Charge of Assault With Intent
To Kill Brought By
Guy Cockerham
GREW OUT OF ARREST
In a preliminary hearing held
before Justice of the Peace J. L
Hall here Monday morning, which
was attended by approximately a
hundred interested Elkin citizens,
a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill which
had been brought against Elkin
Policeman T. B. Sams by Guy
Cockerman, of Yadkin county,
was dismissed.
The charge by Cockerham was
preferred following his arrest by
Officer Sams here last week in
which the policeman found it
necessary to subdue the man by
force. Dismissal of the charge
against Sams apparently met with
the complete approval of all who
knew of the case.
Cockerham, said to have been
in a drunken condition, was ar
rested by Sams Monday night of
last week after he had emerged
from a local cafe. Witnesses
stated that Sams in attempting
to take the man to jail peaceably,
was forced to resort to his pistol
after Cockerham had snatched
his blackjack and had made an
attempt to stab him with a pock
et knife.
Sams stated that inasmuch as
Cockerham had cut a slight gash
in his neck and had ripped his
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AWARDED BRONZE STAR—
Sergeant John M. Smith, hus
band of the former Miss Helen
Lyon, of this city, has been
awarded the Bronze Star for
meritorious service against the
enemy on February 7, in France.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Smith, of Ben|ham. Sgt.
Smith has been in service for
the past two years. He went
overseas in November, and is
now in Germany. Before going
to Germany he served in Bel
gium, France and Holland.
Prior to going overseas he
trained at Camp Breckenridge,
Ky., and Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri.
FARMERS WILL
GET MOP COAL
Any Needing Fuel For Brood
ers, Etc., Should File
Separate Order
SEE AAA COMMITTEE
The Solid Fuels Administration
has issued SFAW Order 23 which
provides that any dealer requiring
an additional supply of bitumin
ous coal for use in a brooder,
hatchery or for tobacco curing
for new users may obtain the
■ additional coal if a separate order
is filed with his shipper on or
before May 15, 1945.
J. A. Tilley, Chairman of the
Surry County AAA Committee, an
nounced that these separate ord
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DEATH BRINGS NEW LEADERSHIP 5S32
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died unexpectedly at Warm Springs, Ga., last Thurs
day afternoon, new leadership was brought to the nation as Vice-President Harry S.
Truman, right, was sworn into office a few hours after the news of Mr. Roosevelt’s
death. Pledged to carry on as Mr. Roosevelt would have wished it, President Truman
has been assured of the support of Washington leaders.
Death Of President Roosevelt
Is Shock To Citizens Of Elkin
Merchants Here
Close Stores
In Last Tribute
The tragic news of the passing
of President Franklin D. Roose
velt at Warm Springs, Ga., last
Thursday afternoon, was received
in Elkin with the same sense of
numbing shock and < sorrow as
characterized other towns and
cities throughout the nation.
Announced by radio, the news
was quickly spread by those who
heard it. With but few ex
ceptions, every person seemed to
feel that he had lost a true friend,
and many were heard to remark
that it was almost as if a member
of the family had passed away.
Flags flew at half - mast
throughout the day Friday and
Saturday in front of the stores,
and as a mark of respect to the
late President all Elkin stores
with but one exception, closed
their doors at 4:00 o’clock Satur
day afternoon, the time of the
funeral services which were con
ducted in the White House at
Washington.
Local theatres closed at four
to reopen at 5:00 p. m., along with
grocery stores, drug stores and
barber shops. With these ex
ceptions, all other stores which
had closed did not reopen Sat
urday.
Although there were no special
memorial services held here for
Mr. Roosevelt, prayers were offer
ed in the town’s churches and at
other gatherings, as were prayers
for the guidance of the nation’s
new President, Harry S. Truman,
who was sworn in a short time af
ter the news of the passing of Mr.
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Ernie Pyle Is
Killed By Jap
Machine Gun
Ernie Pyle, considered one of
the most outstanding war cor
respondents of the present war,
and who is known to thousands
throughout this section who
have been readers of his daily
newspaper column, has been
killed in the Pacific war thea
tre, it was announced Wednes
day at noon.
According to the news bul
letin, Pyle was killed by Japan
ese machine gun fire on a small
island near Okinawa.
PURCHASES TO
AFFECT QUOTA
All E-Bonds Bought Now Will
Apply On Figure Set For
Seventh War Loan
DRIVE STARTS MAY 14
All purchase of E-Bonds which
have been made since Monday
morning of last week will apply
on the E-Bond quota assigned
Surry county in the Seventh War
Loan drive which will officially
get under way throughout the
nation on May 14, and continue
through June 30. However, pur
chases of E-Bonds will continue
to apply on the county quota
through July 7.
The Surry county quota for all
ers must be accompanied by a
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SERIOUSLY WOUNDED—Pri
vate First Class Reginald G.
Boles, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
J. Boles, of Cycle, was serious
ly wounded in Germany on
March 22, according to a War
Department telegram to his wife,
the former Miss Imogene Hem
ric, of Cycle. He entered service
early in 1943, and went over
seas in February of this year.
He is holder of the Good Con
duct Medal.
Pvt. Ralph H. Nance
Is Slightly Wounded
Private Ralph H. Nance, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nance, of Boon
ville was slightly wounded in Ger
many on March 27, according to a
notice from the War Department
to his parents. He entered the
Army in June, 1944, and received
his training at Camp Croft before
going overseas in January.
Tribune Is Winner Of Second Place
In Nation For General Excellence
i
The Tribune was notified Wed
nesday morning from Chicago that
it has been awarded second place
for general excellence among all
weekly newspapers of the United
States.of more than 1,500 circula
tion.
The telegram was signed by
Don Eck, manager of the Nation
al Editorial Association. Judges
in the contest Were prominent
newspaper men from all sections
of the country.
The Gazette, of Rhinebeck, N.
Y., was first place winner.
'With the winding of this new
«•
honor, The Tribune holds the dis
tinction of having won one first
prize and one second prize in
national contests, it being the only
newspaper in North Carolina ever
to have won the first place gen
eral excellence award of the North
Carolina Press Association four
times.
With the winning of the Nation
al Editorial Association first place
award for community service in
1943, The Tribune became the
first North Carolina weekly ever
to win a national first place1
award.
In state contests, in addition to
its four general excellence awards,
The Tribune also holds State
Press Association first place
awards for best community service
in 1942 and 1943. It has also won
two second place awards in state
contests.
Due to the fact that this news
paper was winner of both general
excellence and best community
service awards in the 1943 State
Press Association contests it was
not eligible*to enter the 1944 con
test, winners of which were an
nounced a short time ago.
■
Storm Five Of Hun’s
Major Strongholds As
3rd Reich Crumbles
McAdams Has
Resigned As
School Head
J. Mark McAdams, for the
past 19 yean superintendent
of the Elkin schools, has re
signed, effective at the end of
the current school year, it was
learned Wednesday
Mr. McAdams told The Tri
bune that he had made no de
finite plans for the future, and
that he did not wish to make
a further statement at this
time.
Whether oi not the Elkin
school board has anyone under
consideration to replace Mr.
McAdams will probably not be
announced until the next meet
in of the school board, or
later, it is understood.
OLDER GIRLS
HOLD MEETING
Carolinas Conference Held At
The Gilvin Roth YMCA
Here, Past Week-End
ENJOY GOOD PROGRAM
The fourth Older Girls’ Con
ference of the Carolines was
opened Friday night at the Gil
vin Roth Y.M.CA. by words of
welcome from J. Wilson Smith,
Interstate Secretary of the Y. M.
C.A. The welcome from the local
group was given by Miss Martha
Harris, president of the Elkin
Tri-Hi-Y. Miss Aliene Holcomb,
president of Jonesville club, led
a devotional built around the Con
ference theme “Passing The
Torch". The highlight of the
evening was an inspirational talk
by Miss Janet Robiilson, head of
the Department of Bible in the
Charlotte City Schools. Miss
Robinson spoke on the subject
“Looking Unto Jesus”,' asking
searching questions about our use
of prayer and our abilities in the
service of the Master. The Session
was closed with the singing of
“My Faith Looks Uf> to Thee”.
The Saturday morning session
was opened with moments of
silence in memory of President
Roosevelt, followed by devotionals
led by Miss Winkle Stokes, of
Mount Airy. During the business
session reports were given by
Miss Peggy Rose Lambert, of Kan
napolis, and Miss Billie Jones of
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FORMER ELKIN
WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. Sophia Kernodle Turner
Passes Away Monday At
Statesville Hospital
RITES ARE HELD HERE
Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia
Kemodle Turner, 85, who died
Monday morning In a Statesville
Hospital, following a month’s ser
ious illness, were held here at the
Methodist Church Wednesday
morning at 11 o’clock. Mrs. Tur
ner formerly resided in this city,
and was a member of the Metho
dist Church. Dr J. Lem Stokes,
n, Rev. E. w. Fox, and Dr.
Charles M. Boyd conducted the
services. Burial was in the Holly
wood cemetery.
Mrs. Turner was the daughter
of John Willie and Cornelia
Thompson Kemodle, of Reidsville.
She was married to Dr. W. D,
Turner, who preceded her in
death. Dr. Turner was in the drug
store business here for 22 years.
Since his death Mrs. Turner has
made her home with he? daughter
and son-in-law, Rev dnd Mrs.
Garland R. Stafford, in Taylors
ville.
The body remained at the
Hayes-Speas Funeral Home until
10 o’clock Wednesday morning
when it was removed to the
church to lie in state until the
funeral hour.
Surviving are one son, W. Del
bert, Jr., of Charlotte and one
daughter, Mrs. 4}. RuStafford of
Taylorsville.
REDS ARE SAID
WITHIN SIGHT
NAZI CAPITAL
Believed pushing Forward In
Drive To Berlin
GERMANS SAY 17 MILES
Patton’s Army Is Reported
To Be Within 80 Miles Of
Russian Army
ALL ARMIES ADVANCING
Paris April 18.—American Arm
ies rolled into Czechoslovakia and
stormed the five keystone cities of
Hitler’s crumbling Third Reich to
day in a general offensive that
swept away their Western Front.
Flying columns of Lieut. Gen.
Gorge 6. Patton’s American Third
Army broke across the German
frontiers into Cezchoslovakia early
today on the final lap of a 200
mile dash from the Rhine that
split the Reich in two.
The break-through was made at
an undisclosed point near the
northwestern tip of the enslaved
Czechoslovak Republic, barely 100
miles from Prague.
Patton’s Third Army troops also
fought their way into Chemnitz,
about 50 miles northeast of their
crossing point, and 80-odd miles
west of the advancing Red Army
Powerful tank and infantry
forces of the American First
Seventh and Ninth Armies mean
while, were storming the remain
ing four cornerstones of Germ
any’s western line—Leipzig, Hallie
Nuemburg and Magdeburg.
The Americans already had
swept far beyond all five Nazi
citadels to points as close as 70
miles from the Russians—on the
Berlin front—and their fall ap
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ORGANIZE FOR
CANCER DRIVE
Campaign To Raise Funds
Gets Under Way Next
Monday Morning
LIONS CLUB SPONSOR
An organizational meeting to
plan for the campaign here
against cancer, in which the
American Cancer Society is seek
ing $5,000,000 for research, relief
of cancer victims, and education
al work, was held at the YMCA
Monday evening by representa
tives of the Elkin Lions dub,
which is sponsoring the drive, and
the Elkin Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
T. L. Parnell has been named
as Elkin chairman of the drive,
having been appointed by Jack
Caudill, of this city, who is Sur
ry chairman. Mr. Parnell said
Tuesday that the drive will get
under way next Monday, and
that special contribution boxes
would be placed in business
houses and the schools.
Plans have also been made for
the showing of a motion picture
on the disease at local theatres.
Vance Byrd has been named
as Jaycee chairman in the drive,
and Qlenrt Lewis, Lions chairman.
Too many people, it was point
ed out, do not realize what a
terrible killer cancer is. Usually
regarded as a women’s disease
because it is the leading cause
of death among American women
today, cancer killed an equal
number of men to swell the total
number of victims in one year to
165,000. The disease kills 60 per
cent more people every year than
all contagious and infectious di
seases combined, including in
fantile paralysis, tuberculosis, ty
phoid fever, malaria, scarlet
fever, etc. v
Need for funds with which to
combat the disease is acute, and
all citizens are urged to contribute
as generously as possible. Dona
tions may be turned over to Jake
Jones, campaign treasurer, at
The Bank of Elkin.