ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
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VOL. NO. XXXIII No. 23
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
$2.00 PER YEAR
AWARDED AIR MEDAL —
Lieutenant Samuel Atkinson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. At
kinson, of this city, has been
awarded the Air Medal for meri
torious service in the India
China division, of the Air
Transport Command. The
award was made at the com
pletion of 150 hours of opera
tional flight in transport air
craft, for the period of service
between December, 1944 to Feb
r ruary, 1945. The citation ac
I companying the award read
“Flying at night as well as by
day, at high altitudes over im
passable mountainous terrain
through areas characterized by
1 exrtemely treacherous weather
conditions necessitating long
periods of operation on instru
ments, requiring courageous and
superior performance of his
‘ duties to overcome, he accomp
lished his missions with distinc
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STATE
NORTH CAROLINA quietly
and reverently observed V-E
day Tuesday as citizens
thronged to churches and met
in town squares for thanksgiv
ing services. Here and there
sirens and whistles sounded but
mainly people gathered in
small groups, where nearly all
rejoiced that friends and rela
tives would be leaving Europe.
Attention turned to the Pacific.
Many expressed the belief that
the tempo of war in the Pacific
would quicken. A long, hard
war is still expected but North
Carolinians think final victory
is much nearer. Governor
Cherry issued a victory-in-Eu
rope proclamation. Stores,
schools, and in a few instances,
factories closed. The state re
sumed its normal schedule
Wednesday.
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON, May 8. —
The lights of American cities
winked on tonight in token of
pL Europe’s liberation and the
government made ready to tell
the public its homefront poli
cies for the war against Japan.
Director Fred M. Vinson of the
office of war mobiUzatioii and
reconversion set a news con
ference for tomorrow (11 a. m.
EWT) to release his chart for
the future, wrapping up the
plans for 26 war and civilian
agencies. The war production
board lifted the lighting
“brownout” immediately after
President Truman’s victory
broadcast. With that action,
the capital looked to Vinson
for a decision on the midnight
curfew, the racing ban and
other minor check reins on the
ML national life.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—
The government has spent
$275,703,000,000 on this war, as
of May 5, the treasury reported
today. This included both the
ir, German and Japanese wars.
SUSPENSION of the Associ
ated Press’ European filing pri
vileges as a consequence of Ed
ward Kennedy’s news story of
Germany’s surrender was de
scribed by the American press
and its leaders as a challenge
to a free press. SHAEF lifted
the suspension of AP staff pri
vileges on the continent after
the AP’s protest was supported
by a'mounting tide of editorial
comment, appeals to President
Truman, and statements from
the nation’s press. The sus
pension lasted nearly seven
hours. Supreme allied head
quarters however, retained the
ban as it applied to Kennedy.
Many of the statements termed
the suspension “unprecedent
ed” and a “disgrace to (Che
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Seeking Talent For
War Bond Show Here
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Entertainment
To Be Held At
State Theatre
Plana for a combined fashion
show and amateur show, to be
staged here Thursday evening,
May 24, at the State Theatre, are
progressing rapidly, and an even
ing of real entertainment is as
sured.
This show, sponsored as a part
of the local Seventh War Loan
drive, will be free of charge, and
everyone is urged to attend.
Mrs. Edith Neaves Folger, who
has charge of the fashion show,
said Wednesday that all models
who will take part are the wives
of servicemen who are now serv
ing overseas. Names of the com
plete list of models will appear in
next week’s Tribune.
Elkin department stores are co
operating wholeheartedly in the
fashion show and will provide
their models with the newest in
smart fashions.
The amateur show, which is
being arranged by Alan Brown
ing, Jr., is open to anyone with
talent who wishes to take part,
provided entries are made early.
Due to the fact that only a limit
ed number of entries can be ac
cepted if the show is not to be too
long, those wishing to take part
should get in touch with Mr.
Browning at The Tribune office
immediately. A number of good
acts have already been entered.
Both musical and comedy num
bers are wanted.
Prizes will be awarded in both,
the amateur show and the fashion
show. Twenty-five dollar War
Bonds will be awarded the best
musical number and the best
comedy number in the amateur
show, while a prize of a $25.00
War Bond will go to the best model
in the fashion show. Five dollars
in War Saving Stamps will be
awarded as second prize in this
same department.
Miss Mattie Mae Powell, who is
acting as co-chairman of the
Seventh War Loan here with Gar
land Johnson, has announced
that a door-knocker canvass of
the town will be made Friday
evening, May 25, by volunteer
War Loan workers who will sell
Bonds door to door.
Surry county’s quota in the
Seventh War Loan has been set at
$1,432,000. The county’s E-Bond
quota is $756,000.
It has been stressed that the
war still goes cruelly on in the
Pacific despite the surrender of
the Germans in Europe, and that
every Bond bought is further
assurance that Americans fight
ing Japan may get the job over
with that much sooner.
FINE STEELMAN
$250 AND COST
Yadkin County Man Pleads
Guilty To Selling Gaso
line Coupons
ELECTION BOARD HEAD
Tom Steelman, 48, and the
father of 12 children, was fined
$250.00 in federal court at Win
ston-Salem Monday after he had
plead guilty to selling a number
of gasoline coupons for $1.25 each
to parties in Yadkinville.
Through his attorney P. D. B.
Harding, Steelman plead guilty to
the charge and asked the mercy
of the court. He stated that he
only sold a few of the coupons
which were given him by his son
in-law, Allen Chamberlain. Judge
Johnson J. Hayes, after hearing
his plea and a number of charact
er witnesses gave him the fine and
placed him on probation for two
years.
Steelman is chairman of the
Yadkin county board of elections
and lives three miles west of
town.
Pfc. S. L. Sizemore
Wounded On Okinawa
Private First Class Sam L. Size
more, son of Mrs. Ollie Sizemore,
of State Road, was seriously
wounded in action on Okinawa
island on April 11, according to
an official War Department tele
gram to his mother Sunday.
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ATTAINS NEW RATING—
Lieutenant (j.g.) Rama Black
wood of the Waves, has just at
tained her present rating at
Charleston, S. C., where she is
currently stationed. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Turner
Blackwood, of Jonesville, and
has been in service for the two
past years.
CALHOUN WILL
GO TO GERMANY
Former Resident Of Elkin To
Assist In Rebuilding Ger
man Industry
WAS WITH CHATHAM CO.
Charles D. Calhoun, for a num
ber of years a resident of this city,
and at present a salesman for the
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, will leave this week for
Paris, France, as one of the first
civilians from this country to be
employed by the government to
help rebuild industry in occupied
Germany.
Mr. Calhoun, who has been as
sociated with the Chatham Com
pany for several years, signed a
12-month contract in Washing
ton recently to go to Germany to
supervise rebuilding textile plants
there and to get them back in
operation as soon as possible.
Regarding his assignment, Mr.
Calhoun stated that the object of
reconstruction of German industry
is not to revive industry in that
country but rather to provide
clothing for some 15 million slave
laborers there. The tables will be
turned, he said, for German civi
lians will be forced to work for
the slave laborers who have been
made to serve Germans during
Hitler’s regime.
While in Germany, Calhoun,
who served as a captain in the
army until he was honorably dis
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NEW OFFFICALS
ARE SWORN IN
OFFICE MONDAY
New Mayor And Board Nam
ed In Light Vote Here
JOHNSON HEADS GROUP.
Announces Individual Com
missioners To Head Var
ious Departments
WILL MEET ON JUNE 4
Following a light vote in Elkin’s
city election Monday, the newly
elected mayor and board of com
missioners were sworn into office
at 8:00 o’clock Monday evening.
The newly elected mayor, Gar
land Johnson, succeeds J. R.
Poindexter, who served the town
in that capacity for the past 10
years. Commissioners elected
Monday are Joe Bivins, J. W. L.
Benson, and C. N. Myers, all of
whom are beginning their first
term, and C. C. Myers and R. C.
Freeman, who were reelected.
Although only a brief meeting
of the new mayor and board was
held Monday evening. Mayor
Johnson said Wednesday morn
ing that each commissioner has
assumed a definite reponsibility
in the conduct of the town’s af
fairs. He announced that J. W. L.
Benson is the commissioner in
charge of water and lights; R. C.
Freeman in charge of police de
partment; Joe Jivins in charge of
the street department,; C. C.
Myers in charge of the fire depart
ment; and C. N. Myers in charge
of local schools.
Each of these commissioners,
Mr. Johnson said, will be in full
charge of their various depart
ments, and asked that citizens
who have any suggestion, recom
mendation or complaint to make
regarding any of the various de
partments listed above, to please
make them to the commissioner
in charge. In this way any matter
may be given quicker attention.
The new mayor also stated that
no appointments were made at
Monday’s meeting, which was
more or less of an organizational
session. The next executive ses
sion of the board will be held on
Monday, June 4.
Hold Funeral For
Mother Local Man
Funeral services for Mrs. Grace
Davidson Hensel, 76, mother of
Harry Hensel, of this city, were
conducted Saturday afternoon at
Vogler’s Chapel in Winston-Sa
lem, R. G. Sparks, reader, offi
ciated, and burial was in the Sa
lem cemetery.
Mrs. Hensel died at a Winston
Salem hospital Friday. She had
been in declining health for six
years and her condition had been
serious for the past six months.
She Is survived by three daugh
ters, two sons, three grandchild
ren, and one sister.
Graham Resigns
]oh With Mill;
III Health Cause
H. C. GRAHAM
A. L. Butler, president of the
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, announced Tuesday that H.
C. Graham has resigned as secre
tary of the company, effective
May 1, on account of continued ill
health. He will be succeeded by
James A. Booher.
Mr. Graham has been with the
company for 31 years and has
been secretary since 1941, prior to
which he was assistant treasurer
for 19 years.
Mr. Butler, stated that Mr.
Graham had rendered valuable
and loyal service to the Chat
ham organization for these many
years, and that he expressed the
sentiment of Commander Thur
mond Chatham and all of Mr.
Graham's associates in the com
pany in expressing distinct regret
that the company has lost the
benefit of his services.
In announcing the election of
Mr. Booher to succeed Mr. Gra
ham as secretary, it was pointed
out that he has been with the
company since 1933, and has re
cently been in charge of cost ac
counting.
Georing And
Kesselring
Are Captured
It was reported officially
Wednesday about noon that
Reichmarslial Hermann Goer
ing and Field Marshall Albert
Kesselring have been taken in
custody of the U. S. Seventh
Army.
A Sixth Army group an
nouncement quoted Goering as
saying he had been sentenced
to death April Z for suggesting
that he take over the leadership
of the Reich from Hitler. He
said members of the German
air force, which he headed,
rescued him before the sentence
could be carried out.
YOUR COUNTRY IS STILL AT
WAR—ARE YOU?
JAYCEES TURN OVER CHECKS FOR BASEBALL EQUIPMENT—The Elkin Junior Chamber of
Commerce, using funds from the sale of scrap paper, Tuesday presented two checks, totaling $300
to Elkin high school for the purchase of baseball uniform^ and equipment for the school Kaj»»baU
team. Pictured above are, left to right, Ketchel Adams and Tom Parker, co-captains of the team,
who are receiving the checks from (Alex Biggs, treasurer of the Jaycees, while Superintendent J. Man
McAdams, center, and Hubert Parker, Jayeee president, right, look on. One check, for $240, was for the
purchase of 15 uniforms. The other check, for $60, was for purchase of baseballs, bats and other
equipment.
VICTORY DAY
IS OBSERVED
QUIETLY HERE
Brown-Out Of Display Light'
ing Is Lifted
MANY ATTEND CHURCH
Chief Of Police Wall States
Tuesday Is Even Quieter
Than Average Sunday
SCHOOLS TAKE HOLIDAY
Elkin observed Victory-in ‘Eu
rope Day Tuesday very quietly
and soberly, with no celebration.
Local churches, which opened
their doors immediately after
President Truman announced over
a nation-wide radio hookup that
the Germans had surrenderd un
conditionally, were filled to capa
city by citizens who went there to
express their thanks that at last
organized killing on the conti
nent of Europe had ceased, and
that one phase of the global war
had ended in total victory.
Although there was no lack of
joy here over .the ending of the
European war, Elkin citizens
remembered that other Americans
are still fighting a terrible war in
the Pacific, and are reserving
their day of celebration until the
surrender of Japan.
Chief of Police Corbett Wall
stated Wednesday morning that
as far as his department was con
cerned, V-E Day was quieter than
Sunday.
However, the business section of
town, darkened at night under the
ruling which prohibited the burn
ing of lights in show windows and
theatre marquees, is now showing
evidence of the great news from
Europe, the brown-out ban hav
ing been lifted Tuesday afternoon
and permitting the lights to go
on again.
Other lifting of war-time re
strictions are expected to be an
nounced from time to time as the
nation frees itself from the
shackles imposed upon it by the
fighting of a two-front war. But
until Japan is whipped, many re
strictions, it is said, must neces
sarily remain in effect.
As the news came Tuesday
morning, stores, which had just
opened their doors for the day, as
quickly closed again, and a major
ity of the store personnel attend
ed thanksgiving services at the
church of their choice. Local
schools also closed for the day,
with many students also attend
ing the church service. During
the remainder of the day, other
than for small groups of citizens
who could be seen on Elkin streets
quietly discussing the news, there
was little activity in the down
town section.
FINE CHICKEN
DEALERS $500
Mount Airy Men Are Convict
ted Of Exceeding OPA
Ceiling On Poultry
ARE PUT ON PROBATION
Three well- known Mount Airy
chicken dealers, W. Sam Allred,
Phillip Warshaw and Robert E.
Forrest, were fined $500 each in
Federal court at Winston-Salem
Monday and placed on probation
for 12 months in consequence of
violations of the OPA regulations,
specifically, buying! chickens at
prices above the OPA ceiling price.
Evidence brought out before
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, reveal
ed the universal vicious black
market cycle. The black market
dealer was constantly on the spot
to pay higher prices than the
legitimate dealer could pay. Ulti
mately, the legitimate dealer, un
able to fill his legitimate orders,
had to compete with the black
market dealer by boosting his
prices above the ceiling. Result,
arrest and trial.
All three of the defendants
proved excellent characters by
some of the best citizens in Surry
County, in the case of Forrest, a
daughter, Miss Mildred Forrest,
frankly told the court that her
father carefully observed the OPA
regulations except in a very few
instances where it was impossible
to fill orders of long standing
customers without paying in ex
cess of the OPA ceiling to get the
chickens.
Judge Hayes recognized the
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Surrender Order Is
Ignored As Certain
Units Keep Fighting
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Will Take Lead
In Series Of
Church Services
REV. WALTER L. LANIER
Beginning Sunday night, May
13, and continuing through Friday
night, May 18, the Rev. Walter
Lee Lanier, pastor of the Main
Street Methodist church, Belmont,
will be the visiting minister in a
series of special inspirational ser
vices at the Elkin Methodist
church. Mr. Lanier is a graduate
of Duke University and of the
Duke Divinity School. Among the
younger ministers of the Confer
ence, he comes with a background
of varied pastoral experience
which includes work in rural, in
dustrial, and educational com
munities.
Popular with his own people, he
is in demand elsewhere as speaker
for civic and youth groups. In
addition to speaking at the Meth
odist Church, he will address the
Jaycees on Monday and the Ele
mentary school on Wednesday.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend the services at 8 o’clock
each evening.
$796.85 GIVEN
CANCER DRIVE
Elkin May Contribute Nearly
Half Of Entire Quota
For Surry County
MOUNT AIRY UNCERTAIN
Jake Jones, of Elkin, county
treasurer of the Surry Cancer
Control campaign now under way,
said Wednesday afternoon that a
total of $796.85 has been contri
buted to the drive in Elkin and
vicinity with some funds as yet
unreported.
The county quota of $2,000, has
not yet been met, but the cam
paign is gaining momentum in
other sections of the county, Jack
Caudill, county chairman, said
Wednesday,✓pointing out that he
attended a special meeting at Pi
lot Mountain Tuesday evening to
organize the campaign there. Dr.
Olivia Abernethy, of Elkin, was
guest speaker.
Money raised in the drive this
year in excess of the 1944 quota
of $417.83 for Surry, will be
divided equally, 50 per cent to be
retained in the county and 50 per
cent to go to the national organi
zation. This money can be! used
in Surry county for the treatment
of indigent cancer cases or for the
establishment of a diagnostic can
cer clinic in the county.
Mount Airy, it was said, is the
only town in North Carolina
where the cancer program is in
cluded in the War Fund chest,
which presents an unusual situa
tion, inasmuch as since the
quota for 1945 has been greatly
increased, it will be necessary to
work out some special plan so 1
that the town can take care of
its share of the $2,000 quota for
Surry. Elkin with almost $800
raised and other funds as yet un
reported, is in the position of
having raised nearly half of the
entire county’s quota.
The Elkin campajgil is being
sponsored by the Elkin Lion’s
club, which has had the coopera
tion of ether civic groups.
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RED TANKS ARE
NOW IN PRAGUE
TO FREE TOWN
Troops From Italy Moving To
Pacific Area
SOME WILL COME HOME
Japan Serves Notice On
World That Despite Nazi
Fall, She Will Fight On
BROADCAST IS HEARD
London May 9.—Radio Prague
said today that German planes
were bombing the capital and two
other liberated Czechoslovak cities
in open defiance of Germany’s
unconditional surrender.
The broadcast came only a few
minutes1 after the same station
reported that Itussian troops had
entered Prague and with Czecho
slovak Patriots fully cleared the
city of German trooDs.
German planes began bombing
Prague at 12:10 p.m. (6:10 a. m.,
e.w.t.), the broadcast said, and
also had bombed Nuenburg, 25
miles east of Prague, and Melnik,
18 miles north. The broadcast
urged inhabitants to take shelter.
The last German ground resist
ance in Southern Europe had
been virtually crushed. In addi
tion to entering Prague, the Rus
sians linked up with the American.
Third Army south of the Danube
in Austria.
In Northern Europe, diehard
Nazis still held out on the Baltic
island of Bornholm and 100,000
other troops in northwest Latvia
announced they, too, would ignore
Germany’s unconditional surren
der.
Meanwhile from Rome came the
news the Allies already have be
gun shipping combat and service
troops from Italy directly to the
Pacific for the war against Japan,
as revealed by General Joseph T.
McNamey Wednesday.
McNamey, Deputy Supreme
Commander in the Mediterranean
theatre, said other troops will be
sent from Italy to the Pacific by
way of the United States.
It generally was known that
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S-Sgt. L. W. Gray
Wounded In Action
Staff Sergeant L. Wilson Gray
was seriously wounded in aetion
in Italy on April 23, according to
an official War Department tele
gram to his father, M. L. Gray, of
Cycle, Sunday.
Sergeant Gray has recently
been awarded the Bronze Star for
bravery while leading his company
against the enemy through strong
opposition.
Gray has two brothers in ser
vice, Private First Class Martin
Gray, and Weaver Gray, who is
serving with the U. S. Navy.
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