ELKIN The Best Little Town In North Carolina ELKIN Gateway To Roaring Gap and the Blue Ridge — , I ' --' I " ===^= 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 tion.” , 4 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 (Continued on page 5, 1st sec.) Seeking Talent For War Bond Show Here I •i 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. i jK-ttV.V.l.V.VuV^V',-Vw*w:w-'■T«~slAb-.-.v.-j£vAV.v.v.-.'■■■■■■'■■■v.vv... ...... . J. 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 continued on page 4, 1st sec.)' 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 (Continued on page 4, 1st sec.) Surrender Order Is Ignored As Certain Units Keep Fighting -* __ 7 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. • ..v; • -ri 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 (Continued on page five, 1st sec.) 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. To Tribune Subscribers We wish to call your attention again to the fact that we are now on a strictly cash-in-ad vance basis, due to government regulations, and the shortage of paper. If the date on your paper shows April 1, 1945 (4-45) it will be discontinutd immediate ly unless pCyment Is made at once. There are no names on our list back of this date. Please do not force us to re move your name, as we do not wish to lose a single reader, but we must adhere to the above rule, and all subscrip tions will be discontinued promptly when they expire. If you have a relative in ser vice to whom you are sending the paper, please see that his subscription is paid In advance. 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