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te Best Little Town In North Carolina f i ELKIN Gateway To Roaring Gap and the Blue Rjdge VOL. NO. XXXIII No. 30 PUBLISHED WEEKLY i ,L l J..., f » ... ■ !-■ > .'■ ■ ‘I'-* ■■■.. ELKIN. N. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 28, 1945 X' ."S? .$2.o6 PER YEAR 14 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS --ZSSSSSS •' COMMANDER CHATHAM IS DECORATED—Commander Thur mond Chatham, USNR, of Elkin and now stationed in Washington, D. C., is pictured as he received the Bronze Star from Assistant Secretary of the Navy H. Struve Hensel on June 20 in Washing ton. The award was for meritorious achievement as First Lieu tenant and Damage Control Officer aboard the USS Phoenix from December 26, 1943, to May 18, 1944. —Official U. S. Navy Photo. Thurmond Chatham Winner Bronze Star Is Presented For Meritorious Service At Sea Commander Thurmond Chat ham, of Elkin, USNR, now sta tioned in Washington, has been presented the Bronze Star by As sistant Secretary of the Navy H. Struve Hensel, for rtieritorius achievement as first lieutenant and damage control officer aboard the USS Phoenix from December 26, 1943, to May 18, 1944. The award, made in Washing ton on June 20, was accompanied by the following citation: “For meritorious achievement as First Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer attached to the USS Phoenix during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific area from December 26, 1943, to May 18, 1944. Instilling in his men his own spirit of determination and high standards of performance, Commander Chatham maintained the hull department and damage control organization of the Phoe nix at the peak of efficiency and in readiness for any emergency during a period of fierce hostili ties in which his vessel participat ed with bold aggressiveness. An able leader, he established reliable policies of operation which were resolutely followed by his units subsequent to his detachment and enabled the crews he had so skill fully trained to handle with prompt effectiveness combat damage inflicted by enemy bombs. By his brilliant initia tive, forceful direction and con stant devotion to duty in the ful fillment of his important assign ment, Commander Chatham was largely responsible for the high state of battle readiness main tained on the Phoenix as she op erated in advance of base and tender facilities in restricted waters and his exemplary conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.” The citation was signed by Sec retary of the Navy James B. Forrestal. NURSES’ AIDES WILL GRADUATE Third Red Cross Class To Be Guest At Banquet At .YMCA Friday Evening Tew CLASS TO BEGIN The third Red Cross Nurses’ ide class to be trained at Hugh Chatham hospital here, will be graduated at special exercises to be held at the Gilvin Roth YMCA Friday evening at 7:15, following a banquet for the new graduates, which will also be attended by the 42 other Nurses’ Aides who have graduated in previous classes. The banquet will be staged by the hospital, and will be attended by hospital officials and the class instructor, Mrs. Seth M. Beale. The graduation exercises to follow will be held in the YMCA parlor and will be open to the public. Ten members make up the class. A new class will begin at the hospital on July 10 at the request of Dr. C. C. Weaver, Sr., general superintendent, and Dr. E. L. Rice. Classes will be held each TUesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 o’clock, with M. Beale again acting as in fractor. AH women who have i@ time are urged to enroll. a STATE RALEIGH, June 26.—The headquarters of the state plan ning board will be removed in the very near future from Chapel Hill to Raleigh, it was learned here today. Reliable information was that the plan nin^board staff will move into the Commercial building quar ters now occupied by the state office of civilian defense, which is scheduled to close June 30. Collier Cobb, Jr., of Chapel Hill, is chairman of the state planning board, and Felix A. Grisette is the executive di rector. The board's field con sultant is James L. Hales. NATIONAL WASHINGTON, June 26.— The senate made its plans today to receive from Presi dent Truman next Monday the historic San Francisco world charter and a drive was start ed immediately to get it rati fied by August 1. Meantime, Cordell Hull, former secretary of state, issued a statement from his sickbed at Bethesda, Md., naval hospital hailing the charter as “one of the greatest milestones in man’s upward climb toward a truly civilized existence.” He appealed to all the united nations Jo ratify it as soon as possible. WASHINGTON, June 26 Legislation increasing the basic pay of 1,200,000 federal white collar workers was sent to the White House for presidential signature today. The senate completed the action by adopt ing a conference report. The measure provides an average increase of 15.9 per cent, grad uated from 20 per cent on the first $1,200 to 10 per cent on the next $3,400 and 5 per cent above $4,600. The maximum estimate of the cost is $780, 000,000 a year. INTERNATIONAL GUAM, Wednesday, June 27. —■. Emerging from caves, cane fields and brushy valleys, scores of Japanese carrying surrender leaflets gave them selves up to American Tenth army trops yesterday. The day’s total of prisoners, includ ing hundreds of Nipponese captured at rifle point or driven from caves with gren ades, was 802, increasing to 9,498 the number of enemy troops in stockades on Okina wa. The figures were given in fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’ communique today. Yank pa trols continued their mop-up * operations throughout south ern Okinawa. LONDON, June 26.—Russia is likely to take before the big three meeting in Berlin next month her desire to gain free entry into the Mediterranean from the Black sea by breaking Turkish control of the Dardan elles strait, diplomatic quarter! believed today. Turkish sources said that Turkey has declined (Continued on page eight, 1st. sec.) E-Bond Sales In Surry Now 67 Per Cent $506,536 SOLD AS DRIVE HITS FINAL PERIOD Only Slightly More Than Week Left Until Close E QUOTA IS $756,000.00 Elkin E-Bond Sales Since Beginning of Seventh War Loan Now $254,250 FINAL REPORTS JULY 7 Latest figures on the progress of the Seventh War Loan drive in Surry county, which ends in ap-* proximately one week, disclose that the county has reached only 67 per cent of its E-Bond quota, J. F. Yokley, of Mount Airy, county chairman, announced Tuesday. With an E-Bond quota of $756,000 sales of E-Bonds in Surry this far total $506,536.25. E-Bond sales in the Elkin dis trict now total $254,250, Miss Mattie Mae Powell, co-chairman of the drive, announced Wednes day morning. However, many of the bonds included in this figure have also been counted in the county total, it was said. E. C. Boyles, local sales agent, announced Tuesday that the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, had purchased War Bonds in the amount of $500,000 in North Carolina in connection with the current drive, and in line with the company’s policy of allocating this purchase among the 100 counties of North Carolina in pro-^ portion to each county’s quota, had allocated Surry county $5,000. Sale of E-Bonds, to count in the Seventh War Loan drive, must be reported to the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond on or before July 7. Mr. Yokley stated that if sales of E-Bonds did not pick up with in the next week he was fearful that the county would not reach its quota. Complete figures on the county's overall Bond sales are to be announced in the near future, he said. CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED BY CLUB Lions Name Committee Heads; Graham Delegate To Durham SESSION HELD AT YMCA At the meeting of the Elkin Lions Club, held Tuesday evening at the Gilvin Roth YMCA, com mittee chairmen for the year were announced, and President W. J. Graham was named a dele gate to the district business con vention of the state organization, to be held in Durham Saturday, June 30. Committee chairman were an nounced as follows: Administrative committees—At tendance, Eugene Lewis; consti tution and by-laws, W. A. Poston; convention, John Kennedy; fi nance, Gene Hall; Lions educa tion, L. C. Richardson; member ship, Glen Lewis; program, Fred Eidson; publicity, R. L. Rein hardt; bulletin editor, Graham C. Greene. Activities committees—boys and girls, R. E. Jennings; citizenship and patriotism, J. C.. Wall; civic improvement, Jake Jones; educa tion, Colin Pardue; health and safety, Dr. Seth M. Beale; safety, Joe Saylor; -sight conservation, C. R. Alexander; initiation, Franklin Miller; military laws, Neil Branch; athletics, George Stock ton; community betterment, H. C. Bowman; greeters, J. F. Lud wig, Francis Jarvis, C. R. Alexan der, R. L. Reinhardt, L. F. Walker and H. G. York. Boonville Soldier Seriously Wounded Private First Class Enos G. Stinson, of Boonville, was seri ously wounded on Okinawa May 25, according to an official War Department telegram received Wednesday by his wife, Mrs. Edith P. Stinson, of Boonville. July 4th Will Be Observed As Holiday Here -. Elkin merchants will observe all day Wednesday, July 4th, as a holiday, it was announced Tuesday by G. L. Hill, ’presi dent of the Elkin Merchants association, following a poll of merchants here Tuesday morning. The poll was taken when it was learned that some of the stores wished to close both Wednesday and Thursday, due to the fact that the Fourth will fall on a half-holiday observed here each week during the summer months. However, a majority did not wish to ob serve both days, and the Wed nesday closing was decided upon. YADKIN MEN GO TO FORT BRAGG Three Fail To Report For In duction In Tuesday Call; Had Been Examined TWO FROM JONESVILLE Twenty-four Yadkin county boys left Yadkinville Tuesday morning for Fort Bragg, where they will be assigned to the vari ous branches of the armed service. They previously had been exam ined and passed and they go this time for induction. The 24 leav ing were: Weaver Russell Haynes, Cycle; Mack Robert Hemric, Jonesville; Milas Clarence Sparks, Cycle; James Elmer Morrison, Rt. 1, Jonesville; Paul William Frazier, Yadkinville; Bernis Elmer Win ters, Rt. 1, Yadkinville; Travis Homer Benton, Rt. 1, Boonville; John Henry Matthews, Rt. 2, East Bend; Junior Vernon Hutchens, Rt. 2, East Bend; Joseph Johnson Allen, Rt. 2, Yadkinville; Jesse Worth Mikles, Rt. 2, East Bend; Henry Clyde Caudle, Rt. 2, Yad kinville; Robert Fred Fletcher, Boonville; James Gaither Size more, Rt. 1, Yadkinville; C. E. Nicks, Jr. Cycle; John Preston McCoy, Rt. 2 Yadkinville; Albert Lee Huff, Rt. 1, Boonville; Fred Jay Wooten, Rt. 1, Yadkinville; Thomas Henry Billings, Rt. 2, Hamptonville; Reggie Lee Goss, Rt. 1, Boonville; Glenn Richard Trivitte, Rt. 1, Boonville; Enoch Elijah Templeton, Rt. 1, Hamp tonville; Thomas Thad Murphy, Yadkinville; Allen Eldreth, Rt. 1, Yadkinville. Three boys who had been noti fied to appear for induction failed to show up Tuesday. They were: Russell M. Bauguess, Jonesville; Robert Sprinkle, Jonesville; and Delmer Ray Lineberry, Rt. 1, East Bend. SURRY MEN GO JO FORT BRAGG Report Monday, June 25, For Induction Into U. S. Military Services FROM DRAFT BOARD 2 The following group of Surry county men, under the jurisdic tion of the draft board No. 2, at Dobson, left for Port Bragg for induction into the armed service Monday, June 25: William Floyd *McCormick, Rockford; Grover Walter Hay more, Rt. 4, Mt. Airy; Oliver Key, Jr., R^t. 1, Ararat; Burlie Wilson Beane, Dobson; Charles Ulysses Kenney, N. Bridge St., Elkin; John Anthony McCormick, Rock ford; Greer Oliver Atkins, Rt. 1, Ararat; Warren G. Davis, Rt. 2, Dobson; Calvin Edward Wagoner, Rt. 1, Pilot Mountain; Warren Harding Norman, Thurmond; Calvin Nicholas Johnson, Rt. 2, Dobson; Dick Ward Ramey, Rt. 1, Lowgap; William Harwood Bry ant, Rockford; William Gaston Brinkley, Rt. 1, Pilot Mountain; Phillip Wade Holcomb, Elkin; Edward Grant Cockerham, Crutchfield; Garvey Braxton Southard, Elkin. YOUR COUNTRY IS STILL AT WAR—ABE YOU? YANKS INVADE KllE ISLAND Heavy Fighting Under Way, Japanese Say STORY NOT CONFIRMED Island Is Located 50 Miles West of Okinawa; Report May Prove True GET INVASION JITTERS Guam, June 27. — Tokyo said today that American invasion forces, enlarging their Ryukyus springboard for landings in Ja pan and possibly China, stormed ashore yesterday on Kume Isi *nd, 50 miles west of Okinawa. The Japanese garrison inter cepted the invaders and heavy fighting is under way, radio Tokyo said. Capture of Kume would give the Americans their closest base yet to the China Coast, 360 miles to the west. The tiny island lies in the East China Sea some 300 miles northeast of Formosa and 400 miles southwest of Japan proper. There was no immediate con firmation of the landing report from American sources, but Tokyo said yesterday that 200 American warships and landing craft were assembled in the Amer ican-held Kerama Islands, half way between Okinawa and Kume, for new landings in the Ryukyu Island chain or possibly in Japan itself. In invasion-jittery Japan, the enemy’s biggest surviving oil re (Continued on page four, 1st sec.) TRUMAN SEEKS RATIFICATION Addresses Closing Session of San Francisco Conference Tuesday Night URGES PROMPT ACTION San Francisco, June 26. — President Truman told the clos ing session of the San Francisco conference tonight that the charter for world peace would be sent immediately to the United States senate for America’s rati fication, and he called on the world to support it wholehearted ly or betray all those who died so that it might be created. The president told united na tions delegates that his country, which declined to join the league of nations after world war 1, was now ‘‘overwhelmingly” in favor of American participation in the new structure for the mainten ance of world peace. He spoke to the final plenary session shortly after • the dele gates completed the formal, ceremonial signing of- the blue, and gold bound printed charter. With those ceremonies, the char ter now will come into operation as soon as it is ratified by the proper number of nations — the big five and a majority, 23, of the other 45 united nations. Mr. Truman gave the delegates a message of hope for permanent peace. But he also injected the warning that now this charter has been written, “the world must use it.” “If we fail to use it,” he said, “we shall betray all those who have died in order that we might meet here in freedom and safe ty to create it.” CHATHAM WHIPS KENNEYS 12-9 Local Team Has Yet To Be Beaten This Season; Play Independence Saturday DEAL GETS HOME RUN In a game with Kenneys, of Winston-Salem, last Saturday, Chatham’s crack baseball aggre gation whcih has yet to lose a game this season, defeated their opponents 12 to 9. A return game was scheduled for Wednesday night at Winston-Salem. Leading the hitting for the Blanketeers were Mounce. Dick erson and Deal, the latter smack ing out a home run. Stinson, on the mound for Chatham, allowed 13 hits, while Reece and Hayes, for Kenneys, allowed 10 and four hits respectively. The Blanketeers will go to In dependence, Va., Saturday night for a game there. Any team wishing tq schedule games with Chatham should con tact Charlie Gough, manager, or Watt Deal, coach, it was an nounced. Conservation Service To Establish Office In Elkin On July 1st ANNOUNCE NEW SWIM SCHEDULE New Hours And Regulations Agreed Upon By Officials of YMCA Here OPEN AT NIGHT JULY 2 A new schedule of swim classes and use of the swimming pool at the Oilvin Roth YMCA has been announced by YMCA officials, along with regulations governing the use of the pool. The new schedule, except where indicated, is to become effective Monday, July 2, the date upon which it will start remaining open each day except Sundays, until 9:30 p. m. Children under seven years of age will be allowed to enter the pool only with members of their immediate family or with some one else only by special permis sion of pool officials. This same regulation applies to boys and girls from 7 to 14 years of age who come to the pool at night. It is also requested that parents keep their children from run ning while within the pool area. The schedule, as announced Tuesday, is as follows: 9:30 a. m.—boys’ swimming class. (Next class to begin July 9). 4 10:00 a. m.—girls’ swimming class. (Next class to begin July 9).. 10:30 to 11:30 a. m.—boys and girls swim, age 7 to 14 years. 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.—pool closed. 2:00 to 2:30 p. m.—adult swim class. (Register at “Y" for class to begin July 2). 2:30 to 4:00 p. m.—adults 18 years old and over and boys and girls age 7 to 14. 4:00 to 5:30 p. m.—adults and young people 15 to 18 years of age. 5:30 p. m.—adult swim class (Begins July 2). 5:30 to 7:00 p .m.—adults and young people 15 years of age or over. 7:00 to .9:30 p. m.— (beginning July 2)—adults and young people 15 years of age or over. Regulations and any changes in schedule will be posted on a bulle tin board near the pool, it was an nounced. FARMERS MUST REGISTER HERE Class 3 Farmers Must Secure Permit From Ration Board To Slaughter INFORMATION GIVEN All class 3 farmers must regis ter with the war price and ra tioning board and secure a per mit before selling or transferring meat resulting from slaughtering, it was announced Tuesday by the Elkin war price and rationing board. This order, it was said, refers, strictly to the class 3 resident farmers who may receive a quota up to and including 400 pounds, dressed weight, regard less of whether or not ’any amount was sold during 1944. The resident farmer may also se cure a quota based on the amount of meat sold commer cially during 1944 up to a max imum of 6,000 pounds, dressed weight, amounting to 100 per cent of the amount sold last year. Each registration must be made on OPA Form R-315 and must be filed with the local ra tioning office nat later than July 1. Class 2 slaughterers, it was stated, should register and re ceive their quota from the district office at Charlotte. Organ Music Recital Is To Be Presented Rev. Stephen Morrisett will present a recital of organ music at the Baptist church Friday ev ening at 8 o’clock. Rev. Morrisett is widely known as an accomplished musician. His program will include a varied selection of organ music. The public is cordially invited to at tend. , RECEIVES PURPLE HEART— Private First Class Sam S. Size more, son of Mrs. Ollie Size more, of State Road, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on Okinawa on April 11. In addition to the Purple Heart he was also awarded a Combat Ribbon and two Battle Stars. He recently returned to the United States after serving for twelve months overseas and is now stationed at Camp Pickett, Va. Sizemore entered service in 1942 and trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga., before going overseas. J-C OFFICIALS ARE INSTALLED Alex Biggs Takes Office As Junior Chamber Holds Special Meeting Here HAVE GOOD PROGRAM A group of approximately 150, including members and their wives, and guests attended the Junior Chamber of Commerce in stallation of officers meeting held at Neaves Park here Tuesday afternoon to hear an impressive and highly enjoyable program which featured a number of prominent state Jaycees. The new president of the Jay cees, Alex Biggs, was installed in office by Clayton Frost, state pre sident, of Winston-Salem, while other officers were 'installed by Fred Dixon, prominent Raleigh Jaycee. Claude Farrell, a past (Continued on page eight. 1st sec.) WINSTON MAN HELD IN JAIL Hubert Williams Resists Officer When Arrested Here Saurday HEARING IS WAIVED Hubert Williams, 25, of Win ston-Salem, is in jail at Dobson after waiving preliminary hearing here Monday before Magistrate J. L. Hall on charges of being drunk and disorderly and resisting an officer. Williams, who is admittedly an ex-convict, having been up in Winston-Salem on a charge of grand larceny, was arrested on the street here Saturday after noon by Elkin Policeman Ruffin M. Haynes. Mr. Haynes said the young man was first noted sitting on a car fender on East Main street near the J. C. Penney Com pany store, in a drunken condi tion, hollering at practically every .woman who passed. He said he attempted to arrest him, but the man resisted and started fighting him, breaking away and running down on South Bridge street near the rear of Spainhour’s store. Overtaking him, Mr. Haynes said it was necessary to hit him twice with a blackjack in order to get the handcuffs on him, and that the man again attempted to fight him as he was taking him to jail. Williams had been off the roads only two' weeks when arrested here. Chief of Police Corbett Wall said Tuesday that he had received a warrant from Winston Salem police where Wililams is wanted for assault on a female. Policeman Haynes received a number of bruises about the head and neck in his attempt to arrest the man. TO BE LOCATED IN CITY HALL; WILLIS COMING Will Have Office In Elkin City Hall FOR FARMERS OF AREA Move Is Outgrowth of Agri cultural Program Begun Here Few Years Ago SHOULD BE BIG HELP The Federal Soil Conservation Service is to establish a work unit in Elkin similar to ones which are now working with farmers on their soil conservation problems in Dobson, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville, it was announc ed by Garland Johnson, chairman of the Elkin .Agricultural Council, which is sponsoring the project. H. M. Willis, soil conservation ist at Yadkinville at the present time, has been assigned to tlie Elkin office effective July 1. The section in which Mr. Willis will work is roughly bounded by a 10 mile circle around the Elkin trade area. The Soil Conservation Ser vice fias been assisting a few farmers in this vicinity up to the present time from the adjoining three counties. Mr. Dunn, con servationist in Wilkes county, and Mr. TrevathSh, conservationist in Surry, will assist Mr. Willis in getting started in the Elkin area. E. B. Garrett, state soil conser vationist, in agreeing to establish the work unit here, stated that it is being done as a result of the local agricultural program begun here some years ago by the Elkin Agricultural Council, which is made up of Elkin civic clubs and the business men. of the town, and because of the increased de mand for technical assistance in soil conservation work by farmers in the Elkin section. T. F. Cooley, manager of Klondike Farm, a member of the council, has been especially active in lo cating the office here, it was said. By establishing the office, the Service will be able to serve more (Continued on page 8, 1st sec.) EXPECTING 120 ENTRIES HERE Fat Stock Show And Sale To Be Much Larger This Fall , Report Indicates MUCH INTEREST SHOWN The third annual Elkin Pat Stock and Wool Show and Sale, which will be held here sometime in October, will see a large in crease in the number of entries of baby beeves over previous years, Neill M. Smith, Surry county agent, has announced. Mr. Smith, who has taken an active part in the show and sale each year, stated that 120 head are expected to be entered, as compared with 22 shown in 1943 and 48 shown in 1944. Calves expected to be entered from various counties this year, number by counties, as follows: Caldwell. 2; Davie, 2: Alexander, 4; Ashe, 5; Stokes, 8; Yadkin, 10; Surry, 20; Alleghany, 22; Irdell, 22; Wilkes, 25. Calves will be entered by 4-H Club members and Future Farm ers of America. Actual dates of the fat stock show and sale will We announced later. Graystone Inn At Roaring Gap Open Graystone Inn, nationally famous summer resort, at Roar ing Gap, formally opened Friday with the Burlington Mills group holding their annual meeting there, Manager Walter T. Bovard announced this week. Anticipating one of the largest seasons in its history, the Inn again will be under the manage ment of Mr. Bovard, who has been at Roaring Gap for the past nine years. He announced that all cottages were opening and that a large colony was expected.