ELKIN
The Best Little Town
In North Carolina
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ELKIN
Gateway To Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. NO. XXXIII No. 34
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ELKIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
16 PAGES—TWO SECTIONS
Carrier Planes Blast
Remnants Of Japanese
• Navy In Swift Attack
Nip Air Force
Shot From Sky
% Over Navy Base
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Guam, July 25. — More than
1,200 American and British car
rier planes blew the Japanese Air
Force from the skies over western
Honshu today and swarmed back
into the burning Kure Naval Base
to finish off the crippled rem
nants of Japan’s Imperial Fleet.
Thundering back for their sec
ond straight blow at the great In
land Sea anchorage, the Allied
fliers shot their way through a
blazing screen of flak and enemy
L fighters to get back at the seven
» or more major Japanese warships
they riddled with bombs and
•ket-fire yesterday.
fhe Japanese countered first
h a terrific anti-aircraft bar
rage that turned the sky into a
rainbow-colored hell. They sent
their hoarded fighter planes aloft
in a last desperate bid to save the
fleet.
Uhited Press War Correspond
ent Ernest Hoberecht reported
from one of the attacking carriers
that the enemy aerial opposition
appeared to have been smothered
after a furious battle.
By late afternoon, American
Corsair fighters had won mastery
of the skies, clearing the way for
the knockout by the fleet’s Hell
divers and torpedo bombers, and
were strafing the enemy airfields
almost at will.
The Imperial Battle Fleet that
steamed out to challenge the
* United States barely three years
1 and seven months ago was dying
■ impotently in the bomb-churned
y waters of the Inland Sea.
At least seven enemy battle
ships, carriers and cruisers—vir
tually all of Japan’s seapower—
were holed or set ablaze in yester
day’s 1,000-plane carrier strike.
And wave upon wave of diving,
strafing American and British
planes were back to finish off the
cripples today.
RATION BOOK 5
TO BEJSSUED
Fifth, And Perhaps Last, of
Series To Be Distributed
In December
TO ISSUE NEW “A” BOOK
War. Ration Book 5, “smaller
than a dollar bill,” and contain
ing just half as many stamps as
the last ration book issued, will
be distributed through the public
schools in December, Chester
Bowles, administrator of the of
fice of price administration, an
nounced Tuesday. At the same
time, the new “A” gasoline ration
book will be issued.
Distribution will take place at
school houses or other public
buildings throughout the nation
from December 3 through Decem
ber 15. OPA offices will fix the
exact time for each local area.
The new “A” books will go into
use December 22, and War Ration
Book 5 will be used soon after the
first of the year for food rationing
and for rationing shoes.
“We hope the new ration book
will be the last in the series of
wartime ration books to be is
sued,” Mr. Bowles said.
The new “A” gasoline book, the
third issued under rationing, will
differ from the present book only
t in color. The book will contain
five sets of coupons, six coupons
to a set, numbered A-18 through
A-23. Each set of coupons will
cover a different validity period,
with the first set becoming good
December 22.
Beagle Club Is To
Hold Field Trials
The Carolina Beagle Club, of
which D. I. 'Wade, of this city, is
president, has been granted a
field trial license by the American
Kennel Club, and will hold field
trials November 26 through 30 at
Salisbury.
The Carolina Club now has a
total of 104 members. ,
Singing Convention
At Dobson Sunday
The annual Surry County sing
ing convention will be held at the
Court House in Dobson, Sunday
at 2 o’clock. The public is 6$rd
ially invited to attend .
STATE
.DUNN, July 24 — The Dunn
. Dispatch received the follow
ing advertisement today from
an unnamed Erwin, subscriber:
“A young soldier with four and
a half years of duty would like
to meet a young widow with
three children. Object: 85
points!”
RALEIGH, July 24 — Al
most daily rains in eastern
North Carolina have caused
extensive damage to tobacco,
seriously retarded crop har
vests, and brought the waters
of the Tar and Neuse rivers to
several feet above flood stage
at some points. The weather
station of the state department
of agriculture reported today
that from six to nine inches of
water fell in the head waters
of the Tar and Neuse during
last week. The Tar was sev
eral feet above flood stage at
Tarboro, Rocky Mount and
Greenville, and the Roanoke
was above flood stage at Wel
don and Williamston. The
Neuse was more than five feet
above flood stage at Smithfield
late today and was reported
still rising at Goldsboro. The
Cape Fear ,was reported rising
at Moncure, Fayetteville and
Elizabethtown.
NATIONAL
VALDOSTA, Ga., July 24 —
The first few million pounds of
the country’s current tobacco
crop went on sale today in 19
Georgia and Florida towns
with the majority of grades av
eraging from one to five cents
a pound higher than on open
ing day a year ago. The bulk
of sales ranged from 39 to 43
cents a pound with a practical
top of 45 cents, the marketing
service of the United States
department of agriculture re
ported. The estimated general
average on several markets
ranged from 38 to 42 cents a
pound. Last year the first day
average was 39.95 cents.
WASHINGTON, July 24 —
The government tonight out
lined a program for removing
price control from minor com
modities, “to clear the decks
for speedier handling of recon
version programs.” Announced
jointly by the office of
economic stabilization and the
OP A the program sets up pro
cedures for eliminating price
ceilings under specific condi
tions. “Among the 8,000,000
commodities and services now
under price control are some
items for which ceilings will
no longer be necessary,” Price
Administrator Chester Bowles
said.
WASHINGTON, July 24. —
Stormy senate debate broke
out today when Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana,
declared that while he would
vote reluctantly for the united
nations charter, he would fight
later to limit the use of Ameri
can troops under it. Senator
Connally, Democrat, Texas,
Senator Barkley, Democrat,
Kentucky, and others imme
diately objected that to ratify
the charter and then to refuse
to back it up with troops to
enforce peace would be a welsh
on an agreement. Senator
Hatch, Democrat, New Mexico,
challenged Wheeler to try to
make his reservations now, and
Senator Pepper, Democrat,
Florida, commented that
Wheeler intended to vote for
the charter simply to get on
record “before the next elec
tion.”
INTERNATIONAL
PARIS, July 24. — Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain, sitting
white-faced and restless in a
crowded courtroom with his
accusers today heard former
Premiers Paul Reynaud and
Edouard Daladier assail him as
a pro-nazi plotter who weaken
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HAIL DAMAGES
SURRY TOBACCO
Loss In Dobson Territory
Estimated At Over
Quarter Million
1,500 ACRES AFFECTED
A severe hail storm which
struck Monday afternoon about
4:00 o’clock did damage to to
bacco crops estimated at over a
quarter of a. million dollars in
Dobson township, part of Mount
Airy township and in Stewart’s
Creek township, Neill Smith, Sur
ry county farm agent, said Wed
nesday after making a survey of
the damaged areas.
Some crops were a total loss,
Mr. Smith said.
Communities suffering from
the storm included Dobson, Salem
Fork, Union Cross, Fairview, New
Hope and Franklin. Some of the
losses were protected by hail in
surance.
Although tobacco suffered
worse, other crops were also hit,
but damage here was lighter, it
was said. The number of acres
affected totalled about 1,500.
The same storm also damaged
tobacco in southern Surry and in
Yadkin county, but an estimate
in dollars and cents could not be
obtained.
W. W. COOPER
DIES THURSDAY
Discharged Serviceman Had
Seen Action In Both Eu
rope And Pacific Area
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Woodrow Wilson Cooper, 32,
discharged serviceman, died at his
home in the Trapliill community
Thursday night after a lengthy
illness. He was honorably dis
charged from service January 16,
1945 after serving since April 15,
1942. He went overseas in Jan
uary 1943, and served in major
battles in both Pacific and Euro
pean areas of warfare.
Funeral services were conduct
ed on Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, at the Roaring Gap Bap
tist church, after the body had
lain in the church for one hour
preceding the services. Rev. Grant
Cothren and Rev. Charlie Miles
officiated.
Mr. Cooper was the son of Rev.
and Mrs. William F. Cooper, who
survive. He also has four broth
ers, Cline and Hubert Cooper, of
Elkin, Sergeant Edward F. Coop
er, of Camp Esler, La., and Fred
Cooper, of Traphill; six sisters,
Mrs. Harrison Vestal, Thurmond;
Mrs. P. D. Wood, Greensboro;
Mrs. M. H. Collins, Elkin; Mrs.
Dallas Crouse and Mrs. Ira Casey,
of Traphill; and Miss Oline Coop
er of the home, who survive him.
Chatham Loses To
Dukesville 7 to 1
The Chatham Blanketeers, win
ners of all but one of the games
played this season, ran into a
snag at Dukesville, near Spencer,
Saturday afternoon to go down to
defeat 7 to 1. Chatham had pre
viously defeated this team.
Stinson, pitching his last game
for the locals prior to entering the
armed forces, turned in an out
standing performance by holding
Dukesville to six hits. Catching
for Chatham were Martin and
Baity.
Taylor, on the mound for the
opposition, allowed only four hits.
The local team, after playing
Cooleemee here Wednesday after
noon, is scheduled to meet In
dependence, Va„ here Saturday
afternoon at 4:00 o’clock.
Campaign Against
Bogus Shoe Stamps
L. W. Driscoll, OP A Director of
the Charlotte area, announces
that an enforcement campaign is
being launched against dealers
who accept “bogus”-shoe stamps.
To be legally acceptable, shoe
stamps njust be torn from War
Ration Books in the presence of
the merchant or his employee.
OPA officials are also stressing
the use of syrup in the canning of
fruits in order to relieve the
sugar situation.
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WOUNDED IN ACTION — Pri
vate First Class Thomas W.
Rose, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Rose, and grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rose, all
of Jonesville, Route 1, was
wounded in action on Okinawa
June 10, according to an offi
cial War Department message
to his parents. At present he
is in a hospital on Saipan re
ceiving treatment for wounds.
Entering service in March, 1944,
Rose trained at Parris Island,
S. C., Camp Lejeune, N. C., and
Oceanside, Calif., before going
overseas. He has served for
seven months overseas, with the
Marines. Private First Class
Rose has two brothers in ser
vice, Johnny Rose, S 2/c, who
is now in the Philippines, and
Corporal Wilson Rose, who is
with the Army Air Force in
Puerto Rico.
GIRLS' EFFORTS
PROVEJN VAIN
Make Heroic Attempt To Re
vive Child Drowned Near
Roaring Gap
HAD FALLEN IN STREAM
A heroic fight on the part of
two Winston-Salem girls to re
store to life a little girl who had
drowned in a swollen stream near
her home west of Roaring Gap
the latter part of last week, re
sulted in heart-breaking failure
after two hours of artificial res
piration. *
The child, the youngest of five
children of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy
Royall, was said to have toddled
into the creek and to have been
swept down stream for some dis
tance, being found by her moth
er. The two young women, Miss
Jean Vivian Stockton and Miss
Ann Upchurch, members of the
staff of the Girl Scout camp at
Roaring Gap, hurrying to the
scene after aid had been asked,
worked over the body for two
hours, to be relieved by the ar
rival of the Elkin Emergency
Squad, members of which applied
a pulmotor. But though the
pulmotor worked perfectly, all
efforts to restore the child to life
failed.
The Elkin Emergency Squad
was summoned at the direction
of the two young ladies. Later
a number of physicians from
Roaring Gap arrived on the scene
and warmly praised the efforts of
the girls to save the child, stat
ing that they had done all that
was humanly possible to revive
her.
As an indication of their ap
preciation to the girls, both were
asked by the family to act as*
flower girls at the funeral, which
was held Sunday.
Softball Team Here
Enters Tournament
The Chatham Softball Team
will participate in the state soft
ball tournament to be held in
Greensboro the week beginning
August 13th. This team has a
good record for the season, hav
ing won five of six games play
ed.
Last week the team played the
Winston-Salem Jaycees in a
double header at Winston-Salem,
taking both games at scores of
7-3, and 6-3. The leading hitters
were Long, Crater, and Judd. Cra
ter had a home run. Return
doubleheaders will be played at
a later, date. Fleet Mathis is
manager of this team.
Surgeon Is Operated
On For Appendicitis
Dr. E. L. Rice, chief surgeon at
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi
tal here, underwent an operation
for appendicitis early last Friday
morning, and is recovering satis
factorily, hospital authorities said
Wednesday afternoon.
The operation was performed
.by Dr. F. C. Hubbard, chief sur
geon of the Wilkes Hospital at
North Wilkesbdro, who is per
forming all emergency operations
here* assisted by Dr. V.. W. Tay
lor, house physician during Dr.
Rice’s illness.
Chatham Donates Use Of Land
And $1,000 In Cash For Park
Here; Plans Are Formulated
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Jaycees To Underwrite
Sports Equipment Here
Back Up School Athletic Program
With Club Fund Of Nearly $2,000
The Elkin Junior Chamber of
Commerce, meeting at Neaves’
Park Monday evening, agreed to
underwrite the cost of thoroughly
equipping the Elkin school with
adequate sports equipment, and
in other ways backing up the
school physical education pro
gram in every way possible.
The Jaycees, who last year pro
vided the money for baseball
equipment, have to date raised a
total of $1,800 from the club
treasury plus individual donations
on the part of members, but stress
the fact that this sum is not
nearly sufficient to take care oi
the school’s sports needs. Under
present plans they intend to aug
ment this original sum by solicit
ing Elkin firms and business men,
and to eventually sell season tick
ets to sports attractions here.
Under the program now being
planned for the Elkin school, both
varsity and intra-mural sports
will be stressed under the school’s
physical education program, and
will include football, baseball, vol
ley ball, softball and basketball.
By a well-rounded program of
intra-mural sports, all students
will be given the opportunity to
participate.
N. H. Carpenter, superintendent
of the Elkin schools, made a talk
on sports at the Jaycee meeting,
the program being in charge of
Dr. Vernon Taylor, chairman of
the Jaycee educational commit
tee, and who is heading the sports
program. Mr. Carpenter stressed
the need of a sports program and
PLAN DAY CAMP
AT LOCAL YMCA
Will Be Open To Boys And
Girls Age 8-14; Will Be
Held August 20-24
SHOULD REGISTER AT Y
A day camp for boys and girls
will be staged at the Gilvin Roth
YMCA here August 20 to 24, it
was announced Wednesday by
Miss Margaret Abernethy, of the
YMCA staff.
Although the boys and girls
will be handled as separate groups,
both camps will be staged during
these dates, and youngsters 8 to
14 years of age are eligible to at
tend.
The camp will be held from
9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon each day
with probably two afternoon ses
sions, Miss Abernathy said, and
will feature a Bible hour, craft
period, swimming, and a play
hour.
A small registration fee will be
charged for material and swim
ming. Registration blanks are
available at the YMCA.
Educational Movie
Planned At Schools
J. Sam Gentry, of the Surry
County farm agent’s office an
nounces that free motion pictures
of an educational nature will be
given by the State College Exten
sion service at three Surry schools
during the week.
The shows will be at 8:30 p. m.
at the following dates and places:
Cook school, Wednesday night;
Westfield school, Thursday night,
and Sheltontown school, Friday
night.
To Honor Pastors
At Union Meeting
On Sunday night, July 29, at
the First Baptist Church, the sev
eral Elkin churches will unite to
honor the Reverends Stephen
Morrisett and O. V. Caudill, both
of whom will be leaving Elkin in
the near future. The former has
accepted a chair in Bible at Oard
ner-Webb College near Shelby,
while the latter assumes the posi
tion of Church building Consul
tant for the North Carolina Synod
of the Presbyterian Church.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed all'people of the community to
share in. this union service Sun
day night at 8 o’clock.
outlined the objectives of such a
program, as well as listing the re
sults of physical education.
One new member, Harold
Brendle, was inducted into the
club at Monday’s meeting, and
two members, Earl Queen and
Hoyle Cranford, both recently
honorably discharged from the
armed services, were welcomed
back as active members.
President Alex Biggs presided.
YADKIN MEN GO
FOR INDUCTION
Group of 34 Registrants
Leave Yadkinville Tues-'
day Morning
SENT TO FORT BRAGG
A group of 34 registrants left
Yadkinville Tuesday morning for
Fort Bragg to be inducted into the
army. The list of inductees is as
follows:
Joe Rufus Barnett, Jonesville;
Lonnie Hugh Shaw, Jonesville:
Stiles Thaddeus Anderson, Yad
kinville: Wavel Frank Jenkins,
Route 1, Boonville; Odell Maynes
Whitaker, Boonville; Preston Lee
Baity, Route 1, Jonesville; Thad
Watson Swaim, Route 1, Boon
ville; Governor Bickett Holcomb,
Route 1, Boonville; Thad Junior
Vestal, Jonesville; Jessie Samuel
Brown, Route 1, Jonesville; Rob
ert Sprinkle, Route 1, East Bend;
Delmar Ray Lineberry, Route 1,
East Bend; Ralph Wolfe, Jones
ville;
Buford Thomas Adams, Route
2, Yadkinville; Donald Gene
Wooten, Route 1, Yadkinville;
Ray Bob Carter, Cycle; Perry
Luther Wilhelm, Route 1, East
Bend; Gorrel Robert Stinson, Jr.,
Route 1, Boonville; James Joshua
Couch, Box 212, Jonesville; Delma
Bernice Moser, East Bend; Ran
som Phillip Cook, Cycle; Delmer
Lee Simmons, Route 1, Boonville;
Joseph Ray Hobson, Route 1,
Boonville; William Charles Wil
liams, Route 2, Yadkinville; Dal
las Caleb Couch, Hamptonville;
Joseph Morris Brown, Jonesville;
Mack Quincy Daye, Route 2,
Yadkinville; Cyrus William Hel
ton, Boonville; Howard Gray
Brown, Route 1, East Bend; Ver
non Gray Wishon, Yadkinville;
Henry Fleming Shore, Box 127,
Boonville; Billy Eugene Hemric,
Jonesville.
Chaplain Stokes To
Speak Here Sunday
Chaplain James C. Stokes,
USNR, brother of Dr. J. Lem
Stokes, who has just returned
from an assignment of nearly 18
months in the Pacific, will speak
at the eleven o’clock hour on Sun
day, July 29, at the Methodist
Church. Chaplain Stokes’ last
assignment was with the 112th
Seabee Battalion on Tinian Is
land in the Marianas. Before en
tering the Navy he served the
Wilkesboro Methodist church,
formerly in the Elkin District. He
was especially active in young
people’s work, and will be remem
bered by a number of Elkin young
people.
Chaplain Stokes has been in the
Service about three years, having
served at the Naval Air Station,
Minneapolis, Minn., Quoddy Vil
lage, Maine, and Pearl Harbor"
Hawaii, before going to his last
assignment in the Marianas. He
.is at present on a short leave and
will be given a new assignment
next month.
To Hold Fish Fry
At Neaves’ Park
A program by Boy Scouts of
Elkin and Jonesville will feature
the fish fry to be held by the El
kin Exchange Club at Neaves’
Park here Friday evening, August
3, beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
The public is invited to attend
the fry, and tickets will be sold
prior to the event. Funds raised
will be used by the club for un
derprivileged children activity.
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NEW COACH — R. H. Aber
nathy, above, of Trinity, where
he taught during the past two
years, has accepted a position
with the Elkin high school
where he will be in charge of
physical education, teach social
science, and act as basketball
and baseball coach. A native
of Bynum, Chatham county, he
is a graduate of Elon College.
Prior to going to Trinity, he
taught at Ramseur for nine
years. He said Friday that he
hoped to move his wife and one
child here about August 4.
F.S.A. GROUP
ATTENDS MEET
Supervisors From Surry and
Other Counties Meet With
Power Experts
HELD AT GREENSBORO
The use and care of home elec
trical appliances and efficient
wiring were among the subjects
discussed at a meeting of FSA
home management supervisors
from Wilkes, Caldwell, Alexander,
Guilford, Alamance, Stokes, For
syth, Iredell, Davie, Davidson,
Rowan, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus,
Rockingham, Caswell, Person,
Orange, Durham, Chatham, Ran
dolph, Surry and Yadkin counties
who met with representatives of
Duke Power Co., at Greensboro,
July 10 and 11, says Miss Myra
S. Killian, hdme supervisor for
Surry County, who was among the
group.
The meeting was arranged by
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DEATH CLAIMS
W.L.COCKERHAM
Funeral Rites To Be Held At
Little Richmond Church
This Afternoon
DRAUGHN TO CONDUCT
William Lee Cockerham, 88,
died at his home near Rusk on
Wednesday. He is survived by his
wife, Lillie Greenwood Cocker
ham, and two daughters, Mrs. Ur
ban Burch of Rusk, and Mrs.
Wade Gilliam of Winston-Salem.
.Other survivors are one grand
daughter; two half-brothers, R.
H. Cockerham, Asheboro, and
Pies Cockerham, Pinnacle; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Emma Cocker
ham, Rusk, and Mrs. Mollie
Thornton, Jonesville.
Mr. Cockerham had been the
only living charter member of the
little Richmond church, where his
funeral services will be held on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The body will be at the church
for an hour previous to the ser
vices, which will be conducted by
Rev. Scales Draughn. Interment
will be in the church cemetery.
Kiwanians To Attend
High Point Meeting
Due to the fact that Elkin Ki
wanians will have an opportunity
to attend the meeting of Third
bivision Kiwanis Clubs at High
Point Friday, the regular Thurs
day evening meeting df the club
will not be held this week. •
All Kiwanians planning to at
tend the High Point'session are
asked to meet at Hotel Elkin Fri
day afternoon at 4:30.
Approve Project
At Meeting Of
Elkin Citizens
Following a meeting of the Ell
kin Kiwanis Club last Thursday
evening, at which heads of other
Elkin civic clubs and representa
tive citizens were present, plans
for the proposed Memorial Park
here were discussed and expres
sions of approval and support
were forthcoming from all who
attended.
Although a second meeting is
to be held this evening (Thurs
day), to formulate final plans of
the campaign to raise money for
the park, the fund has already
been started by the Chatham
Manufacturing Company, which
in addition to making available
a part of the land for the park,
has announced through A. L.
Butler, president of the company,
that it will donate a thousand
dollars.
The Tribune, in making public
the Chatham Company’s dona
ton, is planning to publish the
list of contributions from all per
sons and firms in its columns
from week to week.
According to present plans, the
park, expected to cost somewhere
between $10,000 and $20,000, will
be created on property located to
the rear of the Elkin elementary
school, which lies near the town
water plant, and along Big Elkin
creek. A part of the property is
owned by the town, with the
other part being the property of
the Chatham Company. This
Chatham property, Mr. Butler
said, may be used for the park
without any charge.
Last Thursday’s discussion was
presided over by Mayor Garland
Johnson, as chairman of the
panel, whch is made up of Mrs.
R. W. Harris, Mrs. R. G. Smith,
Hubert Parker, R. W. Harris and
J. W. L. Benson. According to
present plans the park, when
completed, would be tied in with
the YMCA program here, and T.
C. McKnight, general secretary of
the YMCA, stated that it would
be supervised, especially during
the summer, by the Y.
It was also stated that under
present plans, a swinging bridge
would be constructed across Big
Elkin creek, thus connecting the
park with the community play
ground and school athletic field.
Everyone present expressed
the belief that such a park was
needed, and were of the opinion
that it would prove a fitting me
morial to Elkin servicemen, in
addition to proving an asset to
the town as a whole.
Among those present from
other civic clubs who expressed
themselves in favor of the project
and who pledged the support of
their organizations, were Dr. C.
E. Nicks, speaking for the Lions
Club; Mrs. J. H. Beeson, Garden
Club; Alex Biggs, Junior Cham
ber of Commerce; K. V. McLeod,
Exchange Club; George Stockton,
American Legion; H. W. Thomp
son, T. C. U. Club, and Mrs. Dor
othy Hinshaw, L. H. C. Club No.
1. Others speaking in favor of
the project were Mrs. E. P. Mc
Neer, Mrs. Georfe Royall, Miss
Lois McKnight, Miss Margaret
Abernethy, and N. H. Carpenter.
The panel discussion at the
meeting was arranged by the El
kin post-war planning committee,
of which D. G. Smith is chair
man.
LIONS INDUCT
NEW OFFICERS
District Governor Okey Alli
son Presides At Ladies
Night Meeting
Officers to guide the destiny of
the Elkin Lions Club during the
ensuing year were formally in
stalled at a ladies’ night meeting
of the club at the Qilvin Roth
YMCA Tuesday evening.
Okey Allison, of Winston
Salem, district governor, was
guest speaker, and was in charge
of ' installation ceremonies. He
spoke on the subject “Lionism.”
Officers installed were: W. J.
Graham, president; Dr. C. E.
pricks, Jack Caudill and H, G.
York, 1st, 2nd and 3rd vice-presi
dents respectively; T. L. Parnell,
secretary - treasurer; Graham
Green, Lion Tamer; Gene Hall,
Tail Twister, and M. C. Whitener,
L. M. Stuart, L. P. Walker and W.
A. Postdn, directors.