About North Georgia tribune. (Canton, Ga.) 1934-1973 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1941)
~North Georgia Crihine 8 TODAY Cherokee County jA REAL TEW5PAPEBSFCRNORTE6ECORGLAU CANTON. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1941 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY VOL. VIII, No.52 ’ ■ ■ ... .. ■ ■ - ■ ■ -' = NAZI SHAKE-UP, ALLIED UNITY, BIG NEWS Think o’ That By TOM ARNOLD Bank of Canton Begins Fiftieth Business Year U. S. Flyer Who Sank Battleship Bagwell Named Citizen Defense Head In Cherokee Make Axis Gains Cost More than Worth Is GREETINGS This column and all the other columns extend to the public the wishes that we wish we could place in words—but we hope you 11 understand. These greetings are from the Tribune, rather than from mem bers of the force who make the Tribune for you through the year. Because we, as members of the newspaper’s staff, think of it as a being rather than a thing, an ar- ticle, or something. So that our Christmas greet ing comes to each of you from The North Georgia Tribune itself, with our assurance that The Tri bune strives to live for your hap piness every day in the year, to live more worthily than any or all of us as individuals could do. Mark Twain said everybody talks about the weather but nobody ever does anything about it. That made some body so mad that they or- ganized the weather bureau, and for years it gave us the weather, the most miserable kinds. Now the war has stopped the weather bureau from even talking about the weather and we have the best weather since the memory of man. Conclusion: Stop so much talk and interference with anything, even the wea ther, and it will do better. Colin Kelly Jr., Captain in the U. S. Air Corps, who sank the Jap battleship Haruna, is a part- time Georgian. He is a cousin to J. Pat Kelly of Valdosta, former Commander of the American Le- gion, Georgia Department. Captain Kelly lived in Georgia, going to school while staying at his cousin's house. He dived on the Haruna and sank her with a well-aimed bomb, but lost his life and became Hero No. 1 of this war. Other heroes were found at Honolulu, when the Japs attacked there. A captain of a ship, torn almost in two by a shell, contin ued to direct the fire. Bank of Canton begins its fif- tieth year today, having lived through the joys and vicissitudes of nearly half a century without ever closing its doors to the pub lic on a banking day. Officers and directors of the bank were receiving congratula tions today from other bankers and banking institutions through out the country, and were proud of them. Greatest pride came, however, from the receipt of congratulatory messages from business concerns and individuals who have been helped by the Bank of Canton to establish or keep business going or otherwise. Three other banks in the coun ty, Etowah Bank here, Bank of Woodstock and Citizens Bank at Ball Ground, all solid institutions, also have made splendid progress and with the Bank of Canton are building financial records that place Cherokee county in a fortu nate situation as regards banking. Bank of Canton opened for business Dec. 1, 1892, and despite recurring hard times, has paid nearly half a million dollars as dividends and nearly a third of a million dollars as interest on sav ings and time deposits. It opened with deposits of less than $1,000 the first day, has more than a million dollars depo sits today, total resources more than a million and a half, and its record has caused it to be recog- nized as one of the strongest banks in the state. Remember Pearl Harbor— Final Series Sermon Sunday At First Baptist Rev. O. M. Seigler, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will give the last in a series of sermons on Isaiah at the service of worship Sunday night when he preaches on “A Renewed Call to Duty.” He will preach Sunday morning on “What Has Been Written Has Been Written, But—” W. L. Blackwell announces that December has been a good month in the work of the Sunday school and calls for a continuation of this next Sunday and throughout the new year. The Baptist Training Union will meet at 6:30 P. M. —Remember Pearl Harbor— Pre-Christmas Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr. Dead now, but Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr., 26, graduate of the U. S. Military Academy in 1937, will go down in U. S. history as the first hero of the war with Japan. Kelly distinguished himself by First shots at the enemy were fired by an enlisted man in the Navy, who manned his gun alone. To understand the nature of that engagement, it must be recalled that the Japs were a friendly na tion. Their airplanes went where they pleased as ours do. They attacked without warning and while America was at peace with them. A merchant liner, en tering the Harbor, saw the planes and the bombs over Pearl Harbor, but even passengers and the ship S crew thought it some sort of field day. They even remarked how glad they were those were dummy bombs, and not the real thing. Shortly they realized their mis take and that they had grand stand seats at one of the worlds great tragedies. Services At Commissioner J. H. Bagwell was elected chairman of the Cherokee County Citizens Defense Unit at a meeting at the courthouse here, with representatives from all parts of the county. Speakers pledged full support for the various communities to the movement and warned against scoring three direct hits on the Japanese capital battleship, Haru- na, leaving her in flames and dis- tress. The Madison, Fla., youth was cited by Lieut. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, head of U. S. forces in the Philippines. Cherokee Women Meet Next Monday To Organize Defense Unit Here Picks Up Purse, Foils Imposter In Store Here Cherokee county women will meet Tuesday, Dec. 30, to form a Citizens Defense Unit, a part of the Women’s State Defense Com mittee headed by Mrs. Shelby Mvrick of Savannah. Mrs. Tom Arnold issued the disregarding the danger that comes to every part of the United States with modern war. Mr. Bagwell will name local di- rectors for each community, and will register workers and other- wise perfect his organization. Permanent organization of the State Defense Committee which will guide local units will be ef- fected Tuesday with Robert B. Troutman as chairman, and Col. A. T. Colley, U. S. Army Retired, executive director, and Basil Stockbridge, former Georgia Le gion Commander as secretary. Col. Richard Job, acting direc tor, pending organization, said 146 of the 159 Georgia counties are organized with some protec- tive organizations, and 80 air-raid observation posts are keyed with the Army's third Interceptor Com- mand. Cherokee county has had its air-raid observation posts in ef- fect for some time. These are in addition to the air-raid wardens that will work with the citizens defense committee. The observers will report course and direction of planes of all types, direct to Army headquarters. The ward- ens will be informed when to sound air-raid alarms and have duties to perform during an air- raid. Col. Colley lives in Washington, Ga. He had a distinguished rec ord of service in the Army before retirement. Col. Job will remain as contact officer between the State Defense Committee and the local commit tees. He said Mayors, county commissioners and local leaders have been active for some months getting ready for defense. “Contrary to the belief of some impatient persons, there already is existent in the public mind a fairly clear idea of what is need- ed,” he said. “There is work yet to be done, but rapid strides are being made toward a complete organization.’ Apparent Strategy Now Biggest news of the war week is the shake-up in the German high command, with Hitler assuming supreme com mand in person. Wins ‘Unity’ Award First woman to receive the Maria Moors Cabot Award for distin guished service in the field of inter American relations, Senhora Sylvia Bettencourt delivers address in Low Memorial Library, Columbia Uni versity, New York. She is a colum nist on the newspaper “Correio Da Manha," published in Rio de Janeiro by her husband, who also received an award- Hitler, who has been directing operations, probably because his generals refused to accept respon- sibility last summer for a Rus- sian campaign, deposed his Gen- eral Field Marshal von Brauch- itsch, in a move which observers see as a general Nazi reorganiza tion. A second significant report, if true, is that the Germans failed to stop at their prepared lines when the Russians threw them back. Germans were to fall back to prepared and shortened lines to make a winter stand. Accord- ing to reports from the front, the Russians pressed them so hard in retreat that the Germans have run far over the prepared places of safety which now have been destroyed by the Russians, who are trying to turn the retreat in- to a rout. Most startling news is a mass of Japanese troopships off the Philippines, where the Japs are trying to effect landings of large bodies to take the Islands. Be- fore the outbreak, military ob- Livestock Sale Scheduled For Friday, Jan. 2 be The next livestock sale will held at Canton Friday, January 2. Canton Churches Special services will be held at both the First Baptist and First Methodist Churches on Wednesday evening rather than Christmas morning, it was announced this week by the pastors. The Rev. Fred L. Glisson, pastor of the Methodist Church and Dr. 0. M. Seigler, pastor of the Baptist Church, urgently requested Can- tonians to join in this observance of the birth of. Christ. —Remember Pearl Harbor— Young Miss Joan Ritchie, of Nelson, picked up a purse in a Canton store and handed it to a clerk, telling the clerk she had found it. A woman standing nearby stepped up and said, "Thats mine." sorry, but it isn't The Tribune adds to those of others its congratulations to the Bank of Canton for its half a cen tury of service to North Georgia. • Good banks are an asset, and Cherokee has good banks, several of them. But since this is the anniversary of the Bank of Canton, it is in the limelight right now. Much of the success of the bank is due to the wisdom and foresight of those founders who years ago envisioned the need of a bank here, including the late Mr. R. T. Jones. That success, of course, is con tinued in the fine personnel of the bank today, just as the fine personnel of any bank is the secret of its success. William S. Elliott, president of the Bank of Canton, is a man who has played a prominent part in the nation’s finances. His name is engraved on dollar bills that were issued when he was an assis tant Treasury Secretary. He is a former president of the Georgia Bankers Association and has and holds high positions in the American Banking Association. He is versed in bank lore so thorough ly that he is in demand as a speaker wherever either of these organizations meet to discuss their problems. Additionally, he is a useful citi zen, one who takes the lead in such practical things as getting better mail service for Canton and other towns along the line here. He has devoted much of his time to various civic enter prises. The bank is to be con gratulated not only on its years of service and its fine record, but on its having Mr. Elliott at the helm. Allatoona Dam Funds Included In Money Bill The Allatoona dam, on the Eto- wah near Cartersville, will be built as a defense project, Washington announced...... Bill for an appropriation of three million dollars for the proj- ect was signed Thursday by Presi dent Roosevelt. Ultimate cost of the dam is to be more than six- yours," said Miss Joan. So the purse was taken to the office. In about five min utes the real owner of the purse went there, identified the purse and received it. But you’ll have to ask Miss Joan how she knew the purse didnt belong to the first one who claimed it. Red Cross Will Continue With Paper Collection call for the meeting after receiv- ing a telegram from Mrs. Ernest R. Harris, Winder, Ninth District Executive Committee member of the Women's Division for Citi- zens Defense. The telegram from Mrs. Harris said: “Respondng to Governor’s ap peal to organize Womens Divi sion Citizens Defense, appointing you chairman your county. Con tact all organizations, verify co- operation, wire compliance.” Mrs. Arnold called the meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the Can- ton grammar school auditorium, after consulting with chairmen of various organizations. It will be at 3:15 P. M. .. All civic organizations, in each town of the county, home demon- stration clubs and similar organ- izations are urged to send repre sentatives to the meeting, Mrs. Canton Stores Close Two Days Several Canton business houses announced this week that their stores would be closed two days, December 25 and 26, for Christmas. Among them were Jones Mercantile Co. and affiliations, Kessler s, Donley’s, Rosenblum's, Wes tern Auto and the M System. All stores will be closed Thursday for Christmas. All persons who have livestock to sell or trade are requested to bring them to the livestock barn at the Fair Grounds before 1:00 P. M. and see that they are reg istered with the manager. If there are any second-hand articles to be sold, be sure they are listed at the office before they are put up for sale. At the last sale 2 saddles, two shot guns, and a gold watch was sold, and a second-hand truck was put up for sale. If there are any second-hand articles such as old wagons, bug- gies, or any farm implements which are saleable, the Livestock Association will be glad to assist in selling the articles. A very small fee will be charged. 'Is There a Santa Claus?’ servers who had played with the idea of a Jap attack on the U. S., had said that the Islands could not hold. How long they will hold is a question, but they are holding better than had been ex- pected. Japanese sent fifth columnists into the Islands years ago. The trouble seems to be these Japs married Filipinos and their wives are doing the fifth columning in favor of the Islands and Uncle Sam. There is heavy fighting through- out the Philippines. The U. S. officially reported 14 enemy sub- marines sunk in the Atlantic and an undetermined number sunk in the Pacific. The U. S. Navy was never so angry as it is now, following the Jap's treacherous attack on it, and is out for blood, although the pol- icy of the high command seems to be one of waiting for the best time to strike and then to strike a telling blow. Admiral E. J. King has been named commander of the Ameri- can fleet, following removal of Admiral Kimmel, who was in command when the Japs slipped past Pearl Harbor defenses be- fore the Americans knew what was happening. A supreme war council of the Allies probably will be established. It is favored by President Roose- velt. It would consolidate the Allied arms under one command, with the sole idea of winning the war regardless of where battles are fought. Washington blacked out. Am- by teen million dollars, neers estimate. The Allatoona dam tion was included in electric developments millions of dollars. The dam will be county, the reservoir army engi- appropria- new hydro- to cost 154 in Bartow mostly in Four Canton matrons, aided ten Boy Scouts, started the work in Canton’s Red Cross paper collecting campaign last Sat urday. The same procedure will take place next Saturday, begin ning at 9 o’clock. Citizens are asked to place the paper on the front porch with a string tied around it and the committee will Arnold said. ' . 1.1 Since defense is a job in which all the county must share, she said she hopes that each organi zation from every part of the county will be represented with large delegations as possible. as —Remember Pearl Harbor— ‘Finished Task’ To Be Discussed At First Methodist Cherokee. Army engineers received appro priations for these new southern power projects: Allatoona dam, Etowah river, Georgia, $3,000,000 toward a total cost of $16,300,000, to provide an installed capacity of 33,000 kilo- watts; to be completed December 15. 1944. The Allatoona dam is a unit.of the Coosa-Alabama rivers project which extends from Rome, Ga., through Alabama to the Gulf of Mexico. The Coosa river is formed at Rome by the union of the Oos- tanaula and Etowah rivers. The Allatoona dam will be built on the Continued on Page 8 —Remember Pearl Harbor— Xmas Services At Landmark held Christmas services will be at the Landmark Baptist church on Christmas Day at 2 o’clock. This is an annual event and the public is invited. pick it up. Serving on the committee last week were Mesdames W. G. Bry- ant, Ed Garlington, J. D. Moore, Annis Morgan. Scouts were Sid ney Moody, Herman Cantrell, Bil ly Barber, Charles Bobo, Charles McCanless, Richard Sims, Junior Chatham, Tom Arnold Jr., Harold Peacock and Joe McClure. Citizens are also reminded of the drive to collect tin cans. The vacant lot, behind the high school building, has been provided for the collected cans and those who wish to give them to the Red Cross are asked to bring them down and put them on that lot. , ,. Chairman for woman’s defense activities of the Red Cross were announced last week. Mrs. Howell Brooke was announced as chair man of the surgical dressings di vision. Instead it is Mrs. Carter Brooke, and those who are inter ested in that project are asked to contact her. Other Red Cross units are be ing organized throughout the county, with definite plans in pro gress at Lathemtown. Woodstock, Ball Ground and Holly Springs are forming units also. “A Finished Task” will be the sermon subject of the pastor, the Rev. F. L. Glisson, Sunday morn ing at the First Methodist Church. This is the final Sunday morning service of 1941 and all members are urged to attend. Sunday evening the pastor will have as his subject “Looking For ward.” The pastor desires to thank everyone who has, in any way contributed to the building of the Kingdom of God during the year. Sunday school meets at 10 o’clock and Youth Fellowship Meetings will be held at 6:15. —Remember Pearl Harbor— Legion To Meet Saturday Night Legionnaires will meet Satur day night, Dec. 27, for the final meeting of 1941, Commander W. A. Whitmire announced. The meeting will be at the Le- gion Hall in the Fairgrounds at 8 o’clock, with supper. A Classic answer to the question, "Is there a Santa Claus? was published in the New York Sun nearly 40 years ago when lit tle Virginia O’Hanlon wrote that question to the newspaper. Some of Virginia’s little friends had cast a doubt. The reply said: Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except as they see. They think that noth ing can be which is not compre hended by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his in- tellect. as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence cap able of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to our life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childish faith then, no poet ry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your Pa pa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, put even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world that not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory behind. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virgin ia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the hearts of child hood. erican cities are threatened daily with air raids that may come at any time from enemy bombers. An executive order began dis- persing from Washington tens of thousands of workers, whole bu- reaus and departments being mov- ed to inland cities, because the capital city is likely to be bombed. Industrial cities also are bomb targets. The war in Africa brings con- tinued news of Allied success. American tanks turned the tide there. Those tanks were delivered last summer, made in the U. S. and sent to the British • armies. They are the fastest and best tanks yet made, proving superior to anything the Germans have been able to turn out. Hence the rout of the Axis in Africa. With superior American tanks, the Nazis are finding hard going. Hitler was forced to admit su- perior forces of material and numbers in Russia, a bitter pill for him. Now he must admit it again in Africa. Hong Kong, British-manned is- land and strategic fort at the Ma- lay gateway, is under heavy Jap attack. British are holding out with what they have there, ap parently ready to lose Hong Kong only when it has cost the enemy more than it is worth to take it. That seems to be the strategy too as regards the Philippines. If the enemy gets those islands they will have cost them more than they are worth. That was the idea the Russians apparently had too, in their autumn retreat, to make it so costly to take Russia that Ger many would be spent when Rus sia was taken. The strategy has worked there so well that Germany hasn’t yet taken Russia, and it may prove the same in the case of Hong Kong and the Philippines. Australians and other troops have taken Timor, an island in the Malay area, apparently to pro- Continued on Page 8
