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REPORT FROM THE CONFEDERACY*
Federal Raid Hits Arkansas Fort; South
Loses Heavily in Surrender of Fort
ARKANSAS POST, Arkansas,
January 11, 1863. Foiled in its
attack on Vicksburg, Mississippi
at the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs,
the Federal army in the Missis
sippi River vicinity, today turned
against Arkansas. Appearing in
overwhelming force before Con
federate Fort Hindman 50 miles
up the Arkansas River early last
week, the enemy captured the
outpost and its garrrison this
afternoon. The Confederate de
fense was inept and uncoordi
nated although the Yankees lost
heavily during two days of light
fighting.
Fort Hindman is a bastioned
work on the east side of the river.
The garrison consisted of 4500
Texas and Arkansas troops, most
of whom were in training before
assignment to the operating
armies. The fort fell to a mixed
force of 30,000 infantry accom
panied by 60 river transports and
13 gunboats.
Following the failure of the
Chickasaw Bluffs operation last
month, Union General John A.
McClemand was given command
of General Sherman’s defeated
army. McClemand decided to cap
ture Arkansas Post in order to
offset the repulse at Vicksburg.
Part of the enemy was landed
on the west bank of the river on
the night of January 9th to block
a retreat by water. The main en
emy army was landed on the east
bank and began to advance. Con
federate skirmishers were driven
in from the outlying earthworks
the next morning and by yester
day afternoon, the fort was under
formal siege.
At three p. m., the naval forces
steamed close to the fort and
opened a shattering bombard
ment. Columns of earth flew in
the air and Fort Hindman’s em
brasures began to crumble.
The wilderness echoed to the
roar of the overpowering Federal
artillery while the weak Confed
erate water battery attempted to
reply. Although a full scale land
assault had been expected, the
Yankee infantry pulled back after
a half hearted attack and the
Federal gunboats dropped back
down the river when the Con
federate artillery had been si
lence by the weight of their
metal.
Brig. General T. J. Churchill,
commander of the garrison, had
been given orders to hold on at
all costs despite the odds. Last
night was spent attempting to re
pair and reerect the batteries and
in strengthening the broken down
parapets. This morning, sentries
spied the black clouds of smoke
from the gunboats stacks as they
steamed toward the fort. The gar
rison was called to arms as a vast
mass of blue-clad infantry gath
ered on the bankside.
The panorama of the attack
was awe inspired: the blue col
umns moving forward in perfect
order while the lines of artillery
prepared to open in unison with
the naval cannon. At one o’clock
the Confederate landward bat
teries opened on the approaching
infantry and took a heavy toll for
a few minutes. But the gunboats
were wrecking the defenses in
their rear. The overpowering
weight of the guns of the US
Navy soon put an end to the
unequal contest—within an hour,
the parapets defending water ap
proaches to the fort were de
stroyed, the guns were wrecked
and the cannoneers slaughtered.
By 3 p. m. when the last Con
federate guns were silenced, the
enemy had already gained the
outer edge of the defenses. Gen
eral Churchill surrendered to the
gunboat before the enemy in
fantry could breach his works.
Federal losses amount to about
1,000 men killed and wounded
against Confederate losses of 150
killed and wounded and 4,791 sur
rendered.
Arkansas Post occupies no stra
tegic position and the enemy has
already withdrawn from the area
and sailed to rejoin General
Grant’s army. Nonetheless, the
loss of men and supplies is seri
ous. The action demonstrates that
Federal control of the waterways
will be a constant threat to Con
federate armies in the Mississippi
feUieatre.
For Safer Winter Driving,
Take a Tip From The Pros
FLINT, Mich. Winter driving can be safe, enjoyable and more
economical if you will follow the same basic rules used by a group of
the nation’s top drivers Buick Motor Division’s team of profes
sional test drivers.
These expert drivers, operating at the General Motors Proving
Grounds test track, Milford, Mich., have been driving day and night,
summer and winter, for more than 33 years without a lost time acci
dent. In this period, they’ve logged many millions of miles on new
Buicks.
A. E. McManama, general supervisor of Buick’s road test depart
ment, says there are certain fundamental rules followed by Buick’s
driving team for safe winter driving:
Snow and rain: “Both cause wet highways and wet
AVT-j-•! highways are a hazard. Even more important,
I , |S| r i L ' s yiM though, visibility is cut down by either element,
, lh * s ** the factor that determines your safe
Ice on highway: *it depends on the traction you are
getting," says McManama. "If we’re not getting
traction, we get off the road.”
" *r / : Safe speeds: “A good rule of thumb in rain or snow
** cut y° ur s P ee d 10 to 15 mph below the ‘Safe’
speed,” says McManama.
Clean, clear windows: “If your car stays outdoors
at night, a cardboard or newspaper over the wind
shield (let the wiper blade hold it in place) will 8833^
prevent your windows from frosting. In driving, an |r '< \
open vent will prevent your windows from steam- •fj/ / /JR|
ing. Every window, plus the outside rear view mir- *‘ r *
ror, should be clear. " ' “*“*l
$ Rkpy Getting out of a skid: “If you’re driving properly,
you won’t get into a skid,” points out the Buick
. 71-xlsupervisor. “But if you do, DON’T touch the brakes.
W I You have to steer yourself out of it, and you can
\\\\\\ VR|F- do this only by keeping some traction.”
Warming up your engine: “You should idle the en
gine a couple minutes to circulate the oil. Don’t Jivjr|g|(rlTT[7
race the engine during this warm-up. When you fv
start, do it at a reasonable speed. In the new Buicks, .
watch the green light on the temperature indicator. M
When this goes off, your engine is warm, and you j MSSQyRp
can also turn your heater on.”
■ Drive a clean car: “Winter darkness is more difficult
to drive by than summer darkness. You don’t have
the light penetration. A car that becomes covered
with salt and road dirt is difficult to be seen by an
oncoming driver, particularly against a dull gray
winter background. Keep your car clean for your
own safety, as well as the car’s protection.”
McManama sums up safe winter driving in two words “Be
conservative."
“If you think 55 mph might be safe on a wet road, then cut your
speed to 40. If there’s any question about being able to stay on an icy
road, then pull off the road.
“If winter drivers will just remember that they can’t operate the way
they do in summer, their motoring will be much safer, and more
enjoyable, in spite of the weather,” McManama says.
Winter Months
Ideal To Visit
Park Museums
When it is too cold for a picnic
or for water skiing:, Georfiia State
Parks have areas of historical
value to fill your leisure time.
The six museums located in State
Parks throughout Georgia can
make a winter holiday a worth
while adventure.
A. H. Stephens Museum at
Crawfordville and the Jefferson
Davis Museum at Irwinville are
museums of the Confederate
years. Kolomoki Mounds Museum
at Blakely is a museum where one
may learn about the Indians who
lived in Georgia more than 5,000
years ago. The Creek Indian
Museum at Indian Springs takes
one back through the history of
the Creek Indians. The Elijah
Clark Museum located at Lincoln
ton is memorial to the brave men
and women who fought for our
independence during the Revolu
tionary War. The World War I
and II Museum at Georgia Vet
erans Memorial State Park, Cor
dele, is a memorial to the men
and women who fought in both
World Wars to keep this freedom.
A. H. Stephens, Jefferson
Davis, Kolomoki Mounds, and the
World War I and II Museum at
Cordele are all open daily and
the admission charge is 25c. In
dian Springs and the Elijah Clark
Museums are open daily during
the summer months and on week
ends only during the off season.
There is no charge at any museum
for educational groups if the
Museum Curator is notified in
advance.
Make your plans to visit and
explore Georgia's exciting past in
one of its State Park Museums.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Low Whitaker and Mrs.
Glenn Whitaker and son of Jen
kinsburg, Mr. Austin Smith were
guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Leverette.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Owen,
Mr. David Owen, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Blalock, Mike and Chris
visited Mr. and Hope McClure on
Sunday.
Mrs. George Saunders and baby
daughter, Janet Lynn, returned
home Tuesday from Piedmont
Hospital in Atlanta.
Friends of Mr. A. S. Cook re
gret to learn he was admitted to
the Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital on Monday night suffering
from a heart attack. Little im
provement was noted in his condi
tion Wednesday morning.
Mrs. M. O. McCord returned
Wednesday from Macon Hospital
where she was admitted Sunday.
She underwent minor surgery of
an exploratory nature Monday
and is in good condition, friends
will be delighted to learn.
NOTICE
Effective February 1, Taxi fares in Jackson
and Pepperton will advance from 35c to 50c
per passenger. Due to the cost of operations,
this increase was made necessary to continue
in business.
Your cooperation and understanding will be
appreciated.
JAMES TAXI SERVICE
Phone 7037 (Day) Phone 7217 (Night)
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
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SWALLOWING PROBLEM
COULD MEAN SERIOUS
TROUBLE
By The Medical Association
of Georgia
(Editor’s Note; This is one in
a series of articles about your
health which will appear regular
ly in the Jackson Progress-Argus
as a public service feature.)
Dysphagia is the medical term
for difficulty in swallowing re
gardless of the cause. The act
of swallowing is a complex mech
anism of the nerves and muscles
and the causes of dysphagia are
many.
In younger persons, particular
ly females, the condition may
have an emotional cause. In such
cases, it usually occurs during
periods of stress or nervous
strain.
While persons whose swallow
ing troubles are of emotional
cause have nothing organically
wrong with the nerves and
muscles involved in the act, the
other large group does. Cardio
spasm is overactivity of the mus
cle at the lower end of the esoph
agus. It has numerous causes.
When cardiospasm is combined
with poor muscle function in the
wall of the esophagus, the esoph
agus becomes dilated. This hap
pens because the esophagus can
not properly empty its contents
into the stomach. In such cases,
liquids and foods may run out of
the mouth when one is lying,
down. In addition, eating may
cause pain and pressure in the
chest.
Another condition which some
times causes heartburn and diffi
culty in swallowing is hiatus
hernia. This is frequently found
in persons of middle age or older.
In hiatus hernia, a portion of the
stomach pushes up into the chest.
Narrowing of the esophagus from
scar formation may produce the
same symptoms.
Tumors or cancers of the
esophagus are the most serious
cause of dysphagia. When this is
the cause, the patient usually
complains of progressive diffi
culty in swallowing. He says it is
getting “harder and harder” for
him to swallow. As this occurs,
he eats less, sometimes reaching
the point of giving up solid foods.
Unfortunately, patients often
wait too long to seek help. As
with other types of cancer and
with diseases in general, illness is
usually best treated when treat
ment is begun early in the course
of the disease. *
Congenital defects, foreign
bodies (bones, teeth) in the
esophagus, injury to tissue after
swallowing corrosive chemicals,
local irritations from tonsilitis,
pharyngitis and other illnesses,
and paralysis may also cause
swallowing difficulties.
When the swallowing difficulty
is caused by emotional trouble,
treatment consists of removing or
relieving the emotional conflict.
When the cause is organic, treat
ment is directed toward the un
derlying condition.
DOC MAG SAYS:
1. Difficulty in swallowing may
be a sign of serious disease. Don’t
ignore it.
2. Consult your physician if the
difficulty persists for more than
a few days. An x-ray examination
will usually reveal the cause and
appropriate treatment car> be
started.
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Brother of Dan
Ham Died Jan. 14
Mr. C. B. Ham, 78, of Mil
ledegeville, the brother of Mr. D.
W. Ham of Jackson, died Monday
afternoon following an illness of
several years.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon in Mil
ledgeville with Moore’s Funeral
Home of Milledgeville in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Ham is survived by his
wife, Mrs. C. B. Ham; two sons,
Buford Ham of Milledgeville;
Olden Ham of Birmingham, Ala.;
three brothers, John Ham of
Benevolence; Jack Ham of Coch
ran; D. W. Ham of Jackson; sev
eral nieces and nephews.
At The Hospital
Patients at Sylvan Grove Hos
pital during the week of Jan. 9-
16.
Grady Brooks, Mrs. Bessie Bry
ans, W. T. Mote, Mrs. Ruby Mae
Mitchell, Jack Waldrop, Joe Mc-
Clelland, William Lively, Mrs. Eu
nice Mayhue, A. A. Fuqua, Mrs.
W. D. Pope Sr.
Colored patients were Eddie
Gennell Perry and baby girl, Es
sie Fears and baby boy, Johniye
Mae Head and baby boy, Msry
Lee Head and baby boy, Denise
Fears and baby girl, and Bessie
Flowers.
JACKSON PTA WILL MEET
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
The Jackson PTA will meet
Thursday evening, January 17, at
7:30 in the school lunchroom, M.
L. Hodges Jr., president, announ
ced this week.
All parents and teachers are
urged to attend this meeting.
PERSONAL
Among those from Jackson and
Butts County attending the In
augural Ball for Gov. Carl E.
Sanders Tuesday evening at the
Dinkler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta
were Representative and Mrs.
Bailey Woodward, Judge and Mrs.
Richard W. Watkins Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. O’Neal Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Daniel Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond O’Quinn, Mr. and
Mrs. Haywood Hodges, Mr. and
Mrs. Hampton Daughtry, Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr., Miss Delia
Watkins, Miss Georgie Watkins,
Mrs. S. L. Austin, Mrs. Mary Ann
Swint, Charles W. Carter.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deepest
apreciation to our friends, neigh
bors and relatives for their kind
thoughts, deeds, prayers and flo
ral offerings during the extended
illness and death of our husband
and father. May God bless you.—
The family of Walter S. White.
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GEORGIA HERITAGE—In present-day Gordon County, about 4
miles north of Calhoun, the Cherokee Indians achieved their
greatest expression of nationalism before westward removal. In
1825 they established a capital, New Echota, which is now being
restored by the Georgia Historical Commission as a memorial
shrine to this remarkable Indian development. At this seat of the
Cherokee republican government a bicameral legislature assem
bled annualy in the Council House, while their Supreme Court
met nearby in the Court House. Stores, taverns, and houses were
also part of New Echota, but perhaps the most remarkable build
ing was the National Print Shop, home of the Cherokee Phoenix
(1828-1834), America’s first Indian-language newspaper.
CARD OF THANKS
Words are inadequate to ex
press our deep appreciation and
gratitude for the many expres
sions of kindness, flowers, cards,
telegrams and prayers offered for
our father, Ben F. Cooper, during
his recent illness and death.
Special thanks to Dr. Hicks, the
nurses and personnel at Sylvan
Grove Hospital. May God’s richest
blessings abide with you now and
always.—The family of B. F.
Cooper.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1863
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to take this op
portunity to express my sincerest
appreciation on behalf of the pa
tients at Killingsworth’s Nursing
Home to the Victory Class of the
Jackson Methodist Church for the
nice gifts at Christmas time. I
would like to extend my apologies
to the class and their teacher,
Mrs. Jane Ann Settle, for inad
vertently omitting their names
in the recent card of thanks.—
Mrs. Nellie Killingsworth.