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THE DADE COUNTY TIMES: TRENTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1944.
SOLDIER VOTES MA YDELAY RESULTS
OF NOVEMBER 7th GENERAL
NEW YORK. — Because 11
states will not count their sol¬
dier votes on election day, Nov.
7, it is possible that the outcome
of the 1944 presidential elec¬
tion will remain in doubt for
several weeks after the polls
close.
Should the election be unusu¬
ally close, the winner might
not be known until as late as
December 7, when the canvass
of Nebraska's absentee vote
could determine whether the
state's seven electoral votes
would be cast for President
Roosevelt or Governor Thomas
E. Dewey.
These possibilities grow out
of an Associated Press survey
which indicates that more than
2,000,000 men and women in
the armed forces have applied
by the most conservative esti¬
mates of state election officials
approximately twice that numb¬
‘CABINET POST’ TALK IS SCOTCHED
BY GOVERNOR ELLIS ARNALL LAST WEEK
Governor Ellis Amall last
week scotched reports that he
plans to resign as governor to
accept a cabinet post under the
present or next national ad¬
ministration.
"I am very happy in my job
as Governor of Georgia and
have no intention or relinquish¬
ing my position, no matter what
happens at a conference I ex¬
pect to hold with President
Roosevelt," Gov. Amall said.
The chief executive stated
that he had been requested by
the President to come to the
White House at his earliest
convenience, but he did not
know what the conference
would be about.
Seeks Freight Rate Talks
"I am trying io arrange con¬
ferences with Atty. Gen. Biddle
and Sol. Gen. Fahy on the
freight rate case the state of
Georgia has pending in the U.
S. Supreme Court," the gover¬
nor said. "The Department of
Justice has been very helpful
to the state of Georgia in that
connection.
"If Atty.-Gen. Biddle returns
fyoimtee* to Help Pick Georgia’s
Cotton for \fo!wci-75,000 Tteedectf
EVEN THOUGH Georgia’s cotton crop is smaller this — beginning in Middle Georgia — and soon will begin
than last, it will not be completely harvested for in North Georgia. If you can spare some time, you can
year and boys and girls, help the war effort by picking cotton.
Victory unless 75,000 men women,
volunteer to help pick it! Plan now to join the cotton-picking army in your sec¬
is mighty urgent matter, for Uncle tion! Help gather the cotton just as soon as it’s ripe, so
And its harvesting a of 11,000 made it will be of superior quality for war requirements. It
Sam’s War Department makes use items
cottonseed. Vital items of food, fab¬ must be picked before it becomes soaked by rain and
of cotton fiber and stained by soil, it will be of poor, less useful, less
and construction materials. Items t tat or
ric, munitions, throughout the profitable quality.
will give comfort to our armed forces
world —and equip them for final victory. Georgia farmers must have the aid of 75,000 volun¬
Despite the abnormal rainy Spring and the unusually teers to help harvest this cotton crop! If you can spare
folks managed to plant and cul¬ a few hours or a few days for this vital task, see your
dry Summer, our farm I his County Agent. He will place you with some nearby
tivate 1,379,000 acres of Georgia’s greatest war of crop. if farmer who needs your help. And you will be paid pre¬
is expected to yield 638,000 bales cotton effort!
acreage If 75,000 townspeople volunteer to gather it an vailing wages for your patriotic
get it to the gin. Georgia
Cotton picking i. already under way in Sooth AGRICULTURAL DIVISION
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service in furtherance of Georgia’* Farm Labor Program.)
(TMs advertisement published In
er will vote in November.
The soldier vote is likely to
be decisive in most of the 11
states which do not immediate¬
ly tabulate it, and the 11—in¬
cluding California Pennsylvania, with' 36,
with 22 and Missouri
with 15—-have a combine elec¬
toral vote of 116. President Wil¬
son's electoral margin over
Charles Evans Hughes in 1916
was only 23.
In Pennsylvania, where offi¬
cials expect 200,000 to 300,000
soldier ballots, the absentee
vote will be counted November
22. "The votes of 100,000 to 125,-
000 persons could easily swing
a close election," commented a
member of Governor Edward
Martin's official family. "We
may not know who has won
until the absentee votes are
for absentee ballots and that,
counted."
next week from the Pacific
coast I will go to Washington.
Otherwise, I will wait until he
does get there. While I am in
Washington on the freight rate
case I will pay my respects to
the President at the White
House."
Shortly before the Democratic
National Convention Gov. Ar-
nall was summoned to the
White House for a political con¬
ference. After that conference
he predicted that the President
would announce his intentions
regarding a fourth-term nomi¬
nation before the convention
and would express a prefer¬
ence for Vice President Henry
A. Wallace as his running
mate. Both of these predictions
came true.
Gov. Amall cast the vote of
the Georgia delegation for vice
president Wallace, giving him
his only Southern support. Last
week the vice president visited
Gov. Amall for three days.
• Political opponents of Gov.
Arnal! immediately spread the
report that the Georgia execu¬
tive "had been promised some-
Sand Mourtdn News
By Mrs. Una Belle Stone
The Church of Christ continues
to meet at the home of Mrs. M.
E. Daniel at 3 o'clock p. m. each
Sunday. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
We are very sorry to report
that Charley Gass is in an At¬
lanta hospital, seriously ill
with a badly infected knee,
which he cut with an ax.
Attis Lee has returned to his
home in Illinois, after spending
several days with relatives
here.
Mrs. Millie E. Daniel had as
her guests last Monday, her
two brothers, Joe Gas of Mt.
Olive, Ala., and Payton Gass
of Toledo, Ohio, and her neph¬
ew, Alvin Gass of Ala.
| Murrel Guffey and her aunt
of Gadsden, visited Mrs. Una
Belle Stone Saturday a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. John Graham
of "Big Woods", visited Mrs.
Millie E. Daniel and Una Belle
Stone Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnston
and son, Kenneth, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Arney Carroll Sun¬
day afternoon.
Mrs. Grace Greene and neph¬
ews visited Mrs. Millie E. Dan¬
iel Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Reba Tinker and child¬
ren spentMonday with Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Daniel.
Gladys and Juanita Daniel
and Dorothy White of Chatta¬
nooga, visited their parents last
week-end.
Mrs. Liza Horton and daugh¬
ter, Lorena, and Myrtle Daniel
visited Mr. and Mrs. Waymon
Horton Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Johnston
and son were in Trenton shop¬
ping Saturday.
thing" for his support of Mr.
Wallace, and that he would re¬
ceive a high federal appoint¬
ment as a reward.
"I have never wanted to be
a member of the President's
cabinet and I would not acept
such an appointment if it were
offered me, which I do not ex¬
pect," the governor told news¬
papermen when the matter first
came up. "If the national ad¬
ministration wants to do any¬
thing for me, I prefer that it do
something for the state of Geor¬
gia."
Great
Is
Hooker Happenings
By Mrs. Thelma Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Ordell Ginn an¬
nounce the birth of a daughter,
September 2nd.
Mr. and Mrs. Prill Strawn of
Chattanooga, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Doyle of
Whiteside, visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Smith Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Davis of
Chattanooga, were recent
guests of relatives here.
Wilma Kilgore spent Sunday
with Mrs. Thelma Bell at Wild¬
wood.
Pvt. Lonnie Drew is home on
leave.
Pvt. Woodrow Massengale is
spending a furlough with his
family here. Jr.,
Mrs. J. E. Tittle, J. E. Tittle,
and Miss Elzada Tittle of Chat¬
tanooga, visited here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kilgore
and family visited relatives at
Tiftonia, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lawson
of Woldwood, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lawson of Clinton,
Tenn., Mrs. Maggie Bennett and
daughter, Betty, of Chattanoo¬
ga, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ordell
Ginn Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mayhew
and Mrs. C. M. Smith visited
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mayhew at
Trenton, Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Strawn and son,
Howard, spent Monday night,
with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Massen¬
gale and family were called to
Tiftonia, Saturday on account
of the death of Glenda, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Massengale, Jr.
FOR SALE—Shogoin Turnip
Seed. White Globe, heavy tops,
upright growing, fine quality
Turnip, $1.00 pound. — W. J.
WEST, Rising Fawn, Ga.
Mr. andMrs. Waymon Horton
announce thebirth of a son last
week.
PAGE THREE
of Germany
to Be Launched
Nazis Break Under Pounding From Three
Sides, and Now Seek to Get Easier Peace
The Battle of France has been won, even if some fighting
remains, and the contending armies are now seeking positions
for the impending Battle of Germany, which will be the last
great mammoth engagement of the European war.
While we aie apt to think of the fight to defeat Hitler in
terms of the prgoress made in western Europe the circle of
armies that steadily press in upon Germany includes the Rus¬
sians and our fighting men in Italy, as well as brave patriots of
occupied nations who have contributed their mite.
The debacle that has attended German fortunes in the past
three months has not been miraculous. It is the result of intelli¬
gent war-making by forces farsuperior to those of the enemy.
The strategic application of this power has brought its inevitable
reward and the same factors will present us with complete vic¬
tory before many additional weeks go by.
Great Offensive Began in May
The Allied offensive began in Italy on May 11th. It was
followed by the invasion of Normandy on June 6th, the great
Russian drive on June 23rd and our invasion of southern France
on August 15, just two weeks after the sensational break-through
that led our mechanized columns sweep through Brittany and
outflank the German defenders of Normandy.
Results attained in August have been magnificent. Not only
have the Nazis been forced from the Normandy peninsula, but
the drive east into France led to the liberation of Paris and open¬
ed the way for the advance across the Seine which has unhing¬
ed the entire German position in France. The southern front has
developed successfully, compelling the Nazis to give up the bet¬
ter part of French territory.
In the East, the Russians, held up in central Poland, turned
toward Romania and in a week of hard-fighting knocked the
Romanians out of the war. Capture of the Ploesti oil fileds rep¬
resents a heavy loss to the Germans who have also lost their
strong position in the Balkans, where surviving soldiers fight
desperately to escape.
Nazi Losses Have Been Enormous
The German armies have not been defeated but they have
been badly hurt. Isolated segments still reveal the willingness
of well-trained Nazis to fight and die for the Fatherland.
Probably 200,000 square miles of territory have been re¬
claimed. Nazi losses are estimated at close to 1,000,000 men on
the extended battle-line that now virtually surrounds the Reich.
Strong positions have been relinquished since early Spring, in¬
cluding the Channel, the Alps, the Carpathians, the Vistula and
positions in Romania. Precious raw materials have vanished.
In recent weeks the front on the west has been extremely
fluid, without accurate information being available as to the ex¬
act location of Allied units. No estimate of the strength of the
Armies moving rapidly toward Germany is at hand, but events
move so fast that war-maps must be constantly revised to keep
up with the advancing Anglo-Americans.
The invasion of Germany is near at hand. It is a danger
that overshadows Nazi concern about the fate of armies, whe¬
ther in Romania, northern France or the Baltic region. From east
and west powerful and victorious armies move closer to the in¬
ner citadel of the Hitlerites where the final fate of Germany will
be written by the end of the year.
This is not a figure of speech. It is a calm appraisal of the
exact military situation. There is doubht, even now, that the re¬
treating Germans will be able to check the rapid progress of
Gen. Patton's fast-moving columns. Few barriers stand between
the Red Army which is about due to begin another offensive
surge across the plains of Poland.
Military experts, on both sides, seem to agree that the only
purpose of German,resistance, at this time, is an effort to per¬
suade the United Nations to grant more favorable peace terms.
The Germans believe that a last-ditch, all-out defense will inflict
such heavy losses that the Allies will conclude that the cost of
"unconditional surrender" is too high and that it would be better
to make a settlement with the Nazis.
Early Moves Forecast In Pacific
The war against Japan, as September, offers expectations of
new drives, probably to ward the Philippines but maybe against
islands closer to the Japanese mainland. Palau and Halmahera
offer likely targets for offensives designed to open the gates to¬
ward recapture of the Philippines whose strategic importance
cannot be overestimated.
There have been several announcements of interest in re¬
lation to the growth of the U. S. Fleet that has advanced its bases
into the heart of the enemy's island empire. Aerial activity is
increasing, with bombing attacks gradually knocking out Jap¬
anese island defenses and, at the same time, destroying produc¬
tive facilities.
We will not speculate as to the nature of the next move in
the Pacific but it is well known that immense forces are being
steadily amassed in the arena. Not only has our naval and
aerial strength increased but the probability is that the number
of fighting men is moving upwards very fast.
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