Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a project of the Georgia Public Library Service.
About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1944)
tic fttntcs Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. NUMBER 44.—VOLUME 44. CIGARETTE TAXES SHOW DECREASE With the breezes of fall be¬ ginning to blow through the land, did Georgians smoke more cigarettes last month to warm their blood? Well, defi¬ nitely no, according to the State Department of Revenue, which informs that there was a $35,000 drop in cigarete tax monies flowing into the State Treasury. In September, the receipts from this source were $430,088, but in October they had fallen on to $395,050. In the meantime, the depart¬ ment has a suit on its hands over seized liquor. Fred H. Mar¬ tin claims the State should re¬ turn or pay $1,680 for forty- five cases of liquor taken over by its alcohol agents three weeks ago in a garage in At¬ lanta. He says the fluid was not being sold contrary to State law. J. Eugene Cook, state reve¬ nue commissioner, filing ans¬ wer in Fulton county civil court, alleges Martin was selling the liquor in a place without a li¬ cense and that he did not legal¬ ly possess it. Dr. Lovein To Direct Ga. Temp. League Dr. Norman Lovein, pastor of the Rose Hill Methodist Church, Columbus, assumed his du¬ ties as Director of the Georgia Temperance League November 1, according to announcement by Dr. J. R. McCain, Bishop Arthur J. Moore and Dr. Louie D. Newton, members of the ad¬ ministration committee of the organization. Dr. Lovein is a native of Ma¬ con, where he graduated from the public schools and entered a machine shop, mastering the trade of a tool maker. Called to the ministry, he was admitted to the South Georgia Methodist Conference cfhd from circuit charges, he rost to one of the leading pastors of the denomi¬ nation in Georgia and Tenn. The Georgia Temperance League, organized a year ago, brings together all previous temperance organizations in the state. It is not affiliated with any outside organizations, but it is solely a Georgia movement, fi¬ nanced by the church for the furtherance of Christian citizen¬ ship. How to Oppose By W. C. SKAGGS Remember that it is a man's idealism that you oppose not the man. You should love the man, and usually do. this is seen plainly when we all go to the assistance of any man in distress, regardless of anything. And to an idealism effectively, you must treat its proponents with respect When the Communists pull¬ ed their revolution in Russia, hey undoubtedly threw a scare nto certain groups, who rightly decided to oppose them. But :hese groups took the wrong nethod. They chose the 'smear' method. The Reds were not to be treated as men of whole conscience, but as rascals, wil¬ fully malicious and mischiev- dus. That not being bad e- lough, they were pictured God as 'devils", bent on knocking cut of the skies. Nothing so childish was ever taken up by sensible people. for anti¬ Now, it was right communists to oppose; but their method was the worst that they could have chosen. It didn't work. When you turn up your lose at a man, you have done something you will never live down. And make no mistake about it, you have-given that man an advantage in the con¬ est. You have incensed and set him in his way, and you rave handed him the sympathy if spectators. No man likes to see another man treated with disrespect. the presi- All this is anent TRENTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1944. State Department To Aid In Drive Against Bug Racket Gov. Ellis Amall has instruct¬ ed Major C. A. Williams, direc¬ tor of the state department of public safety, to cooperate with Solicitor General John A. Boy¬ kin of Fulton County in the war on bug racket. As result, special action is being taken by the state officer to definitely aid in the anti-bug fight. Amall wrote Boykin in reply to the Solicitor General's letter, that he had asked Major Wil¬ liams to "cooperate with you to the full extent of law and the proprieties which may be in¬ volved." The governor continu¬ ed: "I hope that he will make a- vailable to you the full services of the Georgia Bureau of In¬ vestigation so that plainclothes men may cooperate in appre¬ hending those who are con¬ nected with the bug racket. Having caught them, I can as¬ sure you that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles will see that they serve their sentences." Boykin said he had heard that some of the large bug men had moved their headquarters into "the surrounding counties after heat" was put on them, but would continue o do busi¬ ness in Atlanta. Plans were set in motion for organization of a state patrol lottery squad. State patrolment will have authority to chase down the bug operators in any county in Georgia and make arrests. Harold S. Norman Elected To Board By Co-op Members Harold S. Norman, of Lake Wales, Fla., has been re-elect¬ ed director of the farm credit board of the third district for a three-year term beginning January 1, 1945, Harry L. Brown general agent of the Farm Cred¬ it Administration of Columbia, announced today. Mr. Norman was selected by members of the Columbia Bank for Co¬ operatives. He has been a di¬ rector on the farm credit board since 1936. Mr. Norman, who regularly attends the monthly meetings of the board in Col¬ umbia, is a prominent citrus grower and cattleman of the Lake Wales area. dental campaigu just of though I am a member no party, my kind of men worked hard for Roosevelt, believing that his party was much the more liberal. The opposition meth¬ chose to use the "smear" od, saying the ugliest things a- bout us that they could find words, for. It didn't work. It won't work. If you want to op¬ pose something effectively, you must do it so rationally and re¬ spectfully. remember boy the I as a on farm, that a cow would often get sick and quit ruminating; then we'd say she had "lost her cud." That is what West¬ brook Pegler and Frank Kent have done; they'll have to find something else to shew besides that "Communist" quid. Four terms! But who objects to that? Do you kick your wife out for no other reason than that you have had her for six¬ teen years? Certainly not; she s okay for life, so far as TIME is concerned. indispen- Roosevelt was not sible; just preferable—to OKAY. a ma- I jority. We must say do, although I might have pre¬ ferred Norman Thomas. Published Weekly — Since 1901. Jap Fleet Mauled In Giant Sea RESUME OF NAVAL REPORTS REVEALS A CRUSHING DEFEAT OF ENEMY EFFORT TO REACH THE ISLAND OF LELTE While the full extent of Japanese losses in the Second of the Philippine Sea may not be known until after the war details of the engagement are clearly revealed by a naval communique. On October 21 and 22 (west longitude dates) scouts reported movement of major Japanese fleet units ward from the Singapore area. Our subs sank two cruisers damaged a thrid. Immediately ships of the Third fleet moved into to the eastward of the The next day, October 23, i I carrier searchers discovered two strong enemy naval forces moving eastward, one through the Sibuyan Sea, consisting of five battleships, eight cruisers and thirteen destroyers. The other, moving eastward through the Sulu Sea, in eluded two battleships, four cruisers and seven or eight destroyers. Discover 3rd Enemy Fleet On the afternoon of Oct. 23, a land-based Navy plane dis¬ covered a nenemy carrier force, about two hundred miles off northern Luzon, heading south. The third enemy group consist¬ ed of a large carrier, three light carriers, two battleships, five cruisers and six distroyers. Thus we have the picture of the situation that confronted the American Navy which had been deployed to protect the operations underway on Leyte. Earlier enemy shore-based planes had attacked our car¬ riers, eastward of the Philip¬ pines, hitting the Princeton which was subsequently sunk by our own forces. To meet the threat of the Jap carrier force several carrier task groups of the Third fleet, under Admiral Halsey, started northward at high speed. At the same time, fighjers, torpedo planes and dive-bombers from the Third fleet attacked enemy ships in the Sibuyan first ene¬ my group had a battleship and a carrier severly damaged, three other battleships and three cruisers were bombed and tor¬ pedoed. In the Sulu sea both battleships were bombed and other ships strfed with rockets and machine guns. Carrier Units Surprise Japs By dawn, Oct. 14, after full speed through the night, the carrier units caught the enemy so completely by surprise that they met no effective air oppo¬ sition. The large carrier and two small carriers were sunk by our aircraft, another went down, af¬ ter being bombed, from gun¬ fire, as did a cruiser. Planes sank a destroyer and another cruiser, damaged, was sunk by a submarine. In addition, a battlesship was torpedoed and bombed, anoth¬ er was bombed, three cruisers gunned and bombed and four destroyers strafed, bombed and gunned. None of our ships was damaged, but before the ene¬ my ships could be pursued and completely destroyed the en¬ gagement was broken off and our ships proceeded to the as¬ sistance of thet Seventh fleet carrier group, which was under heavy attack from the large enemy fleet which came through the Sibuyan Sea. Heavy Battle Off Samar During the morning of Oct. 14, the enemy group had pro¬ ceeded through the San Ber¬ nardino Strait, despite damage inflicted by our planes on Oct. 13, and had attacked units of the Seventh fleet, off Samar Island, which is northeast of the enemy ships were badly damaged by aircraft of the two American fleets. Ater losing a cruiser and de¬ stroyer the enemy ran north¬ west from the scene of action and during the early hours of dartkness passed westward dirough the Strait. About 2 a. m. however, a straggling cruiser was sunk by gunfire. The other enemy group, which had come through the Sulu Sea, had attempted come through Surigao where it met the Seventh in a night battle, Oct. 23-24. units of this fleet were sunk decisively defeated, says Navy, as reported by the mander in Chief of the wes Pacific area. On Oct. 24 carrier aircraft pursued the crippled and aged enemy fleeing westward and were joined by ed aircraft of the Southwest Pacific area. Damage done the enemy, during the through the San Strtit and the Subiyan sea cluded two cruisers sunk, battleship posisbly sunk, battleships and three further damaged. Enemy Losses Terrific Total damage, between Oct. 22-27, included—Sunk: two tleships, 4 carriers, 6 cruisers or large destroyers 6 destroyers. Severely ed and possibly sunk: 1 tleship, 3 heavy cruisers, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers. in a damaged condition: 6 tleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 10 destroyers. Druing the action played a highly important and are credited with sinking and damaging several enemy warships. "Much of the credit for the destruction inflicted up¬ the Japanese," concludes ihe Navy report, "goes to the naval airmen, who gallantly and re¬ lentlessly pressed their attacks with telling effects." Thus ends the official resu¬ of the great naval engage¬ which definitely secured invasion of the Philippines. Japanese fleet has been weakened although enemy still retains a con¬ naval force. Our loss¬ as announced, were light: light carrier (Princeton), two carriers, two destroyers, destroyer escort and a few craft. As this is written report is available as to the extent of our aircraft casualties. Many Georgians In Service Voted In Tuesday’s Election Georgia was first and fore¬ of all the states in mak¬ matters easy for men and in the military service to a vote in this weeks elec¬ according to Secretary of John B. Wilson. Wilson, who is also secretary Georgia's War Ballot Com¬ of which Gov. Amall chairman, informed that his handled upward of seven¬ thousand transactions in con¬ with soldier voting. Re¬ were received for more forty thousand ballots and to county officials. "It was a big job for every¬ he asserted, "but we did in such a way that I believe stood at the top of the in making it possible easy for its men and wo¬ in the armed forces to vote they desired." He thanked in particular, Gov. Revenue Commissioner Cook, members of the Ballot Commission and officials for their "fine Dade County’s Only Newspaper. vmm FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT T renton Garden Club Has Regular Meeting The Garden Club of Trenton met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. L. Raulston at New England. Mesdames Dan Carroll and F. N. Belk were oint hostesses. Mrs. L. M. Alli¬ son presided at the business session. Mrs. E. G. Wright, program chairman, presented Mrs. J. L. Fricks in a review of a book printed in 1875 on window gar- deining, showing that the cul¬ ture of house plants was done more extensively then than at the present, many homes hav¬ ing bay windows filled with trellises reaching to the ceiling covered with ivy, morning glories and climbing roses as well as potted plants of ger¬ aniums, fuchsias and cycla¬ men. Mrs. G. C. Tatum read a paper on Halloween supersti¬ tions. Mrs. Wright told of pro¬ gram slides which could be se- sured from the State Federation of Garden Clubs. Cake and coffee were served at the social hour which follow¬ ed the meeting. The December meeting will be held at the Dade County High School Home Economics Building. United War Fund Drive Opens In Dade County; of The National War Fund drive is now on in Dade County and at one time and with a single gift, we may contribute to the vital welfare needs of their in¬ dividual community, to the well being, comfort and happiness of relatives in the armed forces and to emergency relief fc-T innocent victims of war among the United Nations. Dade County's quota for the National War Fund is $1200, and it is hoped that every sin¬ gle individual i nthe county will make a contribution, whether large or small. A contribution will mean that our own boys who are on the various battle fronts and in the training camps will benefit. The National War Fund is a federation of 22 leading war-re¬ lated appeals to provide essen¬ tial wartime services to our armed forces, merchant marine and prisoners of war and to supply essential wartime relief to our allies and to refugees from occupied countries. The National War Fund aims to eliminate duplication of war ap¬ peals. needless use of man¬ power and costs of separate campaigns. Elbert As county chairman, Forester says he has contacted a number of folks in the var¬ ious communities of the county and asked that these represen¬ tatives contact as many people as possible in order that every¬ one be given an opportunity extremely to contribute to this worthy cause. Just as we have previously done, i( is hoped that the various organizations will sponsor entertainments, din¬ ners, etc., proceeds from which $1.50 PER YEAR. DADE COUNTY VOTES SIX TO ONE FOR ROOSEVELT As The Times goes to press no attempt has been made to tabulate the results of Tues¬ day's election except as to the race for President. Acording to official returns given out at the office of the Ordinary the total votes cast was 1,118, of which President Roosevelt received 943 and Dewey 165. State and district officials, including J. H. Paschall, solici¬ tor, Cherokee Circuit; M. C. Tarver of the Seventh Con¬ gressional District and Judge J. M. C. Townsend of superior court and R. W. Masey, legis¬ lator, received the full vote of the county. - RISINGFAWN SOLDIER CITED WITH TE SECOND ARMORED DIVISION IN FRANCE.—Cpl. Commie E. Neal, son of Mrs. Elda Neal, Route 3, Rising Fawn, has been commended by superior officers, and awarded a Certificate of Merit for meri¬ torious achievement in connec¬ tion with military operations. Cpl. Neal is serving as a truck driver in an Armored Di¬ vision. His certificate reads in part: "During the period of August 10 to 14, while serving as truck driver continued to haul water, ammunition, rations and fuel to the company day and night in spite of continuous heavy shelling by heavy caliber guns and infiltrations by the enemy across the supply route to the forward positions. Very often he was caught by a heavy shelling during servicing and forced to remain in the area several hours without adequate protection before he could con¬ tinue to service the organiza¬ tion." be added to the fund. Supt. of Schools L. M. Allison, and treasurer, is week visiting the schools of county. The students and heretofore have done splendid job in putting over patriotic drives The same is with the organizations and clubs. Mr. Forester states that he the quota will be raised the campaign closed on or December 10th. He also to round out the drive an Old Time Fiddlers’ and what quartet have get-to-geth- you. In this he says that there be less than two big of the convention and he has already begun around for all kinds musicians, quartets and the Grady Bradford and others assisting in this "round up" you may rest assured that will be nothing "shy" in closing event. Be that as it may.. .the same has been said many times.. County has never fallen i nnay patriotic drive and won't in this one... certain¬ this is true now when such are far more important ever before... with our Dade County boys dying the battle fields and going all the terrors of war. When you are asked to con¬ wait to be asked your contribution to L. Allison, treasurer, or Elbert Times office. Dade's quota must be raised always have—we always
