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Holding Stalingrad
Was Turning Point
By September 7, 1942, the im¬
mense and highly mechanized Ger¬
man army had forced the Russians
back 1,100 miles from their borders.
On the 13th began the siege of Stalin¬
grad, Russia’s great steel-producing
city. Here the Russians determined
to make their stand. With equal
firmness, the Nazis decided to take
the city, although sounder military
judgment would have dictated by¬
passing it. As the months dragged
on, the city became a symbol and a
point of honor on both sides. Hitler
gave orders to capture Stalingrad at
any cost. Stalin told his troops to
die in place rather than yield an
inch.
Slowly the Germans cleared the
suburbs. Then the battle for the
city itself opened. Attack and coun¬
terattack held the fighting to the
outskirts day after day. Sometimes
the Nazis would claim a small ad¬
vance. Then the Russians would an¬
nounce that they had repulsed the
enemy. The slaughter was fright¬
ful, with neither side apparently car¬
ing what the cost in lives would final¬
ly be.
Street Fighting Begins.
Fighting in the streets started
about the 17th, in the northwestern
corner. Bitter hand-to-hand strug¬
gles held the Germans at the bor¬
i ders. Meanwhile bombing planes
nd artillery were leveling the build-
gs as the Nazis blasted at the stout
defenders. All the civilian popula¬
tion had long since evacuated. There
was an army in the city, and one
without.
On November 9 the Russians
launched an offensive south of Stalin¬
grad and a smaller one north of
the city. Gradually the prongs of
these curled together, cutting the
Nazi supply lines. Nevertheless,
fighting of unprecedented ferocity
continued within the city. Every
weapon known was employed, from
siege artillery to bayonets. Men
struggled from building to building,
month after month. The dead lay
where they fell. There was little
heed paid to wounded. It was sav¬
age beyond description.
Nazis Feel Pinch.
By the end of tj}e year the isolated
Nazis were beginning to feel the
pinch. The generals in the field ad¬
vised abandoning the siege, fearing
a disaster. But Adolf Hitler, always
mindful of prestige, sternly ordered
that the city be taken. His “intui¬
tion” told him to tell his men to
hold on, to continue fighting in bitter
cold, without supplies, against an
enemy who had no thought of yield¬
ing.
January, 1943, saw the col¬
lapse of the German besiegers.
Many thousands were dead. The
remainder became penned up in
& corner of the city, fighting
merely for their lives. The Rus¬
sians attacked relentlessly from
all sides. The battle turned to
a slaughter. At last the Ger¬
mans realized the futility of their
position and began surrendering,
division by division. The last
stubborn holdouts gave in on
February 2. The Germans lost
more than half a million men,
killed, wounded or captured.
The holding of Stalingrad marks
the turning point in the Russian war.
During the summer and autumn of¬
fensives of 1943, the Red army rolled
the Nazis back nearly 600 miles. It
was the beginning oltthe end for
Germany.
Stalin-Roosevelt
President Roosevelt and Marshal
Joseph Stalin meet at Teheran, Iran,
where plans were laid for opening
up new fronts.
Stalin’s Presence
Highlighted Strategy
Meeting at Teheran
At Teheran, Persia, President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stalin held their first
joint discussion at the turn of No¬
vember, 1943, at which the U. S.
and British invasions of France and
the trip-hammer Red summer offen¬
sive were envisaged.
But if the immediate paramount
question was the planning of the mil¬
itary conquest of Germany, the con¬
ferees agreement to cooperate in
peace shaded the meeting.
", . . We shall seek the co¬
operation and active participa¬
tion of all nations, large and
small, whose peoples . . . are
dedicated ... to the elimination
of tyranny and slavery . . .” the
three leaders declared. “We will
welcome them as they may
choose to come into the world
family of democratic nations.”
Early Victory Holds
Little Hope For Army
Food Requirements
ATLANTA, Ga., May 3—The
possibility of early victory in
Euiope holds liltle hope for re¬
duction for Army food require¬
ments in view of needs in the
Pacific which will mount, Head¬
quarters, Fourth Service Com¬
mand stated today.
Troops in the European the¬
ater on V-E Day must still be
fed and as soldiers are deploy¬
ed to the Pacific or returned to
the United States, the decrease
in food amounts needed in
Europe will be offset by in¬
creased requirements for the
job of licking the Japs, it is
pointed out.
It will be possible to divert
some of the combat rations, "K"
and "10 in 1," but such diver¬
sions will not be sufficient
quantity to meet the demands
in areas other than Europe, the
Army declares. As the great
movement of troops to the Paci¬
fic starts, the Army must ac¬
quire working reserves in that
area to supply the men as they
arrive, which will call for larg¬
er quantities of combat rations.
As British troops move into
the Pacific they will draw
heavily on resources of the
British dominions, with the pro¬
bable result that food supplies
now being procured in those
areas by the Americans, will
be greatly curtailed. As the
American armies are deployed
over the Pacific areas, trans¬
portation problems will in¬
crease as mileage is added to
shipping routes.
Of the total allocable food
supplies in the United States,
estimated crt 280 billion pounds,
Army requirements are 12 per
cent, second only to the com¬
bined needs of the United
States civilians.
Of the food procured by the
Army, the Army itself uses 62.2
per cent, the remainder, figur¬
ed in percentages going to:
Navy (exclusive of Navy pur¬
chases) 5.6: Allied troops, 4.2;
Civilian employes overseas,
1.6; Liberated civilians in for¬
eign countries, 17.7; Prisoners
of War in the United States and
abroad, 8.4.
Pfc. Donald E. Pringle
Awarded Bronze Star For
Heroic Action in Burma
Pic. Donald E. Pringle has
been awarded the Bronze Star
for heroic action in Burma. He
is the so'n-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Art E. Moore, of Lookout
Mountain- The medal and ci¬
tation from the commanding
general was sent to his wife,
Mrs. Mildred Moore Pringle of
Everett, Washington.
The citation reads as follows:
"Pfc. Donald E. Pringle, Sig¬
nal Corps, U. S. Army: For
heroism in connection with
military operations against the
enemy during the seige of Bha-
mo, Burma, on November 28,
1944. Private Pringle photographer was serv¬
ing as a combat
with Chinese troops when their
advance was delayed by ma¬
chine gun fire from an enemy
dug out. At the risk of his life,
he threw himself on top of the
position, tossed a hand gre¬
nade inside and killed the ma¬
chine gunner.
"The courage and devotion
above and beyond the call of
duty reflect great credit upon
Private Pringle and exemplify
the highest traditions of the
Armed Forces of the United
States of America."
MISS DALUE MORRISON,
OF TRENTON, IS HONORED
Continued From Page One
tanooga, was elected secretary of
the Chattanooga Chapter of the
American Banking Institute last
The American Banking Insti¬
tute is an association of employ¬
ees of the several banks of Chat¬
tanooga, arid the entire nation,
who have formed an association
for the study and advancement
of their members; and the elec¬
tion of Miss Morrison to the
secretaryship of this outstanding
group of young hankers is a
signal honor that she well de¬
serves and of which her friends
are proud. County Times con¬
The Dade
gratulates Miss Morrison upon
the honor she has achieved, and
which reflects credit upon her
home town and county, and we
wish her success in her duties
she assumes as secretary of the
Chattanooga Chapter of the A-
merican Banking Institute.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 10. IMS.
Russia’s ’43 Stand
Was Major Factor
In Final Victory
In direct contrast to the Axis vic¬
tories at the start of 1941 and 1942,
the opening of 1943 saw the Germans
lose the battle of Stalingrad, defeat¬
ed at Tunis and Bizerte and a sleep¬
ing giant of American Industrial
power slowiy but inevitably shaking
off his shackles and rising to full
production for war.
Through most of ’42 the Russians
had fallen back before the German
drive. But then Stalin ordered his
men to stand before Moscow and in
a brilliant trap caught and extermi¬
nated whole German armies and
sent the broken remainder reeling
back on the northern front.
Stalingrad, whose downfall had
been promised innumerable times
by Hitler, refused to fall. And sud¬
denly the Russians clamped a giant
pincers around the besieging army
and the Germans suffered the loss
of another army corps and felt the
powerful sweep of the Red army.
Russians Smash Ahead.
From the high water mark of Ger¬
man conquest in the fall of 1942, the
Russians quickly reformed and won
victory after smashing victory dur¬
ing 1943.
The Russians stretched their
colossal manpower along a 2,000-
mile front and counterattacked
whenever they found a German
weakness. The Germans had
planned to fight a war of their own
choosing—to pick a spot and blast
away at it until they broke through
and then go on to clean up in the
familiar blitzkrieg pattern.
But now it was the Russians who
could pick their spots. Instead of
concentrating on one place, the
Wehrmacht now had to watch doz¬
ens of fronts for the Soviets were
apt to choose the most unlikely
places for an attack, and once it
was launched, nothing the Germans
could do could stop it. The victim
of blitzkrieg had learned his lessons
well, and the teacher was now get¬
ting a demonstration of the old tech¬
nique—and with some added inno¬
vations.
At the end of 1943, an offensive
aimed at Germany and the German
armies from the Russian front
seemed more likely to succeed than
anything set in motion from the
Mediterranean up to that time. The
western front was still to be heard
from.
Hitler’s armies had suffered thftir
greatest defeats on the Russian
front.
* * •
June 6, ’44, Marked
Start of Invasion
And End of Nazism
While the Russians were blocking
the Germans on the steppes and tun¬
dra and before their great cities, the
Allies had invaded Italy following
their victories in North Africa.
Meanwhile, we were building
feverishly for war. A united na¬
tion was bard at work, not only
in training men to do the actual
fighting, but also to build the
guns, planes, tanks, ships and
ammunition that would arm
them and equip them In a man¬
ner which never before had
been thought possible. Fantastic
amounts of equipment poured
forth from factories working
night and day to avenge the Jap
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
and to drive aggressor nations
forever into hiding.
Italy was knocked out of the war
three months after the invasion of
Sicily, while In the Pacific, Amer¬
icans had halted the Japs on Guadal¬
canal and then invaded the Gilbert
islands, and had landed at Makin
and Tarawa.
Allied air power was now fully
developed. Europe rocked with
the blasts of two-ton bombs deliv¬
ered 24 hours a day by the Royal
Air force and the Eighth air force
of the U. S. Japan’s outlying pos¬
sessions were under the constant
threat of Yank bombings and the
homeland itself was the target of
long-range bomber*, soon to be aug¬
mented by the giant Superfor¬
tresses.
Invasion Across Channel.
June 6, 1944, dawned in Europe
and the first faint glow of light in
the east found an Allied invasion
army storming the beaches of Nor¬
mandy.
Thousands of planes filled the sky
and kept the Impotent Luftwaffe
away from interfering with the thou¬
sands of landing craft and naval ves¬
sels which filled the English channel
with men and supplies.
Sheer Power Wins.
Sheer power and weight of equip¬
ment drove the Germans out of
France. Paris fell and the greatest
celebration of the war was on, but
the Yanks and their Allies paused
only briefly to taste some of the
sweet fruits of victory and then re¬
sumed their relentless pursuit of the
fleeing Germans.
Victory was in sight but the Ger¬
mans were not yet beaten and many
hard-fought battles were in the fu¬
ture, but here at last was the cul¬
mination of those years of tyranny
and oppression, when free men in
Europe must bow to the Nazi lead¬
ers, and for which the world had
waited so long.
But nothing could stand against
the Allied superiority in arms and
men and so inevitably, Germany
capitulated.
Victory had been won. «
F. D. R. Memorial Up
To Those Closest
ATLANTA, April 26 (GPS)—
Gov- Ellis Amall has a way
about him of always wanting
to please those most vitally
concerned, no matter what the
project. And so it is with the
proposal to establish a me¬
morial at Warm Springs for the
late President Roosevelt.
Suggestions by the hundreds
are pouring into the governor's
office urging him to take the
lead in such a movement.
Among the suggestions are:
(1) Changing the name of
Warm Springs to Roosevelt
Springs; ((2) preservation of the
Little White House at Warm
Springs in it's present state as
a nation shrine; (3) erection of
at Warm Springs, and (4) es-
a monument to Mr. Roosevelt
tablishment of a state or na¬
tional park at Warm Springs
in honor of Mr. Roosevelt.
But in typical Arnal fashion,
the governor said first he would
get in touch with the Warm
Springs foundation, Mrs. Roose¬
velt and close friends of the
late President to determine
what they regarded as the most
fitting tribute to the great lead-
WALLIN’ WILL PROBATED
IN SOLEMN FORM
Continued From Page One
heirs of the deceased, it was
necessary to probate the will in
solemn form, which gave op¬
portunity to the dissenting heirs
to present their claims to the
court of Ordinary. After hearing
evidence and arguments by at¬
torneys representing both sides
Judge M. Carroll ordered that
the will be probated in solemn
form.
Col. W. A. McClure, prominent
attorney, of Chattanooga, rep¬
resented the dissenting heirs in
the case.
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Miss Stella Parker
Dies in Chattanooga
Miss Stella Parker, daughter
of the late lamented Geo. W.
Parker and Mrs. Parker, who
were among the most promi¬
nent families in Dade County,
passed away early Monday
morning at her home in Chat¬
tanooga.
Miss Parker was reared in
Dade County, and has many
close friends here who are deep¬
ly grieved at her passing.
Miss Parker has been an in¬
valid for a number of years,
but her affliction was borne
with Christian fortitude that is
an inspiration to her family
and daily associates. She was
beloved and respected by all
who knew her.
Surviving are one sister, Miss
Mary Parker, with whom she
made her home; two brothers,
Charles F. Parker and E. M.
Parker, all of Chattanooga.
Funeral services were held at
the National Funeral Home in
Chattanooga, at 2:30 p. m.,
Tuesday, and her body was
laid to rest in the family burial
lot, beside her parents, Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Rev. Bachman Hodge con¬
ducted burial rites. Pallbearers
were Edward Allison, Harold
Allison, Clare Jacoway, Payne
Hale and Etler Bryan.
Head River News
By MRS. HUGH FORESTER
Miss Elizabeth Forester spent
last week-end with her parents,
Mr. **** * and ***** Mrs. Hugh Forester, and
, family,
Miss Willie Johnson of Hape-
ville, Ga., is spending a few days
with her father, and other rela-
tives.
Carl Stalvey made a business
trip to Chattanooga last Mon¬
day.
Miss Hazel Schurch spent the
week-end with home folks,
Pvt. James Ross, who is sta-
tioned in Rome, Ga., is visiting
j j relatives Mr. and here, Mrs. James Schrock
of McEven, Tenn., spent several
days with Mrs. Schrock’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forester
and family last week. Janie Sue
accompanied her sister to Mc¬
Even, to spend a few weeks.
Mrs. R. L. Ross made a busi¬
ness trip to Valley Head, Ala.,
last Saturday.
! Little Joan Massey is visiting
her grandfather, Mr. H. R. John¬
son and other relatives.
Rising Fawn News
Miss Marion Cureton of Chat¬
tanooga, was the the week-end
guest of her father, W. W. Cure-
ton, and aunt, Miss Bess Cure-
ton.
Mrs. George Slaughter, Sr.,
and daughter, Elizabeth, and
Mrs. George Slaughter, Jr., of
Chattanooga, were recent
guests of Mrs. M. R. Wilson.
Little Miss Frances Chambers
is visiting her aunt at Jasper,
Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Williams
spent the week-end with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Graham Hale.
Mrs. Allie Allison of Chatta¬
nooga, spent Sunday with her
sisters, Misses Lillie and Maude
Willis.
Miss Lucile Smith has return¬
ed from a short visit with rela¬
tives in Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. George McMa¬
han announce the birth of a
daughter, whom they have nam¬
ed Pauline, on May 2.
Mr. J. B. Harrison, who is
working in Birmingham, spent
the week-end here with his
family.
Miss Flora Newman of Chatta¬
nooga, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Newman, Satur¬
day.
Walter Wilson, of Oak Ridge,
Tenn., spent the week-end here
with his family.
Mr. J. D. Gossett is ill at his
home here.
Mar j ora Minton has returned
from a visit in Chattanooga.
All Day Services
Announcing an all day ser¬
vice at New Home Baptist
Church 2nd Sunday in May
(Mother's Day).
Everybody very cordially in¬
vited to attend. There will be
prizes for the oldest mother,
the youngest mother, the moth¬
er of greatest number of child¬
ren present, and the mother of
the greatest number of sons ii\
military service. We
Please come. are expect¬
ing some very good preaching. and
Bring someone with you a
nice full lunch basket.
Mrs. J. M. Jones.
FOR SALE — Five-year-old
Mare Mule; home grown, one
owner. See T. B. WHEELER,
Trenton, Ga, ^
War President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, command¬
er-in-chief of U. S. armed forces,
served in World War I as assistant
secretary of Navy, having charge of
European inspection and demobiliza¬
tion in Europe.
Letter to The Editor
Following is a letter received
recently from Newell Scruggs,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Scruggs, of Trenton. The letter
is self explanatory:
Paris, France,
Fellows: April 26, 1945.
Dera
I don't think I could tell you
just how much I enjoyed the
tirst edition of your new caper,
and that's one of the reasons 1
thought I would drop you a few
lines to show you my appre¬
ciation.
The AHC and folks at VUl all 111S1J.1C7 home of the usually UDUUJiy boys j |
try write
the news, but when we have j
the paper every week, we find j
that there are so much about.j of it;
they can't think to write
So believe me, it's really nice i
to sij back and enjoy your ; J
home town news.
Have been stationed here in j
Paris for several months, and
before coming here, was just
outside London. Have had lots
of interesting and exciting ex-
periences since I've been in
the Armv, and have seen lots
of beautiful places. We have a
huge and beautiful hospital
here in Paris and as most of
them have had lots and lots of
patients, my job here is to darw
the food and see that all the
Messes have enough food to
;eed the boys. fine, and
Hope all of you are
wish all my friends the best of
luck; also, wish you lots of
success with your new paper.
Most all of us will be coming
home some day and I am sure
we all want to see The Times
going strong. I'd better for this
Guess stop
time, and thanks again for do¬
ing a swell job at home—all of
you. Yours Sincerely,
S-Sgt. Dunbar N. Scruggs,
Elmer Q. Stephens
Returns From Pacific
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 10.
—A veteran of the bitter fiqht-
inq on Iwo Jima and of three
major campaigns, Marine Pvt.
First Class Elmer Quincy
Stephens of Wildwood, has re¬
turned from the Pacific and is
now on furlough-
The 20-year-old Marine, of Wild¬ son
of John H. Stephens of
wood, was a group leader a
rifle company. He served with
the Third Marine Division on
Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and
Guam, but thinks Iwo Jima was
the most difficult of all.
Stephens attended Dade
High School in Trenton, and
prior to enlisting July 23, 1942,
was employed by the W. B.
Burton Platinq Company, in
Chattanooga.. brother, Staff Sergeant
A
Curtis Q. Stephens, is serving
in the army.
SGT. WILLIAM H. RYAN
AWARDED BRONZE STAR
Sgt. William H. Ryan has
been awarded the Bronze Star
for heroic action in France from
Dec. 20 to Dec. 23. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ryan of
Wildwood.
Following is a text of the cita¬
tion:
“William H. Ryan, 34084858,
Sergeant, 398th Infantry Regi¬
ment;
“For heroic achievement in
action during the period Dec.
20, 1944, to Dec. 23, 1944, in the
vicinity of Bichie, France, ad¬
vancing repeatedly across open
terrian in the face of heavy
hostile artillery mortars and
small arms fire, Sgt. Ryan squad
leader, courageously directed his
machine gunners in the delivery
of supporting fire from our rifle
men, whose mission it was to
establish and hold a position
near a vital track junction. Aft¬
er aiding in securing this ob¬
jective, he participated in its
successful defense, despite three
days of intense enemy bombard¬
ment of the area.”
