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War in Anything-
Can-Happen Era
HEADLINES, ADJECTIVES AND
CENSORS WORKING TOGETHER
HINDER US FROM UNDER
STANDING WAR
It is necessary, if we are to un
derstand the war, to view events in
perspective and ignore many of the
screaming headlines and radio pro
nouncements. The total war in
which we are engaged is not con
fined to the fighting fronts and
unless the reader is careful con
fusion is hard to avoid.
The correspondents and the com
mentators make the best of what
becomes available as their deadline
approaches. Consequently, the cap
ture of a small hill or some other
minor item is often played up be
yond its importance simply because
there is nothing else to emphasize.
In addition, there are those who
are determined to prove that the
airplane is winning the war alone.
Other authorities extol sea power
and, once in a while, somebody re -
members the infantry. Moreover,
there is the battle of personages,
which even includes the reporters
anxious to cover themselves with
fame by making whatever they re
port seem vitally important.
The experts, who try to tell us
what is going to happen, add to our
perplexities. They are helped ma
terially by the bright boys who,
starting from anywhere and using
a string of ifs and whens, can wind
up the war in a single column, with
apparently infallible reasoning.
Let’s try to balance operations
and see for ourselves what is going
on, taking up onerations on land,
sea and in the air.
Russian Front Pre-Eminent
The Russian front is the pre
eminent battlefield, despite uncer
tainty over the causes of the Ger
man retreat.
The Italian invasion is a side
show, with its importance depend
ing largely upon how many men
the Nazis will throw into the battle.
The Chinese front is a minor one
and all the ground fighting that
has occurred in the South Pacific
has hardly scratched the surface of
Japanese military strength.
Sea Victories in Two Oceans
What of the situation on the
seas?
It is hard to say which is the
more important, the striking ac
cendancy gained over the U-boats
in the Atlantic or the success of
our shoestring naval forces in the
Pacific during the past twelve [
months.
Action in the Atlantic has paved
the way for supplies and men to
get to Europe but victory in the
Pacific has prevented Japanese ag- I
gression and successive blows ha'" 3
impaired the enemy’s hold on ill
gotten gains.
Bombing Germany Effectively
In the air the preponderance
goes to the greatly expanded, and
still expanding, bombardment of
Germany, which inflicts heavy
losses upon Germany and depletes
vital war essentials.
Very important, of course, is the
superiority of the Allies in air
strength in every sector, thus as
sisting ground forces in advances.
Substantial assistance in the war
upon the U-boat has been rendered
by the air forces and the transpor
tation of men and supplies has been
of considerable value.
News from the Russian front is
not sufficient to allow us to form
an opinion of the role that air
craft has played in the discomfi
ture of the Hitlerites. Air forces
in Europe and the Far East, helped
win campaigns but it is virtual!'
impossible to rank contributions in
relative order.
Some Scheduled Event?
Looking ahead, there is this to
expect:
(1) Use of the strong Anglo-
American army for a decisive ef
fort, with time and place unknown
to a'l but a few high officials.
(2) Intensification of the effort
to lure the Japanese fleet into bat
tle in the Pacific, with increased
activity in the Indian ocean area.
(3) Something of an internal
crisis in Germany collapses, or the
Tokyo war lords may down of the
homefront or the emergence of a
fight-it-out decision.
(4) Developments in Germany’s
satellite states, reflecting the ef
fect of the Moscow agreements, the
deterioration of German power and
the efforts to get on the victory
band-wagon before it is too late.
Have We Overestimated Our
Enemies?
When will the war end?
A German collapse can occur
suddenly and without advance no
tice; this is the only chance of an
early peace in Europe.
Otherwise, according to the best
views that we can obtain the Nazis
will not be defeated, on the battle
field, before summer or fall, 1944
The Japanese may try for peace
if Germany collapses, or the Tokyo
war lords may lose face at home
but on a fighting basis the cam
paign against Japan is expected to
last a year longer than the war
against Germany.
Obviously, any conclusion is
based upon doubtful information
It may be that we have overesti
mated’ the fighting power of our
adversaries. There are hints to
this effect.
Greater Progress Toward Victory
Finally, the course of the war
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VOL. 57; NO. 39.
November Is
'Christmas Mailing
Month” This Year
Delivery of the annual flood of
Christmas gifts and cards on time
always a serious problem, “will be
more than a problem this year—it
will be an impossibility—unless
Christmas mailings are made large
ly in November,” Postmaster Gen
eral Frank C. Walker warned to
day.
“Transportation facilities are
burdened to the limit with war ma
terials and personnel, and the
Postal Service has sent more than
hirty-one thousand experienced
employees into the army and navy,”
Mr. Walker said. “The only solution
to the Christmas problem is: Mail
n November. Mark your parcels,
Do not open until Christmas.’ That
is the only way to avoid disappoint
ment on Christmas day not only
for many civilians but also for mil
lions of members of the armed
forces who are still in this coun
try.
“It is also the only way to avoid
the possibility of a Christmas emer
gency in the transportation and
postal services. If the public will
co-operate by mailing their Christ
mas parcels during November, we
can handle a small volume of light,
last minute mailings, such as cards,
up to Dec. 10—but we can do that
and avoid an emergency only if No
vember is really “Christmas mail
ing Month.’”
Postal officials pointed out that
the volume of mail now is far above
any previous records, that railway
cars by the hundreds have been
diverted to war service and that the
air lines have only about half as
many planes as they once operated.
More than two hundred thousand
extra temporary employees normal
ly are employed to help with the
holiday postal rush. This year, the
extra employees will be largely
women and high school boys and
girls who are unable to work the
long hours usually required and
whose work wi’l be relatively slow.
To deliver the Christmas mails
on time, therefore, it is necessary
that mailings be spread out over a
longer period so that available
transportation equipment and pos
tal personnel can be used during
more weeks. It will be utterly im
possible to make the deliveries by
Christmas if mailers wait until the
last three weeks before the holiday,
as in normal years.
There is another reason for shop
ping and mailing earlier than ever
before. Retail stores are short
handed. Purchasers can avoid
shopping in crowded stores, long
waits for service, and other incon-1
veniences of late shopping if they
buy now. They will also doubtless
have a better choice of merchan
dise than will be available later.
Postmaster General Walker ob
served that his warning is not an
attempt to tell the public what to
do; it is only an advance notifica
tion of what will happen if they
mail late. He feels that the public
is entitled to the facts, and that
when they know them, they will de
cide to mail in November.
HARRY BROOKE PIERCE,
TRION, COMMISSIONED
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Atlanta. Nov. 10.—Harry Brooke
Pierce, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Pierce, 359 Church street.
Trion, Ga., has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the U. S.
Marine Corps and will undergo the i
final phases of the rugged officers’
training course at Quantico, Va.
before taking to the field to lead
leathernecks in battle.
Lieut. Pierce attended the Uni
versity of Georgia, in Athens, where
he was a member of the Pi Kappa
Phi fraternity.
DOCK L. McKEEHAN, 71,
DIES AT MENLO HOME
Dock L. McKeehan, 71, died at
his home in Menlo, Tuesday, Oct. 5,
Funeral services were held from the
Dunnigan Baptist church near Dal-
I ton Sundaj' afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Herbert Morgan. Inter
ment was in adjoining cemetery.
Mr. McKeehan is survived by one
son, Patrick; one brother, George,
of Ringgold, and a niece, Mrs. Della
Halleuer.
Paul Weems Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
for the past year, has been ex
tremely encouraging. Twelve
months ago few of us expected such
substantial gains.
The Axis suffered defeats be
cause relative strength has been
altered in favor of the United Na
tions. It will become more prepon
derent in coming months, with
greater progress toward victory.
Meanwhile the war is in the “any
thing can happen” stage.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1943.
Cases To Be Tried
At the December
Term City Court
The following cases will be tried
at the December term of City
court, Chattooga county, Ga.:
Cecil Deering, Lewis E. Cooper,
Lovett Martin, Frank Willingham,
Thurman Colbert, John D. Reyn
olds, Dewey Wallin, Eb Green, Leon
F. Scott, Brit Richardson, Russell
Hunter, Charlie Gladden, Walt
Green, Emmett Hunter, Walter Lu
Allen, Gladys Hunter, Fred Bur
rage, Horace Hamilton, Reno Rine
hart, Jake Wilson, Horace Parker,
Rosavelt Shropshire, P. H. McNei
lls, Mrs. Katie Hunter, A. S. Rob
bins, Riley Parham, Cecil Colbert,
William Henry Morris.
Barney Pogue, Donald Keith, Abb
Phillips, W. L. Wood, J. T. Millsap
Mrs. Wallace McGuire, Otis Ven
able, Walt Dacus, Jessie T. Robin
son, J. D. Cooper, Bruce Johnson,
Emmett Hunter, Vera Mae Hag
gard, Mrs. Max Williams, Harn
Smithson, Mrs. Pearl Lyons, Gor
den Cohen, Gordon Deering, Roy
Wm. Knox, Dewey Sullivan Cline,
John W. Littlejohn, Olie Eugene
Webb, Charley Gladney, Horace
Parker, Mrs. Gordon Blackburn,
Paul Erwin O’Neal, Edward Wade.
Glee Thomas Bryant, Hoyt Ander
son, Fannie Blinson, Thomas Cly e
Keith, Jim Hood, Andy Wilson,
James McGuire, Gordon Rickett,
Isham Bailey, James McArthur,
Reno Rhinehart, John Marshal,
Andy Wilson, Grimes Paul Bagley,
C. M. White, Elmer Mitchel. Wil
liam Troy Lawson, William Everett
Robinson, Barney Pogue.
Cases not appearing herein are
subject to call and where defend
ands do not answer bonds will be
forfeited.
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Saturday
November 13th
Poppy Day is growing closer and
closer. It will be a day when
can again show our gratitude 'to
the soldiers of World War 1; a day
sacred to the memory of those who
gave their all that America might
live.
Poppies will be sold on the streets
all over the county on Saturday,
Nov. 13.
Poppies, bright red memorial
poppies, have been blooming in our
hospital wards for the past weeks.
Men who were once strong, fought
our battles, and suffered the tor
tures of war, but who now are un-,
able to raise a hand even in self !
defense, are fashioning these flow
ers of memory. They work in groups
and live over again the days gone
by—days they lived in fox holes or
dugouts as they were then called —
or perhaps they work in silence, in
reverence, and feel theirs is a holy
work, for they are putting into
these flowers memories of com
rades who fell on Flanders’ field;
comrades for whom they promised
to carry the torch to victory. They
fought a war to end all wars, but
alas, greed for worldly gains and
supremacy and ruthless killing is
again prevalent. Don’t you know
they f eel theirs was a war fought
in vain.
Remember those who fell on the
fields of mud and barbed wire;
those who live a life that is worse
than death for they must suffer on
and on until the last roll call is
sounded. Let me take you through
one ward and show you both vet
erans of Warld War 1 and 2. They
are re-living their experience side
by side and the older men are
teaching these young veterans the
true meaning of our memorial
flower.
Work has been going on for these
many weeks under the supervision
of the American Legion Auxiliary
and many stories are told of how
the money earned has been sent
home to their families, and has
given them money to spend for
some little luxury they would oth
erwise not have had. They have
helped the patients who are men
tally ill. they help to while the
hours away and gives them some
thing to think about beside the
grim realities of war.
Make this Poppy sale a success
and do your bit. Catch the torch
and hold it high. Let’s show the
world that we have not forgotten
and will never forget the sacrifices
that have been made for the fight
for democracy.
MRS. PAUL WEEMS,
Poppy Chairman
HOLIDAY NOTICE
We will observe Armistice Day,
Nov. 11. and will transact no busi
ness on this date.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
FISH SUPPER
The South Summerville school
will have their annual fish fry Fri
day, Nov. 12, from 6 to 8 o’clock.
County 4-H Members
Are Observing
Achievement Week
Four-H club members in this
county have joined Georgia’s home
front army of 110,000 4-H members
in taking time out next week to
check up on their wartime activi
ties and 1943 accomplishments, W
A. Sutton, state 4-H leader for the,
Agricultural Extension Service, I
pointed out.
Nov. 6-14 is National 4-H Club
Achievement Week, the club leader
explained, and the 1,700,000 club
members throughout the nation
will be reporting to their clubs,
communities, counties, states and
nation on what they have done to
help win the war, and the results of
regular 4-H project activities.
Here in Georgia, Mr. Sutton con
tinued, county-wide rallies are be
ing held in many Georgia counties
to sum up this year’s activities
Georgia club members are re
viewing one of their most success
ful years, according to Mr. Sutton
They have made an outstanding
record in the sale of war bonds and
are producing a bumper food crop
They have been active in salvage
drives and other wartime activi
ties. Enrollment has increased
from 95,000 to 110.000.
Early this year the state’s 4-H’ers
pledged to grow enough food to feed
a year the men from Georgia serv
ing in the armed forces at that
time. “Indications are,” the club
leader said, “that this goal will be
reached. Club members concen
trated on growing seven basic foods
—beef, pork, poultry, peanuts, Irish
and sweet potatoes and eggs—all of
which can be easily marketed and
shipped.”
Club members in this state were
the first in the nation to give a
station wagon ambulance to the
American Red Cross, and the state
ranks within the first ten in dona
tions to a national ambulance fund
Funds for this project were raised
through salvage of phonograph
records.
Early in the year “4-H Comman
dos” were organized to reach into
every farm home with wartime Ex
tension Service programs. Com
mandos are outstanding club mem
bers who volunteer to contact a cer
tain number of farm homes with
special programs.
In early September Georgia’s club
members became the first in the
nation to buy and sell enough war
bonds to pay for a Liberty ship and
to christen such a ship.
More than nine and a half mil
lion dollars worth of bonds were
sold by the members in the Liberty
ship drive, or enough to build four
and one-half Liberty ships. The
“S. S. Hoke Smith,” named for the
co-author of the act of congress
creating the Extension Service and
4-H club work, was chistened by
Sallie Cook, then president of the
state 4-H council, as several hun
dred 4-H’ers looked on.
“In sponsoring the ‘S. S. Hoke
Smith,’ in selling almost $10,000,000
worth of War Bonds, and in grow
ing Food for Freedom, your con
tributions have been outstanding.
You have set an example and a goal ■
that challenge the youth of this na- j
t'on. The Maritime Commission
has been happy to co-operate with
you and honor you for what you ;
have done,” E. S. Land, chairman
of the Maritime Commission, wrote
Georgia members.
Four-H club work is part of the
Agricultural Extension Service’s
nrogram, of which Walter S. Brown
is state director. Georgia’s 4-H
club leaders are Miss Emmie Nel
son, L. W. Eberhardt, Jr., and Sut
ton.
NOTICE
The announcement last week of
the meeting of Summerville P.-T. A.
was an error and will meet next
Tuesday, Nov. 16. Meeting date is
always the first Tuesday after the
second Sunday in each month.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
The census report shows there
were 6,473 bales of cotton ginned in
Chattooga county from the crop
of 1943, prior to Nov. 1, as compared
to 6,163 bales ginned to Nov. 1,
1942.
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SERVICE
MEN
Just a reminder:
Christmas cards to soldiers over
seas should be mailed at once and
the War Department assures us
that they will reach the most re
mote Army Postoifices by Dec. 25.
This is one way in which people
at home can remind soldiers and
sailors that they have not been for
gotten. Make it your business to
send Christmas cards to service
men overseas.
Low Shell Quota
Blamed on Poor
License Sales
Atlanta, Nov. 10.—Georgia’s low
pro-rata share of war rationed shot
gun shells has been partially laid
to the hunter who fails to buy a
license.
The State Game and Fish Com-1
mission yesterday explained that I
Georgia’s allowance of less than
I 600,000 was near the bottom of the
■ list because of the poor sale of |
1942-43 hunting license. The com
mission reported that only $112,-
358.40 was collected from sale of :
hunting licenses for the fiscal year
1942-43.
Allotments of shells this year
were based on the number of li
censes sold last year. States withl
heavy sales have been allotted■
larger quotas of ammunition.
The commission admitted that ■
this appeared to be a fair method
of distribution. It pointed out that
adjoining states, like North Caro
lina, Tennessee and Alabama, with
smaller hunting population, were
getting a half million more shells
than Georgia. This is because
sportsmen in those states bought
more licenses.
It is likely that the same method
of distribution will be followed next
year, according to the commission.
“However, we hope Georgia will
not be at the bottom of the list
again. And we also hope that the
government will relax its rule on
the manufacture of shells so that
sportsmen next winter will be able
to spend at least a few days in the
woods and fields.”
The commission said that hunt
ers should buy licenses for more
reasons than to boost next years
shell quota.
A license is required by law and
a person hunting without one is
liable for prosecution. License sales
also determine the state’s share of
Pittman-Robertson aid to wildlife
funds, it was explained. Last year’s
poor collection will seriously cur
tail Georgia’s share of these funds
in 1945.
The commission said that the
sale of licenses had been encour
aging in recent days. It hopefully
looks for an increase despite the
various shortages. Rangers re
ports say that the large numbers of
hunters answered the opening deer
and waterfowl season last Monday
and Tuesday. Several were appre
hended and charged with hunting
without licenses.
Pfc. John D. Davis
Awarded Purple Heart
Pfc. John D. Davis, who has been
overseas since last February, has
been awarded the Purple Heart for;
wounds received in Sicily. Pfc. Da-1
vis is now in Sixth General hospital
in North Africa. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis, of Sum
merville.
Garden Club Meets
With Mrs. Lowry
f
The Chattooga County Garden
club met Oct. 28 in the home of
i Mrs. Marshall Lowry, with Mrs.
; Madison Short as joint hostess.
The president, Mrs. A. F. McCurdy,
called the meeting to order. The
secretary, Mrs. Berlon Lovingood.
read the minutes of the last meet
ing and called the roll. Fourteen
members answered the roll call.
Mrs. Claude Bagley was program
chairman for the gfternoon. Each
member gave some interesting facts
about fall flowers and shrubbery.
During the social hour a delicious
salad course was served by the
hostesses.
Public Library News
The library is an institution,
exists for the benefit of our com
munity, and our greatest desire is
to create a pleasant, friendly co-1
operative atmosphere. Build the
future with books is a good slogan
for every library to keep in mind.
Our country is mobilizing our
manpower, and we on the home
front must mobilize our brain pow
er. Every one of us can think, and
to win the war we must know what
we are fighting for. Read some of
the fine books we have in the li
brary, and you will be armed with
the facts and guided by the demo
cratic ideal. The lack of wisdom,
in the sweeping gospel of hate, can
be noised around so quickly, and
in a short while, will destroy the
very things that have made Amer
ica great.
So many interesting publications
are sent us from the Office of War
Information and are available to
our readers. So please visit the
' library as often as you can.
ROSA SHUMATE,
Acting Librarian
List Jurors Drawn
December Term
Os City Court
Following is a list of jurors drawn
to serve at the December, 1943
term city court of Chattooga coun
ty. Court convenes Monday, Dec.
6, 1943 at 10 a.m.
J. G. Allen. R. J. Price, A. W. Ver
non, J. L. Walker, C. W. Scoggins,
Hugh Hogg, W. M. Jackson, W.
Glenn Hendricks, Geo. A. Kling, W.
K Beavers, O. H. Rodgers, Robt. C.
Powell. F. M. Dodd, O. H. Perry, B.
W. Reynolds, Charlie Loggins, Glenn
Pless, R. A. Powell, E. M. Stephen
son, Roland Alexander, Gordon
Gass, A. D. York, C. F. Joyner, Earl
Newsome, J. D. Denson, R. A. Hum
phrey, W. G. Martin, A. M. Bryant,
Rufus Jackson. T. A. Cook, G. L.
Pettyjohn, Julius Coulter, Troy
Scoggins, J. C. Woods, H. C. Gordon,
Bill Brooks, J. P. Henry, Grady
Goss, E. L. Worsham, Will Norton,
Ray Hawkins, Claude Hix, J. P.
Johnston, R. S. Thomas, E. L. Mc-
Camey. R. T. Murray, P. R. Clonts.
Missionary Baptist
Church Being Built
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1943, con
crete was poured for the founda
tion of a Missionary Baptist church
to be built in the Harlow subdivi
sion on Menlo road.
The people of that neighborhood
and throughout that valley have
long hoped for a little church
where they might worship. Last
summer Rev. Wrathburn Cash held
brush arbor meetings there and the
people began to plan for their
church. The Harlow estate gave
the land, and Mr. Harry Marks and
Mr. Earl White have given liberal
lumber donations, and at last the
people’s prayers are being answered,
their church is being built. It will
be constructed of concrete blocks,
a large auditorium being built so
that Sunday school rooms can be
added later.
The present pastor is Rev.
Wrathburn Cash.
The building committee is com
posed of R. A. Harlow, chairman;
Will Milligan, A. D. Inman, Mrs.
Holbrook and Mrs. Frady.
The finance committee is Mrs.
Holbrook, treasurer; Mrs. R. A. Har
low, Mrs. Frady, Will Youngblood,
J. F. Wilson, A. D. Inman, Earl
White, Mr. Cleveland and Barney
Webb.
Any one wishing to contribute to
this worthy cause contact any mem
ber of the above finance commit
tee, as any donation will be appre
ciated.
Pennville W.H.D. Club
On Nov. 7 our club met with Mrs.
J. P. Henry. The meeting was
opened by our president. The min
utes were read and approved. In
the absence of Miss Parrish, Mrs.
Packer took charge of the business.
She gave reports to each member
to fill out of the past year in beau
tifying the home and planning a
wardrobe. We decided to have a
Christmas tree next month and
each one bring a small gift. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
L. C. Tripp. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.—Reporter.
ARMISTICE PROGAM AT
JOINT MEETING AMERICAN
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
A joint meeting of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
will be held Thursday night, Nov.
11, at 8 o’clock at the Legion hall.
An armistice program will be given.
Mrs. Harry Foster has charge of
rhe musical program, which will
consist of World War 1 and 2 songs.
Supper will be served. All mem
bers and prospective members are
urged to be present.
WHO KNOWS?
1. Why do some villages in south
ern Russia have German names?
2. Are photograph reconnaissance
planes heavily armed?
3. What is an excise tax?
4. What important ingredient is
obtained from salvaged fat?
5. When was the first regular air
■ mail service inaugurated in the
United States?
6. Is there a limit, in ordinary
I times, to the life of a British Par
liament?
7. Can the senate ratify treaties
by majority vote?
8. How long has Winston Church
ill served as Prime Minister of the
British government?
9. Do widows of men killed in
action receive pensions?
10. What is the position occupied
by Fred M. Vinson?
(See Answers on Inside Page)
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