Newspaper Page Text
Nazis On Defensive
On All Fronts
RED ARMY BARELY FAILS TO
CATCH GERMANS IN TRAP
BUT KEEP ON SETTING
OUT BAIT
The sweep of the Red army
through the Ukraine is underway
but despite threatened disasters the
Germans seem to have retreated
Without losing any great number of
prisoners.
Time and again the Russians
have seemed on the verge of cut
ting off large segments of the Nazi
invaders but every time the trap
has closed just a little too late to
catch the enemy. The stubborn
German retention of Krivoi Roz
illustrates the point.
mere is no doubt of the extent
of the Red army’s supremacy in the
fighting now going on but, just the
same, to avoid error, it is intelli
gent to observe the success with
which the Teutons are making then
way homeward.
The capture of Kiev was being
explaited as this article was writ
ten. In this instance the Russians
may close the trap and cut off some
important fraction of the German
army in Russia. Past experience
however, promises no such develop
ment.
Soviet Celebrates Real Victories
The Soviet very justly celebrates
the recapture of vast areas on its
soil and Stalin rightly declares that
the present campaign demonstrates
the ability of the Red army to sus
tain a summer campaign. The loss
of Russian territory is not fatal to
Nazi defenses, but it is a mortal
blow to Hitler’s dream of a new
order in Europe.
The Germans would not have vol
untarily surrendered the land and
cities for which they paid such a
heavy price. Despite the orderly
nature of the withdrawal, which
gives testimony to the discipline!
that obtains among Nazi soldiers,
the abandonment of Russian soil
has been the result of military
pressure.
Stalin, in his recent speech
frankly admitted that the Soviet’s
campaign was aided by the Medi
terranean campaign and the bomb
ing of Germany. He admitted tha f
the ousting of the invader was
easier because of supplies and
equipment sent to Russia by the
Anglo-Americans.
Operations in Italy Proceed
The steady ret’rement of the
German army in Italy continues
along with the withdrawal under
way in Russia. The two fighting
fronts carry no good news Lo the
Nazis and their despondency is in-,
creased by the striking pol.t.cal co- i
operation that appeared at Mos
cow.
The advance in Italy has been
slow but steady. The Nazis have
taken up good positions but, each
time, the Ang o-American armies
heve patiently brought up adequate
strength before attacking. This
policy is responsible for the relative
low casually lists that come from
Italy. It may not capture Rome
evickly, but it saves thousands of |
lives.
There is a general idea that the
Italian front will become a holding
operation. The idea seems to be
that the long-awaited invasion
across the channel Will assume
prime importance. This is true but
there are many interesting possi
bilities attached to our operations
in Italy, not the least of which is
the development of a real offensive,
in the Balkan area.
Bombing of Germany Increases
From captured airfields in Italy
the bombing of Germany will be in
tensified. The newly created unit
for strategic bombing will supple
ment the extensive operations that
are based upon Great Britain.
It seems that the bombers that
fly from England are now dropping
close to 20,000 tons of bombs a
month on German-held Europe. No
figures are available for operations
from Mediterranean bases but, in
September, 15,000 tons of bombs
were dropped by the southern units.
There are positive indications
that the United States is rapidly
building up its bomber forces, both
in England and in Italy. This im
plies heavier attacks, striking into
almost every part of Germany.
Quite likely the tonnage of explo
sives dropped upon Germany and
occupied areas, will soon total 50,-
000 tons a month.
Italian Base Will Help
The map reveals that Italian
bases will be of material aid in the
bombing of parts of Austria and
Czechslovakia. which are more than
600 miles from English bases. The
extreme eastern section of Ger
many, however, is more than 600
miles from present Italian bases, as
well as being the same distance
from England.
Since 1939 there have been many
bombing attacks launched against
German-held confers. The heav
iest hit areas are within 400 miles
of English bases. In this zone the
Ruhr has been visited 289 times,
Manheim 83, Cologne 122. Bremen
106, Emden 87, Wilhelmshaven 81.
In the Low Countries and France
airfields and railways have been
attacked 488 times, Belgium 122, Ab
beville 52, Havre 99, St. Nazaire 51,
Lorient 66 and Brest 99 times.
Japs Face Crisis at Rabaul
The campaign in the Pacific is
slowly moving to a stage where the
Japanese will be compelled to make
jSxmnwrtrillc Bwjs
VOL. 57; NO. 40.
Lt. Malcolm Thomas
Promoted to Rank of
Captain U. S. M. C.
Word has been received of the
appointment of Lieut. Malcolm
Thomas, United States Marine
Corps, now stationed at Quantico.
Va., to the rank of captain.
Captain Thomas is the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Thomas,
of Summerville, and is a graduate
of Mercer university, Macon, Ga.
Prior to his entrance into the
United States Marine Corps, Capt.
Thomas was high school football
coach at Valdosta, Ga.
His friends and relatives feel
very proud that Capt. Thomas’
ability has won for himself con
tinued success in the marine corps
As commanding officer of Com
pany A at Quantico he rightfully
deserved his promotion to cap
taincy.
34 Colored Men
Leave for Army
The following named men (col
ored) left Chattooga county local
board on Nov. 15, 1943. for induc
tion at Fort Benning, Ga.
Cecil McCarver, A. C. Mostiller, I
Harry Terrell, Joe Franklin Under
wood, R. J. Underwood, Russle
Farmer, Johnie Lawrence, Fred
Dallas. J. B. Miller, Russi Mack
Tom Kerby, Shirley Penn, Oscar
Adams, Johnnie Richard Watkins
Nathaniel Mostiller, James Edward
Adams, Warren Gamiel Shropsh re.
Elßs Darden, Jr., Phillip Evans, Jr.,
Robert McKinley Adams. Milford
Landrum, Benjamin Franklin Bea
man, Bozzie May Daniel, Ernest
Scott, Sidney Wiggins, Walter Lee
Sturdivant, Morrison Otto Mont
gomery, Lew s Jones. Cleaophas All
good, William DeForrest Rogers.
Edward Lee Daniel, Arthur Thomas
Moore. M. H. Martin, Hazel Izel.
MAE EARL STRANGE, Clerk
Summerville Boy
Missing in Action
c?
The war department in Washing
ton has published the name of
„vhin-ax Otis W. Ashworth
as being among those missing in
ihe European and Mediterranean
area.
Sergt. Ashworth, age 21. is the
son of Mrs. Emma Ashworth, or
Summerville. He attended the
schools here and enlisted in the
U. S. army m July of 1942. He was
an employe of the Summervi.le
Manufacturing company before en
listing.
Farmers Urged to
Furnish Help in
Wood Cutting
Farmers of this section can ren
der no greater seasonal contribu
tion to the war program than by
harvesting timber in the next three
or four months, Ed L. Reese, of the
U. S. Forest Service, declared this
week.
Project Forester Reese, who di
rects activity of the Timber Pro
duction War Project in thirty-five
counties in this section, voiced an
appeal to farmers to “help win the
war with wood.”
“In the words of Rear Admiral
Clark Howell Woodward, chief of
the Navy Incentive Division,” said
Reece, “you can’t win a war, much
less carve out ultimate victory,
without wood,’ “and labor is need
ed to get this wood to the market.”
The American farmer is doing a
good job of feeding the armed
forces, as well as producing food for
civilian needs, and is now in posi
tion to make an added contribu
tion to the war program. With the
job of gathering crops practically
complete, the farmer can render
material assistance and help to al
leviate a critical labor shortage by
devoting as much time as possible
to the harvesting of timber needed
for lumber, pulpwood and acid
wood.
“In some counties,” Reese said,
“farmers are already co-operating
by organizing timber-cutting crews
and in some cases are skidding logs
to concentration points to be pick
ed up by operators.”
a decisive attempt to halt our ad
vances. This may happen before
this article appears in print.
The fate of Japan rests upon the
sea and it is necessary, if the Japa
nese are to prolong their struggle,
that they retain enough control to
supply and reinforce their outposts.
This control is lost in the Solomons
area and is challenged above Bou
gainville.
The Japs must meet the threat
or give ground that is vital to their
aims.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1943.
Flashes of "Lightning” in the Sky
SB
' ' ■ WO- fe ;
mW' ' ;
• f # -
-
At the controls of these P-38 Lightning interceptor-pursuits are
Army Air Force pilots. Heralded as he world’s fastest airplanes, the
Lightning’s’ power is furnished by twin Allison engines.
Immunization Program
Being Carried Out in
The County Schools
Due to the splendid co-operation
of the doctors in this county even
child in the county, pre-school as
well as school age, is being given
he opportunity to be immunized
against sma'lpox, diphtheria and
'vphoid fever at the very small cost
of from 11c to 15c depending on
the location of the school.
The County Board of Education
realizes that the doctors are ex
tremely busy and deeply appreciate
the interest they are showing in
our children. We feel that this is
an opportunity that every parent
should take advantage of and wan
tn urge them to take advantage of
this program.
GEORGIA FAR BEHIND
N CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT
IN ALL-STATE UNIT FOR WACS
Georgia is lagging far behind
some of her sister states of the
southeast in the campaign to re
.ruit an all-state unit for the Wom
an’s Army Corps, State Chairman
Lon Sullivan said today.
“I don’t think our Georgia wom
en have a clear conception of the
Corps. Aside from the patriotic
motives which would cause one to
join the WAC, members of the
Corps tell me they are in a position
to clear, or put away, from approx
imately SSO a month upward. The
army furnishes uniforms, food and
quarters. There are few women
who work who have SSO left over
each month after they pay rent
food and clothing bills,” Sullivan
pointed out.
Members of the Georgia unit will
wear the insignia of the state on
their uniform and carry the flag of
Georgia throughout their training
period.
“Gen. Marshall has directed this
important appeal to Gov. Arnall
and Georgia cannot fail to match
her sister states in meeting the
appeal. 70,000 new Wacs are need
ed by Dec. 7 to release as many men
for combat duty to replace battle
casualties,” Sullivan said.
The mayor’s office in every Geor
gia community has been sent ap
plication blanks and materials.
Many mayors have appointed com
mittees of local civic leaders to head
up the campaign. Persons desiring
additional information should con
tact the committee or the mayor’s
office in their respective commu
nity or write the Office of Civilian
Defense, 405 State Highway build
ing, Atlanta.
HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Wofford and family, of near Menlo,
was destroyed by fire recently. It
is thought it started by soot afire
on upper story. An army plane
passing over circled the building
several times to warn the family.
A few house furnishings were saved.
OLD-TIME REVIVAL
Four-Mile Baptist Church
Begins Sunday, Nov. 21, at 7:30
p.m. and continuing each night
Everybody welcome. Come and wor
ship with us.—John R. Bailey, pas
tor.
Three Schools Win
Prizes for Selling
Stamps anti Bonds
During the last week of October
the children of Chattooga county
put on a special drive to sell bonds
and stamps. The three schools
selling the most were: Summer
ville, $881.00; Subligna, SBIB.OO, and
Menlo, $634.60.
Captain Arthur Cheatham, field
director of the War Finance com
mittee of Georgia, through the
courtesy of the Willys-Overland
company, has presented each o:
these schools with a set of four
jeep pictures each relative to their
participation in foreign battlefields
and also a large picture of Inde
pendence Hall.
The schools will continue their
bond and stamp drive through Dec.
7. These boys and girls are work
ing for their country. They know
that every bond and stamp they
buy will help our boys and girls on
the battlefronts who are fighting
for them. Our school boys and
girls want to do their part. Please
help them by buying bonds and
stamps through the schools.
Local Farm Loan
Associations Merge
Consolidation of the Lookout.
Murray county, Fannin county,
Ringgold, Walker and Whitfield
County National Farm Loan Asso
ciations to form the new Dalton as
sociation has been approved by the
Farm Credit Administration, effec
tive Nov. 30, 1943, according to a
statement issued today by T. W.
Price, secretary-treasurer. These
associations have maintained a
joint office in Dalton for the past
seven years. Mr. Price, who has
been serving as secretary-treasurer,
will continue in the same capacity
ior the new association, and M.ss
Mary Johnson will continue as as
sistant secretary-treasurer.
The consolidation was effected in
order to form a stronger financial
organization, reduce operating ex
penses, and provide better credit
service to farmers in the territory
served, which is Catoosa, Chattooga,
Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray,
Walker and Whitfield counties.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How many Americans are un
employed?
2. How many German civilians
have been killed by bombing?
3. What is the annual output of
bituminous coal?
4. Who was Vittorio Orlando?
5. How many States have Repub
lican governors?
6. How many men will be drafted
next year?
7. How many Senators voted
against the Connally resolution?
8. What is the expected revenue
lof the government in the present
fiscal year?
9. Wliat is the estimated nation
al income for 1943?
10. Basic wage rates were frozen
at what level?
(See Answers on Inside Page)
Capt. James P. Majors
Awarded Silver Star
Mrs. James S. Majors, of Menlo,
has received notice that her son, J.
P. Majors, captain, has been award
ed the Silver Star medal for gal
lantry in action. On the night of
Aug. 12-13, 1943 in the vicinity of
Randozza, Sicily, when Capt Ma
jors learned that four of his men
had been killed and eight others
wounded while establishing and
maintaining an advance command
post and communication switch, he
personally went forward under
heavy enemy shellfire, directed
and assisted in the evacuation of
the casualties. This act was ac
complished under extremely har
assing enemy artillery and machine
gun lire over terrain that was fill
ed with anti-personnel mines. With
utter disregard for his personal
safety and with full knowledge of
hese conditions, Capt. Majors pro
ceeded into this area and evacuat
ed his dead and wounded and in
doing so was himself wounded by
an enemy mine. Despite this in
jury he made two trips under shell
fire to complete his mission and
returned a third time to bring ra
tions to the remaining members of
he advance command post detail,
this exceptionally brave act and
the repeated trips forward to care
and provide for the soldiers of his
command mark Capt. Majors as
an officer whose leadership, brav
ery and devotion to duty are in
keeping with the finest traditions
of the military service.
Governor Calls
Upon Georgians
To Save Fats
Gov. Ellis Arnall this week called
upon every housewife in Georgia
“to align herself wholeheartedly
behind the fats salvage campaign”
end extended the appeal to very
mayor in the state “as the keeper
of the conscience of his commu
nity” to work with local salvage
chairmen in maintaining the col
lection of kitchen fats at the high
est possible level.
Asserting that he had been in
formed by state salvage officials
that Georgia last month contrib
uted only about 41,000 pounds of
kitchen fats and greases, thus fa’l
;ng far short of its quota of 108,-
000 pounds, Gov. Arnall declared:
“We cannot win the war with the
frying pan alone, but the house
wives of this state can make a vital
contribution towards that end
with a minimum of effort and a
minimum of sacrifice on their part.” j
Emphasizing that used fats are
necessary for the manufacture of
glycerine for ammunition and mil
itary medicines, the governor’s
statement continued: “A pound of
fats salvaged from a Georgia
housewife’s kitchen may well be the
margin between life and death for
a Georgia boy and his fellow sol
diers, just as it may well be the
margin between victory and defeat
on the battlefield. I feel confident
that there is not a housewife in
Georgia who knowingly would deny j
a so’dier a handful of bullets or a
small tube of antiseptic to prevent
infection of a wound.
“The salvage of kitchen fats has
been made necessary because our
prewar sources of supply have been
shut off. Georgia’s salvage divi
sion informs me that it is asking
housewives to save a mere table
spoonful a day. Surely this is a
reasonable request. I should, con
sequently. like to urge every house
wife in Georgia to align herself
wholeheartedly behind the fats sal
vage campaign by turning in every
ounce possible of this valuable ma
terial.
“I should like further to extend
this appeal to every mayor in Geor
gia as the keeper of the conscience
of his community to work with his
local salvage chairman to iron out
whatever his local difficulties may
be and thereby bring the state of
Georgia up to the quota set by the
War Production Board.”
ROME DISTRICT TO HAVE
WAVE RECRUITER
Women of the Rome district of
Georgia are looking forward to a
special visit by Waves Recruiter
Ann McGill, USNR, of the Atlanta
office of naval officer procurement,
it has been announced by the U.
S. Navy recruiting station in Rome.
In addition to securing Waves for
general service, Miss McGill is es
pecially interested in the procure
ment of young women for service
in the hospital corps, where there
are unusual opportunities for
training and service in this vital
branch. Miss McGill will be in
Rome at the navy recruiting sta
tion in the Postoffice building on
Nov. 18 and 19. There is no obliga
j tion whatever involved in an in-
I terview with Miss McGill.
Commodity Credit
Corporation to Make
Dairy Feed Payments
Dairy feed payments will be made
by the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion to producers for the quarter
beginning Oct. 1, and ending Dec.
1, in an effort to maintain and in
crease the production of dairy prod
ucts, Charlie C. Brooks, county AAA
■ administrative officer, said this
week.
Eligible producers are dairy farm
ers who sell eligible dairy products
during the term of this offer, and
distributors and processors of eligi
ble products produced from their
own herds during the period.
Mr. Brooks pointed out that eli
gible dairy products are whole milk,
butter fat, butter and cream pro
duced by an eligible producer who
makes application for payment.
Goat’s milk or goat’s milk products
are not eligible.
The rate of payment to Georgia
producers for whole milk is 40 cents
per hundred weight and 5 cents per
pound for butter fat. Payments
shall be based upon the quantity of
whole milk or butter fat produced
by eligible producers from their
own herds during the period cov
ered by the application for pay
ment.
“Producers must file applications
for payment with the county AAA
committee in the county in which
the eligible dairy products were
produced for the October opera
tions not later than Nov. 30, 1943.
And in the case of November and
December operations, not later
than Jan. 31, 1944. Applications
must be supported by acceptable
evidence of production, such as,
milk statements or sales receipts
issued by co-operatives, dairies,
creameries and others, showing the
amount of whole milk or butter fat
purchased. In the absence of satis
factory written evidence of sale,
producers must furnish the county
committee with such other evidence
as the committee deems neces
sary,” Mr. Brooks stated.
After applications have been ap
proved. county AAA committees will
issue producers drafts drawn on the
Commodity Credit Corporation.
“Producers must file applications
between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30,” the
AAA officer asserted, and “produc
ers should keep all milk statements
or sales receipts issued by co-op
eratives, dairies, creameries and
others, showing the amount of
whole milk or butter fat purchased.
Where milk or other products are
sold on routes and such evidence is
not obtained, producers should keep
such records that will enable them
to furnish a personal certification
i of the amounts sold, the number of
cows milked, the amount and type
of feed used, and the number of
customers served.”
Chattooga Public
Library
Knowledge of our past is impor
tant in any time, but in these dis
tressing days, with the whole world
' throbbing with war, it is a neces-
Isity. To this end, the biographies
furnish vivid, exciting studies of
those patriots who had the cour
age to fight for the things in which
they believed.
Two new additions have taken
their places in our biography fam
ily.
Living Biographies of Famous
Novelists, by Henry & Danna Lee
Thomas, tells in the most interest
ing way of twenty of the world’s
greatest novelists.
Betty—A Life of Wrought Gold,
by Julia Lake Kellersberger, tells
the story of a beautiful life, of a
beautiful girl, who died three weeks
after her graduation from Agnes
Scott college, in June, 1937. Her
name was Elizabeth Hollis (affec
tionately known as Betty) daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Hollis,
of Clarksville, Ga. Her grandpar
ents were the late George D. and
Emma Gilkerson Hollis, former res
idents of Summerville.
Miss Carolyn Gilkerson presented
the book to the library, and I am
sure it will be received with a great
deal of interest from the many
people in the county who know her
parents.
ROSA SHUMATE,
Acting Librarian
SOUTH SUMMERVILLE
SCOUT NEWS
The Girl Scouts met Monday at
s the Y for their weekly meeting.
The troops decorated ash trays
for the soldier’s hospital in Rome.
They also made scrap books for
hospitals. The girls received their
j troop number Monday. Our troop
is No. 1.
There were thirty members pres
i ent.
Troop Scribes Bette Bohannon,
Virginia Hemphill, Wanda Fletcher.
$1.50 A YEAR