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WACS ARRIVE AT
MEW GUINEA BASE
With thousands of cheering Gl’s
crowding around the palm-fringed
bay, one of the largest contingents
of the Women’s Army Corps ever
shipped overseas arrived at a big
base in New Guinea. More than
1,200 enlisted women and 50 WAC
officers were on board the troop
ship. (
A fleet of 60 amphibious “ducks”
lined up on shore plunged into the
water as the vessel hove to. The
Wacs scrambled down the “Jacob’s
ladders” and piled into the smaller
craft. The “ducks,” combination
sea and land vehicles, took them
ashore and overland to their quar
ters.
Once on land after the long sea
voyage, the Wacs started to make
themselves at home in their new
surroundings. Plywood barracks al
ready had been built for them. It
wasn’t long before a chow line
formed and the Wacs grabbed their
mess kits for a meal of “bully”
beef, potato salad, tomatoes, fruit
salad and iced tea. After chow and
a nap, many of the newcomers hit
the ocean for a bracing swim in the
curling surf, which washes in long
white-crested rollers along the
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I Wanted I
THE TEXTILE MILLS IN THIS SECTION j
WORKING ON WAR ORDERS NEED
I 2,263 I
j EXPERIENCED TEXTILE WORKERS j
TO SPEED DELIVERY ON TEXTILE
PRODUCTS VITALLY NEEDED
| BYTHE ARMY AND NAVY! j
The Mills listed below are all manufac- j
| turing textile products for the men and
| women in the armed services. The Army |
and Navy are calling on these mills for in
creased deliveries of these products —to
(speed Victory in both Europe and the j
Pacific.
I The only way the mills can increase their j
output of war-textiles is by securing ADDI
| TIONAL workers AT ONCE. 2,263 men j
• and women are needed to man idle looms, !
| spinning frames and machinery in all mills. |
Loopers, knitters, weavers, doffers, spin- ?
ners, spoolers, all types card-room labor,
| sewing machine operators, lead burners; |
viscose rayon operators, such as ring twist
| ers and acetate coner operators; in fact ALL |
j types of experienced textile workers are |
I needed.
| GOOD PAY—PERMANENT WORK |
Mills will pay top ceiling wages with op- ft
portunity to earn overtime pay. A chance to
| get a job in an industry that will be running |
| to capacity long after peace comes. Limited j
! housing available at all mills. Buses and pri- |
| vate conveyances available to number of |
mill employes, covering LaFayette, Hol
land, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cloudland, etc.
| If sufficient number of workers are located |
| at any point, transportation will be ar- '
I ranged. ’
NO DELAY—NO RED TAPE j
No delay in obtaining clearance for tex- |
| tile workers. Applicants for work in Rome
! mills should apply to the Rome USES office
j on Broad Street. Applicants for other mills
should go directly to the mill of their choice, |
I WHERE THEY WILL BE HIRED ON !
j THE SPOT. |
j WON’T YOU HELP OUT IN THIS i
EMERGENCY
| Applicants Must lie Eligible Under the Stabilization Plan |
a Anchor Duck Mills ...Rome, Ga. |
I Berryton Mills Berryton, Ga. j
| Brighton Mill Shannon, Ga.
A. D. Juilliard Co. . . Rome, Ga. ft
I Pepperell Mfg. Co. Mill . . . Lindale, Ga.
j Rome Hosiery Mill . Rome, Ga. |
Summerville Mfg. Co. . Summerville, Ga. j
| Trion Company’s Mill Trion, Ga.
Tubize Rayon Corp. . Rome, Ga. |
JFe Are Particularly Interested in Placing Veterans, Poth ?
Men and Women, On These Jobs
sandy beach.
The Wacs expressed amazement
at the great scope of the develop
ment, which is a base for the Army
Services of Supply. They were
driven over miles of smooth roads,
passing cities of tents and barracks
on their way to headquarters to
report in to their new station.
Sent to far-off New Guinea to
perform a myriad of administrative
and technical tasks, the Wacs were
activated for overseas shipment at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., where they
had completed a special six weeks’
course. They then entrained for
the west coast and boarded the ship
for the Southwest Pacific. Senior
Officer and Troop Commander for
the voyage was Maj. Ellen Bailey,
of Houston, Tex.
On the trip over, the American
women had as shipmates a unit of
“Dutch Wacs,” trained in the Unit
ed States and bound for Australia.
Life on shipboard included mo
vies every afternoon and music.by
a WAC orchestra of guitars, har
monicas, tenettes, ocarinas and
anything else they could lay their
hands on. The Wacs said Bach and
Beethoven might have been star
tled by the result, but the band
was really “in the groove.”
Everybody enjoyed life on ship
board but “Cleo.” “Cleo” was the
downy duckling mascot for the
unit. Stuffed with food and too
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1944
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much kindness, “Cleo” got seasick
and had to be put on a regimented
diet.
The Wacs traveled cabin class,
with several to a cabin. Before the
voyage the American Red Cross had
fitted them out with candy and
ditty bags. A ditty bag is a small
cloth receptacle for lipstick, nail
polish, powder, smelling salts, a
book to read and other traveling
oddments.
While they enjoyed the novelty
of the sea voyage, the flying fishes,
schools of porpoises and marine
sunsets, the Wacs were glad to get
ashore, start washing their clothes
and to bathe in fresh water again.
They were eager to get to work.
THIT ANSWERS
1. Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch.
2. 5,088 miles.
3. Yes, by the United States,
Great Britain, Russia and Canada.
4. Roosevelt 27,243,466; Willkie
22,304,755.
5. June 17, 1936.
6. 1916.
7. Winston Churchill.
8. Joseph C. Grew.
9. 531.
10. Salamis, Lepanto, Nile, Tra
falgar, etc.
LYERLY NEWS
Mr. Tom Gilliland spent the
week-end at Cave Springs, Ga., with
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gilliland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilson, of
Chattoogaville, were guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Love.
Mrs. Press Abernathy is ill at
her home in Lyerly.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Miller and
son, Max, of Menlo, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Murphy, of
Menlo, and Paul Murphy from the
U. S. army were spend-the-day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mur
phy Sunday.
Miss Pauline Vaughn is improv
ing from injuries received in a car
wreck Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson
announce the birth of a son Nov.
8. who will be called Charles Ray
Johnson.
Mrs. Rich Gilliland and Harol
dine, were in Summerville Satur
day.
Mrs. Jim Thomas is improving
from an illness of last week.
Miss Dora Cochran spent the
week-end at Collingsville, Ala., with
relatives.
Mary Ann Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Miller, is sick
at this writing.
Ralph Smith, of Dry Valley, is
the guest of relatives here this
week.
We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Johnson, of Chattoogaville, and
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flavor! UjgiOgH
daughter in our town. They have
purchased a home and moved Sat
urday.
A revival is in progress at the
Holiness church one mile below
Lyerly. Rev. James Blackwell, of
Holly, N. C., is doing the preach
ing. Services begin at 7:15 each
evening. Come out and hear some
good singing and preaching. The
LaFayette quartet will be there
Thursday night, Nov. 16. Everybody
is welcome.
The ladies’ prayer meeting will
be in the home of Mrs. Clarence
Woodall Friday, Nov. 17, at 2:30.
Come and pray for our soldier
boys. Those who are not attend
ing these weekly services are miss
ing a great work.
DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATES
Notice is hereby given that Wil
liam Allen Lancaster, born May 3,
1927, did on Nov. 9, 1944, file his
petition to the Court of Ordinary
of Chattooga County to set time
and place of birth. Hearing Nov.
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23, 1944.
Notice is hereby given that Edith
Mae Will's, born Feb. 7, 1917, did
on Nov* 9, 1944, file her petition
to the Court of Ordinary of Chat
tooga County to set time and place
o” birth. Hearing Nov. 23, 1944.
Notice is hereby given that Dan
iel Benjamin Dendy, born Feb. 22,
1907, did on Nov. 9, 1944, file his
petition to the Court of Ordinary
of Chattooga County to set time
and place of birth. Hearing Nov.
23, 1944.
Notice is hereby given that Betty
Sue Junkins, born Oct. 13, 1928, did
on Nov. 9, 1944, file her petition to
the Court of Ordinary of Chat
tooga County to set time and place
of birth. Hearing Nov. 23, 1944.
Notice is hereby given that Cyn
thia Jane Powell, born Oct. 8, 1920,
did on Nov. 9, 1944, file her peti
tion to the Court of Ordinary of
Chattooga County to set time and
p’ace of birth. Hearing Nov. 23,
1944.
Palmer & Worsham
Grocery Co.
Home Owned and Operated
PHONE 172
Fancy Groceries, Fresh Vegetables and Fruits at Lowest
Prices. For best Meats visit our Market.
Special sale on Flour-And we do mean sale
24 Lbs. Cosby Rose Plain $1.35
24 Lbs. Cosby Rose Self-Rising $1.40
50 Lbs. Cosby Rose Plain : $2.55
50 Lbs. Cosby Rose Self-Rising $2.60
All Other Brandssl.4s, $2.75
1 Lb. Ricel3c, or 2 for 25c
Matches-6 for 25c
Sweet Mix Pickles26c
English Peaslsc
SEE US FOR ALL KINDS OF FEED
WE DELIVER
Notice is hereby given that Pres
ton Deferrion Nichols, born Aug. 5,
1908, did on Nov. 9, 1944, file his
petition to the Court of Ordinary
of Chattooga County to set time
and place of birth. Hearing Nov.
23 1944.
Notice is hereby given that John
Paul Scoggins, born Aug. 31, 1927,
did on Nov. 9, 1944. file his peti
tion to the Court of Ordinary of
Chattooga County to set time and
place of birth. Hearing Nov. 23,
1944.
Mrs. Hoke Echols leaves today for
a month’s visit with her husband,
CPO Echols, who is stationed in
Providence, R. I.
Dr. E. E. Chambers
Veterinarian
Ar home near Pennville school.
Phone 721