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WITH THE BOYS
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CLIFFORD L. HUGHES
RECEIVES SECOND
OAK LEAF CLUSTER
An Eighth Air Force Bomber
Station, England.—A second Oak
Leaf Cluster to his air medal has
been awarded to Staff Sergeant
Clifford L. Hughes, 20, for “cour
age, coolness and skill” while par
ticipating in bombing attacks upon
war plants in Germany and upon
Nazi military defense points and
•ommunication lines n support of
Allied armies in western Europe.
He is a waist gunner on an
Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying For
tress in the 385th Bombardment
group commanded by Lieut. Col.
George Y. Jumper, Natoma, Cal.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hughes,
Summerville, he was a sheet metal
worker for Glenn L. Martin com
pany, Baltimore, Maryland, prior
to entering the army air forces in
March, 1943.
V He received his wings in January,
1944.
FRANK SMITH PITTMAN
HONORED AT NAVAL CENTER
it
Great Lakes, 111., Nov. 28.—Frank
Smith Pittman, 435 South Hill St.,
Griffin, Ga., was graduated from
recruit training on Nov. 14 as honor
man of his company at the U. S.
Naval Training Center here and is
now on leave.
Pittman was elected a candidate
*y fellow-Bluejackets and selected
as honor man by his company com
mander on the basis of militaryap
titude and progress. He has been
recommended to attend Radar Op
erators’ School for further training.
Prior to enlistment, Pittman was
employed by the Summerville
Manufacturing Company. He is
spending his leave with his wife
and two children in Griffin.
SUMMERVILLE SERGEANT WINS
SILVER STAR IN ITALY
With the Fifth Army, Italy.—
Sergt. Gordon K. Grigsby, of Sum
merville, recently was awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
with Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s
Fifth army in Italy.
By skillful maneuvering under
cover of darkness, Grigsby led his
squad through enemy lines to po
sitions at the crest of a German
held hill. At dawn, when the
enemy discovered the presence of
the American troops, a furious
counter attack was launched
/ against another squad of Grigsby’s
► company.
The sergeant shifted his men to
the threatened area and in the
furious fire fight that followed,
directed their fire to repulse this
and succeeding attacks with great
loss to the enemy. Grigsby per
sonally killed two enemy soldiers.
“His outstanding leadership and
skillful use of the squad’s weapons
enabled the men to complete their
mission without loss and reflects
the high traditions of the Ameri
can Infantryman,” read the cita
tion with the award.
Grigsby serves in the 85th “Cus
ter” Infantry Division of the Fifth
army. His mother, Mrs. Hattie P.
Grigsby, lives on Route 4, Summer
ville.
SGT. CHARLES H. COCHRAN
PROMOTED; GETS
INFANTRY COMBAT BADGE
Sgt. Charles H. Cochran has re
ceived promotion from private first
class to sergeant serving with an
infantry division in Gen. George
Patton’s Third army. Sgt. Coch
ran is the husband of Mrs. Frances
Strange Cochran and son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Cochran, of Sum
merville.
Sgt. Cochran was cited by his in
fantry company and awarded the
Infantry Combat Badge for par
ticipation against the enemy.
LT. STOREY LEADS
MEN INTO METZ
“Generally the Germans would
take one look at us and drop their
guns and surrender. They had no
idea we were anywhere near,” Lt.
Harold Storey, of Crystal Springs,
said in describing the element of
surprise in the first deep penetra
tion into Metz. His story was re
leased by the Associated Press.
Lt. Storey led some men from
Company C of the First Battalion
of the Fifth Infantry Division into
the fortress city, never before suc
cessfully attacked in 1500 years, and
which was encircled by Gen. Pat
ton’s Infantry Sunday.
“We moved very slowly and care
fully over the Eastern end of Fort
Queluleu and, after circling to the
right, tried to come into the town
along the main street from the
East,” Lt. Storey said in the press
release
“But we heard there were strong
points ahead, so we started through
the back way.”
“We ran into very little opposi
tion, and, as it got light, we ran
into Germans patrolling the streets.
They apparently were completely
surprised, and generally would take
'one look at us and drop their guns
and surrender. They had no idea
Snmntrrntllr New
VOL. 58; NO. 47.
First Baptist Observes
Season Os Prayer For
Foreign Missions
Beginning Sunday evening, Dec.
3, the women of the WMU and
young people of the First Baptist
Church join millions of Baptist
around the world in observance of
a week of prayer for foreign mis
sions and Lottie Moon Christmas
offering.
It is more important than at any
time in the years of observance that
we give our time and ourselves.
World needs are so pressingly great
—need for prayer and need for con
secrated money.
Our south-wide goal is $310,000.
All over our goal will be' used for
rebuilding our Warren Memorial
Hospital in Hwanghsien, China,
the hospital in which our beloved
Dr. Ayers worked so long. So wom
en and young people, may we join
together and pray for the conse
cration of ourselves and in gath
ering of our gilts that we may
honor our Master.
Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7:30, the Busi
ness Woman’s Circle will present a
pageant, entitled “Gifts” (in two
scenes), under the direction of Mrs.
Harry Wallace.
Then on Monday afternoon, Dec.
4, at 2 o’clock, in the home of Mrs.
J. E. Berry, the women of the WMU
will meet to study in preparation
for our week of prayer the book,
“God and Man in Missions,” taught
by Mrs. Madisqn D. Short, Sr.
Friday, Dec. 8, beginning at 10:30
o’clock, the women of the church
will meet at the pastorium for the
day of prayer, with Mrs. H. D.
Brown in charge of the program.
We urge all the women and young
people to attend these meetings.
“The Gospel waits on gold.” “Mis
sions wait on stewardship.” “Stew
ardship waits on you.”
WMU MEETING
The ladies of the Missionary So
ciety met on Monday, Nov. 20, in
the home of Mrs. Roy Thomas. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Robert A. Harlow,
Sr., with Mrs. W. H. Tailant in
charge of a very interesting pro
gram on the subject, “God s Work
in South America.” At the close
of the meeting the following offi
cers for the year 1945 were elected:
Mrs. H. D. Brown, president; Mrs.
Robert A. Harlow,’ Sr., lirst vice
president; Mrs. Madison D. Short.
Sr., second vice-president; Mrs. G.
D. (Bill) Espy, third vice-president;
Mrs. W. H. Tallent, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Edwin Baker, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Claude Bag
ley, Sr. assistant recording secre
tary; Mrs. Robert A. Harlow, Sr.,
treasurer; Miss Kathryn Henry,
community mission chairman; Mrs.
Madison D. Short, Sr., mission
study chairman; Mrs. Robert Lam
bert, Sunbeam leader; Miss Kath
ryn Henry, YWA councilor; Mrs.
Roy Thomas, Circle 1 chairman;
Mrs. W. E. Dunnaway, Circle 2
chairman; Mrs. Madison D. Short,
Sr., council to the Business Wom
an’s Circle from the WMU.
After th ededicatory prayer by
Mrs. Madison D. Short, Sr., the
meeting adjourned.
SKILLED CONSTRUCTIONISTS
WANTED BY THE NAVY
Good news to many men skilled
in the building and construction
trades is the announcement by the
Navy of the reopening of the ranks
of the famous Seabees.
The Navy’s announcement that
enlistments will be accepted in the
following rates and skills, will give
an opportunity to the many men
who missed getting in when the
ranks were closed about a year ago:
Blacksmith, pipefitter and plumb
er, builder, surveyor, draftsman,
hatch boss, winchman, stevedore,
welder, rigger, heavy equipment op
erator, draftsman and electricians
(general and line and station.)
Men between 17 and 50 who are
qualified and interested are urged
to contact the nearest Navy recruit
ing station immediately. Recruit
ing stations are located in the post
office buildings in the following
cities: Atlanta, Athens, Augusta,
Savannah Valdosta, Albany, Colum
bus and Macon.
we were anywhere near.”
A graduate of the University of
Georgia in December, 1942, Lt. Sto
rey was accepted for Officer Candi
date School at Fort Benning and
was commissioned a second lieute
nant in April, 1943. He served a
tour of duty at Fort Jackson, S. C.r
and last winter, he was engaged in
field maneuvers in Tennessee. He
received a promotion to first lieu
tenant while stationed at Camp At
terbury, Ind., in May.
Lt. Storey landed in England in
June, and has been in combat in
France since the middle of July. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. I.
Storey, of Crystal Springs. His
brother, Lt. Bernard Storey, is serv
ing in the Pacific area.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1944.
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At a 12th AAF B-26 Marauder
Bomber Base in Corsica. —Two line
officers with a 12th AAAF B-26 Ma
rauder squadron have kept their
planes in combat through the North
African, Italian, Sicilian and France
campaigns.
First Lt. James H. Marks, of Sum
merville, Ga. (left), is a squadron
armament officer and Capt. Wayne
M. Wiegert, of 218 Charlotte St.,
Lawrenceburg, Ind., is engineering
officer lor the squadron.
Overseas since January, 1943, Lt.
Marks is responsible for all main
tenance and installation of bomb
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Pvt. Ted Edge, 82nd General
Hospital, is the son of Mrs. G. W.
Caheely, Summerville, Ga. Pvt.
Edge was in the invasion oi France
and received ihe Purple Heart for
wounds while in action.
Suggested Christmas
Gifts for G.I. Joe and
G.I. Jane in Hospitals
Commander Fred Hunt, 7th Dis
trict, sends local American Legion
post and Auxiliary suggestions for
Christmas gfits to be collected by
all local posts and sent to district
distribution centers. This in co
operation with state and national
organizations. Eddie Cantor makes
an appeal for disabled veterans in
his weekly radio program.
G. I. Joe Gift Suggestions—
Books, Bibles, classics, humor, dic
tionaries, westerns and comics, no
war stories, sleeveless sweaters,
shirts, nice handkerchiefs, bill
folds, good sun glasses, chess,
checker and cribbage sets.
G. I. Jane Suggested Gifts—
Books, games, same as Joe’s, toilet
ries, cologne, nice soaps, good sun
glasses, skirt hangers, nice hand
kerchiefs and make-up mirrors.
Please inserct personal cards in
these gifts, as they are collected by
the American Legion and not sent
as from the Legion. It is believed
that there will be enough nice
presents for all, therefore there is
no set price as to the amount to
be paid for personal gifts.
Local unit secretary, Mrs. Harry
Foster, Mrs. Judson McGinnis and
Miss Martha Joe Hayes, compose
the gift committee.
A local club composed of young
wives and sisters of service men
plan a party for the boys at Battey
General hospital during the holi
day season.
Miss Mae Earl Strange, clerk of
local draft board, is chairman of
arrangements.
MRS. CHARLES HARLOW,
Rehabilitation Chairman
REV. S. K. DODSON
ACCEPTS CALL TO MENLO
GROUP OF CHURCHES
Rev. S. K. Dodson, of Foley, Ala.,
has accepted calls to the Menlo
group of churches, and he and his
family will arrive in Menlo Thurs
day of this week. He will preach
in the Beersheba church next Sun
day, Dec. 3, at 11 o’clock.
racks, machine guns and armor on
the Marauders. A graduate of the
University of Georgia, he has three
brothers in the service and a sister
in the Army Nurse Corps.
Capt. Wiegert’s Marauders have
participated in the invasions of
Pantalleria, Salerno, Anzio and
southern France. Seven planes in
his squadron have flown more than
100 missions in combat each. Over
seas since September, 1942. he was
recently awarded the Bronze Star
for “meritorious achievement in di
rect support of combat operations.
He is a graduate of the University
of Nebraska.
I Conservation Work
Report Sought by
AAA Office
Farmers in Chattooga County
who have carried out conservation
practices under the 1944 agricul
tural conservation program were
urged this week by C. C. Brooks,
county administrative officer of the
Agricultural Adjustment Agency, to
report practices as soon as possible.
Jan. 15 1945, is the closing date
for reporting performance, Mr.
Brooks continued, but he urged
farmers who have completed all
practices for 1944 to report them
by or before the closing date “since
funds will not be available to pay
producers reporting after that
date.”
Some of the practices for which
farmers can earn credit, according
to the administrative officer, are
us’ng phosphate, basic slag or lime
stone; growing winter legumes or
small grains; growing and leaving
on land lespedeza, cowpeas, soy
beans, velvet beans or crotalaria;
setting kudzu, planting sericea les
pedeza or vegetative waterways;
constructing broad base terraces,
drainage ditches or contour farm
ing for the first time; cleaning up,
seeding or sodding pastures with
Bermuda grass or mowing pastures;
discing or plowing perennial leg
umes or grasses and harvesting such
seed as lespedeza, crotalaria, vetch,
blue lupine, carpet grass, millet and
sudan grass, Dallis grass and clo
ver.
“To receive credit in 1944 for us
ing phosphate, basic slag or lime
stone,” Mr. Brooks continued, “it
must be applied to the land before
Dec. 31. Dirt-moving operations on
terraces and dams must be com
pleted during 1944 if payment is to
be made.”
ATTENTION, VETERANS
ORGANIZATION
The first and probably the most
important bit of information the
veteran and his dependent should
have, is the location of the near
est state veterans’ service office to
them.
Persons living in or near Sum
merville should contact the office
in Rome. Mr. Roy Sytle is the
division manager and will meet you
in his office or will make periodic
visits throughout his terrtory. Mail
should be addressed to “The State
Veterans’ Servce Office, Rome,
Ga.”
Gov. Ellis Arnall has authorized
me, as director of the State Vet
erans’ Service Office, to expand
the department to meet the ever
increasing claim and case load.
From time to time, additional divi
sion offices will be established, as
well as dstrict offices, to serve all
Georgia counties.
We welcome the assistance of
other organizations interested in
the welfare of the veteran. Organi
zations such as the American Le
gion and Auxiliary, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and Auxiliary, Dis
abled American Veterans and
Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans.
Military Order of World War Vet
erans, Order of the Purple Heart,
Navy Mothers League, Marine
Corps League, American Red Cross,
Employers Have
Gained 899 Workers
Essential employers have gained
899 workers this month, but this
still leaves 1,364 that are vitally
needed to bring production up to
its peak capacity. Many of the
articles produced in the Rome area
are among the shortage products
that must be secured to continue
our all-out war and invasion of
Germany and Japan.
Gen. Eisenhower has broadcast
ed an appeal three times in the
last two weeks and has been quoted
in interviews from the press ap
pealing to persons to buy bonds,
stay on the job so as to produce
more, and those who are not work
ing to secure the job that is neces
sary before the European phase of
the war can be won. He pointed
out that they are using ammuni
tion now that was not scheduled
to be used until February. The
president of the United States also
made an appeal for increased pro
duction when he opened the Sixth
War Loan Drive by radio and also
at his press conference. Gen. Mac-
Arthur has made the same appeals.
The products made here are per
haps more important to the Japa
nese phase of the war than to the
European phase because of the
amount of duck that’s produced
and the moisture-resisting fabric
that is being made in one of the
local mills.
The Assistant Secretary of War
Patterson in a article in the Sat
urday Evening Post of two weeks
ago pointed out that there were
many problems to be solved before
full and maximum effort could be
made in the Pacific. The chief
problems were airfields, docks to
unload ships and men, and hous
ing, stressing the fact that there
were no barracks, hospitals, mess
halls, recreational centers, etc., on
many of the islands it will be nec
essary to occupy and on many of
them already occupied, and it is
necessary that they depend on
tents for the necessary housing.
That was the housing that was
r urnished in the Spanish-American
war, 46 years ago and we have had
to turn back to that housing in
this war. Even then, we can’t suc
cessfully house the man that is
fighting for those of us at home
un’ess the duck is made with which
to house them.
We feel sure that if persons in
this area will stop and analyze the
situation, they will realize the war
is far from over and that their help
can materially speed up the war
and that because of this realiza
tion they will stay on the job ev
ery hour possible and those who
are not working will secure em
ployment in this very critical time
of our nation. There is no ques
tioning the fact there is available
labor in Floyd and Chattooga
county to fully man every job that
needs to be manned, if the people
realize the seriousness. The War
Manpower Commission is of the
opinion that it is not indifference
keeping persons off the job, but it
is a lack of the realization of the
seriousness. Some people call it
ignorance. As far as that’s con
cerned, all of us who have not been
in the’ armed forces overseas are
ignorant of the conditions the
fighting forces are fighting and be
ing killed under.
We had a girl this week who quit
one of the textile mills after work
ing there four years, which inci
dentally, is well beyond the aver
age employment in this type of
work. She stated they had speeded
up the machinery so that she
couldn’t operate -the job. That
statement was incorrect as no mill
in this area has speeded up the
machinery. She refused to take a
referral back to her old employer
with the remark: “I always said if
I ever quit I would never go back
to work. I am just that way.” We
asked her if she realized the serious
shortage of textiles to the war. She
replied, “Yes,” that she had a
brother in India, and her eyes
filled with tears, but she stated “I
always said if I quit I would never
go back.” t
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 5,526
bales of cotton were ginned in
Chattooga County from the crop of
1944 prior to Nov. 14, as compared
with 7,653 bales for the crop, of
1943, according to the report of the
special agent, Rosa Farmer Shu
mate.
Miss Jimmie Lee and Ruby Wal
lace, of Cedartown, were week-end
guests of Miss Lena Mae Parker.
Selectice Service Office, United
States Employment Service, Social
Security, Vocational Rehabilitation
Office, Salvation Army and oth
ers.
A representative of the State
Veterans Service Office is avail
able to these organizations on re
quest, to assist in serving the vet
erans and their dependants.
Arnall Resummons
Redrafters of New
Georgia Constitution
ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (GPS).—Ad
mittedly “disturbed” because of un
favorable public reaction to the
proposed new state constitution,
Gov. Ellis Arnall has called a meet
ing of the full 23-member state
commission to revise the constitu
tion for Friday and Saturday, Dec.
8 and 9. As chairman of the com
mission, the governor in a letter to
each member urged “that you
strain every possible point to be
present.”
The session held in Atlanta the
middle of November, at which rec
ommendations were’ made, was to
have been the final meeting, but
with public criticism to the stream
lined revision what it is Gov. Ar
nall feels it necessary for the com
mission to reconvene and recon
sider some of the phases of the
document that previously were
omitted. In his letter, the governor
said, in part:
“Since the last meeting of the
constitution commission I have re
ceived a large number of letters
from citizens of the state express
ing concern about the work of our
commission. My press clipping file
discloses that of the some thirty
five daily and weekly papers whose
editorials have come to my atten
tion, they unanimously express keen
disappointment that our commis
sion has not dealt forcibly with cer
tain pressing provisions of impor
tance. As a matter of fact, not a
single person has expressed to me
commendation of our work. These
observations and findings, quite
naturally, are most discouraging to
me, particularly since I serve as
chairman of the commission.
:: I have carefully analyzed the
criticism and believe that 95 per
cent, of the sincere part of it is due
to our failure to do three specific
things, namely:
“(1) To provide for a realistic
constitutional Civil Service System
for state employes based on merit
and fitness by writing the provi
sions into constitutional law rath
er than leaving to each succeeding
legislature and administration the
power and authority to chance and
destroy the system.
“(2) To provide a reasonable sys
tem of home rule so that local mat
ters and local issues may be de
termined by the people of the mu
nicipalities and counties affected.
‘(3) To provide a constitutional
Board of Corrections so that prison
reform may be protected and ad
vanced in the succeeding years
rather than sabotaged and disrupt
ed by those who hate and discount
the progress thus far made.
“It is my finding that there is a
strong feeling among the citizens
of Georgia that we of the consti
tutional commission have taken the
course of least resistance, have lis
tened too intently to the profes
sional politicians who want no re
form and too little to the people
who really expect us to blaze the
trail for better government through
a better constitution.
“This thing is tremendously im
portant to the future welfare of our
state. It is important to this ad
ministration. It is important to
all of us on the commission. The
people expect us to utilize our rare
opportunity to advance the interest
of Georgia by an intelligent, pro
gressive and forward-looking basic
document of fundamental law. I
know that some of the three pro
posals herein referred to are dif
ficult to draft, are technical in
their nature, and perhaps will prove
tedious of operation, but I believe
that if we will all give these prob
lems our careful thought and study
we can, together, solve them.”
Schools Sponsor
Bond Drive for the
Sixth War Loan
The Chattooga County Principal’s
Association decided at its last meet
ing to sponsor the sale of War
Bonds and Stamps for the Sixth
War Loan drive. The week of Nov.
25-30 was set for the major part
of the solicitation by children and
teachers.
Each school is to make its own
plans as to how it will manage its
campaign.
Menlo \is planning a sale at its
school. Lyerly is planning its open
ing ball game to be given to the
sale of stamps and bonds. Other
plans by individual schools will be
announced by the schools through
their students.
It is hoped that all school chil
dren will participate in the cam
paign by either buying a stamp or
selling a bond. Parents are urged
to buy their bonds for the Sixth
War Loan drive through the schools.
They will be contacted during the
week, W. P. Lovett, chairman Chat
tooga County Principal’s Associa
tion, announced.
$1.50 A YIAR