Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 125, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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Texas, unth its Progressive Sort Conservation and Diversified Farming Program
Volume XXVI
Mount Pleasant, Texas, Wednesday Evening, August 9, 1944
ALLIES THRUST AHEAD, EAST AND WEST, IN FRANCE
English Channel.
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herbourg
Jersey
Says Berlin Report
LAVAL*
VANNES
Hengyang Falls to
Japanese After 6
Permitted to Make
Weeks of Fighting
Japanese in Guam
Installed Tuesday
To Divide Forces
Missing in France
Since 13th of July
From Italy to Hit
Hungarian Targets
Loan Drive Show
County Over Quota
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Transport Center,
Taken Wednesday
Holding Conference
On War Situation
Americans Are 87
Miles From Paris,
Repulse German
Attacks to Break
Out Entrapment
Only Victory For
Enemy Reported in
Several Months
Attack Wednesday
is One of Biggest
Made in Balkans
Sales Amounted to
$40,000 For Hogs,-
Cattle During Day
Better Ice Cream
Will Be Available
For Civilian Use
Watermelon Feast
Is Enjoyed After
Meeting is Ended
Others Will Open
Two Weeks Later
and Close Earlier
Had Been Wounded
in First Phase of
Invasion by Allies
Also Soil Building
Practices Are to
Be Given to AAA
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Hitler, Mussolini
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Final Figures War
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REPORT NAZIS
OFFER SURRENDER
LeMans, Important Russians Resume '
Campaign for Riga
From 3 Directions
Working for the Interests of Mt. Pleasant, the Center of the Milk Industry of North east
Tuesday is Biggest More Milk Solids
Day in History of
Livestock Auctions Frozen Dairy Foods |
________Number 125
County Schools to Farm Operators to
Open September 11 Be Called on For
For Regular Terms Reports All Crops
*
This office has been advised
that Pvt. Rufus H. Meadows, who
is stationed at a Central Pacific
base, has been advanced to the
grade of Technical 5th grade,
equivalent to Corporal.
More Than 10,000
Dead Are Counted
in Island Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Howard
received a letter Tuesday from
their son, Sgt. Marlin Howard,
advising them that he had passed
all examinations for becoming a
pilot in the air forces and is to
receive his commission soon. He
has also qualified as mechanic
and gunner. He is stationed at
an Army camp at Santa Anna,
Calif.
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GRADUATES AS PILOT
SCAir or MIEES
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NAZIS
RESIST
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After spending a week with
his mother, Mrs. Paul Leshe,
Lieut. Fred Leshe, who is in the
Air Service Command and sta-
tioned at Kelly Field, near San
Antonio, left Wednesday for
Longview and Lake Charles, La.,
to visit before returning to his
base.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jacks re-
ceived a telegram Wednesday
morning from Adjutant General
Ulio of the War Department
notifying them that their son,
Tech. Sgt. Rayborn L. Jacks,
had been reported missing since
July 13 in the fighting in France.
They were told they would be
notified of any other informa-
tion that might be obtained con-
cerning their son.
Sgt. Jacks as a member of the
90th Division, took part in the
initial phases of the invasion of
France on June 6, and was
wounded in action, being return-
ed to the same hospital in Eng-
land where his brother, Pvt.
Tillman Jacks is still being treat-
ed for wounds.
The family have the sympathy
in uniform be invited to the of the entire community in their
uncertainty over the fate of their
son, and it is hoped that he is a
prisoner of the Germans rather
than killed.
In the run-off primary Tues-
day Representative J. W. Ful-
t bright was elected Senator for
Arkansas to succeed Mrs. Hattie
Carraway. He defeated Gov. Ho-
mer Adkins by a good majority.
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RESIST
Earl M. Lide, chairman of the
Titus County War Finance Com-
mittee, received a letter Wednes-
day from Judson S. James Jr.,
executive manager of the state
committee, giving final figures
on the results of the drive in
Titus County.
These figures showed that the
overall purchases amounted to
$540,545,50, with the quota being
only $490,000, which was exceed-
ed by $50,545.50.
The E bond quota was $245,-
000, while $250,612.50 was sub-
scribed, an excess of $5,612.50.
The letter complimented Mr.
Lide on the excellent organiza-
tion and fine work of Titus
County.
BOUI;C-:'!
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WITH AMERICAN FORCES overrunning Brittany and British armored forces and American petrol*. roll-
ing ever southeastward toward Paris, have come reports that the Germans are abandoning the
capital which, up to a few days ago, they were expected to stoutly defend. The curved black and white,
line on this map Indicates a distance of but 100 miles from Paris. Note how close to this line Allied
forces have already advanced. (International)
It was officially announced by
supreme headquarters Wednes-
day that American forces driv-
ing deep into France, had cap-
tured the important transport
center of LeMans, 110 miles from
Paris, while a report from Ber-
lin said our troops at one point
were only 87 miles from the
French capital. Fourteen major
road systems radiate from Le-
Mans, with a number of secon-
dary roads also entering the
city, and its capture* gives the
Americans a base from which
many opeartions can be staged
agaipst the Germans.
It was also reported that an-
other American force had reach-
ed the Loire River south of An-
gers after that city had been
taken from the Germans. This
action threatens to bypass
Nantes and St. Nazaire, two big
ports on the Loire estuary.
Garrisons of these two ports
and those of Brest, Lorient and
St. Malo have rejected surren-
der ultimatums, with the Amer-
icans closing in on these coastal
cities. In the fighting at Brest
our forces captured Lieut. Gen.
w Carl Spang, commander of
ty German infantry division.
inland areas of Brittany are be-
lieved to be in American hands.
Our forces have taken three
towns in the Nortain area, where
the Nazis staged their great
counter attack to cut through the
corridor at Avranches, but which
was thrown back and the Am-
ericans are now past where the
enemy drive started.
Canadian forces were continu-
ing their drive south of Caen and
had penetrated the second Ger-
man defense line, gaining an ad-
* ditional five miles. They were
* only a short distance from Ea-
lajse, main enemy base, and
were being supported by 3,500
Allied planes attacking German
tank masses and bombarding
In one of the biggest attacks
on the Balkan areas of the war
a force of more than 500 big
Allied bombers took off from
Italian bases Wednesday and
struck at oil refineries, aircraft
plants, airdromes and other tar-
gets about fifty miles west of
Budapest, Hungary. Few details
of the big raid were available,
but it was stated the results had
been very satisfactory and the
damage was heavy.
Fighting in Italy has about
reached a stalemate, with both
sides resorting to patrol activi-
ties which have brought about
sharp clashes.
The British were said to have
captured a height a few miles
east of Florence, and it has been
revealed that neither the Brit-
ish nor the Germans have been
shelling that city. Their artillery
has been aimed at enemy posi-
tions on the other side, with the
shells passing over Florence.
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Ducks are said to live about
15 >years.
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Halibut are long-lived. The
seven-foot fish that are caught
occasionally may, it is believed,
be as much as 50 year old.
The County Board of Educa-
tion held a meeting Wednesday
and set the dates for the open-
ing of the schools of the county
and also classified the
schools according to the
ber of grades to be taught.
All schools having full nine-
months’ terms will open on
Monday, September 11, except
Talco, Maple Springs and Wil-
kinson, which will begin their
work on September 4, and those
which operate only eight months
will begin their terms on Sep-
tember 25, closing two weeks
earlier next spring.
The board classified the rural
schools for grades as follows:
Ten grades—Cookville, Maple
Springs, Wilkinson, Argo, Chapel
Hill and Farmer’s Academy.
Eight grades—Stonewall, Un-
ion Hill, Oak Grove, Midway,
Overland, Panther’s Chapel,
Hickory Hill, Green Hill, Cy-
press and Edwards’ Cnapel.
Six grades—Marshall Springs, i
Progress, Liberty Hill, Lone
Star, Nevill’s Chapel and Forest
Grove.
Nine grades—Union Hill.
Twelve grades—Winfield, Tal-
co, Mt. Pleasant.
County Superintendent Theron
M. Jones announces that there
are still some vacancies in ru-
ral schools for teachers and urges
anyone interested in a place to
see him at once.
Legion Starts Off
Year With Officers
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It was admitted Wednesday
that the railway junction of
Hengyang, in Central China, had
been captured by the Japanese
after six weeks of hard fighting
in which the Chinese carrison is
believed to have perished to the
last man. This is the first ene-
my victory reported for several
months, and the Japs were still
being defeated in other areas of
Asia and the Pacific.
The Chinese were said to be
consolidating their positions in-
side the walled city of Teng-
I chung, in Yunnan Province, in
their drive against the Japanese
for the opening of the new Bur-
ma Road.
Allied troops have begun their
southward drive along the Mog-
aung-Mandalay railway and are
said to be making good progress.
Chungking reported that in the
attack by American bombers in
Shanghai Monday that the Con-
ti Verdi, big vessel scrapped by
the Italians when the war start-
ed, and since repaired by the Japs
had been badly damaged, as
well as other shipping in the har-
bor.
F
' their lines.
Over a thousand Allied bom-
bers attacked Stuttgart Wednes-
day, and reported they encoun-
tered but little anti-aircraft fire
and no fighter opposition. Fac-
tories manufacturing engines,
automobiles, aircraft and other
articles of war were the targets.
On Tuesday night the RAF
struck at a number of places in
France and Germany.
Spanish dispatches said the
Germans are moving troops from
Southwest France to reinforce
their armies to the north and that
French patriots have cut com-
munication lines between the
Bay of Biscay and the Mediter-
ranean. The Nazis were predict-
ing that Allied forces would
soon land in Southern France.
Prime Minister Churchill was
said to have visited the battle
areas of France Tuesday to ob-
serve the progress of the Allied
„ armies.
London reported that most of
tht submarines the Nazis had
in the Breton ports have made
'good their escape.
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FULBRIGHT IS ELECTED
SENATOR FOR ARKANSAS
A cangue is a heavy wooden
pillar or yoke worn around the
neck by convicts in China as a
punishment. Sometimes
combined with a cage.
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Most women are shy about
telling their ages—several years
shy.
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This year, the farm operators
will be requested to turn in re-
ports of production for all the
crops planted on their farm, as
well as all the soil building prac-
tices carried out on the farm, ac-
cording to Harris A. Green,
executive officer Titus County
ACA. Producers who have not
turned in their crops and prac-
tices for 1944 to their commun-
ity committeeman, should come
to the local AAA office and do
so as soon as possible.
Some operators may not have
carried out all the soil building
practices they intend to; how-
ever, they should come in and
report those which they have
completed. The operators will be
expected to know the crops
planted and soil building prac-
tices carried out, as well as the
extent of each one, and the fields
which they are in. The pay-
ments for 1944 will be on soil
, building practices only. However,
nearly every farm will have
some soil building practices, such
as peas, contour listing and farm-
ing, mowing pasture, and turn-
ing under green cover crops and
winter legumes. Those who have
not earned all their allowance
with some of the above listed
practices should earn the re-
mainder of their allowance by
applying superphosphate and
limestone to their pastures and
meadows.
Producers desiring winter le-
gume seeds, such as hairy vetch,
Austrian winter peas, and rye-
grass, should come to the AAA
office and make their requests
for them so the orders can be
placed for the seed.
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Sgt Rayborn Jacks
It was reported from Admiral
Nimitz’ headquarters
day that American troops
driven a wedge into the
nants of the Japanese force on
Guam and had almost reached
the sea to cut the enemy in two.
The Nipponese have been driven
into an area of about three by
five miles on the northern tip of
the island.
Since our landings on Guam
more than ten thousand dead
Japanese have been counted and
it is believed many more perish-
ed and were buried by their
companions. The force remain-
ing is now thought to be only a
very small one.
Central Pacific operations also
include a new attack on the
source of much of Japan’s phos-
phate, Nauru Island, and Wake
was also bombed again.
Halmahera, last enemy base
between our New Guinea out-
oosts and the Philippines, was
hit by 48 tons of bombs, when
thirteen enemy planes were de-
stroyed on the ground and shore
installations badly damaged.
General MacArthur also re-
ported that the big Japanese
force between Aitape and We-
wak had been cut into three sec-
tions and the Americans have
begun operations to completely
destroy them.
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RUFUS MEADOWS GIVEN
PROMOTION TO CORPORAL
New officers for Jack Jessup
Post No. 210, American Legion,
i were installed at special cere-
monies Tuesday night, with Dis-
trict Commander Howard De-
Chong of Paris inducting them
for duty.
Mr. DeShong complimented
the post on its activities during
the past year, and predicted that
under the direction of the new
Post Commander, Dave Merz-
bacher, an even better record
will be made during the coming
year.
Mr. Merzbacher said the post
has its hardest year ahead, but
if it fails he will take the re-
sponsibility and if it is success-
ful will give credit to the mem-
bership. He announced a num-
ber of plans for future activi-
ties, saying a meeting of all the
officers will be held soon when
committees will be appointed
and all members will be given
specified tasks. He said he will
try to interest the ladies in the
reorganization of an Auxiliary.
Mr. Merzbacher urged that all
men
meetings and that recently dis-
charged service men be invited
to membership.
Following the business session,
the Legionnaires and members
of their families enjoyed gen-
erous portions of iced water-
melon.
Three Soviet armies have be-
gun a new campaign for the cap-
ture of Riga, capital of Latvia,
and largest city of the three
Baltic States, moving in from
the west, south and east, after
having defeated all efforts of
the Nazis to break out of their
entrapment. It is estimated there
are twenty German divisions in
the Baltic area, but it is not
what their divisional strength is.
Berlin reported that some Sov-
iet units have broken through
German defenses and have en-
tered the fringes of East Prus-
sia, but Moscow made no men-
tion of such action.
The Russians were also si-
lent on the fighting that was in
progress around Warsaw, but it
was reported they had gained
six miles on their front west of
the Vistula River and had also
made progress in the direction
of Czechoslovakia, further south.
There was no doubt Wednes-
day that the Russian campaign
had been slowed considerably in
the past few days, due largely
to the lengthening supply lines
of the Reds and the launching
of counter attacks by the Ger-
mans everywhere. The Nazis are
being bled white by these tac-
tics, Moscow declares, and have
had to call in sixteen divisions of
reserve troops to support their
lines. The Reds claim Hitler now
has few replacements for the
eastern front.
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Hitler was reported Wednes-
day to have summoned Benito
Mussolini to Berchtesgaden for
a conference on the war situa-
tion, which is becoming increas-
ingly critical for the Axis.
Eight German Army officers
were hanged Tuesday for at-
tempting to assassinate Hitler,
and in this connection it was re-
vealed that the plot was a wide-
spread one.
A dispatch from Istanbul said
the Nazi Ambassador to Turkey,
Franz Von Papen, had been ar-
rested on his arrival at Berlin
because he failed to prevent a
break in relations between the
two countries. •
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Fifty million Chinese refugees
arc estimated to have left the
occupied areas to go into Free
China.
Tuesday was the biggest day
in the history of local livestock
auctions conducted at the fair
grounds by O. L. Colley.
The total volume of sales for
the day ran over $40,000, the lar-
gest amount yet handled, al-
though prices are lower than
they have been at times in the
past.
Over a thousand hogs were
disposed of and about 900 cat-
tle, with sales continuing until
after midnight, although the ani-
mals were rushed through the
ring as quickly as possible.
There seems to be a movement
to dispose of cattle and hogs at
present, probably because of a
short feed crop in this section,
due to the hot and dry weather.
Bombers Take Off
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Manufacturers of frozen dairy
foods no longer are required to
apply the non-fat milk solids and
butterfat ration when making ice
cream so long as the total quan-
tity of milk solids used does not
exceed 22 per cent, F. W. Un-
derwood, acting district repre-
sentative, WFA’s office of distri-
bution, has announced.
Until restrictions were lifted
August 5, Underwood explained,
fat and non-fat milk solids in
ice cream was on a 8 to 10 bas-
is, requiring that for each pound
of butterfat only eight-tenths
pound of milk solids-non-fat
could be used.
Major factors fbr removal of
the War Food order provisions
are recline in butter production
and improved production of non-
fat dry milk solids.
As previously announced, to-
tal quantity of milk solids which
may be used in making ice cream
and other frozen dairy foods af-
ter August 1 is limited to 65 per
cent of the quantity used during
the corresponding month of the
base period.
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