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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 58
TIMPSON. TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1948
NO. 44
HUES CONTINUE 'JAP EMPEROR TELLS
ADVANCE Till! HOME; 'NATiON OF GRAVE
TAKE I MOREJMIfllS
Allied Headquarters, Al-
giers, Oct. 26. (UP—Pound-
ing ahead through heavy shell-
fire for fresh gains of up to
six miles. Allied troops have
captured eight Italian towns
on dominant hills and tonight
the Germans were reported
bracing behind a formidable
85-mile line to wage their
main fight for Rome.
The most significant ad-
vance was a five-mile push
northwest of Alife by Ameri-
can troops who captured Rav-
iscavina and tightened the
noose about a German pocket
left on the Volturno plain dur-
ing the general retirement of
the Nazis to their new line
' anchored at Mondragone on
the Tyrrhenian.
The pocket also was being
squeezed from the west by
British troops on the coast,
and from the south by Ameri-
cans who captured Rochetta
in a two-mile drive north from
Pignatoro.
From Mondragone the Ger-
mans’ line, officially described
as the stoutest natural barrier
between the Allies and Rome,
stretched almost due north to
Venafro, thence northeast-
ward to Vasto on the Adriatic.
On every sector the Allies
- were-beating steatuly <few&rd
it, capturing high ground
from which their guns could
exchange barrages.
The Fifth army also captur-
ed Franchise, 10 miles north
of Capua and dominating the
right fork of the Rome road.
In the center of the trans-
Italy line, the British Eighth
army finally cleaned out the
stubborn Nazi rearguard nest
at Baranello, three miles
northwest of Vinchiaturo, and
drove on to capture Spinete,
three miles beyond and domi-
nating the Isernia road. On
the road itself the Eighth army
took Bojano, seven miles west
of Vinchiaturo and IS miles
from Isernia.
In sharp fighting with Nazi
rearguards in the Adriatic sec-
tor, the Eighth anny swept in-
to Petrella, 22 miles from Ter-
moli, and Palata, nearer the
coast, in gains ranging up to
six miles.
The German withdrawal
was reported orderly all along
the line. It wae covered by
steady barrages from 88-milli-
meter and other guns which
were particularly active on
the Adriatic front where the
Nazis sought to pin down the
Eighth army’s advance across
the Trigno river.
On the Adriatic end of the
line, the Allies faced the most
difficult natural barriers. In
the Vasto sector, immediately
ahead of the Eighth army’s
Trigno bridgehead, three jag-
ged ridges, rising to succes-
sively greater heights, must be
crossed within observation
and range of the Germans’
deadly 88’a.
The whole new German line
will be easy to defend and
only can be cut by costly fight
ing against what is bound to
be determined enemy resist-
ance, a headquarters military
commentator said.
(A German communique
broadcast from Berlin report-
ed only patrol clashes in
Win SITUATION
(By United Press)
Emperor Hirothito told a
special session of the Japa-
nese diet today that the Em-
pire’s war situation is “truly
grave,” but Premier Hideki
Tojo assured the members
GIPTIIN JOHN FISHER
TATLOR HESSES
TIMPSON SCHOOL
STUDENTS_
Recently Returned Home
After 71 Successful Mis-
sions Over Africa, Sicily
end Italy.
Capt. John Usher Taylor of
that Germany is planning new,Center, recently returned af-
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help ter 71 successful missions over
and1 Africa, Sicily and Italy, spoke
blows in Europe to
“bring the United States
Britain to their knees.” jat Timpson high school last
Hirohito’s sober appraisal week in the interest of the
of the situation, one of his rare • United War Fund drive
statements on the course of Uc described a raid over
the war, and Tojo’s address' Rome when he as a bombardier
were broadcast by the radio‘on- thc ,eBd Plane of » K^P
Tokyo and recorded by the of 60 helped Italy hasten her
Office of War Information. . capitulation. Italy surrender-
Tojo expressed confidence ed The next day.
in the outcome of the war and The downing of
told the Diet that Germany is
UNITED WAR CHEST DRIVE
WILL BEGIN NOVEMBER 2
IN PRECINCT 4
Date Set at Committee
Meeting Wednesday Night
Tuesday, Nov. 2, was set as
he starting date for the ap-
peal for funds in the United
War Chest‘Drive, at a commit-
:se meeting Wednesday night.
The meeting was called by E.
TT. Phelps, chairman for Com-
ilssioners’ Precinct Four. Sir.
Phelps, presiding, explained
the purpose of the call and
material was read to better
acquaint workers with plans
and objectives of the drive.
planning new military opera-
tions "in all directions.”
"Japan expects and believes
firmly that her ally, Germany,
will in due course attain the
desired results In the coming
new operations and that the
day will soon arrive when she
will in full collaboration with
Japan, bring the United States
and Great Britain to their
knees,” he said.
Tojo warned that the Unit-
ed States 'and Britain have
recovered from their early
setbacks in the Pacific and
that the war is growing in in-
tensity, and called upon -the
Japanese people to become
“one ball of fire.”
Navy Administer Shigretaro
Shimada told the diet that
Japanese armed forces sank
17 Allied cruisers, 18 destroy-
ers, 22 submarines and 70
transports between June 15
and Oct. 20, along with 70
other war vessels. He also
claimed that American plane
losses totaled 1,613 daring
that period.
He placed Japanese losses
at six destroyers, 12 other
warships and 415 planes. ,
Hirohito’s statement em-
phasized the need for a great-
er effort by the Japanese peo-
ple to “destroy the evil ambi-
tion of the enemy nations.”
some sectors of the Italian
front.)
With fine flying weather,
planes of the Northwest Afri-
can air force yesterday rang-
ed far and wide bombing an
shooting up communications,
troop concentrations and
movements and supply trans-
ports. More than 40 trucks,
two locomotives and a number
of railroad cars were destroy-
ed.
Texan Draws Fire
Of Japs to Permit
Another to Kill
U. S. Army Headquarters in
the South Pacific, Oct 15.
(UP)—Fire from a Jap ma-
chine gun ripped through the
New Georgia jungle, holding
up the advance of an entire
American company.
PPC. Blan Liles, of Brown-
field, Texas, and another uni-
dentified soldier volunteered
to destroy the enemy emplace-
ment. The two men crawled
forward to a position within
20 yards of the Japs at which
point, Liles started firing,
thereby drawing attention of
the Japs to himself.
“By this action, he permit-
ted his companion to close in
“Horrible
Herman,” one of Goering’s ace
pilots, was celebrated by ail
the men, he said. The enemy
pilot, who always wore a wide
grin and had a white hand-
kerchief knotted around his
neck, had been harrassing Al-
lied planes for a number of
days. He concentrated on lead
bombers.
“Horrible Herman” would
maneuver and fly on his back
with a heavily armored belly
exposed to ‘ his opponents.
Learning his tricks, Taylor
ripped off a wing with ma-
chine gun fire as he maneu-
vered and "Herman” crashed
in flames.
United War Chest of Texes
ROMMEL GNENSUHME
G01M OKED MIS
FORGES IN ITALY
London, Oct. 26. (UP)—
Marshal Erwin Rommel, erst-
while “desert fox,” has been
given supreme command over
Axis forces in Italy and the
Balkans following a clash that
resulted in the recall of Mar-
shal Albert Kesselring, former
German commander in South-
ern Italy, it was learned today.
Reliable sources in London
Schooling For
Service Force at
War9* End
said Kesselring’s command on
“A Home Away From Home” j the Southern Italian front was
taken over by an officer iden-
tified only as Lt. Gen. Witting-
Serenteen War Aid Organiza-
tions Marred Into One
USO, United States War
Prison Aid, China Relief and
fourteen other war relief or-
ganizations merged into one
United War Chest
USO’b job:’ The USO does
small things for the soldier
and the soldier is a million sol-
diers and the acts are a million
acts of kindness. The soldier
works a long, hard day and
when done craves relaxation,
some measure of contact with
the kind of life he lead at
Although 50 missions is the home and USO’a job is to under Rommel
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hoff.
Kesselring, who for some-
time has been reported quar-
reling with Rommel over their
divided command in Italy, was
believed to have been assign-
ed to an air force command on
the Russian front.
The ousted Nazi general
commanded German armies in
Sicily and Southern Italy, be-
fore the Italian collapse. Sub-
sequently, the high command
in Berlin established a sepa-
rate army in Northern Italy
average for airmen, Captain j 3UPPly him with a “Home
Taylor said he took his job “in. Away Fro™ Home.” It is a
stride,” never becoming wor-j^ job. It involves 1265 USO
ried or nervous. The 21 extra
missions came as easily as the
first.
After a few bombing raids
from England, he and others
landed on a muddy field in
North Africa on November 11.
His group helped chase Rom-
mel out of Africa, bombed Si-
cily and then Italy.
His first ship, Fort Alamo,
was destroyed over the Medi-
terranean. His crew secured
second ship, Fort Alamo the
Second. After a month’s leave,
Captain Taylor will be station-
ed in the States as an instruc-
tor.
on the hostile position and de-
stroy it completely with hand
grenades,” said a citation to-
day accompanying a Silver
Star medal awarded by LL
Gen. Millard F. Hannon, com-
manding U. S. Army Forces in
the South Pacific.
The action occurred on July
27, during the final phase of
the American drive on Munda.
P.-T. A. School Carnival
Will Be Entertaining
Event Friday Night
Clubs, it involves 115 Mobile
Service units, which takes
movies, games, letters and oth-
er forms of comfort to the
men on maneuvers, or guard-
ing our shores and the far-
flung outposts of American de-
fense lines. la addition, there
are 750 other similar organi-
zations under the supervision
of the USO. And that is not
(See War Chest, Page 8)
Various committees are
busy completing plans for the
P.-T. A. school carnival to be
keld at the school bnilding Fri-
day night, and indications
point to a record attendance.
There will be fun and
amusement for young and old,
with the double coronation of
Bond and Carnival Queen
scheduled as the big event of
the evening.
Among some of the attrac-
tions to make you happy will
be the cake walk, fish pond,
pull-a-string, bingo, hot dog
stand, fortune telling, dart
throwing, parade and cat
chunking, and negro minstrel.
RITES FOR EDD MOORE
HELD FRIDAY MORNING
Edd Moore, 70, passed away
Wednesday night, Oct. 20, at
the home of his son. Bill
Me ore, in the Cedar Yard
community.
Funeral services were held
Friday morning at 11 o’clock
at Newbera, and interment
was made in the cemetery of
that community. Mr. Moore
was one of Shelby county’s
most highly respected citizens.
He was a member of the Bap-
tist church and a member of
the Masonic lodge of San Au-
tostine.
He is survived by his wife,
ana nine children: Beeman
Moore, Timpson; Mrs. Lizzie
Welch, Center;Lennice Moore,
Timpson; Bill Moore, Cedar
Yard; Mrs. May Florey, Ttap-
son ; Mrs. Era Hefferson, Car-
thage; Curtis Moore, Flat
Fork; Frank Moore, Timpson;
Mrs. Ruby Bird, Flat Fork.
Two brothers, Henry Moore,
Center; Perry Moore, Choke.
Eyeglass Collector
Boston. (UP)—Actress Bet-
ty Anne Nyman’s hobby is col-
lecting spectacles from all
parts of the world. She has
more than 1,000 pairs of eye-
glasses, including some dating
as far back as the 17th cen-
tury.
The divided command in
one battle zone created such
friction : between / iKegseirirfg
and Rommel that Berlin ap-
parently stepped in to settle
the dispute 10 days ago when
Rommel was reported to have
been given the supreme com-
mand.
NAZI ENGINES
ARE DAMAGED
London, Oct. 23. (UP)—Ty-
phoons and Mustangs of the
Royal Air Force damaged at
least 15 German locomotives
Washington, CcL 27. (UP)
—President Roosevelt today
recommended that Congress
set up a $1,000,000,000 post-
war educational program of-
fering a year’s vocational or
academic training to ex-serv-
ke men and women.
Mr. Roosevelt, in a special
message to Congress, said the
schooling should available to
all who serve a “minimum pe-
riod” in the armed forces. An
advisory committee recom-
mended that this period be
six months.
"This is a good time not
merely to be thinking about
the subject, but actually to do
something about it,” Mr.
Roosevelt told Congress.
"While the successful conclu-
sion of this great war'is by no
means within our sight, yet it
may well be said that the time
to prepare for peace is at the
height of war.”
With the president’s mes-
sage was transmitted a report
by the armed forces commit-
tee on post-war educational
opportunities for service per-
sonnel, set up by the president
last November. The broad
plan worked out by the com-
mittee was the basis for Mr.
Roosevelt message and was
heartily endorsee by the chief
executive.
The*., committee’s report
proposed that veterans choos-
ing, to take advantage of the
one-year school ng program
be provided with tuition and '
some living allowances, per-
haps $50 a month for single
persons and $75 for married.
It proposed that the federal
government provide the mon-
ey bnt that the states have ad-
ministrative control.
and set fire to a freight train
in sweeps over North France
today. Two German fighter
planes were sho down.
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1943, newspaper, October 29, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth811923/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.