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imDson Daily Tirr>es
VOLUME 42
TIMPSON. TEXAS. SATURDAY, SEFTEMBEK 18, 1943
NO. 189
PRESIDENT SAYS
DATE FOR GREAT
ALLIED ATTACKS
ARE SET
VICTORY DAY IS
"LONG, LONG, WAY
OFF*' ME TELLS
CONGRESS.
(Japanese Stronghold
I of Lae Falk to
I Allies
Allied Headquarters in the
Southwest Pacific, Sept. 18
(Saturday) (UP).—The Japa-
nese stronghold of Lae, New
Guinea, battered and burned
under twelve days of incessant
Allied attack, fell before Gen.
Douglas MacArthur’s Ameri-
and Australian jungle
Washington, Sept. 17. (UP)
—Definite times and places for
great Allied invasion blows
against Germany and Japan
have been selected, President
Roosevelt told congress today
in a special message which
also summoned the nation to a
supreme war production effort
because the day of victory still
is “a long, long way" off.
In an unprecedented G,500-
word war review, he said the
Sept 3 invasion of Italy mark-,
ed the real beginning of the
Allied drive to emancipate
millions of Axis-enslaved peo-
ples. This drive, he said, wilt
not stop until the military pow-
er of Germany and Japan and
crushed into dust and their
“war-breeding gangs of mili-
tarists" are wiped out
He admitted that Allied cas-
ualties in Italy are heavy.
He made it plain that it will
not be enough to drive Hitler
and the Nazis from power—
“the Prussian military clique
must go with them.”
He claimed for Britain and
the United States no small
credit for the successful Rus-
sian offensive on the eastern
front.
He replied sharplj to,critic^. raidi - there,. three major Jap
of Allied strategy who have airfields in the area of Bou-
been clamoring for a second gainville Island were bombed
front in western Europe. land strafed repeatedly by
He proclaimed that when | strong formations of American
fighters Thursday in their sec-
ond great triumph in less than
a week.
The conquest, menacing the
entire Japanese position in
northerneastern New Guinea
and posing a serious threat to
their bastions on near-by New
Britain Island, came just five
days after the Allied capture
of Salamaua, Jap companion
base twenty-one miles south of
Lae.
While dazed remnants of
the beaten Japanese garrison
still were fleeing northward in
a hopeless attempt to escape
through the trackless jungle
ringing Lae, MacArthur re-
vealed that American and Jap
air forces were locked in a
major battle for control of the
skies over the northern Solo-
mons, almost 600 miles east.
Powerful American and Jap
air fleets traded blows against
each other’s island bases in tbe
Solomons for tbe third straight
day, and MacArthnr’s commu-
nique indicated the tide of bat-
tle was swinging against the
enemy.
In the third day of heavy
FIFTH ARMY SMASHES FORWARD
WITH NAZIS RETREATING AT SALERNO
British Troops Unite
With American
Forces; Three Im-
portant Towns Are
DEEP TEST m
19FHE1EBS0N
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, Sept 17. (UP)—T h e
Allied Fifth army, united with
British troops from the south
in a 226-mile line across the'
ankle of Italy, has smashed
SEISES IWM
Christian Church
(Pearce J. Burns. Pastor)
Bible school 10 a. m. Pres-
ton Billingsley, superintend-
ent
Morning worship and com-
munion 11 a. m.
Night services 8 p. m.
Endeavor, all
forward three miles and cap-) Christian,
tured three important town; ages, 7 p. m.
on the Salerno front where the j Topics for Sunday services:
Germans have 'begun a gener- Sunday morning, “The
al. retreat, front dispatcher Model Church.”
said tonight. ( Sunday night “The Glorious
A dispatch from Reynolds’Gospel.’
Packard of the United Press Prayer meeting every Wed-
Japan surrenders, the United
Nations never again will allow
her to have authority over ter-
ritories mandated ,to her by
the League of Nations because
“Japan obviously is not to be
trusted.” And Japan will be
required to return the vast
territories she stole from China
long before this war started.
Mr. Roosevelt also said that
formidable British naval
strength which had been lock-
ed up in the Mediterranean
now is “free to proceed east-
ward to join in the ever-in-
creasing attack upon the Jap-
anese.”
He disclosed receipt of “re-
liable information” that Ru-
mania, Hungary, Finland and
Bulgaria are seething with
unrest and a growing desire
for peace.
German power still is suffi-
cient to “do us great injury,"
he said, "but it is being de-
stroyed inexorably and if Hit-
ler does not know it by now,
then the last trace of sanity
has departed from ,that dis-
torted mind.”
Regarding the heme front,
he admitted mistakes had
been made in the tremendous
task of gearing the nation to
total war, bnt he took pride in
over all production achieve-
ments. Nonetheless, he said,
this is a great war of produc-
tion and "we are^stfll a long,
long way from ultimate vic-
tory in any major theatre of
war.” Not a minute must be
lost in the productive effort
because nothing could prove
“more- costly in lives than to
adopt the attitude that the
war has been won—or nearly
won.”
Detailing some productive
achievements, be said that
during the two months con-
gress was in recess our fac-
heavy bombers, touching off
big fires and explosions all
over the targets and destroy-
ing at least two planes on the
ground. Almost 100 enemy
fighters rose to meet the chal-
lenge, and sixten were shot
down at a cost of three Amer-
ican fighters.
tones, for example, produced
about 15,000 planes and 281
merchant ships.
In the first eight months |of
this year, the nation produced
52,000 planes, 23,000 tanks,
40,600 artillery weapons, 18,-
339,000,000 rounds of small
^rms ammunition.
Contracts for standard cot-
ton fabrics for Army use will
be slowed, effective October 1,
and Army requirements for
these items will be cut 50 per
cent, the war department an-
nounces.
said that in offensive opera-
tions today that the Fifth army
regained all territory lost to
German counter-attacks earl-
ier in the week while on one
sector . British troops drove
two miles into fresh territory.
The bridgehead was now at
least 11 miles deep.
The new advance carried
the Fifth army into a series of
ridges and knobs dominating
the Salerno front from which
German artillery had been
handing out terrific punish-
ment to the invasion forces.
The Fifth army has captur-
ed Alabanella, 18 miles south-
east of Salerno, and two other
strategically important but un-
identified towns, and virtually-
annihilated the German forces
in the Sele-Colore river salient,
front dispatches said.
After a spectacular march
of 200 miles ill 14 days, the
British Eighth army establish-
ed contact with the Fifth by
patrol at Vallo Della Luconia,
17 miles southeast of Agropoli,
lower anchor of the Salerno
bridgehead. Other Eighth
army troops advanced east to
meet a delegation of the Fifth
British corps from Bari to
solidify an Allied line sheering
off the entire foot of Italy.
A Fifth army patrol had
worked its way south and the
Eighth army drove up from
Sapri, and it was indicated
.neither force encountered
more than a few potshots from
German rear guards falling
back into the hills.
The Germans tried three
I more counter attack, on the
Salerno front Thursday but
they lacked the dash ana pow-
er of the assaults which had
almost beat the Fifth army
back to the beaches and were
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nesday night at 8 p. m. Next
Wednesday night we will con-
tinue our study on Prayer. We
invite you to come and study
with us this great theme.
Bring your Bible with you; it
is more powerful than any-
thing that we have today.
Our Rally and Promotion
Day will be the third Sunday
in October. Will you please
go to church some place to-
morrow for the sake of the
children of our nation? Then
it will do you good also. You
are always welcome at any
church In Timpson.
Methodist Church
(J. L. Bryant, Pastor)
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Tracy Hayes, superintendent.
Worship service 10:50. Pas-
tor's subject: "The Three Vs
of Life.”
Evening worship 8 p. m.
Pastor’s subject: “A Lion in
the Way.” These are vital
messages that we need to hear.
Come.
Marshall, Tex., Sept. 16.-
The Texas company was re-
ported to have started prelimi-
nary activity today for a plan-
ned Travis Peak test in the
Tatum area of Rusk county
which is expected to reach a
depth of 7,600 feet.
The operation is the No. 1
Christian, Yound Setton sur-
vey, spotted 660 feet from east
and 1,000 from north lines of
a 153-acre tract, about three
miles west of the Tatum town-
site in the northeast part of
the county of a(hloek of ap-
proximately 5,000 acres.
Cattle guards and roads al-
ready have been built and
some material moved to the
drilling site. The deep .test Is
the first for that area and will
be closely watched.
Two miles northwest of
Jonesville in Harrison county
and about five miles north and
slightly west of production in
the Waskom gas distillate
area, the Siosi company of
Fort Worth No. 1 Lindsey,
Daniel Rouse survey, made
hole at the 3,300-foot level.
While it was stated the well
would go to the Cotton Valley,
principal objective is the Pet-
tit lime and the Travis Peak,
producing zones |at Waskom.
Four miles northwest of
Henderson in Rusk county.
Beacon Oil and Refining com-
pany No. i Allen in the Taylor
Brown survey, was reported
shut in. The well made one
head of oil during testing
earlier in the week after the
Father of Mrs. George
Hutcherson Dies
at Lufkin
S. M. Croom, 75, at Lufkin,
father of Mis. George Hutch-
erson at Timpson, died at his
home Wednesday afternoon.
The aged gentleman had been
ill for sometime.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 6 o'-
clock froin the Gipaon Funeral
Chapel, and were conducted
by Rev J. B. Nutt and Rev.
James M. Bradford. Burial
was in Glendale cemetery
with Masonic services.
Mr. Croom was a member of
the First Baptist church snd
the Masonic Lodge. He had
lived In Lufkin for the past 12
years.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Jo Croom of Lufkin; two
sons, P. B. Croom at Baton
Rouge. La., Guy Croom Of .Luf-
kin; two daughters, Mrs.
George Hutcherson at Timp-
sou, Mrs. W. T> McMullen at
ZavaBa; two stepdaughters,
Mr*. Blanche Cansler of Hous-
ton, Mrs. Floyd Walker of
Longview, Wash.; one step-
son, Frank Hopkins of Beau-
mont; one brother, Frank
Croon of Willis, Tex.; and five
grand hildren.
Bodes is section was treated
with acid to create a flurry of
leasuu. The wildcat was drill-
ed tig it and went to 7,504
feet. It was understood that
the Travis Peak which was
tsken in, failed to show.
North Side Baptist
Church
(J. T. Howard. Pastor)
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
James Cozort, superintendent.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m.
Sermon subject will be:
“What We Owe Each Oth-
er" and “The Doom of the
Slothful.”
We will observe the Lord’s
Supper at the morning service.
Training Union 7 p. m. L.
T. Legg, director.
A cordial invitation ia ex-
tended to all.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
REGULARLY!
Invest in America—Bay
War Bonds and Stamps.
Every Bond. You Buy Makes
the Axis Cry! f
Feather Your Nest — Buy
War Bonds!
Gigantic
■ i
War Bond Rally
Tuesday Afternoon
September 21st, I P.M.
AT THE CITY PLAZA IN TIMPSON
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Let each and everyone remember that this nation is
now engaged in the most gigantic financial attempt in
all history—an attempt that MUST NOT FAIL, to sell
fifteen billion dollars of bonds. It’s not a job we can
do or you can do, but ONE THAT ALL OF US CAN
DO. These bonds will have to be bought by those
who have money to buy. If yon have a son in the
service, back him up with something to defend him-
self and his comrades in arms; if you don't have, then
send something for your neighbor's son to fight with.
Our boys are active on every fighting front in a
battle to save civilization, that wa may continue to
live in a great and free nation; that we may assist in
^ liberating those nationa who have been yoked and
% trampled by Germany, Italy, and Japan, whose only
• thought has been to enslave the earth. We must not
^ let these boys down—they are our boys.
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