The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

Murfreesboro The Friendly City TENNESSEE Continued hot and RUTH ERFORD COUNTYS ftjVffTRAPER SINCE 18-9 St Associated Press Service Murfreesboro, Tennessee Sunday Morning, August 2, 1942 By-Carrier, Per Week, 15c CopSc JAIR FORCE OFFICERS IN BRITAIN Total Nazis Threaten County Rail Lines To Stalingrad II. 5' Salsk Is Target Qf Nazi Drive In South Moscow, Sunday, Aug. 2 CP) German troops fanning out into the Western Caucasus have reached the Salsk" and Kushchevka areas, 75 miles below the Don river in a move which threatens to cut Soviet communications with Stalingrad in the east, the Sovietf acknowledged early today. Salsk, 100 miles southeast of Rostov, apparently was reached by a German drive which crossed the Don in the Nikolaeysk sector. It is a junction on "the Stalingrad-Krasnodar railroad.

"The enemy pressed, our troops back elightly" in the Salsk area, the midnight communique said. "In stubborn fighting near a river 1,500 German officers and men were killed and several dozen tanks destroyed." Kushchevka, northwest of Salsk, is on the Rostov-Baku railway which connects with the Stalingrad-Krasnodar line at Tikhore- tsk. Washington UP) Increasingly grave as Russia's plight in the Caucasus and along the Don Ri ver below Voronezh has growri iL. jfli 1 1 A Cross Life Saving Course Opens Monday -with an enrollment of approxi mately 20, the class in life saving and water safety, organized by the Rutherford County Red Cross (ftapter, will be inaugurated to morrow at the pool, under the direction of Robert B. Culbertson, Red Cross life saving instructor.

Onef-4fae features of the cburse, according 'o Mr. will be instruction in the prone pressure method of artificial respiration. "This method," he pointed out, "can be used successfully in reviving accident victims who, have ceased to breathe, regardless of vhether the asphyxiation has been brought on by drowning, electrical shock or gas poisoning. It enables the First Aider, without any kind of special equipment, to carry on the breathing for the victim by alternately compressing the chest and relaxing the pressure, causing the air to flow out of and into the lungs at regular breathing ihtei vals. "The he added, "also will include instruction in other phases of resuscitation and the various forms of rescue employed in cases of water accident, as well as swimming instruction.

The in dividual who has learned what to do and how to do it responds in stantly and effectively in emer eency situations of this kind whereas the untrained person us ually finds he is inadequate and too rattled to be of any assistance Life saving certificates will be awarded those members of the class who successfully complete the course and pass final ex amination. Mr. Culbertson said he hoped that last-minute enrollments Would bring the class total up to full capacity. He suggested that those who still wish to take advantage of this training get in touch with Miss Mary Jane Alexander, sec -retary of the -local chapter, at chapteiheadquarters, or with Paul Evans, water safety chairman for the To Open Work Room For Surgical Dressings Group Mrs. F.

Ransom, chairman of surgical dressings for the Rutherford county chapter of the A. R. held i luncheon meeting at her home on Friday, July 31, for the supervisors, to discuss plans for the opening of the new work room, and give instructions to the supervisors for the making of the new types of dressings and the regulations for conducting the work room. Those present, in addition to the hostess were Miss Mary Jane Al-exander, executive secretary of the Rutherford county chapter, A. R.

Mrs. Leslie Merrill, chairman of motor corps, Mrs. John James, chairman of canteens and the supervisors for each day of the week. They. Are: (Continued On Page Eight) These four officers have arrived in Britain to join the staff of Maj.

Gen. Carl chief of the U. S. Army Air Forces in the European war theatre. Upper left: Brig.

Gen. Frank O'D. Hunter will command American fighter units in the air offensive against the continent. Upper right: Maj. Gen.

W. H. Frank, commander of the Air Service Command. Lower left: Brig. Gen.

Robert C. Candee, commander of the General Ground Air Support. Lower right: Brig. Gen. Asa N.

Durham, Air Force chief of staff. Citizens' Service Corps it offers no explanation of the Nazi propaganda phenomenon. The Paris parade of Nazi S3 troops not German army regularsallegedly recalled from Russia to bolster western defenses in conquered France, came while Russian advices insisted that Hitler had withdrawn a score or more divisions from the west to fill gaps in his expanding Russian lines. Hopes of encouraging or expediting Allied second-front ef-i forts could underlie such Russian reports. If they are true and or more German troops have been withdrawn from Occupied France and the low countries to bolster the Russian campaign, the restless and sullenly resentful peoples of.

those regions know it. Volume 93 No. 133 i omto, Homecomings Scheduled For Carmack And Mitchell With the longest ballot to be marked by voters in eight years, two local candidates seeking major state offices and the poll tax cut in half under last year, Rutherford county is expected to roll up a total vote of some 6,000 in the August 6 general election arid state primary, observers estimated yesterday. The county's usual vote is around 4,500, and some 4,000 voters -are registered in the 13th Civil district, the only one where registration is required. Political activities expected to be brought to a high pitch this week, when J.

Ridley Mitchell, candidate for governor, and E. W. Car-mack, candidate for the United States Senate, make their first spoecb.es in Murfreesboro at homecoming rallies. Mr. Mitchell will speak at the courthouse -at 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, and local supportera are planning a rousing reception as a conclusion to, his state-wide campaign. J. W. Winfrey, Rutherford county manager, stated that the east side of the public square will be roped off and that the band of Central High school has been employed to play for the occasion. The name of a person to introduce Mr.

Mitchell was not announced. Carmack Homecoming Wednesday While no definite date was announced for Mr. Carmack's homecoming, Jesse W. Huggins, county manager, stated that it probably would be Wednesday, also. Mr, Carmack was in West, Tennessee yesterday, but will return to Middle Tennessee for a series of final speeches and rallies beginning Monday.

He is scheduled to be at Columbia at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, where citizens of his native town will stage a huge rally in his honor. Seated on the platform will be Mrs. Carmack, and members of the Maury County court, in which body the candidate's late father. Sen. E.

W. Carmack, got his start in public office. Other offices in the state primary that are bestirringthe office seekers and their supporters are that of state senator and direct representative to the state legr isJature. Seek 12th District -Post JfoeHowell-WoodVantMieorge Buckner, both Murfreesboro attorneys, are seeking thepost from the 12th senatorial district, comprised of Rutherford, Cannon and De-Kalb counties. Wood is a native of Cannon county and is counting heavily on the voteT" there, while Buckner is a native of DeKalb and is expecting the majority of ballots in that Shelton H.

Edwards of Alma-ville, 1941 representative, is opposed for re-election by Grove i TJ7AIsup, 15th, Civil district farmer. A bill to transfer election of road and school board members from the County Court to, the ptople is favored by both candidates, Edwards having declared his bill would nominate the members to serve until the next regular election, as the quickest way of putting law into effect. Alsup has stated he -is against the legislature naming any of the members. Edwards has come out in favor of an independent audit for the county, while Alsup made no, commitments on this score. In the general election.

Ruther? ford countians will vote on nominees for judicial offices, attbrney-general-most of whom are unopposed and on Democratic. nominees for county offices. Only Foutch Opposed Only one of the latter is opposed. W. L.

(Dick) Foutch has ashis opponent. J. D. Roberts, incum-bent, whom he defeated he 1941 primary. Other nominees are -Harold H.

"Earthman7 couhtyjudge J. P. Leathers, county court clerk; (Continued on Page Seven) CAPT. THOMAS TO SPEAK AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL Capt. Andrew J.

Thomas, chief intelligence officer of the Smyrna Air Base, will speak at Jefferson schoolhouse at 8:30 p. Thursday, Hugh Farreli, co-ordinator for Jefferson of the Office of Civilian Defense, announced Capt. Thomas will discuss co-op eration of the OCD with the army 'intelligence I Expect Vote In E. Retailers ,000 Bond Sale 'Retailers For Victory' Month Shows Typical her Co nt Spirit, Elrod Declares Rutherford county retailers sold more than $35,000 in War Bonds and Stamps' in July, Cecil Elrod, county retail chairman announced yesterday. "July was 'Retailers for Victory' month.

The retailers of Rutherford county showed the amount that could be accomplished by concentrated effort. But this is onlv one month. I. know that day bv day, month by month, if need be. year by year, the retailers of our county can be counted on to promote the sale of war bonds and stamps, until victory is assured," Mr.

Elrod said: "Especial tribute is to be paid to C. J. Rackard. manatrer of W. Woolworth who led all local retailers with a total of $6,570 35 in sales.

This record is indeed something to be proud of," Mr. El rod said. Other merchants selling more than $50 in, stamps or bonds were as follows, although Mr. Elrod said that all reports had not been received as yet and any store omitted should call No. 392: Goldstein's J.

C. Pen ney Cecil Elrod French Shoppe Charles. Store McLellan's $800; Stick- ney. Griff is and Gannaway $250; Kerr and Martin $250; Brown Shoe Store $205; H. G.

Hill $140; Os- born-Harrell $125; Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. $100; Kroger Pig-gly Wiggly NorHs and Carltonji $75; Buchanan and Tar-pley $50 and Dudley Fletcher $50. Squire Sam Vaughn Is Candidate Squire Sam E. Vaughn, for the past six years a magistrate in the 13th Civil District, yesterday asked the News Journal to state that he is a candidate for re-election August 6. "I have voted for every issue that has come up before the Coun ty Court for the good of the schools, the hospitals, the health unit and roads," the magistrate stated.

"If re-elected, I will continue to represent the 13th Civil District and to work for the good of the county as a whole." Squire Vaughn is a World War veteran and a member of ihe American Legion. MURFREESBORO MOTORS CLOSES Murfreesboro Motors, one of best known automobile concerns in Rutherford county, is clos ed effective' today, according to an announcement by the manage ment. It was understood that war con ditions forced, shutting down of the concern. T. G.

Bond, 87-year-old storekeeper boy, stands -beside his 1913 model but still roadworthy. -i if and uuu Farmers Asked To Collect More Scrap Materials Rutherford county farmers have been called to sell or donate all scrap' rubber and scrap metal which they have en their farms to thi Government. J. W. Huggins, II, chairman of the Rutherford county salvage committee, announced today that Donald Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, has sent a letter to every farmer in the county asking that every ounce of mttal and rubber be accumulated at thfeir farm gates so that the Government can send trucks to collect it.

rl. In Mr. Nelson's letter, a return card is enclosed for each farmer to mail stating how much metal and rubber he has on his farm that will sell or donate. When this card is received by the Government, the farmer will then be advised the day on which a Government truck will visit his farm to collect the materials he has accumulated. Farmers who elect" to sell scrap materials will receive 35 cents cwt for scrap metal and 12 cent per lb.

for rubber. The accumulation will be weighed at his gate and the farmer will be given a receipt. He later will receive a Treasury check or war stamps in payment. If he wishes, he can donatio his entire accumulation to the llvernment, for which he will also Secure a re ceipt. Every farmer is urged to mail back the card that was received with Mr.

Nelson's letter without delay. Mr. Huggins said, "In order for Rutherford county to do its part, every farmer should immediately search his -farm for scrap rubber and metal and mail back the enclosed card. The trucks will not visit any farm irom which the cards have not been received." He also stated "This county has always responded in every patriotic drive and must not failnow. We must get in all the scrap that is lying dormant.

Not a 'single item should be-overlooked." It was further stated that paper, rags and tin cans were not to be included in the present collection plan. rover Alsup Outlines Platform For Campaign Adopting as his slogan "Democracy and peace at 'home While our boys are fighting dictators abroad," Grover C. Alsup, 15th district farmer, yesterday gave an outline of his platform as a candidate for direct representative to the state legislature. On the widely discussed question of the road and scjiool boards, MrrAlsupdecIafedthat neis op posed to "appointment of mem-, bors of these boards by the legislature, but favors election by the people." Other planks in the platform include: The right of the people to vote on any question that they de- sire. Full support of the public schools.

Repeal of the law requiring steel buses for transportation of school children until war is over. The broadening -of. the program for aidjto the aged, the blind and dependent children as early as this can be done. Repeal of the poll tax. Davis Store Near Completion Progress is being made in the rernodeling of the Davis stoTeand completion is expected shortly.

Manager Joe Wolfe said'i yester- day. Announcement of Ue opening will be made in the near -future, the manager added. Rev. Smith To Preach At First Presbyterian" The Rev. Walton Smith of Be-thesda, will preach at First Prcbyterian church at 11 o'clock this morning An the pulpit of Dr pastor.

Mr. Smith is the son-in-law of Jesse Alexander, a member of the board of elders of the church. The -public is invited to hear the Visiting pastor. itt99 Stationery, For Letters To Men Overseas, Is Available Here Relatives and friends writing to soldiers and sailors serving overseas are urged to write the letters on 4V" stationery which oan be obtained without charge at the Murfreesboro postoffice. Postmaster William Earthman said yesterday.

"The 'V mail receives preference over all other classes of mail going overseas. The stationery is furnished without charge by the postoffice and the regular rate of postage is charged," he said. When space is limited, the mail is recorded on microfilm and sent by plane to members of the armed forces in all parts of the world. The mail is so arranged that the sheet of paper forms into an envelope. Colored Fair To Have Horse Show For White People An ll-class horse show for.

white people, offering $275 in prize mon ey, will be staged on Wednesday night, August 19, as part of the vMia-state colored fairs pro gram. Dr. James R. Patterson, secretary, announced yesterday. "This particular feature as set up promises to be as good as any horse show ever held in Murfrees boro" Dr.

Patterson said. "We are asking that the white people ride.and drive their own horses on this night and we are securing the services of competent white judges to judge the classes." The entire grandstand will be reserved for white people on this night of the Fair, which will be held August 19-22. A' display or fireworks will be given by technicians from the Illinois Fireworks corporation. There will be a concert by the Franklin High school band and midway attractions will be offered. The following are the classes and prizes for the white people's horse show: Class I Walking Gelding, Stallion or Mare, 2 years or under 1st, 2nd, 3rd, $5.00, En try fee, $2.50.

Class It Fine Harness Ponies not over 5S-inches 1st. 12nd, 3rd, $5.00. Entry fee, $2.50. Class III Walking Stallion, Mare or Geld ing, 4 years old or under 1st, 2nd, 3rd $5.00. Entry fee, $2.50.

Class IV 5-Gaited Ponies not over 58- inches. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, $5.00. Entry fee, $2.50. Class Fine Harness Stallion, Mare or 3rd, $5.00. Entry fee, $3.00.

Class VI Walking Mare, Gelding or Stal lion, 3 years old and over 1st 2nd, 3rd, $5.00. En try fee, $2.50. Class VII 3-Gaited Mare, Gelding or Stal lion 1st, $12.50 2nd, $7.50 3rd $2.00. Entry fee, $2.50. Class VIII Plantation Walking ponies not over 1st, 2nd, 3rd, $5.00.

Entry fee, $2.50 Class IX 1 5-Gaited ponies" not over 58- inches 1st, 2nd. 3rd Entry fee, $2.50. Class Walking Horse Sweepstakes. All winners in classes 1, 4, 6 and 8 wilLparticipate in this show 1st, 2nd. 3rd, 4th, $5.00.

Entry fee, $4.00. Smotherman Candidate For Constable W. A. (Bill) Smotherman, over seas veteran of World War is a candidate for constable in the 13th Civil district, he asked the News Journal to state today. Mr.

Smotherman served with the 328th Infantry, 82d Division, leaving Murfreesboro on March 31, 1918. He was severely wounded in action at Xivray, France, and was the first wounded World War -soldier to return to Murfreesboro. Mr. Smotherman's statement was: "I am in the race for constable of the 13th Civil district of Rutherford county and am appealing to my comrades and to the public in general for their votes and influence on August 6." T. G.

Bond, 87-Year Old Motorist, Gives In State One of nine regional meetings to be held in the state for the pur pose of organizing a Citizen's Serv ice Corps, another "arm" of the Civilian Defense program, will be held- at 9. a. Friday, August 28, at Tennessee State colleger-Plans for the meeting will be made following the state-wide meeting to be held at Peabody college, Nashville, at 9 a. Mon day, August 17, according to Q. M.

Smith, president of the college. The formation of the new phase of Civilian Defense was announced by Will R. Manier, co-ordinator of the Tennessee State Defense council, in a news release sent out this week. The duties of the new organization will include meeting problems 1. Financial campaigns (a) those connected directly with war relief like the Red Cross, the USO, China Relief, Army and Navy Relief, (b) the sale of war saving bonds and stamps, and (c) the Community Chest; 2.

Emergency war needs (a) the salvage campaigns, (b) the rationing of tires, sugar, (c) price control, (d) consumer education, (e) venereal control, (f) emer-jgcyhou8ing' fo tion of the physically unfit and the illiterate who are rejected in the draft; 3. Service (a) to those in our armed forces and (b) to dependents 4. Welfare activities and regular commun ity services, even though (Continued On Page Eight COUNTY'S BOOKS GET ANNUAL AUDIT The annual audit of Rutherford county's books is now underway by state auditors, County Judge John D. Wiseman said yesterday. The auditors Began work" in the office of County Court Clerk J.

P. Leathers last week. SPONSOR ICE CREAM FFSTIVAI An ice cream festival will be held at Jefferson school at. 7:30 Saturday, August 8,. sponsored by the Home Demonstration club for the benefit of the school hot lunch There will be hillbilly music, sandwiches, soft drinks, watermelon, ice cream, cakes and games for young and old.

CARMACK TO SPEAK OVER WSM MONDAY NIGHT Edward Ward Carmack, candidate for the U. S. Senate, will speak over station WSM of Nash ville, on Monday evening at 9:30., To Be Set Up RemiiidsMercliaiits Of OPA Clinic Here Monday A clinic on price regulations by th Office of Price Administration will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the courthouse, C. B.

Huggins, chairman of the War Price and Rationing board, announced today. The meeting is open to the but is especially arranged for the benefit of all retailers in this section. The object is to acquaint the busmess men with the procedure ta be-followed by them in complying with these regulations. Arrangements for the meeting were made through the Distributive-Education Seivice of the Tennessee Board of Vocational Education. 1 former Confederate drummer Ford, now retired from service" p.

on will a will Brown Jug Hearing Deferred To Aiurust 21 Counsel for P. B. Johns, owner of the Little Brown Jug, Woodbury highway night spot, yesterday won a point in the hearing before the county beer board on petition of 25 citizens to revoke the establishment's license when hearing was po8tDoned until August 21, but failed in its effort to require amendment of the, original petition. C. L.

Cummings and Jesse Huggins, counsel for Mr. Johns, told thejboard that the petition jigainst Mr. Johns dealt in "generalities" and that the, respondent could not defend on them. Alvin B. Collins, counsel for Walter Taylor and other residents of the Brown Jug neighborhood, cited the county court's beer resolution to the effect that "petitioners shall state in general the nature of charges and approximate; dates" involved.

The board agreed to defer hearing until the regular meeting of the board, which will be at 10 a. Friday, August '21. Mrs. Alice Brown Ralston, proprietor of Ralston's Cafe, Eagle-ville, yesterday surrendered her beer license. Mrs.

Ralston was -scheduled to appear before the board August 8 to show cause why her license should not be revoked, on petition of 60 Eagleville citi zens. Uptown a 9-year-old 'pointer owned Jointly by James Lee and S. G. Jordan, together with her 24-hour-old litter of 16 puppies, almost stopped traffic on West Main yesterday. All the pups are healthy, and the owners hope to raise them all to be as fine hunting dogs as Pat is.

So far as is known, this is a record number for a litter the largest the owners have heard of was The puppies are white, with liver-colored spots, like their mother; about half of them were born bob-tailed, as she was. By MARY B. HUGHES Automobiles and tires are like marriages -you can't bat either them around if you expect them to last. That's what T. G.

'Bond, 87-year-old storekeeper of South Maney avenue, thinks and he should know. For he has a still road-worthy 1913 Ford with four good tires, one of which is holeless and unpatched after IS years of service. And Mr. Bond's marriage; has ou'tlasted any in Rutherford county, being almost 68 years old. As for the question of automobile and tire longevity, Mr.

Bond had some sound advice for motorists who would make theirs last for the duration. "I always drove careful and stayed on my own side, of the road," he said. "I kepti my car greased and watched after my tires." It was a memorable day in 1913 the residents of the Oak Grove coikmunity, in Wilson county, when Mr. and Mrs. Bond first drove out in their newfangled conveyance.

The turnpike was a rocky affair, so boys in the neigh borhood walked ahead for nearly a mile, culling the big rocks from the path of the bncomtag horseless carriage. "I've been over some rocky roads, but never drove over 18 miles an hour," Mr. Bond recalled. He had his own method of pre- servjng -a tire. nen ne naa buy a relining -a rare occasion he washed the tire inside and out.

Then he painted the inside and (Contlnueo on rage iigni)- Prior to the speech over WSM Monday evening the candidate speak in Columbia at 3 o'clock, which speech will be preceded by large parade in honor of the candidate. The candidate wil go from Columbia to Franklin, where he -speak at 5:30..