The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

i The Weathei Murfreesboro Partly cloudy in the east por ill ll ii 1 mm The Friendly City tion and fair and bolder in the west portion tonight. Saturday, fair with moderate temperature. COUNTY'S ZTKEfff SINCE 189 RUTH EHFORD By Carrier, Per Weetc 20c Single-Copy 5c Volume 94 No. 281 Associated Press Wire Service MurtreesDoro, lennessee, Jrnday Afternoon, IJecember Jl, 134.5 Allied Chief Resume Of Allied Advances Against Axis In 1943 n6rwAy Finland, 7Jo Sunday Worship Service Are i inn STAIUTE MILES BRITISH tt RUSSIA nnounced norm The Secret of Victory" will be "A ilebskl JSmolensk 73H the theme of the morning sermon ol the," Rev. L.

S. Sedberry, pastor cf Firs Baptise church, taken from the Eiblical text, Rev. In the evening thn pastor will preach Oh "What Will We Do In Hea- Altonhc Octon Berlin, I yC- 0 ii Sf 1 1 ven (Rev. Chaplain Cox Writes New Year Message A special message written by Captain James K. Cox, station chaplain with the United States Army Air Forces at Edmonton, Canada, is being published today in the Edmonton.

Bulletin at the rquesti of the newspaper's editor. Captain Cox, son of City Manager and Mrs, Sam Cox, has been In the Army "for over two years, having been stationed at Fort Ben-ring. Gaf Ft. Bragg. N.

and other fields in Texasrand Indiana, before being sent to He makes frequent trips into Alaska to visit American troops there. His' message follows: A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE Capt. James R. Cox Station-Chaplain, U.S.A.A.F. vThe expression on almost every tongue: the motto spread abroad through streets, business houses and by all means of communication such as radio, newspapers and public addresses; the fervent prayer of many a loyal heart, is caught up-in that meaningful "'ord VIC-(Continued on Page Six) Marines Win Gloucester -3 Air Field Casualties Few Four-Day Campaign; 700 Japs Killed By the Associated Press It's already lf44 for the United Ftates Marines who are preparing the Cape Gloucester airstrips for American- planes.

The campaign which won the Jap airfield on New Britain took only foyr Soon Allied planes will be ranging' from the base on the southwest tip of New Britain ever the remaining Jan islands In the Bismarck archi- puiago. At least 700 Jans died in defense of -the Cape Gloucester tirfitild. The enemy forces which managed to survive the coordinated land and air attack of the Americans face possible encirclement on the western end of New Britain. There has been a stepping-up in the pace of the Pacific offensive which Navy Chief Admiral Ernest J. King said may come on a larger scale before Germany is "beaten.

American fliers and paratroops have struck at the remaining Jap positions on Bougainville in the San Vittore Taken By Fifth Army Mounlain Fortress Of Cassino Next Allies Confirm Raul On Coast Algiers, Dec. 31 OPi The tdo-" glio government radio has announced that American troops have captured the powerful Ger man stronghold of San Vittore- a major block on the inland road to Rome. The Bart r- radio announcement has not been confirmed officially, but yesterday it was disclosed that American soldiers were battling inside the shells blasted town. San Vittore, is only six miles from the strategic mountain fortrss city of passino the current ooW-tive of the Fifth Army oh the inS land battlefroht The conquest of Sf Vittore would place American artillery within easy fire distance of Cassino. 1 Official dispatches, meanwhfie.

have confirmed the Allied landing on the Mediterranean coast of ftaly near the mouth of the Garigliano river. The attack is described only as a lnrge-scale raid, Jiowever, suggesting that our forces accom-nlished their" mission and then withdrew. The British Eighth Army apnar-pntly has advanced no closer Pes-eara on Italv's east coast. At last word, Canadian troops had driven throuerh captured Ortona to within nine miles of Pescara. P-ns.

--t-' 3 FRANCE ia "'Vr-T? COf, yvj Black Seo' Lisbon SPAIN -r C0RSAp fyl GIBRALTAR fK.ptf. KgU 'fP Sardinia TURKEY ysr TlsiatensV MOROCCO (CniljyMAlTA 7 tUIJgV' Med.aneanSeo rCRETE ALGERIA LIBYA (ECWPTCa1ABIA "Jesus Begins His Ministry" is the Sunday School lesson to be riudied Sunday morning al 9:30 o'clock in the Men's Bible class of the First' Presbyterian Chester Williams Will talk to the class. AH men are invited to visit this class. Morning Prayer and Sermon will be at 11 o'clock Sunday at St. Paul's Episcopal church.

First Lesson will be Miqah and 2-4. The Second Lessor will be Pt, Luke Psalriv 88, verses 1 to 20. The sermon subiect of George D. Clark, student rector, will be "Jesus As Saviour." The meaning of solvation and redemption are found in the Catechism of the Church and especially in the phrases: "a member of Christ, the child of God, end an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven." Air Marshal Trafford-L. Leigh-MaNory (above), head of the RAF's fighter command, has been chosen to, lead the aerial forces under Gen.

Dwight Eisenhower in the western invasion of Europe. (AP Wirephoto). The black areas on the above map indicate the territory won by the Allies, in their fight against the Axis in Europe and North Africa during 1943. The pushup rom North Africa resulted in the sur-render of Italy. As the year drew to a close, Allied forces were gathering for an attack on Germany from the west.

Smyrna Auxiliary Field Site May Be Ciiosbjnoon Recommendations on location of an auxiliary field to the Smyrna Army Air Field have been made bj' Army officers to "higher head Northern Solomons. An American destroyer has poured, more shells on the enemy's bases on Bougain-; ville. In the mid Pacific. Army a Navy 'blows against the Marshall islands hsve, brought the to- tal of enemy aircraft destroyed in that area to 106 since mid-December: Forty-eight other Jap planes were chalked up as probables. victories in the past six Reject Proposed a New Year's message will be Slivered bv Dr.

.1. H. McCain, "astor of the First Presbyterian church, in a sermon on "Mv Vow." At the 5 o'clock Vesoer service, a opecial service will honor the Bov 5cout trooD is sponsored bv the church. C. C.

Menzler of Nashville, chairman of extension work of the Bov Scout Council of Nashville, Will be sneaker. Young people will meet et 6 o'clock, and the service will be held Wednesday at 7 :30 p.m Basis For Arbitration Best In 1913 By the Associated Press Washington, DeCv .31 (JP The Bomhers Over Europe For Last Raid Of 1943 London, Dec. 31 Allied planes have been but over Hitler's European fortress for their last daylight assf.uit of 1943. Bombers of all types escorted by fighter pWes flashed across the English Channel this morning to keep up. the day and night attack.

Today's operations began in clear cold weather. Medium bombers made the first foray across the Channel and returned within an hour. The non-stop air attack was kept going through the night by swarms of Mosquito bombers that raided targets in the western Germany and northern France. Mines were laid in enemy waters during the night. It is too early yet to say wheth It.

has long been a custom at 13 non-operating railroad unions vMr' Pnd to look back unon the nae insisted again that the, only BULLETINS (By The Associated Press) hews and pick out the dozen, best stories of the preceding 12 months. arbitrate is the qMesti6rt of overtime. The unions have rejectd the quarters," and an announcement cl the choice of a site is expected soon, it was learned reliably today. Although nothing official was leleased on th matter, Army officers are known to have surveyed least sites in Rutherford county. The sites are said to be located between 3 and 5 miles from Murfreesboro on the Manchester highway.

Meanwhile from 'Columbia comes the report that the Maury County Court, will consider a. plan to purchase acres 'pf President's proposed basis for ar The White Here are the picks of the news editor of the Associated bitrating their wage dispute. The contend that they PrpHs Phnrlpa TToncerTSf College Place Methodist church, the Rsv. W. M.

Cook, district superintendent, will preach Ht 11 o'clock, the Rev. C. E. Hawkins, pastor, announced. Church School will meet at 9:30 a.m.

Visitors are always welcome at all services. Billions Spent Bv U. S. In Past Year Washington. Dec.

31 (7T It is estimated todav that every hour in 1943 saw the expenditure of S10.000.000 to meet the. staggering costs of global warfare." White the final firiires will pot be iVailabte until next week, incli-cations todav are that 1943 governmental snending will aoproach 8SL biilion dollars more than 82 billions of which will have been xpeht for-war purnoses alone. Thi, tt the 241 million dollars soent have accented the slidine- sralp weeks have cost the Allies 12 bombers. Australians have kept tip their steady advance toward Madang on New Guinea island. One of General Douglas MacArthur's few new year's activities was an aerial reconnaissance flight over -the' positions in New Guinea.

In his Flying Fortress christened "Bataan," Mac Arthur also visited an advance command post at Cape Chinese forces have been active 1ii their rice bowl campaign. The Chinese have regained more than 10 more villages in the central China sector. Heading-therirt of the 12 bestjwagc increase of four to ten cents stories of 1943 is the news of the an1 hour awarded to them by stabil-Rooseyelt-Stalin-ehurchill cortfeifization Director Fred ViHson. ence at" TeheraW' 'alonWith' thePhKSCalfe'8ay: toenonoperatingr House announced today that. President Roosevelt's cold has turned into th? grippe.

Mr. Roosevelt uvi a half degree of fever. Th? President has been ordered to remairi (in bed today his physician, Rear Atimiral Ross Mclntire, said he would probably have to stay in bed" tomorrow. Because of the Chief Executive's illness, the regular Friday Cabinet meeting and the press and radio conference were unions, was auowea to correct sud- er today's operations will reach the proportions of yesterday great aerial attack. The high point of yesterday's activities was the mass raid by an estimated force oi' dy of the year, more than standard conditions and jto preserve wage rate Mr.

Roosevelt had outlined to them the scope -of the dispute as he sees it. He lumped together scale increases and. the overtime, but the unions contend the sliding scale increases have, been removed from the arena of arbitration by their acceptance of them. Army control Of the railroads 125 million went to put. the Nazis Roosevelt Churcnill-Inonu-Chiang Kai-Shek meetings at Cairo.

Coming secon and third on the list of the year's best stories are those of Russia's big offensives and the AHTed aerial offensive against Germany. The surrender of Italy is ranked as the fourth best story of the year and the American offensive in ihe Pacific rates fifth. Honce has selected the De Mar- land for location of a $100,000 fir-port there, when the court meets Monday, January 10. The Columbia Herald stated that "in addition, Bowling Green, and Murfreesboro are known to be seeking the same airport, which is to be an auxiliary to the Army Air Base at Smyrna," W. R.

Clark, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that Army officers had conferred with civic leaders here, but added that "the matter is entirely in the hands of the Army." County Judge Harold Earth-continued on Page Six) for the indefinite future" appears The subiecf of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science churches for Sunday will be "God." The Golden Text will be Revelation 21 :3 "Behold, the tabernacle of GodTis with men, and he wil dwell with them, and they shall be his proole. and God himself shall, be Wh them, and he their God." Using as the general topic, "Some Forgotten Books of the Bible," Dr. W. Smart will open a four dav Bible Conference at the First Methodist church at 7:30 p.m. SuTvdajDr.

Smart, who'comes from Etrtorv university for this series of lectures, will have as his' f.Ts't. subiect, '''Amos, Making Religion Moral." Dr. Smart will also he heard Monday. Tuesday. and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

and 7:30 p.m. At the morning service the New Year's" Observance of the Lbfd' Supper will be held and4 new r.iembers will bo received. The pas-( Continued on Page Six) igny murder case in Nassau as likely in view of the union's action, story number eight of the year and i The' War department already had the Japs on the defensive. Income, althoue-h the highest in-'jstorT fsOM billion, five hiindref' dollars to eoual outeo. The 3 nnd on half billion dollars in ref'nts wasmore i.han d-ub'e- the 16 billion, four hunderd million dollars co'lected in, 1942.

when to I exnenditures fo 56 billion and twenty million dollars, nearly fifty' billion or the The national debt climbed from 112' billion. 471 million dollars at' fnd of la st "year to nearly $170,000,000,000. said it wanted to return the rail War Department Lists Tennesseaiis "Missing In Action Washington, Dec. 31 The War department announces that f- number of men from Tennessee ere missing in action. They are: In the Asiatic aread- Staff Sergeant Perry Marshall.

he son of Mrs. Lora Marshall of Route 1. Elbridge, and Sergeant Eugene Movers, the son of Eu-JTene L. Moyers of Morristown. area: Sergeant Jam LBurgin.

the son of James C. Burgin of Route 48i Knoxville; Technical Sergeant William H. Cox, the son of Mrs. Lois E. Cox of Dixon Springs; First Lieut.

James r' Hull, the ton of Mrs. Ruth S. Hull of Knox-ville; Second Lieut. Jesse Maupin. the son pf William -S.

Maupin of the coal strikes ninth. i Germany's loss of the submarine war in the Atlantic is ranked as the tenth biggest, event in 1943 and the' retaking of Attu F.nd Kiska are picked eleventh in the list of the 12 best stories of the yetfr. Completing the list is the story of the race in Detroit last summer. i Moscow Continuing their offensive past captured Kaza-tin, southwest of Kiev, the Russians have plunged 30 milest of th? Bug river and within cf Rumania. The new land gains apparently wpre -f in an overWight indicating that -the Na- zis still are enable to halt the advancing Russian armies in the Kiev battle region.

A German communique, meanwhile, speaks of tremendous Soviet pressure in the Kirovograd sector in the Dnieper band. Berlin hints that the Red army might have opened a third major drive i the south. London Authoritatvie sour ces in London have disclosed that only 36 crew members (Continued on Page Six) lines to private management hut could not do so because at least two of the operating unions the firemen and conductors only postponed their strike orders for, the period of government operation. Today's action makes it still more unlikely that the, railroads be returned to private" management in the near future. V- American DomDers ueey mw ouum- western Germany.

The objective of the great American attack has not been disclosed, but if may have been the German chemical and poison gas works at Ludwigshafen. A few, German planes were over southeast England last night, but they did only slight damage. St; Paul's Parish Meeting Planned; Bishop To Attend The annual parish meetirig of Paul's Episcopal church will be held at. 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, Frank Burgdorf senior varden, rannctinced today.

Preceding the meeting, the parish will entertain with a dinner at First- Presbyterian church in Jion-or of the student rector, George D. Clark, and Mrs. Clark. The dinner will be held at 7 o'clock in the church basement, with Mrs. R.

H. Stickney as general chairman of ommittees from the Woman's HOLIDAY Because of the New Year's holiday tomorrow, no Sunday edition of the News Journal will be published this weekend. The next issue of the paper will appear on Monday, 5. Gas Rations Must Be Turned In Prayer Services To Be Held For Baby Prayer services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow for Norman Randall Basham, five months old, who died late Wednesday night after a long illness. "-The Rev.

S. Sedberry will conduct the services at Jennings and Ayers chapel, and interment CplToombs Tells Of Pan In Battle OfBetio Island Route 6, Cleveland: Staff Ser-v (Continued on Page Six) Kiwanis Cluh Installs Officers Lieut. Stockard To Nev Assijniment be in Evergreen cemetery. Auxiliary." Woodrow Wilson Banquet Tonight Seventy reservations have" been made for the second annual dinner c-f the Woodrow Wilson Memorial association to be given at the Woman's club at- 7 o'clock this evening, John D. Wisemant president, said today.

J. HerndonMcCain pastor 'of First Presbyterian church, will be the principal speaker, ous members will read selections from the writings of the World War I president illustrative of his philosophy! A musical program wjfol be given by Mrs. Thomas S. McFerrin, vocalist, who will sing some of Wilson's favorite airs. L.

Wade Stockard. local oil The Rt. Rev. Edmund P. Dand- ine paDy is survived by his oarwits, Pfc.

Louie Norman Bash-am, -Camp Cfirtissair, N. and Mrs. aaham of 526 South Maney avenue; his grandparents. Mr, and. Sam Burnett, When Car Is Sold Under a recfent OljA ruling, when the owner of the vehicle.

sells it to another individual, he. is required" to turn in to his, local rationing board all unused gasoline1 rations, obtaining a receipt executed in duplicate- when the sale is made, the Raf ioninig board has announced. The seller then is required to deliver both copies to- the person who has purchased the vehicle, The new owner must.then file the original copy with County Court Clerk J. P. Leathers at the Courthouse, and file the Second copy the local board in order to obtain issuance of new rations for the vehicle.

Thejpew' plan, designed pS compel. turn in of all gasoline rations from the former owner to tHe local board, applies both Jx commercial and passenger vehicles. Mrs. Earl McCrary, Morrison, Tenn. dealer, vas installed- as president of the last night at tne Woman's club in ceremonies conducted by C- Beasley, retiring program chairman.

Others officers installed weVe'1 O. L. vice-president; Thomas B. Branden, secretary- Ray Dennard; Dr; Richard E. Strain, Dr.

J. Kenneth Kaufman and Hoyte Stewart, direct tftrs. Directors who will serve another year of a two-year term are W. H. Trevathan.

Dr. -W. -H'Blue and Roy Dennard: The new president appointed the following program chairmen: KoyteStewart and S. F. Houston, first quarter; Dr.

Blue and Thomas everyone that was on the island, I think. The name of the island was Betio, jn the Gilbert Islands. Don't let anyone fpoj you about the- Japs they can put up a tough fight and they can make some of their bullets come terribly close. After we had taken the island and everything was quiet, .1 went looking around the. island and found a Jap truck.

I guess you know I had fun with it for awhile. I'm on board ship now, but I don't know where I'm-going. I gueSs we'll go to a rest camp some where, and the way I feel I Can. stand, a little rest, because I 1os or rather got about 15 pounds weight scared off of me. No kidding, I was really scared a few times and if anyone that'8 beeri in a battle says they weren't scared, they're, crazy.

And I consider myself lucky. jg. Well, Dad, that's about all I can think of at present. Excepthat I miss you and everyone at home, a lot and I hope to be with you soon. So untir thatlay keep the letters coming and Fjj do the same.

Love always, HERBIE. (Corporal Herbert L. Toombs) Just how p. Marine corporal feels during and after a battle in which is outfit "killed every on the island" is revealed in a from. Corporal Herbert L.

Toombs, "somewhere in the South Pacific," to his Marshall. Toombs of K'ngehighway, Murfreesboro. A fighting Marine, according to Corporal Toombs is "really feared" (he had 15 pounds literally "scared off' then he's grate-tul to be alive, proud to have whipped the Japs, (whom, he Calls', "tough and then he's homesick, The letter was writterr aboard ship on. Thanksgiving Day and the corporal said he really had a lot to be. thankful for." His letter follows: 7 -'j Somewhere' in the South Pacific November 25, 1943 Dear Dad: Just tdTremind you this is Thanksgiving Dajr and I've really got a lot to be thankful for.

Because I went through four days of hard and tough fighting with the Japs and didn't get hit but I really had some close ones. We whipped the hell out-of those Japs, killed, ridge, bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal dioCese of Tennessee, and Mrs. Dandride will attend the dinner and meeting. Members of the vestry will be elected for the coming year. Present members Mr.

Burgdorf, senior warden; Hal K. Hodgson, junior warden Hugh S. Gladdish, secretary; H. treasurer; Kenneth Steward, Henry King Butler, Thomas B. Hughes, Fred Rogers and' Harold F.

Evans, CITY COUNCIL MEETS City" Council last "night passed rn first reading the appropriation ordihan.ee giving the administration right to spend msssPy for 1644 operating expenses. The Council also released the United States government from its contract to lease the old CCC camp site, and also freed the State Board of Health from its sublease. The camp is located on the r.itv farm off the Nashville high New Orleans, Dec. 27 Lt. John A.

Stockard, USNR, of 335 East Burton street, Murfreesboro, has reported to the New Orleans, Naval Armed Guard Center, where he will await commander of the Navy gun crew aboard an American merchant Vessel, it was nounced today. In his assignment the NtlvaT officer will be charged with'the defense of the ship in case cf attack. Lieutenant Stockard was an in-utructor in manual arts for the Palm Beach county, Florida, school system, prior to entering the Navy March 1941, He served in the Navy's. Construction Battalion as an enlisted man for 16 months be-- fore receiving his commission. The Armed Guard officer attended Georgia Institute of Technology, State Teachers college, r.nd Peabody college, and belongs to Sigma Chi He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Stockard of Murfreesboro, Tenn. l-' SKELETON STREET -T Allocs May tie Sold Unrationed At S3 Washington, Dec: 31 UP) The Office of Price Administration has some good news for the ladies.

OPA discloses that shoe dealers may sell part of their stocks of women's footwear ration-free, ati S.Tor less a pais; -frpni" January 17 through the 29: However, the pfjee administra-tion warns that this action does not 4 mean that The shoe supply picture has improved. It was taken to permit dealers to dispose of certain types of shoes that have been slow to sell under rationing. If more than $3 is charged, ration stamps must be collected. New York, Dec. 31 The Lon- I E.

Hord, second; E. 'Baldwin, MARINE ACES LISTED Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 31 (p Major Marion Carl, of Hubbard, has bagged another zero to "keep the running as the fifth ranking Marine ace, with. 18 planes shot down. As the fifth ace, Carl is just behind Major John Smith of who has shot down 19.

Major Joe Foss, with 26 Japanese planes to hiscredit, is first-Major Gregory Boyington of Okanogan, is second with 25. and First Lieut. Kenneth Walsh of Brooklyn, N. is. third with 20.

J. "Fletch- end Dr. Strain, third dori radio lists Adolf Hitler's Reich chancellery and Herman Goering's air ministry as the only two buildings still standing on Berlin's famous avenue, -Uriter den Linden. The British radio said travelers arriving jn Sweden haVe a new name for Unter den Linden. It is called "The Street of Skeleton Buildings." ci and T.

W. Fisher, fourth. The following publicity chairmen also were appointed: Weldon L. Tjiylorlfirst quarter; B. E.

Hob-good, second; Dr. James R. Norton; third, and C. Beasley, fourth. way.

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