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i it i -1 VOLUME XL UNITED FEATURES UNITED PRESS McCOMB, PKCE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1943 SINGLE COPY 5c No. 227 jl Ji J1VU2 BY CHARLES B. GORDON I Mr Kts -i'-n rh i 1 XiiLtnXiuiiiii I.i.c.iil'-y.s. iityif v. i i ii i i i i i ir i i Am 6ATL lyJlL.

Aaifdbrome As THIS SHk7P Five years aeo in The Dailv vAFiTTiTiTirmYl" if i it if ii ii ii ii i 1 I oviuiiai, rnaay, juxy id, lasa: Ed Reuff taken by death at age of 9. Attemp reported at robbery of Martin's Grocery on Georgia Avenue. WPA workers of state given $5 monthly raise. Alvin Peyton Adams-Nita Ray Jones enffaFPrnpnt flnnnimrpH Home-Makers CUib enjoys outing I V-U Wd XI Li. GIRAUD HERE ON MILITARY MISSION SvTiAll-Oiit British Eighth Army Rolls Is On Against Japs' On Road To Catania: Plane New Bases Keep Up Bombing Of Messina at Percy Quin page story of life Mayor and dandidate lor reelec-! tion, with numerous pictures, features issue of The Journal.

Double washout at softball field-Steams of the Craters shutting out the Sports Center 12-0; Clifton Peterson of the Cards beating the Pan-Ams 9-0. Frank Misita knocks out Sailor Jones at Auditorium. 189 colleges and universities in the United States have given up football for the duration. Five more members of the Southeastern conference are to decide today whether they will attempt to keep going after the abandonment of the games by most of the teams of the circuit. ft The all-star baseball game last night found names included that, two years ago, would not havei been thought eligible for a Southern League all-star tilt.

Some of the players came through in fine style, however, and it was a thrill to find Vince Dimaggio clouting a homer in the typical fashion of the family. Carl Hubbell should have been on the roster of the National Leaguers. II Ml I ill I AXIS PRISONERS TAKEN IN HUGE LOTS BULLIES Syracuse-Gela Pleateau Believed In Anglo-American Hands ISO I ri i 5 1 I I 1 1 i -I i REDS HIT BACK AS NAZI DRIVE CECIL'S TO GOG German Tanks Thrown In But Are Stopped In Tracks By Soviets BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent MOSCOW, July 15. Russian troops have routed the Germans from several more towns north of Belgorod, a communique announced today, and front reports indicated that the Soviets gradually were regaining the upper hand all along the 165-mile front under assault in the now-flagging Axis summer offenslvel Though fighting continued at a violent German attacks around Belgorod were reported diminishing in proportion to the growth "of Russian counter-attacks. At the Northern end of the front, around Orel and Kursk, the enemy did not make a single attack yesterday, the High Command announced.

(A London dispatch pointed -out that the halting of the Germans between Orel and Belgorod marked the first time that the Germans have failed to achieve a decisive break-through in any summer offensive anywhere in Europe since the start of the war.) The strategic importance of the Soviet stand against 10 days of some of the heaviest armored at- That story and pictures on page(break the main bastion before 3 GIRAUD IN U. S. At right is French General Henri Honore Giraud, as he arrived in Washington on military mission. He was received by Admiral William D. Leahy, left, President Roosevelt's chief of staff.

Visitor confers with military chiefs. Offensive Soldiers Train In I. C. Shops; Live In Armory A group of the U. S.

Army 871st Base Depot Company is stationed in McComb at this time, having taken quarters in the McComb Armory with complete living and cooking equipment, while engaged in receiving technical training in the Illinois Central System shops. The- soldiers are now working with civilian employes in the shops as part of their training for their duties in the Army transportation corps. The men underwent the customary basic training for combat duty before taking up the technical training. An advance party of the company took up quarters in the Armory last week, with the larger number of the arriv- inS Sunday. The soldiers have created consiueraDie curiosity through their actions in marching in military formation to and from the shops.

Captain Robert M. Heflin, of Baltimore. Maryland, is commanding officer. A number of other ranking commissioned officers are with the group. r-o 'Marseillaise jHearcI Again In Algiers Streets ALGIERS, July 14.

The flag-decked streets of Algiers resounded early Wednesday to the "Marseillaise," "The Star Spangled Banner" and "God Save The King" as red-hatted Zouave bands and units of the French Army filed past a reviewing stand in celebration of France's national holiday. This year Bastille Day is of particular significance to the French as it is the first year since the fall of France that all Frenchmen outside the country have been united under a de facto gov- ernment representing all elements. It is the first time, also, that they are confident that the liberation of France is not far distant. An impressive array of French g'enerals, members of the French Committee of National Liberation and Robert D. Murphy and Harold MacMillan, "American and British ministers to North Africa, were in the stand by 8 p.

m. A few min- i utes later. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, as one of the committee's two presidents (Giraud is the other), walked on foot" the length of Algiers' main street to the reviewing, sands. Cries of "Vive De Gaulle" went up along the route.

An Army band led the parade, folowed by American troops. Behind them came a British band and a detachment of Tommies. Units from all sections of the French Army followed. Bringing up the rear were Sherman tanks, now a part of the French Army. All the equipment on the parade was American.

Recognition of the French National Committee has not yet been made by Britain and the United States. This is a large fly in the French ointment today. It had been urmored in Algiers lately that recognition would come on July 14. Chance for swift knockout of Axis forces in Sicily is seen as British dash to cut Messina supply line. tacks ever launched against anlment was on No 1 between Mc- MOUDfl FALL IS TANKSJNFIGHT Mubo Defenses Hit In Assault To Break Salamau Lines BY BRYDON TAVES United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, July 15.

Allied troops, operating the all-out offensive to drive the Japanese from their, bases in the northeast New Guinea coast, attacked the Mubo defenses todav in an assault tn Salamaua. Their path opened by aerial bombardment, jungle fighters clos ed- in Mubo "frvr tdpr-isivp ar. tion," a special announcement from I Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters said. The new action on the western end of the 750-mile line of operations came as field dispatches reported American tanks had joined in the assault on Munda, biggest Japanese base in the Central Solomons and major objective on the eastern end, Munda'f fall is imminent, the dispatches fsaid.

American troops joined the "Au-j tralians in coordinated thrusts aimed at pincing off jMubo by infiltrating the jungles to the north and seizing key points the trails to SalamauaC At least 1,500 Japanese, troop were believed to be stationedt Mubo and Komiatum, the nejct.rail stop to the northeast. T4? JOINS MARINES HARRY S. IVIcGUFFEE fullback for the McComb Tigers in 1941-42 and member of the Big Eight championship team that won' the Toy Bowl title in 1941, today joined the United States Marine Corps here as an Inductee. In addition, two members of the Hattiesburg football squad also signed up with the Leathernecks, afterre questing the Marine Corps when they appeared at Camp Shelby. The McComb fullback played the entire game against St.

Stanislaus in 1942 and while credited with making a touchdown by radio and press, modestly denies that fact, stating that a shift in (Continued on Page Five) TWO LOCAL CITIZENS TO BE HONORED ERNEST A. BRASFIELD who, with George P. Crisler, left McComb 'on the Panama Limited today for Chicago where they will be honored guests at a luncheon presided over by President Jack L. Beven of the Illinois Central System. President Beven will present each of these well known McComb citizens with a fifty-year gold pass in representation of their periods of service of that many years to the lines.

Engineer Brasf ield retired from active duty on June 1st, 1943. His service to the Railroad began in 1893 the shops. He became a fireman in 18S6, and was made an engineer in 1899. Wk run for many years prior to his retire- Comb and Canton. He and his Floyd, make their home in the city at 412 South Broadway.

Conductor and Mrs. Crisler reside at 210 S. Cherry. Mr. Crisler entered the I.

C. rmpioy as a laborer in 1893, coming from his native town of Crystal Springs to this city. From to 1898 he was freight houpe clerk, transferrin? to brakeman in 1899, and becoming a conductor on January 2, 1905. For many years he has been on the Tv run from Can- con to wew organs, jviir. riier is the fcrmer Mrs.

Fii-rces Delia Buitt. and they have one adopted daughter, Mrs. Iva Lee Gor-ham. The two veterans of the Illinois Central line will return to Mc Comb Saturday on the Panama. Their many friends have tender- ed congratulations to them on the singular honor being paid for their many years of activity.

0 Sicilians Not rw ft 1 1 USC OCOrCiieCl Earth Policy SOMEWHERE IN SICILY, July 12. (Delayed) (UP) There may be bitter fighting ahead for the Allies in the interior of Sicily, but the Sicilians seem thoroughly tired of Fascism and it seems certain that there is going to be no scorched earth policy. Sicilian civilians are shouting and waving friendly greetings to Allied soldiers and civilians in southeastern Sicily and the men are volunteering to crack rocks which are used to make smooth landing places for the constantly arriving tanks. British Eighth Army troops move closer to Catania, important East Sicilian port. BY VIRGIL riNKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIER HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, July 15.

The British Eighth Army has smashed "some miles" north from Augusta toward the big east coast port of Catania and U. S. forces to the west have seized another Axis airdrome and several strategically-important hills, a communique announced today. "During the last 24 hours, ground forces have made considerable gains under the command of the 15th Army group," the communique said. (Informants in London placed the British Eighth Army only 15 miles south of Catania and the Americans in the neighborhood of Agrigento, on the south Sicilian, coast, with the capture of both towns believed imminent.

They said there was reason to believe that the entire southeastern plateau between Syracuse and Gela was in Allied hands.) The capture of another airdrome by the American forces raised to six the number that they have seized since the start of the invasion five days ago. Some already are being used by Allied fighters. Ranging iar ahead of advancing, ground forces, Allied planes from both the Northwest African and Middle-Eastern Commands were pulverizing enemy bases and troop concentrations with more than 200 bombers lone pounding the reinforcement port of Messina, across a two-mile-wide strait from the Italian mainland. At least 12,000 prisoners have been capured, 8,000 of them by the Americans, the communique said, and Allied control of the Mediterranean is so secure that 8,000 of them already have been transferred to Africa. The communique reported new and successful operations by another British and American air-' borne and parachute troops, but did not elaborate.

The airdromes captured by the Americans were those at Comiso, Pachino, Biscari, Licata and two in the Gela area. In addition, the British captured the seaplane base at Syracuse. Field dispatches indicated that the Allied forces were advancing toward the great central planes of Sicily on a 75-mile front. Increasingly stubborn resistance was being encountered both by the British above Augusta and by the Americans north of Gela, but not sufficient to stem the Allied advance. A number of Axis bombs wasreported captured or destroyed at both points.

The Germans and Italians still were pushing in reinforcements by sea despite heavy raids by Allied bombers and torpedo planes, it was said. Allied planes, along with a British "Mosquito fleet" of motor torpedo boats, were peppering the Straits of Messina, shortest route of reinforcement, without respite. Some torpedo boats have penetrated the Straits to a point where it is only three miles to hunt out enemy torpedo boats that might harass Allied lands farther south. 34 of the July 12 Time intrigued us. The English ladies pictured there, old maids of 88 and 78 respectively, seem the very epitome (Continued on Page Two) BY DREW PEARSON (Robert S.

Allen on Active Duty) ARMY AIR FORCES DECRY Method Of "Classical Warfare" Mediterranean; Believe They Can Bomb Italy Out Of War If Turned Loose On Their Own; Cox Committee Plans To Manipulate FCC Hearings To Hinder Operation; Clever Strategy Is Devised To Assure Advantage In Newspaper Reports. WASHINGTON A new phrase has developed among War Department strategists in mapping out operations in Sicily and the Mediterranean. It is "classical warfare." The Army Air Forces have coined the phrase in their desire to throw cold water on the foot-soldier methods of the order services of the Army, and to push ahead with all-out air attacks. Classical warfare, they say, is like studying Greek and Latin in a day when we need Spanish, Russian and French. This debate began before the landing in Sicily, and continues now regarding future possible operations in Sardinia, Corsica and Italy itself.

WANT TO MOVE FAST The method used in invading Sicily was a compromise among land, air and naval elements, resulting in "peculiar amphibious operations" Churchill talked about. But the Air Forces believe they can move even faster and more effectively in conquering other parts of Italy if they don't have to be tied down by classical warfare. For instance, with bases in Sic-(Continued on Page Two) I CREW rWLSCM Mi ftOSSST i. MUX McComb Council, hr innn a uci, 10 meet Friday, 8 P.M. A meeting of the MdComb Council 576, United Commercial Travelers, will' be held at the Mc-Colgan Hotel at eight o'clock Friday evening, according to announcement made today byx Fred Allen.

All members are urged to be in attendance promptly IVAR IN BRIEF SICILY British troops swarm into nlain -before Catania! town under artillery fire Allies seize i. fields. thousands of prisoners taken; Allied warplanes drop hundreds of tons of. bombs on Sicily and Southern Italy. RUSSIA Red Army intensifies counter-attacks along Eastern front, gaining initiative; Germans admit heavy attack in Belgorod region and north and east of Orel.

EUROPE American Flying Fortresses speadhead assault on Lufwaffe's installations in Northern France; blast Le Bourget and Villa Coublay airdromes and Glisy fighter base at Amiens; RAF attacks airfields at Abbeville and Tricoueville. PACIFIC American troops send patrols to within one mile of Munda, described as rendered "useless" to Japanese after repeated bombings; fall of base expected soon. Enemy osition made more precarious as result of new U. S. naval success in second Kula Gulf battle.

CHINA American airmen make five attacks in seven days on Japanese in Indo-China; sink shipping and wreck military installations; include heavy raid on Canton; Chinese guerrillas' resist Japanese offensive in Taihang mountains. mm JfTflRY viiii 11 1 HEARS Dl HEALTI FFIGER Dr. S. J. Williams, director of the Pike County of Health, told McComb Rotary Club at tha 'Vodnesday of the HersheDS' instrur.tinns hnvp Adult's Hospital has made to -the welfare of the States of Tennes see, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Dr. Williams was introduced to the assembly by Tom Gordon. His aadress was the principal feature of the program and contained nwch information of value and interest to the ciub. 1 Guests at the meeting included D. B.

Drane, Brookhaven, guest of J. O. Emmerich; Police Chief Irvin Netterville, Captain R. H. Burns and Patrolman Hendrix Cutrer, all guests of Mayor A.

B. Williams; and Harold Bomboy, of the Federal Laboratories. NINETEEN LEAVE FOR TRAINING STATIONS OF NAVY Nineteen men from Pike County were included in a group from the Pike Selective Service Board No. 1 who have gone to San Diego. California, and other after being inducted into the United States' Naval Reserve.

These men took their oath in the service on June 30 and left Wednesday, July 7, after having haTd seven-day furloughs Included in this group were: James Alexander Chapman, George Edwin Netterville, Richard Denman Watkins, Paul Buford Kuyrkendall, Thomas William Abernathy, Arthur Jules Hammond, Woodrow Wilson Whit-tington. Emmet Jackson Carlisle, Gordon Lae Alexander, George Frank Martin, Bernard Lamar Wesbrook Nello Harold Leonard, Alva 1 army was reflected in newspaper reports quoting Adolf Hitler's order of the day to the German army on the opening, of the offensive July 5. The Russians killed 2,000 German officers and men in dislodging the enemy from the latest towns to be re-captured, a communique said. In another sector, a Russian tank unit' destroyed 35 German tanks, including seven 60-ton tigers, in beating off German attacks. 0 BILL TO BOOST COMPENSATION WASHINGTON, July 14.

Omnibus war veterans' legislation, boosting compensation for widows and children of men killed in the ngnting lorces wartime, became law today with President Roose- velt's signature. Widows of war veterans irrespective of their age will receive $50 a month." The old rates were $38 for those under 50 years of age and $45 for those over 50. A widow with one child will re ceive $65, with $13 more for each additional child. Old rates varied according to the children's ages. The veterans' administration estimated the increased rates will cost $4,536,000 for the first year of operation.

The measure sets hew peacetime service-connected death pension rates at approximately 75 per cent of the amounts authorized for wartime-service-connected death. Civilians face reduction in canned food and vegetable allowance and possibly increase in meat. WAR VETERANS Ringold Hughes, Wesley Bour-- bon Lenoir. BURMA U. S.

liberator. bomb- Leigh Leach Klotz, Ray Garland ers drop 18,000 tons of bombs on Godbold, Reginald Lee Carruth, Japanese railroad installations at John Jehue Morgan, Clyde Em- Myingyan, southwest Of Manda-mett Newell. i lay..