The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

Temperature Tennessee: Scattered thunder showers In west and south, portion this 'arternoonnd arly hither temperatures. (tln ftrlf ffllf 1 Kentucky: Somewhat higher tern- i Jl Highest 86 Lowest 68 River (rising) ....19.7 Faint trace of 'rain, i peratures with scattered thunder showers over west and north por-. ttons tonight, likely beginning In the lower Ohio Valley this afternoon. Tennessee's Oldest Newspaper Established In 1808 Associated Press United Press CLARKSVILLE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1942 EIGHT PHAGES A 0 "IT I1 of naeci. 1 xiMll JD)OJL lie; lilll i 1 i im.

i.n IV 4 4- TTT .11.11 rr XJK eserves German Nazis Break Through Rus Men, Weapons Will Be Moved Wholly By Air VOLUME CXXXV- NO. 35 A 3 a BIBS Asainst Battlelinels Being Stabilized At Two Flanks Auf. frWEu8-" sia's carefully saved reserves were moving inui uie Dattie 10-' day as JVlarsiial Semeon' Tlmo-shenko's troops fowght back bit' teriy against a new threat to Stalingrad on the battleground where the fledgling' Ked Army iide history in the 1917 iiition. Dispatches which Indicated for the first time that the serves were going Into action afainst the terrific German of-' tensive said the hattlellne ap parently had been stabilized at both flanks-near 80 miles northwest of Stalingrad, and Kushchevka, on, the Weya River 50 miles south of Rostov. The line still sagged, however, under the weight of Nazi numerical superiority In the Belaya Glina r- sector, 100 miles southeast of Ros- rfn 1L 0 1 'No Surrender Is Dutch Motto, Queen Declares "WASHINGTON, Aug.

of the Netherlands, the first Queen in her own right to visit the United States, told Congress today that "no surrender" remains the motto of her people, suffering though' they are under theh Alien rule of an invader in Asia, and in Europe. The grandmotherly monarch, ad-r: -RUSSIA W0 TStMlVANSKygi" A Aiov KUSHCHEVKAijJJ' A.Ta..MiWN NOVOROsQRVOOSHIl.OVSll LACK I MAKHACH tov, and near Kotelnlkovskl, south 1 of the Don, 95 miles southeast of i Stalingrad. Darucli I'cv Conkiiltea To Investigate Whole Problem WASHINGTON, Aug. -Asserting It would block progress of the war effort, President RooseveU vetoed, today legislation to create an independent agency to stimulate production of rubber from grain and simultaneously created a committee to look into the whole rubber problem. Bernard M.

Baruch, who was head of the War Industries Board In the last war, will be chairman of the committee named to recommend the' best program to produce the synthetic rubber necessary for the war effort and for essential civilian use. Serving with Baruch are Dr. James B. Conant, president of Harvard University, and Dr. Karl T.

Compton, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly before the veto message reached the Capitol, President Roosevelt conferred with WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson, Director Leon Henderson of the Office of Price Administration, Joseph B. Eastman, the, Defense Transportation Director, and Under Secretary of War Robert P. Pat-, terson.

Leaving the White House, group declined to detail their discussions but said it could be 'assumed that there would be no decision on nation-wide gasoline rationing until the Baruch Committee Baruch issued a statement in (Please page seven i Catholics Ask Vichy To Quit Persecutions BERN, SWITZERLAND, Aug. 6 Leading Catholic clergymen in Franfee with the support of the Pope have made a serious appeal to the Vichy government In an ef fort to alleviate the condition of the News and curtail an anti-Semitic program, it was reported today, but indications in reliable foreign quarters were that deportations to the at least of foreign Jews, would continue. The Papal Nuncio himself was said to have seen Chief of State Pe-taln, and a- delegation of French clergy appealed to Chief of Gov- esnment Laval and Fernaild de Brlnon, Vichy emissary In Paris, their efforts being spurred by the recent arrests in the Paris area of about 3,000 Jews. The Nuncio conveyed, it was said, a Papal expression of regret at sweeping measures under which Jews are deported, presumably for the German work program. Petaln was reported to sought the assurance of the German occupation authorities that only non-Frenth Jews would be deported, as has been the general practice thus far.

Foreign boservers thought it likely that this policy would continue, with arrests of French Jews being avoided for the most part. I With Russians believed planning to defend a front (broken line from the Sea of Azov southward to the Caucasus and then north to Kletskaya, Germans had broken through In the Belaya Glina sector (1) and claimed capture of Kropolkin. At same time, Russians admitted withdrawals in the Tsimlyansk (2) and Kletskaya see torn. At Belaya Qllna the threat to the North Caucasus was greatest. -At Kotelnlkovsfel the menace to Stalingrad was sharpened by the danger of a by-passing drive toward Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea 240 miles to the east or by the possibility of a squeeze on the i important Volga stronghold, of Stalingrad from the tiorthwest and, southwest simultaneously-.

Meanwhile, however; ail Nazi assaults northwest of the Kletskaya area, were being stopped dead. Similarly, the Russians reported a firm stand near 1 tTiiKhrhvVa whr thev said reck- Don and Kuban Cossacks held FIVE CENTS A COPYi Good Voting Weather Had Over State NASHVILLE, Aug. 6. voting" weather greeted Tennesseans generally today as they crowded their way Into polling places to cast their ballots in one of the state's bitterest. Democratic primaries in recent years.

oiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiuiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiifliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihl The Leaf -Chronicle will publish an election edition tomorrow morning. Because of this there will be no regular edition Friday' afternoon. -( iiiiiiiiiumiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimuiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiHiiM In Middle Tennessee, early morning Indications pointed to a comparatively heavy vote in all wards and districts of Nashville and Davidson County. In one small downtown Nashville district 61 persons voted during the first hour after the polls A hot legislative race is expected to Increase Davidson County's usual total' i -1 In Chattanooga, city polling places reported a "very light" vote during the early morning 'hours, despite Ideal weather conditions. -r mere no eany reports immediately available on balloting In either Memphis or Knoxvllle, but courthouse spokesmen in Shelby stuck to their previous, predictions that the county would cast approximately 50,000 ballots, during the day.

Ideal weather prevailed in both places. In Jackson and Madison County voting was about normal during the morning hours with favorable weather prevailing. Observers predicted a total vote tor the section of about 0,500. A light vote in both the county elaetion and the Democratic primary was reported In Clarksvllle's three precincts today. At 1:45 p.m.

today 311 people had balloted and all Indications pointed to a total vote not much in excess of 500. At the courthouse 194 had Voted In the county election and 160 in the primary. At the police station, 156 had voted In the county election and 120 In the primary, and at the new Cumberland Drive precinct 135 had balloted in the county contest and 131 In the primary. Voting throughout the county was also light. It was believed that the entire county vote would be around 2,000.

Victory Sale Is Scheduled For Aug. 19 There will be a "victory" auction of animals at the Clarksville Stock I yards on Wednesday afternoon, August 19, at the regular weekly sale. Assistant County Agent Ralph! Ring -announced today. The owners of the animals that will be offered for sale may designate them as "vlctroy" animals with the understanding that all proceeds from their sale wiU be used in the purchase of War stamps and bonds. A man will be at the yards with bonds and stamps for the convenience of the purchasers.

The one who buys the most bonds and stamps from the sale of bis livestock will be awarded a 2i war bond. Yarbrough Baby Is Buried Today Funeral services for William Ray Yarbrough, three -months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall Yarbrough, who died at Clarksville Hospital early last night as a result of pneumonia, were conducted at the gTavt In Rlverview Cemetery at 10 o'clock this morning by the Rev. W.

T. Hagewood At the grave Mrs. Sidney Lyle, Mrs. Jolm Jenkins and Miss Jessie Mae CliUerJial) sang "In the Sweet Bve and Eye," "Ood Be With You Till We Meet Ag and "Ood Will take Care of You." The baby had never been we'd and little hope was held for his recovery when he contracted pneumonia. Surviving are the parents, a brother, Lormie ZatI and a aU-ter, Earbart Ar.n Yarbro-usn, a waterl ne.

(aDDarentlv the Yaya Rlverr repulsing attack after at- tack by German tanks and infantry. The necessity for blows In return1 was emphasized by Red Star, the Army newspaper, which said "in order to halt the enemy it Is necessary to reply to very attack with counterattacks." jV Down in the Caucasus the Rus- ilans have ahother fighting withdrawal below Belaya Gllna, 100 miles southeast of Rostov, and were declared to be. inflicting enormous losses on the Nazis in the Kushchevka area, 50 miles south of Rostov. On the Stalingrad front, Kotelni- Hurled Drive sian Lines Lady Rebukes 'Left Wing' "NEW 'YORK, Aug. 8.

Disavowing any support of the Ameri -can Labor Party and in so doing making one of her rare statements on foreign affairs, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says: "I do not wish to be controlled hi this country by an American group that, In turn, is controlled by Russia and Russia's interests." The President's wife expressed this attitude in a letter rebuking Eugene P. Connolly, ALP left' wing leader, for his alleged use politically of a previous statement of hers in which she endorsed the party as a whole. Declaring, in her letter made public yesterday, that hei endorsement of the party as a whole had been used In a leaflet during the current primary fight between the ALP right and, left wings, she, told Connolly; "I do not wish you to use my name or my letter again in" any publication whatsoever." Connolly commented that "Mrs.

Roosevelt has been misinformed. We have never authorized or sanctioned use of her letter for any political purpose whatsoever." Mrs. Roosevelt in her letter said she had no desire to participate in the primary campaign and added that her early endorsement of the ALP statement was made with the thought the entire ALP was united upon it and that "I was certainly not endorsing primary candidates in opposition, to what I consider the regular American Labor party." HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS By Alley J. KtCKN ytY AIM A 5'piUt chiLE! i 1. 'I iaM ii ru Alalia li: i 111 etxat i i in mi U.

Offensive Force Is Organized WASHINGTON, Au. 6-P)-. Formation of the first two of an undisclosed number of entire divisions) of Infantry to move to a battle front by air was announced today by Under-Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, alone with creation of a new American-Canadian force of super-specialists iu offensive warfare. The 82nd and 101st Infantry Divisions at Camp Claiborne, will be the first of the airborne units, iwhJch will be streamlined down to ft strength of about 8,000 men All their weapons and equipment wil be moved by planes and gliders.

In action, the air-borne divisions will fight as infantry after the manner of similar Ctf. man Army The commander of the 82nd is Matthew B. Ridgrvay, and William L. Lee commands the 101st Division. The new unit designated the first special service force, was described as a unique eotnbat unit composed oT specially ifk-d men skilled far sH often-sive operations, including marine landings and mountain and desert warfare.

McNARNEY TO COMMAND The super-commando force will operate directly under direction of the Deputy -Chief of Staff, Lieut. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney. A training camp has been established at Helena, with Col.

Robert T. Frederick ot the Coast Artillery commanding. The Canadian contingent will be the first to serve as a part of United States Army unit, Patterson Canadian officers already are helping form the outfit; Command of another new fighting force, the Engineer Amphibian Command, which has been training at Camp Edwards, for spe cial assault missions landing operations has been given to Colonel Daniel Noce, he reported. HU horn Vm Fort Kins. The engineers are recruiting mo tor and sail boat operators, diesel And automobile mechanics for the unit.

Patterson also announced the formation of a board of army officers, jto be known as the Personnel Board, to handle the exchange of Nationals the American Army and the armed forces of the other United Nations and creation of a new transport tlon corps in the services of sup ply, concentrating In a single com mand all of the Army's transportation functions except air travel. Christians' To Dedicate ServiSe A service flag, representing the members of the First Christian Church who are in the armed services of the United States, will be dedicated at a special service at the Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Beryl S. Kln.se Pastor, will preach the sermon.

Troop. No. 6, Boy Sciruts of Amer ioa. Dr. J.

A. Winn, Scoutmaster, will provide ushers for the occasion. The service flag, presented to the churcrj by Oroup No. 3, Mrs. Jack Miller, chairman of the Women's Council, was designed and made by Mrs.

Daiicey Fort, Mrs. A. C. Phillips and Mrs. J.

H. Puckett. The families and friends of service men are especially 'invited to attend this service. The church also extends a cordial welcome' to all visitors. The following men are represented by the 23 stars on the flag: Amos; Acree, Buford Adams, Coyle Branson, Roy Broster, Coy Brown.

Eugene. Buckner, John Carney, BUlle Edwards, Orbin Ferguson. Jack Frost, Fletcher Hall. R. D.

Holt, Fietcher Jobe. Howard Johnson, M. L. Joslln, Fred McESroy, Eddie Moore, Arnold Nelson, Francis Peacher, Arthur Phillips, Crtsto Powers, Roy Stone, Robert Stophel, Tim Stophel, Grover Suiter, Thsm-as Wlnf.eid. fl if Cl.

1 mux ijicpnun To Hang For Treason DETROIT, Aug. 8. (tf) Max Ste-phan, first person In 145 years to be convicted of treason In the United States, was- sentenced in Federal Court today to be hanged. U. S.

District Judge Arthur J. Tut- tle directed that Stephan, German-born American citizen, be hanged on November 13, 1942, within the walls of the Federal detention prison at Milan, Mich. Stephan was convicted, in Federal Court here of aiding the flight of a Nazi flier escaped from a Canadian concentration camp. "The life of this traitor. Max Ste phan, is less valuable than the lives of our loyal sons which are being given lii the cause of the United States," said Judge Tuttle In pre nouncing sentence.

"We have been too soft, to the extent of being mushy- There too' many in the SOB squad and too few In the fighting quad. This Is no ordinary war. We talk of soldiers and we think of death not In figures of thousands but In figures of millions. If the lives of many of our boys are to be taken to help such a cause, the court should not hesitate to take the -life of one traitor If It, In turn will help that same just case." The courtroom was packed as the first man convicted of treason since the famous "whisKey rbeelllon" was brought before the Federal Judge for sentence. Stephan, wearing the wrinkled gray suit In which he had sat through hU trial four weeks ago, gave no evidence of emotion when he heard his fate pronounced.

At Lansing, Governor Murray D. Van Daggoner of Michigan said that he would make no move to intervene in the death sentence meted out to Stephan. Call Made To CDC Members With First Aid All members of the Civilian Defense Corps who have taken the fled Cross course In First Aid at some time other than in the classics Just finished at the High School, are asked to report same to Mrs. Dorothy Hampton, telephone 175, Coordinator B. L.

Hassell requested today. i All members of the Corps who were present for as many as four out of five lectures on Civilian Defense and, have finished the Red Cross First Aid course, and who In certain special instances, have completed other courses of instruction necessary in itheir particular service, are eligible to wear the OCD insignia, Mr. Hassell stated mem-. berS who have partially completed the requirements will be given an opportunity a little later to complete their training and also qualify as full fledged members of the Corps. Mr.

Hassell stated also that new classes for the training of addi tional members of the Corps will be started later it the High, School in an effort to brine the local defense organization up to full strength. Mr. Hassell stated that a fine cla1 of men and women had work ed splendidly In preparation for their duties in case Clarksville should evr be visited by enemy bombers or saboteurs, and that as a result of their cooperative ef forts, a splendid organization under the leadership of Commander W. O. Ladd has been formed Leroy Baggett Now Staff Sergeant Leroy Baggett, star football play er for Ctorksrttle School and tren Austin Pey Normal, now staff sergeant.

Baggett has recently twen transferred from Jefferson Barracks, to Salt Lake City. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Eagiett of Clarksville, and has been la the army a yew. dressing a Joint session of the House and "Imagine what it means for a Hberty-lovlrig country to be In bondage, for a proud country to be subject to harsh alien rule. "What would be the American answer if an Invader tried tp cover his wholesale systematic pillage with the firing squad, the concentration camp and the abomination of the hostage practice?" The 61-yeajF-old Queen, who issued a -proclamation of "flaming protest" and sent her armies Into battle when the German forces invaded Holland in May, J940, continued: "I doubt nc-t tihat your answer would be: Resistance, resistance until the end, resistance In every practicable' shape or form. "This Is exactly the answer my people have given, and are giving every day.

Inside occupied territory and outside, the fight goes on." The Netherlands government forced to flee has set Up headquarters In London. -vhe. Queen, came iran London. In. mldrJune by bomber, her first trans-Atlantic crossing.

She landed in With her daughter, Crown Princess and two granddaughtersi she has been staying at Lee, Mass. She arrived here yesterday for an- official White visit. told the legislator? that the Netherlands is In the war with the United States and the other United Nations to the last. "United we stand and we will achieve victory," she said. Explaining the Netherlands peace aims, the Queen said: "We want nothing that does not belong to us.

We want td resume pur place an independent nation on the fringe of the Atlantic, on the dividing line of the Pacific and the Indian oceans and to remain your good neighbors in the Caribbean Sea, and we accept the responsibilities resulting from that situation." Jo Gibson Named Savings Administrator For Tennessee NASHVILLE, Aug. 6. 6ecre- tary of Treasury Henry Morgerithau has notified Jo Gibson, of Nashville of his appointment as war savings administrator" for Tennessee, and named H. GrSdy Huddleston, also of Nashville, chairman of the war savings state committee to work with Gibson. Gibsoh succeeds Lipe Henslee.

He has been acting administrator for several months. Is used In hundreds of newspapers over the country. Feeling the need of a daily edt torial cartoon to add to its editorial page, the Leaf -Chronicle" has ac quired a three-column editorial car toon that will emphasize the war effort and national affairs. Interesting articles and pictures that will freshen up the society page will begin next week. These are purchased primarily for the Interest of women readers.

They are about styles, health, charm, diet and modes and manners. i ALso the Caroline Chatfield column wiM have a particular interest to women readers. It is a personal problem column in which she tells the plain truth In answer to ques: tions that are not unusual. It start ed ten years ago and has had phe nomenal growth. Joe Williams, famous sports writ er, writes a breexy entertaining column cn sport that should appeal to all sports fans.

He is a regular guy. who talks the way he writes and writes the way he talks. With 'tnesf new feattimrpita thue it is now. carrying, and with the new Associated Press teletypes that bring the world to readers of the Leaf-Chronttie, this paper be lieves that it offers to thli commu nity everything that a small city newspaper, caa give. kovskl itself still was in Russian "hands but was under German attack.

The fighting switched there from Tsimlyansk where the Red Army for two weeks had held the Nazis on the banks of the Don. The Army newspaper Red Star tald the situation on the south-em flank below Belaya Gllna and Kushchevka continued grave, with be Germans, making new dents In iJusslan defense lines. It said enemy gains there, however, were achieved at great cost in Nazi lives and equipment. The most violent battle was in progress In the Belaya Glina sector where the Germans have driven closest to the oil fields of Maikop, some .120 miles farther to the southwest. A.

P. History Six Negroes Hurt In Crash, Ice Destroyed Raymond Word, Hopklnsville Negro, is in Burt Infirmary suffering from a severe head injury, and six others, all colored, were less seriously hurt In a traffic accident on Highway 41-W about 11 o'clock last night. A truck of the Clarksville Coal Company was burned when it turned over after being reportedly struck by a car was passing it near Camp Campbell. Ashlen Stafford, Negro, was driver of the truck. He was not badly hurt.

Thirty-nine 300-lb. blocks of ice which Stafford was driving to the Camp were lost. Edward Bronough, Negro from Hopklnsville, driver of the car in which the five other Negroes were riding, said that the same car which passed and sideswiped the truck, collided against his car and, knocked it off the hlehwav. Word was the most seriously hurt of the group, out Dorothy Johnson, also of HopkiiLsvllle, suffered a broken arm. Others who received minor cuts and bruises were Alexander Curtis, Helen McKinney and Lat- tie Lee Whitlock.

Mrs. Wilson Dies At Age 86, Rites Friday Mrs. Almeda Robert Wilson, 86 years old, died at 10:55 o'clock this morning at the -home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex Current, near Sango. Funeral services will be conducted at Mallory's Chapel at 4 o'cloc Friday afternoon by the Hfcv.

Jim Lan- throp, pastor, assisted by the Rev. J. EL Hudgins and the Rev. J. T.

Coleman, Burial will be in the Mal-lory cemetery. Her sons will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Wilson was born May 29, 1856, the daughter of Frank Teasley and Mrs. Luclnda Weakley Teasley of Cheatham County.

She was the widow of the late W. Wilson, who died on July 25, 1928. Surviving are six sons. J. E.

of Cheatham County, I. Ben, Orover, Paul and Raymond Wilson, all of Montgomery County, and four daughters, Mrs, E. B. Nolen, Mrs R. A.

Evans. Mrs. Alex Current and Mrs. L. W.

Wyatt. all of Montgom ery County. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Nannie Harris of Nashville; 33 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren, Mrs." Wilson was widely kpon throughout the community and a member of the JdaDory's Chase! The swimming pool at FVisch-haefcer Playfieki at San Francisco, fsrir.g the Pacific Ocean' for a length of 1.000 feet is rsted as the world's largen outdoor plunge. New Features To Make Bow In Chronicle Monday 7 is Keviewea To Civitans A review of the history of news eatherlne which resulted in oreani- aation in 1848 of the Associated Press was made to the Clvttan Club todav bv James E.

Charlet. The speaker began hU address by recalling a bleak Novemoer morning In 18M in. the Coffee Exchange building at Boston when peopl Bsthprwi In the readln room to hear the latest news. Samuel Otl-t tl had devised the plan of recording news from ships as they i In from Eurow Jow Samuel Topllff, an employe 5 Gilbert, went to meet the ships and beat them back to shore with late news stories was described as the first step towards going after the news. That was when the yoirng conn 5 Many new features will appear for the first time next Monday In the Leaf -Chronicle.

On the' heels of installation of the new Tennessee Associated Press teletype August l.the Leaf-Chronicle has secured the following new features from United Feature Syndicate, New York City: "Nancy" and "Race Riley and the Commandos." comic strips; a comic panel. "Back Home Again," a three-column editorial cartoon; women's page articles; a sports column by Joe Williams and a society page column by Caroline Chatfield. "Nancy" is a popular comic strip that will replace "Little Mary Mix-up," and has a much greater following than the 'Little Mary" strip. "Nancy" Is drawn by Ernie Bush-miller, who explains 'she Just grow-ed." Readers think Nancy is funny, they think she is cute. They want more of Nancy.

So she will appear dally on the comic page of the Leaf-Chronicle, Race Riley and the Commandos-is an adventure strip about a young man In the Commandos whose exploits nave esemtfied the world, rot-low the Commandos In their amai. in? raids on the Nazis in the Leaf-Chronicle each day. "Back Home Again" Is one of those homely, human interest comic pneis contains bit of philosophy and lot cf humor. It try was tense as war clouds gathered over the' horison, as King George III brooded over the loss of the colonies and as Napoleon traced new conquests on the wrinkled map of EMrope. In 1848 the news scene shifted from Boston to New York.

Mr. Char-let inued. A group of ten men, after keen competition had resuit-- in the bright idea of sending sail (Fiea-'f turn to teven).