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OUR MOUNTAIN HOME. WEDNESDAY MORNiNC. PAGE FOUR Jungle Fighters WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Officials Take Over tC Kt PCM Jap Armada Repulsed in New Guinea; Russians9 Rostov-Caucasus Offensive Wins Back Vital Areas From Germans; FDR Cites 'Miracle of War Production (EDITOR'S NOTE: Whan oninlans arc iDRFIted In these eolamH. tha? tlMM sMtrn.Newplbr uuu a ns oaiyw Released by Wutarn CONGRESS: Farm Bloc Program Increasing strength of the farm bloc's influence in the 78th congress was evident as leaders mobilized their forces in both houses to modify administration farm policies and Ao seek release from the armed foraes of drafted farm youth as' a means of relieving tlie agricultural manpower shortage. That the farm bloc had support iar its efforts in rural America was indicated by the action of five major farm -organizations in uniting be-ihind (the program.

These groups include Hie National Association of 'Commissioners, Secretaries and Di-rectors-of Agriculture the American Farm Bureau Federation; the National Grange; the Milk Producers Federation and tne National Cooperative (Council. Speaking $or the farm bloc, Senator iBorikhead of Alabama said 1hat (preservation of the farm labor supply should figure in a complete "redistribution of manpower. Indicating the farm ibloc's support of the ifarm organizations' appeal for release of drafted farm youth, he asserted that the estimated 3,000,0006 3,500,000 men scheduled to be drafted in 1943 might well be diverted production of both weapons and food. CONSUMER GOODS: rfr f' jllll III MfffTWl First picture of an American officer questioning German prisoners is shown above, as Maj. William Yarborough (bareheaded) of Seattle, interrogates two -German prisoners taken in Tunisia.

Fighting French troopers look on. Major Yarborough is liaison officer between the advanced V. S. forces and the French in Tunisia. Sparks Delivers His Jaanral Speech On Capita Hill Monday Other Officios Are Scheduled To Tke Oath Of Office Privatdy MONTGOMERY, Sparks of Eufaula, took over the reins of the state government at -noon Mon day -when he took the oath cf office as Alabama's 45th governor.

Sparks is the states first bachelor governor in 70 years. At the request of the incoming governor, the wartime inn.mgural was simple. Immediately preceding the ceremony an hour and half parade, led by Grand Marshal Millard Wescctt of Montgomery diployed the greatest shew of militay might since the Firs: World Wat. 'Out in front, immediately behind Wescott, came the Cowikee Mills band from the governor's hometown of Eufaula. Automobiles bearing outgoing Governor Frank Dixon.

Sparks. Mrs. Dixon and Sparks' sister. Mrs. Louise Sparkj Flewellen.

followed by the band. States guardsmen from all over Al 'buma and military units trom Montgomery's Maxwell and Gunter fields made up the bulk of the parade. Other units from Camp Rucker and Fort McClellan also appeared in parade. Lanier high school, Avundale Mills band Starke university school airl Hurt school also took part. The march ended in from of the capitol where the oath was administered to the new governor by Chiel Justice Lucian D.

Gardner of the Alabama supreme court. Other state officers were to be sworn in privately. Lt. Governor Handy Ellis expected to take the oath of oft ice on Tuesday when he begins his term president of the state senate. Other officers who took office Monday were John Brandon, state auditor.

Howell Turner, secretary of state: Walter C. Lusk. state trasurer; E. B. Norton, superintendent of education: Joe N.

Poole, commissioner of agriculture and industries; Robert Harwood, attorney general; Virgt! Bouldin and Thomas S. Lawson asso-state justices of the supreme court, and Gordon Persons and W. Clint Harrison, associate members of th; public service commission. The legislature, which recessed on Thursday, reconvened Monday morning and will continue in session for a few days util adjournment for the regular May meeting. Governor Sparks delivered his in-augral address from a flag bedecked platform at the capitol.

NAVY CROSS GIVEN TO JAMES ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Lt. Col James Roosevelt, eldest son of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, was among IS members of a Marine Corps raider group announced by the Navy Wed nesday as having each received a Navy Cross for a suceessfi-1 ttack on Makin Islnd in the Pacific last August.

The decoration, the Navy said, was awarded Roosevelt, then a major, by Adm. Chester W. Nimir.tz. commander-in-chief. Pacific Fleet, on Guadalcanal Island, in the Solomons last October, Roosevelt's citation follows: "For extraordinary heroism and distinguished service against an arm' enemy on Makin.

He. in the first operation of the kind ever conducted by United States forces, was second in command of the raiding expedition. At great risk to himself over and beyond call of duty, he continually exposed himself to heavy machine and sniper fire to insure effectiv control of operations from the command post. Through his maintenance of communications, he was able to inform his own supporting vessels cf the presence of two enemy vessels, as a result of which the enemy vessels wre destroyed by gunfire. During the evacuation, he personally saved three men from drowning in heavy surf.

His conduct was according to the finest traditions of the naval service." CANADIAN FLIER DIES JAOCSONVTLIjEi Jan. 19. Jacksonville army air base officials announced the death of Victory Lewis Martin of Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada, at a hospital Sunday from injuries received last week when an army bomber crashed into the rear of the city prison farm. The death of JbXartin, a -member of the bomber's the first fatality since establishment of the base here, the officials ill Their Duties Mcday Robinson Succeeds Rutledge As Sheriff Of Talladega County Two new county officials took over their duties Monday and two others. began new terms in offices to which they had been reelected.

John W. Robinson, perennial candi date for the office, took over the duties of Sheriff of Talladega county. He was elected to this office in the November general election after winning the Democratic nomination in A field of five candidates. Cecil Nabors, former Talladega chief of police, opposed Robinson in the primary runoff. Robinson succeeded R.

D. Rutledge, who was appointed to the office after the resignation of Ernest Campbell. He formerly has served as chief of police both at Talladega and Syla-j cauga. Mr. Robinson could not be contacted early Monday for a statement as to plans for sheriffs office personnel.

He is pledged to appoint Earl Howell, a candidate for sheriff in the first primary, as his chief deputy. Howell served as chief deputy sheriff -under Rutledge. Circuit Solicitor J. J. Cockrell began another term to the offjee for which he was reelected.

Mr. Cockrell was unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general -lection. This is his second term in the solicitor's office. Also reelected to a county office is A. J.

Turner, county commissioner from the third district. A. L. Jones, who was elected commissioner from the third district, also officially took office Monday. Commissioner's posts held by Leslie R.

Hutto of district two and G. C. Ogletree of district four, were not up for election. New terms fur the county's tax collector and tax assessor will not begin mil October. Tobe Washam, tax assessor and Gowan Roberts, tax collector, were; reelected to their posts.

Washam was unopposed, and Roberts won the nomination from John Ed Wallis of Sylacauga. Talladega High Downs MillerviHe. 22 To 17 Talladega High School's varsity team rolled over the Millerville High School quintet 22 to 17 here Friday night. Tlie local team's offensive was sparked by Elmo Brown, Nunn and Vickers, who chalked up six points apiece. Comet Brown was the outstanding defensive man of the evening and also added four points to the Talladega total score.

Leading scorer for the evening was Hawkins of Millerville, who accounted for a total sevea points for the losers. In the preliminary game, Talladega's "B'' squad defeated the Millerville second team, 19 to 6. The box score for the varsity game: Talladega (22) Burton, 0 Wallace, 0 Nunn, 6 E. Brown, 6 Vickers, -6 E. Brown, 4 Behr, .1 0 Drake, 0 Total 22 Millerville (17) Hawkins, 7 G.

Martin, 5 Chandler, 0 F. Martin, 4 Smith, 1 Total 17 CORRF.SPONDF.NTS PICK PAUL WOOTEN WASHINNTON, Jan. Wooten, of tlie New Orleans Times-Picayune of McGraw-Hill publications. was elected president of the White House -correspondents association Monday for the next year. Other officers elected were Mer-riam Smith of the United 'Press, vice Daily News.

ersUOt 1234 Z3 president; Feed Pasley, New York Daily News, secretary-treasuxw; Bert Andrews, New York Herald-Tribune; William H. Lawrence, New York Times, and Gamett D. Homer, Washington Evening Star, members of the executive committee. am net necrur mt tow Newspaper Colon. ROOSEVELTi Better World Ahead Bad news for the Axis, good news for the United Nations and the assurance of victory followed by postwar economic security were the three most significant elements in Fresident Roosevelt's annual message to the 78th congress.

In delivering his bad news to the Axis on all fronts, President bluntly announced: "Now our aim is to force the Japanese to fight. Last year we them. This year we intend 'to advance." In the African area he promised that the last vestige of Axis power would be driven from the south shores of the Mediterranean. Concerning Europe, he said, are going to nd Strike The good news tor the United Nations was contained in Mr. Roosevelt's enumeration of the "miracle of production" at home, as well as the evidence of close co-operations between all Allied leaders.

In his summary of accomplishments during the last year, the President listed the production of 48,000 airplanes, 6,000 tanks and self-propelled artillery weapons, nd 10,431,000,000 rounds of ammunition and the transporting of 1,500,000 men of our armed -forces overseas. Significantly, he revealed that more supplies are now being flown by American planes to China than were ver transported over the Burma road. In his approaches to postwar planning and domestic policy, Jhe President succeeded in prompting good will for the administration in a congress now closely balanced in political faith. He suggested principles rather than specific recommendations for legislation that might stir up factional disputes. NORTH AFRICA Allies Coil Give and take operations continued on the Tunisian front, with the Allied forces -stadi riecruiting their Strength until' superior air and land power aided more favorable weather would enable them to mash ahead in the all-out-assault for Bi-zerte and Tunis.

As American troop concentrations were speeded in 'the new U. S. Hith under Lieut. Mark Clark, British infantry units wrested important heights from the Germans west of Bizerte. "The 'British, however, were dislodged from these positions by fierce German counter-attacks indicating the enemy's determination to contest every remaining foot of African soil.

British and American bombers were active in the air, while Allied submarines harassed Axis shipping in the Mediterranean, sinking two enemy ships believed to be carrying troops to Africa. In the east, General Sir Bernard Montgomery's British eighth army had been sparring for an opening for a new push on Tripoli. On the diplomatic front it was reported that Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French, and Gen. Henri Giraud had agreed to a discussion of North African problems designed to speed French action against the Axis in collaboration with their Allies.

LOCAL TRANSPORT: ODT Takes Over In a far-reaching executive order designed to -speed up the movement of war workers, President Roosevelt placed Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. in charge of local bus lines and street cars. The effect was to give ODT complete supervision over all local transportation equipment and to authorize Mr. Eastman to revise present service and schedule wherever necessary to step up the movement of passengers to and from war plants. (J Feiver Purchases Ahead Purchases of consumer goods and services by American civilians will register declines of 10 to 15 'per cent in 1943, while production of goods will show a 15 to 20 per cent dip, according to a prediction by the Office of Civilian Supply of the War Production board.

The OCS estimated that the lag production would be offset by the absorption of 25 per cent of the inventories on hand at the beginning of 'the year. Largest drop in buying is expected in durable goods, continuing a trend started in 1942 when purchases by civilians declined 45 per cent below 1941. This year's decline is estimated at 35 per cent below 1942. The OCS said that production of consumer goods from steel would virtually stop. VICTORY PREDICTIONS: Premature, Says Davis White-haired OWI Chief Elmer Davis, who prides himself on being realistic, exercised that trait when he took exception to Admiral William F.

Ilalsey's prediction of a United "Nations' victory this year. Commenting on the naval officer's forecast, Davis said: "1 have no information to support such a prediction, although I have been trying to get some." Davis pointed out that the Germans are still building submarines faster than tlie Allies are sinking them and the U-boats' toll is creat- ELMER DAVIS ing "heavy losses in ships and the cargoes that go with them and sometimes trained men on them." The director of war information tempered his pessimistic views, however, by stating that the Allied nations, particularly the United States, for some months past have been building more ships than Axis submarines have been sinking. POSTWAR CARS: To Cost $400 Radically new light-weight cars that may sell for as little as $400 were envisioned by F. C. Crawford, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, as a postwar development resulting from amazing strides in metallurgy.

Mr. Crawford said that motorists in the coming peace era will have better gasoline than the 100-octane fuel now used for combat aircraft. The superior gasoline, plus greater use of light metals developed during the war, will give the American people far greater mileage on their cars and the cheapest all-around automobile transportation in history. Tlie NAM president said automobile companies expect to start production on. some cars immediately after the war, but that the new postwar models probably will not appear for 15 to 18 months afterward.

MISCELLANY: NEW YORK: The American people contributed more than $9,000,000 to United China relief during 1942, Wendell L. Willkie announced here. Speaking over a national radio hookup, Willkie, honorary national chairman of the drive, said that last year's donations amounted to $7,083,357 in cash and pledges totaling $2,209,678. Gifts, be said, ranged from 3 cents tp Bsrnsrd Bsruch's 100,000. SOUTH PACIFIC: Japs Are Stubborn Although General MacArthur's forces had cleared the enemy out of the Papuan peninsula, the Japs still held an area in New Guinea as large as Texas and Oklahoma combined.

That the Nipponese intended to stubbornly hold this area was evident from their naval operations to reinforce it. First Jap efforts in this direction were frustrated when United Nations bombers attacked a convoy of 10 enemy ships off Lae, 160 miles up the eastern New Guinea coast from Buna. The Allied airmen sank two ships, one a vessel loaded with troops, scored hits on a third and shot down 18 Jap planes, according to a communique from General MacArthur's headquarters. Meanwhile other Allied airmen roved as far as Gasmata and Ra-baul in neighboring New 'Britain, where unusually heavy concentrations of Jap troop and supply ships and war craft had assembled. In the Solomons, American fliers continued to assert Allied air supremacy by attacking Jap airfields at Munda and Kahili on Bougainville island.

Meanwhile in Burma, British planes strafed the area northwest of Akyab and damaged enemy shipping off Burma's west coast. RUSS STEAMROLLER: Gains Momentum Best news for the United Nations' cause continued to come from the far-flung expanses of south and central Russia. The Reds' two-pronged threat aimed at Rostov, vital city at the mouth of the Don, grew more menacing to the Nazi defenders, as both the northern and southern arms of the pincers continued to make new gains, capturing CI villages in the Middle Don and rolling up impressive advances in the Caucasus. The Caucasus, offensive was especially significant, for after expelling the Nazis from Mozdok, gateway to the Grozny oil fields, and from, strategic Nalchik, the Russ pressed the retreating Germans hard, advancing toward Mineralne Vody, center of a network of Caucasus railroads. The capture of more than a dozen Caucasus towns indicated that the Nazi front in the area was breaking up faster than in any previous bat-tics.

The seriousness of the German plight in the Caucasus was emphasized by the fact that for the first time the Berlin radio conceded that Axis troops were retreating in the east Caucasus, explaining that their troops had carried out "a shortening of the front, according to plan by giving up advanced strong points." PETROLEUM RATION: East Curbed Again The OPA cut deeper into the use of rationed petroleum products in 17 eastern states, when an order banned pleasure driving and slashed the amount of fuel oil that schools, stores, theaters and non-residential establishments may consume to 25 per cent below present rations, giving them about 45 per cent of normal requirements. Future operation of many amusement places was left in doubt, since the OPA order specifically banned motoring to theaters as well as race tracks, and the fuel restrictions threatened to make theaters and night clubs cool beyond comfort. The OPA warned, too, that future cuts in non-residential fuel oil rations might be necessary. Stern measures faced motoriste violating the new orders. Any car owner driving to amusement centers or to purely social engagements" was liable to tlie cancellation of all or part of his gasoline ration.

I ill pi.rti.i: unit I jth tit- ct'l llilM- .1 to i' 'i IU II 1 IT Payne Named Head Of Military Group Tallaclegan Also To Be Vice Chairman Of Aviation Body Talladega's L. N. Payne, beginning his second term as state representative, will hold tlie chairmanship of one standing house committee and the vice chairmanship of another. F.peaker Miller Wednesday announced the full list of committees after a long series of conferences among Governor-Elect Chauneey Sparks, Miller, and other legislative leadeis. Mr.

Fayne was named to the chairmanship of the committee on military affairs. He also was named to the vice chairmanship of the committee on aviation. Mr. Payne was named a member of several other committees, among them the committee on agriculture. Graham Wright, serving his firs, term, was made a member of several committees, among them ways an3 means, education and public welfare and corrective institutions.

t. S. CHARGE FILED IN LYNCHING CASE JACKSON. Jan. 14 A federal grand jury late Tuesday returned two indictments charging four private citizens and a deputy sheriff all of Jones County.

Mississippi, with a violation of federal civil rights statutes in the lynching of Howard Wash. Negri i. Laurel. on the nigh; of Otnber IK. 1042.

The first indictment named Nathaniel Shotts. Alien Pryor. Barney Jones and William Oscar Johnson. The second indictment named these four and in addition Luther Holder, deputy sheriff and Jnncs county jailer. Frank Coleman.

Roanoke. Ala special assistant to the U. S. attorney general, announced the indictment: and said his department's investigation idicated the four citizens were "ringleaders" of mob at between 50 and 100. Coleman described the indictments as the first of their type, involving an officer, in the country's history, an 1 the third of their general type on record.

DOCTORS DIED IN MILITARY SERVICE CHTCACO. Jan. 15 Forty-eight United States physicians died in military service in 142, eleven of them in action, the Journal American Medical association reports. Tlie Journal in its annual compiliafton said there were at least 3.3S3 deaths of physicians in this counrty during the war. "A net increase to the pr fession of 1,352 resulted fro rathe 5.163 graduates of medical schools in the United States for 142," dded.

The average of death was 65, as cam-pared with 65.9 in 1941. ii Hit the Unes tor test. Australian nut itt inn; oi Ne' lluiiidj. Their mwt ta ii. itrjicic isiar.J ni Bank Officials Are Re-Elected At Annual Meetings Held Here The annual meeting of the officers aid directors of the Isbell National the Tall.idtga National P.anks were held here recently.

All officers and directors were re elected at the Bank. They are: J. L. Chambers, president; Otis It Burton, cashier; John I. Tubbs, assistant cashier.

Members of the board of director? are: W. P. Armstrong. Dr. C.

L. Salter W. N. Boynton. J.

L. Chambers, C. W. Stringer and H. C.

McConnell, Jr. At the Talladega National, officer are: B. Wilson, president; C. T. Burton, cashier: D.

C. Thomason, trust officer ar.J assistant cashier; Noble C. Hall assistant cashier; and assistant trus officer. Added to the board of directors were T. J.

Jones, D. C. Thomason and George F. Wooien. Reelected are W.

L. Dumas, Mrs. Lcra J. Graham, J. K.

Dixon, Brewer Dixcn. Mrs. Ruth V. McFJderry, S. and A.

Abrams. SCOFFS AT MALARIA 'Cl'RE' BOSTON, Jan. I1). The New England Journal of Medicine cautioned Monday that the raising of false hope-" of a malaria cure "would only hinder the battle acainst the disease and thc wir.ning of the war." Referring to reports which credited to a new synthetic druu. atabrine invariable five-day cures the disease and further attributed to it the possibility ni wipins out malaria.

The. 'oumal cemmentori: False hopes wil' be aroused the inhabitant', of the malarious areas the world," and added that these would be conductive to "wishful thinking among cur population and md particularly our troops serving in 'he tropical areas." This. The Journal suggested, might tend to minimize the seriousness of the malarial problem and thp loss of the main source of quinine in the Dutch East Indies. It is well known among that no drug or combination of drugs will produce a cure in all infected patients." The Jouranl added in quoting research workers, and it asserted. they also demonstrated that drug-control methods could not prevent an epidemic if great numbers of anopheline mosquitoes were present." PIKE'S PEAK TRAVEL OFF COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, (U.P.) Travel to the summit of Colorado's famous Pike Peak dropped 75 per cent in 1942.

Supervisor Keithley of Pike National Forest said only 30,000 persons one-fourth o' normal made the trip up the famous scenic attraction of the state during the past year..