White Deer Review (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME XXI.
WHITE DEER, CARS OX COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1944
NUMBER 12
Civilian ‘D’ Day Scheduled for Monday, June 12
This Is the Way It Happened
Long Awaited ‘Second Front’
Spells Liberation for Many
Occupied European Countries
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Nazi sources first broke the story, announcing that naval units were
shelling Le Havre, France, and that landing craft were nearing the
shores. Landing attempts, general along the English channel coast, fol-
owed in reality the arrowed diagram of planes and ships from England
to France.
Light broadened on the horizon . . . Thousands of planes
blotted out the pale sky as their wings carried them onward
to the thunder of their engines . . . Below, more than 6,000
;hips of all types moved in a mass over the English channel . . .
Short moments later, hundreds of paratroopers tumbled
from the planes and the sky over French Normandy was
filled with the little white billows of their ’chutes; big battle-
ships opened up a quaking fire on the French coast, and then
anding vessels poked their snub-noses onto the sandy beaches
ind U. S. and British troops poured <$>-— -
ishore, with tanks and other equip-
nent unloaded behind them.
The invasion of Europe was on,
he second front had been estab-
lished!
Thus did June 6, 1944, go down in
listory as the date on which the
lemocratic powers of U. S. and Brit-
tin challenged Adolf Hitler’s “New
3rder” on his own battlegrounds of
vestern Europe, the mighty gate to
he Nazis’ continental fortress, or-
janized under dominion of the Ger-
nan wehrmacht.
Taking place 80 miles across the
thannel from England, the first Al-
ied landings were made between the
jreat ports of Le Havre and Cher-
jourg on the French coast, while
nasses of planes and ships bom-
>arded Dieppe, Abbeville and Bou-
ogne, farther to the east.
From the start, the invasion was
t fight to the finish, with German
lestroyers and E-boats attacking
he huge Allied fleet off the French
mast. German reservists concen-
rated behind the lines for emer-
gency service, rushed forward to
neet U. S. and British paratroopers
lescending from the skies, and to
:ombat Allied armored units press-
ng inland with tanks.
In the thunderous crescendo of
he early fighting, the Allies pene-
rated from seven to ten miles in-
and, and reinforcements were put
ishore to support the attack.
Under supreme command of U. S.
'Jen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, with
'Jritish rGen. Bernard L. Montgom-
ery in charge of ground troops and
Jritish Adm. Bertram Home Ram-
ay leading the naval forces, U. S.
snd British fighting men spearhead-
ed the invasion, receiving support
rom smaller units of Norwegians,
Poles, Dutch, French and Greeks.
As the Allies secured beachheads
•n the French coast and thrust in-
and toward Paris, German forces
:ounterattacked vigorously under
:cy, 69-year-old Field Marshal von
lundstedt and storied Erwin Rom-
oel. Adolf Hitler, himself, report-
idly rushed to the invasion area
<o preside over the enemy’s mili-
ary directorate.
Speaking in Britain’s house of
commons after the invasion got un-
ler way, Prime Minister Winston
Jhurchill declared that the landing
sperations were supported by 11,000
Irst-line aircraft, available for use
n any particularly critical sector.
* • *
The Allies’ invasion came after
he victorious assault on Rome and
veeks of intensive aerial bombard-
nent designed to wreck enemy com-
nunications, defenses and industry
n the west.
Throwing the full weight of the
J. S. Fifth and British Eighth ar-
nies at the Germans in the Italian
offensive, the Allies successfully tied
up an estimated 25 divisions, or
About 300,000 Nazis, in that country.
Rather than call upon additional
reserves to stem thd Allies’ deter-
nined drive in Italy, the Nazi high
sommand decided on a laborious re-
jreat up the mountainous peninsula
-D the north, where they could elimi-
tate the constant threat of landings
A their rear and yet fall back upon
Carson County has its Civilian
‘D’ Day starting Monday, June
12, when a campaign begins for
the sale of $460,000 of bonds for
the Fifth War Laon.
Divided into school districts it
is as follows:
White Deer, including Skelly-
town, $134,550.00, individual E, F,
and G Bonds $45,337.50.
Panhandle, $170,200.00
Groom, $74,750.00
Liberty, $6,900.00
Pleasant Plains, $9,200.00
Deahl, $9,200.00
Hobart, $4,600.00
Cuyler, $16,100.00
Conway, $13,800.00
Lark, $6,900.00
King, $9,200.00
Tony Ridge, 4,600.00
Total for the county $460,000.00,
witlh E, F, and G quotas of $155,-
000.00.
J. C. Freeman is the local chair-
man and J. C. Me Collougih again
heads the county organization.
CHAPLAIN GORDAN McINNES
IS WOUNDED IN ACTION
Rev. Gordan Melnnes, former
pastor of White Deer Presbyterian
Church, has been wounded in ac-
tion, according to a report receiv-
ed by Mrs. Mae Coffee from Mrs.
Melnnes, -who s now in California.
These Are Our Leaders in Battle
Here are “thumbnail” biographies
f the Allied invasion leaders:
the last rugged peaks of the Apen-
nines for a natural defense.
Although German Marshal Albert
Kesselring managed to pull the bulk
of his forces out of the trap Allied
Commander Gen. Harold Alexan-
der had set by attacking at Cassino
to the south and then later at Anzio
at the enemy’s back to the north-
west, the vigor of the U. S. and Brit-
ish drive resulted in the infliction of |
heavy casualties.
Not only was a high toll taken of
German troops in the line and of
their rearguards putting up a des-
perate delaying action, but Allied
war planes ranging over the ene-
my’s route of retreat shot up hun-
dreds of vehicles wheeling Nazi sol-
diers and equipment to the north.
Because of their refusal to
send more troops into Italy and
thus draw upon their precious
reserves for the invasion from
the west, the German high com-
mand was compelled to surren-
der Rome and the boot of the
big peninsula.
SOFTENED UP
Important factor in the Allies'
landings on the French channel
coast, was the prolonged bombard-
ment of enemy positions within the
whole area by fleets of thousands of
U. S. and British war-planes of all
types, from flashy fighter-bombers
to the more ponderous Flying For-
tresses and Lancasters.
Fortifications, airfields, railroads,
power stations—everything of use
to the Nazis in the defense against
the invasion came under the bomb-
sights of Allied airmen.
By hammering at railroad
lines, the Allied command
sought to disrupt the transport
of troops and supplies to the
areas where landings might be
made. Not only did Vichy’s col-
laborationists plead with French
engineers to stay at the throt-
tles in the face of the severe
bombardments, but the Ger-
mans even rushed key transport
squads to help in keeping open
the battered rail communica-
tions.
Thus was the invasion launched
only after the most careful and thor-
ough destruction of essential ele-
ments in the enemy’s defenses.
FORTRESS BARRIERS
Despite the extravagant propagan-
da of Hitler’s “Atlantic Wall,” the
Nazis reportedly have taken no
chances on putting all of their chips
on it; on the contrary, not only
have they spoken of the necessity
of launching decisive counter-
attacks against the invading forces,
but they also have constructed de-
fenses as far back as the German
frontier.
In constructing these defenses far
to the rear of the English channel,
the once-masters of the “blitz” have
recognized the full weight which Su-
preme Commander Gen. Eisenhow-
er will be able to throw at them. As
a result, not only have they built
strdhg fortifications of concrete and
steel for miles back of the French
coast, but they have also converted
the once heralded Maginot line into
a defensive bastion, to support their
own famed Seigfried or "west well."
Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower,
>3, supreme commander of all Al-
ied forces, led the successful opera-
ion in North Africa, Sicily and Italy,
le was born in Texas but reared in
Cansas. In two years he rose from
ieutenant colonel to a full general,
tnd top^man for the invasion.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Ted-
der, 52, wounded infantryman of
World War I^who successfully com-
manded Middle East and Allied Med-
iterranean air forces, is deputy su-
preme Allied commander.
• * *
Lieut. Gen. James H. (“Jimmy”)
Doolittle, 47, “the man who bombed
Tokyo,” is in command of the U. S.
Eighth air Jorce.
‘Good Luck’
Chaplain Gordan Melnnes
GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Supreme Allied Commander.
Deputy Commander
Ground Force Chief
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR
ARTHUR TEDDER
Briton who turned to the air after
being wounded as infantryman in
World War 1.
JAMES R. JACKSON IS
PROMOTED TO STAFF
SERGEANT IN ITALY
Jaimes R. Jackson, 23, formerly
of White Deer, has been promoted
to the grade o fStaff Sergeant, it
was announced by the 15th Army
Air Force headquarters.
A graduate of Childress High
LIEUT. GEN. OMAR NELSON
BRADLEY
Missouri born, quiet-mannered
Bradley was the hero of the American
victory at Bizerte. His job is to lead
his men from the channel to Berlin.
School, Sgt. Jackson is now serv-
ing as an Asst, engineer-gunner
with a Liberator Squadron of the
15th Army Air Force in Italy.
Sergeant Jackson’s wife, the
former Geneva Lawver, and their
little daughter, Jane, ase at home
here with her mother, Mrs. Btessie
[Lawver.
Bombs are happily sped on their
way on “D-Day.”
4D’-Day Tests
Allies’4 Years
Of Planning
The most daring undertak-
ing in military history — the
Allied invasion of western
Europe—came as the result
of four years of complex, me-
thodical planning on the part
of United Nation’s military
leaders.
It was just after the “mira-
cle of Dunkirk,” when Brit-
ain’s army in France was res-
cued from almost certain
destruction, that Allied mili-
tary leaders began planning
for a return trip. Observers
recall that except for that al-
most unbelieveable evacua-
tion, Britain might have fallen
in the months that passed. Dun-
kirk was one of the greatest feats
of military history, with 337,000 men
rescued from that little port city in
the face of terrible odds.
During the months that followed,
Britain was forced to content her-
self with a superbly courageous de-
fense of her home islands against
the Nazi blitz from the air. The
blood, sweat and tears promised by
Prime Minister Churchill proved a
true prophecy. England suffered
bloody blows. The crescendo of the
battle was reached in September,
1940. Although air attacks con-
tinued, it was then the Germans
realized their aerial losses were
greater than the results warranted.
Although the story has never been
told in its entirety, it was then, too,
that a hastily planned Nazi invasion
of Britain was choked. Fragments
of news told how hundreds of Ger-
man invasion boats had been locat-
ed and sunk by the Royal Air force.
That, more than anything, proved
to the British that an invasion must
be carefully, methodically planned
to the most minute detail.
Then the Commandos were organ-
ized under Lord Mountbatten. AS
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Lt. Melnnes is a Chaplain with
our fighting forces. His location is
not known here. He recently was
in Amarillo on his way to tlhe war
•combat front. Neither lias the ex-
tent of his injuries been learned.
He Avas an unusually popular
pastor here and his many friends
hope and pray for his speedy re-
covery
HEAR TWO VETERANS,
RETURNED FROM BATTLE
On Friday night, June 16, two
returned veterans, wounded in ac-
tion in the war, will be in our city
and will appear before an audience
alt the Grade School auditorium to
sIioav pictures of the Avar and tell
their experiences on the battle
front. These pictures Avill he Avorth
your time and effort to see, as they
are actual scenes authorized by
the Avar department. You Avill Avant
to hear land see these men from
the Veteran’s Hospital at Temple,
Texas, one of the largest hospitals
for Areterans in the United States.
This meeting is to he held for
our enlightment on the actualities
of the Avar. No one Avill be asked to
buy bonds at this meeting.
MRS. OPAL CLLEK SEEKS
OFFICE OF DISTRICT
AND COUNTY CLERK
Mrs. Opal Cleek, longtime resi-
dent of Carson County, has auth-
orized The Review to announce her
candidacy this Aveek for district
and county clerk of Carson Coun-
tyy, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary July 22, 1944.
Mrs. Cleek is the daughter of E.
E. Carhart and the late Mrs. Car-
hart, who Avere among the fh’st
residents to come to Panhandle
iwhen the city was established. She
(has tAvo soys, Edward Cleek of
Dallas, and Lt, Melvin D. Cleek
of the Army Air Corps.
The following statement Ayas
made by Mrs. Cleek in connection
Avith her candidacy:
“In placing my (candidacy for
the office of District and County
Clerk of Carson County before the
citizenship of the County I do so
with the feeling that I am not a
stranger. I was horn and reared in
Carson County, having received
my early education in the public
schools of Panhlandle, Avhere I
have lived all my life and reared
miy children. My life has been an
open book, and my character and
standing as a citizen is well knoAvn
and speaks for itself; and, too, it
would be unbecoming of me to-
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Simmons, W. W. White Deer Review (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1944, newspaper, June 9, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158395/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.