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The Jackson Sun from Jackson, Tennessee • 13

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The Jackson Suni
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PAGE THIRTEEN WANT ADS 1106 THE JACKSON SUN: JACKSON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1947 Milium laiMM-QiasgLLMJI EM Presents One Killed And Rye Injured In A Freak Automobile Accident El The Songs Of First Of War Dead (Continued from page one) shipment to next cf kin. Fifty-six hundred of the bodies are. of men who died in France, Begium and Holland. They were removed from the Henri-Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium at the request of next of kin. Six hundred of the bodies were disinterred from a cemetery in Newfoundland where extensive scrvics installations were maintained during the war.

llfl I fl And His Orchestra Every Saturday Night Cover (Charge $2.00 Per Couple, Inc. Tax Ninth District VFW Meeting Is Held At Covington 1 America, and all other nations with occupation troops In Germany, should remove those troops and allow the German people to get their nation back on its feet. Department Commander James N. Hardin pf the Veterans of Foreign Wars told the Ninth District meeting in CoX-lngrton Saturday night. Commander Hardin also stated that the Congress, when it returns to Washington for the special session, should outlaw the Communis party In the United States.

"No party which advocates the overthrow of the American government should be permitted to exist in America," he said, adding also that the American ambassador to Russia should be withdrawn. "We got along all right vith Russia without any diplomatic connections up until 1933, and we could get along Just as well, and perhaps better, row." The commander was introduced by A. J. 'Jack' Voodall, Junior Vice Commander for the Department of Tennessee. John Byars, Ninth District Commander, presided over the meeting, and introduced William A.

Shoaf, of Public Welfare for the State of Tennessee, Cemetery. Corinht, one at Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, four at Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg. two at Little Rock National Cemetery. Little Rock, one at Fort Smith National Cemetery. Fort Smith.

seven at Alexandria National Cemetery. Alexandria, 19 at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. Jefferson Barracks, and one at Jefferson City National Cemetery. Jefferson City, Mo. Superintendents of national cemeteries will communicate with next of kin to determine an available date for burial, and then notify Memphis General Depot when the casket is to be delivered to the national cemetery.

Military services will also be arranged by the cemetery superintendent. When additional private services are desired by the next of kin, they must make their own arrangements and inform the superintendent of their plans in advance of the funeral. Preliminary funeral arrangements for burials in private cemeteries should be made as soon as possible, but final arrangements must not be completed until after receipt of the second telegram from Memphis General Depot. If next of kind desire to have military services at private ceme-taries, they must have necessary arrangements with their local veterans' organizations in advance of the funeral-Next of kin will be reimbursed up to the amount of $75 for interments in private cemeteries. Cost for burial in national cemetries will be paid by the Government, but next of kin must pay the expenses for additional private Local and Long Distance KNOXVILLE, Oct 25.

VPy One person was killed and five injured, one seriously, in a freak accident in adjoining Fountain City early today when an automobile ran off North Broadway into a drainage ditch and jammed upside down in a culvert, trapping all inside for an hour. Deputy Sheriff Jack Bearden said Mrs. Elizabeth Lawson, 24. of Fountain City, died shortly after arrival at a hospital. A second traffic death also was recorded here early today when Joe Cole, 77-year old victim of a hit-and-run driver, died in a hospital.

He was struck down late Tuesday. Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver. Robert Barnhill, 22, of Abingdon. driver of the car in today's accident and a University of Tennessee student, is in a hospital in serious condition with a fractured skull. Drivers from a taxicab company near the scene of the accident used hacksaws and crowbars to pry the doors apart and free the passengers.

Bearden said. Reported in fair condition in a hospital are Charlotte Key, 19, and Milton Musser, 20. Slightly injured were Jerry Dean, 21, and Richard Lykens, 22. Musser, Lykens and Dean also are University of Tennessee students. iM m.

4 i. At 12 k2LS Maria H. Fisher, co J. H. Hayes, Route 3, Dyersburg.

First Lt Robert M. Foley. USA; Thomas J. Foley, 666 South McLean. Memphis.

Pvt. Charles W. Fox. USA; John W. Fox, Box 308 Springfield.

Pfc. Grover M. Green. USA; Grover C. Green, 1517 Harrison street, Memphis.

Pfc. William E. Gross, USA; Carl W. Gross, Rout 3, Atoka. Pfc.

Billy A. Harber, USA; Emir ett L. Harber, Route 1, Alamo. Pvt. Elton G.

Harris. USA; Mrs. Louise Myers Harris, Route 1, Box 329. Memphis. Pfc.

Ray Haywood. USA; Hersh-el G. Haywood, Route 1, Huntingdon. SSgt. William F.

Hobbs, USA; Rex Hobbs, Route 3, McKenzie. T4 Jesse B. Holman, USA; Mrs. Irene Holman, 147 Taylor street, Jackson. Pfc.

Ray Irby, USA; Mrs. Marie Irons Irby, Route 1, Adamsville. Pfe. Robert T. Jamison, USA; Mrs.

Grace P. Jamison, Collierville. Pvt. Wade K. King.

USA; Waf-ford F. King, Route 3, Henderson. Pvt. Wilson C. King.

USA; Edith M. King, co Mrs. Forrest Thompson, Rutherford. Pvt. James W.

Majors, USA; Andrew B. Majors, Ceo Gordo. Pfc. John A. Manias, USA; Mrs.

John M. Yount, BurIon. Pfc. Jewel E. Marcus, USA; John B.

Marcus, Greenfield. T5 James E. Marsh, USA; Manly F. Marsh, Box 272 Medina. Pfc.

Leo C. Martin, USA; Mrs. Myrtle E. Martin. Route 3, Kingston Springs.

Pfc. Charles W. Mathews. USA; John M. Matthews.

Fruitland. Slc L. B. Milan. UvN; Acalee Milam.

Route 1, Decaturville. Pfc. James L. Oliver, USA; James L. Oliver, Route 3, Paris.

SSgt Julian C. Parker. USA; John C. Parker, Route 2, Dover. Sgt.

Joseph R. Pevahouse. USA; Oscar Pevahouse, Route 2. Clifton. Sgt.

Harry H. Pillow. USA; Raleigh R. Pillow, Route 4, Milan. T5 Grady P.

Priest. USA; E. S. Priest, Route 1, Trimble. T4 Ernest S.

Reed, USA; Isaac S. Reed, Savannah. SSgt. Norman T. Rhodes, USA; Richard W.

Rhodes, Wynnburg. Pvt. LaFayette F. Bobbins, USA; Mrs. Bessie K.

Bobbins, Route 3, Ripley. Pfc. Harold L. Rush. USA; Andrew J.

Rush, Parsons. Pfc. Maury W. Sanders. USA; Hugh Sanders, RR.

Jackson. TSgt. Leon W. Travis, USA; Turney C. Travis, Route 4, McKenzie.

Pfc. Carnell Valentine. USA; W. K. Valentine, Route 1, Moscow.

Capt. James M. Wamble, USA; Mrs. Eloise V. Wamble, Mercer.

Pfc Orange H. White, USA; Mrs. Katie Mae White, Hampton street, Memphis. Telegrams have been sent to the next of kin by Memphis General Depot. From New York, the remains will be shipped to Memphis in rail mortuary cars under military guard.

Military escorts of equivalent rank and arm of service will escort the caskets from Memphis General Depot to the homes of next of kin, or to funeral directors or national cemeteries which next of kin have selected. "Due to such factors as the availability of the propery escort for each casket, transportation space and schedules, and other operational problems, at least four weeks will be reauired to complete shipment of all caskets to their final destination," Colonel Miller said He assured the families that they need not contact Memphis General Depot to inquire when shipment is to be made, since a second tie-gram will be sent to the next of kin-or their authorized representatives 48 hours before the casket1? leave Memphis. This telegram will state the means of transportation, train number and time of arrival at the destination. Three hundred and fifty of the dead are being returned from Henri Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium. Nine are from Newfoundland cemeteries at Fort McAndrew and Fort Pepperell.

Two are from Fossvo-gur Cemetery, Iceland. Fifty-five of the returning dead will be buried in national cemeteries, including nine at Memphis National Cemetery. Memphis; four at Shiloh National Cemetery, Fitts-burg Landing. two at Fort Donelson National Cemetery, Dover. five at Corinth National Safe Dependable Bonded Insured U-Drive-It Trucks YELLOW Phones 756-757 who gave a brief address.

The Covington post was host to the meeting, and served a round 1 of barbecue following the meeting iiiiii EL21 h- -1 51 From Tennessee MEMPHIS GENERAL DEPOT. Memphis. Oct. 25. Three hundred and sixty-one of the World War II dead which will arrive at New York from Europe Sunday, October 26.

aboard the U.S.S. Joseph V. Connolly, will be escorted to their families in ten states by the Memphis General Depot's American Graves Registration Division, Lieut. Col. Dan L.

Miller, division chief, announced today. Fifty-four of the dead will go to Tennessee; 71 to Mississippi; 78 to Arkansas; 76 to Louisiana; 50 to Missouri: 12 to Kentucky; seven to Alabama; six to Texas; three to Oklahoma, and four to Illinois. The West Tennessee list, with name and address of next of kin: Pvt. Leonard E. Adkins.

USA; Charles Adkins, 117 Liberty Parkway. Clarksville. Pfc. Fdward M. AUenberg.

USA: Julian Aller.berg, 2S2 North McNeil street, Memphis. Sgt. John T. Bateman, USA; John M. Bateman.

Selmer. Pvt. Robert E. Boaz, USA; Mrs. Margaret H.

F. Patterson, Route 2, Vanlfer. T5 J. L. Buchanan.

USA! Mrs. Claudie C. Buchanan. Waverly. Sgt.

James C. Bullington. USA; Mrs. Francis Bullington, Greenfield. Pfc.

Leonard Chester, USA; Leonard Chester, Route 5, Clarksville. Pvt. Robert E. Chumrey, USA; Willie W. Chumney, 2383 Lamar, Memphis.

First Lt. William L. Colvett, USA: Columbus A. Colvett. Route 1, Alamo.

Sgt. Eupene L. Craig. USA; Eugene L. Craig, 1304 North Roval, Jackson.

Pfc. William C. Crowe. USA; Mrs. Ida J.

Crowe. Box 187, Bells. First Lt. Lloyd E. Dickerson.

AC, USA; Mrs. Bessie Dickerson Calk, 1490 Humber street, Memphis. Sgt. Thomas M. Dobbs, USA; James E.

Dobbs, 296 North Willett street, Memphis. Sgt. Wacter D. Elam. USA; Alfred W.

Elam, Route 2, Dyersburg. Pfc. J. T. Eskew, USA: James W.

Clifford Eskew, Route 4. Huntingdon. Pfc. Louis Evans, USA; James A. Evans, Route 2, Big Sandv.

Pfc. Daniel W. Fernstrom, USA; Mrs. Rebecca R. Fernstrom, Hen-ning.

Pfc. Marvin P. Fisher, USA; Mrs. sH Wfisrflnsas State To Aid Vets ATLANTA. Ga.

(UP) The State Veterans Board is studying a proposal to set up a "baby RFC" to make $5,000,000 in loans to World War II veterans on a low-interest, long-term basis. The program was authorized by the 1947 State legislature. ing are Terry Tyson, chairman of the Mount Olive Cemetery Association, Bailey Bond, its treasurer, and A. J. Payne, association Ninth District V.

F. W. Holds Meet Saturday Representatives of Veterans of Foreign Wars pos'is throughout West Tennessee gathered in Covington last night to hear Jim Hardin, Department Commander, state the VFW's policy on several Mount Olive Cemetery Association Will Meet Ministers of all Negro churches in Jackson are asked to have as many of their church members as possible present for a meeting of the Mount Olive Cemetery Association at 7 o'clock Thursday night The cemetery association promises a good program for the evening, and plans important business for consideration. Signing the call for the meet- Enroll in the VETERANS DRY-CLEANING INSTITUTE and $65.00 to $90.00 per month while training under the G.I. Bill of Rights.

Come early and bring your discharge. School Opens November 3, 1947 300 Institute Street Jackson, Tenn. Phone 4538 Important matters. Included in Commander Hardin's talk before the 8th District meeting was a bitter denounciation of A-xnerican Communists," and a demand that the United States' immigration laws be enforced. A large delegation from the Jackson post attended the meeting.

fKA DTP (7Q flCT 9 proif ff Pw Nashville Man Drowns; Fishing Boat Capsizes NASHVILLE, Oct. 25 MP) Bu-ford Hibdon, 31, of Nashville drowned in the Cumberland riverfj today when the boat from which he was fishing capsired. Sumner County Coroner L. C. Guild said.

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