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Missing In Action Army's j Great Casualty Problem Securing definite and accurate information on which to deter mine the fate of American sol diers listed by their comman ders as missing in action con stitutes the greatest problem confronting the Army, the War Department announced today. Modern battle tactics, such as large-scale landings, the mo bility and scope of armored war fare, and the far-reaching aeri al offensives of global conflict, have greatly Increased the per centage of casualties falling Into this category. Hundreds of them later are reported by enemy gov ernments as prisoners of war, some are located in Allied hos pitals. and still others rejoin their units from which they have been separated by the ever changing battle line. For this reason, in a great many cases it has been impossi ble to supply the next of kin with Information relative to the circumstances in which the sol dier disappeared. Every effort is made by the Casualty Branch of the Adjutant _ General's Office, by the theatre and the organl- ! zation commanders to get this information. Many Difficulties The reason for this difficulty is simple. The soldier has disap peared in or over territory held by the enemy, and there is no way for the unit commander to find out Just what happened to him. Consequently, the War De partment must rely almost en tirely upon information which the enemy government is re quired to furnish through the International Red Cross under j the terms of the Geneva Con ventlon. This dependence upon govern ments with which we are at war for Information on the Ameri can dead, wounded or prisoners falling Into their hands obvi ously results in great variations in the length of time elasping before the reports are received by the War Department. As soon as word reaches the War Department that a man is listed as missing in action, the Adjutant General's Office of the Army Service Forces sends a telegram to the next of kin or emergency addressee which the soldier previously has designat ed. In this telegram the date he was reported missing, as well as the theatre of operations in which his unit was engaged when he disappeared, is given. Shortly afterwards, under pres ent procedure, a letter over the signature of the Adjutant Gen eral Is dispatched to the next of kin confirming the telegram and explaining the difficulty in securing information, but giving assurance that when the War Department does receive any in formation it will be forwarded at once. In addition, the letter points out that "recent legisla tion makes provision to continue the pay, allowances and allot ments of personnel being carri ed in this status." Reports To Be Made Starting this week, the Casu alty Branch of the Adjutant General's Office will make a re port by letter at three month Intervals to the next of kin and emergency addressee advising them of the status of the Indi vidual case until final determi FIGUftf: IT OUT YOURSELF 'We'll qei this job done j a lot quicker and easi er if gou do v/our part on the Home Front by Duyinq more Mir 6omo5| throuqh the Payroll Savings Plan.. , T? fWII I ?llll^l l m worlrirui in a W*? Plant I figured out 1 could put more of ray pay into VMA B0NDS..Thdimauttt my . V. S. Trtatury Dtfrimtm* nation is made. However, should any information be received throwing light on the soldier's fate it will be forwarded Im mediately without waiting for one of the three month periods. Some idea of the size of the casualty problem of the missing In action which the Army i? lacing may be gathered from the fact that 52 per cent of the casualties announced fall Into missing in action and prlsnoer of war categories. In other words, together they account for 46,544 of the 89,650 casualties. Church Services December IS, 1943 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Her. J. F. Marchman 10:00 a.m. ? Bible school. 11:00 a.m. ? Morning worship. 7:30 p.m. ? P. T. U. 1:30 pjn. ? Preaching service. 8:00 pjn. ? Wednesday, Pray er Service. FRANKLIN METHODIST" CHURCH Rev. J. L. Stokes, II. 10:00 a.m. ? Sunday School. 11:00 aJn.? Worship Service. > 8:00 pjn. ? Young People's Fellowship. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. R. E. McClurr 10:00 a.m. ? Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. ? Services. 5:00 pjn.? Christian Bndea- j vor. ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL Rev. A. Rufus Morgan 2nd Sunday: 10:00 a.m.? Church School. 8:00 p.m.? services. MACON METHODIST CIRCUIT ?. M. Allen Znd Sunday: 11:00 ajn. ? Union. 2:00 p.m. ? Hickory Knoll. 1:30 p.m. ? Asbury. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC PARISH Waynesvllle, every Sunday 11 ajn. Franklin, every Znd and 4th Sunday, 8:00 a.m. FRANKLIN METHODIST CIRCUIT Rev. C. W. Judy 2nd Sunday: 11:00 ajn.? Iotte. 8:80 pjn.? 8now H1U. JACK ANGEL ACTIVE IN COLLEGE CLUB Jack Angel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Angel, and a freshman at Western Carolina Teachers College, gave a talk on "Free dom of Worship" Friday, Dec ember 3, at the International Relations Club in the Student Union Building at the college. The program at ' the club was based on the "World of the Four Freedoms." Mr. Angel is a graduate of Franklin High school, where he was a member of the Journal ism Club, Dramatics Club and the Correspondence Club. On the college campus he is also active in the Journalism Club and the Western Carolina Play ers, and played in the recent fall production, "The Oreat Big Doorstep." SUGARFORK and NEWMAN'S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH Her. Robert Williams 2nd Sunday : Saturday, 8:00 p.m., Newman's Chapel. 11:00 a.m. ? Sugarfork 2:30 p.m.? Sugarfork. Sunday, 8:00 p.m., Newman's Chapel. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Rev. Fred N. Sorrels CdUsmJi: 10:15 ajn. ? Church school. 11:15 a.m. ? Worship service. 7: SO p.m.? Worship service. Mt. Sinai: 10:00 a.m. ? Church school. 2nd Saturday : 7:30 p.m.? Worship service. CATHOLIC SERVICES 8:00 a.m. ? Mass, Dec. 12 and 28, at home of John Waslllk, Orlando Apartments; 10:00 a.m. ? Christ-mass Dec. 25, American Legion Hall. The Biggest Event of the Year... A N January 1, 1944, the DEDICATION of the "ROLL OF HONOR" BOARD, containing the names of every man and woman from Macon Go. in the Armed Services, will take place in Franklin, sponsored hy the Lions Club with other organi zations and hundreds of citizens of Macon assist ing. In order to make this occasion a memorable one in honoring our boys and girls in the Service THE FRANKLIN PRESS and THE HIGHLANDS MACON1AN | ? -X . ? ? > v v * will publish on January 1, 1944, a SPECIAL EDITION TIIE event THE EDITION WILL CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY {full pages containing the names of every man and woman from Macon county in the Armed Service as they appear on the Hon or Roll Board in Rankin Square. Franklin. , pages of pictures of our men and women, whose pictures have appeared in previous issues of the Press, with others added. pages will be devoted to personal greetings to your boys and girls in the Service in the form of sponsored space, t ? HT pages will be devoted to News of the Dedication, special articles and news of general interest to the people in this community. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS This edition will go to Macon county, citi zens all over the world as well as our large list of civilian subscribers in and out of the county We ask your cooperation by engaging space early. T o Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters and Friends of our Men and Women in the Service from Macon County: In order that your personal greeting can be printed in this edition, we are plan ning to run 2 or more pages with the name and address of individuals or parents. Will you come in our office and give us your name or fill in the entry blank below. To defray expense, the cost will be $1.00. This includes a copy of die special edi. tion sent to any address. Date .. The Franklin Press and The Highlands Maconian, Franklin, N. C. Gentlemen: Please enter my name on the Special Edition Greeting Page, tor which I enclose $1.00. It is understood that a copy will he sent to the address given on other coupon. NAME ADDRESS ? R. F. D. No Box No. State (Print Name and Address Plainly). ' v ' ' - ? ... ' Mmw Mild i copy of your Special "Moll of Honor" Edition to the mMkm of the Service Man (Woman) (Inn below : NAME ADDRESS &
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