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Thanksgiving in the midst of war, November 1943 "...Surely then, to us left on the home front, this Thanksgiving will be not only a time for thanks, but will, also, more than we have been doing in the past, to bring back peace to the world, so that we can be united families and may have turkey 'with all the trimmin's,' and sunshine and laughter in homes again." By JIM Late November 1943 found America two years emmeshed in the global conflict which by then had raged for over four years. Many hundreds of young Adair County men and women already had joined the armed services, and the November 24th edition of the News, published the day before Thanksgiving, announced some five dozen more local men would be examined for military fitness come December. Not surprisingly, several other war related stories dotted the front page. Robert Naylor, late of the Breeding section, had just been promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain (he had been commissioned Second Lieutenant scarcely a year earlier), and Aviation Cadet James E. Lacy, also of Breeding, had just been graduated from the Army Air Force Training Command School and now proudly wore the gold bars of a Second Lieutenant. A War Fund drive then recently underway in the county, part of a state- and nationwide campaign, needed to raise $2,200. Planned distribution of the monies collected included use for "food and comfort to prisoners of war in Axis camps and food to starving people in occupied countries." On another front, O.A. "Cotton" Durham co-chaired a salvage committee to collect discarded clothing for people in the occupied countries of Europe. Said the paper, "Winter is coming and 50 million garments are needed on account of the urgency of the situation and the suffering that will result unless this clothing is secured. . ." On Sunday, November 28th, the Columbia Baptist Church planned to have a special service to dedicate two recently acquired flags -- American and Christian -- and a "Roll of Honor" board to recognize its service members serving. A short article at the top of page one of that week's paper served notice several Columbia stores would be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day, including Russell & Co., Baldwin & Co., White Cash Market, Royse Shoe Shop, Kroger, and The Smart Shop. An op-ed piece in the top center of the front page, headlined simply "Let's Give Thanks," deserves presentation in the whole: "Thanksgiving again approaches with the dark clouds of war still hovering over us. As big and little family groups over the Nation settle down for their somewhat scanty Thanksgiving dinner tables, there will be vacant chairs that once held sons and daughters, husbands and sweethearts, who are now marching in uniform to protect and keep the things we still have to be thankful for. "Many will be working from daylight to dark on the farms producing food and fibre for out fighting forces and the starving nations. Many will be working in defense plants turning out badly needed war equipment and supplies. Others will be doing jobs of vital importance in offices. But let each and every one of us pause, just for a little while, in our hurried busy lives, to give heartfelt thanks to God for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "That is what our boys and girls and fathers and husbands are fighting for. Surely then, to us left on the home front, this Thanksgiving will be not only a time for thanks, but will, also, more than we have been doing in the past, to bring back peace to the world, so that we can be united families and may have turkey 'with all the trimmin's,' and sunshine and laughter in homes again." "For the record: Adair County native Allie Corbin (later Allie Corbin Hixson, PhD), a senior at Columbia High, penned the "Let's Give Thanks" op-ed. In 1961, she earned her Master's degree, and in 1969, a doctorate from the University of Louisville. Many Adair Countians well remember her older sister, long time educator Minnie Corbin Rubarts." This story was posted on 2018-11-18 08:58:43
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