Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 98, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1943 Page: 1 of 6
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OTHERS REPORTED HAI
'More Bond Buyers Needed' — Morgenthau
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'SECRETARY WORRIED BY LACK
.Of RESPONSE BY 'SMALL HEN'
WASHINGTON, * April 20 —
(UP) — Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, jr., today
®was anxiously scanning reports
on saving bond purchases des-
pite the mounting assurances
that the second war loan :lrivo
$13,000,000,000 goal would lie
preached.
Morgenthau reported yester-
day that only $-10,'',,000,000 of
savings bonds — the little series
E, F and G bonds—had been
©bought during the first week of
the drive. 1-le said he was glad
to have the $0,953,000,000 which
all kinds of investors loaned
during "last sveek. but he emph-
asized that more money .must
come from more people. Ho said
this can be attained only if
more individuals hir* more sriv-
ings bonds.
More Than 15,000 Readers*
Sweetwater and Nolan county
have 25 young men, martyred
by death or captivity under the
Japs and Nazis. They have of-
fered, and many have given their
lives. We at home are to give
our money to help the men in
active service.
Bond sale is proceeding in the
city and county, spurred by the
official contest for Victory com-
mander, with votes indicating
bonds purchased mounting fast
Death lists of the boys in service
also are mounting.
"Buy Bonds — Sweetwat-
er an<l Nolan County. Our
quota is a sacred obligation
to the men fighting for their
lives and victory."
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Votes for the seven Command-
er candidates have been tabulat-
ed by a committee, consisting of
Milo Roth, Watt Bennett, Guy
Morris and Clayton Williams up
to noon today, as follow:
Paxton, 5,500 new votes, for a
total of 51.100; Roberts,' 15,90b
new to make a 49,600 total; Pon-
der 'l(i,800 new votes to make
48,000; Edwards, 3,100 new votes
See BUY BOXDS Page (i
Broup Touring
America With
Roosevelt
Allies Striking
At Japs On Land
And In The Air
By United Press
Sharp offensive jabs by allied
ground and air forces in the
widely separated Burma and
Southwestern Pacific areas kept
the Japanese busy today.
The British reported that j —
troops on the Mayu Peninsula !
in Burma ambushed 200 Japan- j
ese, killing 25 and wounding |
I many while losing only a few !
men.
RAF fliers in Burma raided
Japanese supply lines and made
low level attacks on troops.
Allied bombers under Gen.
Douglas Mac-Arthur's South-
west Pacific command hit at
five Japanese airdromes in the
island bases above Australia
and set big fires at Koepang, on
Timor.
A Chinese communique said
the Japanese had started a new
attempt to clean up tough guer-
rilla resistance in the Canton
area far behind their front lin-
|es.
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Scouts Planning
Annual Roundup
Starling May 7
Boy Scouts of this area are
making plans for the annual
Roundup which attracts around | of
900 Scouts and Leaders each
year. The roundup is a tradition-
al affair held at Big Spring, and
will start this year on May 7th
with a campfire program, and
will end the next day at noon.
Troops which attend will com-
pete in camping" tectinifpfe. san-
itation, cooking, etc., as well as
Scout-craft activities such as
fire building, signaling, tent
pitching and 12 other contests.
Guy Brenneman of Midland,
chairman of camping and activi-
ties for the council, announces
that a good representation is
expected, this year in spite of
travel restrictions because lea-
ders fesl the necessity of con-
ducting such affairs as the
Roundup because of the vital
pre-induction training which
boys receive.
Troops are making reserva-
tions even this far in advance.
West Texas Leading l ity
BUY IT IN SWEETWATER
"West Texas' Leading Newspaper'
DEDICATED TO SERVICE
46th Year
Sweetwater, Texas, Tuesday, April 20, 1943
Number 98
Roosevelt Dog, Falla, Leaves Train i in uso tomorrow
And Reveals President On Tour Again
HITLER BOMBS ON BIRTHDAY
By United Press
Allied air forces pounded the Axis relentlessly today, downing
another 21 planes in the- Tunisian area for a three-day total of 142
destroyed, while Vazi radio interruptions Indicated raiders might
be visiting Adolf Hitler's domain on his birthday.
German and Italian broadcasts reported intensified artillery
fire along the Tunisian battle line, and a Berlin commentator said
allied preparations for a major drive against the Axis bridgehead
in Tunisia appeared to be nearly
LEADERS FOR GIRLS i
WANTED AT CLASS
Avenger Woman
Trainees Guests
At Lion Meeting
Three women receiving train-
ing at Avenger Field were
guest today of the Lions club,
meeting at the Club Cafe.
They included Ethel Sherron,
who is campaign manager for
Henry Marshall, former presid-
ent of the club, who is a candi-
date in the bond drive for Vic-
tory Commander of the wom-
en. She presented him with a
present from the girls—a comb.
Before entering the ferrying
training program Miss Sherron
was associated with the Doug-
as Aircraft corps, Santa Monica.
Girls were accompanied by Ma-
pjor L. E. McConnell, command-
ing offieeu of the field.
Others were Mary Hart
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN, April 20 — (UP) —Side-
lights of President Roosevelt's second wartime inspection trip,
first announced at 2 p. m. today.
Three of tjie proudest boys in the army are the student offi-
cers of the all corps cadets at Maxwell field where they were
brought out of the ranks for a personal introduction to the presi-
dent. They were Herbert E. Schopka of Glendale, Queens, N. Y„
the cadets corps commander; Adjutant Walter B. Hawkins ol
Jacksonville, Fla., and Supply Oliver J. C. Davidson of Rich-
mond, Va.
former
member
ho '
Boston, Mass., a
college faculty
read an original poem concern-
ing the idiosyncracies of the
planes they fly. Virgil Lee Joel
Dallas formerly was connect-
junior with Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Edw-
ards said he would buy Gene a
bond anyway and Gene made a
donation to the national infan-
tile paralysis fund.
The secrecy of tlie pre-
sident's trip disappeared at
stops where Falla, liis Scot-
lie dog, left (lie train for an
airing. People all along Ihe
route recognized the friend-
ly little dog and realized
immediately llial .Mr. Roose-
velt was .'lion" too.
A BOARD P RE SIDE XTIA L
TRAIN, April 20—(UP)—Mem-
bers of the party accompanying
President Roosevelt on his tour
of the country and his trip: '
Stephen T. Early, secretary to
the president.
Rear Admiral Wilson Brown,
naval aide to the president.
Rear Admiral Ross T. Mcln-
tire, surgeon general of the na-
vy and personal physician to
the president.
Miss Margaret Sucklcy, the
president's cousin.
Miss Laura Delano, the pre-
sident's cousin.
Miss Grace Tully, personal
secretary to the president.
Maj. Harry Hooker, an old
friend of the president.
Mrs. Dorothy Brady, assistant
to Miss Tully.
Chief Frank R. Wilson of the
secret service.
Dewey Long and Lt. George
Fox of the White House staff.
The following were with the
pr>rt v from Washington to Warm
Springs, On.
Canadian Minister Leighton 11 .air am>* E. F. Raybon vs. Ora
McCarthy. I Mac Raybon; Lula Belle Wood-
B; sil O'Connor, president nfiruff vs. to Roy Woodruff; and
the National Foundation for In-1 lone Taylor vs. Wayne E. Tay-
fantile Paralysis. I lor.
ed with the Delta Airlines ter-
minal. She sang two songs, play-.
ing her own accompaniment.
Wing Commaiy "-ederick
Moxham of Terreii, . com-
manding officer of Avengw, was
a guest. George M. Thompson.
program chairman, interviewed
Woodrow Hollingsworth, sea-
man first class of the US Navy,
home of furlough'from the Pa-
cific was theatre. Robert W.
Cooke, vies president, presided
Weather
' many
tures: high yesterday, 74; low Itial party feared he was a real
today -17; high at 1:30 today. 7-1. casualty instead of a model.
Increasing cloudiness, slightly i
| warmer and unsettled, | At Fort Benning, the presid-
| WEST TEXAS — Scattered jent saw soldiers training with
j light thundershowers tonight, j the new "bazookas", the murd-
cxeept in the El Paso area and [.erously effective anti-tank guns
the Big Bend country; He also saw husky paratroopers
learning to operate
chines with which
their 'chutes.
Eleven-year-old Gene Edwards of Atlanta, Ga., nearly
thrill of a lifetime when the president was in Warm
Gene and his father, Mitchell
Edwards, were passing through
the village when they noticed
the president's train. Gene's fa-
ther told him there was a $100
bond if the boy could talk him-
self into getting a ride with tho
[president to Atlanta. White
;House officials were impressed
by Gene's modest proposal and
jthey almost relented, but had to
turn him down lest little boys
(throughout the nation get the
of j same idea and-try to hitch ride.s
got the
Springs.
sewing ma-
to repair
A WAAC at Fort Oglethorpe
said the girls had one major
complaint—""we want some real
war training like shooting a
rifle and bayonet practice."
(General Story Page :i)
v
11 During the mock battle at
I Fort Bennings, a ''wounded"
j soldier lying on a stretcher dur-
■ [ ing a demonstration of medical
~ , care in the field was so rea'is-
ForbvQS'< jtically painted and smeared*that
SWEETWATER — Tempera- many members of the presiden-
House Passes Bill
Without FSA Funds
And Farm Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 20 —
(UP)—The house today passed
and sent to the senate the $715,-
099.062 agriculture appropriation
bill for the fiscal year 1944 after
stripping the Farm "Security Ad-
ministration of Funds for re-
habilitation and loaning servic-
es to farmers.
An amendment to the bill, ap-
proved by a vote of 220 to 90,
provide that none of the money
appropriated shall be used for
ireentive payments to farmers
—one of the administration's pet
agricultural programs.
Introduced by Chairman Clar-
ence Cannon, D., Mo., of the
.House appropriations commit-
tee, the provision was in line
with the committee's general
recommendaton that farmers be
assured higher market prices
for their products in the open
Have Tin Cans
Ready For Boy
Scouts Saturday
Tin cans properly prepared
by each family will be collected
by the Cub Scouts of Pack No.
1, 2 and 3 of Sweetwater under
the direction of R. B. Lollar,
Bill Jamison and John B. Dar-
nell, Cubmasters, Saturday,
April 24. The extent to which
each individual home takes the
trouble to prepare the cans will
determine the success of the
drive.
First, the cans should' be
washed and the label removed.
Cut both ends out of the can and
place ends inside the can before
mashing it flat. In cases where
no can opener is available an
axe may be used to flatten the
cans. Unflattened cans will be
too bulk to accept. Cans should
be placed in a box until Satur-
day and then should be placed
on the curb next to the street.
As a matter of patriotic pride
every house should have a box
of cans waiting for the Cubs as
they come by with trucks. Ben
Roberts is in charge of getting
the trucks and Demp Kearney is
in general charge. Others on
the committee are Mrs. G .M.
Bettis, felsie Gilkerson. Mrs. L.
D. Terry and Bob Cooke.
Bomber Flies 3,100
Miles Across Sea
To Set New Mark
LONDON, April 20 — (UP) —
The Royal Air Force Ferry
Command reported today that a
bomber flew 3,100 miles from
. market as a means of encourag- i North America to Britain in 12
) ing production, rather than;hours 57 minutes, a new rec-
|through use of government sub- ord. The old record, set a year
!:■•dies or incentive payments. ago, was 13 hours 1 minute.
Tomorrow between 2 and 4
n. m. parents of Sweetwater and
Nolan gils are asked to attend
the first of two leadership train-
ing Classes at the USO building
in preparation for establishment
of Girl Scout troops in this area.
At a time when both girls and
boys need increased guidance
and training in wholesome activ-
ities, leaders in Sweetwater's
civic and family life have ap-1
proved the Girt Scout plan in j
previous meetings with National |
Field Advisor Alice Mulky.
Miss Mulky will direct th_e j
class tomorrow, and a similar j
class Friday afternoon.
"Women who are willing
to accept leadership of youth
as their war job are cordial-
ly invited," Miss Mulky has
'announced. "T^ie course will
include: Girl Scout program,
anil how it meets the needs
of youth; How a Girl Scout
Troop functions; Ways Ad-
ults Can Help With Scout-
ing.
A national drive for leader- j
ship now is in progress. The $!o- j
gan is "A Million or More by j
1944."
completed.
British light coastal forces, in
another of a long series of clash-
es with German convoys off Eu-
rope, destroyed one supply ship
and probably a second in a brisk
engagement off the Dutch coast.
The land fighting in Tunisia
was on a small scale as the allies
concentrated on their aerial cam-
paign to soften up the Axis de-
fenses and clear the skies of en-
imy planes. Air fighting today
increased Axis losses to 631 since
the battle of the Mareth line.
•
Seventy of the German
transports had been destroy-
ed over the Sicilian narrows
in two days. At least, part
were believed loaded with
troops, possibly accounting
for 500 to 1,000 key Axis per-
sonnel being evacuated from
Tunisia.
Col. Gen. Jurgen Von Arnim
was reported from Madrid to
have appealed urgently for more
fighter planes.
Flying Fortresses led the at-
tack on Axis bases and commu-
n'cations concentrated on the
Tunis area yesterday.
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Airmen Destroy
Nazi U-Boats
, LONDON, April 20—(UP) —
A West Texas Council of Girl t ^n airplane-submarine battle in
Scouts is being organized, with which Liberators, Flying Fort-
several strong units already op-.resses an(j Sunderlands took a
erating. Difficulty has been en-1 heavy toll of a Dack of Nazi U-
countered in Sweetwater by lack boats attacking two convoys was
of such council assistance for j described today bv the air min-
Camp Fire girls; and the already listry
strong organization for Girl | . 0( ^ recpn11v
a'unh inSthi' fctv°r planmng 'on the British side of the North
a unit m this c \ . j Atlantic. Nineteen attacks were
made on about that many subs.
with several U-boats being blown
out of the water by planes that
(jrofypetfc {:Hot* coitfrl
the horror on the faces of Nazi
seamen.
The planes were flown by
British crews who caught the
U-boats after they started their
attack beyond the range of air
Harmon Phones
That He's Gkeh
3penmg Ct Spring
Court Term Makes
Monday Busy Day
The opening day of the six
weeks' spring term of district
court Monday was busiest in
many terms with the grand jury
e mpaneled by Judge A. S. Mau-
xcy and granting of six divorce
decrees.
Noose Among 'Be st Wishes' On Hitler Birthday
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20
—(UP)—The parents of Lt. Tom
Harmon, lost for days in the
Dutch Guiana jungles off South
America, were jubilant todqy protection. The battle, the air
efter their son had assured them ministry indicated, was one of
by telephone that he was ''per- the biggest of its kind ever
fectly all right." ! fought.
Harmon, who bailed out of an : "Several times submarines
army bomber, telephoned his; were blown ;o the surface, up-
parents late yesterday to say hejending slowly and sinking, with
was perfectly healthy except for j the graves of others marked by
"i few scratches." He said he debris and spreading oil slicks,"
had not heard from any other the air ministry said.
members of the crew. "Many times U-boats rose to
': fight it out and big bombers
| swept down, raking them with
machine guns."
Convoy losses were not in-
dicated.
Ity Unlied Press
Adolf Schickeigruber, alias
Adolf Hitler and public enemy
number one to most of tho world
celebrated his 54th birthday and
Americans hoped it would be
his last.
They said so in no uncertain
terms in "greetings" which they
would like to have sent, but
could not, conditions being
Cronner Bing Crosby — "Re- | joins
member this birthday well. We
don't plan on you being around
for another."
Comedian Jack Oakie —
"Throw another log on the fire,
Adolf, and don't let go."
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia of New
York' — "All New York City
in
noon today,
later in the
Grand jurors are
report shortly after
and to recess until
term, it was said.
Divorces granted included;
Reuben Ross vs. Louvernie
Ross; J. F. Aylor vs. Irene Ay-
ior; Rosa.Lee Laudamy vs. Doyle
expected to j what they a
In verse
re.
and
in prose, Amer-
inaking this Hitler's
bitterest birthday and his last.
Bonds bought by Americans
buy time for Hitler. Mussolini
and the Japs in Hell and we
deliver these messages of des-
truction by air by land and by
sea."
Actor Humphrey Bogart —
j "Many happy returns of our
I bombers, Adolf."
Comedian Eddie Cantor—
"Here's a garland of hemp,
as a token of fame,
May you soon hang inert, at
the end of the same."
Comedian Groucho Marx —
i "May I wish you peace on ear-
t?
French Go Into Battle Wearing U. S.
Uniforms And Using American Arms
ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TERS, North Africa, April
20—(UP)—A special convoy
carrying only equipment for
French forces in North Afri-
ca arrived safely, it was an-
nounced today, and Ameri-
ca's vast program to pro-
vide everything from tanks
to knapsacks for the French
is getting into full swing.
Some French troops al-
ready marching into battle
wear American uniforms and
use American tools of war
and. the effect of the re-
equipment program was de-
monstrated by today's com-
munique reporting that the
French had easily repulsed
a German attack in the Pott
Arada sector.
Materials arriving from
(he United States are be-
ing assembled at the rate
of hundreds of units a day.
The new equipment, identi-
cal to that issued to Ameri-
can troops, • includes Sher-
man tanks, light M-5 tanks,
artillery, tank destroyers
and vehicles of all sizes from
jeeps to cargo carriers and
field kitchens. Each crate
of supplies received is mark-
ed with the French tri-col-
or.
The plan to equip several
French division as soon
as possible is part of the
big scale program of assist-
tanee which President Roo-
sevelt premised Glraud at
the Casablanca conference
and now is being converted
into a reality.
Inspired anew by the Am-
erican equipment, which re-
placed such items as 19th
century rifles, the French
colonial army — Frenchmen,
fortign Legionnaires, Sene-
galese, Moroccan Goumiers,
Arabs and Berbers—now are
talking about the French Ex-
peditionary force that some
day will land In Europe and
help free France.
GRIM ltlltTIID.W
LONDON, April 20 —(UP)
—Adolf Hitler celebrated
his grimmest birthday to-
day since lie came to pow-
er. ,
At 54, war wasn't what it
set tiled to him at 5.1.
His Nazi henchmen sound-
ed the somber notes for the
fuehrer. He kept quiet, hard
at work, Axis radios said,
al his headquarters.
Hitler's real feelings on
this hhlliday, of course,
were masked by Nazi prop-
aganda. Knt the world, torn
by the Global war lie caused,
got an idea from the gloom-
tilled statements of Nazi
leaders Joseph Goebliels
and Hermann Goering from
wlioin the occasion drew
words resembling the truth.
Hitler is Atlas, Goebliels
said, with the world on liis
fihoti'ders.
icans joined in a "hate parade"
of wishes and insults.
Their greetings, which they
offered through the United
Press;
Comedian Bob Hope:
"Our bombs explode, our guns
are true,
We love you not, so here's
to you—
A cheer from the Bronx, a
boot from the rear
A kiss from Hess and a
crocodile's tear.
We salute you thus to send
natal bliss,
We all blow back your Iscar-
iot kiss."
A
BOMBS ON
BBRCHTIS-
GAOfN
a
A DOZEN INVASIONS OF
HIS "FORTRESS" EUROPE
7
A BAYONET+
IN HIS NECK
ARSENIC
IN HIS
ERSATZ
COFFEE
W
•OHM!
On April 20, 1889, a very unhappy event for the wofld occurred in the tiny town
Austria, On the 54th anniversary of that occasion, here are some of the ways we'd
Adolf Hitler a.very unhappy birthday,.
of Braunau,
like to wish
I th and assure you that next
year you'll be part of it."
Rep. Charles A. Eaton, R. N.
j.—"The proper celebration of
I Mr. Hitler's birthday would be
I to appoint a day of mourning
'and confession for all civilized
| peoples of the world."
Actor Monty Woolley —"Con
jgratulations on your last birth-
day."
Alice Faye — "Sixty million
'Americans working night and
|day on presents for the third
jreich. You're a cinch to get
yours."
Actress Ann Sheridan—"We-
're sending some boys to your
; party."
Actress Betty Grable — "I'm
; buying enough bonds to buy a
block buster just for you. Hope
you receive same on your bir-
thday."
Comedienne Gracie Fields —
|'This year we're sending our
heartiest tanks."
Harry Litsas, New York res-
taurant employe — "I'd like, to
I send some rat poison to the
biggest, meanest rat of all. then
stand over him with a club
and make him take it."
Actor '?keets Gallagher —"Ma-
zeltov (Yiddish congratulations)
on your passover. I'll be break-
ing Matzoth (Jewish bread)
with you."
Sally Rand — "I would sug-
gest a birthday trip starting
with breakfast in Greece where
there is no food; a stop in War-
saw where the great rmtsic lover
could listen to a concert at the
famous opera house, destroyed
by bombs; a birthday dinner at
Lidice, Poland with inhabitants
of the village as guests (the pop-
ulation of Lidice was wiped out
by the Nazis); and then a re-
turn trip to Berlin in the even-
ing for the day's climax—a fire-
works display presented by the
RAF and U. S. air forces."
Barney Ross, former boxer
and Guadalcanal hero — "I'd
like to 'celebrate' with him pri-
vately for just three and a half
minutes."
Den Mothers Meet
For Training Work
A course for Den Mothers is
| under way, classes will be held
leach week on Friday afternoon
in the City Commission room at
2:15 p. m. The course is under
the direction of Mrs. Harvey
Myers. Those who missed the
first meeting are urged to at-
tend all future meetings as it is
possible to make up one meeting
■and still receive the certificate
jor diploma.
Those attending Friday were
Mrs Myers. Mrs. Geo. Stevens,
Mrs. Paul Cain, Mrs. W. E. Otey,
Mrs. C B. Whorton. Mrs. M. F.
Webb. Mrs. Homer Baxter, Mrs.
W. E. Ahenius and Mrs. Dill
I Pace.
The course consists of a stu-
rdy of "why children behave as
: they do" and a series of activi-
ties. handicraft, games, cere-
monies. achievements, stunts,
j dramatics, stories, which will
igive direction to their actions.
How to operate a Den of Cubs
land how to use the Cubbing
: program in the development of
a boy are studied also in a
1 way that it becomes interesting
: to everyone who attends.
it is the plan of Scout leaders
to double the number of Cub
Dens in Sweetwater before
I school is out.
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County's Victory
fax Being Sent
The first quarterly payment
of Nolan county's 5 per cent
Victory Tax is being sent today
by L. W. Scott, county clerk,
to the Department of Internal
Revenue and totals $193.18.
The tax, broken down Into
tiiree funds, represents the pay-
able amount, less certain expen-
ses, of the general, the jury and
road and bridge funds.
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