The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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:iday, February 4,1944
ible Torture of Americans On
itaan Told By Lt. Colonel Dyess
Tokyo Allies
Won’t Forget
;eance Vowed
By WILLIAM FRYB
Washington—UP—A horror story
scarcely paralled in the annals of
London. UP—Thousands of Brit-
ons have died in prison camp* in
starved, tortured and in some cases j
avagery inflicted bv their Japanese
wantonly murdered the gallant de-
captors, and repealed British rep-
resentations have brought only
evasive, cynical or otherwise un-
satisfactory replies from Tokyo,
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
gravely told the House of Commons.
Eden, citing only a few of many
authenticated cases of torture, drew
a grim picture "of the barbarous
nature of our Japanese enemies.'' A i
shocked house heard that Allied j
soldiers with their hands tied were ;
systematically bayoneted from be- |
Each fanner rmnt decide for himself but
points that a member of the cotton industry e
tant in reaching the right decision:
Atrocities
fenders of Bataan-- is told by the
Army and Navy.
Documented by sworn statements
of officers who escaped from prison
as, camps, the ioint announcement de-
?r-j scribed a cold-blooded campaign of
Bess vengeance on every one of | snvagery carried out after the 36.-
be Japanese who tortured and j 000 Americans and Filipinos on
Wittered the unforgettable heroes j Bataan and Corregidor were over-
|.Bataan. I whelmed by -superior numbers.
SCries of “hang the Mikado" and! Tire 4000-word account began by
bomb Japan out of existence” | telling of thousands of deaths in
Mred out of Congress. From all Japanese camps t2200 Americans
liarters expressions of sheer rage died in two months in one camp)
tew more vocal by the hour as the ( and then recited that:
till import of the Army-Navy dis- - When the Americans and Fili-
losure sank in. J pinos first were taken prisoner,
• No one knows yet exactly how those found with Japanese money
|kny of the United States and Fil-ior tokens were beheaded. Sur-
)ino trooos were brutallv slain but vivors were beaten along a "march
Elmer Hovt. former director of, of death” from the scene,
tie Office of War Information’s | 12.000 men were kept penned In
Omestic branch, declared that a 100-yard square area without
Farmers are now facing the ques-1 If the stalk is plowed -P9m|
ition'of what to plant in 1*44. and,the cottonseed meal, ot-p&U
the bigger additional question: i hulls from the seed an fed $3
“How can I contribute the most stock on the farm where ooMj
toward winning the war?” j grown so that the manure Y
______________ _______________ Produce more cotton mav be the, turned to the soil, up to IS p*
I hind, and how a British officer cap- j answer to both questions for thou- j of the plant food value can
tured in Burma was clubbed across sands of farmers in Oklahoma and stored to the soil,
the face with a sword and then tied jTexas. Thev can make a greater! In fact, few other bquMMBI
! to a stake with a strangling rope . contrioution to the war and will do- crops can be produced with a*;
i noose around his^neck, j a better production job by growing soil depletion es cotton, when
BROKEN BOW INDIAN imnrp cotton l»ake Intelligent use of our 16
GETS MACHINE GUN NEST i This may sound strange to those ledge of how to fit cotton J|
j Washington,—OP)—Second Lt. Er- [ who. for many years, have heard , balanced fanning program. -]
nest Childers, a Creek Indian from nothing but “cut cotton acreage." j This is further confirmed '
i Broken Bow, Okla., single-handedly Nevertheless, the farmers' own ob-'we consider the' importance at
wiped out machine gun nests and nervations will tell them whether it equate cotton production M?E
j sr'1Pers w5]° were holding up the js true on the of farms of use of our pasture crops, graaal
j driving6 to°ward Oliveto ItaT^e .southwest adapted by soil, ell- ^^aln cropabalanced wttH
War Department has disclosed. He Rn'* experience to the pro-. tonseed feed products, fa*- .Eq
i did this despite a fractured instep, j duction of cotton. roun ed livestock program. ^
! suffered when he fell through a j Before discussing the reasons for; 5. What about cotton la th
i hole in a demolished bridge. j growing mo"e cotton in 1944, one ficient use of manpower and e
J -V- point should be made perfectly ment?
I TEXAS SHIPMENTS OF (clear. That is that no one—certain- j. The southwest has. more J
I POULTRY SHOW DECREASE j ]y not the writer.of this article—is ppwer and eouipment adapt*
’ __, '.urging farmers to go back to a one-' cotton production than for
from Texas h. D^cSer totaled crot> cotton farmin* fstem Nor ls crop. Thereft«. cotton
146 -erioari., rnmparcri to 210 for anyone advocating planting cotton j duction calls for less new «
the same period of 1942, but ship- ‘ on land belter adapted Tor other ment. less exMrtaentatlOBrt§|
ments of shell egg equivalents rose .purposes. j training of labor than any
to 889 cars from 510. the U. S. De- , Even if someone did ' advocate crop.
I partment of Agriculture reported, j SUCh unsound policies, we firmly i Furthermore, over a major
1 be,ieve that the farmers of the Q{ the year labor requiremen
■ | southwest are too intelligent and: cotton are less than for moat <
* ... - ■ hfliiA Vin/1 fnv t/iA miioVi nvnoricn ea • . ■ _ • < • — —
■t torturc. Hoyt was critical that! A widely used torture was the
phe ghastly news was withheld |“sun .treatment" Captives were
prom the public for two years. 'made to sit in the boiling sun all
I day without cover and with little
Pc Wants To See -water.
fThe JaDs Got” | Six men—three Americans and
F'Fort Worth. Texas. — The guy (three Filipinos—Jll from mistreat-
Who had been eating watery rice—, ment'were buried while still alive,
sand that seldom—reared back a lit- j Lesser brutalities, indignities and
..tie from the roast beef and pie a la humiliations were innumerable . . .
mode at palatial Colonial Country The Japs gave three chjckens and
Blub here and raid: ---- __ III _____1_______1
■ “I want to see those Japs got.” ! to the world that their prisoners
M-That was Major Jack Hawkins,! were r£d chickens and eggs. . . .
Eft-year-old Texas Marine who (American flags were habitually and
Mcaped from a Japanese prison - designedly used as rags in kitchens.
Camp and had a story to tell. i From ^reports made by a naval
fc “I want to see the intensification officer and two £fmy officers who
■pi every effort to beat the Jap- escaped from the Philippines after
fanese, I w'ant to see action and I almost a year as prisoners, the
Want to see it quick. But most of; two departments assembled the
5*11 I want to see him got!” I story, including the report that
Tuesday To Be Tin
Can Hauling Day
The city truck will be operated
next Tuesday, February 4, hauling
tin cans to the municipal dumping
,........ ........ground. All residents of Clarksville
(50 eggs to 500 men. then broadcast who have discarded cans around
Red River National Bank
i have had far too much experience and time labor are avail
| in recent years with the combining on the cotton farm during this
j of diversified c-~-' .v ... . .. — .-xJHU
| production', to go back to any one- (
crop system.
| Growing more cotton in 1944 sim- |
. ply means this: The southwest can :
I make a greater contribution toward
, the war if a far greater percentage
I of the soil, equipment,, experience,
j and manpower of this region is de-
! voted to cotton production during
the coming season than has been
used for this crop in recent years.
Before you, as a farmer, decide
whether to accept or reject this
j statement, you should examine it
| carefully In the light of your own
personal experience. Consider the
factors that you should consider in
planning any crop or livestock pro-
gram.
, tions you probably will ask your-
.self:
I i nrm _
crop and livestock, Tj„d f0r handling other crops
rn Harlr tn «mr nnp- livestock
This availability of
men, and adapted machinery '
equipment, is not limited to,
farm, either. It extends to ocq^j
ton gins and oil mills, warehil
railroad facilities built to h*|
the transportation reoulremenb
a cotton empire, and throng)
the economic and business lift
- the entire southwest. ”|p
| 6. Will more cotton yreda*
pay?
I This depends on the farm
the fanner, and updn the varj
conditions. But, we do know 1
! things. On most farms.
Here are some of the ques- |the “sur*st monev cr°P” ot
most farms In this area, land
dapted to cotton will return 'fj
in cotton than from a«iy other Cf
Cotton stands drouth and mil
er uncertainties better than -•
other crops we can produqe hr
southwest. Cottonseed prodnekv'l
cotton products are In large
mand: supplies in most case* -
far below this demand- Rev*
_____ t _____________ ___________ __ from cotton ill 1942 and IMKa
ad dressing. Cottonseed meal, cake the highest since 1929 in th* Ufi
Bread ..................1(K
rr Kltclica Croft 10-Lb. cli
I lOUr Enrichod ............ Beg J / J
Flour ........1......iT'624
Rippled Wheat........ri|. 94
Crackers Sr'i>o~-. riab 194
Your Favorite Coffee
Coffee Airway......... 204
Coffee RKU...................254
Coffee HM*9Miity,........ri»!’ 314
Coffee Jf:-"......................few 304
Clicquot Club
^1^ Jam Tak-A-Tcitt*
Soup JSS555 ...........
!■■■<«A Stoadard
lUlvv Grapefruit Juice ..............
ChoppedHam
Cherub Milk.....
Pilchards
Green
Points
1 5-0*.
Green
Pcints.
Not
Rationed • •
Bots. dCe
Plus Deposit
mother is very
Lo understand
12-Ox.
Leed's Cou
Brown
Points.-
Brown
Points..
America? The
r all time dil-
Red River National Bank.
IS-Ox.
Can
Brown
Points
and hulls are essential for the J St®!*8-
} production of milk, beef, lamb and' 7. Cj
other foods in the southwest. j mainta
2. Will more cotton production gram?
aid the feed situation*
No farmer or ranchman who is
J^aqaIl jAiiibL &
VEGETABLES
Texas Oranges
Green Stamp* G-H-J
Expire February 20
Safawcu^ VYl&aJtA.
Blueberries SETS-Si1 3 24^ 15
Sweet Peas cl.2 124 p«n5ml0
Tomato Puree *ov"^c«u 74 p^can 4
n . S.id.r l l*-Ol. 4 Oa Poln'* O
DeetS Sliced..........................Jar 1 Z\ P*r lot- Z,
Tomatoes XSSStL. 2.°iJVl 154 &to&»12
Pork Loin Roast
the men and
, this question has already
having difficulty in getting protein dicated. From an agrieull
concentrates needs to be told the t*m where too many fai
answer. The Southwest has learned, (oniy cotton and too few
through bitter experience, that it (livestock, the southwest h
is not now growing enough cotton jt0 another extreme. TPda;
to balance the livestock it is pro- ; not producing enough acre
ducing: hence the acute shortage i (on to supply the cotton
of cottonseed meal, cake and hulls products our own livestock
and our present dependence upon We ^ no( ^ ^
shipments of soybeans from the . feed
com belt to supply feed we could ****
—..._ .__ balance our pasture grata
, _ ' ' sorghums, com and othc
grown feeds in efficient tf
Cotton has been called Ameri- ____„___._. __.
cs s No. 1 war crop.” The title is ZZLJF
Justified not only by the food and :h /TJ,
feed products already mentioned, the developmwRj
but also by the other war materials ****
♦bat come from the cotton plant. J* “f? ”^.“2
Cotton linters are essential in *
making munitions, and thousands
of different pieces of war equip- And- most aanire°ly-
ment are made from cotton lint. Rreate,t handicaps faced t
More than 11,000 cotton Items ap- 'men 8nd d“iryincn of the I
pear on the procurement lists of!today is lm<* c
the U. 8. army quartermaster corps, jmeaI cake, produetto
which ls authority for the state- \anee” our Uveetoot fMH
ment: You know better thaa m
“Cotton is second only to steel as what you can do and M
the most vital war material.” Every (land. can do. In this •
United States fighting man uses!fou have the right Mjl
cotton every day. | yourself and the duty H
4. What a host cotton in the son this decision,
conservation program? “PRODUCE MORE I
Cotton, properly handled, re- may be the answer. IMU
moves very little of the plant food sands of farms In tUt^i
from the soil. Moot of this plant and deserves your mMtdjp
food is in the stalk and seed, very slderation. But, ifllpfl
HE LIMIT in
■ County.
4 Points Per Lb.
u. 3l4p«Lb.4
’ o r> Points Q
Lb. 3Dt P»rLb.O
U. 254 »8
Roast Uhl
Chops c«
Roast Sli
Bacon
. Coe
ICC Station
Lemons
Grapefruit
Beef Prim* Rib
ROAST
icery
Bank
Jr.
th
; Station
Carrots
Tc^a^Yams..........
- i
Fresh Spinach........
Celery
Turnips . .
Green Cabbage
Fresh Lettuce
4 lbs. 25c
8 Points Per Pound
Froth Egft ShBX.--------------*• 37c
Honey *8323....................
Dill Pickles ST* -D 244
Green Deans —t1114
er Colors are News for Spring in
ALL WOOL ^
CURED HAMS
romp
UDalj. '^h
SAFEWAY CARNIVAL
AND BIG WEEK AND
STARRING FAVORITE SpODS
AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES!
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1944, newspaper, February 4, 1944; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005736/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.