The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1944 Page: 7 of 8
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Friday, January 7, 1944
The Paducah Post
Page Seven
THE WEST WIND
PADUCAH HIGH SCHOOL, PADUCAH, TEXAS
WEST WIND STAFF
^BlITOR—Helen Marie Canon.
.ASSOCIATE p)ITOR — Car-
leen Clary.
FASHIONS—Norma Nell Par-
nell.
PERSONALS—Eddie Hawkins
and Randall Hodges.
LITERARY EDITOR—Wanda
Moore.
TYPISTS —Oma Jean Smith,
Carolyn Boyle, Lillian Mc-
Cleary, Olen Lively and Eddie
Hawkins.
NEWS YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
- We resolve to study English
more so we won’t have to stay
in the study hall—the Seniors.
I resolve to see a certain soph-
. omore more this year—Margaret
I Ann Lee.
I resolve to spend Christmas
eve in town next year—Jaunita
Canon.
I reslove to be a good pilot—
Eddie Hawkins.
We resolve to catch up in
,bookkeeping — the bookkeeping
class.
I resolve to continue writing
letters to the boy in California
—Sally Barber.
I resolve to see that sailor this
year—Marjorie Ruth Jones.
We resolve to take advantage
of this leap year—the P. H. S.
| girls.
I resolve to stay at home—
Marianne Hamilton.
I resolve to learn more new
jokes—Nelson Biddy.
I resolve to have a good time
next Christmas too—Lillian Mc-
Cleary.
I resolve to flirt with only
one boy at a time—Helen Joyce
Woodley.
I resolve to become a good
musician—'Carolyn Boyle.
after the mid-night show
certain couples?
What Soph, girl worried Ralph
in the mid-night show?
Joy Gail, did you get your
wish Friday night?
What two junior boys did a
certain fish and sophomore want
to come to town Saturday night?
Who is it that Wanda Lea
is looking forward to seeing
Friday?
Who was it that Wanda Lea
was interested in getting a get
well card to?
Did Marianne and Maxine real
ly have such a good time Thurs-
day night?
Has Bette Jo finally dicided
it will be the boy from Valley
View?
What eight girls had so much
trouble last Friday night?
CAMPUS CHATTER
Elaine, what was on the back
of that letter you got and what
.did it mean?
f Joy Gail, did you really want
to go with a certain boy Friday
night, but didn’t get to?
What two groups of people
didn’t want to see each other
■ in the Midnight Show Saturday?
What was so interesting about
Margaret Ann’s dress that kept
every one staring Friday night?
Laverne, how do you like to
stay home on Saturday night?
Norwin what was it that made
you feel so good Friday night?
Why does Helen Joyce pretend
to be someone else over the tele-
phone?
Why did the telephone call
Marjorie received Saturday
bmorning make her so angry?
Who was seen with 'Barbara
June Sunday afternoon?
Billy, what made you change
your mind?
Why were Helen Joyce and
Margaret Ann so astonished when
he asked Margaret instead of
them?
Laverne, you and Max seem
to be getting near the serious
stage!
Joy Gail, who was it that you
|and Marjorie wanted to come
®to town at the first of last
week?
The compact Max gave Laverne
for Christmas is really beauti-
ful.
Billy don’t you know what
it means when a girl wears
mistletoe in her hair on Christ-
mas Eve Night?
Doris Ann, you should learn
not to lose the notes you write.
Eddie, just what does flack-
happy mean?
Norwin, why did you hate to
fcgo home so badly Sunday night?
Joy Gail, it doesn’t pay to
worry so much.
Maxey, haven’t you found out
whether she stuffs birds or not?
What was it that Wanda Lea
brought back with her, Friday
night?
Who was it that was so funny
FASHIONS
After this Christmas consump-
tion we are all here again, with
several more new and beautiful
things.
Juanita Cannon’s red wool
dress with cream long sleeves
and red felt birds on the cream
yoke is really something to look
■ at.
Wanza Lou is now sporting a
beautiful brown, green and yel-
low .plaid tweed coat.
In a long-sleeved yellow dress,
Betty Jo Moss looks devine.
Freida in a red jacket with white
and red checked skirt and trim-
mings looks swell.
Oma Jean is magnificent in
her new blue wool two piece
dress with the yellow and red
trim.
A darling indeed is Margie
Ruth in her wine swagger coat
with a black fur collar.
Bennie wears a light purple
sweater, yellow skirt and a strand
of pearls. Nice!
Iva Marie is extra special in a
dark blue suit and a rose sweater.
Devine, yes, that’s Anita in
her blue suit and red sweater.
Charlotte does O.K. in her
rose sweater, white blouse and
striped skirt.
Ima Dean is nice in her
sweater of rust and brown skirt.
Dona Janice wears a nice red
coroduroy suit with a white
blouse.
Miss Patton wears a nice rust
wool jersey dress with a dark
brown leather belt and bronze
pin.
Carlene suits the occasion in
a yellow suit and yellow green
sweater with white pearls.
Shirley is really sweet in her
red jacket, white blouse and
black skirt.
I’d like for certain people' to
mind their own business--
Sweeney
I’d like to know who told
Carleen something-Ima D.
Smith.
I’d like for a certain junior
to make up his mind-Helen
J. Woodley.
I wish I could either get
certain Junior or a certain Sr
-Margie R. Woodley
I wish a certain person would
ask me for a date--Billye Cris-
well.
We wish two certain G.I’s
would come home --Patty
Isbell, Marjorie Anderson.
I’d like to see personally
certain sailor--Margie Jones.
I wish a certain junior would
ask me for a date-Margaret
Lee.
BUD PADDOCK’S IDEAL GIRL
Name: Freida Jo
Height: Five feet, five inches
Weight: 110 pounds
Hair: Blonde
Clothes: Freida Jo
Figure: Betty Grable
Personality: Carlene Clary
Hands: Joy Gail
Feet: Billye Joyce Criswell
Eyes: Carlene Clary
IDEAL GIRL—MURRY GAY
Name—Johnny
Height—Marjorie Ruth Jones
Weight—Wanda Bullock
Hair—Frieda Jo Meador
Clothes—Frieda Jo Meador
Personality—Wanda Lea Camp-
bell
Figure—Billye Joyce Criswell
Feet—Wanda Lea Campbell
Eyes—Margaret Ann Wilson
IDEAL BOY—JOY GAIL PETTY
Name—That is my secret!
Height—Don L. Havens
Weight—Don L. Havens
Hair—Bud Paddock
Clothes—John Browning
Physique—Ethridge Puckett
Personality — Harold Maxey
and Bruce Proctor
Hands—Muriel Goodgame
Feet—Harold Maxey
Eyes—Bud Paddock
Teeth—Norwin Garrison
WISH ADS
I’d like to know if Muriel likes
Betty Jo Moss--Joy Gail Petty.
I’d like for a certain boy to
stay in town longer-Wanda
L. Campbell.
I’d like for a certain boy to
stay in school.
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RATION POINTS
FJOR KITCHEN
FATS
Uncle Sam now rewards house-
wives for saving their kitchen
fats.
According to information to
the A&M College Extension Ser-
vice from the OPA, homemakers
who deliver salvaged fats to their
retailers will receive one brown
ration point for each half pound,
in addition to the purchase price
of 4c a pound.
The OPA explains that as
housewives can collect ration
points as soon as they have a
half pound on hand, it will not
be necessary for them to save
large amounts before taking the
fats to retailers. Retailers will
not give points for less than one
half pound, nor for any frac-
tional overweight—such as one
pound, two ounces. It is not pos-
sible to give fractions of a point.
Those who get ration points for
their waste fats may spend them
on meat, cheese, butter or any
other type of food bought with
brown ration stamps.
The points-for-fat program,
OPA points out, is intended to
spur the collection of used house-
hold fats, which are urgently
needed for making glycerine and
sulfa drugs. The program, how-
ever, will have a limited applica-
tion. The OPA rules that “Only
housewives, other consumers, and
operators of boarding houses
where fewer than 50 persons
live, may exchange used fats for
points at their retailers.”
Accordingly, retail meat deal-
ers, restaurants, army camps, post
exchanges, ships, manufacturing
plants, and all other establish-
ments will not be paid points for
their waste fats.
Retailers will be reimbursed
for points given to consumers by
renderers and collectors of waste
fats, whose function of collecting
and processing household fats is
undisturbed by the points-for-fats
arrangement.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Jackson over Christmas were:
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Greenway of
Wolf City, Texas; Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Fizelle of Floydada; Mr. and
Mrs. Orbin Carroll of Amarillo;
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jackson of
Childress; and Mrs. Bobbie Jack-
son of Wichita Falls.
J. W. Powell, Jr., of St. Louis,
Mo., spent Christmas visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Powell and family.
Pfc. Fred Ballard and wife
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Ballard, during the holi-
days. He received his furlough on
the 15th of December, returning
to his camp at Salinas, Calif., the
first of the week. He has been
in the service 15 months.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McGee and
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGee of
Knox City, spent Christmas with
Mrs. T. C. Stinson and young
daughter Charmie.
Mrs. F. E. Alexander of Silver
City, New Mexico, is here visiting
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Blake. Mrs.
Alexander also visited her mother,
Mrs. J. R. Blake at Bonham.
Mrs. Mavis Cabiness and her
sister Rogene Farmer are visit-
ing fheir parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Farmer at Melrose, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. -Shaw spent
Christmas with Mr. Shaw’s moth-
By L. G. ELLIOTT, President
La Salle Extension University
Harvesting of the second largest
crop is now under way on the
greatest number of acres in 10
years. Total production has been
only about 7 per cent below the
record breaking crop of last year
—and far above the average of pre-
ceding seasons. This achievement
shows how successful the farmers
have been in their efforts to fur-
nish foods needed for our military
forces, civilians and lend-lease ship-
ments.
It is a record of results that
should certainly entitle the farmers
to a vote of thanks from us all—and
by their extra accomplishment and
inspiration of the past year they
have in my opinion earned the “E”
as much as any factory which is
today producing war material for
our armed forces.
This record - breaking achieve-
ment has been made in the face of
serious shortages in farm labor—
and farm equipment which has
been “overworked”—shortages in
repair parts and new farm ma-
chinery.'' However, the shortage of
farm help has been eased, as agri-
culture is now reported officially to
be employing 300,000 more men
than it employed a year ago.
Farmers’ costs for hired labor,
rents, taxes, etc., are running some-
what higher—the increases, howev-
er, are less than the rise in income.
Milk Production Down.
The output of livestock and poul-
try products has been even more
favorable than the field crops have
been. It is 12 per cent above the
peak output last year and 27 per
cent greater than in any year be-
fore that. One major exception to
this high record is the production
of milk, which is slightly lower than
it was last year. Egg production,
however, is much higher. Amer-
ican farmers are obtaining from
hatcheries an increasing proportion
of the chicks they raise rather than
hatching birds on their own farms.
The number of layers on farms is
greater than for many-years, hence
egg production is much higher.
While the number of livestock
and poultry on farms is large, the
supply of feed will probably be
short of demand. More livestock
is on hand than can be fed at nor-
mal rates, and some liquidation will
be inevitable. Supplies of high pro-
tein by-products will be slightly bet-
ter than last year, and much more
soybean meal will be used for hu-
man food, so protein feed supplies
are likely to be smaller than last
year.
Total farm income in 1943 will
probably be well over $19,000,000,-
000 or $3,000,000,000 more than 1942
—and more than four times the in-
come of farmers in 1932.
Farmers are already planning for
still bigger production next year. ,
They may put in over 380,000,000
acres of crops, and if they do the
average increase over this year will
be more than 5 per cent. To reach
this goal will require careful plan-
ning and preparation. The winter
months will be spent in trying to
make the best use of the present
supply of feed for livestock.
Machinery to Be Repaired.
Farmers will also spend much
time in repairing farm machinery
and equipment in order to have it
ready for the coming season. Mil-
lions of dollars have been spent this
year to keep old equipment op-
erating, and 1944 repair needs will
be even greater. Old farm ma-
chinery faces longer hours in the
field and much more use if 1944
is to be as successful as the past
two years.
It is encouraging to note that the
government is releasing materials
to manufacture farm machinery
and this should help to ease the
shortage which now exists.
Merchants and other business
men in small cities and in rural
areas are reporting increased busi-
ness demands for goods of all kinds.
Consumer lines, while curtailed
somewhat by the switchover from
civilian to war production, are still
fairly complete. Reductions in
some lines of goods that are no
longer manufactured for civilians
have been more than offset by in-
creases in other lines, and that
trend will continue.
SYRUP PRICES
ARE HIGHER
Retail prices for cane syrup
have been increased by OPA as
a result of refiguring the parity
formula, which resulted in in-
creased returns to sugar cane
growers. Increases in No. 10
cans—slightly less than one gal-
lon—are about '10c for country
cane syrup, formerly known as
Louisiana cane syrup, and 4 to 5c
for commercial cane syrup, for-
merly known as Georgia cane
syrup. Accumulators, mostly
country store operators, have
been- granted an increase from
1 to 2c a gallon for their hand-
ling charge.
SUSPENDER BUTTONS BACK
Suspender buttons arre to be
restored to men’s work pants, ac-
cording to an amendment of
WPB’s Order L-181.
IMPROVED FUEL GIVES
AIRPLANES MORE POWER
Wartime 100-octane aviation
gasoline is not what was called
100-octane gasoline before Pearl
Harbor, nor is it gasoline in the
true sense, according to the Pe-
troleum Administration for War.
So great has been the improve-
ment in the product in the past
two years that pursuit planes are
able to take off in less distance,
fly faster, climb faster, and
reach a higher ceiling with the
present fuel than with the 100-
octane that was considered the
“perfect” fuel prior to 1942.
Bombers can carry a greater load
than with pre-war 100-octane.
The prime advantage of the
improved fuel is that it gives the
pilot more power in critical sit-
uations when maximum power is
most needed. To obtain this add-
ed power, only minor adjust-
ments are required on engines
originally designed to use pre-
war 100-octane.
Improvement of the product
reduces production because facili-
ties which could produce 10,000
barrels a day of pre-war 100-
octane would be able to produce
only 6,600 barrels a day of the
present product. —
The improved 100-octane fuel
is not gasoline in the ordinary
sense, but a super-fuel produced
by re-ari’anging the petroleum
hydrocarbon molecules through
use of catalysts. It starts with
a synthetic base stock that is
about equal in potential power,
and far superior in other quali-
ties, to automobile gasoline that
has been “doctored” to its limit.
Aviation fuel requires hard-to-get
synthetic petroleum derivatives
that conventional refining cannot
produce, and production of them
reduces the amount of raw ma-
terial available for making gaso-
line for motorists. Aviation fuel
must be absolutely free of num-
erous unwanted natural impuri-
ties, which are inconsequential in
a motor car, but which mean life
or death in aircraft engines.
American Airmen Held In Rumanian
Resort After Ploesti Oil Bombings
MOST COTTAGE
CHEESE RATIONED
Practically all creamed cottage
cheese is under rationing because
brown stamps now are required
for this type of cheese containing
4 per cent or more butterfat,
OPA pointed out. Previously,
only creamed cottage cheese with
a butterfat content of more than
5 per cent had been rationed un-
der the meats-fats-cheese pro-
gram.
SEWING
MACHINES
Repaired and rebuilt. Any
make—any condition. 30
years experience. Do it now
as we only have a limited
amount of parts. Bring
your machine to
Paducah Furniture Co.
Free Estimates.
NOW ON SALE IN U.S.A.
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IN ROBERSON-EUBANK DRUG
CHILDRESS TEXAS
Sixty-seven American airmen
who were captured after the
spectacular bombing of the Plo-
esti oil refineries in Rumania this
summer are being held as pris-
oners of war in Sinaia, Rumania,
according to a report just re-
ceived from a representative of
the International Red Cross Com-
mittee.
Sinaia, formerly the summer
residence place of the Rumanian
royal family, is a famous resort
on its own account. Located in
the great forests of the Carpa-
thian Mountains, not far from
Varful cu Dor (Nostalgia Peak),
it is one of the healthiest places
in Europe.
The American airmen, accord-
ing to the representative, are
being held in L’Hotel des Bains,
formerly a luxurious -health re-
sort, which has been turned into
a military hospital for the dura-
tion. Maintained by the Rumanian
Red Cross, the hospital, said the
representative, is well-equipped,
with a former University of
Bucharest professor as surgeon.
When the International Red
Cross Committee representative
inspected the place recently, the
breakfast consisted of two pieces
of bread, marmalade and tea, and
lunch, white cheese, two toma-
toes, vermicelli soup, summer
squash stuffed with meat and
served with sour cream, rolls and
stewed fruits. At noon each day
the prisoners received a bottle of
beer and on Sundays half a bot-
tle of wine.
Of the original 67 captured
Americans, the representative
found that one had died but all
the others were recovering from
their wounds.
er, Mrs. R. K. Shaw of Clovis,
New Mexico. Mrs. Shaw returned
to Paducah with them and will
be their house guest for a few
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Doing
of Denison and Mrs. John Tanna-
hill, Jr., of Dallas, spent Christ-
mas Day with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Tannahill, Sr.
Mrs. G. W. Lindley is ill at her
home this week.
Post Want Ads Gets Results
DRAFT-AGE FARMERS RELEASED
FOR TEMPORARY WAR JOBS!
State Headquarters-for Selective Service permits draft-age
farmers in this area to accept war jobs during slack seasons
without affecting their deferment classifications.
Because men are urgently needed in vital
war industries- in this area, farmers and
farm laborers may accept temporary jobs
in essential industries under the following
conditions as cited in a Headquarters
memorandum of Dec. 6th to all local
boards, WMC Area No. 6:
(A) They remain in their seasonal oc-
cupations for a period of not less
than 8 months of the year;
(B) They become engaged during the
off-season for farming operations
in some occupation in war pro-
duction or in support of the war
effort; and
(C) Upon the reopening of the season
in which they may pursue their
normal seasonal occupation they
return to the seasonal occupations
that constituted the basis for their
original deferment and resume
their status as necessary men
therein.
PANTEX NEEDS YOU NOW!
To Help Load Bombs and Shells
/
Here' is your opportunity to earn extra money during your off-season and at the
same time get in an extra blow at Hitler and Tojo.
You need no experience to work at Pantex. Wages begin at 75 cents an hour.
Living quarters for men in barracks at the plant. Meals available in cafeterias
at the plant. Frequent bus transportation available between the plant and Amarillo.
For complete details regarding your draft
deferment and work at Pantex see your
local Selective Service Board.
For employment at Pantex apply imme-
diately at the plant or at one of the fol-
lowing offices of the United .States Em-
ployment Service: LUBBOCK, PLAIN-
VIEW, CHILDRESS, AMARILLO, PAM-
PA, BORGER.
PANTEX ORDNANCE PLANT
Amarillo, Texas
CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION, PRIME CONTRACTOR
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