The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1945 Page: 2 of 10
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THE PADUCAH POST
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945
The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 38 years
Published Every Thursday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets
JETTY V. CLARE ................................. Owner and Publisher
HOWARD POWELL ........................................ Mechanical Supt.
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Texas, under the Act of March 30, 1879.
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publishing the news impartially, and supporting what it believes
to^bfe right regardless of party politics.
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All Eyes On Our President
The name “President Truman” still sounds
somewhat
strange to us. We had become' so used W using the n$me
"““President Roosevelt” that it seems suddenly shocking to use
■another name.
It will take much time for us to come to know President
Truman as we did President Roosevelt, whose policies became
known to almost every man, woman and child. We knew how
he would act on most any domestic situation. We were becom-
ing to know the details of his thinking regarding the postwar
"world. Both among those who approved or disapproved of his
actions, we felt that we knew him well.
There is no doubt in the minds of our statesmen at Wash-
inton, or throughout the nation so far as that is concerned, but
that President Truman will make a great leader and lead our
nation to as quick a determination of the war as possible and
to a lasting peace. He evidently is capable in leading us in
postwar days to a rapid reconstruction of our nation and back
to a normal life.
But much of this will be up to the people of our nation. It
Is important that we get to know what our new president
thinks and how he will act in emergencies. It is perhaps more
important, however, that he comes to know the wishes of the
people—what we think, what we want and what kind of a
country we are seeking after the war. This can be accomplished
by the people letting him know their desires. This would be
best accomplished by the people informing their senators and
congressmen on postwar desires, who in turn could carry it to
our president.
Regardless of political affiliations, we are now passing
through an epoch in which our new president should have full
cooperation from the people.
-Buy War Savings Stamps-
Another Drop of Gasoline!
People generally are looking, forward to the post war days
with the belief that they can drive up to a filling station and
my “fill it up”as we did in the day's that are mere memories.
Will we get this extra gas?
The answer is “yes”—but the extra quantity we get will be
very small and disappointing at the first. The most optimistic
estimate we have heard—made by Petroleum Administrator
lekes—is that civilians will get 200,000 barrells more per day.
Afc present we are getting an averagie of 547,000 barrels daily.
If Mr. Ickes is right, we would get an approximate increase of
thirty-six percent. If you are getting two gallons of gas per
week at present you could not hope for more, than three gallons
when the new increase comes. The holders of “A” coupons
may not even get that much, for OPA has found that there are
many holders of “B” coupons who do not have enough gaso-
line to carry on necessary war work.
Before the war our nation consumed 1,750,000 barrels per
day. When we get an increase, we still won’t have one-third the
gasoline we had “in the good old days.”
Gasoline is not our worst situation for transportation prob-
lems. Seemingly the tire situation will become more serious. To
say the least of it, this year is no time to plan on extended
-summer vacations for any kind of a motor trip.
Buy War Savings Stamps
B & B Cafe
Under New Management
E. L. Vestel, an experienced cafe operator and C, H.
Keeler both of Oklahoma City, have pm-chased and are now
operating the B & B Cafe.
They solicit a contiuation of the patronage of the present
customers and invite the general public to visit them for good
home cooked foods.
We will remain open from early un-
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Regular Dinners . . . Short Orders
Sandwiches of all Kinds
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WASHINTON, D.C.—All eyes
are on San Francisco. Our gov-
ernment leaders consider the con-
ference a major test of whether
the peace-seeking nations of the
world stopped in Washington, on
up the framework for a lasting
peace—whether selfishness and
petty disagreements can be put
aside in the hope of building a
working plan or permanent world
security.
Many of the leaders of the
world soptped in Washington on
their way to an Francisco to con-
fer with President Truman and
with cabinet members. All indicat-
ed a fervent desire for closer
cooperation between nations and
all were hopeful that a world-
plan would be created for erasing
war fom the earth.
While in Washington—and now
in San Francisco—these delegates
from all corners of the world
are following with close interest
the progess of a bill in the house
of representatives to extend and
expand our reciprocal trade
agreements, which includes the
lowering of tariffs to stimulate
international trade. This bill,
which is based on a program out-
lined by former Secretary of State
Hull, is considered by many gov-
ernment leaders to be the first
real test of whether or not our
nation will go back toward isola-
tionism after the war, so far as
economic dealings are concerned.
The history of the Hull reciprocal
trade agreements program is one
of bitter party rivalry. When it
first came up in 1934 it was sup-
ported by the majority of Demo-
crats, but only two of the Repub-
licans in the house approved it.
Since then it has been tested
about every three years, but even
in 1940 it was supported by five
Republicans.
Now, with the war in Europe
nearing an end, and with further
expansion of this program being-
sought, we will learn whether
tariffs will continue to be a ma-
jor bone of contention between
the two parties or whether the
Republicans have decided per-
manently to give in to the Demo-
cratic viewpoint on this issue.
President Truman has made it
clear, in conference with lead-
[—QUOTES—
OF THE WEEK
“Harry will get along all right.”
— Pres. Truman's mother, 92, in
Grandview, Mo.
“Our Nazi war prisoners are
being treated fairly but firmly.”
— Provost Marshal General A.
L. Lerch.
“It is not applicable in all situ-
ations, nor does it lend itself to
general application by govern-
ment mandate.” — AFL Pres.
Green on guaranteed annual
wage.
“No veteran who left a job in
manufacturing need worry about
stepping back into it, if he wants
it.” — Pres. Ira Mosher, Natl.
Assn. of Mfrs., in message to
a:~med forces.
“I’m a very amicable, peace-
loving man.” — Secy, of Interior
Ickes.
“You’re getting cockeyed —
that’s the trouble with you!” —
U. S. Senator Wiley, of Wis., to
Commerce Secy. Henry Wallace,
in debate.
ers of both houses of congress,
that he will, at least for the time
being, try to follow in President
Roosevelt’s footsteps' and support
the measures Mr. Roosevelt
sought. He will keep the same
men working with him and will
make detailed studies of the pro-
grams on which President Roose-
velt was working at the time of
his death.
But there is no question that
President Truman will work much
more closely with congress than
did Mr. Roosevelt and that he
will have more personal coopera-
tion from the members of con-
gress, particularly from members
of the senate—the body to which
he belonged for 10 years. It was
significant that, among the visit-
ors to the White House during
the first week of Mr. Truman’s
administration, was Sen. Robert
Taft who had not been in the
White House since Hoover was
president. Senator Taft visited
President Truman with a group
of leading Republicans, and then
went back the next. day.
A resolution passed by a con-
ference of leading senators also
indicated that the new President
can expect a close working rela-
tionship. They said:
“This conference expresses its
Many Veterans
Mav Be Released
J
The army plans to start this
summer releasing some men who
will have been in uniform four
to five years.
The release policy, which may
preclude any mai’ked cut in draft
calls after June 30, was disclosed
in official but publicityrshy quar-
ters today. The army yestei’day
formally announced plans to hon-
confidence in the new President,
Harry S. Truman, who has as-
sumed the great responsibilities
of the office to which he has been
called, anfd pledges to him its
genuine and sympathetic coopera-
tion in bringing the present war
to a prompt and victorious con-
clusion, in establishing a just,
honorable and permanent peace
and in so readjusting the econom-
ic processes incident to the post-
war period as to bring to our na-
tion and to the world the geatest
possible happiness and prosperi-
ty.”
or discharge i*equests of enlisted
men 42 and over.
By next month a considerable
number of Uncle Sam’s “emer-
gency soldiers” will have spent
five years in service. Vigorous
recuiting began in May,1940, and
selective service began drafting
in November of that year.
The policy of discharging vet-
erans of four and five years serv-
ice is expected to get under way
around mid-year, :even should
German resistance persist.
However, military sources for
this forecast added a cautionary
note:
“We’ll try to declare four and
five-year-olds out, but some are
bound to be disappointed.
“Even a unit as small as a bat-
tery may have men who would
be entitled to release but could
not be spared. Some of these vet-
rans are almost certain to be held
in service.”
The size of draft calls beyond
June has not been disclosed, nor
has the army revealed whether
its quota will be smaller immedi-
ately after V-E Day.
In both cases, however, a prin-
cipal determining factor probab-
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6:00 P. M.
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oin me at lunch...Have a Coke
noon hour
You see them all over America at the lunch hour. Happy groups of
girls enjoying wholesome food with ice-cold Coca-Cola. At the office,
in your home, or at your favorite luncheon place, Coca-Cola makes
good food taste better... makes lunch time refreshment time.
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ly will be the number of long-
term veterans released and the
extent of discharges for other rea-
sons under the army’s point sys-
tem.
Army draft calls now are run-
ning at about 100,000 men a
month and are planned at that
rate through June. The navy’s
call this month is around 32,000,
but this will be cut 50 per cent
in May and possibly still more in
June and thereafter.
Miss Betty Brock Martin and
Miss Elizabeth Williams were in
Abilene Sunday visiting relatives
and friends.
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