Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1943 Page: 2 of 6
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ZAVALA COUNTY BKNtlNIL, OBYSTAL CRT, TEXAS, MARCH 8, 1943
ZAVALA COUNTY SENTINEL
PUBLISHED UVBBT FB1DA1
A. H. HARDY, Owner, Editor tad
Publisher
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the Poet Office et Cryetel City, Teeee,
nler the Act of March A 1879.
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Crystal City, Texas, March 5, 1943
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS
FIRST INSTITUTE LECTURER
The first speaker of the four meet-
ings of an Institute of Understanding,
sponsored by the Crystal City and
Carrizo Springs Rotary Clubs, was
Clarence W. Sorrenson, geographer,
traveler, radio commentator and
newspaper correspondent, who spoke
Thursday evening at the High School
Auditorium to a large and attentive
audience.
Mr. Sorrenson’s subject was "Co-
operation in The America’s,, and
having spent 18 months in South
America, returning only recently, he
brought back some interesting in-
formation. Places visited and dis-
cussed by Mr. Sorrenson were illus-
trated with moving pictures in tech-
nicolor.
The speaker spoke first of the con-
ceptions held in this country about
our neighbors to the south. He said
most people in the United States be-
lieved Buenos Aires is in Brazil and
that the Amazon River dominates
that country, which is the wrong
conception. He said Southern Florida
is closer to the Amazon than some
parts of Brazil. The river of Parana
and not the Amazon is the one of
importance.
The pictures revealed much of
South America which has not been
developed and that was up the Pa-
rana River to the interior frontier
and showed that Brazil is much lar-
ger than all the United States com-
bined. Pictures showing Ascuncion,
capital city of Paraguay, were most
interesting.
Pictures showed how the Germans
have colonized the country of Chile
and how Japan has been its chief
market for Cotton. In the Argentine,
ictures showed that country to be
lmost a duplicate of the United
States in producing farm products
and meat.
The speaker said to create and
maintain goodwill our country must
use its merchant marines to take
sthese duplicate products over the
world for it would not interfere with
our own markets, but enable us to
take to South America autmobiles
and other needed products and main-
tain their economy and also our own.
Pictures showed how quickly the
Paraguayans learned to handle Unit-
ed States machinery and showed that
the highway would take in some of
the finest farm and ranch land in the
world and after the war, he said,
people could go from this country to
that area for colonization. However,
Jhe speaker said of all the countries
to the South, Mexico had made more
progress in education in the past 10
years than any of them.
Following the lecture several took
the opportunity of asking questions
pertaining to the lecturer’s subject.
The speaker was introduced by
President O. L. Smith. Preceding the
lecture Mrs. Cy Tate’s Glee Club
sang “Star Spangled Banner,”
"March Along Together,” “I Hear
America,” and “Faith Of Our Fath-
ers,” with Mrs. Tate piano accompan-
ist.
-WGD-
WPB HEADQUARTERS
TO BE IN SAN ANTONIO
Opening of a Salvage Division of
the district office of the War Pro-
duction Board in San Antonio has
been announced by Carl Pool, dis-
trict manager of WPB. The new di-
vision will serve the 54 counties in
the WPB district in Texas, including
Crystal City and Zavala County.
The Salvage Division had been ad-
ministered in Dallas, but district
headquarters now will be in San An-
tonio. All inquiries should be direct-
ed to the War Production Board,
Salvage Division, Majestic Building,
San Antonio.
The new division of the WPB com-
bines the following: Special Projects,
Industrial Salvage, and Scrap Pro-
cessing Sections. The WPB Salvage
Division also will cooperate with the
State’s Salvage Section.
--WGD-
NUTRITION COURSE TAUGHT
BY MRS. PENNYCUICK
Mrs. Roy Pennycuick began Thurs-
day afternoon, March 4, teaching a
course in Nutrition. The course is be-
ing taught under auspices of the
American Red Cross in the City Hall.
LETTER EXPLAIN’S DEATH
OF RAY McCORMlCK
IN PLANE ACCIDENT
The following letter from FirstLt.
Jesse W. McFerrin of Miami, Florida
addressed to J. A. McCormick of
Iraan, Texas, tells of Ray McCor-
mick's death in plane accident:
“The delay in answering your let-
ter dated Jan. 8th., is due to several
questions you asked which I am un-
able to answer at this time. You will
hear from me again very soon.
“You asked me to give you the
name of the Catholic Chaplain here
and I am sorry to state that we do
not have one.
“There were five men aboard the
airplane at the time of the accident.
Survivors were: Jessie McFerrin,
pilot of the ship; Gorden Pertneyer,
co-pilot; Warren Cook, raido oper-
ator. Killed in action were' William
Ray McCormick, bombadier, and
Clarence Lauglin, special equipment
operator.
“The reason for your brother’s and
other boy’s death and our escape was
due to their being knocked uncon-
scious, and the plane sank in thirty
seconds. When we got out of the ship
she was already going under and ex-
cept for our life vests we might have
been sucked under with her.
“Please accept my very deepest
sympathy in your (our) bereave-
ment. I had known and flown with
Ray ever since I came, into the Army
and I would like to state that a bet-
ter bombardier or all around air-
man has never dropped a bomb.
“Ray was well liked by all the men
pf the squadron and was an excep-
tionally superior soldier, the kind of
man that can never be replaced in
the heart’s of the men of his combat
crew.”
-WGD-
LETTER FROM OUR
CRYSTAL CITY WAAC
Des Moines, Iowa,
Februar y24, 1943
Dear Mrs. Fly:
I am very sorry I haven’t written
you sooner, but I haven’t had time.
We have certainly been busy. We
are having our Basic Training, and
we hardly have time to do anything.
I want to express my thanks again
to the Women of the Chamber of
Commerce for the gift you all gave
me. It certainly was nice of you.
I like Des Moines fine, only it is
a litle sooty. They burn coal up here,
therefore the town is sooty.
Well, I really don’t know how to
write this letter, for I don’t have
time to tell you about the things we
do. We are working from morning
until night, and we don’t have time
to write.
I will be thinking of you all, and
please drop me a line—alter all 1
love to get mail.
A CRYSTAL CITY WAAC
Aux. Reatha Day
Co. 19, 3rd Regt.
Fort Des Moines
Army Post Branch
Des Moines, Iowa.
--WGD-
LETTER FROM SERVICE MAN
The following letter was written
to the Uvalde Leader-News by Staff
Sgt. H. Jay Whitecotton. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Whitecotton
of Batesville and grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Childress of Crystal
City. Staff Ggt. Whitecotton is with
the American Air Forces “some-
where in North Africa.”
“Just taking time out between
bombs to drop you a few lines of G.
I. (gov. issue) propaganda. We sec
these foreign correspondents all the
time,) but so far haven’t met one
from the Uvalde Leader-News.
“My outfit, the .... is one
of the crack squadrons of the Afri-
can campaign. We’re probably called
part of the .... air force
back in the states, which is partly
true. Our commanding general is
Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. We are
equipped with P-38s (twin engine
fighters). The ’Limeys) (English)
call them ’lightnings,’ and they’re not
far wrong. They have proved to be
the best fighter in the world and ol’
Jerry really hates to see them come
along.
“My job in this outfit is crew chief
on one of these ‘bloody Lightnings.'
To be more explicit, I am given a
P-38 and so many assistants and I
am responsible for the maintenance
and status of this aircraft at all
times. I have to say when she’s ready
to go, and boy she better go, ’cause
these pilots really shoot the ‘cooking
oil’ to them. We do maintenance jobs i
over here we never dreamed pos-
sible. j
"We live in holes in the ground that
are called graves in the States, over
here we call them fox-holes. I can
jump 20 feet now and make a per-
fect landing in one. We have one to
live in and one by our plane. Jerry
was giving us a pounding late the
other evening and I was up in the
cockpit of my ship when the ack-ack
started shooting. I made a mad dash
to the fox-hole and found it filled
with my assistants. I jumped in on
,top of one of them just as a bomb
hit about 20 feet from us. It blew up
my plane and gas dump, causing
gasoline to shower all over us. Thank
the Lord it didn’t catch file. Shrap-
nel hit all over us, sounding like a
swarm of bees passing over us. The
bombing lasted 30 minutes and here’s
one guy who was glad to see that
show finish.
"It’s a very pretty sight to see a
night bombing, if you are far enough
away. Looks just like a big fireworks
display, except it makes a hell of a
racket. Most of the Jery’c bombing
is done with JU 88s dive bombers.
Believe me, I’ve seen the light, I
also hate war. One thing I’m glad
of is that I’m on the right side. I’d
really hate to be in Jerry’s shoes
’cause he’s really taking a beating.
We’ve got him now so he can’t run
any more and I’m afraid he’ll have
a very hard time swimming.
“I’ve received three copies of the
Leader-News since I’ve been here. I
really enjoy them and look forward
to receiving them regularly.
“We still have two boys left in our
squadron who were in the first class
at Garner Field—Lieuts. Works and
Moffett. They are both good boys and
have several planes to their credit.
Have to close and go get my mut-
ton stew and tea. Tell everybody
hello for me and if I see one of your
correspondents over here I’ll give
him the real dope.”
-WGD-
PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE
OPEN ONE DAY WEEK
The Public Welfare Office from
which Mrs. Emma Stone has been
transferred, will be open one day
each week with Mrs. Margie Mat-
thews from the Eagle Pass office, in
charge. When Mrs. Matthews makes
Jier visit to Crystal City the day she
plans to have the local office open
will be announced.
--WGD-
SOLDIERS THANK JUNIOR
RED CROSS FOR ARTICLES
The following letter is from the
American Red Cross, Station Hos-
pital, Fort Bliss .Texas and addressed
to Mrs. E. M. Holdsworth, Chairman
Junior Red Cross, and written by
Helen Maud Jones:
"The seven lap robes and one af-
ghan made by the Junior Red Cross
Chapter were received. We have
fiever received such beautiful lap
robes, and let us assure you they
have been put to good use.
“The men in the service are indeed
spurred on to bigger and better ef-
forts when they know that the folks
hack home are ever thoughtful of
them.
“For these men in the service we
say thank you for your gifts.”
And from Corporal Marty David-
son to Junior Red Cross:
"Howdy to all you morale build-
ers.
, “Buddies, your folder covered my
JXmas. menu and I want to thank
you many times over for it.
“Thanks to you wonderful little
soldiers. All of us have swell Xmas.
Menu book covers for happy foreign
duty souvenirs.
“We had all our buddies, nurses
and officers autograph them and
what a keepsake they make.
“Xmas, was really swell. Regular
Yuletide spirit and dinner. Real ice
cream for dessert and what a rare
treat that was to all of us.
“The chow hall was really decorat-
ed as was the interior of our wonder-
ful hospital.
“Thanks to Crystal City Grammar
School we all have autographed
I souvenirs to always remember our
j 1942 Xmas. Over Seas,
j “I am a member of the 208th Gen-
eral Hospital and a strict censorship
! forbids divulging location. Have
[been on foreign duty since shortly
' after war was declared.
“My job in the hopsital is running
the Caridology and Metabology tests.
Very interesting assignment and I
enjoy my work immensejy.'
“My home is in Boston, Massachu-
setts. Have been soldiering nearly
two years and most of my service
has been with our A. E. F.
“Intend to visit Dallas, Texas, as
soon as I return with our great vic-
torious army and I’ll definitely stop
off at Crystal City and say hello and
thank you all for your wonderful
morale building contribution.
“God love and bless you all.
With all the affection and appre-
ciation a soldier possesses.”
-WGD---
OTHA BOOK OUT BUYS
K. B. URBAN HOME
Dr. Kay B. Urban, who was here
this week from Rusk Texas, sold his
home located on North Avenue C to
Mr .and Mrs. Otha Bookout. The
deal was closed Monday.
For the past several months the
house has been occupied by Mrs. W.
R. Millan and family. She plans to
move back to her farm home about
six miles northeast of Crystal City
first of next week and then Mr. and
Mrs. Bookout will move from Mrs.
Dorothy’s Lindley's cottage located
on East Val Verde Street to their
new home.
MRS. STONE LOCATED
AT LOCKHART
Mrs. Emma Stone, Field worker
for the State Department of Public
Welfare and transferred from Crys-
tal City to the Austin area, is located
at Lockhart, Texas, according to Mrs.
Stone’s mother, Mrs. M. L. Harkey.
-WGD-
Mrs. R. S. Crawford, Mrs. W. E.
Pond and Mrs. Monte Harp and
daughter Betty returned Monday
from spening the week out of town.
Mrs. Crawford was in Austin with
her daughter, Miss Mary Evelyn,
who is a Texas University student.
Mrs.’Pond was in Arlington visiting
her son, Willis, Jr., student at North
Texas Agricultural College, and Mrs.
Harp and Betty were in Yorktown
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Au-
brey Dunn.
-WGD-
ELECTION FOR CITY OFFICIALS
TO BE HELD APRIL 6th
Election for City officials will be
held on Tuesday, April 6th. The fol-
lowing ticket has been announced:
Mayor: B. H. Holsomback
Commissioners: W. P. Brennan
and I. C. Cribbs.
City Judge: J. E. Peel.
-WGD-
ORVILLE JOHNSON
TAKEN TO SAN ANTONIO
FOR TREATMENT
R. W. Manifold took Orville Earl
Johnson to San Antonio last Thurs-
day where he was placed in the Crip-
pled Children’s clinic for treatment
pf a deformity which developed in
pne of his ankles when a small child,
paused from wading in stagnant wa-
$er.
Orville Earl is the son of Mrs. Earl
Johnson and grandson of Mrs. B. P.
Arthur. His mother is with him in
San Antonio and reports him doing
well.
-WG1)--
GENERAL MECHANIC HELPERS
NEEDED AT EAGLE PASS
Lack of sufficient applications
from qualified general mechanic
helpers to fill jobs at $1500 a year
plus overtime compensation at the
Army Air Forces Advanced Flying
School, Eagle Pass, Texas, prompts
the Tenth Civil Service Region to
call again for men with experience
or training in one or more of the
mechanical or skilled trades, accord-
ing to information received by D. E.
Clark, local civil service secreary
at the post office from whom appli-
cation forms may be secured.
Applicants, who are not engaged
in war work of equal skill, should
file their applications immediately
with the Director, Tenth Civil Ser-
vice Region, Customhouse, New Or-
leans, La.
-WGD-
STORES URGED TO
KEEP ADVERTISING
“The store that keeps up a run-
ning fire of cheerful, helpful adver-
tising during the public’s trials and
tribulations is the store that will
have the first dance when the music
MERCY
Blessed are the merciful: for they
.shall obtain mercy.—Matthew 5:7.
As freely as the firmament em-
braces the world, or the sun pours
forth impartially his beams, so mercy
must encircle both friend and foe.—
Schiller.
We cannot, indeed, give like God,
but surely we may forgive ’ike Him.
—Sterne.
All people can and should be just,
merciful; they should never envy,
elbow, slander, hate, or try to in-
jure, but always should try to bless
their fellow-mortals.—Mary Baker
Eddy.
Mercy among the virtues is like
the moon among the stars—not so
sparkling and vivid as many, but dis-
pensing a calm radiance that hal-
lows the whole.—Chapin.
For Mercy, Courage, Kindness,
Mirth,
There is no measure upon earth;
Nay, they wither, root and stem,
If an end be set to them.
IN LOVING MEMORY
The following is in loving memory
of our father, J. R. Shearer who de-
parted this life March 6th., 1940:
Memories of your loving eyes,
And your sweet smile, too,
Memories of your tender ways.
And your love that was so true.
Though God has called you,
He must have known—
Each day we’d live
With memories of you.
Mrs. J. R. SHEARER and Children.
-WGD-
Hundreds of Red Cross workers
are on foreign shores with our boys.
Do your part to keep them there by
giving to the 1943 Red Cross War
Fund.
-WGD-
Your money isn’t good if you can’t
spend it. Spend all your spare cash
by investing in the Red Cross. Just
think what you can save at income
tax paying time next year!
-WGD--
-Typewriter ribbons, Sentinel office
DR E H ANKERS0N
OPTOMETRIST OF SAN ANTONIO
Will Be In
CRYSTAL CITY
at CROSS S HOTEL
TUESDAY MARCH 9th.
Everyone’s eyes are taxed more these days with the reading
of so much war news. If you experience any trouble with your
eyes don’t take any chances. Consult Dr. Ankerson; glasses
may correct it.
begins Jo play again,” Bernard F.
Gimbel said in discussing how to ad-
vertise in war time.
New York University’s School of
Retailing magazine, Gimbel, head of
a chain of stores, suggested:
That the store sell itself as an or-
ganization sympathetic with and
aware of what the customer is going
through, that the store he frank
about that part of its operations not
now up to peace-time standards, that
the store pay customers the compli-
ment of exact facts about war-time
industries.
“First, last and always,” he said
“keep talking the customer’s lan-
guage. If you find you have less and
Jess to sell, keep talking anyway If
you have less to sell, so has every-
one else.”
-WGD-
“ARMY ON THE AIR,” WOAI
SUNDAY 4:00 to 4:30 P. M.
The "Army on the Air" which is
presented each Sunday afternoon
from 4:00 to 4:30 over WOAI, will go
into its eighteenth consecutive week
Df broadcasting next Sunday after-
noon.
The program features the music
of the 316th Army Air Force Band
of Brooks Field, Texas, and has Pri-
vate Bill Doar, formerly with Paul
Whiteman’s orchestra, as guest artist
each week.
The “Army on the Air," is present-
ed by the San Antonio District Army
Recruiting office in the interest of
WAAC recruiting. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to anyone who is
visiting San Antonio over the week
end to drop in the studio of WOAI
and attend one of these broadcasts.
If you can’t go to San Antonio, turn
your dial to 1200 and listen m.
KTSA also has an interesting pro-
gram featuring WAAC on Wednes-
day and Friday of each week at 5:15
p. m.
-WGD-
Sherman said, “War is Hell!" You
can help alleviate a lot of hell for
our fighters on land and sea by giv-
ing generously to the Red Cross War
Fund Drive.
Some of the greatest heroes of this war must go unsung
Buried deep in laboratories they work night end day com-
pounding bad medicine for Hitler and his cohorts. We will
never be able to say which of their discoveries it was that
tipped the scales to victory... but we
can give thanks to our man of
*1^ l science and their assistants ..who
^ \ work with little respite and less hope
a**o»>* u \ for glory to hasten the Axis’ defeat
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