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nuary 24, 1943
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January 24, 1943
The Abilene Reporter-hems
PAGE SEVEN
WHERE TO GO TO CHURCH: SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR DAY, WEEK IN ABILENE
Nokrn SIDE CHURCHES
Anson Avenue Baptist Church, 2743 Hickory, the Rev. H V. Henderson,
pastor. Services at 11 a. m and 8 p. m
T Assembly of God. 1018 Cypress, the Rev. W A. McCann, pastor. Ser-
vices at 10:30 a.m. and 3 pm. Evening services broadcast over KRBC,
s 0 9 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church, 3th and Victoria, the Rev. Clyde R. Campbell,
pastor. Services at 11 a. m and 7:30 p m.
[ Central Presbyterian Church. U. 8. A., 2d and Beech, the Rev. E. B.
Surface, pastor
Morning sermon and Junior church services, 11 a. m
'Crowded and Rationed Washington Trolley Conscious'
By GEORGE 8TTMP8ON 1 Washington street car he would remain standing and his condition would
Reporter-News Washington Correspondent | pass unnoticed until the car reached the car barn.
Washington has become mighty street-car conscious all of a sud- Busses, like ordinary autos, have two lights: but street cars have
den only one and look like one-eyed monsters coming down the line. One
With the population of the national capital metropolitan area about let the chief problems is to get passengers to move back to the cars; they
twice what it was three years ago the street cars and busses were already persist in standing in the front part of the car and refusing to mote until
severely over-taxed but when OPA tabooed all pleasure driving the literally pushed back by others getting on. “Transportation is essential
local transportation situation became downright serious over night Dur- to the war effort-Street, car-bus operators wanted! Previous experience
ing the first ten days the ban a as in effect, street-car and bus passenger i not necessary. Training paid for " Cars are jerky these days, because of
traffic jumped up between seven and fifteen perent.
congested traffic and because inexperienced operators don't yet know
Bens, manager of
■fining company.,
■ the production
business, approxi- •
In, had remained
ghout the war. *
hgtime employes,
Ipany s policy of to *
• more employes
sely needed has
■ in the loss of
the armed forces. 1
s’ sales forces, the
I more women has
feral business
de of buying during
Imas season. Typi-
irs, Roebuck & Co.
staff of 72 includes
I ere as elsewhere, a
If the employes a@
I Barkeley soldiers, -
work, often for the
Iin their permanent
lives have come to
tressed cafe oper-a
coming and
ip in these estab-
been reduced ma-
cent months. The
143 is considerably •
ence level A rep-
lestaurant reports4
I are paid 314 a
$3 to $6 daily in
I labor pinch is on
Ira inches. *
ed the rush to the 3
bled wages of 33 f*
lay, or $75 a month
ildn’t compete with
finery output has
20 percent of nor-
result of waning 01
Id machinepower is
M2 feed still is in '
I that the opening
r found only a ill-
workers will be-
because of travel
nd the 1943 solu-
942, often will lie
ner's trading out
his neighbor. For
ewOing at 7:30 o clock.
I Church of the Heavenly Rest Protestant Episcopal, 3d and Orangs, the
Rev. Willis P. Gerhart, pastor. Morning ora yer at 11 o'clock, evening ser-
vice, 7:30 o’clock.
I College Church of Christ, Sewell auditorium, Abilene Christian college.
ACHugh Clark, minister. Bible classes. 9:45 a m. Preaching and Lord's
supper, 10:45 am. and 7 p.m. Evening services broadcast over KRBC,
7:10-8 o'clock.
‘ First Baptist Church, 2d and Hickory, Dr. Millard A. Jenkens, pastor.
Morning sermon, 11 o'clock, evening sermon 7:45 o'clock.
First Christian Cbueh, 3d and Orange, the Rev. F M. Warren, pas-
too Morning sermon, 11 o'clock, evening sermon, 7:30 o’clock.
[ First Church of Christ, Scientist, 5th and Orange. Lesson sermon, 11
R. V. Barrels, pastor. Services at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. first and third
Sundays in each month.
Friendship Baptist Mission, 6th and Willow. James Alexander, pastor.
Sunday school 3 p.m. Preaching, 7 p.m. Free medical clinic, 1 p.m.
Tuesdays. *
Highland Street Church of Christ. Sth and Highland, Homer L. Halley
minister Preaching services and Lord's supper at 10:5u a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Locust Street Church of Christ, 7th and Locust, J. L. Musgrave, min-
ister. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Lutheran Service Center, 309 Chestnut, Rev. Leon Zummack, service
pastor. Morning services 1.1 o’clock, evening serv ices, T oclcck.
Methodist Missionary Church (Congregational), 8th and Locust, Ernest
W. Wilson, elder. Services st 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Church of Christ, 12th and Chestnut, Ellis G. Grubb, evangelist. Preach-
ing services at 11: a. m and 7:30 p. m
Pentecostal Church, 11th and Pecan. T. W Burk, pastor. Sunday school.
10 a. m., preaching 11 a. m.. evangelistic service. 7:45 p m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 8th and Jeanette, the Rev. Henry Fel-
ferhoff, pastor. Morning masses, g and 11 o'clock, evening services, s
o'clock.
Back in the palmy days of the automobile many predicted that the all the tricks of handling the cars Nearly every day there are rports of
street car would soon be only a museum piece Street cars have to stick mino accidnts on street cars Washington has no elevated lines, and no
to the rails, they can't go any place except where the rails go—a fatal | sub-ways, all the electric vehicles are "surface cars"
limitation, so the smart guys said. But Washington is one city in which
street cars never did go cut of business. There was a good reason. The
men who were responsible for all the recent new buildings in the capital
apparently forgot all about the Invention of the automobile. They placed
the buildings so close together that there was no space left for parking
lots. The resulting traffic congestion in downtown Washington shortage
of parking places on the streets, kept the cars going here even in de-
pression days, at the very time when automobiles were driving them out
of many larger cities It was a case of shortsightedness proving a blessing.
Some street car tracks in Washington unfortunately were pulled
up, but not many. Electric cars in the capital operate on the third rail
principle, no overhead live wires This means that the traction company
can take no chances with heavy snow; the snow plows must get busy the
moment it begins to snow. Some of the cars in Washington were in ser-
vice. already cld, when I came here twenty-one years ago: athers are
new, up-to-date, modern cars, with all sorts of gadgets, sell-opening
doors, one-conductor affairs, smooth fast almost noiseless. The old
cars, noisy, rickety, clumsy, were constructed to be operated by a motor-
man and a conductor; the more modern ones are constructed to be run
by one man, who acts as both motor-man and conductor.
The regular charge for riding is ten cents. The coin slots take dimes.
Salvation Army, 9th and Cheatnut, Major and Mrs. William Carter, in — — - -
charge. Worship, 11 a. m. Salvation meeting, g p m. r nickels or pennies if you don’t have ten cents in change the motor-man
last year.
the
ted 81.171 place-A
lon fields, in addi-
$3 school children
lated in gathering
its or cotton. It is
however, tradeouts
eneral practice, ef
ely or through the -
I war boards.
I side for the farmer
s the likelihood that a
I be no worse than the
of his military eligi- -
e gone. Selective Sega
d system is expected ’
If those who remain.
Ip the man who gets 1
of the soil or just '
ry to meet demands
luction. He feels right
the cards stackO
Lr Manners
■ knowledge of cor
isage by answering •
L questions, then 1
ainst the authori-
irs below:
la many make sug-
Its dance partner V
‘ following him per-©
Inner dance should
Id as his partner
lace to dance with
?
might s girl save, J
1 thanks her for a 1
1 man takes a girl
Is it his responsibil-
Lt she gets to dance
essary for the your 5
I dance to say good-
I chaperons?
id you do if--
refused a dance to
d another, that you
o dance, with, aske
same dance— *
Im that you would
b dance with him
that dance with
Answers
yed it.”
hat Would You Do‘%
Iras worn by Buffalo
other Indian lighters
honor. They believed
dian captor was *
respectable scalplock
them.
hands received Dutch
buth America in ex-
I the territory whies
New York.
a. m.
■ First Presbyterian Church, 4th and Orange, Dr. T. S. Knox, pastor.
Morning worship, 11 o'clock, evening service. 7:30 o’clock.
1 Grace Methodist Church, 1626 Cedar, the Rev. Aubrey White, pastor.
SeOices at 10:55 a. m. and 8p. m
1 Immanuel Baptist Church. 1t3h and Cypress, the Rev. D. G. Reid, pas-
tor. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
I North Park Baptist Church, corner Anson Avenue and Beech street,
F A. Hollis, pastor. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., worship service 11 a.m.
training union. 7 p.m., and evening worship service 8 o’clock.
I Orth Side Church of Christ, 9th and Cypress, Paul Southern, min-
ister. Services at 10:50 a. m. and 7:30 p.m.
1 North Park Church of Christ, 2880 Grape, Ralph Graham, minister/
Services 11 a. m., and 8 p. m.
| Primitive Baptist Church, 18th and Orange, J. L. Collings, pastor. Ser-
vices at 11 a. m and 8:30 p. m. second and fourth Sundays of each month.
1 0. Paul Methodist Church, 5th and Beech. Dr. J. O Haymes, pastor,
morning sermon. 10:55 o’clock, evening sermon. 7:30 o'clock.
I University Baptist Church, Beech and Ambler. Rev. W. O. Vaught Jr.
pastor Services at 10:55 a. m. and 7:30 p m.
I Wilson Avenue Church of Christ, Wilson ave. and Pine Pine, Ellmore
J Johnson, evangelist. Services at 10:30 a. m and 8 p. m. • 2
I Con Lutheran Church, 1001 Cypress, the Rev. H. L. Wiederanders,
pastor. Services at the church at 11 o'clock a. m. and at Lutheran Service
Center, 209 Cheatnut, g p. m. sermon by Rev. Palmer L. Jancke.
SOUTH SIDE CHURCHES __: ‘
I Corinth Baptist Church, 8th and Sycamore, the Rev. Roy A. Kemp,
pastor. Services at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
I Cirmont Methodist Church, 11th and Palm, me Rev. R. L. Butler
pastor. Services at 10:55 a m. and 7:30 p.m.
[ First Church of the Nazarene 8th and Chestnut, the Rev. W. B.
Walker, pas tor. - Services at 11 a m. and 7:45 p.m.
I First Methodist Church, 3d and Butternut the Rev. J. H. Hamblen,
pastor. Services at 10:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
1 Cirst Primitive Baptist Church, Taylor County Courtroom, the Rev
South Side Baptist Church, 7th and Palm, the Rev. W. C. Ashford,
pastor. Services at 10:50 a. m. and 8:15 p. m
South Side Church of Christ, 10th and Chestrut, H R Beck, min-
ister. Preaching and communion services 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunset Baptist Church, 5th and Sunset Drive, the Rev. Samuel D.
Smith, pastor Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Temple Baptist Church, 11th and Sycamore, the Rev. Clyde Jackson,
pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Willow Street Church of Christ, 750 wir ww, George Mauser, evangelist.
Services at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. ----
CAMP BARKELEY CHURCHES ------
Baptist Chapel, the Rev. G. B. Bradshaw minister. Preaching service
10:45 a. m. and 8:15 p. m.
Church of Christ, Woodie Holden, minister. Services at 10:30 s. m. and
7:30 p.m.
— A
NEGRO CHURCHES
Antioch Colored Methodist Church, North 3th and. Plum. E. J. Lott,
pastor.
Betbed African Methodist Church, Plum and Washington, Mrs. I. Z.
Chance, pastor. *
Church of Christ, North 10th and Magnolia, L. H Alexander, minister
Church of God in Christ, 320 Cottonwood, H. B. Pawcett. pastor.
Newlight Baptist Church, North 6th and Magnolia. B. F Bonner, pastor
Macedonia Baptist Church, 610 North 7th, H. D. Cumby, pastor.
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 8th and Magnolia, A. B. Carroll, pastor.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, ath and Plum, s. Y. Nixon, pastor.
St. Paul (Colored) Methodist Church, Plum and North Sixth. T. J. D.
Simms. Pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; morning sermon, 11 o'clock;
league, 6 p. m.; evening service, 8 o'clock.
MEXICAN CHURCHES
Assembly of God, 318 Ash, Daniel Enriquez, pastor.
Bethel Methodist Temple,’724 Cottonwood, F. C. Flores, pastor.
St. Francis Assissi Catholic Church, 850 Cottonwool, the Rev. Joseph
Fernandez, Pasis.
Iglesia de Cristo Mexicans. Cottonwood Nomero 918, Pedro Ramirez,
Anciano. .
Mexican Baptist Church, 210 Cottonpood. Pedro Hernandel, pastor.
Otter to Johnny—,
Passing On Some Good, Bad News of Boys On Front
O
Dear Johnny:
4-
All West Texas' smoothest talkers are in Washington this week
Well, it's been right busy times since we last wrote. About all conferring with no less than Edward Jerters trying to interest his
khat has slowed down is the marriage mill A few less weddings to re- synthetic rubber program engineers In Texas as a site for grain alcohol
| plants. Also debating the question of whether or not cotton is essen-
-------------.-------------------tial product if under an inch staple length. Currently the, selective
O Lots of service news, some good, some bad, but all news When service system says nay, and cotton farmers are not draft-deferred
port which ought to make you happy. Or does it bother to hear about
the home town girls marrying all the northern and eastern boys?
rou read about American Army troops on New Caledonia being moved
to Guadalcanal did you think about the Abilene fellows in that National
Guard cavalry unit which has been on New Caledonia? Recent letters
have been received from there by relatives from Lester Dorton, Joe
8x0 um and Billy Agnew.
Flying Officer Tommy Donohoo who joined the RAF when most
pilots of the Eagle Squadron joined the U. 8. Air Forces popped in for
i visit thla week with his family. And announcement was made of
awarding the Silver Star for gallantry in the South Pacific to Captain
W. C. Taggart, chaplain Captain Taggart visited at home a abort time
MM and is now at the Pyote bombing tactical school.
From the North Africa front cornea word of Cpl. John B Maachek
stirring up aome genuine American doughnuts for the genuine Ameri-
can doughboys. Dollars to doughnuts he wouldn't even open a can of
means at home. Another Abilene doughboy, Charlie Ellis of the Reporter-
News staff, has landed In North Africa, his wife has learned And Dan
WYaker, meter supt., becomes the 151st West Texas Utilities employe
to go in service, being commissioned a first luey.
Sgt Leahmon Bryant, reported missing in action over European
war theater in December was killed in action his parents have been
notified, and Dewey Douglas Bennet of Clyde, a Navy man since 1940.
s missing. Visiting in Abilene this wees is the wife of a right well known
reyyleman, Maj Gen Charles Ryder, head of the American occupation
forces landing in Africa. General Ryder formerly was an officer of the
loth division, and his son is now a lieutenant in the same outfit.
[ If there's a football thla tall the fellows still left at home will have
to find some new spot for their Saturday morning re-plays because
Dub Wooten closed his sporting goods store and la moving to his But-
lain Gap ranch. He promises to be back when the war la all over.
* What do you know—Abilene is turning into an inland port.
Twenty Naval aviation cadets are training at ACC and McMurry,
studying college courses half a day. Naval aviation the other half. On
he feminine side of the service ledger appears these two entries Mrs.
Leon Wilson, county civilian recruiting chairman, has made a swing
hrough the territory stirring up Interest in the WAAC end Ensign
CeDerine Brooks is to be here next week to see if she can talk any gala
nto joining the Navy.
Recently a man “stole” a street car and made a journey around
the Capitol before the operator could regain control of the car. Be-
cause somebody forgot to turn a switch, one operator took a car into
a part of the city where It was not supposed to be When interviewed
by a reporter, he said he had not seen that section of the city for
14 rears and thoroughly enjoyed getting a glimpse of new territory.
Before the war, when parking autos was' a serious problem, many
suburbanites drove their cars to the street car lines, parked their ears
and look the street cars the rest of the way. Since the taboo on pleas-
ure driving, it is not uncommon to see society people weartag their
fancy dress clothes on street cars, something one seldom saw In the
old days.
I doubt whether an illiterate person could get by riding Washington
street cars. You have to be able to read the signs. Inability to read the
signs would be ones undoing Leave by the center door." "Doors open
inwards. To cpen Step Down.” “Passengers must not stand in front of
white line." 'Smoking or the carrying of smoldering cigars, cigarettes or
pipes on this vehicle is forbidden by order of Public Utility Commission."
Exit-Step on Teadle.” And many others that t can't recall just now.
Very few people in Washington ever learn much about the system
of the street cars. A prominent public official who has been riding Wash-
ington street cars for 30 years tells me he doesn't have the least notion
where the cars go and whether they run on regular schedules or merely
at random He knows that certain cars with certain labels will take him
to the Capitol from his apartment or from his apartment to the Capitol,
but if he gets off the beaten path he has to ask the conductor, I find that
this is generally true of Washingtonians. Ask almost anybody about
street car destinations and they will look blank and say they haven't the
least Idea ’where the ears go or where they come from.
It all seems sort of funny now but I can remember when I used to
r those * us * : I NEL ULCHEENNECF: “This" however, take long pleasure rides on street cars to see the suburbs and to enjoy
* O FAN NEW crowded CA ” anybody did that today ne
closely they couldn't fall down if they tried. If a passenger died in the would probably be rationed for a sardine.
or conductor makes the change for you. This is quite a nuisance when
the passengers are packed in like sardines and it holds up traffic. You
can ride a little cheaper by buying a pass which costs $1.25. is good for
a week and for an unlimited number of rides; or you can buy six tokens
for fifty cents and save a little that way. A sign above the motorman s
head says: "Transfers will be issued only at time fare is paid." Another
sign says: “Operator is not permitted to converse with passengers while
vehicle is in motion " Very few Washington street cars are provided with
straps for those who must stand: in most of them a person standing must
4
High School Victory Corps -
Johnny and Jane Abilene Being Taught to Win Wi
Johnny and Jane Abilene are
getting an education purposed e
to help them help their nation
win a war.
If the war is over before they
get to it, chances are they will
be better peacetime citizens than
they would have been without
a program readjusted to war-
time conditions.
Johnny and Jane are high
school sons and daughters. They
are learning the way to bet-
ter health: they are absorb-
ing at least the elemental prin-
ciples of military training; they
are concentrating more than -
formerly on practical courses;
and, withal, they have become
a more serious-minded and
school is affiliated. The student
- must qualify in at least three of
the listed requirements of the di-
vision he chooses. The divisions
are air service, land service, sea
service, production service, e o m-
munity service, and general mem-
bership. In addition to physical fit-
ness, the sub-headings include cer-
tain courses in science and mathe-
■ matics, mechanical training, and
military drill.
Bound for Chicago is another committee bearing figures to show 30 per
cent permanent population increase, 18 percent additional due to mil-
itary personnel. They're gunning for equitable distribution of food for
West Texas.
Wilmer 81ms is new Red Cross chapter chairman and the roll call
quota in March is to be about 315 000 Speaking of Red Cross activities,
the camp service committee is planning to furnish the casualty detach-
ment recreation at Camp Barkeley, with lots of assistance. To date
the room has two ping pong tables and a dart game. How does that
stack up with your rec room, Johnny? -
Three Midland filers, one an instructor and two cadets, were
killed here Saturday night when their plane crashed, almost into a
farmhouse. . -
Things got pretty hot Wednesday afternoon when a trio of high
school boys set what they themselves estimated to be between 20 and
30 and a lot of other people called between 40 and 50 grass and trash
fires. Seems they were hard up for recreation, and for the past two
weeks driving around in cars tossing lighted matches out op dry grass
lawns had become the favorite outdoor sport. The storm la all over now,
| we trust, and six boys involved are on probation to their parents with
I their extra -curricular activities considerably curtailed by Judge Carl
Hulsey. 4
About half a thousand people flocked into the Second Street UsO
Friday night for the annual banquet. Frank Grimes was installed as
new president and Stanley Foran of Dallas was on hand to tell us some
things about Americanism that set us to thinking.
On the social side, formal dances are planned to celebrate anni-
versaries of both First and Second Street USO’s and a dance waa held
at the Barkeley field house Friday for men of the 90th division.
I The weather got right pert thla week—down to five degrees, to
se blunt about it. About 300 people weren’t farsighted and didn't turn
Iff their water during the freezing nights. You can take the situation
rom there. It would have been a plumbers paradise— if there had been |
nyplumbers.:-€
studious group
Most conspicuous develop-
ment of warborn feeling among
students and faculty has been
the organization of cadet corps
foe both boys and girls.
The boys formed three com-
panics and went to work early
in the school year with shout
150 participating. Later came a
demand from girls for similar
work, and it was agreed they
should form two companies st
the opening of the spring
semester. Nearly as many girls
as boys were expected to par-
ticipate.
J. Vernon Hilliard, athletic
director and head football eoach,
is in charge of the boys, and
Mrs. Bee Shackelford, diree-
tor of physical education for
girls, runs the feminine contin-
gent. Several other faculty
members, members of the Texes
Defense Guard, and Including
World War I Veterans Don
Weatherby and J. 1. Moore, as-
VERNON MILLIARD
a greater number of pupils is
a general program of physical
fitness. Entered into almost uni-
versally in one way or another.
It embraces gymnasium classes
for all members of the lower
grades. Older students follow
optional routes toward the same
goal, fixed by the federal gov-
ernment and armed forces, to
raise the standard of physical
efficiency. They may drill as
cadets, do gymnastic training,
or follow a voluntary schedule
at school, on the playground, or
at home.
Nineteen standards are set up for |
participants in the program. The
student must have had medical and
dental examinations, and have been
vaccinated against smallpox; must
perform several exercises meeting j
specified requirements for record,
must fulfill directions for body car-
sist.
Spending 45 minutes daily, with-
out credit, the cadets are learning
and practicing physical fitness,
studying military drill and tactics-.
which win stand them in good stead for good sportsmanship,
when they enter armed service; and I Physical fitness is only one part
gaining the habit of obedience to in each of the six divisions of the
Victory corps, s nationwide move-
ment with which Abilene high
riage; and must have a reputation
constituted authority
Less spectacular but reaching
th
$
AHS Offers Six
Curtain was lifted on a Golden Gloves tournament prevue Sat-
urday night with 30 bouts between boys of the MRTC at the Berkeley
, field house The tournament proper begins Jan 30. On the basketball,
front, McMurry, ACC and HSU took turns trimming the visiting Dan-
’ lel Baker team and the Abilene high cagers eked out a 30-28 win over
Cross Plains Friday night Changing the subject radically, remember
Kathryn Barnes? She’s a Baylor university junior and among 13 coeds
in the beauty contest finals? Not bad, huh?
Well, Johnny, that about covers the situation for now. Why don't
you write occasionally? A
Affectionately,
Santa Fe Coleman-Belen Cut-Off Connects Gulf and Paficic
(This is the final chapter in
the story of the location and
construction of the Santa Fe
railway’s line from Coleman
junction. Coleman county to
Belen N M across West Tex-
as. Today
Judge Crane, of
Sweetwater, president of the
West Texas Historical associa-
tion completed the story, al-
nOpt slI of which is s written
account of events in which he
had a part himself — Editor’s
Note).
By R. C. CRANE
The first through train was op-
ra B on the new line on Jan.
8. 1911.
When construction was started
n the Santa Fe about four miles
| A Sweetwater paper devoted its build by way of Buffalo Gap and
entire front page to the event, through Sweetwater had consider-
. Speeches were made by R. C. able repercussions in Taylor coun-
Crane and J. W McDuglad (a ty. It became increasingly difficult
nephew of ex-Governor Hogs and for the road to secure needed right-
a member at that time of the of-way through that county. People
Sweetwater law firm of Beall and wanted exorbitant prices for the
Beall). - land and many condemnation suits
Each emphasized the great 1m- were made necessary and liberal
portance of securing the trunk line allowances were made by juries for
railway. the lands taken for railroad pur-
After the speeches, Miss Nell
Hord was accompanied to the big
plow to which eight mules were
hitched and while the band played,
she piloted the plow as it
turned the first dirt on what was
poses.
About four miles east of Sweet-
water the Santa Fe crosses the
tracks of the Texas & Pacific on
a long overhead crossing.
orth of Sweetwater and near the
Id Roby road, the Sweetwater brass
Branches in New
Victory Corps
Choice of six branches of service
is given Abilene high school stu-
dents who bid for membership in
the Victory corps, a war-geared or-
ganization set up on a national
scale by the War Manpower com-
mission.
To qualify for the corps the stu-
dent must fix as his goal three of
that period But when the question
was finally raised with TAP of-
the several qualifications listed in
the division of his choice. .
The branches and their respective
ficials, a flat refusal was given sub-divisions follow:
The Santa Fe must be put on an
overhead crossing. its officials de-
clared, *
The question was taken before
the state railroad commission and
there fought out, the "old reliable"
T&P refusing to consent to a grade
crossing, and the commission de-
cided the Santa Fe would have to
construct the overhand crossing
This cost the Santa Fe $60,000 to
$75,000.
occupations
II. SEA SERVICE
1. Math, three years or more
1. Science one year
(. Physical fitness
4. Elements of navigation
s. Shop work
g Military drill
IV PRODUCTION SERVICE
1. Couraa in agriculture
t Tradea and industries
1 Physical fitness
4 Part time apent in produc-
tion either pair or voluntary
s Military drill--
V COMMUNITY SERVICE
"Work of the Victory corps,"
commented Principal H. S. Fa-
therree, “is more a preparation
program than a doing program.
Is is a conscious organization of
better citizens, largely, but not
entirely, for the armed forces."
A trail blazer in thst field. Abi-
lene high school is conducting five
classes in a pre-flight course, which
definitely is a pre-service study.
One of the classes is taught by Ma-
bel Reeves, the four others by Miss
Willie Floyd, who is credited with
introducing the same work under
the title of Aeronautical Geogra-
phy two years ago.
• As' far as we have been able to
determine, our school was the first
to teach pre-flight. ' Fatherree said
Curriculum changes attributed
to the war include the over-
hauling of physics and chem-
istry to fit as nearly as possi-
Me the demand, of Army, Navy
and the Air corps. Fundamen-
tals of electricity, and of radio,
telegraph, and telephone are
embodied in the physics course,
while chemistry students are
learning of chemical warfare,
the uses of gases and protec-
tion against them.
Offered foe the flrot time in
the semester starting this week
will be a course covering the
Morse alphabet, for use both in
telegraphy and radio. Students
will be expected to qualify for
the Army regulation speed ef
10 words a minute. It is .to be
.taught by Ernest Sublett,
physics tear her. -
Involved in no change, but
more popular than heretofore
• typewriting, now on essen-
tial in Army routine as well ss
in business. The school owns 39
typewriters, each of which to
busy every hour of the day.
The government has requested
that these machines be turned in.
but to date the school has declined,
feeling that they could not be put
to better use than in training pu-
pils here.
"There is a decided shift to fun-
damentals of educations, and away
from the electives,” Principal
Fatherree observed. "History, Eng-
lish, mathematics, and science are
in strong demand by students. Ths
highly valuable but less necessary
courses such as public speaking, art,
home economics and foreign lan-
guage are in relatively less demand
temporarily.
"We are offering this spring,
on demand of students, seven
sections of the last half of sec-
ond-year algebra. It to twice as
many classes as we ever needed.
Trigonometry and solid geo-
metry also are enjoying an un-
precedented demand a direct
outgrowth of the federal gov-
ernment’s call for science and
mathematics."
The school has not gone as far
as It would like to go in the war
program. Shortage of teachers, lack
of shop space has prevented AHS )
from following the lead of some '
other schools in offering a day
trade class in essential fields such
as radio, telephone, auto mechan-
ics machine shop, airplane mechan-
ics and airplane construction.
In regular classroom work, how-
ever. many of the fundamentals
which would be learned In such day
classes are being taught.
Enrollment in the high school to
showing a slight temporary decline."
the principal continued "A few of
our girls have married soldiers and
are making homes A large number
of boys and girls who have found
high school work only moderately
successful have withdrawn to take
jobs
“For such students this is a trend
which always develops In times
when wages are high and labor
scarce.”
BY-PRODUCT OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
PROGRAM COULD BE BETTER ATHLETES
| Physical fitness as practiced in
Abilene high school and other In-
stitutions of similar rank over the
land is a program ahaped to give
| Uncle Sam healthier soldiers. Mil-
ora and private citizens.
A byproduct easily could be bet-
ter athletes, study of the 18 stand-
13 Do a standing broad jump of
seven feet six inches or a running
broad jump of 14 feet
14 Throw a baseball 175 feet, or
throw a softball 125 feet, or throw
a basketball 73 feet,
15. Punt a football or a soccer
ball 35 yards on the fly.
13 Do a running dive and for-
ward roll on a mat at a distance of
ards set up for boys of senior high six feet
17 Swim 60 yards, or ride a Mi-
cycle five miles without stopping
school age indicate Speed, stamina,
I 1. Courses in preparation for agility: ahrm • reasonable degree.
: service occupation at professional and teamwork and sportsmanship
1 7 marine nura- are musts on the program, team sport, for a season.
level 'Teaching, medicine, nurs follows 19 Have a reputation for good
ing dentistry, nutrition. etc)s It 1
, 1, Show evidence of having had
2. Courses in preparation for ‘
. a medical and dental examination.
Service occupations to be entered
satisfactory vaccination against
on high school graduation " xalex-,
smallpox, and having taken ad-
man, homemaking, typist, steno- . .
.vantaage of any other available
grapher, commercial, distributive), health service: and show evidence
or walk 10 miles in throe hours
1g. Take part regularly in a
sportsmanship
WAR HITS CREDIT UNION
AUSTIN Tex. (UP) — The war is
about to abolish the University of
Texas credit, union. Demand for
loans is decreasing, members were
informed recently because profes-
sors are putting their money in war
bonds and taxes instead of auto-
mobiles and other expensive items
for which they formerly borrowed
money
I. AIR SERVICE
1. One year physics and three
years ef math
1. Pre-flight.
I Physics, automotive mechan-
ies, radio electricity.
4. Physical fitness *
t. Military drill *
11 LAND SERVICE
I. Math program of one or more
VI GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
1. Physical fitness
3 School program useful(to na-
tion's war effort 3 Have an A or B rating in good
3 Service in at least one cur- body carriage
rent wartime activity: 4 Walk four miles in one hour
5 Run too yards in 13 seconds.
8 Run one mile in seven minutes
7 Carry a companion of own
weight a distance of 100 yards,
cession.
8 Do io pull-ups (chins) in sue-
9. Do 10 dips on parallel bars, or
of health condition allowing stren-
uous physical activity.
2. Give evidence of regular prac-
tice of good health habits.
(a) air warden firewatcher,
etc
(b) USO volunteer activities
ter Red Cross services
CAMPAIGN COSTS YEAR’S FAY
DENVER (UP)—It cost U. 8. .
Senator Edwin C. Johnson, Oolo- 1
rado Democrat, more than one year
of his pay to win re-election to an-
other six year term In- Congress. 1 J
The Senator certified in a State-
ment to the Secretary of Stats that
he spent $12,289 on his general
election campaign He defeated
Gov. Ralph L Carr, Republican, by
a narrow margin for the $19,000-
a-year job.
Scale model airplane
(d)
—,,---------_. . I Whether there was any selfish
In construction the Santa Fe motive or whether aggrieved per-
‘ sonalities motivated the attitude of
the T&P was never learned.
had no intimation that the T & P
was unfriendly in disposition to-
ward the building of its new line
The Santa Fe went ahead with
Ita grading to the immediate vicin-
to be a vital link in a great trans-
continental railway
L Miss Hord became Mrs Ben L.
| Cox, wife of the prosent city Judge
of Abilene. She died about two ity of the T&P tracks with expec-
tation of effecting a grade cross-
is no. was there with a crowd of r years ago. , --YUN > va casec Luig - ,. NW- cru -
00—to 500 people. / 1 The decision of the Santa Fe to ing on accordance with practice of
Thus, the Santa Fe’s Belen-
Coleman cut-off, connecting the
Gulf of Mexico and Texas with
the Pacific ocean and California
was built through West Texas.
THE END
years A
2 Science of one year
2 Physical fitness .■,»
14. Fee-Induction course—physics
chemistry, pre-flight shop work
mechanical trades in diversified
building
te) Health service
(f) Farm aid or part time
20 push-ups on the floor.
10. Do 15-sit-ups in succession
from a laying position, arms on
employment to meet man-
power shortage
■pi Schocl-home service, ax'cheat .,
salvage care of small children . 11. "Climb a rope to a height of
' for working mothers, garden- 12 feet three times in succession.
. Ing book collection, ete. 1 12, Vault a bar chest high. ,1
2,4
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