Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 172, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 28, 1941 Page: 5 of 16
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SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
Public Schools
To Resume Work
tSuspended Dec. 19
Most College Students
Out Until January 5;
q Bowl Games Attraction
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Holly wreaths and .pint* houghs
are coming down this week and
Cliristmas will soon lie a mem-
ory for 2,500 Sweetwater school
fbhildren who will resume their
studies Monday morning when
a regular schedule will he re-
sumed in five elementary and
high schools, R. S. Covey, super
intendent. has announced.
% Classwork was suspended Dec.
19 for the holidays and a cus-
tom of several years will lie ob-
served. with students to lie in
classrooms before the New Year.
Approximately 80 faculty mem
0bers are turning from their
homes from visits with friends
and relatives, and some few
from hunts that took them to
the Texas mountains. Several
visited out of Texas, most, how-
®ever, remained nearer their
homes.'
Incoming and outgoing trains
and traffic lines during • the
week were filled with gay mem-
^bers of the college set, whisking
•home from college, some feu-
leaving for early classes. Most
of the college students will be
here until Jan. 5. The bowl
games to be played in the south-
land and Dallas will attract a
•large contingent. Sweetwater's
interest is especially centered on
the Cotton bowl game, where
Jake Webster's toe might save
the day for Texas A. and M
who will meet Alabama. Jake
•has had a near-perfect record
thi" -"ason as a junior for the
Aggies.
jdKe. who was an ace in the
Mustang hackfield for Sweetwat-
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ltrilish Prime .Minister Winston Churchill as lie told an informal joint session of Congress that the tinted State-
their allies will be rexidy to "assume the initiative upon an am|ih scale" in l!M:{. (XKA Telephoto).
er hitrh several >
•kicked 2G out of 2!) ties for
tra points this season. At
gieland that is considered a
ord. He ran up 2-1 straight
fore missing. He kicked 7
of 7 in the New York "game and
•o out of 0 in i lie Baylor game.
Although he has been ill with
flu during Christmas week, he
is expected to be in the starting
lineup. Audrey Gill, who has at-
tracted considerable attention at
•center on Bible's Longhorn team,
is visiting here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gift. «\udrey
was all-state when he played
with the Mustangs.
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Nothing Can Stop Us Until ' Victory
-Radio Operator Writes From Hawaii
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rec-
be-1 Herman Huttxf third class ra-
out j dio operator oji the U, S.. S. Ne-
vada, stationed at Peart Har-
bor. when the Japs made their
suicidal bombing on the island,
has,written of his experiences
to relatives in Rob.y and friends
in Sweetwater. Herman made
RISING SUN
his home in recent years with
Mr, and Mrs w. B. Hopson in
i.toby, anil is well known here.
His letter in part:
"Due to t's.-ential censorship!
i. made it diilk'iilt to write you
very fascinating letters and I
don't have to tell you ol' the cir-
cumstances under which i am
working together and with my
shipmates, i will do it to the best
of my ability.
•'I doubt if this nation ever
can or ever will realize what
a brave and wonderful bunch
received a single J-of kids they have, especially I
realize what a j am so proud of these young fel-
low,-* .out here th.it nothing can
engaged at present. as you
know. The less 1 mention inter-
national conflict, the better
chance my letters have of reach-
ing you. So far in this world's
gigantic battle I am perfectly
fine, have-not
scratch and 1
grand navy this really
is.
PRESIDENT-
(Continued from page 1 >
ing nations planned to give all}
friendly nations a report on the!
—war plans developed in the
•new nearly-finished Roosevelt j
Churchill talks.
Ranking supply, production
and military leaders of Great
Britain and the United States
-have been talking for nearly a
•week.
Brazil, Colombia and Panama
were not represented at the
White House meeting. Brazil
ian Ambassador Carlos Martins
and Colombian Ambassador C,a-
• briel Turbay are in Now York
and were unable to return in
time to attend. Panamanian Am-
bassador Ernesto J. Guardia is
ill.
£ Mr. Koosevelt lolil tlie Lat-
ill-.\mf riciiti diplomats that
measures for tli" ni,oi"i,i'nii
of <lie entire w,"stern hemis-
phere would lie discussed at
the I'tm-Aiiiericiiii confer-
£ ence to he held at lllo tie Jan-
eiro next month. Surveying
for litem the world situation
ill general, lie said at least
three fifth of the woeld fav-
ors the forces fight nig for
A freedom—the anli-.\\ls allies.
(Continued
Mie Peninsula
Larnen Hay to
east Luzon.)
American tanks
defense regiments
been moving in
from page
that exielTi?
Legaspi in
1) .
f rom
sOUtll-
JA?
and Filipino
earlier had
considerable
force into the southeastern front
to stem the Japanese; advance
from the Mlmonan Matt ban sec
''i! \ battle for control • f the
"mountain roads was forecast.
•- (l,wvena, a commercial And
'umber center, is an imnor'.>;U
■ ■tllroad and highway junction.
It lies south of Mauban and
•'bout 2a milts wes* of \tiyntm
■'n. If it was reached by Japan-
ese advancing from the .Million-
'n-Maui:'jn sector, the r-nemy
"onarently was cutting south-
varrl toward 't'aynhas llav and
Ha tongas, imnortar i nort rind
rail head .south of Manila. This,
however would also open a
geod communications route to-
ward the capital.)
word that the outlook' is
good, or even better than
that, on a long-haul basis.
The production picture is
"cheerful," ',t use the word
of one narlicipating in tech-
nical discussions of the war
problem.
Also present, at the conferem e
with the Latin-Americans were
British Ambassador Lord Hali-
fax and Vice-President Henry A.
Wallace.
I At the conclusion of the I. at in-
American conference, Wallace
said, "It was a great joy to be
with the representatives of the
American republics and I am
sure that they enjoyed as much
las 1 did listening to the presi-
dent and the prime minister."
T. V. Soong, newlv-appointed
foreign minister of the nation-
alist Chinese government, and
Chinese Ambassador Dr. (in
Sliih saw Mr. Roosevelt at 12::«>.
Churchill was not present at
this meeting, the first time
Soong has talked wi.?Ti Pre-
sident since his appointment
early this week.
Neither of the Chinese leaders
would discuss their conference
with the presdient. I lit >ihih.
asked if he was still encouraged
over China's position in the war.
replied. "Oh. yes. We never lost
confidence in that."
Russian Ambassador Maxim
Litvinov lunched with the presi-
dent and Harry L. Hopkins, the
president's defense aid. Litvi-
nov would not comment on their
meeting, except to say that he
had an enjoyable luncheon.
From understrappers in
the Anglo • American war
council discussions comes
The lend-lease plan Is being
made over into a two-way. high
speed boulevard 'for fast arma-
ment traffic. The new idea is \
to have a common supply pool j
into which British and Ameri- j
can resources would be dump- j
ed to be drawn upon as circum-1
stances require.
We are short on some equip- 1
ment and weapons of which the
Hritish have, at least, enough to!
lend us some. They are going'
to do that abundantly, the!
United Press was told
The big problem is shipping. j
Hut that is coming along.- and
• throughout Washington today j
all inquiries are met with replies
which fit pretty well into Chur-
chill's pa'tern of an ami Axis]
offensive In about 12 months.
The plan not only is to take the j
offensive in 1i)l.'! but to take it
in "every part" of the globe.
Churchill's visit here has rea-
ched its climax of personal tri-
umph and the broad outlines of
policy such as would have to be
agreed upun by the two chiefs
of stafe. themselves.
are in substantially
ll was disclosed
that Churchill will
joint session of thi
parliament next
exact time of
(Continued from page 1)
■ lie Western Pacific.
hen I arrived in Japan in
1936 the Japanese were ju^t
beginning dive-bombing expert
incuts. The navy tried out ihis
new technique off the? Yokosuk i
• 'aval .station, near Yokohama.
In the first attempts the -Jap-
anese pilots levelled off at
attitudes. But gradually
hi v lengthened their (lives un-
til they barely skifritned the
•valor as (hi straightered oui.
Tli< i t ■ ■; e !'i'fi|tirnt cas-
ualties. Notices appeared
(rem flute tc time in Tokyo
llf-V >lU'Mer- that | iln1s hut)
been killed during "nianeu-
vi'iHut the rehearsals
ce till nneii.
The China war provided a
more realistic iraining ground
and the pilots gained in exper-
ience. Amerf'-an missions p.'ov-
he favorite 'argeis
s1lc minded fIi-• s
v. in profiei v\
tile navy rehear
• ■rations. Th 1 ' mil
how. itt. Haluat it
in I other places were
• actual China f goi-
ing hills there great
■ogmeu's of the fleet wore used
in main uvers elsewhere.
One section of the Korean
'•oast on the China sea. appro
ximating the Hong Kong terra-
in. was used for large-scale
maneuvers which were intended
"i am proud that I joined | stop us until th< sign "Victory"
1 when 1 did so I could have wou ! is written ali over America. 1
dei ful training to perform my | am not scared and have develop*
I duties more effectively anil ed plenty of nerve anil I can as-
' with greater skill. The part l'j sure you I have had an experi-
will
will
have
be lit
this
. but
horrible
with
as training for
tack on Hong
made was not
naval ei
battle
Of lis
cli
anes
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an ultimate
Kong would be
known, but Jap
mmanders want
The
he prepared.
Japanese used
r lad
for
who
, -i
io mi
nation
iIn i1\ •
E'nwhil
ed 'anding i
•ngs at Han
I'aas Ba\' ai
used in th.'
ing but
in China
! "': .-• ■ > iction of th supplie
' tb%y have bought in such hug-.'
quantities in recent years, mo.-a
! y H orn the United States 'let.n'e
application of the export em bar-
' ro i n goods to Japan. The bal
: since was either stored or used
.or; i;t< p:iig the fleet c;on,-.tanl-
|1y in wartime condition.
The Japanese mind takes nat-
j urally to endless, repetkipu-
I ni act icing The first lessons in
j school deal with the Aesop la
. lilt in which a tortoise, by per
i i voranee and unceasing ; ctivi-
ty, outdistanced the fleet ei
! hate. The children get an inn ie
! ciatc aiiplicaiion of that in loam
• 'rg the chat jcters of the writ
• 'I .1 I.'. :;;es:e langnagU.e V.'hi: h
i 'eomre- nan.v Lours of study
I and practice.
i;y ei n^iaut and steady appii
I cation (he Japanese, who !o not
! bavfc the quick mind of the
| t 'hjnesc. foi i.nst;inc: have at
! 'erupted to bring themselves o
I the level' of other more favor-
ably eipiippiyi nations.
! ence. I cannot tell what, as it
! might reveal military informa-
tion. We all believe we can beat
: the hell out of those skunks,
put an end to this thing once
and for all. then we will cele-
; brate together.
Aunl Alta. after we beat the
slant-eyed devils, I will be home
[and you can fix me a chicken
dinner «l am rough and tough
now and feel like I can whip
them all. Keep the flag flying
i over there."
OPM-
((ontinued from page 1)
agriculture department emoloy-
es to work their regular shifts
\ew Year's da.v. He ascribed
the order In added departmeiit-
al duties growing out of flic
war.
Knudsen ana Hilhnau (|tiot,ed
from a telegram sent by a
midwest armament manufactur-
er who said that "since the men
at the front are not taking time
off lo celebrate Xew Year's day
we feel that this should not be
considered for defense plants."
Hilhm<n declared thai many
American lives may be saved
by putting in the extra produc-
tion day as "every plane and
every tank and every gun «« '*.
tal to the fight on various
fronts."
When (rmiians \Wiv Going 'Forward*
r
apparently
final form,
last night
address a
Canadian
Tuesday. The
his departure
from Washington was not re-
vealed.
The technical discussions' of
of the exerts are expected to
continue for weeks or months or.
perhaps, until victor is won.
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Tire Rationing
Program Cuts Out
Average Driver
I y John I). (ion/Jib's
l"l' Staff <'orrespondeiit
Washington, Dec. 27 —
(UP) — The office of price ad-
ministration today made public
several special groups who will
Ik? permitted to purchase new
tires and tubes beginning Jan
!>, but the average automobile
owner won't fall in those classi-
fications.
Doctors, surgeons, visiting
nurses, veterinarians, school
bus operators and drivers if
vehicles important to public
health and safety are among
those who will be able to buy
new tires and tubes. But the
large percentage of the estimat-
ed 32,000,000 American motor
ists who have been buying tires
this year at a rate of <1,000.000
a month are going to have to
depend on the supplies already
available — or walk.
No restrictions were placed on
the sale of used or retreaded
tires or tubes. Taxi drivers, de
livery truck drivers, traveling
salesmen and others who fall in-
to the government's "less essen-
tial" classification will have to
get along without new supplies.
Price Administrator Leon
Henderson who will administer
the rationing program through
thousands of local boards, urg-
ed motorists not listed to re-
duce their driving -immediate-
ly", to halt all unneeesary driv-
ing. to "double up' 'in driving
to work, to operate cars at re-
duced speeds, to keep tires prop-
erly inflated and to avoid unnec-
essary injury to tires.
"Only a very small supply
will be available each month
for civilian use and hut a
lew tires will be iiiaiiufjc-
tiitill for civilian use until
the rubber supply situation
is cleared lip," Henderson
said, explaining thai !IK p-r
cent of all of this country's
elude rubber imports «">me
from Far Eastern battle
zones.
Tires and tubes may be
mounted after Jan. 5 on ambu
lances fire and police cars an i
trucks, garbage disposal and oth-
er sanitation and mail service
vehicles. Busses or vehicles
carrying ten or more passengers
as part of a regular trqnsnorta
tion system, for transport of
students and teachers to ;^d
from school and movement of
employes from industrial, min
ing and construction projects
may obtain needed replacements
if other transportation facili-
ties are not available.
New replacements for worn
i ut tires and tubes may be pur-
chased for farm tractors and
equipment other than automo
Hies and trucks. They also will
be available for trucks operat-
ed exclusively to carry ice.
fuel, waste, and scrap materials
atid to render repair roofing,
plumbing, heating and electri-
cal services to the public.
Operators of trucks transport
:ng material and equipment fori
the construction and mainten j
ance of public roads, publ'v |
utilities, production facilities
defense housing projects, mili-
tary and naval establishments
and all common carriers such a
trackless trolleys and busses
may obtain new tires and tubes.
While replacements will be
vailahle for trucks carrying
aw materials, semi manufactur-
ed goods and finished products
including farm products ami
foods, the operators must no!
tee their vehicles to transport
commodities to the ultimate con
,-umer for personal, family or
household use.
Each state anil county will he
limited to monthly quotas of
new tire and tube sales which
may mean that even some pros
i ective "essential" purchasers
will he unable to obtain tires.
The (Jeruian caption oil this photo, jusi received in New York from tJcrniany, via South
A in," ilea, said "Always Forward on Faslern Front." Hut now, wagon supply (rains and
columns of soldiers of (ieriuany, such as ill se in llie photo are not going forward in Rus-
sia, they are ift rc\ersc. (XKA Telephoto).
LOANS
• Salary
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STANDARD
FINANCE CO.
Over Levy Bros.
Rubber-Bearing Dandelion Plant May
Be One Answer To Shortage Of Tires
lly William Stringer
I'I* Stuff ( ones|H>ndent
COLUMBUS. O., Dec. 27 —
(UP) — America's war machine
may be rolling along two years
from now on rubber tires
made from Ohio grown ilande-
FOOTBALL—
'Continued from page 2)
their lone ueieat of the year,
Now 2. Green Bay won, 1G-14,
But the Bears came close '•>
winning in the last minute. The
Bears previously had beaten
the Packers, 20-17, and then
proved that their one loss was
a fluke when they murdered
Curly Lambeau's charges in the
divisional playoff game.
The Giants, who won the
eastern title despite two losses
to the Brooklyn Dodgers, put up
a game battle for one half of the
championship playoff but suc-
cumbed in the end. They held
the Bears to three field goals
for a half but the Bears ran
wild in the second half.
In winning 10 games and los-
ing one during their regular
season the Bears rolled up 300
points (an average of 36 per
game) and set eight new records
among them being a new mark
for total yards gained (4260),
touchdowns (06), and first
downs (181).
The "back of the year" was the
Bears' George McAfee, rated by
many as the greatest since Red
Grange. The "end of the year"
was Don Hutson. Green Bay's
pass catching wizard who set
a new scoring record of Tt51
points. The "lineman of the
year" was Clyde (Bulldog) Tur-
ner, Bears' sophomore center
who proved one of the most vi-
cious tacklers and defenders in I
football history.
lions.
The national farm chemurgic
council announced today that il
had discovered a rubber-bearing
dandelion, known as kok-sagyz,
which will produce synthetic
rubber at approximately one-
third less than the present co.it
of making synthetics.
"The plant, found so far only
in Russia, may turn out to 1*
a gigantic industry for the mid-
west," said Dr. Paul J. Kolach-
ov, director of research and de-
velopment. for Joseph E. Seag-
ram &. Sons, inc., Louisville,
Ky. "It is readily acclimated
and could be grown easily in
the climate of the midwestern
states."
Dr. Kolachov said that the
plant requires a highly fertile
soil and heavy rainfall. In Ru^
-ia where the Soviet govern-
ment has more than 175,000 acres
of kok-sagvz under cultivation,
rainfall averages approximately
20 inches a year, he added.
"In Ohio, of course, we would
not he bothered by the rainfall
problem because the average an-
nually is well over 30 inches,"
Dr. Kolchov said.
The chemurgic council said
that there have been no exports
of the kok sagyz from Russia
and that no seed are available
yet outside Russia.
Dr. Kolachov said the kok-
sagyz plant would would be
"much more practicable" as a
basic ingredient for synthetic
rubber has.
The chemurgic- council announ-
ced that if kok sagyz seed were
planted within the nevt few
months the United States would
lion rubber within a year. The
paidfirst year's yield would be
"fail." it said, but at the end
of two years the yields would ba
excellent.
YEAR END
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