Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 139, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 8, 1943 Page: 1 of 6
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• WASHINGTON, June 8 —
(t/P) — U. S. fighter planes
scored a smashing new victory
when they intercepted 40 to 50
Japanese Zeros and torpedo
Jiombers in the Solomons on
TMonday (island time) and shot
down 19 of them, the navy re-
vealed today.
In addition to the 19 Zeros
destroyed, six others were dam-
aged. Seven IJ. S. planes were
shot down, but. three of the pil-
ots were' saved.
The navy did not disclose, the
objective of the attacking force,
but the presence of such a lar-
number of enemy aircraft
was considerecl significant. The
Solomons have been relatively
quiescent in recent weeks until
Saturday, when American craft
shot down 15 and damaged three
^>f an attacking force of enemy
planes in the northwestern part
of the archipelago.
Monday's action took place
near the American - held Rus-
sell Islands, slightly northwest
jrif Guadalcanal.
■Presence of the torpedo
bombers in the attacking
force suggested that they
might l?>ive been searching
for American ships, probab.
9 ly at Guadalcanal or nearby
U. 8. positions.
The last previous large - scale
enemy attack in the Solomons,
prior to Saturday's battle, occur-
red April 7 when U. S. fighters
destroyed 39 out of an attacking
force of 99 planes. U. S. losses
then were three surface ships
and seven planes.
The nearest Japanese air base
to the Russells is at Munda on
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ARGENTINE
REGIME
•'NEUTRAL'
BUENOS AIRES. June 8- 'UP;
—Argentina, only Latin Ameri-
can country maintaining rela-
tions with the Axis, was pledg-
ed by its government today to
remain neutral "for the present."
(Diplomatic sources in Monte-
video, across the mouth of The
Plata River from Buenois Air-
fps, said that the use of the
'phrase "for the present" was
significant and left the way op-
en for a change of attitude in
the near future.)
President Gen. Pedro Rami-
rez. in proclaiming his coun-
try's foreign police shortly be-
fore his inauguration last night,
said that his government of firm-
ed, however, Argentina's "tradi-
tional policy of friendship and
gfoval cooperation with the Am
erican nations in accordance with
existing pacts."
"In respect to the rest of
the world," 15a in ire/, said,
"its policy for the present
is neutrality. The provis-
ional government further be-
lieves it necessary to express
adherence to the principle of
See ARGENTINE Page 4
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COFFEE—Stamp No. S3 good
for one pound, expires May 30.
Stamp No. 24, good for one
pound, expires June 30. Book
No. I.
I SliGAR—Stamp No. 12, good
for five pounds, expires May 31.
Stamp No. 13, good for five
pounds, becomes valid June I,
expires August 15. For canning,
Stamps IS and 10 good for five
fjounds each. Book No. I.
SHOES—Stamp No. 17 good
for one pair until June 15. Rook
No. 1.
GASOLINE—Stamps No. fl of
A-books good for four gallons
f-ach until July 22. Book No. I.
CANNED AND PROCESSED
vegetables and fruits, with blue
stamps G, H and J, June 7. K,
L, and M became valid Monday,
May 24, good through July 7.
« MEATS, FATS and CHEESES
with red stamps E, F , G, and
H, expire midnight May 31. Red
Stamp J expires June 30. Red
Stamp K becomes valid May 30
i4 V $res June 80,
West Texas' Leading City
More Than 15,000 Readers
BUY IT IN SWEETWATER
46th Year
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Sweetwater, Texas, Tuesday, June 8, 1943
DEDICATED tO SERVICE
Number 139
11 Axis Fliers Downed At Pentelleria
When They Challenge Allied Air Rule
Smoke Cloud Rises
4,800 Feet After
Pounding Of Island
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, June 8 — (UP)—.
Allied airplanes batterer! the
Italian fortress of Pantelleria
throughout Monday with every-
thing from Warhawk fighter
bombers to giant Flying Fort-
resses, leaving the little island
covered by a smoke cloud that
rose 4,000 feet and drifted almost
60 miles northward to the coast
of Sicily.
(The steady non-stop bomb-
ardment of Pantelleria apparent-
ly was intensified Monday in
connection with what the axis
called a British commando at-
tack on the Italian island of
Lampedusa, off the east coast of
Tunisia and about (X) miles sou-
theast of Pantelleria. The Axis
said the attack was repulsed).
See ARIS FLIERS Page 3
NEW HEALTH
OFFICER AT
HIS POST
Dr .W. R. Ross, who came to
Sweetwater from Gilmer, assum-
ed duties this week as director
of the Sweetwater,Nolan county
heaflh unit.
Dr. Ross was graduated in
medicine at Baylor Medical col-
lege in 1940 and took interne-
ship at St. Paul's hospital, Dal-
las. He practiced medicine in I
Bryan for a year before going i
with the Texas State Health de- J
partment. Last year he was di-
rector of the Upshur county
health unit, being transferred |
here for duty.
He succeeds Major Frances
Dill, who was transferred to
Paris.
His wife and 11-month's old
daughter, Anna Marie, will join
him later.
WAAC Officer
And Aide In City
Lt. Grace Siegma'ster and Aux.
Pauline Edwards, of the Worn-
en's Army Auxiliary corps, have
arrived in Sweetwater for as-
signment to the army recruiting
station.
The women will contact girls
and women between the ages of
21-44 for every branch of the
service open to women.
Cpl. .lames F. Davis, recruit-
ing officer in charge if the
Sweetwater office, made public
that an officer will be on duty
at all hours of the day for giv-
ing information and accepting
recruits.
Lt. Siegmaster is of New Jer-
sey and recevied her training at
Fort Des Moines, la., and Aux.
Edwards is of Georgetown, Pa.,
and was trained at Oglethorpe,
Ga.
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In a month of pulverizing aerial blows the allies have followed up the victory in Tunisia with a
concentrated pounding of axis airfields, communications and industries in the mid-Mediterranean
area. Map spots targets of U. S. and British bombers during the past month. Invasion may be next.
Picks Up Burglar
For Trip To Cell
Bud Russell, widely known
transfer agent for the Tpxas pri-
son system was an overnight
visitor in Sweetwater Monday,
leaving five prisoners in the
county jail for safe keeping
while stopping over here.
With the group and Bill Wil-
son. a negro, sentenced recently
to a sentence of two years for
burglarizing the Blue Grill, he
continued this morning to
Huntsville where the prisoners
will be Interned.
A
Weather Forecast
SWEETWATER — Tempera-
tures: high yesterday, 92; low
today, 69; high at noon today, 84.
Continued fair.
FAST AND WEST TEXAS —
Little change in temperature
Scout Potluck
Dinner Taking
Place June 14
The annual Boy Scout Pot-
luck dinner, expected to attract
500 troop members, their par-
ents and friends will take place
at' 7:30 p. m., June 14 at the
Sweetwater high schnl gymnas-
ium.
Mrs. Clayton Williams is gen-
eral chairman of arrangements,
including decorations, menus
end attendance. Names as chair
men of different packs and
troops are contacting parents of
every Scouter as u> some form
of the menu, tables, arranged for
certain troops details.
Chairmen include: Cub pack I
1. Mrs. W. H. McGlothin; Cub
pack 2. Mrs. Dill Pace. Cub
Pack 3. Mrs. Harvey Meyer; Air
squadron, No. 2. Mrs. U. H Mor
gan.
(See BOY SCOUTS Page <>
39,000 Surgical
Dressings Quota
Calling Women
Beginning work after a six
weeks' recess may mean that
Volunteers in Surgical Dressings
Red Cross work will need to re
call days on which they have
signed up for regular hours. Ses-
sions begin tomorrow morning
Wednesday. Mrs. C. A Ros°
brough is chairman, Mines. Dal-
ton Moore, J. F. Wills, Homer
Bradford and C. S. Perkins are
supervisors. Mrs Charles Paxton
is packer.
It is the desire of the .•hair-
men, Mrs. Rosebrough and Mrs.
R. M. Simmons, that .volunteers
may be made available to the
armed forces as soon as possible.
New recruits are needed for
every session. Mornings are hom
9 to 11. and afternoons arp from
1 to 5 with the privilege of break-
ing the four-hour session at 3,
or beginning at 3 and working
until 5. . _ _
AVENGER GIRL FLIER
AND INSTRUCTOR DIE
Jane Chaniplhi, 26. wom-
en ferrying pilot trainee
of St. Louis, Mo., and Henry
Samuel Awbrey, civilian pil-
ot instructor of Pallas died
in the flames of their train-
in plane about 11:15 p. in.,
Monday near Westbrook in
the first aircraft, accident
occuring since the women be-
gan training at Aveager
Field.
Miss Champlin is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Davi4
W. riiamplin of St. Louis,
and the instructor is surviv-
Farmers Warned
On Machinery
Ceiling Prices
Farmers who are in the market
for used farm machinery and
second-hand trucks are caution-
ed by Marshall Pior. chairman
of the Nolan county War Price
and Rationing Board, that they
■should not pay more than the
legal OPA price.
All used farm equipment sold
by dealers is covered by ceiling
price. Certain types of used farm
equipment are covered when
sold by farmers, other individu-
als or auctioneers. All used
trucks are covered by price ceil-
ings, whether sold by dealers or
individuals.
Any person who does not know
the ceiling price on a truck or
on a used farm machine may
write to his nearest OPA district
for this information.
When one of these machines
is sold less than a year from the
time it. was sold as new. its ceil-
ing price is 85 per cent of its
base price; in every other case
Its ceiling price is 70 per cent of
the base price. If the base price
is $1,000, it may not be sold for
more than $850 if it is less than a
year old or for more than $700
tf it is more than a year old.
ed by his wife, .Mrs. Jose-
ph Ire Ntal Awbrey of Dai-
las.
The crash occurred while
on a routine training night
flight west of Sweetwater.
A board of officers of the
field has been appointed to
make a thorough investiga-
tion.
The body of the trainee
will leave Sweetwater at
8:20 a. ni., Wednvsday for St.
Louis where she will be In-
terred. The instructor's body
will be forwarded to Putins
for burial.
Sid Wells of Yates Funer-
al Home is in charge of lo-
cal arrangements.
Jury Completed
In Howard Case
TULSA. Okla., June 8 —
(UP) — A district court jury
was completed shortly before
noon today in the manslaughter
trial of Mrs Ella B. Howard.
Opening statements to the
jury and first testimony were
scheduled during the after-
noon.
Defense attorney Charles
Coakley stressed self defense in
questioning of veniremen. Both
state and defense cxhaustd all
their challenges before the jury
was completed.
The defendant, accompanied
by 'her 20-year-old son. Lousi,
jr., who becomes an air corps
cadet on July 7, appeared in
court, still poker-faced but out-
wardly confident.
The 44-year-old attractive Fort
Worth, Tex., divorcee is charg-
ed with shooting to death soc-
ially prominent Mrs. T. K. Sim-
mons, wife of an oil man, in her
(Mrs. Howard's) room in the
fashionable Mayo hotel here last
March 25-
Commandos Make
Landing On Island
In Mediterranean
By United Press
Prime Minister Winston Churchill said today that Britain and
America, in complete agreement on the forward .steps in the war,
had completed plans for exerting "force in its most intense and
violent form" upon the Axis.
In the most confident war review of his career. Churchill spoke
of "impending" operations in the European theater and massive
amphibious undertakings in what appeared to be a clear indica-
tion of an early invasion by the Allies.
Perhaps by coincidence, Chur
■mrrMH ntrpi n
chill's bellicose speech was point-
ed up by Axis reports that. Brit-
ish commando troops had land-
ed on^the Italian island of Lam-
pedusa in the Mediterranean in
what was described as a ma-
jor raid.
Axis radios reported that the
Allies had landed on Lampedu-
sa, outermost of the Mediterran-
ean stepping stones to the con-
ynent, adding the customary
propaganda claim that the land-
ing forces were "annihilated."
First indications pointed strong-
ly to the possibility of a hit-run
commando raid on the island.
At the same time Prime Min-
ister Winston Churchill said the
Allies were preparing for "am-
phibious operations of peculiar
complex and hazard on a large
scale" and referred cryptically
to operations "now impending"
in the European theater.
Churchill, giving the British
house of commons a guarded ac-
countnig of his momentous con-
ferences in Washington and
North Africa, hinted broadly at
multiple attacks on Europe. He
said the impeftding operations
were being coordinated with
those from North Africa, a clear
sign of thrusts from more than
one direction.
Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhow-
er's headquarters announced
that the assault on Pantel-
leria continued unabated
yesterday, with heavy and
medium bombers and fight-
er-bombers shooting down
11 axis planes which sought
to fend off the aerial blows.
Nineteen enemy planes had
been destroyed over the Pan-
telleria area in two days Sug-
gesting that the Axis may have
moved in new "air strength in
an attempt to defend the "Ital-
ian Gibraltar". But the allied
margin of aerial supremacy was
indicated by the fact that only
three planes had been lost in
two days which cost the enemy
19.
The home-based Royal Air
Force bombing fleet was groun-
ded by the weather for the nin-
th straight night, and no Ger-
man planes were reported over
Britain.
On the Russian front the
Red army beat off a series
of sharp German patrol
thrusts at widely scattered
points, while the Soviet and
Nazi air forces continued
their slugging match which
has cost both sides heavily.
-TODAY'S
WAR
MOVES
(Beg. U. S. Pat. Office)
By Louis F. Keeinle
UP War Analyst
The Japanese military reverse
in central China and the ag-
gressive advance of the Amer-
icans in the western Aleutians
poses a problem for Tokyo which
may result in a major effort, to
improve its position in Asia be-
fore the end of this year
The greatest threat to Japan
proper in the not-so distant fu-
ture lies more in the Chinese
mainland and the northwest
Pacific area, including the mari-
time provinces of Russia, than
it does in the western and sou-
thwestern Pacific.
This must be taken into ac-
count in considering Japan's
possible moves. Only a decisive
defeat of the Japanese fleet
would radically alter the deli-
cate balance now prevailing. Ja-
pan is not likley to risk such
a disaster and the United Sta-
tes is not able to force the is- j
sue as long as the Japanese;
fleet is maintained in its .pre- |
sent cautious dispositions.
In Asia the *tttiation ht dif-
ferent. It is imperative for
the Japanese to knock Chi-
na out of the war before
the allies move in full force
from India and Burma. The
See WAR MOVES Page 5
ANTI-STRIKE
LEGISLATION
MOVING FAST
CRANE PUUB
NEW COMIC
CHARACTERS
Completing a twenty-year cy-
cle of living sleeping, working,
traveling and dreaming of the
strip "Wash Tubs and Easy,"
with never a moment of dismis-
sal from hi mind of their
pranks day and night, Royston
Crane, Sweetwater born cartoon-
ist and son of Judge and Mrs.
R. C Crane, now is taking a
month off enjoying what he
calls a vacation.
During the so-called vacation
he is spedning his time in gett-
ing set for a new comic strip
expected to make its appearance
in July. No definite" announce-
ment of the date has been made
public as yet The strip "Wash
Tubbs and Easy", co-drawn by
Leslie Turner since 1937, now
bears the name of Turner, as
Crane switches to a new car-
toon.
Ever since the time Royston
was a lad. just out of school, he
hoboed to Galveston and got a
job on a tramp steamer touch-
ing ports at France. Belgium,
Holland, he absorbed material
that has appeared from time to
time in the exciting fortunes of
Tubbs and Capt. Easy.
Everything pertaining to the
sea has an appeal for Royston
and since our country is at war
and the navy has a large part in
its winning and since he is in-
tensely patriotic it is expected
that his new strip will have
something to do with warfare at
sea.
After creating Wash Tubbs
and Lula Bell and rearing them,
he has now bid them adieu and
his name will no longer be con-
ectecl with the cartoon.
Scouts With Big
Laks
WASHINGTON. June8— (UPi
—House and Senate conferees
moved swiftly today to draft
compromise anti-strike legisla-
tion which can be enacted into
law before the June 20 deadline
Long range Russian bombers j on t|le coa| tl-,K.e
Conferees predicted agreement
before nightfall on a measure
which would:
1 Specifically authorize gov-
ernment seizure of any plant
or mine useful to the war effort
whose operation is threatened by
a labor dispute.
2. Outlaw strikes against gov-
ernment-seized property
3. Provide a maximum penalty
of $5,000 fine and one year im-
prisonment for any person who
induces, coerces, instigates or
conspires to strike against a gov-
ernment-seized property.
4. Cloak the War Labor Board
with statutory powers, including
the authority to subpena witness-
es in any labor dispute involving
j government-seized property.
5. Require labor unions to reg-
ister with the National Labor Re-
| lations Board and file financial
j data.
j 6, Prohibit Labor Unions from
contributing to political cam-
j paign funds
made a concentrated attack on
the railroad junction of Unecha,
75 miles southwest of Bryansk,
causing many explosions and fir-
es among vital targets. The Ger-
mans attempted mass air at-
tacks on Korki. east of Moscow.
Knox Confirms
Churchill View
On New Attack
WASHINGTON. June * —
(UPi — Secretary of the Navy
F'rank Knox revealed today that
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
commander-in-chief of the Paci-
fic fleet, conferred with Admir-
al Ernest J. King, U. S. fleet
commander-in-chief on the west
coast, possibly concerning stra-
tegy outlined at the recent
Roosevelt-Churchill conferences.
Knox told a press conference
that Nimitz came to the west i
coast from the Pacific war the- ;
atre to meet with King, and ad- j
ded that they have been hold- j
ing strategy conferences at 60 |
day intervals.
Knox said that the Pacific j
fleet's strength has been ex-
panded and that this expansion i
was continuing.
Knox said he had no comment j
on Churchill's statement today [
that the allies were preparing i
to launch "amphibious opera-
tions of peculiar complexity,"
but a moment later he observed
smiling:
"I should say that was a con-
servative statement."
Knox said he had no confir
mation of Axis radio reports
that allied forces had landed on
the island of Lampedusa, Italian-
held island off the coast of
Tunisia. He said that he would
surmise from the axis reports
that the operations were of a
commando nature.
Boy Scour camp for this dist-
! rict opened Monday at Lake
i Sweetwater and will continue
! through Saturday. The camp
i has not yet been' named. S. P.
j Gaskin is executive and Jim
! Polk is field executive. Mrs. G.
| A Adams is camp cook.
The canm is stressing activi-
| ties that will be useful to the
! boys in future life. They are
! being taught swimming, life
1 saving, boating, pioneering,
| camping, rifle shooting, public
j and personal health.
Two Sweetwater boys are ery
1 rolled. Other toys failed to at-
i tend probably because of their
! faihiliarity with the camp, Mr.
Folk state:' More boys are plan-
ning to attend the Council camp
j at Philmont, New Mex,, from
July 9 to IS.
Those from Sweetwater are
Billy Bennett and David Elrod.
S Boys from Snyder include Billy
! Burke, Donald Bynum. Billy T.
: Deffebach. Ralph Evans, Jack
! Gorman. Jack Green. Jack Mc-
I Glaun. Robert Pruitt. Bob Sha-
! han. and Billy Jo York
Colorado city is represented
h\ Lee Benson. Frank Leslie,
I and Jack Simmons Rotan boys,
all from Troop :v,. include J D.
: Barke. ( harle.- Callan. C. E.
| Cresswell, David Heliums, J. V.
Heliums George Holliday, F.
SiiRelle. Hill Smith. T Stanford,
j C. B Wagner. B Worth, and W.
i Worth. Hilton boys are Jo Jene
i Conaiadt. Delbert Holly, and
! Jesse Magness.
Two colored boys from Sweet-
watei are Ernest Samples and
William Wallace. They are work-
ing their way through.
HE \H YE! HEAR YE! THE
TOWN ( KIER REPORTS
ANOTHER HOISE RENTED
IHRI THE WANT ADS!
Spirit Of Nation
Mauzey's Subject
Before Lions
Judge A. S. Mauzey addressed j
the Sweetwater Lions club a;
noon today on the "Spirit of j
America". He challenged the i
group to look to the flag and j
gave a resume of what constitut-
ed the flag; what the flag stood
for and how much it meant to
the men of Corregidor and Ba-
taan
"And let us hope," said the
speaker.- "that someday it might
fly over Tokyo and Berlin to
symbolize the Four Freedoms
for which it stands."
Leon Butler was program
chairman and Robert W. Cooke,
president, presided.
Eight bell
thfc saving s
far as Mrs.
concerned. :i
lowing ad
and all s well"—
till holds true—as
M B Howard is
in placed the fol-
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nished
Street.
2S47
■ room unfur-
bouse 909 Crane
Call M B Howard,
And she -aid that she got lots
of calls on that one ad. The place
is rented and everybody is hap-
py Don't worry and fret about
having a vacant apartment or
house on your hands.
Just place an ad and sit back
in your comfortable chair and
watch the results pour in Let
the Wan1. Ads do, the work for
you. They have helped others
who were in the same situation
and look at them now. Start, to-
lay—call
Th. REPORTER WANT ADS
Dial 678
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