Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 254, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 26, 1943 Page: 4 of 6
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B. Hawley, Jr.. as numh«:
Americans In 1942, uncovers
lies; for Hawley, as president
, of Frtdley, Minn., near Minneapolis, has
valiant battlers against the Army-Navy re-
r contracts to take excessive profits out of war.
'* Bureau of Internal Revenue figures revealed Haw-
received a salary of $442,000 for the fiscai year ending June
IMS, being topped only by Louis B. Mayer of the movies; C.
' Swibellus of New Haven, Conn.; Eugene Grace of Bethlehem
Ml< and Thomas i Watson of International Business Machines.
Ilawley is sole owner of his company, which means that he
ywi himself this salary for his own services. This is interesting
:because it is recalled in Washington that about a year ago, when
tti administration was pushing its $25,000-a-year salary limitation,
tvley sent a long wire to the President, saying in effect that
000 a year was all anyone could use and that he, Hawley, was
all for the President's program.
PMC-WAR 'BUSINESS
' feefbre the war, in fact, Hawley had a nice little business and
he paid himself much less than $442,000 or even $25,000 a year. Be-
fore 1930, Hawley paid himself $15,000 a year. Then he raised it
to $35,000 a year, and the most he ever paid himself before lie got
into war contracting on a really big scale was $40,000 a year. His
pre-war business was making fire pumps. His plant was valued at
about $2.3 million and from 1037 to 1930 his sales were about $1.5
million annually. In 1942 his non-war business was reported at
$1.7 millions, indicating that he has been able not only to main-
tain but to increase his regular business, which is of course not
subject to renegotiation in any way.
Northern Pump's war business consisted of contracts to make
mounts for the Navy's famous five-inch guns. His plant expan-
sion'to handle this government business was financed by govern-
ment money—$17 million of it. Part of ii was arranged through a
government Emergency Plant Facilities Corporation contract, un-
der which Hawley built a plant that he figured he could use after
the war and on which amortization is figured on pretty liberal
terms.
The amount of Northern Pump's war contracts is .still consid-
ered restricted war information and cannot be revealed, but it can
be told that in the course of time the Navy Department came to
the realization that Northern Pump was making too much mon-
ey, and it entered into regular proceedings through the Navy Price
Adjustment Board to have Mr. Hawley give some of his profits to
the government. t
HEAVY PROFITS
The Navy was ready and willing to admit that Northern Pump
had done an excellent production job—still, the department was
insistent that Mr. Hawley, whose solely-owned business had been
increased perhaps 60 times on government financing, was making
too much money.
John Hawley thereupon became one of the leaders in the battle
against renegotiation and for a change in the renegotiation law
passed by Congress. He published pamphlets, he got on the air to
broadcast his complaints against renegotiation, and he came to
Washington. At one time he hired a lobbyist to plead his case for
him in Washington, but he made that mistake only once. After that
he handled his own pleadings.
Renegotiations have dragged on through the months. The pre-
sent status of the case is that Hawley has made a proposal to the
Navy, agreeing to a return of some of his so-called excess profits—
if the Navy will agree to turn over to him certain of the facilities
he is now using, built with government money. He has not speci-
fied what these facilities are, and the Navy is waiting to hear.
Hawley is a keen, colorful, middle-aged go-gettin' rugged indi-
vidualist business man and manufacturer of the old school, around
whom many legends have naturally grown. One of them is that
he calls his yacht "Navv Gravy.-'
PROMOTING «OOD WII*X
MEXICO CITY —(UP) —Tex-
as' Governor oke R. Stevenson
and his good neighbor commis-
sion have 'been asked to throw
their influence behind an anti-
segregation bill which was in-
troduced in the last session of
the legislature.
The request comes from Mex-
ico's Francisco de P. Jiminez,
president of a committee to
protect the rights of Mexicans
living abroad.
In a letter to the Texas gov
ernor, .liminlz says that pas-
sage of the anti-segregation bill
is the kill to iIip good neighbor
program.
.Tiniinez. a former Mexican
consul at San Antonio, also sug-
gests thai ilic Texas good neigh
bor commission and the Mexi-
can committee get together 'o
exchange ideas
Murder Mystery
Stirs Washington
WASHINGTON — (UP) — Po-
lice in Washington have a mur-
der mystery on their hands.
A young red-haired woman was
left dying in the gutter of a
street just seven blocks from the
capitol. The woman had beeil
shot five times in the head.
The victim has not been iden-
tified. She is described as being
between :i0 and 35 years of age
and well-dressed.
Mrs. Grace Lucas, a by stander,
told police she saw a man pull
the woman from a car and then
j speed "it The man, she says, ex-
| umined a manhole cover, appar-
ently thinking of putting the fly-
ing woman there.
The victim died about an hour
later at a Washington hospital.
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Women In The
NEWS
Slacks that ciroop, hag, bulge
and malign have lost their
standing in the feminine ward-
robe.
War-workers are'fed up with
unbecoming garb.
Fine fit and flattery are de-
manded on the assembly-line as
much as in the living-room.
The campaign for better
and more beautiful work-cloth-
es started in Detroit war plants.
Rosie-the-Riveter got a slack
inferiority complex which low-
ered morale and production.
"Rosie doesn't like to think
her slacks are just something to
put on for work," a personnel di-
rector explained.
"She works and plays in
them* For often she has no time
to run home and put on a party
dress."
Manufacturers obliged. They
went to work and turned out
a swank new line of assembly-
line essentials.
And throughout the booming
city of Detroit, a new kind of
bar is appearing. Known as
"Slack Bars," they cater exclusi-
vely to fashion-conscious wom-
en war workers.
One of the most impressive
and popular of the bars is
known as "The Slack Barn."
The "Barn" has been set up
on the ground floor of a large
department store. It has all the
trimmings for attractive atmos-
phere—lanterns, rafters, stuffed
farm animals.
The girls settle down in the
interesting surroundings to
choose from literally thousands
of different pairs of slacks.
Another of the more import-
ant problems besetting women
war workers is ways of leading
a double life.
How, they wonder, can we do
a good job in the plant, and still
look after our homes? What can
we do about seeing that our
children grow up with the prop-
er guidance ano good care?
The New S ork state board of
social welfare has a juvenile
delinqtiene', committee- which
has been looking into the moth-
ers' problems.
They've come up with sever-
al suggestions to help the work-
ing mother.
The first is that women con-
centrate on part-time rather
than full-time jobs. This lessens
the tensions and interruptions
of homelife, and helps lighten
the mother's burden.
It wouldn't cut down on pro-
duction in the long run. For
many women now giving their
full attention to the home would
f.- ( I : ble to cope with part, >r
h;df time jobs. Absenteeism
m ' I..* or turnovers by overtax-
i i n workers would be
'ii totbi' i mimUm.
Other recommendations pro-
posed by the committee are in-
creased use of cheol facilities.
After Otoe,|, play and lecree
tion supervised bv teachers
would tak-e v.-orrv and respon-
sibility from parents.
In addition, they feel, there
should be more community co-
operation in fighting delinquen-
cy. They hope that churches
schools and all civic institutions
can work out effective joint
programs.
For the war, they say, has
changed children's lives an I
needs. And their surroundings
must be modified accordingly.
GIRDLES—
(Continued from page 2)
civilian use had been banned
since Pearl Harbor.
But release of the threai
floes not put the girdles on the
market. There still are plants
i to be converted and machinery
I to be geared.
U. S. Generals Set
Pace For Fashions
Generals Eisenhower, Clark
and Doolittle have often review-
ed a full dress parade. But nev-
er in their wildest, dreams had
they imagined they ever- might
set the pace for ihe women's
fashion parade.
But that's just what's hap-
pening in London this season.
You've heard of the Prince
Albert coat and Empress Euge-
nie hats. Well now we've got
the Mark Clark frock, the Jim-
my Doolittle box coat and the
Eisenhower camel hair.
It all began when Designers
Dora and Raymond Rahvis,
former Hollywood designers
decided that they would like to
show their appreciation of the
three American heroes.
The creators explain they na-
med a belted camel hair coat
lined with chipmunk after
enhower because the general al-
ways is shown wearing a kha-
ki shirt. The Mark Clark is a
snappy black tunic dress with
narrow insets and velvet revers,
while the Doolittle is a brignt
green coat with deep cuffs and
a box pleat.
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After reviewing London -fall
fashions UP Correspondent Dud-
ley Ann Harmon reports that
very few evening dresses tare
being shown. This, she says, is
because clothes-rationed London
buyers prefer to spend their pre-
cious coupons on the two or
three c'.ay dresses allowed for
the year. t
She says a number of women
are turning their rugs and sofa
covers into travelling coats or
dresses.
However, fashion designers
say that wartime rationing has
made British clothes better Pok-
ing than ever before.
They say the absence of any
training obliges designers to
depend more on good cut, elimi-
nating decoration#.
Railroad Unions
Are Undecided
CI 11CAGO — (UP) — Lour oi
the country's "'big five" railroad
operating brotherhoods are sta-
lemutcd in debate this morning.
The unions are discussing plans
to join the Brotherhood of Xiil-
road Trainmen in demanding a
revision of working rules when
:>0< 1,000 railroaders take a strike
vote next month.
All five unions notified Presi-
.dent Roosevelt last night that
they will poll their members on
their individual reaction to a
proposal that, they accept a four-
cent-per-hour wage increase.
Hi.,i so far only the trainmen
have :.i'!'ed working-conditions
elate e, to the referendum they
will conduct.
'P HUT working rule chan-
ge it.elude a requirement for
iV'vment to union members of
:.<■ and a half for over-time.'
A o required are vacations with
pay fixed limits' to the lengtn
of freight trains, and payment
of «xpei ;,es for members as-
ogiv top-overs at away-frorn
h<>me terminals.
LOS ANGELES — West coast
members of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen may join
their national union in protest
over government awarded wage
increases. Twenty-five hundred
employe of the Pacific Electric
Railway have rejected compro-
mise offer to their demands of
a 13-cent per hour wage hike.
Economic stabilization director
Vinson had awarded the train-
men increases of only eight
cents per hour.
Representatives of the union
say a meeting planned for later
in the day will probably end in
a strike vote,
Big Rubber Plant
Promised To Waco
WACO, Texas — (UP) —Tex-
ans have been promised auto-
mobile tires for civilians from a
tire factory at Waco by the end
of 19-1-1.
The promise came with an an-
nouncement that the General
Tire and Rubber Company
would erect a factory at Waco.
Company spokesmen estimate
the cost oi' the plant at between
4-million and 5 and one half
million dollars. They say it will
employ between 1 thousand and
15-hundred persons.
Capacity of the plant is esti-
mated at 3500 tires a day.
Fred A. Mayfield, General's
development engineer, says Gen-
eral Tire has looked upon Tex-
as as the most progressive area
in the country.
"We believe the state has just
begun to grow," he tells Waco
boosters of the plant.
Mayfield points out that al-
most 90 per cent of the raw ma-
terials needed in building tires
are available in Texas.
Backing this statement, he
says:
"Texas is producing a great
part of the synthetic rubber
which will be used in civilian
tire building. Texas is-the lead-
ing cotton state. Texas can grow
guayule, which is real rubber,
and Texas has carbon black and
sulphur and steel—all needed in
tire manufasture."
Marimba Trio Will
Feature Reagan
Assembly Thursday
The Reagan Junior high school
will sponsor a paid assembly
Thursday morning at, the audi-
torium, featuring the Bentley
Marimba Trio, sent here by the
Southern School of Assembly.
The program will he heard at
II a m. C W Tarter, principal
announced
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Government Starts
To Draw Purse Strings
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Savings for the taxpayers are
indicated in the war goods ex-
pansion program for next year.
A preliminary survey shows
that government spending for
industrial expansion will be less
than half of the 1943 figure.
Spending for machinery and
machine tools is expected to be
cut from 421 to 03 million dol-
lars. Another tremendous drop
is indicated in expenditures for
ammunition and explosives. Fig-
tires for 1941 are expected to
fall to four per cent of the 1942
outlay in this field.
liKJHTVI\'<i STRIKES (.'.AMP
HENDERSON, Texas —(UP)
—Eleven Texas guardsmen are
recovering from injuries suffer-
ed Saturday , when lightning
struck a tree near their tents.
Members of the medical de-
tachment from Henderson ad-
ministered first aid. They say
only two of the men knocked
out appeared to have serious in-
juries. The men were stationed
in the maneuver area at Camp
Tonka \va.
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EL PASO — (UP) — El Paso
voters have rejected a proposal
that the city purchase the El Pa-
so Eleftric Company. The Sec-
urities Exchange Commission
had ordered the Engineers Pub-
lie Service Company to sell the
El Paso plant.
The motion to issue some 15
million dollars in revenue bonds
to purchase the property has
been defeated by a vote of some
twenty-five hundred to six hun-
dred and fifty.
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TUBBDATO PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY'S PROGRAM
7KM) UP New*
T.-05 Reveille
7:55 VP News
8.-0Q Top at the Moraine
8:111 Shall We Waltz
8d0 Morning Devotional*
8:45 Syfaphonic Mood*
lfcOO Vaughn Monroe Orrh.
0:15 A to Z In Novelty
9:38 Side Glances
9:45 Music in' the Air
10*10 UP News
10:05 Listen, You'll Iiike It
t(h30 Mellow Bits of Rhythm
10:45 Just Relax
11:00 Orrin Tucker Orch.
11:15 Master Singers
11:30 Joy Theatre Time
11:45 Hymns You Xiove
12:00 UP News
12:19 Song Parade
12:30 Quick Rid
12:45 Your Exchange
1:00 Down on the Farm
1:15 llenliouse Jamboree
1:30 Runkhouse Jamboree
1:45 Hasten the Day
2:00 All Request Hour
3:00 UP News
Marching to Music
3:30 Reflections in Rhyllim
3:45 Tropical Moods
1:00 Itoy Acuff
4:15 Fred Feihle
4:30 For Dancers Only
4:45 Vocal Varieties
5:00 Dick Jiu-gens Orcli.
5:15 Name the Tune
5:30 Here and There hi Music
0:00 Supper Dance
«:t5 UP News
0:30 Sport Flashes
0:35 (>lfnii Gray Orrh.
0:45 Treasury Slar Parade
7:<i0 UP News
7'05 Allen Roth Symphony
7:30 Let's Dance
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The Dnltons whose graceful and daring e<|uestion act is one Of
the most beautiful in the Donovan llros. Circus:
Braving the waters of a*war- Their last South African ap-
pearance was before Tchekadi
Now It's Dr. Clark,
Naples University
Confers Degree
NAPLES — (UP) — Lieuten-
ant General Mark W. Clark —
hard-hitting commander of our
Fifth Army—today praised the
gallantry of Italian soldiers.
These soldiers—in the general's
words—"gave their lives to de-
stroy German tyranny. And
.make it impossible for the Prus-
sian beast to ever again set out
to pillage and kill."
As the American general made
these remarks, he was surround-
ed on all sides by mute testi-
mony to his words—the burned
and blackened ruins of the once-
beautiful Naples university. Gen-
eral Clark — as he was pre-
sented with an honorary de-
gree of doctor of political sci-
ence. Officials of the Naples uni-
versity—which was burned by
the retreating Nazis—made the
presentation.
The general, in accepting the
honorary degree, made it plain
America does not covet any of
.Italy's soil. He told listeners
that the Allies ask only enough
soil to bury our gallant dead.
The day of victory—said the
general—will be the day of peace
for Italy. And he predicted a
renaissance for Italy when that
day comes.
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Nazi Fifth Column
Invades Vatican
LISBON - (UP) — An in-
formed neutral source savs Ger-
man occupation forces in Rome
are attempting to put pressure
on the Catholic church to gain
for the Nazis a negotiated peace
•rather than to face the conse-
quences of unconditional sur-
render.
They also arc hopeful of ob-
taining good terms, especially
for the Axis leader on the allied
list of war culprits.
According to this source, the
Vatican has been approached by
the Germans with an urgent sug-
gestion that the Pope feel out
the Allied governments regard-
ing a negotiated peace.
This is said to be one of the
reasons behind the German at-
tempts to intimidate the Vatican
by so-called Nazi "protection"
and one of the reasons behind
the desperate German attempt
tf> delay Allied occupation of
Rome—which has little if any
military value.
MEAT OKCREASK SEEN
WASHINGTON — (UP) •-
Five mid western congressmen
charge that ceiling prices on live
cattle will decrease the amount
of meat available for civilian
and war uses. They refer to
an OPA order now before stab-
ilization Director Vinson which
would clamp a lid on certain
live cattle prices.
Representative A. L. Miller of
Nebraska says the order would
be nothing short of disastrous
to the meat production of the
nation. And a Texas representa-
tive—W. R. Poage — adds that
in his opinion there's not a
single livestock producer that
thinks the plan will work.
Others who criticized the mea-
sure on the floor of the house
are Representatives Clifford
Hope of Kansas. Anton Johnson
of Illinois, and Richard Kleberg
of Texas.
torn ocean to bring relaxation to
the place of their birth, the Dut-
tons, renowned equestrians of
circus aristocracy, recently re-
turned from a six year's tour of
South Africa, and are now ap-
pearing with Donovon Bros.' in-
door circus coming to the muni-
cipal auditorium Saturday, Oct,.
.'!0 under the auspices of the
■Junior Chamber of Commerce.
For -1(5 days the troupe watch-
ed the cold, gray waters from
the deck of their ship with a
prayer that they might reach
home and do their part in the
land of their love.
'Khama, regent of Palapye, where
allied relations were further
men ted by entertaining the chief
and his people in the American
way.
Born of the big top as children
of the famous Flying Jordans,
the Buttons combine grace ary^
daring in their picturesquK
equestrian revue which high-
lights the Donovan Bros.' 104.1
program.
Performances will he present-
ed twice daily at 2 and 8 j>. m^
with doors opening — '
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Germans Admit Downing Swede Plane;
'II Was A Mistake'—They're Sorry
The German government has
admitted that a Nazi plane last
Friday shot down the Swedish
airliner Kripen, killing 13 per-
sons. The German military at-
tache in Stockholm, in making
the admission tonight, said that
the attack occurred by mistake.
And offered the luftwaffe's deep-
Schools To Share
In Carload Milk
For Lunchrooms
Nolan county schools will
share in another carload of com-
modities for use in school lunch-
rooms the first week in Novem-
ber when a carload of evaporated
milk will be received in Sweet-
water for use in five counties.
The shipment will he appor-
tioned to counties according to
the number of children involved.
The milk, being consigned to
Sweetwater, will go to Nolan.
Fisher, Mitchell, Scurry and one
school in Coke.
The government already has
sent carloads of carrots and po-
tatoes to the five-county set up
for lunchrooms.
Davies Makes Plea
For Small Nations
NEW YORK' — (UP) — Jose-
ph E. Davies, former United
Slides ambassador to Russia,
urges vigilance on the civilian
front against a break in Allien
unity. He says it was lack ol
confidence in the Soviet Union
in 1938 contributed substantial-
ly to the outbreak of war.
Speaking at an observance of
Ihe 25th anniversary of the Czec-
hoslovak Republic, Davis sail I
that the tragedy of the small na-
tion established our attitude to-
ward Russia in 1038. The for-
mer ambassador continued there
are still small sections of pub-
lic opinion that are suspicious,
but adds, they have no founda-
tion on which to base such sus-
picions.
Davies said the Soviet gov-
ernment worked for months to
secure peace and consistently
urged a strong league to pre-
vent aggression and the tragedy
of Czechoslovakia. The former
ambassador emphasized the
need of confidence in the throe
powers now meeting in the
Kremlin.
At the same gathering, Jan
Masaryk, Czechoslovak minister
of foreign affairs, says he is
confident that—what he calls—
"victorious nations"—will grant
his country the security which
it will claim after the war.
FRISCO (JETS SHOCK N
SAN FRANCISCO — (UP)—
A moderate earthquake shook
the San Francisco area last
night, but there are no reports
of serious damage.
The seismograph at the Univ-
ersity of California recorded a
sharp shock which began at
around 0:50 p. m. (PWT) and
lasted for some three minutes.
At Palo Alto a near-panic was
crcatcd in a theater when the
building shook. Servicemen aid-
e<i ushers in quieting nervous
patrons. At San Jose, some 00
miles south of San Francisco,
the tremors broke store win-
dows in t lie downtown area.
est regrets.
The airliner had been sent
crashing in flames on Holloe is-
land, just west of the Swedish
coast, while enroute from Loir>
don to Sweden.
The German admission of re-
sponsibility heightened Swedish
interest in a report that a Nazi
plane also had attacked ^Brit-
ish airliner—en route from Enp-V
land to Stockholm. The plane i.
said to have been attacked on
the same night that the Gripen
was destroyed, reaching the
Swedish capital with tail assem-
bly riddled with machine gun.
bullets. x
In western Europe, RAF light
units attacked German-held air-
dromes on the French coast. Op-
erating in daylight British fight-
ers and medium bombers struck
at the Cherbourg-Maupertus air|
fieltl and bombed the Nazi-heln
power station at Caen.
Other medium Mitchell bomb-
ers attached to the Royal Dutch
air service hit an airfield farth-
er to the south. Six of the RAI^
planes were reported missing. •
Reports from London tonight,
tell of a two hour gun duel be-
tween British and German artil-
lery over the Dover Straits. The
British target was believed to
be a Nazi convoy. ' %
5 Die In Air Crash
Two Are Texans «
EL l'ASO, Texas —CT'P) —
Military .authorities have re-
leased the names of five men
killed Saturday when their
Ii 21 bomber burst into flames
and crashed at Bigg- Armv Ai
Field.
The dead are:
2nd Lt. U.ollin II. llelsep,
whose widow lives at F.I Paso.
2nd Lt. James F Bilberry^
whose widow lives "at Bu/fal'C
Gap, Tex.
2nd Lt. Chard lliggins, whose
mother—Mrs. Regini lliggins—
lives at Tulsa.
Sgt. Edward L. Lewis, whose
mother, Mrs. Arthur Lewis'
lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sgt. Samuel R. Morris, whose
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mor-
ris, lives at Murphy, N. C.
Five other men of the bomb-
er crew parachuted to safety. C
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Long Range Duel
With Cannons <
LOXDOX — (UP )— British
and'German long-range guns
fought a two-hour duel across
the English Channel last night.
British guns were believed Uy
have been pin-pointing at art
enemy convoy off Calais, Fran-
ce.
Earlier in the day British
medium bombers and fighters
pounced two airfields and a
power station on the B^ncl^
invasion coast. Spitfires made
supporting sweeps over a wide
area of France and Belgium but
sighted no German fighters.
There is no report of RAF.ac-
tion last night.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 254, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 26, 1943, newspaper, October 26, 1943; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282733/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.