Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 253, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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JAPS SET UP DESPERATE PHILIPPINES AIR DEFENSE
3.REGENTS
RESIGN IN
SCHOOL FEUD
AUSTIN (UP). — Governor
Coke R. Slevenson says that he
will confer with a committee
of ex-students and faculty mem-
bers about the board of regents'
dismissal of University Presi-
dent Homer P. Rainey..
The governor's promise lo
Maek Wallace of Dallas,
president of (he university
student hod}', staves off a
threatened sit-down strike
oi students.
The governor's statement was
relayed to about 5000 students
who had marched from the uni-
versity campus to the state capi-
tol.
Wallace asked the governor.,
to whom he talked privately for
20 minutes, with Jim Fogarity
of 1 .ongview, to send a telegram
to the regents asking them to
meet at the university gym-
nasium for an open session to
explain Rainey's dismissal to
the students.
Before the march, he told the
students that if the governor
refused to send the telegrams
he would send them himself.
He'asked the group to stage a
sit down strike until the regents
arrived.
After his eon fere nees with
the governor Wallace said
he fas going haek to the
University and sit on the
campus below the main
building's inscription, whicih
reads "Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall
make you free."
The university campus was
plastered with signs such as
"absolutely no classes today or
any day without Rainey," and
"we fight Ilitlerism abroad, we
fight it at home."
The proposed "sitdown" strike
as explained by some of the
marching students was to be
staged bv taking their books to
the campus at class hours and
studying them there, but re-
fraining from class attendance.
AUSTIN (UP). — The Uni-
versity of Texas has a new pre-
sident today.
He is Zoology Professor Or.
T. S. Painter, who succeeds Dr.
Homer Price Rainey as acting
chief executive of the state's
largest school.
The board of regents of the
University last night in Hous-
ton discharger! Dr. Rainey as the
See REGENTS Page S
Refusal To Withdraw
Charges Cause Of
Firing Says Rainey
HOUSTON (UP) — Dr. Hom-
er P. Rainey, removed from the
office of president of the Univer-
sity of Texas by official action
of the University's board of reg-
ents last pght, says that he was
"fired" because he refused to
withdraw his now famous "10
repressive ads" charge against
the regents.
University President Homer
P. Rainey says in a prepared
statement that the "academic
freedom" controversy — to use
his words "goes to the very roots
of American higher education.''
And his statement.continues:
"The regent's requirement
was that f withdraw the
statement which I made to
the faculty on October 12th.
This, in clear conscience, I
could not do."
Rainey has wired Dr. Milton
Outsell, secretary of the faculty,
and Malcolm Wallace, president
of the University student body,
expressing appreciation of their
support.
The wire says in part:
"Please convey to the entire
student body my deep appreeia-
I tion for their loyalty, and their
support of my leadership at the
University."
To continue with the prepar-
ed statement of the University
president, the text says in part
an«l we are quoting:
"The issues in this controver-
sy go to the very roots of Amer-
ican higher education. They are
the issues of academic freedom
and sufficient freedom in admin-
istrate managemnet to enable
the University to function in ac-
cordance with the principles of
all great universities every-
where. The values inherent in
thoe two fundamental issues
arc ef such significance to the
welfare of a great University
that I could not compromise or
sacrifice them."
The sta.?ment continues:
"I cooperated wholeheartedly
with a committee of the faculty
and of the Ex-Students Associa-
tion in presenting to the board
of regents a statement which
was unanimously endorsed and
presented by them in my behalf
to (he regents.
"It was our hope and be-
lief that this statement was
a reasonable, fair and con-
structive basis for mutual
cooperation between myself
and tlic board.
"I have great faith in the fu-
ture of the University of Texas.
It has opportunities beyond
See REFUSAL Page 8
1 Sweetwater's 142d
Infantry Is Cited
W ITH THE 36th "TEXAS"
DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH
ARMY, France — The 142nd In-
* fantry Regiment of the 36th
. "Texas" Division was recently
cited by Major General John j
E. Dahlquist. Divisional Com- j
mander. for exceptional perform- j
atice from 20 May to 20 June
1044 while fighting in Italy.
The citation marking the
award slated. "In the monument-
al 29 days push from the Anzio
Beachhead area through Rome
to the hills overlooking Pisa, the
^ 142nd Infantry Regiment launch-
" cd a coordinated attack against
Mount Artemisio.
"The mountain located behind
the enemy stronghold of Velletri
was seized and defended against
* savage counter-attacks. This was
* all accomplished in spite of a
sudden change of plans which
prevented preliminary recon-
naissance.
"The regiment pressed irres-
istibly forward, driving the de-
•I moralized enemy before it and
marched through Rome on June
5 As these relentless troops
swept north of Rome, the enemy
attempted ,at various places of
advantage, to turn and meet
^ them, but every new counterat-
tack was foiled and the 210
mile advance was concluded on
the high ground commanding
the approaches to Pisa. The
■determination and accomplish-
i ments of the 112nd Infantry Re-
giment were a vital factor in de-
livering the most crushing blow
suffered by the enemy forces in
Italy."
Activated on November 25,
| 1040 from components of the
Texas National Guard the 142nd
Infantry Regiment began its
firH training at Camp Bowie,
Teaxs. In 1941, it went on the
Sweetwater Reporter
dedicated to service
47th Year
"West Texas' Leading Newspaper"
Sweetwater, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 2, 1944
BUY IT IN SWEETWATER
No. 253
Grama Pasture Grass Grows 18 Inches Higher Or Range Land BITTER FS6HT
Deferred From Grazing For 5 Months; Promotes Fail Mesquite pyy yp gy
GARRISON
Casualties Near
Half Million Mark
WASHINGTON (UP). — Cas-j
ualties in the United States j
armed forces now stand near j
I the half-million mark.
The War Department an- j
I nou ices that the total number [
' of i1 merican casualties is more
j than 487,000. That's an increase
! of 14,000 over the figure an-
I nounced a week ago.
Oi these. 1008,000 have been
j killed, 2257,0000 wounded, 03,000
! are missing and 58,000 are
i pri-oners of war.
: However the War Depart-
I mcnt says that nearly half of
I the army wounded already have
returned to duty.
TALL GRASS ON l> >! RLE HEART RANCH
PARIS (UP).—The American
I First army has opened a ne v
I offensive in Germany. The at-
! attack was launched southeast
j of Aachen where the Americans
have scored their deepest pene-
tration of the Reich. The new
I offensive has carried the Amer-
icans forward nearly two miles
to Vossenaek, which is 28 miles
| southwest of Cologne.
The American First army
troops, under Lieutenant - Gen-
eral Hodges, suddenly broke
out of the Hurtgen forest onto
the Cologne plain under cover
ot thunderous artillery bom-
bardment. It was the first ma-
'"or action on the first army
front since the fall of Achen,
wnich lies to the northwest.
The new drive opened as the
Allies were winning the second
battle for Antwerp—striving to
open the port as a supply fun-
nel for the coming battle for
Germany.
The importance of deferring under turf and fatten stock, but
grazing acreage, as set out by I will carry them through long
tin1 Triple A program, is showo i.dry neriods and the winter cold,
at the Double Heart ranch. 101 Cox. «-operating in the pro-
miles south of Sweetwater, gram, has 6.100 acres on his
where Ollie Cox, owner, has J range. Of this number 12/ are in
grama pasture grass 18 inches cultivation and the balance are
high and other types of grazing in grazing. lie deferred 2."00
proportionally as tall since tak- j acres, taking it out May 1 and re-
ing stock off the acreage. ! turning it
Demp Kearney, county admin-1 He runs
istrative officer, urging stock-
farmers to take part in this soil
practice, demonstrates what five
months of deferred grazing will
do to promote growth. Not only
will the grass protect a heavy
to 'grazing on Oct. I.
heep, cattle, goats,
horses and buffalo on the range.
It is one of the practices that
the Triple A makes ('enumera-
tion for. The AAA pays i() cents
per acre for each retarded acre
up to 25 percent of the entire
range land. For example. Ollie
will receive 10 cents per acre
for :.■!* jtcres.
Aside from the tall grarria
cress. shown in the accompany-
ing picture, curly mesquite
i!rows from six to eight, inches
lii'-'h and has an extra heavy
turf.
"It. is the greatest amount of
grama that has been on the
ranch since the Cox family
boucht it in 1920," .said Kearney.
With this practice ranchers
in this area are assured of tall
grazing the year around, said
the Triple A officer.
Carolina maneuvers and then
moved to Camp Branding, Fla.
The Louisiana maneuvers and
the Martha's Vineyard amphibi-
ous operation followed in 1042.
Moving north, the Regiment
continued and completed its
training at Camp Edwards, Mass.
On April 1, 1043. the Regiment
as nart of the 30th Division, em-
barked for overseas duty. It
landed at North Africa thirteen
days Utter.
On September 0, 1013, the
142nd saw its first action. Land-
ing at Paestum on the left flank
ot the 30th, the 142nd fought
bitterly for the security of the
beachhead and then succeeded
in taking the strategic town of
Alta villa.
Taken out of the line for re-
grouping and rest, the 112nd was
again committed on November
15. In spite of rain, cold and mud
tin' Regiment captured the strat-
egic height of Mount Camino and
went on to take the hill masses
of Mount I,ungo to the north, and
Mount Sumniuroro and Mount
fracchio, enemy strongholds in
the l.iri Valley, south of Cassino.
After Fapido the 1 12nd went on
to fight in the Santa Elia sector
with the French Army. Another
period of reorganization follow-
ed and the 142nd returned to the
lines at Anzio. The break-
through front Anzio resulted in
the citation of the unit
On August 15, 1041, the regi-
ment participated in its second
amphibious operation, landing on
the southern coast of France.
Meeting light resistance, it cap-
tured its first objective and
drove north up the Rhone valley
to capture the important centers
of Dragitinan and Gap. Then at
Montelimar, it was part of the
force which encircled an anni-
hilated the 19th German Army.
NO STARTERS
t it lories, ri lling
cmnp.U (nl (14 of
who have led Iheii <e:u-. wish intermil li ni substitutions, to s(\
up 181 points to their opponents 27. They have amassed l.'-OH yards
lt:i passes for a total of s.->l yards, making 8<i first downs. They are
Shirley Hedrirk, It i 11 (.airier,
t'avid Elrod, Gerald Heoti,
.Mir Lincoln "ho lias carried
M I ST A
straight
I'llsVllg
reading U-oiu Sri! to right front row, Jack Owen, .hick Taylor,
Tommy Tucker. John Kerry and Kenneth Ris nuke. Hack vow
Johnny I'cagan, Towner beeper and Rob Brown. Not shmwi is
the !( ad ai center.
miles apart
LONDON A'!') The London
radio says British troops In
Greet e advancing north from
Salonika are only 50 miles from
a junction with the Russians
in Bulgaria.
London adds that, the Nazis
hoped to extricate troops trap-
ped in Southern Yugoslavia and
possibly (-von some of the Nazis
fleeing northern Greece.
Meanwhile, the Russians
arc stepping up the cam-
paign to knock Hungary out
of the war. White the tier-
mans frantically prepare to
defend Rudnpcsl. Soviet mo-
torized troops are closing in
on the Hungarian capital
from three directions.
One Red army column is 50
.miles south of hudapest, South-
east of the capital other units
are storming a town only
miles away. From the East
who fled Salonika were in such | |{C(| army is maintaining
a hurry that some of them rode | sweep along the upper Tiza
out in the town's fire engines. |er. Latest German reports
lighting on the approaches
However, it begins to look a.-
if tiie Germans fleeing Greece
and Southern Yugoslavia will
run into n dead end. Soviet
troops and Yugoslav Partisans
are driving toward the Serbian
communication center of Saraje-
vo in Central Yugoslavia. A re-
port that high German staff offi-
cers are being evacuated from
Sarajevo by plane indicates that
II it'or is about to write off all of
Yugoslavia.
Sarajevo was the last pivot
through which the Germans
the
Its
rjv-
say
to
Budapest is increasing — with :i
fierce tank battle raging south-
east of the Hungarian capital.
In the far north, Norwegian
underground reports from Stock-
holm say Nazi evacuation of
\rctic Norway is being speeded.
The report says some 30,000
German troops have failed from
the area In the past week, Mos-
cow reports that the G remans—
according to custom — have left
the Kirkenes district utterly de-
vastated.
James Fiy Resigns
FCC Chairmanship
WASHINGTON (UP) —Chair-
man .lames Lawrence Fly of the
federal communications commis-
sion resigned today. He will
leave his post November 10th to
return to private law practice in
New York.
Fly long ha- been a target of
bitter criticism by Republican
congressmen and some sections
of the ratlin industry,
Fly's resignation was antipun-
ced by the FCC information di-
vision, which quoted him in this
terse statement:
"I am leaving the federal
communications commission on
November 15th to enter private
practice of law in New York with
offices at suite IIII, 30 Rocke-
feller Plaza"
LONDON (UP) — The com-
I piete liberation of Waleheren Is-
. land appears near.
British commandos have push-
ed the Germans back into the
Northern end of Flushing—Hol-
| land's third largest port — on
j the soutlv-eoast of the island.
On the west coast, Royal Mar-
| ines have widened their beach-
| head to at least four miles.
Most of the guns that have
■ barred Allied ships from Ant-
! werp antl its 20 miles of docks
\ for more than a month have
: been captured 'or neutralized.
Once the island has been clear-
! ed. cargo ships can start pour-
ing reinforcements and supplies
into Antwerp for the anticipated
winter offensive against Ger-
many.
However, front dispatches
say the Ccrman garrison on
Waleheren — between four
and 10,000 men — is putting
up a hilter fight.
Canadian First Army forces
are fighting their way back on
the east coast of Waleheren
! through waist-deep water after
withdrawing last night in the
face of point-blank artillery and
machine-gun fire.
Southwest of the Schelde es-
tuary. other Canadian forces are
: mopping up the so-called Bres-
ken pocket. More than 2500 Ger-
| man prisoners, including an un-
identified general — have mar-
jched Into Allied prison cages
j from the pocket during the past,
j 24 hours.
The German news agency con-
i firms a previous report by radio
Brussels that the last Nazi
j stronghold in Belgium has fall-
en,
The enemy agency admits
1 Canadian tanks have forced a
fanatical band of Germans
; holding out in the southwest
Belgian port and resort town
of Knocke to surrender.
That means — the Allied flag
is flying over al of Belgium to-
, dav.
Pep Leaders Guests
Of Jaycee-Ettes
Jaycee-Ettes met Wednesday t
at i he Scott hotel for a business j
luncheon with Mrs. Bill Rice ,
presiding as president.
Guests of the ciubb were the j
Newman high school cheer!
leaders.
Guests of the club were the !
Mary Beth Butler, head:
leader, Timm Brown. Betty j
Earle Webb and Cecile Rag-:
land. The girls gave demon- j
strations of the yells they lead j
at each game.
Tank Production
Is Doubled
DETROIT (UP) — The presi- I
j dent of Graham - Paige Motors j
j Corporation — Raymond Hodg-
| son — announces that produc- i
i tion of alligators — the versatile j
j amphibian tank — will be dou- >
| bled withii\ the next 30 days. He j
adds ti- j ',,';paitile.i Graham-1
Paige plaftt facilities to handle j
their largest contract of the war
are nearing completion.
Return From Robb
Rites Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers,
Sr., antl Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Rogers, Jr.. and families attend-
ed funeral service for Harold B.
Robb, of the R and R theatres
yesterday in Big Spring.
Mr. Rotjji with F^l Rowley
owned 110 theatres in the South-
west. Henry Rogers. Sr.. is the
senior manager of the company,
so far as continuous service is
concerned. He has been manager
of the Sweetwater interests for
about 25 years.
Kleberg Bolts To
COP Candidate
DALLAS, Texas (ITPL—Rep-
resentative Richard M. Kleberg.
Pemoerat of Texas, has bolted
ihe democratic national ticket, j
according to a report in The j
Dallas Morning News.
Kleberg, who was unsuceess- •
ful in gaining reelection to Con- !
gress in the July democratic j
l timaries, has informed the
paper's President Ted M. Dealey.
that his absentee ballot has |
been cast for the Republican
!).residential and vice-presiden-1
i tial nominee.
Carl Murrell, Jr.
Dies In Dallas
In Eastern France, Gen-
eral l'aiton'* Third Army
has raptured two towns 13
miles northeast of Nancy
ill a limited offensive.
Hundreds
British and Canadian bombers j inspector
raked Ruhr Valley industrial | Detroit before moving to Dai-
Carl T. Murrell. jr., 17, son of
Mi. and Mrs. C. T. Murrell, for- !
mer'y ot Sweetwater, now of J
Dallas, died last night after a i
two months' illness.
Funeral service will be held j
sometime Friday in Eastland, j
I he Murrell family lived here!
while Mr. Murrell was manager ;
of the Steakley Chevrolet com- j
of four-engined i piny. He later was a submarine
Canadian bombers | inspector for the government in
towns last night, while RAF
Mosquitos struck Berlin antl
Cologne.
In Italy, the Eighth Army-
has stormed across the Roneo
river in force. The drive reach-
ed an airfield In the path of a
three-pronged Allied offensive
See BITTER FIGHT Pace 8
Mi's. Eiinah I .re Finch and
daughter. Mrs. George Ford and
son. Itybhy. are leaving tonight
! for Royal Oak, Mich., after visit-
ing here with the A. P. Smith
LONDON (UP) — American family.
and German warplancs fought a j v
major air battle over Germany j West Texas—Mostly cloudy
today and preliminary estimates i this afternoon, tonight and Fri-
lndicute more than 100 Nazi flgh- day. cooler in Panhandle tonight
tero were shot down. and Friday,
Germans Lose 100
Planes In Air Fight
us:. ... *
Nolan Dairymen
Receive $3239
Dairy production payments
made at the Triple A office for
July antl August production to-
tal $3,230,04.
Demp Kearney, county AAA
administrative officer, says that
producers may make applica-
tions for September and Octo-
ber sales now however they
have until Dec. 31.
Rates for September and Oc-
tober were butterfat 10 cents
per pound and whole milk 70
cents per cwt.
PLAN CALLS
FOR SUICIDE
BOMB PILOTS
PEARL HARBOR (UP) —The
Japanese are getting set to make
a desperate air defense of tho
Philippines. Part of their plan
reportedly includes a new ver-
sion of the flying bomb — this
one supposedly flown by so-call-
ed "suicide" pilots.
Radio Berlin has revealed de-
tails of what it claims is the
new Japanese "secret' 'weapon.
The Nazi report says the Jap
version of Germany's robot
bomb is a plane crammed with
explosives and just enough gas-
oline to get it to its objective.
Specially-trained Japanese pil-
ots—described as between 1$
and 20 years old — are said to
have been recruited to fly the
planes. The Nazi account says
these voung fliers have been
carefully taught how to make
low level flights against the
sides of warships — flighis
from which they're riot expect-
ed to return.
The .Taps claim this type
of plane has been used to
sink or severely damage
more than Hi American war-
ships — including nine Yank
carriers. That, of course, is
wlial the enemy says.
So far, the Allies have noth-
ing to say about the Jap secret
weapon. But It is revealed that
Taoanese airmen are flying large
reserves of the more conven-
tional planes to Luzon. It's be-
lieved the enemy planes are be-
ing taken from the dwindling
Japanese homeland reserve and
flown io the Philippines by way
of Fov a
Tn fact, one captured Ian air-
man was shot down over Levte
a scant six days after he was
ordered to flv his plane to the
Philippines from Japan.
Our own airmen over the
Philippines are continuing their
warm reception for enemy pil-
ots. The combined air and sea
blockade of Levte also is being
tightened. Captured Japanese
prisoners "•eport few of the ene-
my's barges have been able to
penetrate the patrols of Ameri-
can PT boats and planes sweep-
ing the north and northwest
coasts of Levte.
On land, our troops are
forcing the Japanese back
along the last siv miles be-
fore ("arigara Ray. The slow-
ly retreating Japs — believ-
ed to number some 5000 —
are expected to withdraw 21
miles down the Southwest
curve of T.eyte to Ormoc.
There, they face a fight to the
finish or the risky alternative of
flight across the American pa-
trolled Camotes Sea to Cebu.
In China Japanese troops con-
tinue to hold the offensive.
Chungking reports throe enemy
columns are laying siege to the
rail huh city of Kweilin Chinese
troops are resisting stubbornly
before the cates of the important
junction city, which they have
vowed to make the Stalingrad of
China.
British antl Chinese troops in
Northern Burma have captured
a former Japanese base 20 miles
north of the important city of
Katha. Other than this, the Bur-
mese front continues dormant
880 Seats Sold **'
To Friday Tilt;
More Ordered
Exhausting SSO reserved seat
ducats to the Abilene-Sweetwat-
ei game at S o'clock Friday
night at the Eagle stadium, Pres-
ton C. Lightfoot, Newman high
school principal, sent a call
for more seats and expects 7u
today, bringing the available re-
served seat sale to 056.
Tickets went on sale at noon
Tuesday at Goodyear Service
Stores.
A downtown pep rally will be
held at 7:30 p. m., Thursday on
the courthouse steps. The Mus-
tang Band and cheer leaders,
Mary Beth Butler, Tim Brown.
Cecile Ragland and Betty Earle
Webb will lead yells.
The team will be given a send-
off at 12:45 p. m. Friday at the
high school. Going to Abilene in
individual ears they will rest un-
ti game time. There will be no
workout in the Eagle stadium.
Lightfoot said this morning
that 500 general admission tick-
ets had been forwarded here for
sale after the reserved ducats
were exhausted So far today he
had not received the additional
76 reserved seats.
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