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Editorials—SWEETWATER REPORTER-Feamres
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SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1942
Published each afternoon except
also Sunday morning and its weekly e««on
on Thursday by The Sweetwater Roporter,
Inc. Entered as second class matter at
office In Sweetwater, Texas, Feb. 9. 19SW
Ueorge Bennitt and Russell Bennitt, Pub*
Men With Depei iidents
The enormous demands upon this nation's man-
power are bringing us face to face with the necessity
for re-examining the philosophy underlying Selective
Service.
Up to now, it has been possible to pull numbers out
of a fisnbowl, match them up with men, grayt defer-
ments according to broad and none too definitely stated
principles, and get all the soldiers we need without
seriously disrupting the home economy.
But the Army, some time this year, will pass
the highwater mark set in the first World War.
Simujtaneously war industries need millions more
men to produce armament, munitions, and the
other paraphenalia of fighting.
There are only about 25 million men in the coun-
try between the age.-, of 18 and 45. Unless the axis
can be beaten sooner than seems possible, we talk about
putting 10 million men into uniform.
* * *
We may have to take two out. of every five Am-
erican men in the prime of life, in such a way as not to
destroy the industrial setup without which those 10
millions would become defenseless fodder for axis
shells and bombs.
We want to take them, as well as we can, so as
to do a minimum of damage to family ties and to
creato a minimum of hardships to actual depend-
ents. Lut we can't get 10 million men of fighting
age without dipping heavily into the ranks of those
who have legitimate dependents.
That, of course, is why Congress provided higher
salaries and dependency gratuities for those called into
service.
But this will not prove sufficient unless Selective
Service adopts—as rumor says it will—some scheme
similar to that embodied in the Taft resolution approv-
ed by the Senate.
* * *
This urges that local draft boards divide Class 111
registrants into four classifications. A fifth is implicit
in the situation.
First, some 1,200,000 men whose dependents
are parents, brothers and sisters.
Second, about 2,760,000 married men who have no
children.
Third, around 2,050,000 husbands, under 30, with
dependent children.
Fourth, the 11,500,000 older married men with
dependent children.
♦ * *
And finally, the men from each of these classifi-
cations who would be deferred to the last because they
are engaged in gentr'ne war production where they
could net be replaced without injury to the industrial
program.
Properly, Congress has not forced Selective Service
to follow detailed instructions. But these proposals
seem so completely logical and humane that we believe
General Hershe.v's organization must give them se-
rious consideration.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE UNIT
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insignia of
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from 15 lo 21
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IS Italian royal
family name.
14 Concern.
15 Wall paintinc.
16 Storehouse.
18 Louisiana
(abbr.).
19 Combat.
20 Toward.
21 Wondy plant.
23 Lack.
24 Symbol for
tellurium.
25 Leap.
27 Aeriform
28 Chair.
30 Type
measures.
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32 Not early.
33 Chatter.
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fuel 43 Has gone.
45 Tree.
46 Fiery.
48 Symbol for
chromium.
49 Sultan's
decree.
34 Cow's product 50 Composition
35 Designs-. in verse.
36 Snake. 52 Model.
crests.
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2 Bar by
estoppel.
3 Station
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4 Position in
fencing.
5 North Caro-
lina (abbr.).
6 Heavy wind.
7 Age.
8 Music note.
9 Drives
headfirst.
10 Refuse.
11 Crimean
seaport.
12 Frozen rain.
15 Male.
17 SeS eagles.
19 Sew loosely.
22 Egyptology
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23 Stays.
26 Networks
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27 Concede.
29 Assam
silkworm.
31 Essay.
33 Factory.
34 Month (abbr.)
36 Small sailing
vessel.
37 Wait for.
38 English truck.
39 Native of
Sweden.
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Cotton Congress
July 6 To 11 Has
War Aid As Theme
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Dallas Meet Stressed
By Governor As Only
One Of Iits Kind
DALLAS, Texas. July
Proclamation of '.'Cotton
gress Week" during the
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ghter, who wss gowned in a j
peach eyelet batiste formal, de-
signed with an off-shoulder neck- j
line edged with ruffles of'
self material. The bodice was
fitted and the full skirt was
floorlength. A halo of Shasta
daisies was worn in her dark
hsir. Mrs. Dell Dennis, the bride-
elect's aunt, wore a black jer-
sey formal and chalk-white blos-
soms.
Golden fruit punch, individual
cakes with yellow rosebuds, op-
en-faced sandwiches in heart
shapes and tea danties were
served guests.
Members of the houseparty,
all of whom wore formal gowns
were Mmes. George Bradford,
A.' H. Fortner, A. J. Wimberly,
O. O. Harris. Tom Bailey, C. Ki
Griggs. Charles Canfil, W. E.
Morton, G. P. Williams, W. E.
Williams, T. .1. Goss and H. A.
Logsdon of Colorado City; Charl-
esa Ruth Alston, Kay Donahue,
Jo Pinson. Jerry Fitzgerald,
Wand; Hawley and Betty Joy
Dennis
Miss Fife has been popular in
society circles since she was a
child and presented in speech
and dancing recitals. In high
school she was a charter num-
ber of the Debonaire club, mem-
ber of the' Girl Reserves, pep
sciuad. Heart Breakers, one act
pi y and took part in the play
that reached the state * fin.ils.
dramatic club member, vice pre-
sident of her junior class and
of ih< student body. Was voted
the be<-t dramatic actress. After
graduation she attended the TJni-
v'TSiiy of Texas and was a Blue
Bonnet Belle nominee for Uvo
yearn: a member of the Curtain
club and Freshman club.
In 19157 she was chosen as
"Miss Sweetwater" at the an-
nual Water Carnival and Bath-
ing Revue and represented her
home town at Wichita Falls at
the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce and at the "Queen's
Ball." in Dallas, designed to
select a Goddess of Texas to ihe
Centennial. She also was select-
ed to try out for Billy Rose's
Casa Manana at Fort Worth.
The first Sweetwater girl to
solo, Miss Fife has f>4 hours in I
the air and a private flying lic-
ense. She was Sweetheart of the
Lions club and won third placc
in a beauty revue in Cisco.
Mr. Tucker, an inspector of I
construction and materials with
the United States Engineers
was born in Marion. Ind.. nn;l
spent his childhood in Oklaho-
ma and Kansas and Texas. He
ws graduated from Wink high i
school in 1034 and was co-cap- !
tain of his football team and an J
outstanding athlete. He attend-
ed Texas Tech and Centenary I
college in New Orleans, major-'
ing in engineering. He has been j
Pssoeiatdi with 'the omjin'-er- :
ing company since 1938 and oi-
ly recently ;pent seven 1
month in Sweetwater during
the con 'ruction and enlai^e
mpnt of the local airport. Ho ;
now located in Brownsville, ,
where the <v upli v ill li■ ■.
Present were: "I'm
Mmc-v: G. A. Swairn, Turner I
Hibbets, R. M. Simmons, C. R.
Simmons. Frank Smith, O. Step-
henson, M. K. Stevenson, R. A
Stewart, H. A. Tansil, Robot
Tate, M. B. fempleton. L.
Terry, J. W. Townsend, George
Thompson, Austin Viser, Gar-
land Vinson, H. M. Walker, H.
A. Walker, J. A. Wallace.
M. D. Willis, Leonard Weav-
er, Peyton Weaver, W. H. Wha-
ley, Fred Williams', Jack Yar-
brough, Howard Yates, M. J-
Vaughan, Bob Glass, P. H. Tur-
ner, Tobe Guthrie, Clyde Scott,
L. W. Scott, E. B. Hull, B. L.
Clayton, P. C. Moore, J. W. Pat-
terson, N. A. Collier, J. S.
Schooler, Elsie Robinson.
Ruth Jones, Stella Fitzgerald,
Lloyd Kelsey, Leach McElroy.
Dalton ' Hill, Annie Jewell Wil-
son, B. M. Neblett, H. D. Reed,
John Cox jr., Althea Nichols,
Edward Lohmann, E. A. Park-
er, Virginia Watson, Blanche
Beakley. Charles Bledsoe, W.
B. Wetsel, Clarence Hudgins,
Eldon Ely.
F. L. Shaw sr., W. E. Sander-
son, Jack Hurt, W. E. Williams,
W. E. Home, John Hubbard,
Will Hubbard, T. J. Donahue,
Bolton Head, Ed F. Jay, T. P.
Johnson, C. C. Johnston. T. M.
Johnston, Amon Johnston, A. S.
Kendrick, G. W. Kiker, Joe Kir-
gan, E. L. Larigley, J. M. Law-
rence. A. G. Lee.
Sam Loeb, A. Levy, Irving
Loeb, C. A. Long, E. B. L~v-
vorn, John Majors, Carlos Mor-
ris, M. C. Manroe, W. R. Man-
roe, Clark Mathews, A. S. Miu-
zey. C. A. McCorkle, Ben Me-
Corkle, O. D. McCoy, E. H. Mc-
Glaun, C. L. Monk, Mose New-
man, A1 Moore, W. E. Otey.
Frank Murchison, Ed Neinast,
A. R, Norred, D. B. Pace, Dill
Pace. J. C. Pace, jr., Joe Pace,
B. C. (Skinny) Pace. S. A. Par-
ker, Mason Pee, John perry,
R. C. Prim. R. O. Peters. J. C
Pinson, John Pepper, P. E. Pon-
der. E. B. Pool. W. F. P'Pool,
Delas Reeves, Glenn Russell.
Rex Ragin, L. A. Ritter, Willet
Richardson.
F. H. Rietma-n. B. N. Roberts,
A. J. Roy, Henry Rogers, sr.,
Henry Rogers, jr., C. A. Rose-
brough, Olney Rose, Milo Roth,
rt I W. V. Roy, Bill Sheridan, Dan
D. | IShields, Jack Shipley, John
Simmons, D. T. Alexander, R.
R. Allen. C. H. Alston, Carl An-
derson. C. D. Conley, Lang Ay-
cock, J. D. Barker.
H. A. Burge, D. E. Barnhill,
Alden Burge, J. H. Beall jr.,
Bob Baugh, George Bennitt, O.
H. Berry, Bob Bickerstaff, J.
A Bland, Bob Barnwell, Ray-
mond Bishop. Albert Brann, Joe
Boothe, Ray Boothe, Walter
Boothe. M. B Howard. F. T.
Bradfield, G. -E. Bradford, Ho-
mer Bradford.
C. W. Breeding, John Brook-
shire, H. W. Broughtcn, D. B.
Brown, S. W. Browning, Jim
Butler, E. V. Brantley, Paul
Cain, K. M. Camp, Ernest Lang-
ley, Bertie Cleckler, Dale Camp-
bell, X. Carsonj Frank Cleckler,
J. R. Cox, L. R. Cramer, R. C.
Crane. Otto Carter, Tom Crut-
cher, R, L. Dalby.
Willis Davis, Morris Dav.s,
Olen Davis, W. S. Chennault. S.
<N. Diltz, J. F. O'Neil, D. D.
Dixon. J. D. Dulaney, J\ N.
Dulaney, John Embry, Robert
Eidson. Rigdon Edwards; Jam-
es Ferguson, S. I. Edwards, G
D. Flesher, I. S. Focht, L. M.
Watson, 1-1. L. Grounds, J. G.
Harris, Jack Harris, S. Henry,
Cliff Hagg rd. Charles Hodges.
Wanda Weathers, Willie El-
liott, Mary Elliott, Lena Noah,
Martha A'nn Morton, Lillian
Tudor, LaJune Richardson,
Alcne Pettn, Bertha Eberle. Ed-
wina Walker, Mary Mae Madi-
son. Bonnie Wayne Bland. Mary
Beth Butler. Ann Springer, Ma-
deline Neblett, Virginia Long,
Henri Elizabeth Brown, Fran-
ces Marion Vaughan, Geraldine
Flesher, Eleanor Lee, Mary
Tirta Camp, Fairy Wilda Breed-
ing, Elizabeth Comolli. Nettie
Doscher, LaBecca Wills.
AIR CORPS—
(Continued from
But the six
page
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period
of July 6-11 by Governor Coke
R. Stevenson of Texas is ex-
pected to be followed bv siminr
proclamations by other govern-
ors to give recognition to the
Cotton Congress to be held in
Dallas, July 9-10, according lo
Burris C. Jackson. Hillsboro,
general chairman of the State-
Wide Cotton Committe eof Tex-
as, Congress sponsor.
"Cotton is playing a vital role
in winning the war, furnishing
food, feed, fiber and munitions
to United Nations." Governor
Stevenson said in his procla-
mation. "The Cotton Congress
to convene in Dallas will be
dedicated to the all-important
part that cotton and its pro-
ducts are contributing to the
war effort. I take real pleas-
ure in exending a most cordial
invitation to all citizens of Tex-
as and other {jotton{growing
states to attend the Congress
and visit the exhibits."
That the Congress in Dallas
is the only meeting of its kind
in the world, where the public
and the entire cotton industry
gathers to discuss the broad as-
pects of cotton, cottonseed and
their problems, was stressed by
Jackson at a meeting in Dai-
las this week, when final plans
for the Congress were drafted.
South American cotton-
growing countries will be
represented at the Congress,
as will Mexico, Jackson an-
nounced; and A. B. Conner,
College Station, chairman of
the Congress Committee
stated that the list, of speak-
ers for the three business
sessions will include nation-
al leaders in cotton and cot-
tonseed produces research,
authorities on cotton eco-
nomics, and other speakers
of national reputation.
"Cotton in War and Peace."
theme of the Congress, will be
featured in numerous exhibits
showing wartime and peace-
time products of cotton and cot-
tonseed, F. C. .Taynes, College
Station, chairman of the exhib-
its committee reports.
National Cotton Council of
America, The Cotton-Textile In-
stitute, manufacturers of cot-
tonseed food products, leading
textile manufacturers, mail-ord-
er houses, cotton bagging manu-
facturers, and many other indus-
tries will be represented among
the exhibitors, as will Texas \
and M College, Texas Tecno-
logical College, the University
of Texas and other erlucatior.il
institutions.
Doctor Henry G. Knight, chief
Bureau of Agricultural Chemist-
ry. and Engineering, Department
of Agriculture, Washington, wiil
be a featured speaker on the
subject, "Cotton's Place in the
War" at a luncheon on Thurs-
day. July 9, sponsored by the
Dallas Cotton Exchange and op-
en to the public.
Congress speakers will include
Doctor Claudius T. Murchison,
New York, president. Cotton
Textile Institute: Ed Lipscomb,
Memphis, director, Domestic
Consumption Section. National
Cotton Council; Peter Moly-
neaux and Victor H. Schoffel-
mayer. Dallas, editors and cotton
authorities; Doctor A. B. Cox.
Austin, Director. Bureau of
Business Research. University
of Texas; A. L. Ward, Dallas,
Educational Director. Nationn
Cottonseed Products Associa-
tion: Ben J. Williams, New Or-
leans, past president. American
Cotton Shippers Association;
and others.
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it-christening her
out of her on
two i-. ritxjiii hii ill
in.v fins ration card!"
lases which flew out from an
American air corps base, mann-
ed bv Americans, tended bv
American ground crews, flying
as an integral air force under
the United States army com-
mand. had made history, and
the Yanks who had come over
in the last war were here again
ag inst Germany, and in action.
The American planes. with
the army air corns star flash-
ing from their wines, had car-
ried the war to Hitler in their
country's name, the vanguard of
a gigantic force which With the
Royal : ir force, is designed to
smash German cities one by
one.
The loss of two of six plan-
es. whose crews now are < rit-
ual tie.' or. no«slblv. alive as pri-
soners or as fugitives in enemy
held territory, was not consid-
ered especial I v. For it was a
daylight attack, at low level,
again t one of the most strong-
ly defended zones in the world
It m.'*s believed possible
that the British an well m
llii' .American plant". tvlilHi
innt. l.ttl.ij 1 Iilii. iit'ii- ill
A m*i lean make. The
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THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
herrings
abe believed to be the
MOST numerous of alu
fishes/ before the
war, an annual
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COPR. 1942 BY NEA SERVICE. INC.
T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
1>/hen a plant root
pushes' its wav through
the soil., it wears on
its tip a protective cap
made of cells/ as these
cells ace worn off,
new ones continue
to take their place.
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have a spasmodic inspi-
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light bomber the British air
force calls tile Boston and
the night fighter which it
calls the Havoc.
Building up the ti. 6. army air
corps in this theatre has been
a monumental tusk. Bomber pla-
nes can be flown across the
Atlantic. The ground personnel,
tools, replacements, spares, am-
munition, bombs, must be ship-
ped.
For that reason, United Sta-
tas authorities caution against
any conclusion jumping that a
grand scale aerial offensive :'s
about to start.
But organizational work is
proceeding rapidly. The six
light bombers which made his-
tory today will become squad-
rons one day, and squadrons of
medium and heavy bombers
will be operating with the RAF.
The fact that, American air
crews and ground personnel are
reaching Engiand in increasing
numbers was revealed officially
only a few days ago with the
announcement that Maj. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower had tak-
en command of United States
forces in the European theater.
The name of the air fore
commander still is on the sec-
ret list.
Presiiniabl.Vi as more
tin* army nir
given increas-
crews arrive,
corps will he
ingly frequent opportunities
to experience themselves in
the best possible way, by W
raids on German territory
and will start to extend
the force of their operations
as they learn Ktiropetin fly-
ing condition. ^
Royal Air Force pilots an™
first given jobs close to hoai",
and most of the German hit and
run raiders now operating
against. England arc believed to
have relatively green crews. 0
Although all United States
crews are fully trained before
they reach England, they must,
accustom themselves to local
conditions as well as British
methods. British eommunica\jji
tion and British technique.
The A-20-A plane is all metal
craft with a crew of three. It
has built in fuel tanks and a
two way radio and its propellers
are three-bladed. It. has a practi£
cal radius of action of from 300
to 000 miles. It is powered by
two Wright 14 cylinder, two-
row radial engines, with 1,280
horsepower at sea level. Its
wing span is til feet four inches^
Its gross weight with a normal
load is 10,050 pounds.
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