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VOLUME 53.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONO COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 1942.
NUMBER 22.
L. Clare Cirglle, prcildent of tlx
National Automobile anoclatloo,
who told memberi of '.be senate
committee on small business that
(he government must take prompt
<teps or 44,000 auto dealers and
their half million employees face
Immediate disaster.
Boy Scouts to
Collect Paper,
Etc. in Claude
| Armstrong Co.
| Farmers Enjoy
Local Meeting
WAR PRODUCTION MANAGER
President Roosevelt has appointed
Donald M. Nelson, one of the Na-
tion's most successful executives, as
"production czar" for the "arsenal
of democracy." It is Nelson's busi-
ness to cut all red tape and "keep
'em flying" with armament produc-
tion on an efficient high-gear
basis from here on out until the
Axis Powers are crushed. This is
the biggest, most spectacular posi-
tion, with the heaviest responsibility
heaped upon one man, except the
President himself, since World War
No. 1 days.
This makes Nelson virtually a
Minister of Supply, comparable to
Lord Beaverbrook of England. Nel-
son is a man of high character and
proven ability. His appointment
means that our war production ef-
fort will be unbogged and war pro-
curements will move without delay
until the day of victory.
Withholding or Sales Tax?
To meet the tremendous cost of
war, new taxes are inevitable. Con-
gress is now confronted with the
question of whether a National
sales tax or a withholding tax is
the better to raise the revenue and
equalize the average American's
share of the burden. I have oppos-
ed a withholding tax as a worse
proposal than a sales tax, because
it will put a lot of people in the
bread line. One is a sales tax on
what one buys, and a withholding
tax is on what one earns and on
the people of low incomes. It is go-
ing to require from seven to nine
billion dollars in new taxes. These
taxes must be coming in now, not
a year later as in the last war.
Tire Retreading
Rationing new passenger auto
mobiles for 1942 will be restricted
to 650,000 beginning February 2,
the Price Administrator has an-
nounced. The tire-rationing boards,
now set up in each county, will
handle auto rationing. Rubber is a
precious commodity now, as is auto
materials.
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ART McINTIRE
To The People
of Armstrong
County:
In announcing my candidacy for
the office of DISTRICT & COUN-
TY CLERK, I wish to thank the
people of Armstrong County for
their support and cor slderatlon 'n
the pest. It has been a pleasure
to me to serve as your County and
District Clerk. I have tried hard to
merit the confidence placed in me,
and I assure you that I will ap-
preciate your vote and influence
in the coming election, and if I
am elected, my one promise is to
serve the people, one and all alike,
and to perform the duties of the
office to the best of my ability.
ART McINTIRE. #
RED CROSS
The Red Cross will meet regularly
on Friday (all day) at the Com-
munity Home. New materials are
arriving each week to be cut and
sewed. The Claude Chapter has
been asked to increase its quota on
woolens for the armed forces. Knit-
jtlng worsted for 65 sweaters Is on
its way, besides 50 helmets and
socks. The sweaters for January
should be in by next Thursday or
Friday so labels may be attached
in time for shipment. There is
knitting and sewing for 40 child-
ren, sets on hand. A branch chap-
ter of the Red Cross was organized
at Wayside last week. #
nils afternoon (Friday) after | The farmers of Armstrong Coun-
4:00 o'clock, the Boy Scouts ofity met at the Community Home at
Troop 17, of Claude, will meet at!Claude Thursday evening, Jan. 15th
the Ford Oarage and from there with Mr. Newton Harrell, Presi-
make a house to house canvass of (dent of the Farm Bureau, presid-
the town for old waste paper, etc. ing over the meeting.
for the Red Cross. ! Mr. John Morris led in group
You can help these boys by hav- singing of about two hundred peo-
ing all your old paper, etc. securely pi0 that were present. The audl-
tled or sacked and in plain sight tirlum was filled as well as stand-
on your front porch so they can ins; room in the halls.
Pick !t up without knocking. | Mr. Harrell made a short talk
The Scouts will attempt to do 0n agriculture and the importance
this as long as the supply lasts, of organizrtion. stating that be-
So, the public Is informed to keep Cause of organization and the farm
this in mind and help them all pr0gram agriculture was the only
you can. If the supply dosen't industry prepared to meet the crisis
merit once every two weeks, they now thrust upon us He pointed out
will make the rounds once every shortage of steel, rubber and
three weeks. Keep close notice of: other things so vital to the war
the Claude News for further infor- program but of which there was
mation along this line, , a shortage, even at the beginning
All Scouts are notified to be at1 of the war
the Ford Garage this evening at j Mr. Harrell brought to mind laws
4.00 or 4:15 to help in this work, that were coming up soon whi''1
We will leave promptly at 4:15. a would effect agriculture, one of
those being the health certificate
for animals going through the sales
rings, and asked that each give
who are saving! some thought to it. Because of
lack of time the discussion of this
was postponed until the next meet-
ing.
Mr. D. L. Doddgen, of Groom
gave a very favorable report of
the State Meeting of the Texas
Farm Bureau at Ft. Worth in
November. Mrs. F. B. Doshier gave
a report on the 23rd National Con-
vention which was held at Chicago
RED CROSS CHANGES PAPER
COLLECTING STATION
Hereafter, all
waste paper, magazines, tin foil,
or any other saleable items, please
bring them to the Smalley build-
ing North of the Bank, Instead of
the Howe building, as this building
is fire proof. A truck load of paper
was taken to Amarillo this week
and it was stated that It brought
in around $20.00. Don't fail to save
all the paper you can and help in
this time of distress. The local!Dec. 8-11. Ray Burton foUowed with
Boy Scouts are going from house
to house in Claude Friday (today)
gathering this paper, however, if
they should fail to contact you,
bring your paper on down. #
WARNING!
Since the Government has re-
stricted the sale of tires and tubes,
tire stealing is to be expected. Set
down the size, brand and services
of your tires; lock your car; lock
Rescued From Tanker
This soundphoto shows the rea-
cted crew of the Panamanian tank
tr, Norness, which was torpedoed
by a submarine off the eastern tip
•f Long Island. Photo was made
■pen their safe arrival on land. The
Neness' master said the submarine
(tared on the surface while nrinf
three torpedoes at regular intervals.
LONNIE F. GUNN KILLED
Lonnie F. Gunn of McLane, was
killed at Olytha, Kans., January
14 in a train and car collision. There
were two more killed in the colli-
sion. a man and woman, Miss Bess
Franklin of Olytha, Kaq. and Mr.
Jess Franklin of Pampa (not re-
lated) were also killed.
Mr. Gunn is survived by his
wife and 3 daughters and one son.
He was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
George A. Goln of Claude. He was
buried at Hedley Saturday. #
LAST BRITISH-U. S. BATTLE
It is Just 127 years since U. S.
and British troops last met in bat-
tle. The date was January 8, 1815,
when the Battle of New Orleans
was fought. The anniversary was
commemorated last week with the
dedication of Chalmette battle-
field, seven miles below New Or-
leans as a park. As every school-
child knows, because of the slow
communication of those days, the
battle was fought fifteen days
after the peace treaty of Ghent
had been signed December 24, 1814.
Gen Andrew (Old Hickory) Jack-
son's motley army of 5,000 men
defeated 8,000 redcoats under Gen.
Sir John Pakenham, who was kill-
ed in the battle. #
a very stirring talk on civilian de-
fense.
Mr. Leon Ranson, County Agent,
urged the farmers to repair their
farm machinery as early as pos-
sible, saying that it might take as
long as ninty days to secure cer-
tain parts. He also talked along
lines of defense, before introducing
his good friend—a Farm Bureau
member from Oklahoma, who hap-
pened to be none other than the
"Stuttering Ram" of KGNC fame.
He gave fifteen minutes of side
JUDGE HENRY S. BISHOP
Henry S. Bishop
Announces for
District Judge
Judge Henry S. Bishop of Am-
arillo, visited Claude friends Tues-
day and while here called at the
Claude News office long enough to
place his announcement in our re-
gular announcement column as a
candidate for District Judge of this
the 47th Judicial District. Judge
Biship announces subject to the
action of the Democratic primary to
be held July 25, 1942. This district
comprises Armstrong, Potter and
Randall Counties.
Judge Bishop is widely known in
law and political circles. He was
elected district attorney of this dis-
trict in 1902 and served 14 years.
Then lie was elected district judge
in 1918 and served until 1934. In
1938 he was again a candidate for
district judge and was defeated by
a small margin of two votes in a
total of 11,000 votes cast in the
three-county district.
I am going out after these
two votes this time," Judge Bishop
said. "And also many more votes.
I expect to make a thorough cam-
your garage; place your car where
R°nnrtnflif!,splitting entertainment picking on j palgn and wlI appreciate greatly all
Mayor Doak and jovial Chub Ba-hhat may be done in support of my
ker with his jokes. (candidacy."
Report all suspicious cars—get their
llscense number and report them
at once—Ray Burton, Sheriff of
Armstrong County, tt 20-tf
Three Minute Sermon
By Dr. Henry Ostrom
of the
The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
OUR SHELTER
Text: "Shut up to faith." Gala-
tians 3:23.
The winds are swift, the snow is
cold and crisp, the night will be
colder than the day. Has the help-
er shut up the vegetable cellar?
Has he shut up the stable for the
sheep and cattle? Everything shut
up then, housed from the storm
and freeze!
The lesson in our text tells of
the law of God shutting us up to
faith. Just as truly as winter
storms and cold impel us to find
shelter, so the righteous law, the
holy law, would storm m into per-
ishing; it would freese us into out-
right discouragement. Pity the man
who tries to brave the law by "go-
ing about to establish his own
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Mr. Harrell informed the audience
that Armstrong County's quota for
bonds was over $115,000 and urged
that these be bought without the
need of personal solicitation.
An educational film "The Last
Wilderness" was shown. Mr. Har-
rell, with his new "talkie" machine
showed the picture at the High
School that morning and children
enjoyed it so much, crowded in to
secure a front seat that they might
see it again. Howard Hill, the na-
tion's famous archer, thrilled the
audience for fifty minutes as the
screen revealed his association with
nature as he accompanied the Ned
Frost expedition from Cody Wy-
oming through the last wilds of the
nation. The vicious growls of the
bear, the clashing of horns as the
bull elk fought for supremecy, their
bugal call, etc., made one feel they
had been along in reality.
Coffee and cookies were enjoyed
during the social hour. The coffee
was a courtesy of the Admiration
Company.
All those who were unable to
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Off to Meet Japs in Malayan Jungle
ADOLF FOILED AGAIN
Europe isn't so war-weary but
that It can still enjoy a good Joke.
A recent popular one concerns
Adolf Hitler who after feverishly
studying a map of the English
Channel, asked his secretary to
have a spiritual medium put him
in touch with the spirit of Moses.
"I om Der Fuehrer of Oermany,"
announced Hitler after communica-
tion was established. "I want to
know how you made the waters of
the Red Sea part and fall back."
"I struck them with my rod,"
came from Moses's spirit.
"Where is that rod now?"
Moses chuckled.
"In the British Museum!" #
At several plants workers Insisted
on giving a full day's labor to the
Government in memory of Pearl
Harbor. The Government could not
accept free labor, but workers were
allowed to contribute a day's
wages. #
n healthy and alert man Is as
good at sixty a* be was when he
| was half the age—and perhaps
I better. #
Indian troops of the British imperial forces are pictured on trucks
•> to meet the Japa who were driving through the dripping green
of Malaya to aa effort to latflank the vital fortress of Slnga
These Mian are great Scoters, and are weU versed to the
of toagto warfare.
20 to 45 Year Old
Group to Register
Monday, Feb. 16th
Approximately 56,000 male resi-
dents in Texas will be registered in
the 20 and 21-year-old age groups
on February 16th, General J. Watt
Page, State Selective Service Direc-
tor, announced this week.
The age groups to be registered
3n February 16th include all men
not previously registered who have
attained their twentieth birthday on
December 31, 1941, and who have
not reached their forty-fifth birth-
lay or, February 16, 1942; that is:
Ml unregistered males resident in
the United States who were born
between February 17, 1897 and De-
cember 31, 1921.
In this county, the above men-
tioned men will be allowed to re-
gister at their respective votin?
precincts or at any of them they
happen to be in on that day. The
people selected to be in charge of
registeration at each of these vot-
•ng placcs to direct registration are
Tones Christian, J. F. Brown O. L.
Brunson, Mrs. W. C. Beverly, A. R.
Miller, J. H. Galloway, W. R. Stock-
ett and Cecil Cayton. These persons
will meet at the local Selective
Service office on February 12 for
their Instructions. They will also
probably select their own help. Re-
member, you can register in any
of the precincts except Dawkins,
Prect. 10, they are to register in
Goodnight. You can register in any
precinct regardless of where you
live.
Information Just received from
the State Headquarters of the Sel-
ective Service Division states: "The
names or registrants about to be
inducted into the armed forces may
be furnished newspapers and news-
papers may print these names. No
information may be given out, how
ever, with respect to the number
of men covered by quotas or calls."
Therefore, Miss Evelynn Foote or
members of the selective service are
not allowed to inform anyone of
any calls or other information in
that line so please refrain from
asking for such vital information.
It is estimated that around 444,
000 in the 36 to 44-year-old group
will be registered in Texas on Feb-
ruary 16, together with some in the
21 to 36-year-old group who were
unable or for other reasons did not
register at the two previous regis-
trations. #
Judge Bishop moved to the Pan-
handle with his parents in 1833
He has lived in Amarillo since
1902. Before his graduation by the
University of Texas Law School and
his admission to the bar the judge
was a farmer, country school teach-
er and a contract worker.
The district he served as the
state's prosecutor then embraced 16
counties and was one o? the biggust
judicial districts in the state
Because of the rapid Development
of the Panhandle after the first
World War, and especially after
the discovery of oil and gas, the
judge's court was one of the busiest
in all of Texas. At that „ime, the
district had only one district court
for criminal and civil business.
"I submit that this experience and
test in continual hard work in these
offices in this court, and my 10
years general practice of law, well
qualifies me for this office," Judge
Bishop said.
'I urgently suggest that the peo-
ple qualify themselves to vote by
paying poll taxes or obtaining cer-
tificates of exemption before Feb-
ruary 1, and then for all to vote." a
Zeke Sez . . .
By Nugent Ezekiel Brown
Your Washington Correspondent
Washington—Some twelve agen-
cies of the Federal Government will
actually be moved out of Washing-
ton, it was learned at the week-
end despite the attempts of many
congressmen to keep them in this
city. The President wants to move
the agencies to other cities. And,
this time, folks back home are
really backing him up in the de-
mand. And the President knows the
folks back home want this done.
The Government's bureaucratic
army today is nearly equal to the
fighting army in camp and field.
An estimate of December 31, 1941,
places the number of federal em-
ployes all over the country at the
unheard-of-figure of 1,558.000. a
clear gain of 618.324 since the
European War broke out in Sep-
tember, 1939. The invasion of Wash-
ington since Hitler attacked Po-
land brought 77.158 more Govern-
ment workers here, lifting the total
in this city to 203.000. President
Roosevelt warned the other day
that thousands more are coming
And. what is surprising, is that
79.116 persons have been added to
the federal payroll in agencies out- In the period between February
side of the War and Navy depart- 9 through February 28. 1942, non-
ITS YOUR LIFE AND CAR
Let's be completely selfish for a
moment.
Let's forget that it's patriotic to
drive safely and sanely, and there-
fore save rubber, oil and gas. Let's
forget that a little courtesy and
common sense on the highway saves
lives . . . including your own.
Let's forget all that. But, brother,
if you smash this CAR, where are
you going to get ANOTHER?
If you ruin even one tire in a
minor accident, where are you go-
ing to get another?
This is one time when, for purely
selfish reasons, you can't afford to
drive recklessly. You may have
plenty of money . . . you may not
give a hoot about your own neck or
anyone else's . . . but you DO want
to keep on driving!
Then drive safely! And one of
these days, when we've won this
war and you're able to get a new
car, maybe you'll have acquired the
sofety habit and will drive safely
just because you have fund it's
smart business.
Here's a few "Smash-Up Savers"
1. Start sooner. Take it easy.
Allow more time for that extra war-
time traffic.
2. Cut your speed. The safe life
of a tire at 50 miles an hour is
only half of what it is at 30 miles
an hour. At 70 miles an hour it
falls to only 30 per cent of normal
life.
3. Don't drive if you drink.
4. Keep your car in tip-top shape
motor, brakes, tires, lights, horn,
battery, etc.
5. Try turning on your charm be-
hind the wheel ... be courteous to
other drivers and pedestrians.
6. Remember . . . drive it safely,
brother . . . YOU CANT GET AN-
OTHER! tt
Rumors, rumors and more ru-
mors, that's all you seem to hear
around Claude at this time. Please
be reminded that they are detri-
mental to a community in war time
and bring many ills, therefore, you
should make it a point not to re-
peat something that has absolutely
no foundation. No married man in
Armstrong County has received a
notice for induction and probably
won't for a week or so. That's not
for you or I to know until th? cards
are officially out. So that squelch-
es one rumor. Another has It that
one boy was sent out of the United
States without being trained, for
active duty and they are trying to
keep the information from his
family. There's nothing to that one
either, absolutely nothing. Noel
Waggoner is in Claude and took his
physical Thursday, so the report
that he is missing is false. Common
sense should tell you when a thing
is so or not and about all you have
to do Is Just question the authority
of any rumor to find out if it Is
true or not. But the last one ^ is
the worst type even if it Is a per-
sonal one. Some hair-brained, low-
brow, one-cell has taken a slap at
the editor through his sons, saying
that he is raising hell in general
about them having to go, he feel-
ing that they are better than other
boys. I'll inform any who might be
in doubt, here and now, his sons
don't feel a damn bit better than
anyone else and will be ready to
go when their time comes. You
can very easily find out how the
editor stands by reading his editor-
ials once in a while. He advocates
keeping farm boys at home. His
sons have never been on a farm in
their life and he knows it. The
more farm boys left at home the
quicker his boys will have to go.
So it goes. A rumor can ruin
lots of happiness for your neighbor
and it has no place in a God-fear-
ing community, if this be one. Some
times it looks doubtful from the
overflow we don't have at our
churches each Sunday morning and
evening. If you people don't realize
Ihe sooner we fill them the quicker
the war will be over, wc may be at
war for the next 30 years or until
we arc brought to our knees.
And, remember, if something
seems a little off when told you
you had better forget it because
you may be indirectly responsible *
for injury to your neighbor.
GOLD STAR MOTHER TWICE
There may be others but Mrs.
Levi F. Gadrow, Peacedale, R. I.,
is the first Gold Star Mother re-
ported who has lost sons in both
World Wars. Her first son, Alfred,
U. S. Navy, died in 1918. Her son,
lost in the Pacific, in this war, was
Lieut. Victor Gadrow. 29, U. S
Navy. A third son, Robert, also is a
lieutenant in the Navy. #
HOME I N BIG OPEN SPACE
When Mr. and Mrs Buck Lee
visited Los Angeles to do their
Christmas shopping, it was the
first time since the World War
that either of them had visited a
big city. The Lees live on a ranch
near Four Corners N. M.. 40 miles
from their nearest neighbor. 60
miles from the nearest telephone,
and 75 miles fiom ihe nearest doc-
tor. And they enjoy life there.
ments. Few New Deal office-hold
ers surrender. They put up a fight
to keep their pobs. Only the tax-
payer surrenders.
Shocking News
The biggest event of the week In
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citizens of German. Italian or Ja-
panese nationality residing In the
rest of the country will be required
to file their application for a Cer-
tificate of Identification #
Is Your Subscription Out!
Agent: "Sir, I have something
here which will make you a host
of new friend!."
Joe Sparks: "I'll take a quart."
Rastus: "Ah done prayed foh
de Lawd to send me a chicken a
dozen times but nevah gits one."
Uncle Tom: "When ah asks de
Lawd to send me a chicken, ah
hardly evah gets a chicken. But
when ah asks de Lawd to send me
after a chicken, ah always get me
a chicken."
Darling, your eyes shine brighter
than tracer-bullets. When you look
at me, incendary bombs explode
within me and my heart feels like
the plunger of a machine gun. My
head whirls like an A-le; and I
gasp as if gassed, as I gaze upon
your features, fairer than a flag of
truce. The thought of losing you
stabs my heart like shrapnel. I'm
"holed-up" like a cockney in a
German concentration camp, by
your blitzkrieg of amorous warfare.
Darling marry me and be my draft
exemption!
James Blaine: "Well, it's hard luck
but I missed that civil-service ex-
amination again. It looks like they
Just won't have me."
Mrs. Blaine: "What was the
trouble "
James: "WeU, I was short on
spellin' and geography, and missed
purty fur in mathematics."
Mrs. Blaine: "What are you go-
ing to do about it?"
James: "I dunno. Times is migh-
ty hard, and I reckon Til have to
go back to teaching school for a
livin'."
After the first year at college,
Sherwood Mclntire came home in
high feathers. He stood second in
his class.
•Second?" said Art. "Second! Why
didn't you stand first? What do you
go to college for?"
Sherwood returned for his second
year, determined to win first place.
At the end of the year he returned
home and announced his success
Art looked at him for a few
minutes in silence, then shrugged
his shoulders, and said: "At the
head of the class, eh? Well, it can't
be much of a college, after all."
"How are you feeling today?" ask-
ed the doctor.
"Not at all well," answered Toots
Caldwell.
"Humph! Did you take the me-
dicine I prescribed for vou?"
"Yes."
"Ah. yes—and the diet? I think
I told you to eat only such food
as could be easily digested by a
three-year-old child Did you follow
my instructioas?"
"Yes. doctor. I ate two handfuls
of mud a piece of orange peel a
shoe button and a couple of cigar-
ette ends!"
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