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VOLUME 52.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE C, 1941.
NUMBER 41.
CADET LIEUTENANT I)ON BUTLER
At Pensacola, Florida—the Navy's "Annapolis of The Air"—
is Cadet Lieutenant Don Butler these days.
Young Butler who entered the naval aviation base in Decem-
ber following a preliminary training period at Miami, Florida,
has been named cadet lieutenant by officials of the air school.
He Is already in the advanced stages of his training and
expects to be graduated lroin Pensacola with the rank of ensign
by mid-summer.
Don, the son cf Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Butler, of Claude,
graduated from McLean High School and received his B. S.
degree from Wast Texas State College last summer. During his
■senior year at the College he received his private pilot's license
under the Civilian Pilot Training Program.
USO Quota for Armstrong Co.
Has Been Set at
USO, the popular name for the
United Service Organizations for
National Defense Incorporated, has
come into being to supply an es-
sential need in pur National De-
fense Program. It, is an organiza-
tion for a united effort of every
American Citizen in assisting those
men now in our armed forces.
The USO program has been work-
ed out in close cooperation with
Government Authorities and is de-
signed to accomodate the members
of our Army and Navy while on
leave and outside the camps. Nat-
urally, every soldier and sailor when
allowed liberty wishes to get as far
jus possible from the regimented life
of the camps and it is the pur-
pose of the USO to provide enter-
tainment, assistance and counsel to
them as well as to their families
and friends when vlsitin;; them.
The USO will provide a measure
cf private life for these mer. while
on leave Including friendly and
wholesome contacts between persons
in military and civilian life; organ-
ization ol social events and arrange-
ments for actual home hospitality.
Religious services will be provid-
ed for soldiers, sailors and defense
workers of different faith, including
lay activities, as well as counsel and
guidance on personal problems of
all kinds.
Clubhouse accommodations, in-
cluding organization of entertain-
ment and games, meetings, and
social functions; provisions for lUiit
refreshments, reading and writing
facilities, lounges and sleeping ac-
commodations.
Information service regarding a
committee's recreational resources,
(transportation facilities, and room
registiy; aid to relatives and friends
in locating soldiers who do not cor-
I respond regularly; transient aid to
j soldiers and sailors on leave, to
[ visiting relatives and friends.
The Federal Government will pro-
vide the buildings but it will b.
the duty of every American Citizen
to contribute toward the cost of
operating and furnishing these fac-
ilities. For this year Armstrong
1 County's part in this service ha.1:
| teen estimated at $200 00. Each in-
■ dividual's part of this contribution
i will be very little compared to the
I contribution and sacrifice of the
j men this service is designed to aid.
To those of us who say "Why
I cannot the Government provide
such service for these men?" We
answer for the men; "We wish a
little time free of government res
trictions"; for ourselves we answer
"Do any of us wish the government
to regulate our private lives?"
Armstrong County Citizens can
and will contribute their part to-
ward this service. In order to he
better informed as to the purpose
and design ol' the USO listen to
its programs on the radio and read
of it in your papers because it i,
a matter with which we arc per-
sonally concerned and which will
become a benefit to some of our
sons, brothers and husbands if not
to cur own individual selves in the
future. #
The fellow who has tried every-
thing and found nothing good is
the perfect tool for temptation.
Marines Crack Picket Lines
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Navy trucks, guarded by marines, carried 844 A. F. of L. workers
through C.I.O. picket lines to work at the Moore Drydock compan
Oakland, Calif., one of the 11 defense plant* affected by a strike o.
C.I.O.-A. F. of L. machinists for higher wages. There was no violence.
This soundphoto shows navy tracks passing thmch picket Mm farmed
by Ike striking
4-H Club Boys
Received Pigs in
Amarillo June 3
4-H Club Boys who won regis-
tered pigs in the contest that was
held recently received the pigs in
Amarillo on June 3. The boys and
their fathers were entertained with
a luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel
on that day, according to County
Agent, Leon C. Ranson, this week.
Mr. Ranson states that the pigs
will be used to demonstrate the
proper care, management and pro
ducticn of swine under Armstrong
County conditions and with Arm-
strong County feeds. "We hope that
all 4-H Club Boys and adults in
the county will watch these demon-
strations closely and get something
hepful from them." Ranson said.
Next Fall the gilts will be exhibited
in Claude and the winner wiil re-
ceive a registered heifer. The other
boys will also receive valuable
awards.
Winners of the five p. lit pigs,
selected by the County 4-H Club
Council, are Billy Laycock, Claude;
Gordon Foster Jr., Wayside; Joe
Sydney Cobb, Lakeview; Fred Her-
bert Brown, Goodnight; and G. C.
Whatley, Jr., Groom. Howard Dye
of Lakeview was awarded a boar
pig. They were selected on then-
ability and facilities for carrying
out a successful swine demonstra-
tion, and on an essay entitled "Ad-
vantages of the Cow-Hog-Hen plan
of Farming." Members of the Coun-
cil which made the selections are
E. J. Mahler, Wayside; Lee Good-
in, Fairview; Roy Dye, Lakeview;
Clarence Hudson, Goodnight and
Hugh Doak, Claude.
Below is the essay written by
Billy Laycock of Claude:
"The farmer who follows the cow-
hog-hen plan of farming has many
advantages he would not have
otherwise.
"Every person needs a balanced
diet and much of this diet ls made
up of meat, eggs, milk and milk
products. The farmer who follows
the cow-hog-hen plan has these
foods on his farm and does not
have to buy them.
Sometimes grain will bring a bet-
ter price if fed to cows, hogs and
chickens, and then sell them in-
stead of selling the grain.
"The cow not only furnishes milk
and milk products for the use of
the family but the skimmed milk
may be used to help feed the hogs
and chickens. The surplus cream
or butter may be sold. The calves
may be kept to increase the herd
Three Warnings
Uttered in
the Past
Mark Twain said;
"A few fair men on the other
side will argue and reason against
the war with speech and pen and
at first will have a hearing and be
applauded, but it will not last long;
the others will outshout them. * * *
Before long you u ill see this curious
thing: The speakers stoned from
the platform and free speech stran-
gled by hordes of furious men who
in their secret hearts are still as
one with Ihose stoned speakers but
do not dare say so. And now the
whole Nation, pulpit and all, will
i ike up I he war cry and shout it-
self hoarse and mob any man who
entities to open his mouth, and
presently such months will cease to
open."
George Washington said:
Excessive partiality for one fore-
ign nation and excessive dislike of
another causes those whom they
actuate to see danger only on one
side and serve to veil and even
Senate Group
Hears of Profits
$417,000 on Rock
Several weeks ago Rep. Albert
Engel (R„ Mich.), startled the House
with his revelations regarding the
excessive costs of many of our new
army camps.
His first report, made as the re-
sult ol a personal investigation,
showed that Camp Blanding in
Florida, scheduled to be constructed
on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis for
$8,796,180, will cost $27,740,214 before
completion.
The Senate Committee investigat-
ing the National Defense Program
decided to go into the facts reveal-
ed by ll'ngel to determine who or
what was responsible for this
breath-taking increase in the cast.
So Senator Truman <D., Mo.) chair-
man of tile committee, and Senator
Brewster <R, Me.) went to Florida
for special hearings which throw
new light on one phase of the ex-
cessive costs of the camp—the lime
iock used in road-budding.
Many of the links are still miss-
First hobo: "It's sure a tough
world, isn't it, brother?"
Sccond hobo: "f'll say. A pessi-
mist won't give you a dime and an
optimist hasn't got any."
Tourist: "What a wonderful sun-
set you have out here!"
J. C. Culver: "Yeah, not bad for
a little place, is It?"
Attention Farmers
and Truck Drivers
of the County
The provisions of the new drivers
license law recently enacted by the
Legislature require that: "Every,„ . . „ _ „
driver of a motor vehicle used for hcr/' T " * half
• ■ - I an hour for that steak.
Dr. Carroll: "My heavens, man,
you've got a temperature of 105.'
Geo. Wilmoth, Jr.: "Sure nuff,
Doc, what's the world record."
Jerry Cavanaugh (impatiently):
transportation of property, includ-
ing delivery purposes must have a
commercial lijieiators license
The Attorney General ot Texas
has ruled the above to includc Far-
mers hauling and delivering with
farm tags.
These new licenses cannot be se-
cured from iho shenlf or his as-
sistants. They must be secured from
the Highway Police, and the appli-:
cant must pass written examination.
The first. Monday in each month
betw
second the arts of influence on the I ing, but the Senators discovered
other. Real patriots who may resist that two (hitherto) small contrac-
tile intrigues of the favorite are lia-
ble to become suspected and odious,
while its tools and dupes usurp the
ipplanse and confidence of the
people, to surrender their interests."
Will Rogers said:
"Europe tells us they want our
moral leadership and moral respon-
sibility and tells us we're so big.
and so strong, and so wonderfu,
and so marvelous. But they're the
same folks that call us Uncle Shy-
lock and money grabbers and bla-
tant and ill-mannered, and all the
time talkin' about how we won the
war. I don't see how them two
ideas work out together. I think we
should be sympathetic toward Euro-
pean nations and all that, but we
don't have to marry Europe. And
when the country finds itself mar-
ried to Europe there ain't none of
this divorce in Reno by noon. Say,
listen, you're tied up and goin' to
find it hard to break loose. And
then they'd sue us for nonsupport."
No Convoys! No War! it
SOLVED 11-YKAR MYSTERY
Back in December, 1930, Mr. and
Mrs. David W. Lee and their three
children left their home in Spring-
field, Mass., in the family car and
disappeared mysteriously without
leaving a trace. The mystery re-
mained unsolved until last month
when a small lake near that city
was drained. Resting on its bottom
or sold or used canned or fresh as was the Lee car with the five bodies
part of the family meat supply. The
number of cows to be kept on the
farm depends on the amount of
pasture on hand and the amount
of feed that can be raised on the
farm. Every farmer should have at
least one or two good dairy cows
and more if possible so there will
Ik- more cream or butter for sale.
The hog is an easy and inexpen-
sive animal to raise as he can be
fed waste materials from the kit-
inside it. #
l).\Y SISTERS ARE WINNERS
IN WAA PLAY DAY AFFAIR
Fay Day, freshman arts and sci-
ences student from Claude, was
winner of the eleventh annual play
day held in the gymnasium at
Texas Tech., Saturday.
Day won three first places re-
ceiving 15 points. The first places
were in ping pong, singles and dou-
bles, and basketball. She was a-
warded a pennant.
Ann Day. junior arts and science
student from Claude, and Bonnie
Ruth Marlar. freshman arts ana
sciences student from Lorenzo, tied
for second place having 10 points
hog not only furnishes meat for,eaC^' Day won first places in bas"
the family but is a salable product ketba11 and P'"K P°n doubles, and
for the farmer twice a year | Marlar won first place in basket-
The hen is the most important ba" anri base bal1'
chen in the form of 'slop,' skimmed
milk and grain that would not
bring top prices if sold. It costs
very little more to buy the elements
that take a balanced ration for a
hog. Every farmer should have one
good brood sow and more if he is
prepared to take care of them. The
fowl raised on the farm. Every far-
mer should have a flock large en-
ough to furnish the family with
eggs and poultry. If the farmer is
fixed so that he can house, feed
and care for a larger flock it is to
his advantage to do so as the sur
Approximately 370 persons attend-
ed play day. Special guests included
ex-members of the Women's Ath-
letic association.
Dean's Mary W. Doak and Mar-
gret Week's and Fay Day were
honor guests at the annual banquet
plus eggs and poultry may be sold i flve" ^ .Fridayl ni,s" the Hil"
t /11, I I, | ,, 1 ,i\ T . tl\l\ft/tl* I A. i , • «i>ii.. i\k,>
The hen can use much of the feed
that otherwise would go to waste
and thus decrease her expense of
upkeep.
"Therefore the farmer who fol-
'ows the cow-hog-hen plan of far-
ning produces the necessary foods
for his family; uses up a lot of
Teed that would go to waste; gets
i higher price for grain sold as
mimals instead of grain and has
v weekly income from the sale of
urplus eifgs, poultry, cream or but-
'er and a nice check twice a year
from the sale of hogs."
(Watch this paper for another of
the winning essays.)
ton Hotel in Lubbock. Day was pre-
sented with a Texas Tech pennant
—Lubbock Avalance. #
DR. LONGIIAGEN MOVES
Dr. J. J. Lunghagen moved his
clfice this work from til? building
oucciped by t!'e Southwest r.Pub-
lic Service, into the Small.-;,■ build-
ing just Noith of Veras Beauty
Shop The interior of the building
has been remodeled and Dr. Long-
hagen feels he will be better able
to care for his patients in this new
lccation, where he will have much
more room than in his prevlo-is
location. -#
FOR RENT—Modem five room
house, close In. See Ray Burton or
Mrs. W. E. Spilman. *
Men Hitler Trusted
Ernest Rochm (left) and Rudoll
Hess, the only two men whom Hitlei
fully trusted seven years ago. Yel
Roehm wss assassinated in a
!* Get-
tors from Orlando, Fla., netted a
profit of $417,000 on the job by ob-
taining a sub-contract to supply
lime rock and equipment for the
road bulling.
This transaction aroused curiosity
because the agreement made bet-
ween the general contractor, Star-
rett Bros, and Eken, and the War
Department stipulated that there
was to be no sub-contracting. The
general contractor was to receive
a fixed fee and was to supply the
materials at cost.
The Committee counsel, Hugh
Fulton, stated that the Government
was really paying twice for the
crushed rock contract, since it was
paying the general contractor a fee
of $208,290 and at the same time
was footing the bill for the $417,000
profit to Woll'e and McLeod, the
sub-contractors.
Mr. McLeod of the sub-contract-
ing firm, admitted that part of the
lime rock he supplied came from
his own quarry at a cost of 45
cents a ton. McLeod said that he
sold it to the Government for $1.75
and $2 a ton. The lime rock whicl
McLeod could not supply himself
he bought from other companies
for 90 cents a ton.
Rep. Engel had previously report-
ed, from information obtained from
officials at the camp, that 580,000
tons of lime rock had been pur-
chased from McLeod and Wolfe at
$2.15 a ton. Both McLeod and camp
officials' figures included 40 cents
a ton for freight charges.
The sensationally "successful" firm
of Wolfe and McLeod was not
formed until last July when news
that Camp Blanding was to be
constructed got around. Then Mr.
McLeod went to Mr. Wolfe and sug-
gested that they form a partner-
ship to get the general contract.
Not succeeding in this, they obtain-
ed tiie sub-contract, the profit on
which netted them more than the
fees for the general contractor!
To make the sorry story worse,
the Senate Committee has learned
that the general contractor. Starrett
Bros, and Eken, Is putting in a
claim to increase its fee from the
original $268,290 to a round $600,000
on the ground of additional con-
struction not originall provided for.
The Senate Committee Ls not yet
satisfied and will continue to probe
the mystery of why Messrs. McLeod
and Wolfe became the fair-haired
boys of this project. There also is
a little matter involving a few
hundred thousand dollars regarding
the acquisition of the Camp Bland-
ing site. 70 per cent of which is
below lake level. The committee is
looking into -hi.t. too tf
HEROIC AERIAL RESCUS
Perhaps the most remarkable
aerial rescue in aviation history
occurred at San Diego, Calif, when
Walter Osipoff. marine lieutenant,
jumping from a plane in midair
failed to clear and his parachute
topes caught in the tail of the
plane. Realizing his predicament,
the pilot began flying back and
forth over the air base with the
parachutist dangling head down-
ward fifty feet below the plane.
Lieut. W. W. Lowrey, Navy pilot,
and J R MeCants, machinist, w.-r.
sent up in a Navy "hell-diver" to
rescue him. Flying up und-r the
suspended parachutist, they firs;
pulled him into their cockpit, then
nosed the plai e upward until the
propeller blades cut the lines of
the parachute. By that time O4pofi
nad become unconscious and no
wonder. #
A London Newspaper had an. actor
put on a German uniform and
stroll the streets to see what would
happen. He was not noticed. Lon-
doners have evidently reached the
conclusion that It is not the clothe.,
that make the Nati. #
Mrs. Dorothy Reck: "Yessir, I
know you have and if everyone were
as patient us you this would be a
lot better world."
Judl'1: "Is the prisoner a known
thief?"
Policeman: A known thief? Say,
he'd steal the harness off a night-
mare."
Lyndon Johnson: 'How did you
like my speech on the agricultural
it wasn't bad,
"Oh,
een 8:30 and 9:30 a m the
highway patrolmen are at this of- '
flee lor that specific uurp.sc; or!, , " y
they may be obtained from the De- " V0U wouW stop this rail1 lt
partment ol Public Safety's office , have tlone lLS a lot moro
in thj Court House at Amarillo any j ^"°c'
time of the day on Thi" sduys and
Saturdays.
This office has noi'nhij whatever
to do with the administering or en-
"You gen'lemen register babies
here, (hie) do'ntcha," said a some-
what inebrated citizen to the re-
forcement of this law. 'ihls is pub-
lisliec1 in an effort m be of service
to those affected.
t'ister of vital statistics. "I've got
(hie i twins to register."
"Yes sir, this is the place," re-
We have a limited numb<-r of the r('^istrar "But why do
questions and the correct answers y°" ay g,entlemen' when rm Ule
that will be asked when applying I °n,y °ne here?
for the commercial operators license one o! you' retorted 'he
—RAY BURTON,
strong County. #
Sheriff, Arm-
ltc
Three Minute Sermon
By Rev. Kenneth S. Wuest,
Member of Faculty
The Moody Bible Institute |
of Chicago
THE ROAD TO HEAVEN
Text: "I am the way, the truth,
and the life." John 14:6
In Romans 3:23 we read, "All
have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God." The Greek word
here translated "sin" means liter-
ally "to miss the mark." We are
all sinners and therefore have mis-
sed the road that leads to heaven.
We are a lost race Unless we find
the road, and put ourselves on that
road, we will never reach heaven
Jesus said, "I am the way " the
word "way" is the translation of a
l Continued on Last Page I
new father in astonishment. "H-m-
m-m-m—I'd better go home (hie)
and count 'em again."
; Gertrude Stephenson: Mother, I
j just know Henry loves me 'cause
'when he presses me to his bosom I
can feel his heart throbbing."
Mrs. W. H : Perhaps so. but
make sure It ain't his dollar watch
in his vest pocket. That's exactly
how your Pa fooled me."
Judge: "And y#u say your hus-
band beat you unmercifully. Didn't
he say he was sorry, or apologize,
or anything afterward?"
Mrs. Leland Wood: "No, your
honor. The ambulance took him
away before he came to,"
BIG WPA REDUCTION
The reduction asked by the Pre-
sident on the WPA appropriation
will seriously affect the South and
West, if it is adopted In our sec-
tion, defense plants are not absorb-
ing the high percentage of unem-
ployed labor that they are in the
North and East. The proposed cut
contemplates reducing the number
that wiil be employed on WPA be-
tween 20,000 and 30,000 in Texas
This means a reduction of about
150 in each of the counties like
Lamar, Bowie and Harrison in that
District, and the other counties in
proportion. If our section receives
defense plants, it will absorb a part
(Continued On Last Pace
I A young lawyer who had been
asked to get a divorce for one Mose
Johnson was reporting to his client.
"The grounds on which we can
get this divorce for you are quite
limited," the attorney stated. "Your
only chance is that her father had
no license to carry a shotgun."
W. E. Robinson: "Yes, this is the
same old pocketbook I've used for
years and years."
Mrs Robinson: "I noticed there
was no change in it."
Pop: I see our neighbors, the
Jim Deatons. seem to be getting a-
long much better these days."
Mom: "Yes, ever since he went
home this spring ana saw the girl
he was in love with twenty years
ago."
Incidentally, did you try to work
that problem that I gave you last
week. I found a very easy way to
get the answer and it didn't take
me over ten minutes. All I did was
just step to the telephone and call
Mack and he ^ave me the correct
answer. Here it is: The farmer
bought 4 cows at $10 each, 8 hogs
at $2.00 each and 88 sheep at 50c
each, taking up his $100 and mak-
ing him 100 head of livestock at
the same time. Simple. Isn't it?
Hearing 011 3l/2 Billion Tax Hill
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Mnrgenthau Jr. (indicated by
MT#W' befare the house ways and means committee re-
rardtac the treasury's U.5NM.W revenue program, said: "We face
a littler ehaleag* thaa at aay^ tine la the history of the 11 pwhlli
their lair share ml the >itn "
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