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SEN. W. LEE O'DANIEL
SPOKE AT CLAUDE
United States Senator W. Lee
O'Danlel, with his Hillbilly Band,
visited with Claude citizens Tues-
day morning of this week at 9:30.
The band gave u.s two or three
specials and two solos, one sung by
beautiful Texas Rose. Sen. O'Dan-
lel spoke 35 minutes, to a very
good audience, considering his
speech being so early in the morn-
ing—that is—8:30 sun-time, or 9:30
according to this SO-CALLED day-
light saving time. HLs speech, in
general, was pretty much what you
have heard over the radio for
several days passed, except he re-
ferred to the Dallas News, The Ft.
Worth Star-Telegram and the Am-
nrlllo News as yellow sheets.
Mr. O'Daniel refered to his op-
ponent as the little YES MAN, who
was going to set the price of cot-
ton at 25c a pound, while everybody
knows that cotton sold for 39c a
pound during the first world war,
and spoke of himself as the Com-
mon Citizen's Candidate for United
States Senate. He maintained that
Special Interests were backing the
YES MAN in trying to defeat him
for the Senate and showed that he
was NOT an isolationist as some
have accused him of being. He pro-
duced argument here to prove his
point. Senator O'Daniel received
many cheers from the crowd as he
rounded out several logical points.
He and his hillbily band went
from Claude to Dumas where lie
made a radio speech from 12:45 lo
1:00 o'clock the same day. tt
THOMPSON -C A RTK It
Mr. Bob Carter and Mrs. Bess
Thompson, of Goodnight, were mar-
ried July 28, 1942, at 1:15 p m. in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Byron
B. Lee, Sundown, Texas.
The couple were married by Rev
H. B. Naylor, pastor of First Bap-
tist Church of Sundown.
The bride was attractively dress-
ed in black and white and wore a
corsage of white gardenias and
white snap dragons.
Both bride and groom have been
residents of Goodnight for many
years, she having operated the
local Telephone Exchange and Mr
Carter has been employed by the
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of
San piego. California.
Refreshments of punch, cake and
mints were served to Rev. and Mrs
H. B. Naylor, Mr. and Mrs. Fdmond
Smith, Mrs. Byron B Lee, all of
Sundown and Jiggs Thompson, of
Goodnight, ft
NOTICE TO FFA MEMBERS
There is going to be a meeting
of the FFA Chapter on Monday
August the 17th at 8:00 to discuss
plaas for a FFA incainpment. There1
will also be plans made for a com-
mercial feeding program. If you are
a FFA member or plan to be one
don't fall to attend this meeting
--Bob Hood. Reporter, tt
Texas USDA War Board announc-
ed this week that cheese, which !s
being produced in plentiful sup-
plies, will be a Victory Food Special
from August 17-29. Previous Victory
Pood Specials featured broilers,
fryers anil peaches, z
Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
"yHEM floods we have every once
In a while is terrible things.
It's gettin' so that it's more im-
portant to stop floods than to stop
wars. Why, you could put on a
fine show of • war for what our
floods cost us every year!
In one of our southern states a
little while ago a preacher was
lookin' over the flooded land and
it made him terrible sad. He says
to a colored boy standln' near him,
"This is awful. It makes me think
of the deluge."
"Deluge? Deluge?" the colored
fellow uyi, "I'se sorry, boss, hut
I don't know what that word
"Do you mean to say you haven't
heard of the deluge where Noah
gathered together all the animals
In pairs ana put them in the Ark
end got away safely?"
"Well, no, I haven't, boss. You
see, we ain't seen a paper down this
way fo'nlgh onto fo' yeahs, and
dose things Jest nachally don't get
to as."
®J)je (flmtito IXtim
"The Oldest and Best Read County
Seat Weekly in the Panhandle"
VOLUME 53.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRfDAY, AUG. 14, 1942
NUMBER 51.
Tickets on Sale
Scout Jamboree
Tuesday, Aug. 25
The Boy Scout Jamboree for
Troop 17, which is to be held on
Tuesday, Aug. 25th, on the lot in
front of the Claude School, begin-
ning at 2:00 p. m„ is attracting
attention in this vicinity.
The boys are now selling tickets
and it is hoped that every person
in Claude will back them up. Each
ticket n boy sells counts that much
for his patrol on the Jamboree con-
test, Adults, 2 points, ChUd 1.
As this Is a new thing for the
troop and many people do not un-
derstand just what it is, we wish
to say that it is a scries of contests
among the four patrols of the
Troop. The one winning the most
points in this Jamboree will receive
a loving cup with their name and
year won, engraved on it.
The Jamboree is about the same
as Field Day and each patrol will
be in contest against the other.
The following contests will be en-
tered: Attendance at the Jamboree;
Fire Building by Friction and Flint
& Steel; Water Boiling (substitute
for cookingi; Knot Tying; Nature
Study; First Aid; Safety; Signal-
ing; Drilling; Blanket Rolling and
Ticket Sales for the Jamboree. Fol-
lowing thLs five games will be held
but do not apply on the contest.
The troop will set up their com-
plete camping equipment, tents, etc.
before the contest starts, so that
everyone may inspect it and under-
stand the many activities under-
taken In scouting.
The Judges have been selected
for this Jamboree and will be John
Morris, Lloyd Nelson. Bryan Wag-
goner, Bob Hardin, J. F. Michael,
G. D. Caldwell and Bert Cavins
Wooldridge.
The people of Claude are asked
to back their future citizens up by
coining out on Tuesday Aug 25th,
and showing the boys you are In-
terested In them. Many of the busi-
ness men have shown a desire to
close two or three hours for this
event as they have done during
football games in the past, there-
fore a petition will be sent around
on Tuesday morning of Aug. 25th
seeking this cooperation. Once a
Scout, always a Scout, and who
can say that Claude isn't full of
them. #
,ELAND N. WOOD
Leland N. Wood of Claude, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R P Wood, has
just been promoted to Sergeant,
according to Col. Thomas L. Gil-
bert. Commanding Officer of the
Lubbock Army Flying School, Lub-
bock. Texas. Sgt. Wood, who is a
graduate of the Claude High School
Is with an Ail Base Group at th"
large advanced twin-engine flying
school. He is in the field lighting
department and has been in the
Air Forces since February 13, 1942. tt
SABOTAGE AND
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
The White House announced fix
of the eight Nazi saboteurs landed
in this country by submarine were
executed in the District of Colum-
bia jail August 8. The sentences of
the other two were commuted by
the President to life and to 30
years Imprisonment, "because of
their assistance to the Government
of the United States in the appre-
hension and conviction of the oth-
ers." The First Ground Air Support
Command in New York City an-
nounced the discovery by Army
fliers of ingeniously contrived mark-
ers, aimed directly at eastern air-
fields and airplane factories. The
markers, invisible from the ground,
were eradicated and the danger to
the war bases averted, the announ-
cement said. "Proper action" was
taken against the persons who built
the markers, tt
TRANSPORTATION
The WPB approved the proposal
of Henry J. Kaiser, shipbuilder, to
construct 500 70-ton cargo-carrying
planes, patterned after the flying
boat "Mars" built for the Navy
The program Is contingent, however,
"upon our being able to do It with-
out Interfering with the present
combat plane program." WPB
Chairman Nelson said. Army Air
Forces Commander Arnold said
at present 21 percent of all Army
Air Force multi-engined plane pro-
duction Is being devoted to trans-
port planes, and the program calls
for this proportion to be raised to
30 percent In 1943. tt
Yankee Ingenuity Helps Save 18
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Two raft loads cf survivors train mi American freighter torpedoed In
.he Atlantic appri se li a rescue vessel. Note the rough shelters on the rafts.
When their vessel went do\.tl. lite i3 mrn |..idJleJ amidst the wreckage,
picking up I) is of bi :■ \1. canvas anil pap.-r to construct the canopies which
proli i'tc.". I'u i fror.i the su:.'s l:ct ra; s during their 1!) days adrift.
Elimination of some milk routes
and delivery of larger quantities of
milk at stations offer about thr
only possibilities for decreasing the
cost of milk to consumers.
Someone has said that we must
make men over In order to save
civilisation. Some wives have been
working at this for a long time x
Workers Needed
for the Local Red
Cross Sewing
Come to the sewing room any
Friday afternoon or bring your
club any day. If not convenient to
work at the Red Cross Room you
may take materials out and make
them in your own home. These ma-
terials are cut and ready. Forty-
five women's light weight flannel
dresses and 30 sleeveless army
sweaters must be completed and
distributed before cold weather.
There are 65 blouses, 95 operating
gowns and soldier kits to be work-
ed up.
The Chairman. Mrs. Rogers, is
hoping the different communities
will be responsible for these kits,
a hundred or possibly two hundred
must be made and filled with a
soldier's individual needs, sueH as'
needles, pins, buttons, thread, pen-
cils, etc. The material for the kits
will be supplied but owing to fin-
ances to the contents must be do-
nated. It would be well for club
presidents to contact Mrs. Rogers
concerning this, or if individuals
wished to have a part in this par-
ticular task, they are privileged to
do so.
There will be a house nursing
course taught by Mrs. Roy Cliau-
veaux, starting in September or
October. Also another school of
nutrition sponsored by Mrs. Ver-
non Sublett. Those wishing to en-
roll for either of these classes
please contact or report to Mrs
Merle Nelson as early as possible.
Pub. Clir. tt
It is estimated that a case of
eggs from an average farm poultry
flock In 1940, producing an average
of 101 eggs a year, cost 270 pounds
of feed. A case of eggs from pedi-
greed, record-of-performance pullet
flocks, producing an average of 170
eggs per hen, cost 180 pounds of
feed. "
Want-Ads Are Only Je A Word
Farmers in War-
time to be Topic
cf Sept. Meeting
Local, state ttnd national pro-
blems of vital Interest to farmers
at this time will be discussed in a
series of sub-district meetings to
be held in the Texas Panhandle
during the first week of September
under the sponsorship of the Texas
Farm Bureau Federation.
The sub-district conferences, in
which delegations from four or five
adjoining counties will meet to-
gether to talk over mutual problems,
are being substituted this year for
the annual fall district-wide meet-
ing in order to conserve tires and
enable every interested farmer to
attend and take part in the dis-
cussions, Farm Bureau officials
said.
Subjects to be discussed will in-
clude the grain storage problem,
enlisting and using the available
farm labor supply, utilization of
wheat and other grains in the
manufacture of synthetic rubber,
the need for a strong farm organi-
zation to maintain a stable agri-
culture now and after the war,
continuation of the commodity loan
program, extending full parity pro-
tection to grain sorghums and other
non-basic crops securing farm
equipment and supplies under pri-
ority regulations, and many other
problems connected with farming
under wartime conditions, tt
Texas wheat growers are falling
in line with Federal all-risk wheat
crop insurance. Deadline for taking
out Insurance on the 1943 crop is
August 31, according to Charlie L.
Thomas, State AAA committeeman
and wheat grower from Pampa. a
A woman looks at a secret in
two ways—either it is not worth
keeping, or it is too good to keep, if
We are long past the days when
a man's first wife was his last and
Ills first baby just the start. tt
A Touch Of Gingham Is Added
liarbara llritton. joung Paramount plater appearing in "Wake
Island", illustrates how easy it is to dress up a plain white cotton
dress. The belted braces are red and white checked gingham enhanced
by little red felt hearts and ribbor.s. Her Dutrhy cap is red and white
hecked gingham, with a red brim and can be reversed to show ginghaai
brim and pert tittle bows.
Tire Situation
Causes Reduction
on aN Vehicles
Each month a large number cf
truck tire requirements have been
going unsatisfied due to lack of
quota. It not only is impossible to
increase quotas but we must face
the fact thnt there will be further
reduction. It Is apparent that with
our limited supply of rubber we are
not able to supply tires to all
trucks that reauire them and that
are now eligible. It Ls necessary
therefore, that the Regulations be
changed in such a way as to per-
mit only those trucks to get tires
that are absolutely essential to the
public health and safety, and to
the war effort.
The new amendment to the re-
gulation gives our board the res-
ponsibility of shifting applications
with this yardstick: DOES THAT
TRUCK OR VEHICLE CONTRI-
BUTE DIRECTLY TO THE WAR
EFFORT, OR TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY." We know
that vehicles working on war pro-
jects must be served first. All others
will have to wait. Signed, J. D.
Woodbum, Chairman. Armstrong
County War Price Ar Rationing
Board, Claude. Texas. tt
Turn ill Sugar Ration
Books Now
The Sugar Ration Book of any
man leaving for the services must
be surrendered; the book of any
person who has died must be turn-
ed in. The war rationing regula-
tions are becoming very strict, in
fact, the State Office of Price Ad-
ministration are to invoke penal-
ties against persons failing to ob-
serve regulations.—Armstrong Coun-
ty War Price & Rationing Board tt
Farmers who have had to dump
their wheat on the ground, still
may save this wheat and place it
in storage acceptable under govern-
ment loan requirements through the
purchase of wooden bins, B F.
Vance, State AAA Administrative
Officer, said today. tt
A Claude subscriber was over-
heard to remark that there hasn't
been any argument recently over
who owns the north pole. #
For seed alone every spring, Iowa
farmers, out where the tall corn
grows, need 1,300,000 bushels of
corn, tt
GUT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD BY MAIL
That workers in all walks of life
are war conscious and are anxious
to contribute to the war effort is
indicated by the large Increase In
the issuance of social security ac-
count numbers since December 7,
according to Dc-wey Reed, manager
of the Amarillo office of the Social
Security Board.
Thousands of workers continue to
apply for their social security ac-
count number cards in person, ac-
cording to Reed, who pointed out
that while a personal call might be
necessary in some instances, most
applicants may readily secure their
original or their duplicate cards by
mail. This not only saves the ap-
plicant time and money but aids
the war effort through reduced use
of automobiles and public trans-
portation facilities. The following
suggestions were offered to workers
who desire to obtain their social
security numbers by mail:
1. Obtain Form SS-5, "Applica-
tion for Social Security Account
Number," from the nearest Social
Security Board office either by
telephone or letter. Applicaton forms
are also available at all post of-
fices and United States Employ-
ment Service offices.
2. Carefully read the instructions
for filling in the form. These In-
structions are given on the reverss
s'de of the form Itself.
3. Each item on the application
form must be filled in. If the in-
formation called for in any item
is not known, write "unknown".
4. Print (in blue or black ink) or
use typewriter for all items except
signature.
5. Use full names and not initials
unless It is an initial name in
which case draw a line after each
initial to indicate that it is an
initial name.
6. If the employee has ever had
a social security card before he
must fill in item 11 of the applica-
tion in full. He should also write
his old number on this application
if he has kept a record of it
7. Women who have married since
they obtained their first card and
who have not changed their name
on our records should obtain a "Re-
quest for Change of Records" (Form
OAAN-70031 rather than Form SS-5
Upon the basis of this form they
may obtain their duplicate card an 1
change their name on our records
at the time. They should place their
old number on the form and re-
turn It together with theh old end
if they have It. #
LT. JAMES W. ROBISON
Mr. and Mrs H. D. Roblson of
Claude have received word of the
promotion of their son, 2nd Lt.
James W. Roblson, to the rank of
1st Lieutenant of Company K, 166th
Infantry, at New* Orleans, La. Lt.
Roblson graduated from Texas A.
& M. In 1938 and was called to
active duty on March 9, 1942 He
was connected with the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, O., be-
fore entering military service. #
(ftumt
Have you bought your Jamboree
Ticket? Read the article found on
the front page of this week's News.
The Scout* are looking forward to
a big day on Tuesday, Aug. 25th,
beginning at 2:00 p. jo. Tile Scouts
are selling the tickets, so when you
see one on the streets, ask him a-
bout the Jamboree. Scouts! Read
the Chuck Box now I
"I have always been among those
who believe that the greatest free-
dom of speech ls the greatest safe-
ty, because if a man ls a fool, the
best thing to do Is to encourage
him to advertise the fact by speak-
ing. It cannot be so easily dis-
covered If you allow him to remain
silent and look wise, but If you let
him speak, the secret ls out and the
world knows that he ls a fool."—
Woodrow Wilson.
Mistress: "This pie is absolutely
burned, Nora. Did you make lt ac-
cording to instructions in the cook
book?"
Nora: "No, Ma'am. It's my own
cremation."
Strange, Isn't it; that Lincoln had
to learn most of ills law from one
book, the Bible! Now days, however,
a man can receive a better educa-
tion due to plenty of books at low
cost. A man can receive a marvel-
lous education, but can he be as
great as Lincoln?
After you tell a good story two
or three times, put it in the dis-
card. Few friends are polite enough
to laugh at a story more than twice.
It is of no profit to prepare today
what you are going to do tomor-
row unless you do it when tomor-
row comes.
CAPT. PERCY J. MIMS
Boiling Field, I) C. July 24 —Now
it's Captain Percy J. Min f assis-
tant adjutant of Boiling Field, D. C
Captain Minis, son of Mr. and
Mr:, J. H Minis of (3025 Meadow-
brook Drive) Fort Worth, Texas,
was called, as a reserve officer in
the cavalry, to active duty February
6, 1942. A few days ago he was
made assistant adjutant and pro-
moted to Captain.
He was born at Fort Worth on
June 8, 190'j.
He came to Boiling Field from
the Department of Agriculture in
Washington, D. C Before that he
was extension agent for Armstrong
County, at Claude, Texas Captain
Mims was graduated from the Texas
A & M. at College Station
His wife is the former Miss Mar-
garet Duncan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W A. Duncan of College Sta-
tion. They have two sons, Percj
Duncan, 4, and Larry Grant, 16
months. (Photo by Frist Mapping
Group Laboratory, Army Air Forces,
Boiling Field, D C). tt
Three Minute Sermon
By Geo S. Schuler, Member
of Music Faculty
The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
"LIFE MAY BE BEAUTIFUL"
Text: "And they brought young
children to him, that he should
touch them and his disciples re-
buked those that brought them But
when Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased, and said unto them,
Suffer the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not: for
of such is the kingdom of God
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of
God as a little child he shall not
enter therein And he took them up
in his arms, put his hands upon
them, and blessed them,"—Mark
10:13-17.
What a beautiful story this text
(Continued on Last Page)
Has Highest Grades
Automobile Salesman "And what's
more, this model will do ninety In
first."
She (ecstatically): "How simply
divine' then I won't have to shift"
Henry Ward Beecher said: • There
are many people who think Sun-
day is a sponge to wipe up all the
sins of the week." There may have
been many such in the days of the
famous preacher, but today those
many people think fcunday a day to
step on the gas, chase golf balls,
see the ball game and go to the
movies Now look what happens,
no ga.s to step on. ballless golf
courses and taxed movies.
Admiral Byrd took a dog with
him to help find the south pole.
Wise Admiral.
Don't flatter yourself that friend-
ship authorizes you to say disagree-
able things to your intimates. The
nearer you come into relation with
a person, the more necessary does
tact and courtesy become. Except
In cases of necessity, which are
rare, leave your friend to learn
unpleasant things from his enemies;
they are ready enough to tell him.
The truest test of civilization is
not the census, nor the size of
cities, nov the crops; no, but the
kind of man the country turns out.
God give us men. A time like this
demands strong minds, great hearts,
true faith and ready hands.
There was great excitement via
radio yesterday "The Sky Pell
Down" on "The Singing Hills" of
"Make Believe Island" because
"Playmates" were "Roller Skating
on a Rainbow", while April Play-
ed a Fiddle," and why not add
"Hey Diddle, Diddle, The Cat's In
the Fiddle"?
Also, that women adorn them-
selves in modest apparel, with
shamefaeedness and sobriety; not
with braided hair, gold, or pearls;
or costly array."
Liberty of conscience Is rightly
considered the most indispensable
of liberties. Think as you please,
act as you please—but let the other
fellow do the same.
Aren't the stars numerous to-
night?"
Yeah, and ain't there a lot cf
them?"
Miss Ruby Jim Slaughter of
Staples, Guadalupe County, made
35 A's and 6 B's with no C's
during her student days at Texas
State College for Women. She
received the Alpha Lambda Delta
scholarship award last month for
having the highest average of all
graduating seniors.
AH NOTICE IT AIN'T DE
MAN WHO BLOV^S
f\OST DAT FINDS IT
EASIEST TO RAISE.
THE, VJINS
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