The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1942 Page: 2 of 10
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THE ARCHER COUNTY NEWS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
By Edward C. Wayne
‘Biggest Budget in World’s History’
For Expanding of U. S. War Program
Will Cost Nation 56 Billion Dollars;
Russians Continue to Push Back Nazis
(EDITOR’S NOTE—When •pinions are expressed in these columns, ther
nre those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
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A Couple of Good Cracks at Herr Hitler
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SOMEWHERE IN CHINA.—Veteran Chinese soldiers of this type, pic-
tured at a railway station "Somewhere in China," are advancing toward
Mrlaya to aid the hard-pressed forces of the British against the Japs.
It was reported that veterans of this type took part in the slaughter of
Jap troops in the Changsha, China, sector.
TAXES:
Billions on Billions
Americans who had been given
grim satisfaction by the President's
stirring message to congress faced
with what courage they could mus-
ter the huge bill that wrill have to
be paid, 56 billions of dollars.
Congress, to a man, had told the
President "we will give you the
money.” OPM had said, “We can
and will do it,” and labor said, “we
wall not stop working.” And the
country, with surprisingly little
grumblin’, but with no small meas-
ure of worrying, decided to dig down
into its earnings to foot half the
bill this year.
Twenty-seven billions of dollars,
taxes of nine billions on top of 18
billions were to be levied to meet
as much as possible of the due bill
as it is spent.
On the basis of 130,000,000 people,
the expenditure in taxes for the fed-
eral war program, added to what-
ever local and state taxes might be
levied, would be $204 for each per-
son, man, woman or child; $813
for a family of four. That of course
was an average, with those better
able to pay shouldering the larger
portion of the burden.
The “overall” war expenditure
estimate was thus brought to 131
billions, or three times the total
cost to this country of World War
No. I.
Mr. Roosevelt frankly had told
newsmen it was the biggest budget
in the history of the world. Gov-
ernment authorities said it was twice
the estimated annual war expendi-
ture of Germany.
On top of the taxes, it would be
necessary to borrow 32 billions. The
national debt, therefore, would sky-
rocket to $110,000,000,000, or about
three times the huge figure of June,
1940.
The nine extra billions, the Presi-
dent said, would be divided into sev-
en billions in direct taxes of various
types, though he said he opposed a
general sales tax. The other two
billions would be in the form of new
social security taxes.
Existing taxes of all descriptions
would be continued, and they have
been estimated as due to produce 18
billions.
The war allocations had been split
li 'lows: 18% billions for the army;
17 billions for supplemental but un-
specified items; seven billions to
the navy; 7% billions for the lease-
lend program; 1% billions for the
ship program, the rest for mis-
cellaneous purposes.
Perhaps a billion can be lopped
off of non-defense government ac-
tivities, the President said—that is
aU.
JAPAN:
Still Pressing
Reports from the Far Eastern
fronts, with the exception of China,
were uniformly continuing stories
of increased Japanese pressure in
occupied zones, and uniform efforts
to extend Japanese operations.
The British had doggedly been
holding on in Malaya, but steadily
and slowly falling back toward Sing-
apore.
The Japs apparently had com-
plete mastery of the air in Luzon,
and it was deemed only a question
of time how long Genera! MacAr-
thur's army could hold out.
Where the main defense was com-
ing was obscure and remained a
military secret, but there were cer-
tain indications which were said to
be giving Tokyo plenty to worry
about.
For instance, the naming of Wa-
vell as supreme commander, and
the placing of a well-trained Chi- tials from Goering.
Man About Town:
The following is the last para-
I graph of an address made by the 1
| late William B. Bankhead, speaker ;
of the house of representatives .
1 Thanks to his daughter, Tallulah, .
: who reminded us of it . . . “Allow
me to make this final observation:
Until the one-man nations of the
. world can produce greater military
leaders and strategists than Joshua;
: until they can point within the circle
of their own men who have stood
closer to God than Moses; until (
some Aryan is wiser than Solomon ;
or a sweeter singer of lyrics than
David; until they can produce a
greater moral philosopher than !
Jesus of Nazareth—let them beware 1
of asserting that no good can come '
out of Palestine, that there is no
heroism or genius among the fellow
citizens of Isaiah, no heritage of
character left to the descendants of
the Maccabees.”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
“Dear Walter: I see you now have
three jobs instead of two and I
thought some of this might help . . .
Hitler claims he’s obeying an 'inner
call’ to take over the army. What
Schickelgruber heard was not an in-
ner voice. It was probably indiges-
tion brought on by biting off more
than he can chew ... In this war
we’re all in the same boat. If labor
doesn’t co-operate the boat won’t be
ready . . . Things are so tough in
vaudeville that acts which used to
open with the straightman dropping
his handkerchief (as the pretty girl
passed by) are no more. The
straightman is dropping kleenex—
Fred Allen.”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
Foreign correspondents are en-
thusiastic about the U. S. Navy’s
handling of press censorship. Lt.
Comdr. J. R. Mickler (formerly of
the N. Y. Journal-American) and his
staff ironed out every kink within
a week. Orchids . . . Among the
Nazi agents arrested by the FBI was
Hans Sievernich, lately connected
with the N. Y. office of Dr. Goeb-
bels’ DNB. Sievernich was first ex-
posed by this column in April, 1933,
when he was listed in the city direc-
tory as a tenement house janitor.
Agents apprehended him in time.
He was organizing subversive
groups over here and had creden-
From Germany comes a photograph (left) passed by the propaganda bureau containing the following ad-
mission: “A German motorized unit stalled by snow on the Eastern front.” Thus did Old Ring Winter take
» crack at Adolf. And here is Jacques Soustelle (right), representative of the Free French, taking a erack at
Hitler in Mexico City, at ceremony known as the breaking of the “pinata.” As the pinata in this case was
an effigy of Hitler, Jacques found new strength in his arm.
Singapore, Gibraltar of East, Is Rich Prize
nese army in Burma, together with
other Allied forces, readying them-
selves for an onslaught on the Jap-
anese rear at Malaya was one of
these.
Another was the American and
Australian insistence that strongest
possible aid be given to the Dutch.
On top of this came the word that
Java would be chosen as general
headquarters of the Allied opera-
tions.
—Buy Defense Bonds—
George Jean Nathan, the dramat-
ic critic, is another who wants to
do something for his cuuntry . ,
“But what could you do?” teased a
taunter . . . "Well,” well’d the
veteran, "I think I will criticize Army
camp shows—and maybe you don’t
think they need itl” ... All this
yelling about the German army
marching into Spain is the bunk.
Returning freighter officers* say the
A glance at the Southwest Pacific Nazis have been there for nearly
maps showed the position of Java two months, all set to take over . . .
REACTION:
Local and World
Britain was exultant over the pro-
gram, believed it adequate for the
swiftest possible victory, and praised
the administration to the skies for
the stand it was taking, and the X-
Y-Z or all-out plan to win the war.
One London headline had been
typical—"The Yanks Are Coming."
which was the British answer to
President Roosevelt's promise to
send to the British Isles a large
A.E.F.
Australian premier, John Curtin,
said the President’s plan was one
for “working and fighting.”
Italy called foe plan "sensational
and spectacular" and was not to be
believed. Nevertheless, the Italian
censors did not permit foe newspa-
pers to publish the figure—185,000
planes, 120.000 tanks in 1943.
Germans also were not allowed
to discover what the American pro-
duction plana were, and foe Reich
uoorcoa were belittling, calling the
a “warm-over” of previous
i by the President.
> went further and said that
were all in the fu-
rculd come too
and Sumatra and their relation to
the Malacca straits and the open
ocean route to the south to Darwin,
Australia, and plainly ind'eated the
general tactic that was most likely
to be pursued.
Japan, to break supply lines along
this route, would have to move a con-
siderable naval force out of the Chi-
na sea and into the open South Pa-
cific and that could only be done
with grievous results to the land
campaign.
REDS:
Increasing Pace
News from Russia had been uni-
formly good, with 572 towns report-
ed captured in one week, 10,000 en-
emy troops slain, and huge quanti-
ties of booty taken.
Hitler went to the front, made his
headquarters at Smolensk, and sud-
denly found he was only 45 miles
from where the chief fighting was.
He was believed to have moved his
headquarters hurriedly farther to
the rear.
The Crimean debacle was equal-
ling the disaster befalling the Ger-
man arms in the north around Lei*
ingrad. Turkey had temperatures
far below zero, coldest in Turkish
history, and that was an indication
of what the ill-prepared Germans
and their Italian and Rumanian al-
lies had to stand in foe Crimea, or-
dinarily the warmest part of Russia.
The Germans were resisting most
strongly on foe central front. In
the north the Russians had even re-
captured Hogland island, which had
been taken by the Finns, and it was
evident that the Finlanders, report-
edly deserted by their Nazi com-
rades, were rapidly getting into
the safest possible places, and los-
ing one dangerous spot after an-
other.
In addition to the successes tor
the Reds on the Crimean peninsula,
which were rapidly raising the siege
of Sevastopol, the Russians were
gaining in the Donets basin.
AFRICA:
British IP inning
British sources reported they had
evidence that General Rommel had
virtually given up hope of eventual
retreat from Libya, and had re-
solved on a pitch battle in foe moat
favorable ground he could find.
This was a plateau on which there
was considerably more clay toe/ a-
tion than desert sand, which would
aid foe German mechanized farces
and afford better than average land-
ing soot* for Dienes.
Midtowners hear that Hugh Johnson
may replace Mayor LaGuardia as
Civilian Defense chief . . . Orchids
to Herbert Bayard Swope: Told he
was voted “The best dressed man
in America," he said: "There’s only
one well dressed man today—the
man in uniform.”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
In foe Place Elegante we heard
the story that Rudolph Hess alleged-
ly got a letter through to his old
cronies in Germany telling them
how well he was being treated and
fed . . . This glowing account of
life as a prisoner in England finally
fell into Hitler's hands. He called a
meeting of party members and
read them the letter. Then he ex-
coriated the British for undermining
such a Spartan Nazi with the drug
of easy living in England. When
he finished, all of them to a man
jumped up and headed for the door
. . . “Where are you going?" Hitler
asked them.
“We are going,” they replied lick-
ing their chops, “to save Hess.”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
At George Jessel’s "High Kick-
ers” show the other night, Waxey
Gordon, who is trying to redeem
himself, was seated on the aisle
down front. Directly in back of him
was District Attorney Dewey, the
nemesis of foe underworld. When
Gordon was being hounded (after
paying his debt to society) the Dist.
Att’y publicly denounced those “not
giving foe man a chance."
At intermission, the former gang
chief went up to Mr. Dewey, and
said: “I want to thank you for giv-
ing me another break.”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
At Navy H’quarters down town,
this sign decorates the walls;
For Men ONLY!
Don’t Tell HER!
—Bay Defense Bonds—
How about this sign? “Hey, big-
mouth! Don’t forget there are big-
ger ears!”
—Buy Defense Bonds—
The Mayor pulled this typewriter
ribbon foe other day: “Mussolini
isn’t even playing second fiddle in
Italy. He’s now Just carrying Hit-
ler’s drum.”
—Buy Defense Bonds
One of Broadway’s better known
phonies, who has never worked n
day in his life, was moaning in Lin-
dy’s: ‘Tve got an empty feeling in
my stomach," he said. “My wife
left me.”
"Wotsamatter?” asked Bob Gill-
ha m. “Didn’t aba leave you supper
money?”
Singapore:
The defenses of Singapore, foe Gibraltar of foe East, are, naturally, military seerets, but this map of foe
British island fortress gives some idea of foe city’s size, its resources and harbor facilities. Raid-free in
foe first days of foe Pacific war, Singapore was attacked repeatedly by Jnp bombers but valiantly defended.
Martini law was declared in foe Singapore area shortly after the first attaek by Japanese invaders.
Putting Extra Stretch in Rubber
Hotel Gets War Wraps
Next best thing is a retreading fob on your old ones, if they are too
smooth for safety. At left you see a re-treading operation In progress.
A “camel back,” or new rubber top, is vnleanlsed to foe old easing to
give a new gripping tread. At foe right is shown how n worn-out tire
compares with one that has just been given a face lift, or n new tread.
The recapped tire ia at left; foe old “a moo toy’ beside it.
As Gas Goes on Ration in Hawaii
Completing foe job of placing
sandbags outside foe office windows
of Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn. The
barriers were installed so the hotel
organisation could keep functioning
in ease of an air raid.
Guards Singapore
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This censor-approved photo which was received towm Honolulu shows
Honolulu automobile owners lined np ever two block* on foe first day,
waiting at foe city hall to get their gasoline ration tickets. Note the
‘ taf barricade on each tide of the entrance. This to for foe pro-
of the armed
' Lieut Gea. Sir
new British chief in the'Far
who succeeded Sir Robert
Popham. His first Job was
the Jap invasion of Malaya.
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Martin, Charles. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1942, newspaper, January 15, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth709096/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.