Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 128, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 1942 Page: 2 of 6
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i la* i itv is 230 miles west of Mos-
With the Japanese still try-
ing to figure out how they were
bombed in their own islands
Saturday, the United Nation*
drew up plans today for an
Australia-based counteroffen-
sive inthe southwest Pacific and
the struggle in Burma took a
favorable but still indecisive
turn against the enemy.
Chungking reported that Chinese
tr.- : swooping down from the
northeast had recaptured Yenang-
vaung, Burmese oil router, and in
two da;, i of bitter lighting had
released a British force of several
thousand from Japanese encircle-
ment.
Chinese infantrymen who had
been defending the eastern wing
in Burma, joined British tanks
which had Been helping on the
western wing and together they
executed the limited counter-of-
fensive which regained Yenaoc-
yaung.
The RAF made a sweep of 200
New Code Needed
The long stondi
trucking compcif'ic onn
long range interest for thf
controversy, or more spe
come very important.
Restrictive state low', enacted often to prate
railroads against the competition of trucf are in-
terfering seriously with the effective utiliz-mon of
trucks, tires, gasoline and manpower in moving war
material.
The question now is not whether railroad or
truckman shall get a particular moving job. The prob-
lem rapidly is becoming one of finding means of
moving vital war products m a hurry. Also, insofar!
as we must and do use trucks, there is the need for j
making every pound of rubber, every gallon of gaso-
line, every hour of man and car usage produce a
maximum of results.
It becomes, then, the patriotic duty of every
state to re-exomine its trucking statutes and deter-
mine which restrictions can safely be lifted, if only
for the duration of the war.
The situation has been rather thorougly publi-
cized. Illustrations of the existing confusion are plen-
tiful, sometimes dramatic, and typical rather than in-
dividually unique. For example:
Five hundred truckloads of roofing material had
to be moved from Birmingham, Ala., to on army
depot under construction just outside Atlanta, Ga.
In Georgia, each truck could carry approximately »nii. ‘.-.long the west Burma coast in
twelve tons, net. In Alabama, each was limited to i whirh the airfield at Passein, o.n
about seven tons and o holt, net Result 200
essary truck trips from Birmingham to Atlanta. u schooner strafed.
Again: several days could have been saved by: The British also reported raiding
trucking roof trusses from Los Angeles to San Diego ^rth
for the Navy destroyer hose being built tnere. But „i p.ome, and credited me Ameri-
the trusses were 15 inches wider than State laws per- can Volunteer Group, the Flying
mitted on the roads. The highway department could l Wlth destruction oi two
have waived the limitation. It wouldn t, because ai,-rioiri.
trains run between Los Angeles and San Diego. So General Douglas MacArthur
a naval base was delayed.~ and aides bussed offend
A trucking company wasted a whole day get-
ting permission to haul a gun-turning lathe over Dela-
ware and Pennsylvania highways from Wilmington
to Bethlehem. A concern specializing in 600- to 1000-
mile hauls between New England and the south has
to underload its equipment regularly because about
40 miles of the trip through Delaware, whose laws
are less liberal than those of other states along the
route. I sounded yesterday, evidently with
These ore only a few out of hundreds of authen- 1,0 rc:,i ba-is- anb°Pmei' Japanes?
ticated illustrations—otten more dramatic than the wn, trying to control “baseless
Ones mentioned, but indescribable in the space avail-Tumors concerning the Saturday
able here-—of the statutory confusion that exists. ismafhe!; .
Some states already have recognized the emer-: ficially sjlent on the raids.
gency by liberalizing their statutes. It is time all To accept the latest Tokyo ver-
states got together on a uniform code as liberal, so sion at ,ts face value- thero were
far as war shipments are concerned, as reasonable nn',''!,1, u'Uwent L^inXpan-
regard for highway safety will permit. and this because of engine trouble.
-—_____ The crew of five was taken pris-
: oner, Tokyo said, and subjected to
searching examination.
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1o the i iglit of the hull and a |iriv
ale office is bring built in the
vnuth" e<t cornoi nf the main of
fire
In idditmn to rearranging of
the floor plan, the walls will be
painted and un almust-new nt-
mosphere will prevail ere long.
Willkie Opposes
GOP Isolationism
CHICAGO, April 20.—(JP)—The
stage was set today for a show-
down on the republican party’s
stand on war as members of the
national committee convened to
map the Gi )P fall campaigns.
Party leaders disclosed they
were ready to present resolutions
relating to the war stand and
there was a strong possibility of
a protracted discussion before fi-
nal committee approval.
Wendell Willkie, the GOP 1940
presidential candidate, had pre-
pared for the committee a resolu-
tion repudiating "the doctrines of
isolationism” and urging that the
party undertake ” just and rea-
sonable international responsibil-
ities."
Also ready for the committee's
consideration were resolutions by
Senators Robert A. Taft of Ohio
and C. Wayiand Brooks of Illinois,
which drew criticism from Sin-
clair Weeks, national committee-
man from Massachusetts and the
party’s treasurer.
Thus the committee was to act
on proposals by one group which
had favored aid to nations light-
ing the Axis and by another fac-
tor which, before Pearl Harbor,
was for isolation.
plans today with Australia's
prime minister, John Curtin, rt
Canberra. It was the first of a
series of facilitating conferences
between him, as confirmed com-
mander for the United Nations
in the southwest Pacific, anr,
Curtin, in his concurrent capa-
city as defense ministe.r
Japan showed signs of jitters
over the raids. Two more alarms
Marshall And Hopkins
Bring FDR Report
On War Conference
Why is it that the drivers who never are going
any where always want to get there quickest?
WASHINGTON. April 20——
General George C. Marshall, army
chief of staff, and Harry L. Hop-
kins, lend-lease adviser, brought
directly to President Roosevelt
today a report on their war con-
ference in Great Britain.
Tlie two officials, who returned
from London yesterday, were
luncheon guests of the chief ex-
ecutive. Secretary of State Hull,
who has just returned to Washing-
ton after several weeks in Florida,
and John G. Winant, ambassador
to England, also were invited to
the luncheon conference.
The exact purpose of their trip
was a military secret, but just be-
fore leaving for the United States,
General Marshall told a press con-
ference that “the time for action
is near.”
Coughlin Admiis
Spring is the season when
writing—home for money.
lots of poets start
Regardless of the big maple sap yield this year
it's just a drop in the bucket.
The Leopard Changes His Face
GOLFERS STILL PLAY
NEW YORK, April 20.—oP)— , p _
War demands may threaten the ! LOllirOl Ul l 3061",
golfer’s equipment but it can’t !---- - -
dampen his enthusiasm. New
j York city’s ninu municipal cours-
I os reported 22,152 rounds in two
! weeks, in spite of blustery spring
weather.
'Social Justice'
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ROYAL OAK. Mich., April 20
— (.Pi — The Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, Royal Oak priest, in a
public statement today assumed
personal responsibility for con-
trol of the magazine “Social Jus-
tice," its policies and its contents
“if Social Justice, as Attorney
General Biddle is reported to have
declared in his press conference,
is ’clearly seditious’.”
Biddle announced Friday at
Washington that a special District
of Columbia grand jury would in-
vestigate all phases of the publi-
cation of “Social Justice,” a mag-
azine which Father Coughlin
founded in 1934, but with which
the priest has disavowed any con-
nection since 1940.
The attorney general’s action
followed an order from the post-
master-general barring the per-
iodical from the mails for alleged
seditious statements.
Father Coughlin has stated that
“Social Justice” is owned by his
parents, Thomas J. and Amelia
Coughlin of Royal Oak. E. Per-
rin Schwartz is its editor.
United States Arm? Insignia
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
General
Lieutenant General
GENERAL OFFICERS
Major General
Brigadier General
moo
Colonel
Lieutenant
Colonel
(Silver)
FIELD OFFICERS
Major
(Gold)
Captain
First
Lieutenant
(Silver)
COMPANY OFFICERS
Second
Lieutenant
(Gold)
ENLISTED MEN
Technicians, third, fourth
and fifth grades, are new
enlisted ranks in the
Army. They are given
to men whose jobs are
chiefly technical and of a
special nature. They rank
just below, and receive
the pay of, noncommis-
sioned officers of similar
grade. A technician, third
grade, for instance, is
ranked just below a staff
sergeant and just above a
sergeant. He receives the
pay of a staff sergeant.
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Technician, Third Grade
Sergeant
Technician, Fourth Grade
RPB-
Corporal
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Legion Convention
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Boy:: Through The U. S. O.,” etc.
Every other city in Texas had
its Army Day parade — this
18th. Legion District parade on
May f'th. will be Borger's pa-
triotic expression and IT WILL
BE JUST AS BIG AND IM-
PORTANT AS WE MAKE IT.
NEW YORK. April 20—Henry
D. Bixbv nf Halesite. N. Y.. was
| elected executive vice-president of
the American Kennel club.
10 Per Cent Of
Incomes To Go
Into U. S. Ronds
WASHINGTON, April 19—f/P)
—Every American who receives
an income will be urged to in-
vest at least 10 per cent of it in
war bonds or stamps.
Treasury Secretary Morgen-
thnu, announcing that quotas
would be set for each of the na-
tion's 3.070 counties beginning
May 1, said "ten per cent of ev-
ery company payroll is the min-'
imum war bond goal.”
Bonri sales, which soared to
SI,000.000.000 in January, have
dropped off recently to about
$500,000,000 a month.
The fellow who is perfectly sat-
isfied with but little here below
has but little in his head.
Technician, Fifth Grade
Corregidor Under
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bus loads of Japanese troops and
inflicted numerous casualties.
The three enemy batteries si-
lenced by the tort’s guns were in
addition, officials said, to at least
j four and possibly five which it
j was anounced yesterday had been
; put out of action in the last few
: days.
Bombing attacks on the beseig-
cd island forts have been confined
thus far to high altitude level
bombing. officiaLs noted.
The dive bombers operated on
the Bataan Peninsula before de-
fenses there were overcome. They
were particularly deadly after
anti-aircraft defenses had been
reduced.
Service Stripe
(Each Three Year*)
300 To Attend Convention
Of Panhandle Royalty And
Producers Body In Borger
S west Assembled
B-24 Bombers Are
Coming Off Now
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THE BORGER DAILY HERALD
Published at 205 North Main Street, Borger, Texas Everv Evening
except Saturday, and on Sunday Morning by Panhandle Publishing
Company, Inc. — Publishers.
SECRETARY HULL
BACK AT WORK
WASHINGTON, April 20—i/P)
—Secretary ol State Hull returned
to his desk todav after an absence
of more than two months and ox-
FORT WORTH. Tex., April 20
—(/Pi—The B-24s are coming!
Southwest-asembled long range
bombers are rolling off elongated
assembly lines and winging their
way to the world's battlefronts.
Commemorating completion two
months ahead of schedule of the
Consolidated Aircraft Corpora-
tion's bomber piant, the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram yesterday
issued a 1811-page special edition.
In a front-page Washington-
datelined story, the newspaper re-
, ported that the war department
pressed satisfaction ovei the pro- hailed the achievement as an out-
gress of this country’s war effort, | standing job. resulting from the
Borger will lie host to another
convention on Satuday, May 16.
when the Panhandle Royalty and
Producers Association convenes for
a one-day session.
About 300 are expected here for
the event, which will attract some
of the Panhandle's most prominent
citizens.
Local men in charge of making
arrangements include J. Gordon
Burch, Bob Lindsey, Fritz Thomp-
son, Bob Grimes. Jack Oates, and
Walter David.
A feature of the day will be
a Bob Grimes-nrepared barbecue,
at the Huber clubhouse, which will
be by admission ticket only.
Plans, which are still in the
embryo stages, will be announcer!
later.
f. C. Phillips
One Year
Six Months
Weekly
Three Months
Editor and Manager
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$2 10
Entered as second-class matter November 23, 1926 £t the Post
Office at Bor per Texas under the Act of March 8. 1897.
The As :<« .atert Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republi-
-aiiou oX ail news dispatches credit to it or not otherwise.
“particularly in the production of
war supplies for the fighting
fronts.”
The slogan of the United Na-
tions, Hull told his first press
conference since February 4.
must be "To Move Forward To-
day — Not Tomorrow.”
Hull has s|«nt the past two
months in the south on orders of
his physician.
accelerated war
gram.
Consolidated turns out
motored B-24 bombers.
production pro-
four-
An editorial headline asks: “Do
poets die young?” Our private in-
vestigator informs us that, un-
fortunately, the worst ones do
not
AUTO MECHANICS WANTED!
HOUSTON. April 20—e4V_An
automotive maintenance com-
pany. part of the army battalion
of ordnance department mechan-
ics to serve overseas, will be or-
ganized in this district.
Maj. Edwin R Nash, who made
the announcement todav, said he
expected to recruit about 125
men from this area, which extends
to Beaumont. Port Arthur, Gal-
veston and Corpus Christi.
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Phillips, J. C. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 128, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 1942, newspaper, April 20, 1942; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth737942/m1/2/?rotate=0: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.