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Editorials
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Borger, Texas
Tuesday, February 9. 1943
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Rubber Program
The armed forces, through undersecretaries, are
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convenience
Undersecretaries Patterson of War and Forrestal of
Navy have told a congressional subcommittee that
Rubber Director Jeffers' demands would rob the fight-
mg forces of 15,000 airplanes and of badly needed
anti-submarine craft because certain equipment, in-
struments and materials are needed for all of these
and for 100 octane gasoline.
The layman accepts at face value the statements
of experts that for the moment we must choose among
these desirable instrumentalities—planes, high oc-
tane gasoline, escort vessels and synthetic rubber
Apparently we can't have them all at once.
The layman assumes also, that Secretaries Patter- J
son and Forrestal and Director Jeffers are completely
sincere, each in arguing that the material for his ser-
vices is of supreme importance.
The issue becomes, then, one of immediate need
against long range requirements, having in mind that
only one thing is of importance, and that is winning
the war.
The longer range problem is rubber—rubber with
which to keep war industry functioning by taking
workmen to and from their jobs, feeding them and
their families, maintaining vital health services.
if the war continues into the middle of 19-45 we
are going to need a large quantity of synthetic rub-
ber to service the civilian end of the war effort. It is
Mr Jeffers' job to assure that we shall get that rub-
* - and he is entirely right in fighting for the neces-
ry supplies.
me Baruch committee warned that if the synthe-
orogram should be delayed by as much as two
nonths there would be danqer of a breakdown in the
- vilian economy for lack of rubber. Mr. Jeffers right
now is getting pretty close up against this deadline.
Nobody wonts to deprive the army or the navy, but
if the responsible insiders are sufficiently convinced Shortly before a moncan internes
hat thev can end the war before a rubber shortaqe lelt German>' abl'ut nmL‘ mon The Sun oil company. joine<
that tney can ena me war oeTore a ruDDer snorrage an applicant lor a pair of bv 1he Magnolia Petroleum com
intervenes, then Mr. Jeffers will be overruled. i shoes in Germany was required
Otherwise, for the sake of all for which we are fight-! to make a written statement that
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Germany Felt
Shoe Shortage
Months Ago
(Editor's Note: The writer,
formerly of the Berlin staff of
the AP bases the observations
below on conditions orior to
June, 1942, when he returned
to Dallas)
DALLAS. Texas, Feb. 9—(db—
R. R. Commission
Orders Facing
Tesis In Courts
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. — t/P)—
Validity of two orders by the
Texas railroad commission were
at issue yesterday in arguments
before the supreme court.
The orders by the commission
permitted B. E. Burford to drill
four oil wells on 2,33 acres and
O. L. Hastings and C. F. Dod-
son to drill a second well on 3.85
the east Texas oil field.
joined
acres m
civilian economy functioning efficiently.
Moreever. at the same time the
applicant for a shoe-purchase
_ certificate was required to state
in writing that Nazi agents were
DC3r Eid al 1‘berty to search his premises
to ascertain whether he was tell-
An interesting sidelight on the Flynn ambassador- mg the truth about having no ex-
episode is the progressive salutations on the t,n n;iil of shoc*s*
President's notes to his friend. The first notifying
him of his nomination, went to Dear Eddie. I he » sound liberal to the average Ger-
'-econd, accepting his withdrawal, was addressed to man. According to Keith official
pi // • statistics, Germany’s per-capita
L__Q ca' ... . . n . , , consumption of street shoes dur-
The outcome of that fight, and the President S un- ing peacetime was one pair per
uo! act in telling eleven democratic and republican i year. Undei rationing, the theory
: essionol leaders about the war plans before he1 ls that lhe ccnsumptlon has been
L the public, suggests that under pressure Mr.
evHt's undoubted genius at sensing the public
i har been brought into use again.
! - mTognizes that the people want an alert, res-
ronqress, participating actively in the con-
""*■ of both domestic and military government, and
lr co-operating. That is splendid news.
Superior Power
Nazis have explained officialy that their troops
ir: Stalingrad were destroyed by "the superior power
M the enemy" Russians. This, obviously, is the expla-
lion nf what happened.
lyecnmes intriguing however, wh^n one remem-
that more than a year ago the Germans "offic-
ollv" had completely destroyed the Russian armies
pnd needed onlv to mop up guerilla remnants.
Somebody in Germany must have btvn an optimict
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Weights And
Measures Vary
In Nation
By WILLIAM E. KEYS
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 9—(A‘l—
In Tennessee a bushel of spinach
is 30 pounds.
In Texas it is 12 pounds.
You can see what might hap-
pen if you bought a bushel in
Texas and attempted to sell it in
Tennessee, or vice versa—that is,
if you found anybody wanting
a bushel ol spinach.
Just to demonstrate to what
length this sort of thing can go
the bushel of Texas spinach would
automatically lose two pounds in
North Carolina.
It all results lrom antiquated
state laws fixing weights in bush-
els for certain commodities.
Texas will repeal its law on the
subject, if the legislature parses
a bill approved by the house
agriculture committee.
W. S. Bussey, the agricultural
department's weights and mea-
sures chief explained the bill to
the committee.
There is no true relation be-
tween avoirdupois weight and dry
measure, Bussey explained. A
bushel of spinach may contain as
many or as few pounds as you
cram in the measure.
The bill has other features
A ton would remain at 2,000
pounds and a cord ol word at
128 cubic feet.
Wood is measured in cords and
rick is hay, not wood, said Bus-
sey. He added the bill might be
difficult for laymen to under-
stand.
cut drastically.
Today, assuming a German cit-
izen swallows his pride and signs
away the nominal inviolability of
his private home, he is supposed
to be able to buy the type of shoe
designated for him.
This type is determined by his
vocation, whether he is ditch-
digger, letter carrier or office
worker.
As lar back as 1941, the ration-
ing board in Munich reported that
Iy about 60 percent of the ap-
plicants for shoes that year re-
ceived them.
An effort was made to solve
Germany’s soe problem by making
them of rye straw, but the nec-
essary machineiy for plaiting
w had not been perfected. A
pair of straw shoes produced by
handicraft, the government found,
represented <i day » labor by one
man, that together with the cost
a m:if#o inK and distribution,
brought the retail price to 16.50
narks '$6.60' per pair—too much
for shoes which were good for
niv for a few months.
Attempts were made to use
cornhusks, such as are used in
die American southwest as covers
for hot tamales, but the material
proved too brittle for shoe manu-
facture,
pany, challenged the order per-
mitting Burford to drill on his
Gregg county land. The other
drilling, in Rusk county, was con-
tested by the Relbov Oil and Gas
company and the Lew- P. .auc-
tion company.
The oil companies contended the
orders violated the 10-acre spac-
ing rule for east Texas which
they said could be waived only to
pre\ ent waste or confiscation of
property.
In the Burford case, the federal
district, court at Austin dismissed
the complaint by the oil compa-
nies. The federal circuit court at
New Orleans then ordered a new
dial m ordei that the district
ourt might determine whether
he drilling order was both “prop-
■ and necessary.”
In the other case the western
Texas federal district court grant-
ed a judgment for Hastings and
Dodson without trial The New
" leans circuit court directed that
a trial be held.
Reds Smash
(Continued from Page ONE)
ets area.
(On tlie southern end of the
front, it said, Soviet attacks in-
creased in fierceness and German
troops “stood in heavy defensive
halt!" against enemy attempts to
break through and outflank Ger-
man positions Limited Russian
thrusts in the western Caucasus
were reported repulsed'.
Kharkov, another important
German bastion on the same rail
line 125 miles south of Kursk,
was menaced by similar encircle-
ment tactics. Kharkov has been
in German hands since October,
1941.
Col. Gen. N. F. Vatutin’s mobile
units and ski troopers pressed on
from Ki.imatnrsk southward into
the Donets basin and toward the
Sea ol Azov.
About Rostov the Germans
were counterattacking in an at-
tempt to hold that city, said the
first news dispatches from that
Don river port since the Russians
drove within three miles of it.
East of Rostov the Soviet troops
t< ( k a largt unidentified place
Ghisler Scored
Conbnueo from PAGE ONE)
Fugitives Plead
To Join Army Or
To Hold War Jobs
AUSTIN. Feb. 9 —(/P)— Dr.
Chauneey D. Leake, vice-presi-
dent and dean of the University
of Texas medical branch at Gal
vestun. will address students of
the main university here Feb
26 on mental health in human
relations.”
CLOTHING RATIONING
NOT ANTICIPATED
DALLAS. Feb. 9—</T*i—Follow-
ing reports of heavy purchasing
uf clothing yesterday coincidental
with announcement of shoe ra-
tioning. Max McCuil ugh, region-
al OPA administrator, sari there
is no foundation for belief at
this time that clothing is 1 b
rationed.
“The office of price adminis-
tration appeals t' the pubic not
to unset the clothing merchandis-
in' structure by unwarranted
heavy purchases -*t wearing ap-
parel." he said.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 9—(sP)
—Two fugitives from Granite re-
foimatory surrendered to officers
today after they had appeared
in the editorial rooms <> the Times
to plead for a chance to join the
army or get a war job.
"We came here because we
il ioii 1,1 \ v»i* COuid Ht-It) ur>, said
Rob' .1 Douglas Fluke, 18, to a
member of the staff.
With him was .fuel D. Copeland,
Houston, Tex., and Jim Mead, a
Mangum taxicab driver, who told
i ictus the two fugitives used
knives to convince him he should
“co-operate" in bringing them
here.
The pair, serving armed rob-
bery sentences from Oklahoma
county, had been widely sought
since they walked away from the
reformatory Sunday.
Agenis To Help
i.nnued From Page One
Knox Sees
Continued from Paqe ONE)
000 in the period between March
11, 1941, to the end of lust year.
Of that amount, the United
Kingdom received $704,000,000
and Russia $20,000,000.
2. Overhauled and repaired 245
f< reieti naval vessels as of Dec.
vidual income tax returns
1942. In addition, increased
surtaxes have been levied upon
d iu t me me exceeding personal
em;.'t.icns in addition to the reg-
r normal tax. This reduction
'i nal exemption will re-
ii. m.viy thousands in this dis-
t ti file mcome tax returns
w ho nave never been required to
file before.
Existing laws do not impose the
duty ol assisting the public upon
their employes, but the feel ob-
liged to assist wherever possible
and will be glad to help anyone
seeking their aid.
NAZI WORKERS
MUST FIGHT
trict board, located in Lubbock:
J. Doyle Settle, head of ration-
ing division; J. B. Mooney, head
of price division. Joe Drennan,
local board operations office; Ted
Gehring, food price specialist;
Earl Kerr administrative officer;
R. S. Wilkinson, assistant food
rationing office: Miss Opal Mc-
i Mahan, information officer; and
John McCoy, regional tire ration-
ing office, Dallas.
The address of welcome was
made by E L Keith, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, who
thanked the American Legion
Auxiliary foi the bountiful meal.
| which was served by the Vietory-
• ' os of Burger High school.
Tcartmaster Mauldin called
unon the various board heads,
who in turn introduced mem-
bers from their counties. Called
were:
R McKern an of Gray coun-
ty: W. H. Price of Carson county;
? H Cowan of Lipscomb coun-
ty: R D. Chamberlain of Hans-
f' v'd county: Lee Guthrie of
Wheeler county; L L. Lance of
Ochiltree county; Joe A. Du by of
- in i mar: county; F. B. Wallace of
r re county; James V. Coffee of
t county; Will Crow of
IF mphill county: and R, C. Muul-
I din o( Hutchinson county.
Civic club presidents were in-
ti' iia ed as follows: Bill Sercomb.
Junior chamber of commerce; R.
M. Wallace, Phillips Lions; J. F.
, Kiekbusch, Borger Lions: Ely
i Fotiville, Rotary; and E. L. Keith,
| Chamber <>l Commerce.
In a Ration Clinic with board
j member.' this morning McWhor-
ter pointed to the purposes of the
| rationing and price control, while
tiled Saties explained the point ration-
ing. He said advantages of the
p int system would outweigh the
inconvenience caused because of
the individual freedom given in
tin choice of goods.
This aftornoi n’s session was do-
ted to explaining the issuance
of War Ration Book 2 to clerks
and teachers.
ABo, the wholesalers and re-
ntiers of the city were in con-
rerence to hoar an explanation
of price regulations and point
ationirq as applied to food
merchants.
YOUR FEDERAL
INCOME TAX...
(Editor's Note: This it one ol
a series of 51 short articles
based on the Internal Revenue
Code. The articles contain in-
formation of vital interest and
importance to all readers. Fed
eral income tax returns must
be filed not later than March
15, 1943.)
INCOME FROM ANNUTIES
Annuities have become u pop-
ular form ol investment m re-
cent years, and because of the
nature ol annuity income especial
treatment is required in the pre-
paration of a Federal income tax
return.
Several forms ol annuities are
found, but the most common are
aiiiiuitv contracts issued by in-
surance companies. An endown-
nient insurance policy may be
payable to the beneficiary in
monthly ui annual sums for a
period stipulated in the policy,
Irequently lor the life of the
beneficiary; or a person may pm-
chase, lor a flat sum, an annuity
pclicv in in an insurance com-
pany which provides him with a
monthly or annual income for life.
In such annuity contracts,, a p r-
tion ol the payments received
represents interest on the sum or
sums paid for the policy or con-
tract. and a portion represents a
gradual return of the principal
to the annuitant. Only that portion
of the payments which represents
interest on the cost of the policy
or contract is taxable income,
i'!'’ dr purposes f uniformity
the law provides that this portion
shall be be onsideied as 3 pei
cent of the cost until there has
been excluded from gross income
an ami unt equal to the principal
sum paid for the policy. There-
after, the entire amount of the
annuity is taxable income.
Annuity income, accordingly,
must be reported in the Federal
income tax return, whether the
annuity is a gilt received from
some one' else, or received as the
proceeds, to a beneficiary, of a
life* insurance policy issued to
another.
It the annuity derives from a
straight annuity contract, then the
cost to be shown would be the
amount of the single premium
paid for the policy. If the annuity
is received by the policyholder
ol an endowment insurance con-
ti.iii payabli in installments to
the policehoider, then the cost is
the sum of the premiums paid for
the policy.
In addition to the cost of the
policy, as stated above, there must
bo ci nsidered the amount of the
annuity income received during
the year. The portion of this an-
nuity income which is taxable,
namely, 3 per cent of the cos't of
the policy, is the amount to be
entt red in item 7 of the return
Ei nri 1040; the balance is nontax-
able and is to be applied against
the cost of the policy. When the
taxpayer has received nontax-
a do income in this manner equal-
ing the cost of the policy, theie-
a.'ter the whole annuity income
each year must be entered as tax-
able1 income in item 7 of return
Form 1040.
The principles set forth above
for the treatment of annuity in-
come apply also to retirement in-
come. annuity pensions, and other
forms of annuities. In the case
t retirement income and pen-
sions, where no payments have
(in made lor the income, then
the whole amount of the income
is taxable (except for pensions to
V\ar veterans and their families.)
RATIONING AT A GLANCE
RATION BOOKS
WAH RATION BOOK NO. 1 U»»d lor »uq«r, collw, and *ho»t
will be required to obtain Book No. 2.
WAH RATION BOOK NO. 2 To b* i*»u*d toon, will provide for
rationinq on a “point system."
MILEAGE HATION BOOKS Books A, B, and C used for pass-
enqer car gasoline; E and H books for non highway uses; D. for
motorcycles: T for trucks and commercial vehicles.
RATIONED FOOD COMMODITIES
SUGAR Stamp No. 11 in Book No. 1 good for 3 pounds until
midnight March 15, 1943.
COFFEE Stamp Nn. 25 in Book No. 1 (for those 15 or older on the
date the book was issued) good lor 1 pound until midnight
March 21, U43.
SHOES—Stamp 17 in Book No. 1 good lor one pair of shoes be-
tween Feb. 4 and June 15.
MEAT—Voluntary share the-meat program sets limit at 2‘2 pounds
per person per week. Meat will be rationed under the "point
system" after Book No. 2 is distributed.
MILEAGE RATIONING
GASOLINE—Value of each coupon in A. B and C books is 4
gallons. Second 8 coupons in A book are good until midnight
March 21, 1943. Those who think they are eligible lor supple-
mental rations should see their local ration board.
TIRE INSPECTION—All "A" book holders must have first offi-
cial tire inspections by March 31, 1943. Subsequent inspections
for A book holders will be once every six months. "B" and
"C" book holders and owners ol bulk coupons for fleets must
have first official tire inspection by February 28. 1943. Subse-
quent inspections for B book holders will be once every four
months. Subsequent inspections for C book holders will be once
every three months. "T" ration book holders must have first
official tire inspections by Feb. 28. 1943. Subsequent inspections
for "T" book holders will be once every 60 days, or every 5.000
miles, whichever comes first.
TIRES- If official tire inspector recommends a tire replacement
or recap, apply to local ration board for tire or recap ration
certificate. Tires . ud recaps will be rationed to all on the basis
of tire inspections and county quotas available with most es
sential mileage to come first.
OTHER RATIONING
Eligible purchasers needing new automobiles, bicycles, typewriters,
rubber footwear, and other commodities on which sales might
be restricted should see their local ration hoard
Address of the local board for this county is American Legion
Hall, Chairman: R. C. Mauldin.
Vanilla is the cured uod of
one of the orchid family of plants.
Japs Retreat
(Continued from J-AGE ONE)
Berlin radio announced the Japa-
nese wihdrawal.
Knox n< ted that no such broad-
cast, as tin story stated, had been
received directly from Tokyo, but
said:
“I don’t think there’s any doubt
about the truth of that report.”
He expressed the opinion that it
was possible that widespread re-
cent sea and air activity in the
Si lomons might have been “a
demonstration to cover their
withdrawal” in discussing the re-
ported retreat of Lhe Japanese
from the highly strategic Solo-
mons island, on which is located
Henderson airfield.
This apparent end of a six
months’ campaign to gain control
< f the strategic island with its
vastly important airfield, Knox
said, has denied to the enemy a
base from which to raid Ameri-
can lines oi communication to
Australia and has placed Ameri-
can forces "within striking dis-
tance of some of the most import-
ant bases of the Japanese.”
“Tin story ol the southwest
Pacific would have been a vastly
d’llercut story for the last three
r: four months had we not es-
tablished our positions in the
Solomons,” Knox said.
QUICK RELIEF. FROM
Symptoms of Distress Arising from
STOMACH ULCERS
out 70 EXCESS ACID
Free Boo k Tells of Homo Treatment that
Must Help or it Will Coat You Nothing
Ovrrtwo million bottlosofthnWILLARD
TUB ATM K N T ha vo born »old for rrlirfof
lymiuoms of distress arising from SUflwch
and Ourd«nal Uterr* due to Emm* Add—
Poor Olctttion. Sour or Uoirt Stomach
Reporting 16,734
Continued from PAGE ONE)
mission translation of a broadcast
in Japanese to Japan and the
empire indicated that the Japa-
nese militarists were hesitating to
’ •11 the whole story to their peo-
ple. It said cine section of the
communique was so deviously
worded as to be unintelligible.
The Japanese, however, had
never told their people of the
loss of their Buna stronghold on
the Papuan peninsula.
A navy communique said Sun-
day that American forces "have
established a strong position at
Titi, one half mile west i f Mar-
yovo on tin* northwest coast of
Guadalcanal island" and that
"patrol operations are progress-
ing satisfactorily.”
This advance, apparently car-
ried out in a 40 to 50-mile flank-
ing move overland, put the Amer-
icans within about five miles of
the enemy headquaters on Cape
Esperance, where Japanese re-
sistance centered.
purely military phases.”
The House ways and means
cc mmittee prsssed its search for
a suitable pay-as-you-go plan
for income tax collections as
fome members indicated they
would ask the administration to
say definitely how much, if any,
of the 1942 taxes it favored can-
celling to achieve a current pay-
ment basis.
These members described as
I ‘‘indefinite" statements on the
subject by Randolph Paul, trea-
. surv department counsel, and
! Budget Director Harold D. Smith.
! Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones reported yesterday that the
; inconu of individuals last year
' taled SI 13.824.000.000. a 23 per
•nt increase over 194! and the
biggest total since the department
; began keeping records of income
I payments.
On the cost of living front, the
; office ol price administration an-
.* unced it soon will put a nation-
wide ceiling in prices paid to
fanners for fluid milk.
BUY WAR BONDS TODAYI
Gets Wings
Ominura from PAGE ONE'
who was a member uf the largest
class of twin-engine pilots ever
t be graduated from the Roswell
Armv Flying School.
Mrs. Ward also binned wings
on several other fliers, whose par-
ents were unable to be present.
Lieut.-Col. John G. Armstrong,
director of the twin-engine pilot
school, delivered the commence-
ment address and Col. Henry S.
Fisher, director of training, pre-
sented diplomas. Graduates re-
ceived their silver wings from
Cel. Armstrong and Major Dub
Yow.
"Man is still the fundamental
instrument of war, and onlv lea-
dership of men will win the war,
leadership compared to dictator-
ship,” he said.
Lieut. Hutchins will remain at
Roswell to train bombardiers.
Halt To Military
Continued from PAGE ONE'
ieve that the way to get a nasty
nb done is to throw all of your
trenglh into the right and get it
ver as soon as possible "
Vandenberg said he thought
H< over was aiming at a well-bal-
anced program and that he did
not believe "we can leave it to
the generals to say how our whole
car program shall be paced, else
e may find that we have defeat-
d our ultimate objective by put-
ting too much emphasis on the
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word 1 realize that business girls
are not the only ones who jome-
tiines get Headache and Tired
Aching Muscles. We home girls
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just ns many Headaches, just as
many Stomach Upsets and
"1 as Tired.
"out a year ago, I first used
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find that it easts my Aching
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\ -hing Muscles anil brings relief
iien 1 have Acid Indigestion.
The family says I am a lot
•isier to live with since I have
own about Alka-Seltzer.
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