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Timpson Weekly Times
.VOLUME 57
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1942
NO. 14
EFFIT TO SUSPEND
4S-H0U1UW KILLED
m immti .
Washington, March 31.(UP)
—The 'administration, bat-
tling a drive in both houses of
congress for restrictive labor
INOU SPURNS IMS
FUN FOR PDST-WM
FREEDOM__
New Delhi, India, March 31.
(UP)—The powerful All-
India Congress Tuesday
spurned Britain's plan for self-
legislation, killed an attempt j government after the war, and
in the senate today to sue- Sir Stafford Cripps’ moraen-
pend the 40-hour week, over-|tous mission to swing India
time pay and the closed shop, fully into the war against Ja-
The action was on an amend-
ment by Sen. W. Lee O'Daniel
(D.-Texas) to a bill creating
machinery to aid small busi-
ness. It was a division vote
and only four senators stood
to register approval—Wall
Doxey (D.-Mias.), Tom Con-
nally (D.-Texas), Harry F.
Byrd (D.-Va.), and O’Daniel.
pan verged on failure.
The party’s working com-
mittee gave the finishing
touches to a memorandum, to
be handed to Cripps Wednes-
day, setting forth its views on
the British proposals. Though
not in the form of a simple re-
jection, it was rejection in ef-
fect. The objection was that
Connatly and Byrd previous-.Cripps’ plan did not give
ly had demanded thai the sen-
ate be given an opportunity to
vote on labor limitations. The
Texan said he would “keep on
raising hell” until the leaders
allowed him to call up his bill
which would extend the gov-
ernment’s present powers to
seize and operate struck war
plants and freeze closed shop
conditions in these industries.
Byrd accused the senate la-
bor committee of “suppress-
ing’’ action on “important la-
bor legislation” approved by
this house. He apparently re-
ferred to the Vinson-Smith
bill which would outlaw
strikes, freeze the closed shop
and impose other curbs on un-
ions. .....
Failure of the committee to
act, Bjrrd declared, “has not
made a wholesome impression
on the American people.” He
rejected senate Democratic
Leader Alben W. Barkley’s
statement of Monday that the
national campaign for labor
curbs was “organized."
“This sentiment, whieh
comes from the very grass
roots of our nation, is to me
one of the most hopeful signs
that the people back home are
aroused to our peril and are
demanding that we in Wash-
ington do what may be neces-
sary to place this country on a
100 per cent war basis,” Byrd
said.
He hinted that those favor-
ing labor restrictions would
offer "riders” to unrelated
bills unless the labor commit-
tee acta soon.
In-
to
Mexican Envoy in
Washington
Washington, March 30,(UP)
—Mexican Foreign Minister
Ezekiel Padilla arrived here
today to confer with govern-
ment officials about Mexican-
U. S. military and economic
collaboration.
Padilla spent the weekend
at the Raleigh, N. C., home of
former Ambassador to Mexico
Josephus Daniels. He was met
at the station here by Acting
Secretary of State Sumner
Welles and a group of other
notables.
Padilla said he brought a
message from Mexican Presi-
dent Manuel Avila Camacho
to President Roosevelt but he
declined to discuss it He
praised the evidences of the
great war effort which he had
seen in Southern States while
he was en route to Washing-
ton.
Only 150 Federal Land
Bank borrowers out of 68,000
lost their farms during the
first 11 months of 1941.
dia enouvh control
own war efforts.
Unless Cripps backs down
from his public assertion that
there could be no change in
the plan, which would have to
be accepted or rejected as a
whole, and his warning that
there would be no new plan
until after the war, it was
feared that the- negotiations
which opened here last week
to settle the long-standing In-
dian problem were at an end.
The first Indian group to
tell Sir Stafford that his
scheme was not acceptable,
the Sikhs, Hindu dissenters
numbering about 4,500,000,
sent a delegation to him Tues-
day af'sTOon _
Mohammed Ali Jinnah,
president of the Moslem Lea-
gue, .was.-, expected to inform
Cripps that, in view of the
Congress party’s attitude,
there was no need for his or-
ganization to take a stand on
the British proposals, which
were Intended for acceptance
tj all the main political ele-
ments of India.
It was learned that Sir Staf-
ford's radio appeal to the In-
dian public Monday night, in
which he emphasized that con-
trol of India defense would
not be transferred to Indian
hands during the war, clinch-
ed opposition to the scheme in
the Congress working com-
mittee.
The party’s memorandum to
the British negotiator was ex-
pected to say that the clause
in the proposals relating to
interim arrangements was un-
acceptable because it Involved
no transfer of real power to
the Indians.
Banner Year Seen
For Texas Fanners
Austin, Tex.—This should
be a banner year for Texas
farmers’ income, Dr.' F. A.
Buechel of the University of
Texas Bureau of Business Re-
search said today.
Dr. Buechel reported that
farm income for January and
February was estimated at
$76,000,000, compared with
$44,000,000 for the corre-
sponding period last year. In
February, farm receipts total
ed $35,000,000, more than
twice the $17,000,000 which
the business bureau considers
normal for the month.
February income was in-
creased largely by sale of cot-
ton and cottonseed, cattle,
eggs, milk, fruit and vege-
tables, and rice.
We’ve got Axis to grind.
Buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps.
Intensive Campaign for Sale
of Defense Bonds Will
be Made in Shelby County
A county-wide committee
meeting was held Monday
night in Center, with Dudley
Hod gins, deputy state admin-
istrator for the sale of De-
fense Bonds attending. At this
meeting Bridges Harris, Shel-
by county chairman, announc-
ed an intensive campaign for
the sale of Defense Bonds will
begin during the coining
week.
Detailed instructions were
given to the community chair-
men attending by the deputy
administrator. from Fort
Worth. It is planned that
what is known as the payroll
campaign be started first and
worked to completion before
other forms of bond sales are
begun. It was made clear,
however, that there is nothing
to prevent anyone at anytime
from making bond purchases
should they desire.
The main purpose of the
bond drive in Shelby county is
to inform every man, woman
and child of the opportunity
the government is offe.ing to
have every citizen enrolled in
the fight, against the dictators.
Mr. Hodgins at the meeting
Monday night emphasized,
made c!ear, . one thing—that
this is everybody’s war and
that even if many are not
called to take their place hi
the army, their part in the war
is just as important. He said
Texas was expected to take in
1942. $366,000,000 worth of
these bonds but he was confi-
dent at least $500,000,000
would be sold. Shelby county s
Quota has been set at $704,000
for the year.
Community Chairmen An-
0°Center—Dr. W. C. Wind-
ham.
Tinpsotf—G. H. Hebert.
Jc .quin—Ben Hollidsy.
Tenaha—Howard Motley.
Etch community chairman
will name a committee to
wore with him and each com-
murity will have a special
chairman to handle what is
known as limit bond buyers.
That means each place has cit-
izens who will be able to take
the maximum allowed any one
person in twelve months. Serv-
in'; ;n this capacity are the
following, named by Chair-
man Harris:
Center—J. W. Motley and
W. I. Davis.
Tenaha—Luke Motley.
Timpson—H. L. Rogers.
Joaquin—George Davidson.
Payroll solicitation is sched-
uled to begin Monday, April
6, which is Army Day. This
campaign will urge ail em-
ployers to enlist the coopera-
tion of their employees, setting
aside a fixed sum weekly or
monthly which will be invest-
ed in bonds. Employees will be
raked to sign cards which the
employers will keep as their
record for bond transactions.
All purchases will be credited
to the county quota when and
rs made. It was brought out
during the discussion that citi-
zens of Shelby employed else-
where who make bond pur-
chases will have their pur-
chases credited to the home
county quota.
“The Shelby county quota
DRIVE FOR SUPPORT
OF ERST JEMS IBB
Bov seems seeks
REDE IRIS ffMOR
For the purpose of raising
funds in support of the East
Texas Area Boy Scouts of
America, a drive is being
made here this afternoon, as a
part of the area finance cam-
paign. ;
The local finance commit-
tee has been named as fol-
lows: J. W. Kristensen, E. H.
Hebert, Robin Hooper, Ed
Taylor and Rev. J. C. Bryant.
In preparation for the cam-
paign, two area officials have
been in the city since Monday
morning conferring with scout
officials, and also attending a
meeting of the Boy Scout troop
Monday night. The officials
are: F. M. Arnold of Lufkin,
Field Executive for Shelby,
Nacogdoches and Angelina
counties; D. P- Antwiler of
Longview, member of the
East Texas Area Council.
The income of the East
Texas Area Council is derived
solely from contributions of
foresighted men and women
who’ firmly believe America’s
future lie* in to. youth and
institutions.
Both- the visiting officials
took occasion to commend the
Timpson Scout troop highly.
“They are doing a swell job,”
Mr. Arnold said, and are to be
congratulated for their fine
work in the recent campaign
to gather waste paper, which
is used in National defense.
The local troop recently ship-
ped 10,000 pounds of paper,
and is making an effort to win
a $50.00 prize offered the
troop that gathers the most
paper.
The local troop No. 113 has
an attractive cabin in Munici-
pal park, with 34 registered
members. Officers are: Rev.
J. L. Bryant, Scoutmaster;
Tracy Hayes and Mack Tay-
lor, assistants.
When you support the Boy
Scouts you help America for
scouting strengthens and in-
vigorates .democracy.
TREE Mill TOR
SERVICE Mffl_
Washington, March 31. (UP)
—Free mailing privileges for
men in the armed forces will
become effective at many
points by the end of the week,
the post office department said
today. (
Instructions to postmasters
to accept service men’s mail
without postage will be issued
In the postal -bulletin to be
mailed to offices throughout
the country tomorrow. When
a postmaster receives this of-
ficial notice, his office may ac-
cept unstamped mail matter.
To take advantage of the
free mailing, the service man
merely writes bis name, rank
and organization on the upper
left hand corner of the envel-
ope. The privilege extenda to
all ranks of the armed forces,
including commissioned of-
ficers. It applies to mail sent
by men from domestic points
as well as those abroad—not
merely to those abroad as pre-
viously '-reported.
Only first class letter mail
will be accepted under the
new regulation. -It may be
mailed to any address in the
United States, or to territories
or possessions of this'country.
Post office officials said the
free mail privilege would re-
duce receipts greatly in some
offices. However, it was ex-
pected that few postmasters or
supervisors in military or
naval establishments would re-
ceive pay cuts. Their salaries
depend upon receipts of of-
fices in which they work.
A majority of offices in mili-
tary and naval establishments
are branch offices of main
postofflees in nearby commu-
nities. This, officials said,
IP RUSH USE
SEnUHMBULS.-
ISTRUUNMWi
Canberra, Australia, March
31. (UP)—Japan’s invasion
bases in New Guinea were re-
ported today to have been set
ablaze by the bombs of Amer-
ican and Australian planes
that have knocked out an esti-
mated 30 enemy warships, 60
transports and 200 airplanes
in the southwest Pacific since
the war began.
Australian Prime Minister
John Curtin announced that
the U. S. and Australian
planes, in a new offensive
against the Japanese bases off
Australia’s northern flank, de-
stroyed hangars and runways
of the airdrome at Lae on the
New Guinea coast yesterday.
Other Australian airmen
struck at the Japanese base
at Koepang on the Dutch is-
land of Timor, where six Jap-
anese planes on the ground
were believed to have been de-
stroyed without loss to the at-
tackers, an official announce-
ment said.
The new successes of the
Allied airmen, who have gain-
ed aerial superiority over New
Guinea and New Britain ac-
cording to an announcement
yesterday, added to a rapidly
rising toll of Japanese Inva-
sion ships, naval vessels and
planes in the struggle at the
gateway to the United Na-
tions’ last base in the Far Pa-
cific.
of $704,000 may seem a big
one," Chairman Harris stated
Tuesday, “but when we take
into consideration that this
war calls for sacrifices on the
part of all and that in buying
bonds you are making an in-
vestment in your country, one
that will pay off at any time
if the need arises, none of us
can fail to help putting the
job over In a big way.”
Texas Portal Receipt*
Continue to Gain
Austin, Texas.—Texas post
offices continued to run their
cancellation machines at a
steadier clip in February than
a year ago, The University of
Texas Bureau of Business Re-
search reports.
Postal receipts were up 5.8
per cent from February, 1941,
levels, although 7.5 per cent
below January, 1942, receipts.
even though receipts drop at
military and naval branch of-
fices, the ovqfail vahSitfWild'
be affected only slightly in
most instance*
Yes Ladles, War 1*—
Pueblo, Colo. (UP)—War
or no war, a woman’s age is
still her own business. Women
volunteers for defense work
are submitting to any number
of rigorous jobs without ques-
tion, but when they come to
the qnestion of age on the ap-
plication blank, they balk al-
most without exception.
Keynote of Living
Thrift — Conservation — and
Economy are far from old-
fashioned. They are the key-
note of modern, up-to-the-min-
ute living and management
Saving whenever you can do
so, and banking your surplus
funds, not only insures your
future, but identifies you
among your business associ-
ates and friends as an out-
standing and useful member of
society.
We Appreciate Year Business
The Cotton Beit State Bank
Corporation
Each Depositor
Member Federal Deposit
$5000 Maximum Insurance for
Timpson, Texas
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