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Timpson Daily Times
VOLUME 41
TIMK-ON. TLX A.-. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1942
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MacArthur’s Headquarters,
Australia, Dec. 2. (Wednes-
day) (UP).—American and
Australian troops slowly are
contracting their grip on the
enemy along a narrow atrip of
the Northeastern New Guinea
coast between Gona and Bnna
and four more Japanese de-
stroyers are lurking offshore,
apparently attempting to land
reinforcements for the be-
leaguered garrison, the Allied
command announced Wednes-
day.
Allied airmen, continuing to
give the ground forces virtual
non-stop support, shot down
three more Japanese planes
over the front lines Tuesday,
running their two-day total
to ten planes, said the midday
communique from Gen Doug-
las XacArthur's main head-
quarters here.
The communique had little
to say about the furious
ground battle raging along a
fourteen-mile strip of the
coast which entered its nine-
teenth day Wednesday.
‘Our gitftmd forces are slow-
ly contracting their grip on
the enemy,” it announced.
Earlier front dispatches re-
ported the Japanese defend-
ers were beginning to weaken
under the terrific Allied artil-
lery and aerial hombard-
since 1 Nov. 14, when fighting
began in the Buna area.
The communique said the
airmen operated in direct sup-
port of ground units Tuesday,
shooting down an enemy dive-
bomber and two fighter
planes.
On Monday a dozen Amer-
ican Curtiss P-40 fighters
clashed with an equal number
of Japanese Zeros, and the
Japs finished np by losing sev-
en planes, the Allies two. Both
Allied pilots were rescued.
The battle started when
Lieut. Kay Melikan of Cali-
fornia led his flight out to at-
tack Buns. The Zeros were
spotted diving from s high al-
titude.
The Japanese dive was de-
scribed as an error because
the Kittyhawks can mere than
hold their own with them. The
dogfight brought all planes
down to a few thousand feet.
Near the end of the scrap,
four Zeros tried to break
away, but Lieut. D. H. Lee, of
Detroit, made a head-on at-
tack against one and sent it
down in flames.
Of the naval force offshore
the communique said that “an
enemy naval foree of four de-
stroyers apparently is at-
tempting to land reinforce-
ments”
The Japs have made five
unsuccessful reinforcement at-
tempts in recent weeks and
since Nov. 19 Allied airmen
have sunk or damaged eleven
enemy ships from reinforce-
ment convoys.
Farm Slaughtering
Controlled By OPA
Dallas, Tex.—Fanners and
others who slaughter animals
for their own consumption are
not subject to the OPA meat
restriction order of October 1,
will re-open for work for the
concluding lap of the term in
1943. Monday morning. Tann-
ery 4.
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SCHOOL, NHOOICEO
S. R. Perm inter, superin-
tendent of Timpson Public
Schools, said that the date for
the holidays in observance of
Christmas had been set by the
hoard of trustees of the Timp-
son Independent School Dis-
trict School will close Tues-
day afternoon, Dee. 22 and!but every person in the V. S.
’ who slaughters and delivers to
others e*en so much as one
animal of the sort listed in the
order is subject to the regula-
tion’s restrictions and to its
penalties in ease of violation,
regional OPA officials warned
today.
Animals covered by the or-
der are cattle, sheep, iambs
and hogs. Delivery of meat
from these animals to civilians
is limited so that there shall
be enough for the fighting
forces of the United States
and its Allies.
Officials said that records of
jail slaughter for delivery to
others must be kept and be
available to inspectors of the
OPA by everyone from the
country butcher, or the farm-
er who slaughters meat for
others, to the largest packing
houses. False statements of
the number of animals slaugh-
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Hollywood, Cal. (UP)—
Mrs. Mary Dodge Burlingame,
aged 97. who personally knew
Lincoln, was one of the oldest
voters in the recent congres-
sional elections.
Advanced Twelfth U. S. Air
Force Base, Dec. 1. (UP)—
Crews of the medium bombers
which attacked Sfax. impor-
tant Axis port in Eastern Tu-
nisia, in a daring low-levei
raid Saturday under the lead-
ership of veterans of the
bombing of Tokyo, were re-
vealed today.
Major David M. Jones, Win-1
ter*, Tex., a Tokyo veteran,
had a force including Lieuts.
Guy Breutly, Houston, Tex.,
William F. Erly, Houston,
Tex., William F. Erwin (near)
Houston, Tex., Windell Myers,
Tyler, Tex., M, J. Runei,
(4802 T.overs Lane) Dallas,
Tex., and Barnett C. Wilson,
Denton, Tex.
Sergeants on the raid in-
cluded Virgil D. Faust, Amar-
illo, Tex.
Privates on the raid includ-
ed Raymond Herewith, Enley,
Tex.
Cairo, Dee. X. (UP)—Brit-
ish combat patrols lashed out
at advanced elements on the
German Afrika Korps line at
El Agheila today in a prelude
to an expected Eighth Army
drive on Tripoli and a junc-
tion with the Allied Amy
sweeping through Tunisia.
"British patrols were active
yesterday in the neighborhood
of El Agheila,” a communique
of the Middle Eastern Com-
mand reported tersely.
This first news of ground ac-
tivity after days during which
the Eighth Army had been im-
peded by wind, rain and freez-
ing temperature, was believed
to herald the approach of a
new and probably definitive
drive.
(Neutral sources in London
heard reports that the Ger-
mans might evacuate Tunis
within a few days and possibly
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Gladewater, Dec. 1. (UP)—
Rep. Lindley Beck worth today
notified city officials here that
he had been authorized by the
War Department to announce
the planned construction of an
Amy Air Force installation
midway between Gladewater
and Tyler at a cost of approxi-
mately 15,000,900.
It will be the first large war
project in the East Texas area.
Beckworth said that con-
struction would be under the
supervision of the Denison,
Tex., office of the U. S. Engi-
neers.
It is understood that the in-
stallation will be a training
and reception center and
would be one of the largest in
Texas.
A $500,000 contract for the
construction of water wells on
the camp site has already been
awarded to the Layne Texas
Co., Ltd., Dallas.
tered and delivered, or other;try to evacuate Tripoli, but
violations of the restriction or- j military quarters were skepti-
der, subject offenders to fines jcal and believed the Germans
up to $10,000 or ten years in' WCuld fight.)
jail, or both. \ Ren. Sir Bernard Xont-
Limits set by the order fall; gomery, despite frightful
into two classes. The larger, weather conditions, had push-
slaughters—those who kill c ed vast masses of fresh men,
more than 500,000 pounds in, munitions and fuel to the bat-
a quarter—are limited in their ■ tie area for an advance which,
civilian deliveries to the fol- jt was hoped, would continue
lowing percentages of the on M Tripoli, capital of Libya,
kinds of meat covered that and the Tunisian border.
, they deliver to civilians in the ; , --------—
: corresponding quarters of slaughtered and delivered to
’ 1941—beef, 70; pork, 75; others in the corresponding
, lamb and mutton, 95; and quarter of 1941. Cutter and
I veal, 100. canner grades of beef are de-
The other slaughterers, in- fined as a special kind, and
eluding everyone elre, are here, too, “non-quota” slaugh-
limited to no more than the terers may not deliver more of
same amount of each of the this kind than they did in the
kinds of meat that they same quarter of 1941.
EBL1STMEITS M
Torrence, Cal. (UP)—The
City Council is doing its bit to
help the national effort. It has
granted a two weeks’ pay
bonus to all former, present
and future municipal em-
ployes who join the armed
forces for the duration. Ten
city employes have so far join-
ed up.
A Three Star ScotHi Blend
fix SVDfS. COBB
T OO not know why it is that nearly all the irs having in do with
1 frugality should be aimed at the Scot PemonnBy, It has always
tomsttat the Scotch were not artjngy nee, bat rsther that
they merely had elevated canniness in hairiness dealings to the nth
degrea. Tour avenge Scotchman does net particularly wish to hoard
his money; he merely desires that
Bot if one may
be spends it, he shall obtafe
large bolds to s different view.
Yoo know off course the aaeket eawmdrwn wkfch was printed
years mgo in London Punch. As I recall it, this conundrum ran as
follows:
„ “How, at the conclusion off a railroad Journey, can you defarftaly
fix the nationality off an English passenger, mu Irish passenger, and a
Scotch passenger?”
body left anything.”
Tkm, here just the other day, a friend fired this one st me:
^fijy,” he asked, “have the Scotch a sense of honor?'
SeotekS tigy l .“*■ "jy bite; ten me, Mr. Bnre, why have the
“Because,' be said, “Wan gift.’
*■* '~iwd ma. HisstsM
that an Bnghshmaa, standing treat to a Scotchman at a nab recom-
mended that his gaest try soma very fine brandy which theeaUUbb-
nient had in *ock at three shillings a drink. With fMvtaaS-g oyta the
The regular monthly report
for the “Ever Ready” physical
fitness dub. has been prepar-
ed and submitted to the Inter-
scholastic League department
at Austin, it was stated Wed-
nesday by Z. B. Crump, spon-
sor. Statistical data was sup-
plemented by
statement:
“Lost one and gained two
since last report. Work so far
has consisted of army calis-
thenics, close order drill,
guard duty, tumbling, pyramid
building, army tactics, boxing,
basketball, group bodily con-
tact (rough stuff), track, and
hiking. All this is in addition
to requirements for certificate.
“This club presented an
athletic show to about 400
spectators recently. The show
was given in the Gym and
consisted of military forma-
tion. inspection and funda-
mental drill of the Company
by Club officers. Then a dem-
onstration of army calisthenics
was given. From this, tumb-
ling, pyramid building and
some “rough-and-tumble”
army games were engaged in.
The program was under the
direction and supervision of,
members of the Club.
"The Club has made all ar-
rangements to begin the con-
struction of an obstacle course
next week.
"We are attempting an over-
night hike next week.”
JAPS POSSESS RHI
NTEDULSTDiLE
MU. ME EH
Dallas, Tex, Dec. l.(UP)—
Joseph Clark Grew, American
ambassador to the Japanese
for 10 years and now an am-
bassador of warning to Amer-
icans, tonight said the Japs
possesses all the raw materials
to become the strongest power
the following in the world unless'we can ut-
terly crush them.
He said that the Japanese as
a whole are solidly behind the
war effort and will fight to the
last ditch. He said it would be
a prime mistake for us to ex-
pect any creek in their ability
to ‘fight to death.
After a luncheon address to
the Yale-Harvard club, Grew
spoke to a public assembly to-
night in Fair Park auditorium.
MODIFIED Ml Dll
IS DDR M_
Washington, Dec. l.(UP)—
A House Ways and Means sub-
committee today voted in fa-
vor of a modified war powers
bill, giving President Roose-
velt “discretionary authority”
to suspend laws governing
movements of property and in-
formation hi and out of the
United States during the war.
SECOIIITT FDD
BRITBMS AFTER
WM PROPOSED^
London, Dec. 1. (UP)—Ctr
William Veberidge submitted
to Britain today the blueprint
of a post-war social era pro-
viding a blanket system of so-
cial security covering every
Briton from Dukes to dustmen
and constituting what he call-
ed “a revolution, yes, bet a
British* revolution.”
The Beveridge plan was
drafted at government request
but probably will undergo
months of searching debate
within Parliament and without
before legislative action is
taken.
Modelled in many of its pro-
visos after the social security
legislation enacted by the U.
S. New Deal administration,
Beveridge declared his propo-
sals would make it possible for
Britain to abolish want once
peace is secured "without go-
ing Bolshevist”
War
ment in
Bonds are an invest-
December
Financing Program
The Treasury has just announced the greatest drive
for funds in history. It is asking every one of us to take
part in a gigantic war financing campaign to sell $9,000,-
000,000 of government securities during December. •
Securities that will appeal to every type of investor
fromsthe individual who buya a $25 U. S. Savings Bond
! to corporations and other organizations that invest mil-
lions are to be offered.
The December campaign with its $9,000,000,000 goal
includes a wide variety of governmeat securities, many
of them already well known, and others new in their ap-
peal. Included are Treasury Bills, Certificates of In-
debtedness, and Tax Savings Notes A and C which are
rapidly growing in importance. There are included,
too, the familiar United States Savings Bond of Series T
and G (formerly called War Savings Bonds, Scries P and
G) and Treasury Bonds.
The three new offerings are—the Twenty-Six Year
Bonds, the Six and One-Half Year 1%% Bomb,
and the Seven-Eighths of 1% Certificates of Indebted-
ness, maturing in one year. ’
brandy ar
t ia both
i wit* a t
(Milt visa.
The Victory Fund Committee of the Federal
District is charged with the responsibility of placing this
matter squarely before the people, as the war program
must be financed, and we will be glad to gfve full inform-
ation regarding any of the current security offerings.
H. L. Rogers, Victory Fund Committeeman
for Timpson.
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