The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1939 Page: 2 of 8
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THE I I *NTO VFWS | I.ivti T*»x "J T'M ?!?! AY MAY It. 193*
CHEAT INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF FLYING CADETS
authorized by army
, u b»UM IImI * n* » :Im» at spprui
I imutely 17* «MU B ill «ni*r l-nm
» Ar
hHirty
ibk rrtry mx *t th*- l
njr i \\ *-*t Point of ib« Air
Tki paKKBtCv* !•> tongrt-aa of this bill
baa mail* puaaibt*- lb** forr—■ «•<
strength *>f Ibo Army Air r«N «“
Fort smiit Houston. T*»x W lib
tbr ifpraill by tba jM*-«id*-iu of an
art i»f ruairrM. nufhorUing the
atrene’-ualng of our military e**f«*n*- j W»«-a 5 Wb and Mum airplane* by
„ aa i rajH-lally th- MpansfoB of ; July 1 t»41 m urdi" to ibr »-d
tbo Army Air I orgs. tb«- War lb | of train. <1 pilots lor this In* rens*- m
partbont la preparing to forresse the airplanoa. Ih** pmeramrat bill atrrpi
nambrr of flying cadet* to be train- • npproximntely SW flying <ad»-l* to
od during the coming year. It U tun lie trai-od by tbe government ea< h
! year for the neat two or lhr*~ year?
In ord| r ^u»t the production of
DR JOHN H. THAXTON
—V KTKKIN AH I AX—
Telephones Nos. 149 and 132
trained p*-r**»un*-l may not lay behind
the procurement of aircraft, army
agencies are making atreauoua efforts
to lBireaae the list of acceptable ap
pliranla for the air torpa training
center in order that they may »Urt
Laughing Around the World
\X uh IRVIN S. COBB
«:i.i sill not bm more than 39 pun*
ttt u. units old. Juue 1, **w ell*ii».c-
liMt of these regular off i< era will
b* ukuaid from toriner fly mg tad eta
RESOLUTIONS OF REffRECT
Whereas It ha* pleased t.tal It
Bit re from our midst by death our
a no hare b, xtiiiv »ir c.i|>* reserve ot J loved fiend and member. Mrs I-
littrs aud have pruved uielr auitauil . Tarreme. aho for many years
t tuiiiiiariocs' occupied an emineni
A Frame-Up
By 1K\ IN S. COBB
ity lor regular army
dosing tb- r period of active only midst, maintaining, through
Heretofore only a a mail numoer ot va-'slty. devotion and con net ration a
have been tilled by reserve [ titular beauty of grace, and
I ..B • I »«»r i" r ** »mhm •wj j
officer*. but the espattaion ol the air.above rep-each
J corps has opened up neB epportu: . ! Therefore, Be It reaolved that
TIHK telephone rang in the office of the famous manufacturer of pop- tie* to tne young maa aho dostres u. the death cf Mrs Tarreme are
ular prire*l cars. The great mai.'- •erretary answered the ring j a «-- r of aviatiou in tb* iti» m-uioeis *4 the Guild.
• Well? he said ------ j Grace Episcopal rhurch. has auata
,'.d the loss of a friend abuse feL
“Tlus." aiiMcereii the voice, “this is Mr Henry Begins I wish
to speak with Mr. Blank "
I'M “1WE. Cauy
~MKT<
OKE
iar army.
Ganduiates seeking appointment as
tlymg .-dels should apply to the near »*>P »« »*» » privilege to * njoy
c.t board, the commanding general | u"tUi* testimony to her
Ligli-h t orp* Are*. Fort bam Hous -I virtues, that we offer to her her
Air#, run .
tea. i ru. or ai.y ngeocy of the War \ “< arrowing friend.
.. pa it me at. lor lull information heartfelt condolence, and pray
WOOL
We are in position to handle your wool to
your best advantage.
If you want to sell your wool we will pay
you the highest price the market justifies.
If you want to hold your wool we offer you
the facilities of a licensed and bonded ware-
house, issue you a negotiable receipt for your
commodity, keep it covered with insurance,
and will sell for you for a nominal commis-
sion.
Llano Storage and
Commission Co.
ELMO LITTLEPAGE, Manager
Llano, Texas Phone I I 5
"Thl< “
“You cannot,” was the firm reply “I must speak directly with
your chief. I am a customer of your company and what I have to
communicate is something which your employer should in person hear
from iw.
Well, in that case, kindly hold the wire for a moment,’* said the
H«*«!""w>ne.l Mr Blank to the instrument.
, Wliat is it? inquired the latter gentleman
“Mr. Blank,” stated the unknown patron, “you advertised lately
that your concern had turned out a complete car in six minutes ”
“Yes, we did What of it?"
“Well, I’m the guy that bought it'”
f America New. Kmtarvs. lac.)
A NICE WAR?
heartfelt
Infinite Goodness may bring
relief to their bereaved hearts
Resolved. That a copy of these
olutK.BS be presented to the ta«
you acver actually find ] and a copy to our local paper
Lovingly submitted.
MRS A H BRi;
ANNE R HH.,
training immediately when appropri they may he accomodated at the pri
ated funds become available for this mary flying school Flying cad*is arc
phase of the program. J furnished government transportation
To accomplish this goal, hoards of from their place ot enl:s!m*nt to tk*
air corps and medical officers have school They receive pay al ihe rate
been set up al certain army posts J ot |7&bb a month while undergoing
throughout the Ktghih t urps Area training, a ration aiiownac* ot fl *0
for the purpose of examining appii
cants who wish to become flying ca-
dets. The boards are located at Wtl
llam Beaumont General Hospital. LI
Paso, Texas, Ixiwry Field. Heaver,
Colorado. Post Field. Fort Hill. Okla-
homa, sad Randolph Field at Sni> An-
tonio.
(And (dales for appointment must
be unmarrtod male cttlsoas between
taeuty and tweaty-slx years of age.
Those who have not satisfactorily
a day. and are quartered in cadet bar
racks at no expense to tb*m A d *
tine live uniform and s« . essary fly
mg equipment are lurnisbed
('poo graduation from the training
center, wbitb will lake app’oxiuiatc
ly nine monibs, a cadet is commi*
sMined a second lieutenant, air corps
reserve, and ordered immediately to
active duly with a regular army an
corps unit. He draws Me *nn>< pay
as regular army air corps officer**
and nay remain on active duty lor a
completed at least two year* ot
standard college work may qualify ( g»*-rics<i of Irotn tilt*** to fu. y. *i.
passing a written educational exaini-j Aru,y eg!, cals believe that even a
lunger period of active duty may Is
nation. Blurb is the equivalent there
of.
It should be remenibered that the
■ physical standa-d for flying is of *•-
j . • hhIiv rigid. *-s|mh tally as to vision,
'bearing and the nervous system Via
Ion must be noma! that Is. Ihihl
for eai ti eye. aithout glasses Candl
date* must have unimpaired ocular
muscle balance, good bearing, a sta
ble ami balan< ed equilibrium normal
color vision and a atable nervous
system
All qualified candidates are placed
on a aaiting list aith a vie» to a*
signment to th< first class in which
Now! Quicker Stops With
New Brake-Action Tread
Ml
aulboilzcd After three years of sail*
lac leery service as a second In ulc n
ant, an officer may be piomot'vl to
the- grade ot first leuteuant aud curve
the relua.uder ol the live )< ai i" rictu
in that grade »nicb car ms a Suns tan
tlal salary Increase
The air corps expansion program
calls foi more than l.POV regular air
corps officers It is proposed gradual
ly to expand tbaf number over a peri
od ot several yeais with increments
of as many as rote per ycar This op
*n> up. tor the first urn* an oppor
lunily for a flying cadet to make the
regular army a career, as only air
corps training center graduates are
cl'fiMc.
The first increment for the regu-
lar army Bill t* taken ia ibis year
bhen an exam.nation of candidates
for com missions in the air ro-ps regu
lar army will be neld Former gradu-
ates of the air corps training censor
Sum* ho*
Me f«Hob bbci says, and aliens by
it. that "a let little **r aouid be
good tor business.''
Sue h sentiments seem to k, in the
bac k of some people s minus You
boar such sentiments implied, but you
never pm the remark down to any
single responsible person who I* will
mg to stick to It.
Just how rood for busts**** another
Bar would be ia Indicated by tne tax
proposal just launched in the senate
The most sweeping tax measure ever
to gain majority approval M that
body. Fifty senators are reported to
have signed their npprovnl. though it
Is likely that many of them never
rend it
The bill would provide ' steeply
graduated iscmm and other taxes"
mouMMg in Ml per eent. Up to
|4,Mi( the taxes would br held down
Ui It per cent, but for tiff *9* m
comes, taxes would reach M 4 per
cent, and for »2«e00 incomes taxes
would he up to It.3 per cent Aad
If any person's or corporal ion's war
profits rose to IHM**1*** a n year
the government would get $>.spe «H®
or >k 9 per cent of It
Nobody can obje* I to ibe print iple
tbaf al a time *hca many men ar*
made to give th-ir lives, other m< n
should be mad* to give tb-ir money
any or nit of U.
Hut such a proposal runs Into in
fen sting complication* It leaves out
of account state and le c-al tax*-* Fui
instance one colculatloa la (tint a
SMNiOOV income m New York would
not only all be taken by the govern
m*hL but Ibe man who received It
would owe ISE.UP M addition Aj
Ne* Yoiker milk »l90f*P0 Income
would have S2P30 left after paying'
federal and stale taxes and o*e who,
mad* 11 IMP 909 would owe stale and
federal governments ••1.11# more
than bi* entire taxable income He
m.sht even have to dig down into
the barrel fnr a couple of gilt edged'
bonds.
What • orporations would do to ^
t.iuld up reserves against future em
e-goactaa under such s regime is not
stated Terrel Tribune
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in»tion. telephone 61 tf a
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and PLEASURE
r
. •
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Safety lmention
Stops Cars Faster
It-g here’The safety sensation «*t the
year ... new Brake At ft- n ’ 1 read.
1502 Extra (inpfxrs op»-r up at the
touch of the brake ... grip, hold ...
stop your car quicker, straighter, surer
.. even on treacherous wet pavement.
Before You Boy Any Tmt...THINK
Can you afford to be without the pro-
tection of Ml tire’s quicker-stopping,
non-skid "Brake-Action” Tread?
DOES THINGS Yon Never
Dreamed A Tire Coaid Do
it Stop* Quicker
♦ Steer* StrxifhteT
♦ Wear* Longer
♦ Rides Smoother
PIGGLY WIGGLY
rcr
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You Can Actually Feel
Its Extra Stopping Power
Jtr»t tub your hand over .max
ing” Brake Vctior Trra- f eel
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Come in
TODAY
BUTTERY SERVICE STATION
John C. Buttery. Manager
LLANO. TEXAS
THE QUICKER-STOPPING T*!iB MILLIONS CkRAFTORP*^
SPECIALS for FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Sugar, 10 lbs. in cloth bag
49c
Wheat its or Kix
10c
Soft-as-Silk Flour
23c
Pork and Beans, Fargo, 1 lb. can
4c
letiAVVNAI
mod.
POXTDOL
19c
Rosedale Peaches, 2 1-2 can
----—
13c
Maxwell House Coffee, 3 lbs.
—--
69c
Pineapple Juice, 12 oz.
8c
Ma-Son Petit Pois Peas, No. 2 can
13c
p==^ HEALTH CLUB
Large can
19c
LW. Small Can
8c
Valuable Coupon in each can
We fnel that whan joa are
in the 8UNSET SANDWICH
SHOP you are our goent. .
aad arc entitled to the bcs.
wc can afford to make your
visit a comfortable and a
plenxu rable one New booth*
have been added and we are
inatalknf a ventilating tyt4
tem ui anticipation of the
summery day* and nighu
Enjoy good food and cold
dnnlu in a comfortable, but
Ively environment *
Sunset
Sandwich Shop
I
Jrwtwrthj'
that *
rack as are provided for fa-
in our chapel
Undertaking Co.
Jeff L Hurt — D>ck
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The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1939, newspaper, May 11, 1939; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816727/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.