The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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Edson’s Washington Coin
Lowly Okies May Help Solve Food Problem
By Filling Gap in Farm Labor Shortage ^
Nice Timing
Texas In
Washington
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n PETEK ED80N
NEA Service Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON.—The way this war is going to reach out and t«J
" even the most remotely situated, self-sufficient and most Ir
nifleant non-combatants of this country hasn't yet begun to getl
appreciation. "Tough” is hardly the word. It will be more li^
*’ tornado, picking up the individual here and to
(By L. T. Easley)
Associated Prose)
Washington.— The government
employs Will L. Clayton of Hous-
ton, one of the leading business-
him down there in such shape that he will ha
be able to recognize the original.
Take the poor migrant fanners, the Okies
men of Texas, at |1 per year, and
so far in the 1? months of em-
ployment Uncle Sam hasn’t had to
the Arkies and their unnamed equivalents of
east—the pea pickers, hops pickers, berry pic
12 Fifth Ave.. New
l Bon»-Alien
pay him the $1.
Before he accepted his position
as deputy federal loan administra
tor, Clayton was in the cotton ex-
port business and hit name was
well known in ports all over the
world where the staple is han-
dled. ■ ... . '
Now Clayton isn’t complaining
seriously about not getting his pay
check, but when the matter of
dollar-a-year men arose for dis-
cussion at a recent luncheon in
the Speaker’s dining room at the
capitol he commented that an in-
vestigation would disclose he had
never been paid.
Senator Tom Connally of Mar
lin, present at the luncheon, spo <:
tup:
"Well, maybe the government
’ figures you weren’t worth the
dollar.’’
Then in a serious vein, Senator
Connally joined the Federal Loan
Chief, Jesse Jones, in paying trib-
ute to Clayton for his ability and
his service to the nation. Jones
recalled that he had asked Clay-
ton to come to Washington and
that for a time the latter declin-
l ed.
• "Then the President negotiated
. that trade of 60 destroyers for
- naval bases In the Western Hem)-
added the loan adminU-
Commerco
and the cotton pickers who travel north with
season, then beat the frost back south for the a
ter. They have been kicked around, literally ’
in literature. But along comes the war and ]
how it may reach down to change their vagi
existence:
In the first place, the rubber shortage may
TELEPHONE 4ftl
• kaNa ugelft|| eliaajHt f Of tell-
God fives us to see the right- Ai
with Hi
.braham
avorp, it is the “spondulix” that counts with him in the
\g run. Yes, siree, he wants his farm to make money—
d it is, and how!
For the past week, Mr. Coleman has been busily oc-
pled during his off-hours in getting up a statement on
e financial affairs of his farm. What, with income tax
,ying time near, it is necessary that he compile the an-
tal yearly statement of the financial operations of his
rm. According to preliminary figures, which he has
mounced, the farm will show a profit the past year. In
sphere,
trator-secretary _ __ ____________________
Clayton must have thorough!? 'a7any other checks .They arc
agreed with that deal and with ^guc(j onjy when the agency or
the President's foreign policy. He department employing the person
immediately called up and said *n certifies that the employe hut
would take the job.” rendered the required services.
Dollar-a-year "men’ from Texa-' _____
also Include Mrs. Oveta Culp Hob- A recent vig(tor in the capiul
by, executive vice president of the WM a former Dallag nt.wftpaper
Houston Post and wife of former reporteri Robert Kinklea, now t
Texas Governor W. P. Hobby; II. y(!oman jn the Navy and assigned
Stanley Marcus, vice president o? j0 uby with a tanker. Fingleu
the Nieman Marcus Company of his job (with the Dallas mom-
Dallas; M. M. Donosky, treasurer .n^ jjews) last summer to handle
of the A. H.. Belo Company, pub- ,pregg relations work for the Navy
lisher of the Dallas Morning jn Texas. With the outbreak of
News; Everett Lee DeGolyer f War, he asked for active sea
Dallas; Arthur Bird, San Antonio july amt Rot it
jvholoaale grocer. The house passed in short order
Mrs. Hobby is head of the newly a b„, by Heprcnentative Luther
created womens interest division conduit roR(t in the District of
of the War Department, which is- Columbia "MaeArthur Boule-
sues weekly news releases to the var(1 »
press of the War Department, .......,
which issues weekly news releaset Too much news of aid and com-
to the press and radio concerning fort to the enemy has been leaking
womens activities in the war pro out or openly published, to sukt
gram. , Rep. Richard JClebcrg of Corpus
Bom Jan. 19, 1906, at Killeen, Christ!.
Mrs. Hobby attended Mary Hardin He calls for patriotic coopera-
Baytor College and tho Universi tion of all persons to withhold
ty of Texao law school. She mar voluntarily anything which cou-
rted Governor Hobby in 1931 and ccivnbly might be of value to the
has two children. William Pettus axis powers. Following the v dis-
Hobby Jr., 9, and Jessica, 5. closure recently that a semi-off!-
Donosky is serving with the war rial journal of the war depart
production board in a capaclt' mer.t had carried advertisements
concerned with the allocating of of arms factories, revealing pro-
available materials to newspaper* ductioti figures no longer "made
when shortages of supplies exist, available to newspapers, Kleberg
The duty of Marcus is to help declared:
formulate u program which will “It seems to me that if the or*
aid in the conservation of cloth der of the day is to do the things
ing; Bird serves in a similar posi- to best of our ability which will
tion concerning food stuffs, and bring discomfort to our enemies
DeGolyer is director for conscrva- and at the same time refrain from
tion in the office of petroleum co- doing those things which.»ill com-
ordinator. fort and aid them, that the go,-
——— eminent agencies charged with
While paying tribute to Clayton | our preparation of defense and
1 and acknowledging that there ! more discreet with reference to
were many capable, patriotic citi- I the facts given out, while at the
1 sens workiilg for a dollar-a-year | same time expecting the press and
1 who werr rendering an invaluable the nation to, by internal Htid oth-
servicc, Senator Connally doclar- j er forms of censorship . refrain
’ ed that in some instances these from publising data which is less
waning oil reserves must be s*
ping increasingly at Japan-
striking power. Accelerating a
vast expansion of American pla,
production is certainly bringi!
closer the hour when the Jap
nese will lose control of the airv
vital Pacific areas.
Despite Tokyo effort* to clinl
previous victories by cracking tj
Java defense bastion before tl
American war effort can attal
full scope underscore the Pol
Darwin raids. The Dutch Indi
are the economic plum for whii
Japan is fighting. Loss of time
seizing Java could be futal to i
us fatal as an Axis failure to stril
soon somewhere In Europe i
hamper United Nation efforts
the Pacific.
planes have been counted by Al-
lied observers. Once or twice from
30 to 40 have been noted. That
does not apply, of course, to cov-
ering operations for land battles
in Maiuya arid Luzon.
Those small raiding groups j
mean just this: Japan’s air power
is strained heavily to meet all the
requirements of the vast and dis-
tant battle front it has created.
There arc no authentic figures
on its plane casualties thus far in j
the war, but they have been heu- j
vy. Japanese plane production ca- j
parity is estimated by some au-
thorities at not more than 500 ,i
month in all types. The active
fronts in the Dutch Indies and >n
Burma are many days from Japan
by steamer. Filling the casualty
gaps must be an increasingly dif
, ficult task.
In some degree air attrition and *
Analyzing
War News
(By Kirke L. Simpson, Associated j
Press Writer.)
Japanese air attacks on Port j
Darwin look like 'SFhgrttempt to (
isolate Java for uttack rather than (
a prelude to un invasion drive at j
Australia. They are aimed both at (
impeding American-Australian re- I (
inforcement of Javu and at stir- <
ring populnr clamor in Australia
against further weakening of the
home defense forces.
The scope of the bombing raids
Is significant. Port Darwin is an
essential advance operating base
for allies of tho Dutch, a Pacific
supply line pivot. In no other case
except the Pearl Harbor, Singa-
pore and Manila surprise attaoxs
has such an enemy air fleet -been
concentrated as at Port Darwin.
More than 70 fighter-escorted
bombers made up the first wave.
Four of the 21 ships in the sec-
ond wave were downed. Whether
any first wave craft were knock-
ed: out has not been stated.
That gives an impression of a
successful surprise attack, Lack-
im^jword as to damage wrought,
its effectiveness cannot bo gaug-
ed. If the port was crowded with
Allied combat and troop ami sup-
ply ships, it could prove a heavy
blow.
The nearest Japanese-held laud
bases for the big bomber flight |
over Port Darwin are 600 miles j
and more away, about their die- |
tancc limit. The fighter escort* J
must have been picked up at sea j
from carriers. The hunt for those ,
carriers must be on by Australian
and probably American planes.
Their elimination would go far to '
protect Port Darwin from further |
large-scale air attacks.
In any event sustained bombing
• STORIES
.IN STAMPS
Remember Pearl Harbor — bl
more Government Defense Bom
and Stamps.
By William
Ferguson r
THIS pLIRIOUS WORLD
When a speeder goes into a ditch, chances are some
estrian is lucky.
(ultlttMilSUUIUi
Brunei Becomes Pown
In Japanese Conquest
rPHE southward thrust of Japa-
nese armies may bring a new
change in the status of Brunei
once a powerful sultanate.
The stamp above, issued in 1828,
pictures a native scene with huts
raised on slender piles of Nibong
palm, which resist the decaying
action ol water for years. .
Brunei, in northwestern Borneo,
once included northern Borneo,
Sarawak, and southern Palawan.
Sarawak was ceded to Sir James
Brooke after British naval vessels
Stamped out piracy in the islands
and aided in suppressing a native
revolt. Other strips of lands were
later ceded to Sarawak and the
British North Borneo Company.
The first Sultan of Brunei (city
of peace! governed the country
before the introduction of Moham-
medanism in the 15th century. The
nation flourished and attracted the
Spaniards who captured Brunei m
1580 but were soon driven out.
Later the capital, also called
Brunei, became a resort for pirates
and the slave trade rflhrkct in the
18th century. In 1888 the country
was r c*d under British protec-
tion. •
In -908 England concluded a
treaty with the Sultan which gave
the civil administration to a Brit-
ish resident
Maybe it would help if someone would figure out a
way to save enough daylight to last all night.
Men whose trousers always need pressing can get
7/u,
'MOONSHINE
consolation by looking at any statue.
Mr. and Mra. Sid Undley and
family homo from Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
Mr. and Mra. Wea Parnell spent
several days in Mt. Vernon the
first of the week.
Mrs. Carl Morris hostess to the
Tuesday Night Bridge Club.
Mrs. 1L R. Blinker entertains
Semi-Weekly 42 Club.
Tho knowing ones say poach
crop safe . . . Bumper crop on
way.
THe ANCIENT HINDUS
THOUCjHT of the
AtOOAI AS a
VESSEL, pull of
DRUNK . BUT ALWAYS
FILLED AC3AINI.
Years Ago
Taken from files of Tha Daily
iwTelagram of Feb. 20, 1924.)
1936 poll tax receipts issued in
pkins County.
tr. and Mrs. EUis Gafford and
ighter, Vera, spent the day in
Charles Ashcroft and Carl Stir
t in Danas to hear Paderewski
COWI m2 tV MlA wavict **c
officials might be using their po- J revealing than that issued from
sition to further their own inter- i governmental sources.
eats. j "Surely, neither the patriotism South Texas weekly
Without mentioning names, he - and the genius of the American Speaker Rayburi
declared that he had talked with people, including their govern- ^ ,.(o . ..
executives in the war production mental agencies, can fail to re- ^ 1 ^ ^ # tb<
board concerned with iron ore dc- cognize the importance of getting ^,Mj*v'ed communi
velopment, urging that deposit* in together on this important mat .. , . ,
East Texas be exploited. These ter.”, L A (Smoot) Sch
men had connections with big A visjt(jr was the later made the
! ®r.n* *’ fol"l'*n'"< H,u 1,1 Denver Chesnutt, editor and pub- one of his deputies i
*1 «. Kennedy Ad,.n«., of .h, p.« i.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN s. COBB
It Took That Long For The Applause
By IRVIN S. COBB
N English vaudeville team came over hero in the hope of landing
k an American engagement. They obtained an interview with a
iroeentative of E. F Alhee, head of the big eastern circuit.
They told him how clever they were how new their songs were,
To KEEP A COW FWO.W
C>01 NO DRV, ONE V.CJS.T
.VULK. HE8 D**V," S*yz
UAAVSS FIG&,
LINTON, INDIANA.
By GENE BYRNES
Jimmie’s Suggestion Is Timely
reglar fellers
AViFUL N
TWTO MOfAI
tlwt V* aor
A Treasury spokesman disclos-
ed that the dollar-a-year men are
paid off only when they request
their check*. Many have requested
them during the currant fiscal
year, he saidi but not a single one
issued had ever been cashed,
'"O" r«n»w. |„,
| ing this conflict have gone thru
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Bagwell, Eric. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942, newspaper, February 20, 1942; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth825943/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.