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BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1944
VOL 44. NO. 94
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BRITISH GROSS GARIGLIANO AT 3 POINTS
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Red Forces L lunch Of i ensives On Leningrad
Offensive Is
Planned To End
German Siege __
Of Second City SLAVS TRAP 1
NAZI VEHICLES
NEAR LIPOVAC
"Bushmasters" Advance
1,000 ^ards On Arawe
MOSCOW. Jan lk— (AP)—Red
Army forces on the Leningrad and
Volkhov fronts in northern Rus-
sia srang forward today in a new
offensive calculated to end the
German siege of Leningrad, sec-
ond city of the Soviet union.
Two neighboring army groups,
it was disclosed launched simul-
taneous assaults several days ago
to break through strong German
defense lines and are now develop*
lng their drives on a Urge scale.
• Previous German broadcasts in-
dicated the new Russian attacks
began last Friday).
The feet that the launching of
the offensive coulg be announced
was taken here to mean that it is
proceeding successfully. ,
Russian troops on the Leningrad
front began their push south of
the suburban town of Oranien-
baum. The town lies on the shores
of the Baltic Just south of the
Uland naval base of Kronstadt and
has been In Russian hands since
the siege began 17 months ago.
At the same time Red Army
forces on the Volkhov front attack-
ed north of Novgorod. 100 miles
southeast of Leningrad between
Lake Ilmen and the Baltic
Operations Appear Planned Jointly
The twin operations appeared to
hpve been planned jointly to break
the German semi-circle around
Leningrad, under constant threat
of enemy bombardment.
The blockade of Leningrad was
broken a year ago by a Red Army
thrust through the fortress town
ef Scblesselburg which opened
narrow corridor to the east. The
Germans, however, dug in close to
„be Western and southern sides of
the city, constructing an eUborate
system of fortifications
The double offensive added to
the difficulties of the Germans in
north or Novosokoniki toward the
rear of their positions south of
^snisgnd.
i Front dispatches reported con-
tinued gains in the western
Ukraine despite unseasonable rain
and mud. .Here Gen. Nikolai Vatu-
tin's First Ukrainian Army increas-
ed its threat to the key communi-
cations center of Rovno, 110 miles
south of Pinsk.
LONDON. Jan. 19.—(AP)—
Yugoslav Partisans have trapped a
German motorized division of 400
vehicles near Lipovac in wettem
Bosnia and wild fighting now is
progressing through rugged hill
country against the encircled
Nazis and a second division rush-
ed to its" assistance. Marshal Josip
Bros (Tito) announced today.
The Nazi relief expedition. Ti-
to's broadcast communioue said,
broke through Partisan lines to-
ward Jajce, Tito's former head-
quarters, 30 miles south of Benja
Luka on the Vrbas river. a
fighting ensued and the issue ap-
parently was still in doubt at the
time the bulletin was issued.
Continued fighting in southern
Hercegovina was reported. In Lika
province in Croatia the Germans
were still attacking in an attempt
to breach Yugoslav lines guarding
liberated territory.
Stimson Asks
*
Labor Draft
From Congress
WASHINGTON. Jan. It—(AP>
Secretary of War Stimson asked
Congress for national service leg-
islation today with the asaertion
that Industrial unrest and a ‘‘lack
of a sense of patriotic reiponsi-
bility” on the home front has
“aroused a strong feeling of re-
sentment and injustice among the
men of the armed forces.”
"It will be tragic indeed if the
diaeontent and resentment felt by
our gallant soldiers on the fight-
ing fronts burns deeply and fes-
ters In their hearts.’’ he told the
Senate military committee. “Un-
less we set forth boldly to stamp
tt out, the hot flame will destroy
some of the great love of country
which, alone, can make a man en-
dure the hardship, the pain and
the death which service above
self has offered them.
"The voices of these soldiers
speak out very clearly today In
demanding that all Americans ac-
cept the same liability which a
soldier must accept for service to
country. They are far away now,
but tome day they will return.”
Reviewing recent labor trou-
bles In the ranlroad. coal and steel
industries, the Secretary declared
*it does not require great imagi-
nation to realize the effect of
these occurrences upon our
troops.”
The armed forces, he stated, are
“beginning to feel that they are
being discriminated against.”
Stimson branded as wishful
thinking all talk that the war is
almost over.
“In fact the war is not almost
over” he declared
“To me it appears to be the
plain duty of the Congress to give
our troops this all-out necessary
.backing ’
Stimson said national service
would hasten victory, and assert-
ed
“Every month the yrar is pro-
longed will be measured in the
lives of thousands of young men,
in billions of dollars "
Birthday Ball I
1- Officials For
L • ‘ «
County Named
An appeal was made today by
H. G. Lucas. “Pecanhurst,” Brown-
wood. to the people of Brow n
county join in the fight against
infantile paralysis.
Lucas’ appointment as county
chairman for the celebration of the
President's birthday has just been
announced by George Waverly
Briggs. Dallas, vice-chairman for
the Texas state committee; J
Claude Smith, also of Brown wood,
is the co-chairman for the county.
Both Lucas and Smith stressed
the importance of the campaign
and stressed that through the
work of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. nurses
trained in the Kenney treatment
method were sent to hospitals in
population centers where the dis-
ease struck heaviest during the re-
cent epidemic.
Definite plans are being made
for the celebration in this county
and the campaign will get under-
way next week, it was stated
ACTOR LEAVES .ESTATE
ESTIMATED AT
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19—<AP)
—William Collier, Sr . 79-year-old
veteran stage and screen actor who
died Jen. II. left an aatate, esti-
mated to be worth $200,000. in
trust i for his widow. Mrs. PsuU
Msrr Collier, and his son. William
Jr. His will waa filed for probate
jreaterday.
ICC Reports Cause
Of N.C. Rail Wreck
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19—(API—
The Interstate Commerce Com-
mission reported today that “fail-
ure to provide adequate pro'ection
for derailed ears” caused the De-
cember 19. 1943. wreck on the At-
lantic Coast Line railroad near
Rennert. N. C.. in which 72 per-
sons were killed and 117 injured.
The Commission said that if
members of the crew of a derailed
southbound train had furnished
proper flag protection and had
made a thorough Inspection of the
train, “the collision between the
northbound train and the derated
cars could have been prevented.”
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD-
QUARTERS. New Guinea. Jan. 19
—(AP)—Knife-wielding American
Indians of 20 tribes, backed by
such modern components of war
aa^tanks and bombing planes, are
stalking Japanese in the tropical
jungles of New Britain.
Proud of their ability to thread
through dense grdwth. these skill-
ed tribesmen of Arizona and New
Mexico ended a stalemate Sunday
at Invaded Arawe on the southwest
coast by breaking through mailt
enemy defenses to such depth that
field guns were captured.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur'j head-
quarters reported the success to-
day.
Each equipped with several
knives a* wall as pistol and rifle,
tittle Indians, forming part of the
138th regiment of “Bushmasters,”
penetrated 1,000 yards through en-
emy lines while the Japanese still
were groggy from an 87-ton air
bombardment.
Sbeald Baffle Nipponese
Pilots of Liberators and Mitch-
ells, striking so close to the Amer-
ican lines they had to be guided
by a ground smoke screen in dis-
tinguishing positions, said the
bombing was the most concentrat-
ed one yet unleashed in the Jun-
gits
The “Bushmasters.” whose abil-
ity to transmit secret communica-
tions in tribal tongues should prove
baffling to the Nipponese, were
sent to Panama during the early
days of the war to become the
first American troops trained ia
jungle tactics.
Last April, they left the Cans]
Zona and on June 30 first appear-
ed (n the Southwest Pacific war
rone Unopposed they occupied
Kiriwina Island in the Trobriand
group off the southeastern Up of
New Guinea. It was from there
they moved in to reinforce the
Texas dismounted cavalrymen who
opened the invasion of New Brit-
ainjat Arawe last Dec. 15.
The Texans had quickly swept
patrols beyond Umtingalu village,
five miles up the east coast from
Cape Merkus and on past the un-
serviceable airstrip. But the Japa-
nese later regained these two
point. Last week Tokyo radio even
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TALKING THINGS OVER IN BRITAIN—In a colorful dressing gown, Prime Minister
Churchill talks things over with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, Supreme Com-
mander of the Allied Forces organizing in Britain. In the center, behind General Eisen-
hower and Churchill, is General Alexander, commander-in-chief of the Allied force*
in Italy.—(NEA Telephoto).
HOOPv tSTAHLS- h
3 BRIDGEHEADS DESPITE
SOLENT RESISTANCE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Algiers, Jan. 19—(AP)—
British troops of Lt. Gerf. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army, ad-
vancing under intense mortar and machine-gun fire, have
crossed the lower Garigliano River at three points converging
on the ancient Appian way, for centuries the main coastal
highway to Rome.
The attack was launched at 9 p.m. Monday, Allied head-
quarters announced today, and all three bridgeheads were
secured despite violent enemy resistance which included a
rain of fire on the river itself, 80 miles southeast of Roma.
The first crossing was made near Suio, a village seven
miles inland from the Tyrrhenian coast and located on a hill
500 yard* beyond the river. Head-
quarters said heavy fighting still ia
in progress there.
The second bridgehead was es-
tablished along the railroad run-
ning from Capua to Rome, four
miles from the coast.
Canadians In Fierce Fight
The third was. at Argento. almost
on the coast itself, where the Ger-
mans countered with a tank attack
in a desperate but futile effort to
drive the BriUsh back across the
river.
The announcement aald Canadi-
ans on the Eighth Army front were
engaged in “fierce fighting.”
Patrol activity waa carried out
Ui. Agri Department
Places Blame for
Texas Cattle Slump
AUSTIN. Jen. 19—(A?)—High
prices of feed and scarcity of some
types was blamed in part today
by the United States Department
of Agriculture for a slump in the
number of cattle, sheep and lambe
on feed In Texas.
Number of cattle being fed for
market on Jan. 1 was estimated
at 140,000 head. This was approx-
imately 28 per cent under the 194.-
000 head on feed a year ago. and
the smallest number of cattle in
that posiUon in Texas since 1937.
For the nation as a whole, the
number of eatUe on feed was 18
per cent under last year's Jan. 1
figure.
The 118.000 sheep and lambs on
feed for market in Texas Jan. 1
wag 40 per cent of the relatively
large number, 290,000 head, on
feed the same date last year. The
number on feed was the lowest
since 1935. Wheat pasturage con-
ditions compare unfavorably with
last year, the USDA noted, and
other feeds are both high knd hard
to find. i
Railroads Returned to Owners But
Wheeler Warns Draft, Manpower
Shortage Pose Critical Problem .
Individual Subscriptions Croup of
4th War Loan Drive Begins Work
Brown County's all-important
Individual Subscriptions Commit-
tee for the 4th War Lowi Drive
met srith the county chairman. W.
Lee Watson, in Hotel Brownwood
this morning to receive plans and
develop procedure for conducting
their phase of the current war
bond campaign—the sale of Scries
E War Bonds.
Members of the committee were
organized into 18 teams and each
team was assigned to • definite
section of the city for canvassing
operations. These approximately
50 men are bearing the brunt of
the campaign. Wataon commented,
in stressing their quota of $871.-
000 for the campaign, and the full
cooperation of every individual
with the government's suggestion
thot the average individual pur-
chase not less than a $100 bond
for the drive, will be needed if the
goal ia to be met.
Watson, along with Steve Heath-
er, J. A. Henry, Bert Low and
A. J. Shaver, co-chairmen of the
committee, expressed the convic-
tion that the committee would
come through with their assign-
ment.
Owners and managers of vari-
ous business firms in Brownwood
will be vlaited by members of the
Individual Subscriptions Commit-
tee this week and will be urged
to set their firm's quota for em-
ployes by the end of this week in
order to be able to report it on
Monday or Tuesday of next week
Each firm is being asked to set
a quota of a $100 bond average for
each employe In their respective
firm during the drive.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19— KP —
The nation's rail - taanspo ration
system was back in the hands of
private operators today but Sena-
tor Wheeler (D-Mont) warned that
it still faces a critical manpower
problem. (
President Roosevelt announced
settlement of the wage dispute,
with raises all around, late yester-
day. and War Secretary Stimson
thereupon ordered the seized rail-
roads returned to their owners, ef-
fective at midnight.
The roads, once threatened by
labor disputes of the 350,000 mem-
bers of five operating unions and
1,100.000 non-operating workers,
including shopmen, clerks and
others, were taken over by the gov-
ernment on Dee. 27, thro* days
before a strike-call deadline.
The settlement and some earlier
agreements, which labor and man-
agement sources estimated would
coat the roads approximately $240,-
000,000 annually, plus ratroactive
pay awards, provide generally for
increases of nine cents an hour to
the operating worktrs and in-
crease! of from nine to 11 cents
for the non-ops.
The 13 non-op unions originally
had asked for 20 cents an hour
more than the operating brother-
hoods a 30 percent hike, or $3 a
day, whichever might be greater.
In his announcement, Secretary
Stimson said the agreement*
which were approved by Wage
Stabilization Director Vinson, “pro-
vide assurance that there will be
no stoppage of rail service and that
the employes of the roads will con-
tinue to discharge their responsi-
bilities faithfully and conscienti-
ously so that there may be no
diminution in the rising tide of our
military might.”
Senator Wheeler, however, who
ia chairman of the Senate Inter-
•tele Commerce committee, said
the military draft and the lure of
higher a age* in war Industry are
thinning personnel ranks to dan-
gerous levels. *
Committee Reports
Favorably to End 1
Government Subsidy
WASHINGTON, Jan 19—(AP)—
The Senate banking committee
reported out favorably today the
bill of Senator Bankhead (D-Ala.)
to terminate government subsidies
designed to control food prices by
June 30 of this year.
Reversing a previous committee
vote which rejected the bill a
month ago, the committee voted
10 to 9 to send it to the Senate
floor.
The Bankhead bill ia substsntl-
ally similar to the anti-aubeidy leg-
islation paaaed by the House In
November.
Two Republican Senators. Taft
of Ohio ana Tobey of New Hamp-
shire, swung to the support of the
bill in today's executive session
after havipg previously opposed it.
Earlier, Chairman Wagner
(D-NY) said he thought the com-
mittee would act “one way or an-
other” in its executive session to-
day on legislation'to continue the
Commodity Credit Corporation,
chief subsidy-paying agency, until
June 30. 1945.
Two months ago the House pass-
ed the bill with a rider banning
■ubeidy payments but the Senate
edmmitte* has since been dead-
locked.
Wagner declared that the Sen-
ate—apparently divided closely on
the question—should start floor
debate without delay since a tem-
porary extension of the CCC runs
out Feb. IT. He astf fanun meat
know toon whet the
Mills Becomes First County In
State To Reach Quota for Fourth
War Loan; Goal Reached Monday
Three 12 and 13 year old
from Bryan, last night eonf<
to the burglary of the J. C. Penney
Co. etore here Monday night, fol-
lowing their arreat in Abilene for
b, Brit I,h and Amritw unit, of °l f” O*"-."1*
the Fifth Army front Which .re'"0*” plck',i W Dj tool <pf.
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Governor Isn't j
Planning to Call
Special Session
DALLAS, Jan. 19—(AP)—Gov.
Coke R. Stevenson doesn’t plan to
call a special session of the Texas
Legislature.
The pipe-smoking Governor
made that plain here yesterday—
and he reiterated It last night when
he commented:
‘The loss of lives of loved ones
ia one of the prices parents of the
boya must pay. And by supplying
the weapons of war we will do
more than anything to save livea.”
There's a great deal of agitation
for giving the soldiers the right
to vote, Governor Stevenson ad-
mitted at a dinner given in his
honoc by the Dallas Citizens Coun-
cil and attended by 588 persons.
Speaking back to his critlce, he
told the Democratic women of Dal
las county at a noonday luncheon:
"As long as you trust my honesty
and integrity, you must accord me
the right to run your government
by the constitution. And unless you
amend it. I'll run It by the same
old constitution we have nowi"
No Doubt in His Voico
There was no doubt in his voice
when he told the women Demo-
crats that the constitution pre-
scribes limits beyond which the
Legislature may not go. He did not
mention the voting agitation that
continued to grow among legists
tors in Austin and throughout the
state. He did say:
: “Our judges like to respect leg-
islative authority. They don't like
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400 Times More j
Bombs on Germany
Than Britain in '441
LONDON. Jan. 19—< API—The
Royal Air Force has dropped 400
times more bombs on Germany so
far this year than the German air
force has dropped on Britain, Air
Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair
told Commons today.
From Jan. 1 through the night
of Jan. 17-18, the British bomber
command dumped some 8,000 long
tons of explosives on German tar-
gets while only about 15 tana were
unloaded by the enemy on Brit-
ain.
The biggest Royal Air Foree
raids in 1944 have been; Berlin,
1.000 tons on Jan. 1; Berlin on
Jan. 2; Stettin, Jan. 5, and Bruns-
wick, 2,000 tons, on Jan. 14. No
official figures have been released
ott tbs second Berlin raid ar on
the bp-tang ef Btettia, but tt was
policy ^ts^to be so they can plan eatlnu^jrou^Uy^ that they w*r*
Exceeding its $180,000 Fourth
War Loan quota by $800 before
the campaign formally opened.
Mill* County became the first
county in Texas to reach its quota
in the war bond campaign which
officially opened Tuesday. An-
nouncement that the quota had
wen passed was made shortly be-
>re midnight Monday night.
It wsj the second successive
time that Mills County had been
first to reach its quota In the 59-
county Fort Worth region. During
the 3rd War Loan Drive, Mills
County led the state in oversub-
scribing its quota.
Thia enviable record for the
current campaign was mad* pos-
sible through 10 days of Intensive
work by E T Fairman, president
of the Trent State Bank. Goldth-
wait*, and chairman of the Mills
County 4th War Loan Drive, and
Grover Dalton, cashier of the
Trent State Bank and co-chairman
of the drive, and their committee
of 68 civic leaden In the county.
Despite the fact that Mills Coun-
ty psssed its quota before the
drive officially opened, leaders are
determined to continue their bond
selling effort throughout the drive.
In observance of the feat, The
Goldthwaite Eagle published a
special edition commending the
workers of the 4th War Loan
Drive for their splendid efforts.
HARRIMAN AWAITS
RUSSIAN REPLY
MOSCOW. Jan. 19—(AP)—U. S.
Ambassador W. Averell Karri man
awaited today a reply from the
Russian government to Washing-
ton's expression of willingness to
try to negotiate its differences with
the Polish government In exile in
London.
driving for Caaalno. Nazi fortreaa
on the road to Rome.
Naval action continued In the
Adriatic during the paat week, the
communique said, destroyer* shell-
ing Rovigno on the Istrian Penin-
sula, Durazzo. in Albania and
Drevenik, Vala and Korcula on the
Dalmation coast.
An American coastal force at-
tacked lighters off Spezia. without
damage to themselves, while Brit-
ish units torpedoed a small ship
in Sumartln Harbor of Brae Island.
US. BOMBEBS SMASH AT
3 RAIL LINES TO ROME
U. S. 15TH AIR FORCE BASE
IN ITALY, Jan. 19—CAP)—U. B.
heavy bombers baaed in Italy car-
ried on their campaign to paralyze
communications north of Rome by
• mashing at three railway lines
leading from Florence to the west
coast yesterday and again met no
interference from German plane*.
Targets for the bombs of the
Fortresses and Liberator* were the
railroad yard* at Pisa, Pistols, Pog-
gibonsi, Pontedera and Certaldo
and the airdrome at Pistols.
The objectives were reported
well covered with bomb bursts.
Liberators were assigned to the
railroad yard* at Pi** and return-
ing crewmen said flames were
ypiralling up from several build-
ing*. believed to have been ware-
houses, when they left.
Pistols Airdrome Is Hit
Preliminary report* of the
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3 BOYS HU
FOR FEMir
BURGLARY
hop*
fleers and Abilene city police last
nght shortly aftar midnight with-
in 10 minutes after they had loc4-
ed the second of two
stores in that city.
In a statement mad* to offic-
ers following their arreat, the
boya said they left Bryan
after burglarizing two
Unofficial Fourth
Term Movement Is
Started by Olson
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19—(AP)—
An unofficial fourth terra “draft
movement waa started her# todsy
by Culbert L. Olaon, former Gov-
ernor of California, with a pre-
diction that hia atata’a convention
delegates will vote solidly on the
first ballot for renomlnatlon of
President Roosevelt.
Olson, her* to attend a meeting
of the Democratic national com-
mittee. told a reporter there ia
“no doubt” that California Dem-
ocrats will unite behind a slate of
delegates pledged to support
President Roosevelt and Vice
('resident Wallace.
“We feel it la eaaential ” he said,
“that President Roosevelt’s lead-
ership be continued in the war and
during the period of transition to
the peace.”
While asserting the Republicans
are gaining strength in California.
Olaon said poll* indicate that
“Roosevelt can carry lt again.”
Legionnaires Urge Appointment
Of Truant Officer By Schools
To Combat Delinquency Problem
A resolution was passed at the
regular meeting of the Isham A.
Smith post of the American Legion
at the Legion hall Monday night,
that the post go on record as re-
questing the city school board to
appoint a truant officer for Brown-
wood and requesting that the city
council enact a curfew law and
that the American Legion mem-
bers offer their cooperation and
assistance in this work In any way
that they may be of help.
At the meeting, which was pre-
sided over by the post commander,
Glen Hutton the ir.nu*. recom-
mendatlon* of the executive com-
mittee were read and passed on.
One of the principal recommenda-
tions was concerning juvenile de-
linquency and roaolted in the above
resolution.
•tats Game Warden John Wood
of the IChramis Club gave an In
quency in which It waa brought
out that the control of Juvenile de-
Unqency Is one of the major prob-
lems confronting the American
people today and recommending
that some action be taken by local
officials to enact the necessary
laws and to elect or appoint the
proper officials to take care of the
local situation.
Others Speak
Others who spoke on the juve-
nile delinquency problem are Dr.
Leslie A. Boone. Sheriff Earl
Stewart, Jimmy DeHay, Post Com-
mander Hutton, and E. B. Henley,
Jr.
A copy of the resolution as pass-
ed la being sent by Legion officials
to the city school board and to city
and county officials.
Among the other matters taken
up In connection with the execu-
tive committee recommendation
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there Saturday night They ‘ptiE-
ed on* Job" in Hearn# after leav-
ing Bryan and then came to
Brownwood arriving her* abevt
c a. m. Monday.
They admitted entering the
Penney store Monday night about
9:30, declaring they remained in-
side the store trying on clothing
and picking out the article* they
wanted until after midnight After
leaving the store they went to the
Bowen bus station aad Inquired
about a bus to Abilene. Later,
however, at 8 a. m. Tuesday, the
boys went to View on the Sants
Fa.
In View, the bops* statement
continued, they met a fourth boy
and the four of them went to
Abilene about 9 o’clock Tuesday
af’emoer Tuesday night they
broke into two grocery stores in
Abilene, taking approximately 980
in cash and a quantity of gum,
candy and cigarettes. They were
apprehended a few minutes aftar
they looted the second grocery
store in Abilene and readily con-
fessed to officers their aeries eg
six crimes.
The boys were left in custody el
Abilene officers. A large quantity
of the loot waa recovered J. A.
Henry, manager of the Penney
store here, said loot taken hi the
burglary amounted tc approxi-
mately $400.
Local officers who satiated hi
apprehending the Juvenile culprit*
were Jack Hallmark, chief of po-
lice, and Cpnstabl* Leonard Me-
fri—t* . • j \
Dean Williams
Is Named Head
Of USO Council
Dean Williams was elected pres-
ident of the Brownwood USO
Council when the group met Tues-
day night at Hotel Brownwood. Ha
succeeds Brooke S. Ramey.
Other officers chosen during the
meeting are Glen Hutton, vice-
president, and Teasica Martin, sec-
retary.
A report from a committee ap-
pointed at the preceding meeting
in which it waa suggeated that the
council be composed of 22 mem-
bers was accepted by the group.
Under thia plan the membership
will include two representatives
from each of the five USO dubs
operating in the Brownwood area,
two enlisted men from a perma-
nent unit at Camp Bowie, a special
service officer from Camp Bowl*,
the commander of the local Aroeri-
can Legion post, manager ef the
(Chamber of Commerce, president
of the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, president of the Federated
Women's Clubs, president ef the
Business and Professional Women,
the mayor of Brownwood, the
county judge commander ot the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
president of the ministerial asso-
ciation.
The report was amended so that
in addtilon to the two enlisted men
from the permanent station at
Camp Bowie, each new unit (limit-
ing the size of a unit to a division)
which arrives at Camp Bowie will
be asked to send an enlisted man
as a representative to the council
Plana were discussed for a din-
ner to be held on Feb. 4. celebrat-
ing the third anniversary of USO.
Committees art to be announced
thia week for the affair.
COL. HOBBY VISITS
NORTH AFRICAN THEATER
ALU ED HEADQUARTERS, Al-
giers, Jan, 19—(AP)—CoL Oveta
Culp Hobby, commander of the
WAC*. baa arrived hare for a tour
of the North African theater. .
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