The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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INDORSED BY—Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
and Tlk Rockapringa Record
INDORSED BY—American Angora Goat Breeder's Association
VOLUME NUMBER XXIV ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY MARCH 20TH, 1942
, NUMBER SEVEN
Give a Book
To Soldier Boy
MacArthur In Full
Pacific Command
Strikes Should
Be Outlawed
Commissioners Do
Away With W. P. A.
'The gift of one book from every
nun, woman and child in Rocksprings
was the goal set, recently by Fannie
M. Wilcox, state director for the “Vic-
tory Book Campaign” sponsored by the
American Library Association, the
Red Cross, and the United Service Or-
ganizations.
“We’re going to build up a ‘stock-
pile’ of books,” said Mrs. Wilcox,
“sufficient to insure that every soldier,
sailor and marine will have reading and
study material for his spare time; sure-
ly it is a small thing to ask of us who
must stay at home, that we take at
least one book out of our home lib-
raries and donate them to the men who
are lghting our battles.”
The goal of the national campaign
is a stack of books some thirty miles
high—ten million titles—and State
Director, Miss Wilcox is setting the
local goal of one book for each person
in this community so that “we can do
our part—and more than our part."
Bring your books to Hough Drug
Store or Francis Pharmacy, or the
Public Library and the school children
may continue to take them to school
or to town.
Following is a list of books asked
for:
English grammars, arthmetic, alge-
bra, geometry, shorthand, accounting,
sports, poetry, geography, histories,
fiction of all kinds, adventure, aviation
stories, historical novels, humor, mys-
tery, sports, western.
These books will be sent to Fort
Sam Houston library and distributed
from there where needed.
Don’t throw away your magazines,
some soldier, sailor or marine
may want them, especially such maga-
zines as American, Collier’s, National
Geographic, Reader’s Digest, United
States News.
MRS. SOULI SHANKLIN.
Local Director for Edwards Co.
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Connally Asks
Vote on Labor Bill
WASHINGTON.—Sen. Tom Con-
nally Tuesday served notice that he will
demand an early vote in the Senate on
his bill empowering the Government
to take over plants in which war pro-
duction is delayed by strikes or labor
disputes.
At the same time, the veteran Texan
said that he favors suspension of the
40-hour week for the duration of the
war.
Connally’s bill, which has been en-
dorsed by the Army and Navy as well
as the maritime commission, would
permit government seizure of plants
in which strikes occur. It would also
outlaw jurisdictional strikes and freeze
labor relations in seized plants pend-
ing Federal mediation.
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General Dougles MacArthur—Mac-
Arthur of Meuse-Argonne, Manila and
Bataan—took over the supreme Allied
command in Australia and the South-
west Pacific Tuesday and the news
lifted the heart of the Allies world as
though a great battle had been fought
and won.
MacArthur in command for the
last stand in the South Pacific; Mac-
Arthur standing at the bridge between
the Pacific and Indian Oceans to fight
for the last pioneers of the English-
speaking peoples, and “considerable
numbers” of American group and air
troops there to help him—these were
the greatest military data of the day.
MacArthur, only Allied general who
has fought a major Japanese drive to
a standstill, arrived in Australia by
plane, the War Department disclosed.
Following the War Department’s
disclosure that American ground troops
and air force units have arrived in
Australia “in considerable numbers,”
the assignment of MacArthur to the
supreme command there gave impe-
tus to the grooving hope of a major
offensive against the Japanese who as
yet have hesitated to risk a direct at-
tack on Australia.
Arriving at an undisclosed destina-
tion in Australia, MacArthur was ac-
companied by his wife and small son,
and by several members of his staff.
Among the latter were Maj. Gen.
Richard K. Sutherland. MacArthur’s
chief of staff, and Brig. Gen. Harold
H. George, of the air forces.
The Philippines remain a part of
MacArthur’s command in his new job,
but direct command of the American
Philipino troops still fighting the bat-
tle of Bataan and harassing the invad-
ers elsewhere in the archipelago, pass-
es to ‘Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Wain-
wright, senior officer remaining in Ba-
taan.
Strong legislative action to curb
strikes during the emergency was urg-
ed by District Attorney O. C. Fisher
of San Angelo, candidate for Congress,
in a speech Thursday before the Kerr-
ville Kiwanis Club. His subject was,
“America at War.”
Without mincing words, Fisher de-
clared: “The United States today faces
the greatest crisis in its history. Civi-
lization itself stands at the bar of judg-
ment, and Congress should immediate-
ly make it a form of treason for any
man—laborer or manager—to obstruct
or for even one minute to slow down
production of war materials.”
He condemned labor racketeers and
said their stands in many instances
have been “downright unpatriotic,”
and must no longer be tolerated.
Fisher recalled that Donald M. Nel-
son, OPM chief, recently said that
production could be doubled if all
plants operated on a 24 hour day, seven
days a week, basis.
“Production must be on that full
scale necessaryv to assure victory,’*
the district attorney added, presenting
a three-point program for victory-
production. This he explained as fol-
lows:
1. Deal effectively and unsparingly
with strike racketeers.
2. Remove limitations on hours of
work in government and elsewhere
for the duration.
3. Eliminate all excess war profits,
so we won’t have profiteer-millionaires
at the expense of our soldier boys.
Mr. Fisher pointed out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt several weeks ago said
the failure to produce one destroyer
might conceivably turn the tide of
battle in favor of the enemy.
“Yet,” Fisher said, “costly strikes
continue to impede our war produc-
tion program."
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A Pledge to Help the U. S. Win the War
Senators and congressmen from all parts of the United
States are receiving thousands of grim warnings from irate
citizens that Congress must stop strikes in defense indus-
tries and that the 40-hour-a-week law should be abolished
in defense industries for the remainder of the war. Here’s
your pledge to help win the war. After it is clipped and
signed, mail it to Sens. Connally and O’Daniel and Con-
gressman Chas. L. South:
MY PLEDGE TO HELP WIN THE WAR
I solemnly pledge that I will refuse to vote for the re-
election of any United States senator or any United
States congressman who does not consistently vote for
a law to abolish the limitation of 40 hours a week labor
in defense industries for the remainder of the war.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF EDWARDS.
Be it remembered that on this day
Monday, March 9th, 1942, there came
on and was held in the town of Rock-
springs, Texas, at the Courthouse
thereof, a regular term of the Commis-
sioners’ Court of Edwards County,
Texas. The following were present:
The Honorable J. L. Johnson, Judge
Presiding; F. A. Moody, Commission-
er Precinct No. 1; J. C. Pope, Com-
missioner Precinct No. 2; W. A. Chap-
man, Commissioner Precinct No. 3;
C. V. Whitworth, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 4; E. I. Miller, Clerk of the
County Court and E. S. Young, Sher-
iff; all of Edwards County, Texas.
Court was opened in due form of
law by the Sheriff of Edwards County,
Texas, and the following proceedings
were had. to-wit:
It is ordered by the Court that the
following named officers each be allow-
ed per diem pay for attendance upon
this term of Court, out of the 2nd
Class Fund and in amounts as follows:
F. A. Moody, Commissioner Pre-
cinct No. 1, $5.00 per day, 2 days, $10;
J. C. Pope, Commissioner, Precinct
No. 2, $5.00 per day. $10; W. A. Chap-
man. Commissioner Precinct No. 3,
$5.00 per day, 2 days. $10; C. V. Whit-
worth, Commissioner Precinct No. 4,
$5.00 per day, 2 days. $10.
All accounts allowed, found in Vol-
ume No. 5, pages 97 to 99, inclusive,
Minutes of Accounts Allowed, here-
now referred to, are ordered approv-
ed by the Court.
The monthly report of Cora Rogers,
County Treasurer this day examined
and approved.
It is ordered by the Court that the
amount of $600.00 be transferred
from the Auto Road and Bridge Fund
to the Road and Bridge Fund of the
Coujity.
(Continued on Paee Two)
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Senior Play Has
Been Selected
After much deliberation, the Senior
Class finally selected their play for this
season. It will be “My Cousin From
Texas," a brand-new farce comedy by
Pete Williams, which will be presented
by special arrangement with Samuel
French of New York City.
The Seniors who refuse to divulge
the story of “My Cousin From Texas,”
claim that, before making their de-
cision, they read twenty plays, and of
these, they found “My Cousin From
Texas” to be the funniest by a wide
margin. It had its final presentation in
the east only last year, but in the short
time since then, it has already taken
its place as one of the most successful
plays of its type in many years.
Tickets will go on sale soon for the
local production of this outstanding
play. The performance will be some-
time in April.
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