White Deer Review (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME XX.
WHITE DEER, CAR SOX COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1944
NUMBER 46
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So You Can’t Boy Another Bond
Army Signal Corps Photo
Take a good look at this American soldier as he lies in the mud of Ren-
dova Island in the Southwest Pacific, victim of a Jap air raid. It is not a
pleasant scene, is it? When you are asked to buy an extra War Bond to
Back the Attack think of this picture of your fellow American blasted by
the concussion of a Jap bomb thousands of miles from home. Then brother,
don’t you think you will want to dig a little deeper to back up his comrades?
From U. S. Treasury
Pin-up for those Not Buying Bonds
Army Signal Corps Photo
This American soldier took refuge under a truck during a Jap bombing
laid ef our position* on Rendova. A Nipponese bomb, however, had his
number on it. Here you see his comrades gently removing his body from
ander the engine. When you are asked to buy War Bonds think of this
picture. From U. S. Treasury
White Deer and Skellytown with,
a 4th War Bond quota of $130,-
002.50 worth of War Bonds to be
purchased before Feb. .15, has not
yet reached the half-way mark.
Only about 44 per cent of the
total had been reached Tuesday,
and the long, hard hill needs lots
of up-'hill boosters 'before the goal
is reached.
People of White Deer District
,can not f^il and 'will ,not fail.
Over-the-top, again, is the battle
cry for the home folks, and the
'boys in uniform are watching and
waiting to see if we can do the
job as we have always done it in
every drive for funds so far.
Shall we send the word up the
line that the folks back home are
doing their best?
Carson County has a quota of
$439,000 for this War Drive This
quota is less than the call of $580,-
200 assigned in the October drive.
Panhandle has a 33.50% quota
of $147,065.00 and. Groom 16.25%
quota of $71,337.50 with the rest
alloted to the various common
school districts.
The Drive will continue until
Feb. 15, although all E, F and G
bonds sold until the end of Feb-
ruary Avill count on the Drive.
There are no monthly quotas for
January and February.
Every individual in the United
States is urged to “ Back; the At-
tack” and buy all of the War
Bonds that they possibly can du-
rng this Drive.
We are getting oft to a slow
start. The money needed by the
government to carry on the war
must he supplied through the sale
of bonds and taxations. If we fail
to buy as many monds as asked,
it simply means that we will have
to supply the deficit in more tax-
es. Which do we want, bonds that
Ave can later cash after the emer-
gency is over or taxes that are,
once paid, forever gone.
REVIEW SUBSCRIBERS
RESPOND TO EDITORS
PLEDGE TO BUY BONDS
Twenty six dollars Avas paid on
subscription to The Review the
first two -days of this week, and
this added to another $26 obligates
the editor to buy $52.00 worth of
War Bonds. : With the campaign
only about half over, [the editor
hopes that all Avhqse subscriptions
are out and several new ones Avill
[pay so the editor maV have the
privilege of buying more bonds.
15 MONTHS ON PACIFIC
Joe Lends Threshers a Hand
CHAPLAIN RELATES
ATTU INCIDENT
"While on his entertainment tour for United States service-
men overseas, Joe E. Brown, film comedian, stopped along
the Burma Road at this Chinese farming village, where he
briefly joined two Chinese farm women in threshing grain.
One day after Chaplain (First
Lieutenant) Clarence J. Merriman
of ShaAArnee, Okla., had finished
conducting a service in a Japan-
ese village, Avhich had been recent-
ly taken by United Spates forces,
on Attu, the Americans began to
search among he ruins for souve-
nirs.
‘ ‘ There was a big fat hoy, about
19, near me, who also Avas search-
ing the rubbish,” the chaplain
said. “Suddenly, enemy machine
gun fire began cutting the tent to
pieces. Of course, Ave bit the floor
against the fortifications until the
fire ceased. No one Avas hurt hut
this boy beside me, and he Avas
yelling and ploAving under the de-
bris like a mole.
“When Ave had Avorked our Avav
out of the tent to the safety of a
nearby knoll, this hoy discovered
I was a chaplain and sfaoAved me
AA’here one of the bullets had gone
through his coat and trousers, rip-
ping his AVollens in* places, and
burning a streak across his back.
“Then he looked at me very
seriously and said, ‘.Chaplain, I
Avas nearer to bell than I have ever
been in my life.’ He promised to
get ready for heaven,” Chaplain
Merriman concluded.
Wounded Leatherneck
White Deer - Skellytown Quota Not Half Over
FLYING 75-MM. CANNON
MOST POWERFUL, GIVES
ENEMY PLENTY OF TROUBLE
Army Ordnance is shipping ov-
erseas an increasing number of
the most poAverful aircraft cannon
in the Avorld for the -coming' “see
ond front” invasion of Europe.
Capt. R M. Smith, commanding
Pantex Ordnance Plant, Carson
County, said today that the power-
ful neAV American 75-mm. cannon
i smore than tAviee the size of the
largest enemy aricraft weapon afid
will do more than tAviee the dam-
age.
“This flying artillery piece,”
he said, “is not only, giving the
enemy plenty of trouble but will
also knock out any knoAvn tank,
sink armored Avanships, and de-
stroy enemy gun emplacements.
f‘Army Air Coips gunners in
training in the United States have
already achieved remarkable tar-
get results, scoring numerous
bull’s-eyees on small objects at
thousands of yards. This pin-point
precision mai'kmanship, coupled
Avith precision day and night bom-
bing techniques with the big new
Ordnance blockbusters, should
help a lot in blasting open the
road to Tokyo.”
The first demonstration, showing
that a high-poAvered 75-mm. gun
could be successfully fired from a
plane, Avas given before a group1
of Air Corps officers more than
four years ago Avhen Col. Horace
A. Quinn of the Ordnance Depart-
ment fired the pilot model gun in
a B-18 airplane at Aberdeen Prov-
ing Gruond, Maryland.
The gun recoil and reeiiperator
mechanisms AArere made at the Or-
dnance Department’s arsenals, the
sources of gun and artillery de-
velopment in this country.
FolloAving numerous preliminary
tests. Maj. Gen. C. M. Barnes,
Chief of the Ordnance Depart-
ment’s extensive research and de-
velopment program, called in a
number of industrial companies to
aid in ironing out development
and manufacturing problems.
“The new aircraft cannon is
more powerful than the field artil-
lery piece most in use in th<a last
war,” Captain Smith said, and
>can be .'fired from airplanes travel-
ing- at high speeds.
The Carson County Boys Ag-
Livestock ShoAv is to be staged in
White Deer this spring just before
the Amarillo shoAv the first of
March. Wlatc(h for later announce-
ments. Encourage the 'boys all you
can.
Stanley Gaston is home on fur-
lough.
For Sale: One RCA Victor, cab-
inet radio, a piano, and a Avater
heater.— H. H. BANZET 2tp
Billie Butler, former White Deer
school student, and iioav Avith Un-
cle Sam’s service men, AAras visit-
ing friends here, today.
H. C. Simmons has moved his
paint shop to the building across
the street from the postoffice.
For Sale: Iron bedstead and 2
pairs of good ibed springs.—
MRS. J. H. SKAGSS
For Sale: Old store building, 24
by 30 ft., to be moved.—
P. D. McBRLDE
A U. S. Marine, wounded when Japs attempted to ambush a group
of Leathernecks at Piva and Numa-Numa Trails, Bougainville, is
carried to a first aid station by two buddies. A jungle-trained
dog discovered the trap when he pointed out Jap pillboxes in time
for the Marines to destroy the nests and the Japs.
The deft hands of a student nursa
prepare instruments for an opera-
tion that may save a life. Assisting
doctors and nurses in the operating
room of the hospital connected
her school of nursing, she gains ex-
perience in surgical nursing, con-
tributes valuable service to the Avar
«ffort. As members of the U. S.
Cadet Nurse Corps, thousands ; of
•indents receive complete ednea-.on
for the nursing profession without
«osi to themselves, with pay as they
learn.
S. Public Health Service,
federal Security Agency.
Released by OWL
CARSON CO. FARMERS
GROW MORE HOGS
Hog production Avas stepped up
to record numbers by. farmers of
Carson County to meet increased
demand of the “Food for Free-
dom” program.
All farmers in the county pro-
duced a feAv market hogs, and
those Avho had been producing
large numbers of hogs increased
their herds above the number they
normally produced. Farmers who
buy feeder pigs have fed larger
numbers this year.
Of 56 4-H Club boys enrolled in
club work in 1943, 31 of them used
hogs as theid demonstration.
Typical of AAihat some of the
farmers are doing is Robert Det-
ten, Sr., of the St. Francis com-
munity. He sold 23 hogs that lack-
ed 7 days gvf being 7 months old
at an average Aveight of 263 lbs.
This was accomplished in spite of
the fact that .there is a shortage
of protein feed. When he could
not get tankage or cotton-seed
meal, or 'both, he managed to have
some skimmed milk for them.
He also managed to include
some labor-saving equipment in
his hog enterprise. As an example,
Hie built a self-feeder that holds
approximately 100 bushels of
grain. Thi piece of equipment sav-
es him 9 hours of labor Aveekly.
He can fill the feeder in 1 1-2
hour’s time, and this amout of
feed is sufficient for 1 week of
hog feeding. Before he built the
feeder, he spent 1 1-2 hours daily
feeding his hogs.
The cash outlay for this piece
of equipment Avas approximately
$30, Since it Avas built, to a lai’ge
extent, of second-hand lumber
which he had on the farm.
His tAvo sons, Bobby and Tom-
my, 13 and 11 year's old respect-
ively, took a tip from their father
,and bought 2 hog water-fountains
to attach to a barrel!. Instead of
making 2 trips daily to water the
hogs, Avhich they were using in
their 4-H Club demonstration,
they fill the barrell at intervals of
3 or 4 days.
Both of these boys won gilts m
a contest, one Avon in 1942 and the
other Avon in 1943. Boibby sold
$144.25 worth of hogs from the
first litter farrowed by the gilt.
He now has tAvo hogs in the fat-
tening pen and: a soav and 6 pigs
on hand.
RED CROSS AIDS 35
MILLION WAR VICTIMS
In the four years since the start
of the war in Europe, 35 million
war victims in thirty nations have
benefited by aid extended by and
through the American Red Cross.
Details of this program are con-
tained in a recent statement issued
by Red Cross National Headquar-
ters in Washington, and provide a
Comprehensive view of the organi-
sation’s widespread Avartime re-
lief activities
Of the $80,000,000 thus furnish-
ed since the Avar bagan, about half
represents j^lief extended in the
form of government-provided sup-
plies channelled through the Am-
erican Red Cross. From the Red
Cross’ oAA-n treasury, funds total-
ling more than $18,000,000 and ari
tides o fAvearing apparel, conven-
ience, and comfort (produced in
the 3,756 Red Cross chapters
throughout the United States)
valued at nearly $20,000,000 went
for thesame purpose. And this,
despite difficulties in transporta-
tion and in procuring the neces-
sary supplies, the changing situa-
tion due to lour entry into the
Avar and numerous other obstacles
Avhich had. to he overcome.
“The steady flow of relief sup-
plies to war victims in the United
Nations continues,” said Chair-
man Norman H. Davis of the A-
merican Red Cross. “We were
ably assisted ‘by three million vol-
unteer workers in those nations in
carrying out this program.”
E. J. Harrah, U. S. N. R.
Elmer J. Harrah, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. U. Harrah, after spending
15 months overseas, in the. Allu-
tians, and elseAvhere on the Pa-
cific, is home until about the 15th
for a visit with his Avife and par-
ents.
DONATIONS TO INFANTILE
PARALYSIS CAMPAIGN
The “March of Dimes” cam-
paign for infantile paralysis vic-
tims observing the President’s
birthday resulted in many gifts to
this worthy cause. A jar left at
the White Deer Drug store for
the reception of volunteer gifts,
had $26.13 in it When turned over
to the county chairman.
E. V. LANE, radio shop, Skelly-
toAvn, radio serviceing. Complete
stock of parts and tubes. 46-4tp
Sgt. Aubrey Thompson is home
on furlough for a short visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Thompson.
Estraved: Taken up at my place
one mottled-faced cow and one
half jersey calf. Have been at
place 3 months. BOB MARTIN. 3t
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Fike par-
ents of Mrs. J. D. Copper, and
formerly of Wellington, are now
making their home in our city.
Longe Kotara is home on fur-
lough.
Strayed: Paint horse, 5 years
old1, weighing about 900 tt>s.^ Also
x>ne red white-faced cow, weighing
about 1,000 lbs., unbranded. Usual
reward. JIMMIE BOYD, box 212,
White Deer. H*
$1 added to $1
BUYS MORE BONDS
For every dollar you pay on your Review
subscription from now until the close of
the 4th War Loan Drive, Feb. 15, the edi-
tor will add another dollar and the total
will be invested in War Bonds. The editor
pledges Review subscribers to invest all
subscription money collected during the
drive, and in addition, to invest another
dollar in bonds for every dollar paid in.
During the 3rd Loan Drive one sub-
subscriber paid $12 on subscription, and
it took all our spare change to dig up an-
other $12, but we did it.
This is the time to pay up all subscripion
arrears and dont forget to send the home
paper to a friend and especially the boys
away in the army.
We can take new subscribers. Only
$1.50 a year
THE WHITE DEER REVIEW
W. W. SIMMONS, Editor
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Simmons, W. W. White Deer Review (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1944, newspaper, February 4, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1159354/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.