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OVER GERMANY
More Than 60 Planes
FALLS TO REDS
SECRET WEAPON
4
BATTLE IN MUD
‘UTTER DEFEAT’
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LONDON,
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A
TWO BIG CALLS
le Individ- *.
at
to
voted
to!
Josephine
also sur-
of
a
the boys."
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Field Mouse Gift
Sets Wacs Running
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Texas Senate Committee Finds
Painless Tax On Gas Pipeline
F&M Servicemen
Get News Letter
From Professor
Funeral Services
Thursday Morning
For F. Bednarek
Price Ceilings To .
Be'Pldcerf'G-u Fresh
Fruits, Vegetables
Capture Of All Men
And Material Is
Russian Aim
C. OF C. BANQUET
TONIGHT BRINGS
TICKET SELLOUT
Main German Supply
Base In Grecian
Waters Hit
Officer, Call A Cop!
Your Car Is Stolen
Nazis Use Defenses
Reserved To Save
Capital
SCOUT TROOPS
RECEIVE FIVE
CANVAS TENTS
Purchased By
Committee
Leisurely Burglars
Take Time to Eat
Article
States
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson, prin-
cipal speaker at the annual ban-
quet of-the Chamber Of Commerce
here tonight.
FALLS ( lit Rd! HOME
OF FIRST BASEMEN
Brenham Girl Heads
Baylor Campus Club
to
at
From Dr. E. P. Schoch, veteran
research chemist of the University
of Texas, has come the plea that
proceeds of some such tax be de-
(Continued on Fags Four)
Men Go To Houston
For Examination
Jan. 15-18
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SIMPLIFICATION NEEDED
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COST OF RETURNS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun. 12. (U.K)—Allied airplanes ojwr-
« ating from China bombed two Jafianesc bases on the enemy
hikes and
and will
equipment
Wants Aid to Stave
Qff Disaster On
Soviet Front
Another Amarillo
Weather Anecdote
High Priced Draftee
Leaves for the Navy
and Stanley Bednarek of Hemp-
stead.
Seven grandchildren
vlve.
ritory solely for propaganda pur- KAnvip Machine Al«in
poww-the anhmmrrmr nt Ml.i MOVie Macnine Al S O
The Japs admitted the raiders
inflicted damage on land installa-
tions.
form system of v>.
basis. However, the -order to bet 1 ' 1 ' " 1
Issued by the Houston District will ’Three Girls Born
At Milroy Hospital!
Birth of three babies at Sarah
B Milroy Memorial Hospital In
the last three days was announced
today. All are girls.
On January 10 at 5:23 p. m. a
daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Krause. Rhe weigh-
ed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and has
been named Marilyn.
The same day. Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward C Thomas of Houston be-
came parents of a girl'at 1:30 p.
m. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce,
and has been named Gall Marie,
The mother was formerly -Miss
Alice Moensch of Brenham.
Wednesday morning at 7:06 Mr.
and Mrs Herbert Rust became par-
ents of a daughter, whom they
have named Aneva. She weighed
7 pounds, IS ounces.
The pipeline company would not
object for it can figure state tux-
es Into the cost of operation. Its
profits would not be reduced be-
cause profits already are limited
by the federal authority for con-
structing the line. . i
' Officials of Tennessee Gas
Transmission Co. have indicated
they would offer no opposition to
such taxation.
WACO. Texas, Jan. IX- Miss
W.xxJte Ferguson, Baylor univer-
sity junior from Brenham, has
beep elected president of the D.
A. P. club of Baylor. It is a cam-
pus organiMtion for girls.
. , Jan. 12. (UJ»>—The 1
. those lout on the LSoviet first army of the Ukraine
has stormed and captured Sarny,
key rail junction, 36 miles Inside j
.old Poland, cut the German-held
trunk railroad linking the south- (
ern and northern fronts, Premier
Stalin announced today.
Stalin issued a special order of
the day commending General Va- 1
tutin for the capture of Samy.
The vanguard of Russian forces
driving far West of the pre-war
Polish frontier stormed into Sarny (
and crushed German resistance
yesterday after forcing the- for-
Wiidable Slucz river fortifications.
Simultaneously, the Soviet army
oigan Red Star said the Russians
U‘uttaii-defea.t Otdho
enemy by destruction or seizure
of all hit material and annihilation 1
or capture of all his men ”
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HITLER URGES
JAPAN ATTACK
RUSSIANS NOW
The Washington County Selec-
tive Service board has received
csilgK ‘(IVMP Of
to be sent to Houston fyr physical
examination on January 15, and
for a number of white selectees on
January 18, Miss Mary Stone,
chief eWk, announced today.
In addition, all available men
In Clast 1-A will be sent with
these mon for physical examina-
tion preparatory to their induction
Into the service in February. Un-
der a new plan, men will be given
physical examinatibns several
weeks in advance of thoir induc-
tion .thus eliminating uncertainty.
AMARILLO, Texas, Jan. 12.<lJ!i
—Here’s another to add to youi
collection of Amarillo-and-the-
weather stories.
During the Panhandle's recent
"worst blizzard in 52 years,” a
soldier tells of an Incideiij. that
happened while he was on a sleep-
ing car which was being shifted
from one rail line to another,
It seems a porter who had been
asleep for some time was awaken-
ed by the movement of-the car.
Muttering, "my goodness, where
are we anyway?" he stuck his
head out the door, took one look
at the snow drifts and said:
“Two to one thia Is Amarillo.
Governor Prine i p a 1
Speaker At Annual
Dinner
Allies Close SI o w 1 y
On Italian City
Of Cassino
In a colorful dressing gown, Prime Minister Churchill talks things over with General Dwight D. Eisen-
hower. left. Supreme Commander Of the Allied Forces organising in Britain. In the (enter, behind Gin-
♦ral Elsenhower and Churchill, is General Alexander, commander-in-chief of the Allied tones in Italy.
(NEA Telephoto). -
the annual banquet of the Bren-
ham Chamber of Commerce to-
night at the American Legion
Home was reportedjodsy by Man-
ager Buddy Fisher.
He said, reservations had been
made for 300 plates, and that 300
tickets had been sold. He there-
fore urged no one come to the din-
ner without a ticket, as none will
be available at the door.
Gov. Cqke R. Stevenson will be
the principal speaker of the eve-
ning. and the large turnout" Is
something of a tribute to the gov-
ernor, who is always popular as a
speaker hare. He is due to ar-
rive here about 7 o’clock, half an
hour before the banquet begins.
A feature of the evening will
be installation of the nevy presi-
dent. Dr- W. F. Hasskari. and his
staff of officers and directors.
Brenham High school football
team rtiembcrs will be special
guests and will be presented to
the crowd by the coach, Owen
Erekson.
Will Sloan, retiring president,
will preside.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan 12
<UP>—Leisurely burglars with time
to Mt. drinA and be merry rob-
bed Dickie Cafe the other night.
According to a police report,
they stole all the coins from the
juke box and marble machines, ate
sandwiches and drknk copious
quantities of milk and then walked
off with numerous cigarettes and
cigars.
not require that sales be made by
the pound. It will require, how-
ever, that if sales are made by
“the head”, 5 s In the case of let-
tuce or by the "dozen" that the
retail price of the amount sold
cannot exceed the per pound max-
imum legal price.
NEW YORKC.F Falls Church. |
Va., seems to* beckon > American!
League first hasemen. Numbered’
among the town’s slightly morel
than 2.000 population are George I
McQuinn, first-sacker for the St.
Louis Browns, who operates a mo-
tion picture theater there during
the off-season, and Joe Kuhel, who
will be at Washington's first base
position during 1BH. Kuhel sells
insurance in the Virginia town.
better in blouses than tn either I
"sloppy Joes" or tight sweaters
have taken the matter calmly on 1
the whole. They say:
“If the girls want to wear ’em
anyway, its all right. We can al-
ways date Reagan High girls.”
The district committee. Boy
Scouts of America, had an attend-
ance of 100 per cent Wednesday
noon. of the monthly meeting at
j which Field Scout Executive A. W.
Shannon reported five large tents
Illinois Technology
Starts On Second
Campus Unit
CHICAGO. d'.P) The Illinois In-
stitute of Technology has broken
I ground for the second permanent
unit of its 13,100.000 campus de-
velopment program.
The building will bouse the Ar-
mour- Research Foundation's auto-
I
Roosevelt Calls
In Labor Leaders
On Service Bill .
j recently ordered have arrived. Ths
WASHINGTON, Jqrt. 12. (W9—4V.-nta willJbt U8'<1 by the various
Pres- Roosevelt summoned antag- troop* for overnight
: summer f----7"---*
i add greatly to the
> available to the boys.
The committee also
purchase a motion picture projec-
tion machine for use in Instruct-
ing the boys and adult leaders.
Chairman Ollie Miller presided
at the meeting, held at the St.
Anthony hotel, and urged all
members of the committee to at-
tend a meeting of scout leaders
at Camp Hudson, Houston, Sat-
urday of this week.
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A card from E. A. Bosl of
Schulenburg, whose son was one
of those who went down on the
Liscome Bay aircraft carrier,
tells us that Hal Collins of Dal-
las will devote his Crazy Water
Crystal radio program next
Monday at 12:45 to attribute to
the boys who lofct their lives in
this tragedy and to the other
unsung heroes of this war. This
is of particular, local interest
becauw^ . . ’ „
Liscome Bay was Ensign Waldo*
Niebuhr, well-known Brenham
boy.
motive research laboratory. The
first building constructed was the
Metals and Minerals Research
building, which was dedicated last
January. ■*
Completion of the entire project
will make possible a consolidated
campus for the college, which was
formed in 1M0 by the consolida-
tion of Armour and Lewis Insti- ,
lutes. / iB
FORT WORTH. Texas, Jan. 12
TJh Of course this, thief might
just have had a subtle sense of
humor.
Police say they are looking fot
an auto thief they term "either
short on vision or long on brass."
He. drova off the car belonging
to one of the deputies
The car bears thia sign:
"Sheriff's Department"
DALE MABRY FIELD, Fla.
(U.R)—Wacs may be taking men's
places and their ways
in many instances, but they still
retain their womanly aversions to
mice.
An air-Wac here recently re-
ceived an elaborately wrapped
holiday gift. When she opened the
box, instead of finding some ar-
ticle to delight the feminine heart,
out stepped — of all things — a
field mouse.
As far as the girls in that bar-
racks are concerned now, they’ve
all seen action and participated In
a major engagement- And if judg-
ed by the number of skinned an-
kles and other bruises resulting
from the wild skirmish for a bed
or tabletop, many of these women
soldiers are eligible for a decora-
tion.
CAIRO, Jan. 19. (U.R)—Well in-
formed sources said today that
Adolf Hitlej is doing his Utmost
tc persuade Japan to attack-Rus-
sia at once in an effort to avert
a nazi- disaster on the Soviet
front.
Informants said Hitler in a
series of recent conferences with
the Japanese ambassador to Ger-
many urged Japan to strike im-
mediately, arguing that soon or
latir the Russians would join the
Uinted States and Great Britain
in the war against Japan.
BY GORDON K. SHEARER
AND TED READ
United Press Staff Correspondent»
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12. (ILE)-
Texas senators this month believe
they have disewered what long
has been sought — a palnlera tax.
It was the outcome of a two-
day hearing by the Sehate Gen-
eral Investigating Committee on
the proposed natural gas pipe line
from Corpus Christi to West Vir-
ginia.
Out of the hearing came the
suggestion that a tax be levied
on the pipeline In proportion to
the amount of gas transported
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al-
giers, Jan’. 12. (U.R) Allied day
and night bombers'struck a heavy
double blow at the Greek harbor
of L J.; C. /ply port for
German armies in the eastern
Mediterranean, a communique dis-
closed today.
The ' Anglo-American Fifth
army in Central Italy closed in
slowly on the nasi mountain
stronghold of Cassino.
Rising temperatures turned the
battleground into a vast quagmire
as the ground troops fought slow-
ly toward the town bottle-necking
the entrance to the inland high-
AseH-oulotaO^rvarioneforwldrapread Al- RftR FfTFP^
lied aerial assault on nazi positions 1 LzlxldlJV 1 IjJuM
all along the Mediterranean, a
Strong force of Flying' Fortresses
and escort fighters struck
Piraeus by daylight, ripping up
harbor facilities and touching off
great fires.
British night bombers followed
a few hours later with another
raid on the same area.
iuland stronghold of Formosa last night, and Tokyo radio
hinted the raiders first may have feinted toward the Jap-
------- —.—__i— anese mainland.
"It was believed Um enemy
planes were unable to attempt a
direct attack on the Japanese
mainland because of our impene-
trable defense, and carried on in-
discriminate bombing^ of Formosa I
which is the nearest Japanese ter- i
LANCASTER. Pa. tt'.Rl- Dr.
Theodore A; Distker, president of
.Cmnkltn end Marshall (.’pll.Cge. re-
men than a pin-up girl and What'
is more, he answer* them all.
Distker began his large-scale
correspondence last summer when
hl* letters to Franklin and Mar-
shall servicemen developed into a
|)eriodlca1 News Letter-
Each issue contains names and
addresses of former students now
stationed in every corner of the
globe and exchanges of news cull-
from their letters to the F. A M
prexy all ’under the personal su-
pervision of Distker.
The News Letter is mailed to
about 600 men at present and Is
growing steadily in cifculation and
volume.
Russians Storm Sarny In Victorious Advance Into P°lan^AniEEFo«
The... \ L.m, nin rrmr L Ban^et S^aker ALLIES BOMB Talking Things Over In Britain OVER GERMANY
SPECTATOR Kti KAIL Uli nnDT PIPAHIQ I KT
AN TRUNK I INF rVKI rlKACUd ■ I ■B More Than 60 Planes
UPI IKUIiIy LdllE nAVAMBMirUT ' JURF’'^2. Lost In Day.
max<-h .»NioirrMAxr. DAI AlWMWll r- I a* Attack
L
I LONDON, Jan. 12. ItlRl- Mas-
sive American raiding fleet* were
beltoved today to have shot down
a record number of German planes
more than 300- in the biggest
air battle ever fought over Ger-
many and which London newspa-
pers estimated cost the allies
more than 60 planes.
The German high command
claimed 136 American planes were
destroyed, including 124 four-mo-
tored bombers in the great battle ■
fought five miles above the relch.
'. Obviously believing the great
serial onslaught to be,; the first
American daylight thrust at Ber-
lin. the Nazi* revealed tactics and
weapon* they had been saving for
defense of their battered capital.
They threw into the struggle ~
"deetroyer" smoke screen* and
-..^:y,tooud*4de rnckat. _*i.aiawf -e* Witt ''
ai, * new type of long range
.. fighter.
The London Evening New* as-
sn ting that American losses wore '
Heved to exceed 60 planes esti-
mated that Greman losses might
be four tlnw>s as great , •
The News said United States
| pilots estimated the nazi* may
hpve lost as many as 300 aircraft
all told. . -- ......-i
If you haven’t already dug in-
» to the form sent you by the gov- .
ernment on which to file your
income tax return,* you have
been missing something. We
advise you to dig into it forth-
with, If you enjoy nightmares
. , apd such. The East Texas
x-aamber kir c.imrtWco Tax Ex-
pert Curtis Morris comments Lin-
the form as follows:
Form 1040—1843^1^6 Individ- oigan Red St
ual income return, D^f*going to weie bentjip.
^vrrtwpiemaa? This enemy by dt
may prove to be a good thing.
"Whoever prepared this form
’ ‘ was an ignorant .arrogant so
and sd," an East Texas small
town merchant remarked bitter-
ly the day he got the form.
“Why should I have to hire
me a lawyer and a CPA before
' I can pay'my taxes?" another
East Texas businessman asked
after studying the form.
Considering the absurd com-
' plexities of the present Federal
-•income tax law, the volumes of
accumulated rulings and court
decisions, Form 1040, isn’t so
complicated. The law needs to
be streamlined.
“The way to simplify our tax
return is to approach the prob-
lem realistically and from the
taxpayer’s standpoint and not
from the tax-lawyer’s stand-
point/’—-Congressman Carlson
of Kansas-
Required reading for Congress
and the Treasury Department
should be, "The Looming Night-
mare of March 15,” In READ-
ER’S DIGEST for January,
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One might argue that the
present Income tax is unconsti-
tutional on the ground that*it
violates Article VIII of the
United States Constitution
which prohibits "cruel and un-
usual punishments."
"I wonder if you are aware of
Fresh fruits and vegetables wili
be placed under community maxi-
mum price ceiling* for the first
time effective January 13, accord-
ing to announcement today by the
Houston District CPA director.
"The inclusion of produce in the
community maximum price pro-
gram Is another stdp forward in
the OPA campaign to place under-
standable dollars-and-cents ceiling
price* on all commodities as rapid-
ly as it is feasible," he. said in
making the announcement.
The flat prices of fresh fruits
and vegetables will be announced
by the Houston District OPA each
month. The prices will remain in
effect through each calendar
month with the exception of Janu-
ary when the prices which OPA
will announce about Jaffifn.
will become effective 13 and pre-
vail tlf
The items to be included in the
first chart will be apples, grapes,
oranges, grapefruit, lemons, ba-
nanas, potatoes, onions, ( cabbage
and lettuce. Other produce will be
added. Two prices will be shown for
oranges, grapefruit, bananas and
potatoes. The other items will car-
ry but one price. Texas and Cali-
fornia oranges, white and pink
grapefruit and California and Ida-
ho potatoes which retail at dif-
ferent prices account for the two,'
Classifications of these items.
All prices will be per pound and
retailer* ore urged to adopt a uni-
selling on that
basis. How'ever, the order to be ILine of Northern and
i Southern Armies
Severed
the tremendous cost to taxpay-
er* in this country caused by
the methods of the Federal
Government in rendition, collec-
tion, and ‘Auditing of income
taxes," a friend of ours write*
us.
There should be 40,000,000 in-
dividual income tax returns fil-
ed by March 15. It’s likely that
10,000,000 will be filed by tax-
payers making their first return-
Our guess is that three out of
four taxpayers will retain ex-'
pert assistance. Average cost
to the taxpayer will run at least
$10.00. On that basis Individual
taxpayers will pay $300,000,000
just to get ready to pay their
income taxes tjiis year.
What might be done to simpli-
ly paying Federal income taxes ?
We offer these suggestions:
1. Improve on withholding
provisions so that those whose
income Is practically all from
wages and salaries need not file
returns. •
2. Provide only for a grad-
uated normal tax. Eliminate the
surtax, the Victory Tax, and the
* earned income credit.
3. Furnish each taxpayer a
booklet of instruction*. In thia
use simple word* and short sen-
- tences. Include sample forms
and sample calculations.
4. Leave the law and the
forms alone for a few years.
I ,
China-Based Allied
w-.-jssss.-ve- r,“*>-*'55SSE^ — . ,
Planes Drop Bombs
ARE RECEIVED ()n Japanese Island
Funeral service* for Frank Bed-
nareli, WJ. Tbng time resident of
Chapel Hill who died'at U o'clock
Tuesday morning, will be held
Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at
the Catholic Church in Chape)
Hill, of which he had been a mem-
ber for years.
Father John Wesolek, pastor,
v.'lll officiate, and burial will fol-
low in the Catholic cemetery
Chapel Hill.
Born in Poland, he came
AmeMca when 18, settling
Chapel Hill where he had lived
ever since.,,
, He was married to Miss Annie
Toniczak, who survive* him with
- a -- - • ... 4h<>. following- children: Tony and
calves njore letters 'n™ | Miss Josephine Bednarek and
Mrs. Mary Kubeczka of Chapel
WABHINGTON, Jqn. 12, 4WD—ikenia_WllL
O/WAMAtrall n>, ........on. I . tlOOP*! flit
onistlc labor leader* to a White spmmer encampments,
House discussion of labor draft
legislation todny a* a senate com-
mittee began hearing* on Repub- 1
llcan sponsored legislation
achieve the same end.
HUI; Willie Bednarek of Houston; ~ ------■—~ —
Sweater Girls Win
Point, But Lose Boys
HOUSTON,’ Texas, Jan 12. (U.R)
It’s •till a woman’s world the
girls at Jefferson Davis High
School contend.
After hearing boys dotnplaln
about the wearing of sweaters by
few girls, some 200 girls 'came
tc school clad in sweaters.
Stating the • side for the girls,
cnc yellow-swratered sen i or
said:
“This I* a woman’s world. If we
can weld ships, we can wear
sweaters without permission from I
the boys."_____ v _________i
Tile noys who say the girls l<>6k I
t aa n Am tool* I
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 12.
(UR)—Bob Pack, Tarrant county’s
highest-priced draftee, is in the
Navy now.
The 37-year-old father of six
will cost the Government $208 per
month in addition to his board,
uniforms and equipment. Of that
amount $28 will go to the sailor
after deductions and $180 to his
wife and children.
Pack had been operating a 300-
acre farm owned by J. H. Barwisc.
Hi* two eldest children, Cart, 17,
and Charlene, 15, will quit high
school to help their mother run
the farm.
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