Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 296, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 24, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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i, with it* Progressive Soil Conservation and Diversified Farming Program
Mount Pleasant, Texas, Tuesday Evening, February 24, 1942
Number 296
Survivors of Brazilian Ship Sunk by U-boat
President Reveals
Americans Getting
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Total of 426,434
Into Fighting Zone
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Soil Conservation
Submarine Shells
British Retire to
Committee Reports
Groups Meet Here
California Coast
on Red Cross Work
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Third Registration
In Texas Reaches
In Titus County
For Soldiers’ Use
Damage is Slight,
And No Casualties
Result From Raid
Burmese Defenses
Are Placed Under
Command of India
Destroyer, Cargo
Ship Are Pounded
To Pieces in Gale
Meeting Will Be
Held at Chamber
Commerce Office
Number Falls a
Little Short of
That Expected
Mrs. C. E. Lee
Is Chairman of
The Local Drive
Attrition Process
Will Defeat Axis
According to Plan
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DEAF MAN CLASSED A-l
CHICAGO, Ill.—Morton Lewis,
deaf since birth, qualified here
for army service. Lewis has be-
come a dent at lip reading and
his draft board placed him in
classe A-1 after an examination.
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Johnny Traylor was carried to
a hospital in Paris Monday where
tie will receive medical treat-
ment.
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| The Philippines
cally surrounded by islands il-
legally fortified by the Japa-
nese, and it has been impossible
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tion on the state of the war, and
it is believed this time was
chosen especially for the blast-
ing of American soil, and it is
reported a number of light flares
were seen in the hills back of
the area shelled, indicating the
submarine was signalled by ene-
my aliens.
Delbert Snider, general chair-
man of Red Cross activities in
Titus County, has called a meet-
ing of all committee chairmen
working under him for 4:30
o’clock Thursday afternoon, to
be held in the Chamber of Com-
merce office.
The purpose of the meeting is
to hear reports from the work-
ers on the work that has been
accomplished during the past six
months, and to outline plans for
the coming year’s activities.
Among those who are expect-
ed to be present Thursday after-
noon are:
Marshall Branch, chairman of
Home Service.
Mrs. J. M. Ellis, chairman of
Home Nursing.
Claude Riney,
Red Cross First Aid.
Mrs. O. C. Lilienstem
chairman of Production.
Mrs. J. H. McGuire, chairman
of the Junior Red Cross.
Mrs. George C. Moore, chair-
man of knitting.
Mrs. Webber Beall, chairman
cf sewing.
J. A. Petty, chairman of the
Disaster committee.
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ROTARY CLUB MEETING
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—The
Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Carter be-
lieves it never is too late to
learn. Now 77 the rector emeritus
of St. John’s church here is
studying first aid in a Red Cross
class.
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iately submerge, but remained' war materials, and the Chinese
on the surface for several min- will have to depend on another
Utes.
Planes from the Army and
Navy bases in that section went
into'action soon after the attack,
dropping flares where the sub-
had appeared, but from all ac-
counts they were unable to locate
the vessel, which apparently es-
caped.
This is the first time the Am-
erican mainland has been, bom-
barded in this war, but it will I
probably not be the last. The
attack occurred about fifteen
minutes after President Roose-
velt began his address to the na-
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Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ohyson
spent Sunday in Dallas visiting
relatives and on business.
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MEN OF TALCO METHODIST
CHURCH TO HAVE BANQUET
The men of the Talco Metho-
dist Church will have a banquet
rl special program at the school
. cafeteria on Tuesday night, March
hrd. A prominent speaker will
be present to make an address
for the occasion.
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MASONIC NOTICE
Temple Lodge No. 70 will hold
its regular monthly meeting at
the Masonic Hall tonight, and
all members are urged to attend.
Traylor Russell, S.W.
A large Japanese submarine
appeared about a mile off the
California coast near Santa Bar-
bara, California about dusk Mon-
day nlgrr,, and rreq several
shells at oil refineries and instal-
lations at Goleta, a small town
north of Santa Barbara. Little
damage was done in the neigh-
borhood, and there were no cas-
ualties as a result of the raid.
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Thia closeup of Gen. Douglas Mae-
Arthur is believed to be the last
made of him before the Japanese in-
vasion of the Philippines. Even at
ease he looks the indomitable fight-
ing man of whom his country is so
rightfully proud.
(Central Preu)
America’s Hero
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The American Navy lost two
vessels Tuesday, not by enemy
action, but as a result of a fierce
gale which drove a destroyer
and a cargo vessel onto the rocks
of the New Fcundland coast.
The destroyer Truxton, of the
same class as the Reuben. James,
and the naval cargo ship Pollux
were broken to pieces by the
cational program in connection
with farm improvement work,
with representatives from Bowie,
Red River, Franklin, Morris,
Camp, Hopkins, Wood. Rains and
Titus Counties present.
Van C. Sparks, president of
the Texas S.C.S. Supervisors'
Association, was in charge of the
meeting, and Earl B. Pate of
the local district, extended the
welcome to the visitors.
The program was an interest-
ing one, with the speakers in-
cluding several of the supervis-
ors and a number of officials con-
nected with other agricultural
agencies.
It was pointed out that where
an educational program had been
conducted before beginning soil
conservation work, the best re-
sults had been obtained and the
operations were concluded more
quickly.
In terracing of land, it was
noted that better results were ob-
tained when contract was given
o private individuals instead of
by use of county machinery for
their construction. Eleven units
are said to be in operation in
Red River County, where the
most terracing has been done,
while Bowie County reported
considerable interest is being
shown in spite of many workers
being drawn to the defense plant
work.
Danger of improper terracing
was emphasized, and farmers are
urged to plan their terraces be-
fore constructing them. This
year’s AAA program will prob-
ably encourage more soil conser-
vation work, it was stated, and
there are many things the farm-
er can do now to improve his
farm besides terracing and be
eligible for the benefits during
this year.
Educational work on soil con-
servation among the elementary
students of the schools of the dis-
trict is having as much effect
as in the higher grades, accord-
ing to a report, given in this
meeting.
The group was entertained at
luncheon in the mess hall at the
CCC camp at noon.
Sittang River as
AboutDuskMonday Jap Drive Growing AskedForThursday
President Rccsevelt’s address
to the nation Monday night re-
vealed that thousands of Ameri-
can soldiers, together with abun-
dant supplies and fighting ma-
terial are already in action in
the South Pacifice and more on
their way.
After pointing out that the
bread oceans no longer protect
us from attack, Mr. Roosevelt
said we must fight at long dis-
tances from home because there
is where our enemies are, and
we are taking a heavy toll every
day. Supply lines must be main-
tained to all our allies so the
Axis cannot “divide and conquer*?
We must continue to send am-
munition and fighting equipment
to all areas offering resistance
to the Axis and must attack the
enemy when he tries to stop this
movement. It is a big job to
maintain these communication,
lines, said the President, as
well as produce the needed equip-
ment, but the American people
are capable cf doing it.
In spite of the length and dif-
ficulties of transportation we are
sending bombers and fighting
planes to the Southwest Pacific
and our soldiers are already in
contact with the Japs, who have
, the initial advantage of shore sup-
| ply lines and can fly their planes
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Four of the 46 survivors of the 6,006-ton Brazilian ship Olinda are shown in Marine Hospital, Norfolk,
Va where 23 were taken for hospitalization. Capt. Jacob Bellemond lies on the bed. The vessel was
attacked off the Atlantic coast by a pocket-sized U-boat and sunk after a radio conference between Capt.
Bellemond and the U-boat’s captain. From now on, Brazil declares, her ships will be armed and convoyed
by U. S. warships.
Nine Counties Are the front without difficulty.
Represented For I The philiFPlnes were practi-
Session on Monday
Supervisors of four soil con- for us to send reinforcements to
servation districts mei at the General MacArthur and his men,
CCC camp Monday for an edu- who are gaining eternal glory
through their magnificent de-
fense, which has exceeded all
estimates. We knew the war with
Japan would have to be won by
an attrition process, and nothing
in the past two months has oc-
curred to change this strategy.
Mr. Roosevel condemned Hie
t rumor mongers who^spread re-
ports our losses at Pearl Harbor
were more than were officially
disclosed, saying only three ships
were permanently put out of ac-
tion, and all others are now back
in service. We have destroyed
njany more enemy planes than
we have lost, including those at
Pearl Harbor, he disclosed.
The Axis Powers are very
close to their maximum output
of planes, guns, tanks and ship^
while we are just getting start-
ed, and the goal set for this year
will be attained, although the
Axis at first thought this quota
fantastic.
The only way we can lose this
war, said Mr. Roosevelt, is to
fail in production, and this we
must not do. There must be no
work stoppages because cf dis-
putes between labor and manage-
ment. There must be no special
privileges or special gains for
any group or occupation. There
must be cheerful sacrifices for
the war effort. Americans are
not soft, and will win the war
and dictate the peace.
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YOUNG ENOUGH TO LEARN
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There was no program at the
Rotary Club Tuesday and after
a few announcements by the
president, Clifford Moore, the
club adjourned.
I Visitors were Rev. Herman
Boswell and Adrian Green of the
Mt. Vernon Club.
pounding of waves near St. Law-
rence. N. F. Although the resi-
dents of the area and the crews
cf the ships did their best to
effect a rescue, 189 officers and
men lost their lives in the trag-
edy.
German submarines, however,
coninue to take toll of United
Nations shipping in the Western
Hemisphere, and survivors of
the 5,290-ton tanker Republic
were landed at West Palm Bench
Tuesday morning. The ship wss
torpedoed Sunday night. Ollier
vessels were also reported to
have been sunk lately.
General J. Watt Page, state se-
lective service director, today
sent the following wire to the
national director in Washing-
ton:
“Total
Advices Tuesday indicate the
fall of Rangoon and the com-
plete Japanese occupation of
Burma appeared to be only a
matter of a short time.
The British have been forced
to withdraw to the west bank of
the Sittang River, the last natur-
al obstacle for the defense of
the capital, and a dispatch from
Mandalay said fierce fighting is
The sub blasted away for sev- I taking (place along a hundred-
eral minutes with its deck gun : mile front. The railway north
in the direction of the refineries, I from Rangoon is believed to have
but only one hit was effective, I been taken by the Japs, thereby
the others hitting in open areas, cutting the Burma Road, Chi-
The enemy craft did net immed- na’s principal supply line for
iately submerge, but remained war materials, and the Chinese
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route for the transportation of
war materials in the future.
General Sir Allen Hartley,
chief of the Imperial forces in
India, has taken over command
of the Burmese operations, and
this action is thougnt to mean
an attempt will be made to evac-
uate the troops to India as soon
as possible.
United Nations flyers were
said to be taking a heavy toll
from the advancing Japs, but
their superiority in numbers en-
ables them to advance in spite
of heavy bombings.
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Two Naval Vessels
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At a meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Monday night,
Mrs. C. E. Lee was named chair-
man of a Victory Book Cam-
paign in Titus County. The pur-
pose of the campaign will be to
collect books for use by en-
listed men in the armed forces
of the nation. The books will be
used to supplement libraries al-
ready in operation at the var-
ious camps and training dis-
tricts.
The Victory Book Campaign
is sponsored by the American
Library Asscciation, the Red
Cross and the United Service
Organization.
Plans for the collection of
books have not all been com-
pleted, as yet, but the work is
progressing at a rapid rate. All
volumes are to be donated and
not loaned, and those not con-
sidered fit for the soldiers’ use
will be sold as waste paper, with
the money derived in this man-
ner going to the national head-
quarters for the drive.
Sorting will be necessary and
arrangements will be made for
repairing only those books that
are considered worthwhile.
No specific date has yet been
announced as to when the cam-
paign wil be started. As soon as
this information has been ob-
tained it will be announced of-
ficially and places will be named
where the books will be accepted.
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PATMAN AGAINST PENSIONS
Answering inquiries as to his
stand on pensions for members
of Congress, a message was re-
ceived in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday
morning quoting Congressman
Wright Patman as saying he has
always been opposed to such leg-
islation and that he did not sup-
oort any measure of this kind.
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“MAN BITES DOG” SOCIETY
HANCOCK, Mass. — Perry
Whitman, who receives $75 a
year as Hancock’s town clerk,
recently refused a preferred in-
crease of $25. He said he figured
he was getting all the job is
worth.
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Courtesy KPM Lines
On the once-idyllic island of Bali, a multi-colored statue, surrounded by
several smaller images, serves as a signpost. The Dutch possession off
the east end of Java is now swarming with Jap invaders attempting to
capture the Netherlands East Indies before going all-out on Australia.
(Central Press)
registration State
Texas February 16th 426,434.”
Based on the 1940 and 1941
selective service registrations,
which in Texas totalled more
than 860,000, it had been antici-
pated that Monday’s enrollment
would reach the 500,000 mark.
The difference can well be ac-
counted for, General Page ex-
plained, by the fact that since
the President’s proclamation soon
after Pearl Harbor, designating
February 16 as Third Registration
Day, many thousands of young
Texans have not waited for the
selective service processes, but
have volunteered in one of the
branches of the nation’s armed
forces. i
Harris County, where 42,570
men were registered, topped the
state, while Dallas County came
in second with 31,459 men sigh-
ing up, it was officially reported
at state headquarters.
The third national lottery,
which will be held in Washing-
ton probably March 17th, Gen-
eral Page said, will determine
the order in which registrants
coming within the purview of the
February 16 registration will be
called for military service.
General Page paid high tribute
to the selective service person-
nel throughout the state, to the
State Department of Education
in making the school buildings
and services of teachers avail-
able, and to the thousands of
other patriotic citizens who vol-
unteered their services, without
financial compensation, for their
efficient accomplishment of the
registration of almost a half mil-
lion men within the prescribed
fourteen hours. He said:
“I cannot too highly prraise
and commend these patriotic
Texans for a tremendous job well
done.”
Also, for their valuable ser-
vices in informing cur citizenry’
on the essentials of the registra-
tion and for their uniform whole-
hearted cooperation since the be-
ginning of the administration of
Selective Service in Texas, I want
to express my deep gratitude to
the daily and weekly newspa-
pers, radio stations, and the
theatres throughout the state. All
have played a very important
role in the successful perform-
ance of a grave responsibility to
our nation.”
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 296, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 24, 1942, newspaper, February 24, 1942; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1373587/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.