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The Abilene Reporter-sems
NOVEMBER 7, 194J
If GOP Uses New Power Wisely, Good Will Result
Earned Income
It has long been a fundamental of Ameri-
can income taxing policy to encourage the
earning of income in the form of wages, sal-
aries and other payments for services ren-
dered.-
Thus the personal income tax still grants
* 10 percent credit against net income which
is earned as distinguished from that arising
out of inheritance or investment.
But the new 'federal wage-and-salary pol-
icy, enacted by Economic Director Byrnes
. e into administrative 1
consumers will find ourselves back in the
dark days of 1933, when the nation’s worst
depression was at its lowest point.
Competent business economists say that
even this gloomy prediction is too optimistic
—that, in fact, we are going back to the pre-
World War 1 era before many of our now
accustomed gadgets first went into mass pro-
duction and became available to the rank
and file.
We have been warned about this prospect
time after time and then have gone to the
stores and found it possible to buy anything
_____________J for which we had the money. After so many
into administrative law over the deliberate apparently false alarms some of us are a bit
refusal of Congress, reverses this established indignant now that the pinch begins to be
policy, felt.
Nobody, whatever his contribution to in- We shouldn’t be. The alarms were real,
dustry, is permitted to net more than $25 000 The warnings were legitimate. They may
a year. But the beneficiary of inherited have b^n a bit premature, but the intention
wealth—whether or not he plants, harvests of fhat was to break the bad news gradually,
or spins—can keep as much as the income The reason why, up to recently, we found
tax may leave to him, plenty of everything in the stores was that
Consider the President himself—not in an- we were drawing upon a huge reserve stock,
ger or in pity, but because he provides an made before factories began converting to
excellent text. As President, performing the war production. But the stock was not being
most trying task in the world today, he was renewed, and now it is getting dismayingly
getting $75,000, which he has ordered cut to thin.
$25,000. As heir to a fortune left by his fore- There still are a lot of labor-saving, com-
bears, which is his only by coincidence of fort-producing, even luxury items to be had.
birth, he will collect each year many times But as each st°re cleans out its own reserve
the net: income he will receive from the it cannot replenish, and so for more and
more items each week we have to shop from
store to store in hope that, by good chance,
United States for his services as President.
We doubt that such a reversal of American
tax philosophy will meet with the approval
of the American people. _
But that is by no means the only injustice
contained in this ipse dixit salary limitation
law.
Consider the man whose income varies
from year to year. Over a period, his income
averages well under $25,000, but to maintain
that average he must receive well above
$25,000 in some years.
Let’s be more specific. Let’s take an ath-
lete. an actor, or any man who has to cram
a lifetime’s earnings into a dozen years or
we shall find one that still isn’t sold out.
Fortunately the pinch is going to be worse
in the commodity fields where it will do least
real harm.
There is no overall shortage in the raw ma-
terials for food and clothing. Some items are
scarce, and some will disappear entirely; we
won’t have the wide selection of brands,
sizes, containers, etc., to which we have be-
come accustomed.
As we watch retail outlets disappear and
shelves become bare in those that remain,
we can console ourselves with the thought
so. Like many of his kind he has just one that—however we are deprived by contrast
thing to sell—ability to hit a baseball 400 with 1939—everybody in the United States
yards, perhaps, or a profile that makes the still can get more of necessities, and will
have more of comforts, than the average man
girls that way.
Such a person receives no special consider-
ation, says Director Byrnes. No exceptions.
Herd the. sheep and the goats through the
doors and shoot them all as they pass.
had in 1914.
___._________________________r___Viewpoints
—The man or woman who works where Stiff Penalties for Axis Spies
there is a “salary-increment” system provid-
ing for regular raises under certain circum-
stances, can have a raise. The rest of us can-
not, under penalty of a year’s imprisonment.
$1000 fine, or both.
If ever there was a lurid example of the
inequities in catch-as-catch-can, trial-and-
error social legislation, this administrative
law is it '______________________________
The Pinch Draws Near
We civilians are just around the corner
from those shortages about which there has
been a lot of talk. It will not be long now
before we shall be unable to buy items from
an increasingly long list of luxuries and
comforts.
Official spokesmen have warned that 300.
000 retail stores will have to go out of busi-
ness before the end of next year, and that we
From the Philadelphia Inquirer;
A number of persons from this area sus-
pected of pro-Axis operations will go for ex-
amination before the special United States
Grand Jury. 7
They are believed to have been affiliated
with groups which have worked actively for
the Nazis by gathering information for them,
bv transmitting money from here to aid the
Nazi cause and by other means. If the
charges are true, they are enemies of Amer-
ica and should be dealt with as such.
Because it is the American way, a grand
jury will thoroughly investigate the charges
and if indictments are found, the accused
will be given a fair trial. That is just and
proper, but it is also just and proper that any
found guilty be given the stiffest penalty
possible.____
Manhattan Moments: Notes on the Big Town Crowd
new vogue at the Waldorf-As-
toria? That Paul Walton and
By Raymond Clapper
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7—This
victory of unexpected size for
the Republicans can be put to
a meat useful purpose It can be
used to drive the administration
to more efficient conduct of the
There are indications that it
will be to used Comment of
Republicans on the day after
election pointed that way.
Thomas E. Dewey said Ameri-
cans must redouble their efforts
for a total, uncompromising,
crushing victory. Herbert Hoov-
er said there was a strong ele-
ment of protest in the elections
but a protest of insistence on
more effective organizations of
the war. A few days earlier
Wendell Hillkie said that the
election of a large number of
Liberal and enlightened Re-
publicans was the best way to
drive the government to correct
confusion and inefficiency.
Republican membership in the
House and Senate is going up
to the point where, with the
aid of a few Democrats, it can
swing a vote. That power, in
the hands of obstructionists
whose only aim is to put Roose-
velt in a hole, would be danger-
ous.
One Republican leader, just be-
fore election, warned labor .
organizations against accepting
the recent government decision
to shift gold miners to copper
mines. He said unless such ar-
bitrary power was curbed, the
administration would conscript
and impress workers regardless
of their constitutional rights
just as Hitler does. That kind
of inflammatory talk, if car-
ried on as a party policy by the
Republicans in Congress, could
cause no end of interference
with the war effort, as the
shortage of labor grows. If the
Republicans set out to make
political capital of the hard-
ships that have to be imposed
for the war, we are in for a lot
of trouble.
Public discontent with the ad-
ministration has been voiced by
electing Republicans if that is
accepted by the Republicans as
a license to throw monkey
wrenches around, the election’s—
results will prove to have been
a national misfortune.
The statements of Republican
leaders like Dewey, Hoover and
Willkie clarify the purposes to
which the Republican party
must dedicate its new opportun-
ity. If their advice is followed,
the effects can only be helpful
toward improving conditions in
this arsenal of bureaucracy
The kind of work that Repub-
licans in Congress can do has
been begun by the Truman and
Tolan committees. Thev have
been non-political in their pur-
pose Through the work of mem-
bers of both parties they have
directed attention to weak-
nesses in the war organization
and have made countless con-
structive suggestions some pub-
lic. some confidential
Unquestionably most of the
work of running the war and
most of the policies in connec-
tion with it have to be originat-
ed and developed by the execu-
tive branch. Congress is not
equipped to deal with such a
problem, for instance, as or-
ganizing the flow of short ma-
terials. as in the new controlled
materials plan.
America’s New Bases in the South Pacific
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natives era new Christions.
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The storied Fiji Islands and New Hebrides make the headlines today as important U. S. bases on the
supply line to Guadalcanal and Australia. Long-range American bombers based in the New Hebrides
have raided Jap positions in the Solomons, and a Jap sub brought the war here, shelling Espiritu
Santo. U. S. forces repelled a Jap naval thrust toward these islands late in October.
Remember Pearl Harbor!—Buy War Savings Stamps and Bonds
Rationing Will Hit in Many Places Before War's End
Today's Thought T
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that after ye have done the will
of God, ye might receive the I
promise.—Hebrews 10:36.
All things come round to him 7 Y
who will but wait.—Longjellow. 1
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Daybook
By JACK STINNETT
WASHINGON—A plan is in the
works for a complete physical re-
conditioning of American youth in
high schools so that they can step
directly into the armed forces or
into the wartime labor front with
no effort whatever.
It will be announced soon by the
U. S. Office of Education. In No-
vember and December, nine region-
al institutes will be held in the
nine army corps areas. To New
York. Cincinnati, Boston, Chicago,
Lincoln, Austin, Atlanta, Berkeley.
California, and Baltimore, out-
- standing educators and physical
education directors will be called is
launch the program.
The Idea is primarily to increase’
the time and the strenuousness of
1
Saturday Ev
BLONDIE
IS THERE
ANYTHING
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PAPER?
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ANYTHING
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DO? ,
RED RYDER
By GEORGE TUCKER
NEW YORK-Would it inter-
est you to know that Garbo or a
reasonable facsimile caused pe-
destrains on upper fifth Are. to
gawk like bumpkins t’other day?
That Perlita Greco, the photo-
genic South American singer
at the Raibow Room, thinks to
much of the Good Neighbor
Policy that she has taken out
first citizenship papers? That a
sleepy sailor at the Stage Door
Canteen turned down a hostess’
invitation to dance and later
learned she was Paulette God-
dard? That Freddie the Mop has
gone Into the armed services
and has taken with him the sec-
ret of how you can eat for free
at the Automat—something the
Automat people themselves
haven’t been able to figure out
during the seven years Freddie
the Mop has been dining at
their expense?
That blonde Josephine Hous-
ton, the singer up and quit
Hollywood because they dubbed
in somebody else’s voice on her
songs? That Diamond Big
George ticket taker at the Savoy
/ * Ballroom in Harlem, wears dia-
mond-studded garters and owns
a fistfull of night clubs on Long
Island but keeps on working be-
cause of a sentimental attach-
ment to the ballroom and its
characters ?
know that seven keys from the
Paris office of RKO were smug-
gled out of France and Spain
by Vladimir Lissim and finally
tossed into the "Keys to Vic-
tory" melting pot in New York?
That the filming company of
"Commandos Strike at Dawn."
on location in Canada, finally
got a truckload ofneeded Nazi
uniforms through Canadian
customs when customs officials
generously, classified them as
"Second-hand clothing: value.
nil?" _
That precocious children are
encouraged to perform at the
New Yorker hotel during the
luncehon show one of Emcee
Bob Russells Ideas? That the
difference between a "contribu-
tor" to and a “patron" of the
New Opera Company is MW be-
cause contributors" give $1 to
$9 and “patrons” $500 to $999?
That if a "patron" would toss In
another dollar to make It an
even $1,000 he would become a
"founder?”
Michael O’Rourke, the person-
able puppet manipulators of
“Sons O'Fun“ and various sup-
per clubs. aim their shows at ad-
ults instead of children because
kids can't grasp the niceties of a
puppet's antics? _
War Quiz
1. Navy Insigne—a gold leaf—is
worn by officer sin which branch:
Line, medical, engineering?
, 2 Buy u s
War Bonds and 1
Stamps No one 1
needs emphasize 1
how Important a 1
parachute may be
to one of our ]
fighting men. But
guess hoy many
$18.75 bonds
Or would it intrigue you to
If none of that fascinating
information gets you, would you
care to know that Jack Pearl,
once-famous Baron Munchausen
of the air, has given up all Ideas
of serious thea-tuh and enlight-
, ening the masses, and cure more
is doing a show aimed at cul-
tivating the plebian belly laugh?
That Oracle Fields, the Lanca-
•hire lampooner is enjoying a
(maturity value $25.00 each) have
to be purchased to buy one: S. 11,
16?
3. Who is Robert Sherwood?
Answers to War Quiz
1 Insigne is worn by Navy medi-
ctl officer
2. It takes exactly if bond, to
purcase one parachute-cost $300.
J Playwright who now head, the
overseas branch of the Office of
War Information.
But these executive agencies
are likely to do better work if
they have ethe scrutinizing eye
of Congress on them. There la
much discussion within the ad-
ministration over the size of
the Army, expanding lend-
lease supplies to fighting Allies,
and providing adequate flow of
— gasoline and other materials
needed for heavy air campaign
over Germany civilian officials
as well as the military have
something to say about these
questions
There is no reason why spec-
ialized committees of Congress
should not have some part in
following the discussions and
indicating advice for what it
might be worth.------
The war effort will be strong-
er if Congress is close to it than
if It la kept as the private prop-
erty of the executive branch.
High-grade committees, working
with s sense of responsibility
and co-operation, often in con-
fidential discussions could
bring a Democratic quality into
what otherwise tends to be a
highly bureaucratic affair
You don't have to Investigate be-
fore you Invest when you're buying
war bonds.
It s strange how many children
become hard of hearing when the
leaves begin to fall
Only two classes of people fall for
flattery—male and female
By ANN FRANCE WILSON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
WASHNGTON—Don't think that
the Office of Price Administration
is getting any joy out of the pros-
pect of cutting down your daily
consumption of coffee. Rationing,
which begins Nov. 28, means a lot
of extra work for an already busy
department.
One OPA headache arises from
the "wise guys" who stocked up
before sugar rationing commen-
ced. These persons were deprived
of - ration books until their hoard
of sugar was used up. Many of
them are still without ration
books, so OPA must now devise a
method for doling out coffee ra-
tion cards to them.
Hoarders likely will get these ra-
tion books minus sugar coupons-
provided they haven't also stocked
up on coffee
Another OPA problem to that
of instant pulverized coffee,
coffee, which so far hasn't
come under the rationing role.
Ground roffee, of course, to to
be rationed by the pound. But
the instant variety, which Is
more concentrated and lighter
la weight, will have to he dis-
tributed by some different
method.
OPA will also have some sort
of enforcement law to make
•are that sugar ration cards for
children under 15 aren’t used
to obtain coffer.
PRIORITIES ON POLISH
There’s one shortage that is a
cinch to be welcomed by the av-
erage American husband. That's
the shortage of nail polish Ni-
trocellulose and acetone. Its basic
ingredients, are highly critical ma-
terials needed for war production
—so colored talons seem about to
be polished off.
It looks as if the ladies will have
By JERRY BRONDFIELD
“Sorry, pal.”
'That all you have to say?”
“That’s all. Ed ... ”
Luttrell turned and walked to-
Y GIRDLE
SHOPPE
to learn the good old custom of
nail buffing until after “the dura-
tion.”
ODDS AND ENDS
No shortage of absorbent cot-
ton is foreseen-though It may not
be quite as abundant as heretofore.
Armed services are using it in
growing quantities ... There will
be plenty of Christmas boxes and
all the trimmings such as colored
papers and ribbons . . Our glass
Christmas tree ornaments before
the war came from Czechoslova-
kia Last year American manufac-
turers were able to fill the bill, but
metal balls for Christmas trees are
now curtailed
HOSIERY HINT
Housewives might place OPA’s
new shopping card for nylon ho«e
under the plate of the house-
hold's male member if they have
inside information that the man
of the house may be starting his
Christmas shopping early.
These cards will list the new
tail how the buyer may recognize
the different grades and which
type is best suited for work or
casual wear.
ENTERTAINMENT CEILINGS
There'll be no price ceilings on
entertainment such as plays, mov-
ing pictures and football games.
But OPA has set ceilings on bowl-
ing alley and pool table games,
since these prove to be most pop-
ular with service men and war
workers seeking recreation.
GIRDLE OUTLOOK
Rubber and part-rubber girdles
are apparently not especially cri-
tical according to WPB. Though
no figures on inventory or manu-
facture of girdles are available
from any of the WPB consumer
divisions, no shortage is anticipa-
ted as yet.
There are still fairly substantial
inventories of already fabricated
rubber thread for girdles which is
being allocated piecemeal to manu-
facturers. It has been found that
this processed thread cannot be
celling prices on all types of nylons.
Also the cards will describe in de- utilized for any more vital articles.
Why Port of Dakar is Important
Wide World Features
Dakar, Vichy-controlled capital of
French West Africa on which world
attention is focussing, is a modern
city with beautiful parks, buildings
and streets and a population of
120,000—one sixth of them whites
Established in 1857 by the French
at the tip of the African Atlantic
Cooat. Dakar -------
serves as Afri-
ca's oye upon
sea trade from
Western Eu-
rope, South
Africa and
South Amer-
ica. It to only
1,80 0 miles
from Brazil
AFRICA
DAKAR=
odzlantic
> Ocean
NATAL
its present Im-
portance dates from 1898. when it
was developed as a military port.
Today several miles or docks and
modern installations permit hand-
ling of all kinds of merchandise
and safe anchorage for the largest
ships. Imports and exports normal-
ly total 1,280,000 tons a year. Pea-
nuts are the main cash crop of
nearby Senegal.
Dakar connects by rail to St.
Louis, at the mouth of the Senegal
River, and to Bamako on the Nig-
eria's headwaters A road is also
believed under construction to link
Bamako with Morocco In North
Africa
War has curbed continental liv-
ing of Dakar, officer and offlical
class. Sugar and wine are rationed,
half-pound a week per person is the
limit on bread Gas restrictions
make charcoal-burning autos com-
mon
Unlike many other tropical cities
Dakar has plenty of good water, is
fairly healthful.
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on the LAL00
Chapter 14
KILLER MALONE
Amy Bassett got back from the
Dally Stater office late that night
and tossed s book on her desk
Susan, in green jersey lounging pa-
jamas, was stretched on her bed
reading
Hi. newshawk ” Susan greeted
What’s on the front banner as Mr
Crosby would say."
“Well, for one thing,” Amy said
slowly, "they've got an Interesting
story on tomorrows sport page.”
Amy started to undress. “Mr. Todd
Malone really to “Killer Malone”
how whether ne likes it or not.” she
said. “Al Sectt of the sports staff
was telling me about it. He says
no one has ever seen Malone in
such a business-like mood as he
was today He seemed to forget
it was practice and thought everv
play was the one that would win
the game."
"Well, what's wrong with that?"
“Nothing—I suppose But Al said
Todd was more than business-like.
He said he was cold as lee As
much as Al hated to say It. he said
Todd was almost vicious.”
“I don't get it," Busan said
thoughtfully •
‘SORRY PAL
continued. “He hit a freshman end
to hard thia afternoon he broke
the poor kid’s leg and sent him to
the hospital.”
Susan eat upright. “He what!"
the echoed.
“He committed mayhem,” Amy He turned on Frank Garvey of the
Todd's attitude appeared the
same on Wednesday and again on
Thursday The sports writers went
to Pete Bailey after practice
“Nothing to say," said Pete
Thev sought out Todd himself.
Chronicle. “Get the hell out of
here” he half-snarled
Garvey lit a cigarette coolly.
“Okay Killer,” he said
Todd lunged, but Eddie caught
him and dragged him back, slam-
ming him down onto the bench.
A frightened sophomore student
manager, his eyes wide, looked
up nervously as he stacked hel-
mets from a push-cart.
“What the devil's got into you
lately?" Eddie snapped. "I didn't
say anything about It before be-
cause f thought it might wear off.
Something's eating you, and I in-
tend to find out before you crack
up some more future varsity ma-
terial We had one helluva time
keeping that freshman end from
going to Tennessee and then
when we get him you maybe ruin
him ter good."
Todd stared down at a shoe. |
ward the shower room.
Against Purdue Todd was a cold,
raging demon. He blocked like a
steam-roller When he hit a ball-
carrier he slammed him down so he
almost bounced. Twice he hit Pur-
due runners so hard the ball pop-
ped from their arms and State re-
covered.
When he carried the ball he
fought for that last inch, blasting
where there was no hole, making
his own, running up linemens
backs if they got in his way.
He gave his team a little rest,
driving them mercilessly On one
sequence of plays he sent Duchek
pounding over guard on three
straight plays from two different
formations When Andy got up the
third time a thin trickle of blood
ran from his lip.
"Hey, ain't there any other ball-
carriers on this club." Andy grumb-
led. and Todd stonily said, "they're
weak at that root, Andy, and they
can't tell what’s coming. That's
what you’ve got to do When a guy
to down you got to keep hitting him
where he’s weak.”
In the huddle Eddie wiped a
smear of sweat from hie face Ind
looked at Todd. So that was it....
It wound up. 20-7.
Up th the press box, high on the
top fringe of the stadium, the sports
writers were pounding out their
copy, feeding it to the telegraphs
at their side
Garvey of the Chronicle turned to
Buck Ebling of the News. "That
kid did everything but use brass
knuckles down there, today "
"All strictly on the level,
though. Hard, that's all. Just
hard."
I He almost slugged me last week,”
Garvey said. "I called him Killer.'
I’d like to call him that in my
story.” -
"Better not," Ebling warned "Un-
der any other circumstances you
could get away with It As It Is.” he
said significantly, "you might get
yourself In a barrel of trouble,
spelled 1-1-b-e-l"
SUSAN GETS A JOLT
Busan bumped into Eddie on
Monday outside her 11 o'clock so-
ciology class. "You're just the par-
son I want to see," she said.
“Fire away, gorgeous.”
“Tell me—what cooks with that
berserk roommate of yours? Listen
to my theory first, and teU me if
I’m wrong
"I think it’s simply because
Todd has resolved to forget every-
thing and concentrate on football,
ft's an escape for him, aort of a
defense mechanism if you will.
Honestly, that's what I believe."
Eddie was silent Finally he
shook his head "You're wrong,”
he said flatly. "And I might as
well toll you. He dropped a word
last night that gave me a hint,
and I pressed him until he con-
fessed
“Susle/”Eddie said with a cer-
tain firmness, ‘your father was in
town last week and had a talk with
Todd. The gist of the whole thing
was he said he didn't want Todd to
see you Todd boiled red like a lob-
ster He says he was so mad he
felt like slugging your Dad.
"Todd got to thinking too much
about It—not just because of
you—" Eddie Interjected — "But
because of what it meant — that
he wasn't good company for a girl
like you. He got so worked up he
had to vent his feelings in a phy-
sical way and he just naturally
started going nuta on the field
"A greet thing for the ball club,
but not good for Todd," Eddle fin-
Wished moodily.
Susan had stopped, incredulity
written on her face. "My father
was here—and said—" She just
stared at Eddie, horrified.
To be continued
Today's Smile -
CALDERWOOD, Tenn , (P) —
Mountaineer game warden Mark
Tipton lives way back In the But
Tennessee hills The other day, so
he told a felloe game warden, he
^MY coary
placed his coat on a roll fence in
order to chase a bear out of his
back yard to save his cow And bo-
fore he could return to the fence
a giant eagle swooped down and
skyrocketed away with his coat,
thinking it was a chicken.
the present physical education pro- 6 •
gram. In recent years, the empha-
sis has been on "recreational ex-
ercise.” It has been all easy come,
easy go and let's have fun.
■ If the high schools follow the
suggestions of the Office of Edu-
cation. all that is going overboard.
Physical fitness will become a part
of the total war effort. Physical
education will be "glamorized" in
terms of modern warfare. There
will be dally periods of "gym" equ- I
al in length to other subject pe- 1
riods. After a month or more of ■
daily conditioning In good old-
fashioned calisthenics the students,
will be asked to jump into about"
10 hours a week additional of com-th.
petitive sports, mass athletics, week
end camping. 1
e.e e
Ultimately this 10 hours of ex-1
tra-curricular activity would be In-H
creased to 15 a week, with such *
things as woodcraft, camp craft, ■
swimming, aviation ground schools I
and gliding in the regular routine. Q
All of this has grown out of the I
Army reports on selectees. Amert- 1
can youth, the Army says. Is gen- 1
erally lacking in "ability to live 1
comfortably and safely in open 1
country"—is lacking In strength, 1
endurance stamina and body co- 1
ordination
Other things had to be held up 1
while the Army youngsters were 1
being taught to climb a rope, car- 1
ry burdens equal to their own .
weight, vault out of trenches as
high as their cheats, swim lung
distances fully clothed and with
additional weights (equipment),
walk and run 10 miles in two
hours. Jump and fall without in-
jury. march a mile in 12 minutes,
and lift a person near their own
weight off the floor and carry him
20 yards in eight seconds. 1
Try your own children or your-
self on a few of these things* 1
If you must, but don’t say I didn't
warn you.
If you can do all of that plus
such things as walk and run two
miles in 20 minutes shoot moving
targets (skeets, ducks, geese or
quail will do), can dress or undress
in 4 to 6 minutes, and are ag-
gressive in competitive sports, then
you have arrived at the point
where you can enter the armed
forces or war work without flinch-
ing
A beauty expert recommends
yawning exercises Probably just
try ing to get us to go to some of the
movies -*
It must be awful to be a neigh-
bors child, because they never will
amount to anything.
Hold Everything ,
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BATTERY
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“The batteries supply electricity
to the shock troops, don t they!".
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Certificate
prompted by <
the Office of D
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meree issued a 1
reminding opera
mercial vehicles
certificates of ws
While many ov
other vehicles an
Public
FILED IN 104TH
Owen Thomas,
Louise Scoles va.
far divorce
Moses Butte vE
suit for divorce.
FILED IN C
Carl Hulsey.
C. M Presley VI
and Mrs. Ben F.
•a debt.
MA ERIAGI
George T. Alt an
both of Cape Girar
Laurence E Nic
and Vivian T. M
Calif
John R. Printon
both of Minneapolis
Cecil C Morris,
Ruth Smith, Daltor
Teddy Bulat, L
Alvarie Smith, Mer
Louis Van Hese,
Marie Koenigsaecker
Graham A Shaugh
Gonyea, both of Mi
Leland Hathaway,
Laura Evelyn harve
W R Atwood, J
Eva Nels McCall
Daniel Clark Van
A and Allee
George E Thoma
Gregor, both of DV
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11TW CIVIL APPEL
, EASTLAND. Nov.
lowing proceedings •
of civil appeals, elev
district:
Affirmed Robert
Reed, Brown: Charle
vs. Ernest L Skip
General Cab Com
vs. Hon. Carl P 1
et al. respondents.
Motions submitted
et al vs. B. S. Ma
motion for rehearing
* II Sharrock, at
rehearing: Brases Ri’
triet vs. C E Alle
motion for rehearing
Cases submitted N
vs. Eastland Nation
Bob Goen, et al vs.
Pinto
The U.S. Arn
corps spends $404
soldier for food. <
plies.
Though Russian
are often frozen
winter, the port
open the year re
the Gulf Stream.
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