Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1943 Page: 7 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1943
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Sjjt. Carl Funk, 26, Cincinnati, lost
Ins riijht eye and sustained a frac-
tured left knee In Sicily. He has been
buying War Bonds regularly. He will
return to civil life as soon as he is
discharged from Ilalloran Hospital,
N. Y.
Pvt. Irwin Levinson, Baltimore, was
struck by shrapnel in the left shoul-
der at Palermo. The fingers of his
left hand are paralyzed. When his
father asked if he needed anything,
his son replied: "Buy War Bonds."
His father bought $1,500 worth.
Pvt. Thomas Dellarossa, Trenton,
N. J., 18th Infantry Patrol, was
wounded by shrapnel at El Guitar,
Africa, and now must wear a spccial
brace for his left knee. He won the
Purple Heart. He buys War Bonds
regularly and urges you to.
Pvt. I)onat Cartier, Derry, N. H.,
suffered a fracture of the leg above
the knee in Sicily when struck by an
88 mm. shell. He was held prisoner
for two days by the Germans, trav-
eling in a tank. He is a regular pur-
chaser of War Bonds.
Pvt. William E. Morris, Long Beach,
Cal., is above draft age but has seen
three years of servif". He lost his
left leg below the knee in Tunisia.
He wears the Purple Heart and Good
Conduct Ribbon and continues his
War Bond purchases.
e - SOCIAL SECURITY
EQUALITY FOR ALL
WORKERS URGED
AUSTIN, Oct. 26—Thousands of
men and women in the United States
who held jobs covered by the Social
Security Act and who are 65 or old-
er, have stopped work and are re-
ceiving monthly old-age insurance
payments. The payments aren't
high—the average where only the
worker hjmself gets benefits, is
about $23 a month. The wives of
many of these retired workers also
get monthly payments, if they are
6.">; and any children under IS arc en-
titled to benefits. Additional thou-
sands—widows, children (n- depen-
dent. parents of workers who have
died - - also receive monthly pay-
ments.
"Jacob Smith" and his family d°
not have this protection because
they are farmers and farm work is
not covered by the Federal Insurance
program. Only jobs in business and
industry come under this insurance
system.
Since the war began, many farm
workers have taken jobs in factories,
while otJheis work part of the year-
on farms and part on construction
work or other industrial jobs "In
many cases, they do not work long
enough on jobs that come under the
law to secure l ight* to insurance
benefits, although they pay social
security contributions during the
time they do wo'tk on those jobs",
according to David S. Pruitt, mana-
ger of the Austin Social Security
Hoard office.
It was pointed out that a girl who
serves a private family as cook,
laundress, housemaid, or seamstress
pays no social security contribution
and is not insured under the Social
Security Act. A girl who does the
same kind of work for a hotel, res-
taurant or boarding house, cornos
under old-age and survivors insur-
ance. Similarly a janitor who works
for a church or school is not covered
although a janitor who works for a
department store or office building
makes contributions and is covered !>y
the act.
In all, there are about 20 million
workers in the United States who
are now excluded from coverage. The
Hoard has recommended that chang-
es be made in the law so that every
worker—"regardless of his occupa-
tion- - may have opportunity to earn
old-age an(| survivors insurance ben-
efits for himself and his family.
TIAPP'M4 K
RETURN RATION
BOOKS IN MAIL
Finders of lost ration books may
drop them in the mail without prepay-
ing postage or enclosing them in en-
velopes, according to OPA. On pay-
ment of a five-cent postage-due char-
ge, the Post Office Department will
return the lost book t) the person
whose name and address appear on
the cover. When the addresses cannot
be found, the post office will forward
the book to the nearest rationing
board
CORN PRICES SET
Maximum prices fo" wnite ear corn
are 2 1-2 cents per bushel less than
shelled yellow or white corn of like
quality and grade, under a recent OPA
ruling. White snapped corn is .'J 1-2
cents per bushel less. The Commodity
Credit Corporation will continue to
pay the corn product-r for any advan-
ces in the maximum price of corn,
through December .31, 1943.
REPORT "OF 'THIRD
WAR LOAN
Final figures for the Third War
Loan showed $ IN,943,000,000 worth
of bonds sold, under Secretary of the
Treasury, Daniel W. Bel) reported le-
cently. Sales to individuals, the first
objective of the drive, exceeded the
five billion dollar quota by 377 mil-
lion dollars.
TO COLLECT OLD
CLOTHING. RAGS
A nation-wide collection campaign
for discarded clothing, used fabrics,
and rags is being planned to meet j
heavy industrial and military require-
ments for wiping cloths, according to
WPB. Officials emphasized that they j
do not want clothes that the oWnei
will wear again or can use. The dis-
carded clothing also will be used foi
local relief and refief and rehabilita-
tion purposes abroad. Materials col-1
lected will be separated and classified j
for best possible use. It is expected
that the collection program will bo
handled by individual states and com-
munities.
Cadet Hemphill
Wins Medal
MAIM.T BEACH. Sept. 23.—Quali-
fied Aviation Cadet Joseph Hemphill
of Bastrop was one of the top scor-
ers on the BTC No. 4 rifle range, <
('apt. Leon R. Smith, his marksman-
ship officer, announced recently.
Cadet Hemphill had a score of 182
out of a possible 200, entitling him
to an Expert medal.
He is a member of Flight 134-A of
the 913th Training Group, which set
a high marksmanship standard when
95.2 per cent of the men qualified.
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WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER
IN BASTROP
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READY
MARKET
FAIRMONT CREAMERY
BASTROP, TEXAS
THESE STORES ARE CONVENIENTLY WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF ANY PARKING PLACE ON
MAIN STREET. DO YOUR PART BY SAVING GASO LINE AND TIRES. THESE MERCHANTS WILL WEL-
COME YOU.
"Oldest Weekly Newspaper in Texas"
QUALITY PRINTING
piify
TU1K
WPB
By having in our stock every item
that is available under present re-
strictions, in the way of
Drugs, Gifts, Novelties,
Stationary. Drug Sundries,
Cosmetics, etc.
C ERHARD & SON
"Texas Oldest Drug Store"
HASLER FUNERAL HOME
R. E. Jenkins, Funeral Director
Phone 43 or 132
O . B . WOLF
BARBER SHOP
PERKINS HI-WAY GARAGE
EXPERT REPAIRS
BLUE BELL CREAMERY
Ice Cream — Jumbo Malts
Smokes — Candies
Across from U. S. O.
WILL ROGERS
QUALITY MEATS
W. J. Schewe. Mgr.
BASTROP FURNITURE CO.
Accredited Mortician
Day Ph. 72 Night, Ph. 83
CLUB CAFE
— Ask Anyone
For Popular Priced Ready-to-Wear
and Dry Goods Shop at
NEUMAN'S STORE
on Main Street
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1943, newspaper, October 28, 1943; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236930/m1/7/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.