The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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THE HOLA.X COUHTY HEWS. SWEETWATER. TEXAS. THURSDAY. HOV. i. H42
THE NOLAN COUNTY NEWS
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ROBERT W. COOKE
Editor
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Fight Against Inflation
Is An Individual Matter
The people of this country, says the Industrial
News Review, are face to face with the most criti-
cal of all tests that can be exacted to our form
of government—inflation. It is more difficult to
understand than war. It is intangible.
One economist, says the Review, has pointed
•ut that it will take a lot more than laws to fight
inflation. The present policy of one group blam-
ing another group in seeking a scapegoat for the
rising cost of living, will prove disastrously fu-
tile. If continued, it will offset all tax measures,
forced savings, price regulations, wage stabiliza-
tion, rationing, and credit control.
It is an individual challenge. Citizens must be
obedient to the unenforceable, for inflation can-
not be controlled either by legislation or compul-
sion.
Drastic Tax Bill Does Not
Relieve Need of Bond Buying
It may be that we have just quit talking about
bonds and stamps as much as we did for a while
—but of our buying has fallen off in proportion
to our talk, then Nolan county is going to fall far
short on its November quota.
Maybe we have been thinking too much about
the taxes we are going to pay, or about the battle
in the Solomon islands.
This war is big and it's wide spread. The govern-
ment needs every penny we can turn over to it
in the fight against the axis.
It is important that everyone of us put all the
pennies, nickels, and dimes we can into the war
chest.
Throughout the nation, sale of bonds and stamps
is to be pushed this month. The treasury depart-
ment h'is devised a program intended to interest
more citizens in the rural areas in bond buying,
which is to be carried out through the federal
agricultural agencies in each of the counties.
Meantime, in Sw'eetwater the only organization
really pushing the sale of bonds is the underman-
ned junior chamber of commerce, an organization
that was made up of young men—the majority
of whom are now in military service. If other
civic organizations would devote half as much
effort to pushing bond sales as the Jaycees. Nolan
county would exceed its quotas every month.
The drastic new tax bill does not mean that
there can be any letting up in the purchase of
■rar bonds of the 12 bilions, the estimated quota
far the fiscal year, is reached.
Board of Control Favor*
Cut in State Spending
The state board of controls has recommended
a state budget for the next two fiscal years which
would reduce expenditures approximately $4,000,-
000 a year.
Members of the board have discussed the reduc-
tions with a group of house and senate members,
preparatory to the meeting of the state legisla-
ture in January.
This recommendation is made in view of the
fact that war has cut prospective state revenues;
at the same time the war has created some new
administrative agencies in the state.
However it is hoped by most of Texas’ taxpay-
ers that the board's recommendation will be
followed, for the taxpayer faces a pretty difficult
year—and any relief he can get will be appreciat-
ed.
‘Corner Drug Store’ Is
Having Own Difficulties
The “corner drug store” threatens to become
a war victim. Fortunately Sweetwater druggists
have been able to date to keep registered phar-
macists, but at the rate they are entering the
service it may not be long until they are exper-
iencing difficulty in finding someone to fill doc-
tor’s prescriptions.
It is another field that is opening up to women
—but it is one phase of men’s work that cannot
be filled by women who have had only a few
weeks training.
According to reports from the war department,
the army is still needing registered pharmacists
—this is just another hint that civilians should
exercise a little more care in watching their
health.
Czar Jeffers At Least
Cuts Out Some Red-Tape
The rubber problem in America requires the
complete cooperation of government, industry
and the public. It can be said of Rubber Czar
Jeffers that he has already cut some of the red-
tape which interfered with the program in the
past and with other war measures in which the
public was concerned.
There is still some uncertainty about the mile-
age rationing program in Texas, Washington hav-
ing reported once that some consideration would
be given to the situation resulting from great dis-
tances between communities and industrial cen-
ters then another report was made to the effect
that all states would be considered alike.
It seems that the average citizen is complaining
more about the mileage rationing program than
anyone else.
Emotional Instability
Exhibited by Americans
If the emotional reactions of Sweetwater citi-
zens toward the successes or reverses of U. S.
armed forces in the Solomons is indicative of
the whole nation, then we are a nation of emotion-
ally unstable citizens.
Here at home we have been “blowing hot and
cold" over reports of fighting in the Pacific. But
those responsible for giving out information on
the war effort are in some measure to blame.
One day the communiques are optimistic, the
next day they are the opposite. We believe that
when those in charge of giving out information
to the American public realizes that it is not made
up of a bunch of ninnies who can’t take it, the
whole picture will improve.
The sooner all of us come to realize that this
is a long war we are engaged in, and adjust our
thinking accordingly, the better off our nerves
are going to be.
Mom s Letter to Her Soldier Sons
Dear Sons of Uncle Sam: [that goes out of the camps out-
“How sweet on a clear sabbath | weigh’s that which goes in.
morning, to list to the clear ring-j Our I°ve expressed in the labor
Jng bell.” | of hands and our prayers to an
From the very stillness one! understanding Father will foi-
st-mil ri judge the world was at 'ow -voli even to the "uttermost
peace with God and man. No, Par*s °f world.” Walter Win-
church bell will ring today [ chell. on one occasion, reminded
for the last church bell us that while our prayers might
has been donated to the not stop an army, neither can
vrop drive, but another clear an army stop our prayers.
Sunday morning has dawned. - No letter would be complete
and at this early hour. 5 a. m without some information about
there seems to be an unusual the weather. The first part of
stillness—no sound of birds, nor last week was crisp and cold,
bees—even the drone of planes especially in the mornings—usu-
kas passed wit the night. Truly, ally (empering off into spring by
“this is the day of the Lord hath afternoon. Then Thursday was a
made, we will rejoice and be glad full day of warmth and sunshine,
in it.” surprising us with both rain and
Las< night was Hallowe’en, but hail during the night. Wraps and
Scree1 water youths were making 'fires were most comfortable on
y ir. a different way— no Friday and Saturday and today
ts on the streets—'begins clear and crisp,
g of trash cans ] The Sweetwater recruiting of-
idy impty now)— ficer. Pfc. E E. Gruver, reports
irs and blowing of that r,carle 25 Nolan county boys
year's entertain- have volunteered within the last
)f games and re- two weeks. Most of them went
the homes and in as specialists in the air corps,
ing at the USO. >n fact all of them were listed i
■ was the usual as aircraft mechanics. Most of
shew windows them are to be assigned to the
ic marking seems Big Spring flying field for their
one with a pur- preliminary training. We'll give
le lettering read: you a list of them, some of them
stamps." you may not recognize because
i why I the army supplied the names and
chose to start the day at such an they used their first name,
early .' our. Soldiers b“gin every whereas in private life they most-
ly a: this hour, and one suggest- ly were know by their middle
rd that civilians would have to names. Here they are from
try it to see what it is like. My Sweetwater:
neighbor across the driveway. Elmer Raymond Nolen, Clyce
leaves for Avenger Field at this G. Smith. Ralph R. Johnson,
hour, and try as hard as he may Eurcy Farris McClain, W. D.
his motorcycle makes an alarm Owen, James Cleon Spires. Ros-
for one so close by. Again what coo L. Breeden, Estel P. Ensley,
better way could one begin a new and Alva Kyle Blackerbv.
d»y than by writing to the boys Horace G. Jennings of Fluvan-
m the camps. Shame on us at na was listed among them, as
home, for it is said that the mail were Leonard W. Childress and
masked gh<
no upturni
CUicy're air
no racing i
horns, bi
went con
fresh m< n
music
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marki r. g of th" she .
with scap but the rr.ai
fo have been done v
pose—most of the 1- tt
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Jack D. Holladay of Ira.
Guy Stephenson, Jr., Dennis R.
i Butler. J. D Stewart, Robert R.
i Dodgion, Melvin A. Hendricks,
and J. R. Kiser.
Others from the area included
Eustice R. McMinn. Abilene; J.
W. Ligon, Eastland; Robert M.
Doggett. Roby; John R. Evans.
Snyder: Earl T. Toler. Snyder;
and Werner R. Garlington, Ro-
i tan.
Word comes from the bom-
bardier school at Big Spring that
Bobby Henthorne and H. C. Ivy
are pounding the typewriters
for Uncle Sam and liking it;
Bolton Head is in the warehouse,
counting Uncle's “wares;” Alex
Edwards is kept busy part of the
time helping recruit men in
Sweetwater; Woodie Howell, re-
cently volunteered, and hopes to1
make Big Spring his destination. I
Camp life, they report, is great -
after you get used to it—peas and
potatoes will make you fat if
you eat enough of them, and
chicken fried in fish grease beats
no chicken at all!
Information comes that Wayne
Jarvis is now in a training school
in Illinois: Mark (Jumbo) Hat-
tox is still cutting meat thin in |
Ogden. Utah: Lt. Davis Clark,
assigned to signal service, it at
"foreign destination.” Billy Lew-
is continues to "grow fat” in the
army flying school at Enid. Okla.; I
Johnny Bibb is looking for Japs in I
the “big waters" and Tommie is
still in the naval station at Cor-
pus.
W. R. (Dub) Owen got a few
days leave from a bombardier
squadron in Egypt and spent his
leave in Cairo. He said he was
going to Jerusalem on his next
leave. He told Cecil Voss, who
played football with Dub in high
school here, that he thought the
Utah desert was something, then
“ hurry on over here and we'll
really show you a desert.”
Frank Murchison left for the
(See NO. 1, Back Page)
Improved
Uniform
International
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON -:-
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for November 8
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se-
lected and copyrighted by International
Council ot Religious Education; used by
permission.
CHRISTIAN NURTURE IN THE
FAMILY
LESSON TEXT—Deuteronomy «:*-#,
20-28; II Timothy 3:14, 15.
GOLDEN TEXT—Train up a child In
the way he should go: and when he Is
old. he will not depart from It.—Proverbs
22:S.
The religious life of the home is a
determining factor in the life of the
child, for it is in the home that the
child’s whole existence centers and
from which he receives the repeated
impressions, day by day, which de-
termine character and destiny. Then
too, it is in the home that the par-
ent has the opportunity to demon-
strate the reality of the faith pro-
fessed in the church and to show
the child that Christianity really
counts in the ordinary experiences
of life.
I. By Recognizing God’s Word
Week of War
Munitions Production
Shows Increase
War Production Chairman Don-
ald Nelson reported overall muni-
tions production in September
was 7 per cent above August,
with airplanes up 10 per cent, ord-
nance up 7 per cent, navy and
army vessels up 22 per cent, and
merchant ships up 10 per cent.
The report stated that the WPB
index of munitions production
increased 24 points in September
to 381—four times the produc-
tion rate at the time of Pearl
Harbor.
Bomber Roll Off
Lines on Schedule
Mr. Nelson’s report said four-
engined bombers rolled off as-
sembly lines very nearly on
schedule. The output of heavy
aircraft |showed a marked in-
crease over August, with the out-
put of light, trainer-type planes
held below August. Some new
plants which came into produc-
tion recently made a much better
than anticipated showing. Pro-
peller production continued a
major problem, although enough
propellers have been made thus
far to fly all planes.
(Deut. 6:4-9).
Twice a day the orthodox Jew re-
peated the words of verses 4 and 5,
“the Shema,” in his time of prayer,
morning and night. It was the
foundation of his faith, declaring the
oneness of God in a world of many
heathen gods, and calling for com-
plete and absolute devotion to Him.
But it was not enough that these
words should be repeated in the
service, they were to be taught with
all diligence to the children and to
be a normal and natural part of their
daily conversation.
Here is a matter of great signifi-
cance to us. The faith which we
profess in the church must be effec-
tively brought into the home. It is
not enough to carry a Bible on Sun-
day, it should be in use in the
home throughout the week; not only
in family worship, but in the inci-
dentals of daily life.
The family altar has gradually
disappeared, and it is regrettable
that it has, for the testimony of gen-
erations indicates that in family
worship some of the most useful
men and women of all ages have re-
ceived the direction of life which
made them great for God.
Let us not readily assume that it
is not possible for us to have a fam-
ily altar simply because of the dif-
ficulties of time, place, etc. But if
we cannot have such worship regu-
larly. let us show our children that
we have a real interest by reading
our Bibles, by sharing some bless-
ing found therein with them, and by
making prayer the natural thing in
the home at all times, not just in
hours of trial or adversity. Let us
recognize God's Word in our family
life.
II. By Remembering God's Bless-
ing (Deut. 6:20-25).
The nation that forgets its past
will have no future worth remem-
bering. The Israelites were to re-
call that the glorious history of
God's loving kindness toward them
bore testimony to the truth of His
Word and to the faithfulness with
which He had kept them. Their
young people would thus be encour-
aged to trust God for the future.
“Hitherto the Lord hath helped,"
means that henceforth we may
count on Him.
In every nation there are those
occasions of history where only God
could deliver—and He did. The rec-
ollection of such events in a way
which will give the glory to God
rather than to man will strengthen
faith and cause men to look to God
Army Specialist
Corps Abolished
The army specialist corps,
which had inducted approximate-
ly 1,300 men, was abolished, the
war department announced, and
all future commissions directly
from civil life will be given in
the specialist reserve until the
men commissioned have complet-
ed a course of military training.
Then they will be commissioned
in appropriate grades in the
army. Members of the corps al-
ready in the service will be ten-
dered commissions in the army
of the United States, if qualified.
Furloughs to Be
Cut to One Week
Stimson said the furlough per-
iod of two weeks given newly in-
ducted soldiers will be reduced
to one week. Approximately 3,-
400 tons of mail, including more
than 1,000,000 Christmas parcels,
were sent to U. S. armed forces
overseas during the first 25 days
of October.
300.000 Americans
In Expeditionary Force
Army Chief of Staff Marshall,
in a letter to Commander in
Chief King of the U. S. Fleet,
said the “skillful seamanship” of
the navy has already escorted
800.000 soldiers safely “across the
submarine-infested waters of the
Atlantic and Pacific.”
Navy Renorts on
Enemy's Losses
The navy reported Novembej
1 that two enemy aircraft car-
riers, two battleships and three
cruisers were damaged and 100
airplanes destroyed in a great
sea and air battle 250 miles miles
northeast of Guadalcanal. Navy
Secretary Knox said the Japanese
fleet units have retired from the
scene of the Solomons and the
“first round” of that battle is
over.
Registration of
Women Considered
President Roosevelt told his
press conference that a compul-
sory registration for American
women to determine their avail-
ability for war work is being con-
sidered. While no compulsory
drafting of women for war indus-
tries is contemplated, he said.
in the hour of need, and to thank I there is need for information
Him in the day of victory.
! which a compulsory registration
In the family too. e should culti- i rou|d produce. Such a registra
vate the sacred mi ories of God s : tjon would require legislation,
deliverance of His lessing, of the j which probably cou)d no! be
)0Jn ° ti,S as i completed until close to the end !
well as threaten!! noments. Chil- 1
dren who hear sue matters grate-
fully rehearsed in the home have
an effective anchor in a time of
storm.
III. By Continuing in God's Grace
(II Tim. 3:14, 15).
1 of the year.
Steps Taken to
Regulate Wages
The war labor board began to
set up administrative machinery
That which we"leam of Christ and Ito regulate all wages and salar.es
of God's Word is to be translated ' under $5-000 a -vear Thc board
into living for Christ. The experi- j w 1,1 dele8ate to local wage-hour
I administration officers the power
to decide whether employers
are exempt under the provisions
permitting individual raises for
merit, length of service or in-
creased productivity. The board
wil establish 10 regional offices
whose directors wil meet in
Washington with WLB officials
ences of grace and the remem-
brance of God’s blessing of child-
hood are not for that period of life
alone but for a continuing in God’s
grace. This carries our thought a
bit beyond the responsibility of the
parent to provide the proper sur-
roundings and training, and stresses
the duty of the child to apply, per-
fect, and continue that experience to work out details for handling
of Christian truth and testimony. I applications. The Treasury De-
Too many careless individuals, partment, which will control
who because of the desires of their | salaries not under WLB jurisdic-
own wicked hearts have abandoned ! tion, established a salary stabili-
the church and the Book, blame it , zation unit and announced that
on the parents. “They were too J seven regional offices of the unit
strict. We had to go to church too will be opened soon.
much. They made me go to Sunday I _
school”—such are their excuses. Of ; Stabilization
course, we know that they are only Of Farm Prices
excuses, not reasons. They are the ! The agriculture department es-
refuge of the hypocrite who is not | timalfd net farm income for 1942.
trilling to face his own terrible re-
sponsibility.
The obligation is on each one of us
to continue in the things we have
learned, and if we do not, the judg-
ment must come upon us. If we
do, salvation and blessing will come
to us, and we in turn will pass it
on to others.
May this lesson turn many an
American home back to God’s way.
including government payments,
at nearly $9,800,000. about 1.000,-1
000 above the previous record in j
1919. and set 1943 income at ap-!
proximately $10,500,000. Total
agricultural production is near-1
ly 12 per cent greater than the j
record set in 1941, and 40 pt-rj
cent greater than in 1918. Mili-
tary and lend-lease buying of'
food next year is expected to
take one-fifth of current produc-
tion.
Farm Equipment
Freeze Ordered
Agriculture Secretary Wickard
ordered 144 types of new farm
machinery and equipment, ex-
cluding repair parts, frozen as
of November 1 in the hands of
dealers, distributors and manu-
facturers pending formal ration-
ing. The agriculture department
and its state war boards will es-
tablish state and county quotas.
The WPB delegated to the office
of price administration the auth-
ority to ration milk cans and
farm fencing.
Rationing of
Coffee Nov. 28
Sugar rations for army and
Navy personnel on furlough will
be one-half pound a week, in-1
stead of on the basis of the value
of the current sugar ration coup-
on. The first coffee ration will be
obtained beginning November 28
by surrendering the last coupon,
No. 28, in the sugar ration book,
and subsequent rations will be
given on coupons taken in se-
-1-
Capt. Odeneal Is
Sent to Hamilton
Capt. J. B. Odtpeal, who has
been in the administrative de-
partment of the filing school at
Avenger field, Sweetwater, for
the past several tionths, was
transferred this wetk to the fly-
inging school at Hanulton.
Capt. Odeneal was at the Stam-
ford flying school before coming
to Sweetwater. He ani Mrs. Ode-
neal lived in the 1009 block on
Bawcom street.
I quence toward the center of the
book.
W* buy live horse* end mules
for tankage; also, hides end tal-
low. Phone 654. 36-tf-e
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^1/1/rrii war work (and war nerves) pil-
ing up a state of tension in America’s families
these days, thc ho. water faucet is especially
important in speeding up thc business of
housekeeping and .’rooming. It cuts red tape
in all the cleansin ’ processes, from dishes to
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that can smooth jingled nerves after a try-
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don’t waste it. Use it
efficiently, and take good care of your Water
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