The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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<&he Camrrmt Herald
VOLUME NUMBER 85.
CAMERON. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 1945
EIGHT PACES TODAY
NUMBER 11
Our
J. B.Write-' * ir*’*"
Mince the United States has no
National Service Act and Work or
Fight legislation is being projected in
Washington, we pass along today a
letter written by a soldier fighting
in Holland. This letter is made pos-
sible through Sgt. Kenneth O. Rob-
bins, also fighting in the European
battle. The letter was sent to his
father, O. P. Robbins, and found its
way to this column:
******
Dt-ar Mom:
We had no mail today, so I expect
to hear from you tomorrow. I don't
know much that is nice to write to
night. There just isn’t anything nice
about% this thing called war. There
are many things that make tile com-
bat soldier get mad at everyone, in-
cluding the famous ‘‘home front.”
We have our own GI newspaper
that is published daily and bears the
name “The Stars and Stripes.” We
read news from the battle fronts and
also the “home front” in our paper.
And many of the front page articles
tell of large strikes being waged for
higher pay. Since the fact is stated
very plainly that many of these
strikes occur in our war plants, the
boys over here often get a bad case
of “boiling blood.” Meaning just one
thing—we don’t like it and we want
those guys to know it. Many of our
boys are inclined to let some one
i know we don’t like this stuff, and to
compare their condition with ours.
1 Wi ll, I am one of those guys, and i
f feel that I can afford to talk
because I have seen life on the battle
front and know just how “lovely” it
is.
The American soldier serves his
country for $50 per month, as a pri-
vate, and food. With a warm place
to sleep—when is in garrison. He
does not strike for higher pay. Then
he some day goes into combat and
his life as a soldier is just beginning.
In combat, Johnny Doughboy fights
like hell, eats cold meat from a can
arid dog crackers, sleeps in a muddy
fox hole—if he has time to sleep—
and still draws $50 a month. Does
he strike ? No. That is just the
trouble. The people at home know
darn well that Sonny isn’t going to ,
strike and that he will do the job if
it takes every drop of blood in his
body to do it. And many times—-too
many times to be exact—Sonny pays
the dear price of war. But Sonny
doesn’t strike because he’s not the
striking kind, except with a gu n
Johnny Doughboy has his mind on one
thing: He has a job to do, an.! it
is a job in which his pay has no
concern. He lives like a dog, fights
like Americans should, and many
times loses a leg or arm or dies.
Reing a medical soldier and serving
an aid man, I’ve seen these boys
da. and have worked on them when
w< ended. They take it on the chin
and they still don’t yelp for higher
pay.
But while Johnny Doughboy is go-
ing through this, what is happening
at home ? Some guy has a war job
and maybe he gets it to dodge the
draft. We don’t know. He can work
each day without enemy bullets flying
past him or shells bursting around
him. When his day’s work is finished
h< can ride home, eat a hot meal, read
of what a marvelous job the boys
ever here are doing, and go to bed
ir. a nice soft bed, knowing that no
Nazi will sneak up and ram a bay-
onet through him. The rat is also
drawing, in one week double what
J< hnny Doughboy draws for a |
month’s life of hell. But this won-
derful, patriotic, war worker gets a
bright idea. He decides he is not
making enough money; and if h
car.’t make the big boy pay him a
few cents more per hour what does
he do? Sits down on his already
over-worked rear end and says he will
not work. He never stops to think
of what Johnny Doughboy is going
through for $50 a month or how
i ..ch Johnny Douehboy is depending
or him. Maybe this fellow isn’t even
a war worker. Maybe he works in a
cigarette factory. Well, a cigarette
is the one pleasure a soldier on the
front may enjoy—if he can get the
cigarette. Incidentally, here in Hol-
land, we are receiving one pack of
cigarettes every two days (a very low
quantity) and the ones we receive are
nearly always English cigartettes
English cigarettes are very low in
duality compared to oar cigarettes.
3o you see. no person in the good
- ' T 5. A. has any reasonable nt-
(firs to page four!
4027 POLL TAXES IN
Up to noon Wednesday 4027 poll
taxes had been paid in Milam county,
it was announced by Bill Alex Bonds,
Tax Collector.
This total was said to indicate a
normal poll tax would be paid in this
county. There are no elections this
year. In primary years fhe poll tax
is more than 5000. At this date in
1944, 5080 had been paid and 22
exemptions had been issued. There
were 17 exemptions issued up to Wed-
nesday.
Citizens are urged to pay their poll
tax. The prime reason is to exercise
the right of the ballot and the revenue
is a big item in school and other card-
inal government functions.
Mr. Bonds said his office will be
open until midnight of Wednesday,
January 31, to receive tax payments.
He expressed confidence that the total
of poll taxes would be approximately
as high as that of last year.
The bulk of advalorem taxes were
paid in October. The county allows
3 per cent discount.
Motorists are due to get new li-
cense plates this year. There will
be a single plate for rear of the cars
and the design will be the same is
present plates, orange background
with black numbers. The plate is
made at the prison and ill be slight-
ly smaller. These numbers have not
yet been received.
Philippine Guerillas Save Navy Bombing: Crew
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Missing: In Action
Crew members of a Navy torpedo
bombing plane rescued by Philippine
Guerillas after crashing into the ac:i
during the battle of the Philippines:
Ensign Harry W. Sherman, Yankton,
Rescued by friendly Filipinos when
their plane crashed at sea during the
final phase of the historic Second
Battle of the Philippines, the crew
of a Navy carrier-based torpedo
bomber plane has just returned to th
United States with the story of then
amazing nine-day odyssey hack to
American lines.
S'. D.; shows pistol lie received from
Filipino fight rs: Newton F. Rey-
nolds, Aviation Onlananceman, Ever
ett. Mas-.; ami Chares E. Lindsey,
Aviation Radioman of Cause
Skipper-pilpt of the group was
Ensign Hai ry W. Sherman, 20, USNR
of Yankton, S. P., who, with his gun-
ner, Newton F. Reynolds, 18, Avia-
tion Ordanaceman Third Class, US'N,
of Everett, Mass., and his radioman,
Charles E. Lindsey, 20, Aviation
Radioman Third Class, USN of
(turn to page eight>
CAP! STANFIELD STAGH
Cant. Stanfield Stach, with the fa-
mous 101st Airborne Division, was
wounded in the fighting in Belgium
on January 4, 1945, it was disclosed
here Tuesday by William Moran who
received a letter from Captain Stach.
Capt. Stach is now in a British hos-
pital. In the letter he did not disclose
the nature of his wounds but gave
evidence be is recovering and will
soon rejoin his outfit or be assigned
to other duties.
Capt. Stach was wounded by a
German artillery shell and said h
was fortunate because if he had been
3 feet nearer the place where the
shell crashed he would have been
killed.
In the invasion of Holland, Capt.
Stach parachuted to the ground with
others of the Airborne Division and
had figured promintently in the
fighting on that sector. When the
German break through came a por-
tion of the 101st was cut off at Has-
togne.
Theatre Here Will
Sponsor March of
Dimes Campaign.
Theatrenien of the Lone Star Stat"
are mobilizing their forces for th-:
1945 “March of Dimes” campaign
which starts January 25th, and con-
tinues through January 31st, accord-
ing to John Prude, local theatre
chairman, who predicts that collec-
tions this year will more than double
those of 1944.
Last year’s audience collections in
the movie theatres of Texas amount-
ed to $214,056.13. In commenting on
last year's collections, Mr. Prude aid
that fifty percent of the money rais-
ed remained with the local chapter of
the National Foundation while the
other fifty percent went into the Na-
tional Foundation for use in epi-
demic aid, research and education.
1944 collections in Cameron were
high and the local committee hopes
to collect more than double this
amount during the 1945 drive.
In addition, Mr. Prude said that
there are 549.542 theatre seats in the
movie theatres of Texas and if *1
is collected for every seat, a total of
$549,542 will be made available for
the fight against the diead polio.
Work Or Fight Plan
Advanced Wednesday
Efforts to harness American man
power for total war w< re moving up
fiv decision Wednesday as heads of
the military forces eonfered wPh
Congress.
Adminral King, head of the Navy.
Henry L- Stimson. .Secretary of Wa,;
General Hap Arnold, Air Corps and
Secretary Forrestal of the Navy De-
partment, were called in for eon sui-
ts, t ion.
In World War 1 striker* were draft
ed into the army. There wa* no far
ther trouble.
Mrs. Lola Clinton of Houston s)»eat
several days in Cameron visiting
relatives and friends.
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DIED IN TEMPLE THURS.
Mrs, J. A. Jungmann, 67, native
of Washington county, died Thursday I
January 18, 1945, in King Da ugh ten ;
Hospital in Temple. She had been |
ill for about 4 months and was re j
certly taken to the hospital for treat-
ment.
Mrs. Jungmann’s home is in the Fox
community north of the city of Buck-
holts.
Mrs. Jungmann was born in YVa
ington county, February 17, 187b.
and came to Milam county followin'
her marriage to J. A. Jungmann hi
years ago in 1900,
Funeral services were to be heir
from the family residence in the Fox
community Saturday, January 2o
1945, by Rev. A. E. k'lathman, Pastor
Hope Lutheran Church, at 2 p. m
with services also at the church a.
2:30 p. m. in Buckholts. Interment
will he in the Buckholts Cemetery
with the Green Funeral Home direct-
ing arrangements.
Surviving are her husband, J. A.
Jungmann and the following children:
J. H. Jungmann, Mrs. Willie Randu-
man, J. L. Jungmaiin, Mrs. Ernest
Hanke, A. H. Jungmann, Robert Jung
rnann and Edwin Jungmann ail of the
Fox and Buckholts communities. She
is survived also by the following
brothers: Ernest Fuchs, Paul Fuchs
of Buckholts; Henry Fuchs, Carmine;
Robert Fuchs, Ed Fuchs and John
Fuchs of Burton. Also 17 grand
children survive.
Missing in Action
HERE ELECTS OFTICERS
Stockholders of First National
Bank in Cameron, meeting on Tues-
day, January 9, 1945, elected officers
and diivtors for the coming year.
H. M. Hefley was re-elected Presi-
dent of the bank; R. H. McIntosh,
Vice President; Mrs. S. W. Cheeves,
Vice President; George Waller, Cash-
ier arid A K. Gurecky, Assistant
Cashier.
The recent statement of the bank
issued on call from the Comtrolle-
of the Currency, disclosed great fi-
nancial strength and the new bank-
year opens with promise.
Directors of the Bank are: H. M.
Hefley. R H McIntosh, Mrs. S W
Cheeves, Gorge Waller and A. K
Gurecky.
Francis Perkins is
Denied Resignation
As Labor Secretary
Francis Perkins. Secretary of La-
bor, may MithW in that Cabinet
post Her resignation Wednesday
SGT. CHARLES E. GRAY
Sgt. < buries E. Gray ha been mis1
ing in action somewhere in G -nnanv
since December 12, 1944, uncording to
a message from the War Department
received by his wife, Mrs. ('buries
Gray, and nis parents, Mr. and Mi <.
W. V. Gray of Cameron. The mess-
age was received January 2, 1945.
Sgt. Gray entered the service on
October 16, 1940. He received In
training at Fort Sum Houston and
Camp McCoy, Wi ., and had la-on ove
seas for the past nine months. Sgt
Gray is with General George Potion’s
3rd Army.
British Vice < onsul
Knights C olumbus
Guest Thursday Night
Stuart H. Evans. British Vice Con-
sul from Galveston, will be guest
poakei i t the meeting of t*!ie Knight-
of Columbus in Cameron, Thursday
night January 25. 1945, it was an-
nounced here late Tuesday by John
C. Andres, secretary of the local K
C. Council.
Mr Andres said that the meeting
would be open to the public and the
people here are invited to hear M
Evans.
Sometime ago Mr. Evans was guest
s|x-aker at the Rotary Club in Cam-
eron. The speech was widely herald
ed as not only interesting but highly '
entertaining.
The Knights of Columbus extend
a cordial invitation to you to la* tbei
truest* tomorrow night
l*oe;il Trapper Wins
Texas Pelt Prize
J. L Witte a w<*i| known tranner of I
Inevitable German collapse was
strongly indicated Tuesday as the
Russian army under General Konev
penetrated to within 130 miles of
Hi rlin accross the southern end of
Poland.
Posen, industrial city and capital
of the province of Posen in Poland
had fallen to the Red army at noon
and its capture was announced in
Mascow by Joseph Stalin.
Meanwhile the Red army putting a
pinccr on East Prussia had taken
Koneigsherg.
Berlin broadcast a statement that
the Red army is within 130 miles of
Berlin. The Russians said they were
some 150 miles from the German Cap-
ital.
Himmler, Gestapo Chief, has been
dispatched to the Russian front it
was revealed in Berlin. The dispatch
said that the Gestapo chief was given j
full authority to restore the sitnution ;
by whatever means lie chose to cm- j
ploy.
Late Monday Adolph Hitler was j
reported enrouto hastily to the East j
ern front to take personal command. !
He called upon the German soldiers to
defend the women and children of
Germany.
No proof has been received that
any of these reports are true. Un-
doubtedly the Germans are growing
panicky. If the Red armies now con-
verging on Germany are able to main-
tain their offensive and their com-
munication lines and the Germans are
unable to rally, even behind the much
talked of “eastern wall” the end of
the war is in sight.
It was regarded as very probable
that the Germans will be able to re
t: nl the Russian drive at some point
yet undisclosed and behind fortifica-
tions.
PIT . GEORGE GOODWIN
PEC. GEORGE GOODWIN
Pvt. Kenneth Y. Kirk
V. S. Army Paratroops
Pvt. Kenneth Y. Kirk, son of Mrs.
Bob Kirk of Cameron, has won tin
l ight to wear “Boot- and Wings” of
the United States Army Paratroops.
He lias completed four weeks of jump
training during which time he made
five jumps, the last a tactical jump
at night involving a combat problem
on landing.
Jumping at the Parachute Sclio- I
has been steadily developed to a re
congnized war science. American
Paratroopers have been recognized
throughout tin- world for their meri-
torious actions against, the enemy.
In addition to producing junipers.
Parachute Specialist Training is given
to qualified men in Communications.
Demolition, Rigger- and Parachute
Maintenance, vital (kill: for Air
borne Troops
Wins Infanty Badge
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in addition fntitVv Witt* to
Dal** Chirk, son of Mr and
James Benton Clark of Cfcnewi
under treatment at Newton M**m
Hospital.
'■deration for one of tk* Mays I ten t
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to be selected at the final jadrm.' I a battalion
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Pfc. George Goodwin, Jr., with
General Patton’s Tied Army, is miss-
ing in act ion since December 24, 1944,
it was revealed here Friday by Mrs.
Georgia Goodwin, mother, who lives
in Cameron.
Pfc. Goodwin was twice wounded in
action during the invasion and fight-
ing on the German border. He was
under surgical cure following an op-
eration in a hospital in France and
lifter was evacuated to England. Re-
covered, a letter received here writ-
ten December 10, 191!, said he Was
returning to his unit for action. Ac-
cording to the information he was in
action 14 days when reported misc-
ing.
A telegram from the War Depart-
ment t.<> Mrs. Goodwin told of her
sons missing in action. Pfc, Good-
win entered service from Cameron,
lb- attended lloyte school. A sister
Mrs. J. L. Fuson lives in Goose Creek.
He has three brothers: Grady Good-
win of Crosby, E. J. Goodwin of
Manor and Sherman Goodwin of >21
Paso.
CpI. Marvin Ethridge
Now in Italy: Writes
Of Battle Experiences
CpI. Marvin Ethridge, with the Air
Transport Command, United Stale:
Army Air Corps, is now stationed ill
Italy.
Mrs. Ethridge has recently received
a number of letters from CpI. Eth-
ridge in which he describes his ex-
periences within the limits of military
(ent ity. At first hr was stationed
in North Africa. The transport com-
mand is one of the most arduous
branches of the military service and
often times its operation means sue-
cess or failure at the front.
CpI. Ethridge trained for many
months before going overseas. A
never to l.<- forgotten experience was
during Christmas in 1944, when he
attended Christmas Mass celebration
by the Pope in famed St. Peter’*
church in Rome.
AS ALLIES ADVANCE
A general retreat of German armies
on all fronts was in progress Wed-
; nesday. The retreat is going on day
I and night as the armies of Hitler are
! taking up new positions well inside of
j Germany.
The Reds have crossed the Oder riv-
ei in Southern Poland and have es-
tablished brideheads across Ehe river.
Joseph Stalin announce another
break through on the Czech border.
In the Philippines General Mao-
Arthur’s men are steadily advancing
on Manila.
The Japs clamx-d Wednesday that
13 B 29 Fort res* hnmtiei* were shot
down over Japan. -
Pfc. Alexander Fuessel
Is Bark From Pacific
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JANE ARY IN HISTORY
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January 23. 1933
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1945, newspaper, January 25, 1945; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561455/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.