The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 64
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1943
NUMBER 21
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Register for War-Ration
Book No. 4 This Week
One person may register for
Give to The War Fund
The canvas of the county will
be made soon for the USO. These
are volunteer workers and your
person is at least 18 years of age. I 17 6 J 1
The registrant should bring
War Ration Bpok No. 3 for each
member of the family.
Perrin
Registration for War Ration
Book No. 4 will be held for the
Perrin County Line Independent
School District Oct. 21st-22nd, in
the school auditorium from 8 a.
m. to 6 p. m. each day.
Jacksboro —
People living in Jacksboro In-
dependent School District or peo-
ple living in School Districts not
having school this year and send-
ing children to Jacksboro will
register for War Ration Book No.
4 at the Jacksboro Elementary
School, Friday and Saturday, Oct.
22 and 23, between the hours of
8 a. m. and 6 p. m.
Think it over and let’s give the
boys a lift. It’s a donation this
time. Just how much do we ap-
preciate our soldier boys?
The 17 agencies participating
in the National War Fund are
USO, United Seamen’s Service,
War Prisoners Aid, Belgian War
Relief Society French Relief
Fund, Greek War Relief Associa
tion, Norwegian Relief, Polish
War Relief, Dutch Relief, Russian
War Relief, United China Relief,
United Yugoslav Relief Fund,
United Czechoslovakia Relief
Fund, Friends of Luxembourg,
jin., Refugee Trustees and the
United States Committee for the
Care of European Children.
The drive in Jack County will
start soon. Be ready when the
workers approach you, help the
boys, dont let them down. Jack
County’s quota is $4,700.
Our Red Cross drive went over,
and our bond drive,—now let’s
The National Registration is to P«t the War Fund Drive over,
be from Oct. 20 through Oct. 23, | H. H. Stewart, County Chair-
but in order to lose as little time
from school as possible the Jacks-
boro teachers will use only Oct.
22 and 23. It is hoped that ev-
eryone will cooperate with the
school in using these dates.
man; J. L. Lacewell, Treasurer.
Committeemen: J, W. Hulsey,
J. E. Ross and E. E. Faires.
L. L. Peterson is special gift
chairman. Make your gifts as
large as possible for this worthy
undertaking.
Each committeeman will ap-
point his sub .committeemen. If
you are asked to help, please ac-
cept and do your share.
. The aid that the public schools
of this state has already render-
ed the OPA can not be underesti-
mated. We could not have done
the job we have done without
their help, the information exec- Houston^ Oct. 1^.—The United
utive said, and in their desire for! War Chest of Texas has received
further contribution to the War good news from Tokio. Through
Program most school administra- ?he War Prisoners Aid Commit-
tors and teachers are constantly tee of the ^ MCA, shipments ol:
on the lookout for additionall supplies have reached our pris-
ways in which they may serve. I oners of war in camps in Japan,
Registration of War Ration Book Korea, Formosa and other Japa-
.nese occupied territory.
Your community superintend-] War Prisoners Aid has advised
ent will give the information for the United War Chest of Texas
this registration which will be that a committee of Swiss and
held in the local school building Swedes has announced that it has
pf each community. Instructions Keen successful in the distribu-
tive beep furnished all regis-1
trars. «
Selective Service ! Women with Experience Victory Harvest Show Frozen Food Lockers
Moving to close in on “draft
dodgers,” Selective Service regu-
lations have been amended to pro-
vide for the immediate induction
or prosecution of men 18 through
44 who become or remain delin-
quent on or after Nov. 1st.
The new regulations provide
(1) for the prompt classification
into Class 1-A, Class 1-A-O, or
Class IV-E, without reference to
sequence of order numbers or de-
pendency; (2)that all delinquent
registrants 18 through 37 so
classified shall be immediately
ordered to report for induction
or for. work of national impor-
tance; (3) for the registration of
a non-registrant delinquent and
his classification and induction;
(4) for the correlation of actions
concerning delinquents among all
Selective Service agencies and
United States Attorneys.
No man is relieved from com-
plying with the Selective Service
law during the time lie is in cus-
tody, confinement or imprison-
ment, and that immediately upon
his release from such confine-
ment he must advise his local
board of the fact and perform
the duties and be accorded the
rights of all registrants. This
obligation applies equally to a
man confined for a violation of
the Selective Service law and to
a man confined for any other
cause.
Any registrant who is not ab-
solutely certain that his current
address is on record with his lo-
cal board, or that his wherabouts
are known to the “person who
will always know,” as shown on
Women 20-50 with practical ex-
perience in the fields of banking,
insurance, retailing, manufactur-
ing, as well as executives, ac-
countants, buyers, personal di-
rectors, nre needed as officers in
the WAVES. Applicants for of-
ficer training must have at least
two years of college, but college
degrees are preferred. Appli-
cants over 37 must have special
qualifications before they can be
accepted,
The Navy still urgently needs
thousands of women to fill the
many jobs at shore stations
throughout the U. S.. releasing
men for other vital duties.
The" present WAVES recruit-
ing campaign will be climaxed on
Navy Day, Oct. 27, by a parade
through the streets of downtown
Dallas, featuring several thous-
and nlisted men, WAVES and
officers, as well as several bands,
floats and civilian units.
Naval Office. Dallas.
The Victory Harvest Show will
be held Saturday, Nov. 6, at the
Recently a notice came to tie
county agent’s office and to the
City Hal.. Reports are that the Jack County War Board thatcer-
dilferent booths are coming along taintowns would be permitted to
fine. build frozen food locker plants*
The Harvest Show last year Jacksboro can qualify for a
was one of the nicest county af- plant if there is enough interest
fairs ever held here. Every club
is asked to have a booth, and
that we as people of the entire
county see what other clubs are
doing.
Will each club or exhibition
send in your chairman’s name?
—so they can be published in the
Gazette next week. Everyone
will then know whom to contact
with their exhibits.
Remember, too, this is being
done for Army and Navy Funds.
We want Jack County to make a
good showing. Admission only
25c.
the people of Jack
39 North Texans Held as Japanese
Prisoners
One hundred sixteen Texans
were revealed Friday night by
the war department to be prison-
ers of _ the Japanese, in the dis-
patch released by the Associated
Press.
Previous reports to nearest kin
had been received from many of
the prisoners from Japanese
prison camps through the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The list includes a large num-
ber from the 131st Field Artil-
his Registration Card, should im-'Jery, the “lost battalion” \Vhich
tion of books, musical instru-
ments, indoor games, athletic
equipment, garden seeds and
Register A. Union Point
For Ration Book
The
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Clark were
honored with a dinner on their
fifty-seventh wedding anniversa-
ry, Sunday, Oct. 17th, by rela-
tives and friends. Sixty were
present to participate in the cel-
ebration express good wishes for
many more happy anniversaries.
vices for Catholics, Protestants,
. and Jews in the Japanese con-
• • •, Pe?P’e living in Union centration camps. Additional
vicinity will register for Ration eqUipment has been purchased
Book No. 4 at the Union Point and js forwarded to Japan
school house hnday, Oct. 22, one* the s s Gripsholm.
day only. Be sure and bring Ra- . ,
tion Book No. 3 with you when!. recently received
reipktprimp lm the United states werg taken
registering. |at Stalag III-B, a German prison
* “ *-rr* j camp southwest of Berlin where
Christmas Mail For Armed the largest griup of captured
Americans has been interned.
Forces Overseas Stalag m.B ifJ very big and Io_
To The Public: cated in a pine forest according
1 to a report received by the Na-
The War Departments have tional War Fimd. The prison
designated October 1st to 15th, 'camp consists of huts and is like
and October 1st to November lst'a little town, with long, straight
as period for mailing Christmas concrete streets. Between the
parcels to persons oversea. Re- buts are so many open spaces
ports show that the average dai- . that air and sunshine can reach
ly volume of this mail is less than all of tbem. The cauip was for.
half of what we expected. Reports merly occupied by Serbian. Rus-
coming from Key Centers give sian‘ami French ‘prisoners, some
ground for fear that many thous- of whom may still be there,
ands in the armed forces will be i
disappointed on Christmas day.' In dealing w^th American pris-
Because mail and Christmas gifts oners, it is the policy cf the Ger- ja(. wjjj be"g Cents per pound,
from home are so important to man Government to live up to -nr bnvp ,10+ bppn informed as
men and women oversea, it is the letter arid spirit of the Gene- to wben Glis payment will be
imperative that those those who va Convention relative to the hu- 'made Jnay be 'tbp jast 0f Uie
plan to send gifts do so at once, mane treatment of prisoners of montb or.it may be after Decern
After the dates set aside for this, war.
no assurance can be given that |
mediately communicate with his
own local board and keep that
board advised of nil future
changes of address.
was on Java when that territory
was taken by the Japanese inva-
sion of the Dutch East Indies in
1942. *
Those from Jack County, list-
Every person required toregis- .
ter under the Sedective Service)^ aro; . ,
Act must have in his personal From J“cksboro-
possession at all times both his
Registration Card and his Notice
of Classification. A duplicate can
be secured, if the latter is lost.
General J. Watt Page,
State Director
Selective Service.
57th Wedding Anniversary
Celebrated
Dairy Feed Price Adjustment
As previously advised each pro-
ducer who sells whole milk, but-
ter or butter fat, or cream must
preserve all records of evidence
of sales.
We do not have blanks for your
reports as yet, but are to get
them as soon as they are availa-
ble. Neither do we have infor-
mation as to what records of ev-
idence you must have to be eli-
gible for payment.
The payment for Jack County
is 50 cents per hundred weight,
and the payment rate for butter-
Chapman, Pvt. Henry E.
Clay, Pvt. Melvin L.
Crain, Pfc. Drew W
Frie, Pvt. James W.
Frie, Pvt. Marion L.
Frazier, Pfc. Harold R.
Glazner, Pvt. Thomas H.
Laird, Pvt. John M.
Oliver, Pfc. Garth S.
Ray, Pvt. James E.
Ross, Pvt. George E.
Sherrill, Pfc. Cleo N.
Rogers, Pvt. John W.
Sherrill, Pfc. Cosby R.
Wood, Pfc. Chester L.
Joe Chapman also, who wrote
In a few months ago, (not listed
above).
From Antelope—
Argabright, Pvt. Joseph H.
Matlock, Pvt. Sidney C.
From Bryson—
Maher, PVt. Boyd E.
Simpson, Pvt. Ward H.
From Newport—
Long, Pfc. Luther J.
-—Wichita Record.
tlia nri f*fa ixzill I'aann f hn rli*oca_ *
ec by Christmas. We must re- Honoring Boys Leaving for Camp
member that arms, munitions | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lane gave a
and supplies will take precedence luncheon on Oct. 10th, for their
over gifts in the allotment of. son, Leroy, and nephew, James
shipping space, mail your parcels Fowler, who are 'leaving this
NOW. Will Ham. jweek for Camp Wolters.
— . . ......- | Those attending were Messrs.
Vomer, Black Receives Army Air lnd Mn,es- J- K »"d E""“t
may
ber 31st.
You will be advised when forms
are ready. Watch for it in this
paper.
W. E. Yowell, Secretary
Jack County ACA.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kiker at-
tended services at the Methodist
Church at Stephenville, Oct. 17,
at which time th former’s broth-
er, Rev. O. P. Kiker of Wichita duty.
Falls was the guest speaker. Also
present were twelve other rela-
tives from over Texas, for the oc
. - :Woods, Perrin; Tom and James
\! Corps Wings Fowler, Graham; Mrs. Tom Lane.
|Clarendon; Pfc. and Mrs. Ernest
\emon Black of Jacksboro re- Burnett, Abilene; Messrs, and
ceived Ins wings and commission Mmes. Bill Horton. Joe Laycock,
as a 2nd Lt. in the IJ. S. Arrnv jcy Bill Fowler, Mi». Deu> including the father, a.
Air Corps Saturday, Oct. 16th, at Uia and Miss Bernice Laycock; | M. Kiker, age 97. The flowers at
, Mather B’ield, near Sacramento, poe Sewell Fowler, Billy Murray'the altar were dedicated to 'the
,ana enuaren of all the families. I memory of their mother, Mrs. B.
-———
Bonds and^ More Bonds -' tage of
S/Sgt. Norris T. Reynolds Now
Gunnery Instructor
Reunited at Alexandria Air
Base Alexandra, La., three sol-
diers who were forced to bail out
of a Flying Fortress in the South-
west Pacific, got together on their
first anniversary of their rescue
to write other crew members who
are scattered throughout the
world. Staff Sgt. Norris T. Reyn-
ods, Jacksboro, Texas, now gun-
nery instructor; Capt. Donald
Miller, Greenville, Texas, bom-
bardier, and Master Sge. Law-
sence A. Johnson, Smithfiold, N.
C., a squadron communication
chief. After a raid on Riabaul in
1943, they were forced to bnil
out of their plane and were lost
in an Australian jungle for three
days until rescued by a Navy
plane. They are notv helping to
train new combat crews at the
Alexandria Air Base for
Pan-American Speaker to be Here
The Pan-American Garden
Club, now organized four months,
has directors appointed in many j
of the North, the Central and the
South American countries; two
scholarships for Latin-Americau
students in ohr U. S. colleges; a
recognized book on Pan-Ameri-
canism sent to individual pa-
trons; this the third news-letter
published; a lecturer from Mex-
ico announced, and an interna-
tonal school of tropical flower ar-
ranging in the offing.
Mrs. G. W. Johnson, after
many years of residence in Mexi-
co City, now knows the entire re-
public as a constant traveler by
air. She has first hand informa-
tion to give you of the tropic
lands being turned into beauty
spots.
Free to school children; admis-
sion 25c, the afternoon of Nov.
10; Jacksboro High School.
shown by
County.
This plant may be built by an
individual or by cooperative or-
ganization.
L. L. Peterson was appointed
chairman of the committee by
the board for securing additional
data needed for the proposed
plant. Mr. Peterson stated that
in a few days that there would
be a letter in the mails request-
ing the information. He urged
that each person sign the letter
and return it to the War Board
office as soon as possible. This
information does not mean that
Jacksboro will be granted a lock-
er system but it, will aid in try-
ing to secure a. locked.
No War Ration Book 4 will be
issued wthout you hvve Book 3
with you. Head of the family
can register for the whole family,
if lie has Ration Book No. 3 with
him.
over-
A- WbUMkl
to* ^here in the navi
)He entered' the Air i
last March.
. xl ■<!
Henry Harold Tate and Nathan
fKin.nnn Morrow S.TZ smcr.g the
ninety-three north Texas stu-
dents, members of the NavyV-12|£an was .formerly
<mii imining at nice institute,
Harold is also playing
New Labor Stabilization Plan In
Effect
The War Manpower Commis-
sion’s new labor stabilization pro-
gram became effective Friday,
Oct. 15, in Region X, which in-
cludes Jack County.
Workers in critical occupations
can now be hired only upon re-
ferral by U. S. Employment Ser-
vice. These include making parts
for airplanes, ships, shells, etc.;
also oil well cable and rotary
drillers, all around blacksmiths,
electricians, foremen of various
types, telephone and telegraph
equipment installers and line-
men: all around machinists, oil
well treaters, seismic observers,
refinery pumper in charge, pe-
troleum processing stillman; ac-
countants, engineers of various
types, geologists, geophysicists,
etc.
Workers whose last employ-
ment was in a critical occupation
must be referred to jobs by the
the USES, they have a statement
of availability or not.
Other workers requiring USES
referral are those whose last jobs
were in agriculture or livestock
raising.
Workers who have not lived in
the community throughout the
Poultry Conservation Program
In accordance with the Natioij-
al and State Poultry Conserva-
tion Program sponsored by the
Poultrv Industry and headed in
Texas by Prof. I). H. Reid of Tex-
as A. & M. College, Jack County
has organized a local Poultry
Conservation committee compos-
ed of leading poultrymen ami
representatives of agricultural
services, reported reported Rex;
A. Stephens, Jacksboro agfWdTt-"
ure teacher.
Recommendation from tho
state committee have been re-
ceived by the local organization
and plans are being made to be-
gin a practical program to pre
vent excessive losses of poultry
and eggs in the county.
In the near future a series of
meetings will be conducted in
which poultry problems will be
discussed by practical poultry-
men. All local citizens will be-
welcomed and expected to at-
tend if they have poultry prob-
lems that need attention.
A number of factors created by
war economy has increased the
difficulty of producing a tang-
wit h increased poultry losse*.
Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of Jacksboro
met Friday, Oct. 15„ and discuss-
ed business concerning Girl
Scout Week, Oct. 31-Nov. 6.
People of Jacksboro are not in-
terested enough in Scouting. The
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Grade School Band Organized
Pupils in the grade school who
play an instrument met at the
band house Tuesday, Oct. 12, and
organized a club with the follow-
ing officers: President, Gharles
j. , . , . W. Henderson; vice-president,
preceding 30-day period must Tommip Fai fiP(.rctary, Helen
make application and be referred t...
to jobs by the USES.. ”
Hardships that may be occa-
sioned by these new regulations
nre slight when compared to
those suffered by our boys over-
seas.
Exempt from the pllan are do-
Others present: Jimmy Boley,
Gene Shields, Joyce Ann Gibson,
Johnnie Lou Myers, Erven Uruecy
Ed Henry Stewart, Mayme Isaacs,
Carol Jones, Maudie Caldwell
Betty Jean Mvers, Bobby Wil-
r-jxcuipi xxoiu me puan are uo- Robert H. Henderson, King
mestic servants, employes of for- Hayes, Mary L. Davis, Margaret
Stephens, Gerry Moss, and the
eign, State, municipal and coun-
ty governments, employes in
work of less than seven days du-
ration, agricultural workers and
school teachers returning to their
schools from vacation employ-
ment. E. -C. Schultz, U. S.
Employment Service,
Graham, Texas,
Hospital News
/
Born to Lt. and Mrs. W. C.
Reagnn, a son, Oct. 14. Mrs. Rea-
Miss Dortha
oPot ojLtheRi^oJbal
I team.
ead/a sister-in-law of B. M. Kiker.
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Born to Mr. ari l Mrs. J.
Garrett, a son, Oct. 18
director, Prof. Cahoon.
The club is looking forward to
having good meetings.
Scouts are praised by such nota-
bles as the President of the U. S.
Most people think Scouting is a
cradle organization, but it isn’t.
Scouting is for any girl from 10
to 15 years of age, and most of
Ihe girls stay in and then become
Senior Scontja
Scouts of Jacksboro
IV WmimSStm ***
sfel fiat* »
The Girl
welervmn »
visit and join their troops,
is a Brownie Troop for
girls. The meetings are
Fridays at the City Hall
p. m.
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