The Herald (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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THE HERALD. BAY CITY, TEXAS'
MILEN TEAM WANTS TO ENTER LOCAL SOFMl LOOP
Bay City’s Open Tennis Tournament Will Start Monday
Tomorrow Is
Deadline For
Filing Entry
J. P. Wilkinson,
Bob Anderson
May Compete
Bay City’s open tennis tourna-
ment gets under way Monday on
the courts adjacent to the U. S. O.
Club, J. Moycs Livengood of the
tennis committee announced.
Such local racquet luminaries as
John Paul Wilkinson, Bob Ander-
son, Whitley Morris, Carl Bachman,
and Ben Morris are expected to
compete. Travis Smith, Wharton
veteran, may enter.
r HJhe deadline to enter the tourna-
-ment, -which is open to men and
women, is Friday (tomorrow), Mr.
Livengood stated. The entrance fee
for singles is $1 per player and the
fee for doubles is 50 cents per
player.
To enter the player should con-
tact either E. D. Fredericks at the
U. S. O. Club or Mr. Bachman or
Mr. Livengood.
'Weather permitting, the tourna-
ment should be finished in about
rtwo weeks, Mr. Livengood prophe-
sied.
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Ar my Wi 11 Tota13,600,000
Men By End The Year
Will Have Revolutionary
Effect On U. S. Manpower
HAS TEXAS FEVER
Ken Prickett, former manager of
the Texas Theatre in Bay City,
sends word from New York by his
wife that he has “the Texas fever.”
Mr. Prickett is employed in New
York.
Practicing fire prevention is an
act of patriotism.
Rates: Two cents per word for
the first insertion; one cent per
word for each additional insertion.
Twenty-five cents minimum for
all classified sds, which most be
in by noon each Wednesday.
FOR SALE
55 acres good land about G miles
Southwest of West Columbia on
East side of the Bernard River,
nearly all cleared, some improve-
ments. W. T. Cox, Real Estate and
Insurance, Bay City, Texas.
WANTED
Wanted 100,000 rats killed by
Ray's Guaranteed Rat Killer. Just
received new stock. Harmless to
other animals. 35c and 50c sizes.
Daehne’s Drug and Southern Seed
Store.
Last January, an official an-
nouncement said that the United
States Army would reach a total
of 3,600,000 men by the end of 1942.
Since then, the actual size of the
Army and precise plans for its ex-
pansion have not been announced,
inasmuch as they are military se-
crets of the first order. Some com-
mentators have forecast that in
time the Army might total nine or
ten million. The best available in-
formation seems to indicate that a
total of at least 6,000,000 will be
attained.
That is obviously going to have
a revolutionary effect on the man-
power of this country. However,
there is no factual evidence to sup-
port the scare rumors which say
that every physically fit man un-
der 36 is certain to be placed in
uniform. Selective Service heads are
making a genuine effort to create
an Army of the size needed with
minimum dislocation of American
family life.
Here is how matters shape up at
this time, according to published
statements:
First, practically all available
single men in the 20-35-year brack
et have been called. Many who were
given temporary deferment for oc-
cupational reasons are now being
summoned. In time, women and old-
er men will replace thousands of
young men in defense industries.
Second, the Selective Service
Boards are placing in the 1-A clas-
sification all men who have no
genuine claim for dependency. That
includes men with working wives,
men who contribute little to the
support of their households, and
men with means. Almost all of
these men will be in uniform by the
end of the year, unless they are
unable to pass the physical exami-
nations or perform vital work in
war industry.
Third, it is universally believed
that Congress will soon approve a
bill providing government grants
to dependents of service men. These
grants, as now projected, are small
—around $50 a month for a wife
and child. But they will make it
possible for the Selective Service
Boards to call thousands of men
who are now deferred for economic
reasons.
Fourth, a new draft classifica-
tion, 3-B, has been adopted. And
that is a matter of very great im-
portance. At the present time, men
with genuine dependencies are clas-
sified as 3-A. The 3-B classification
is for men with genuine depend-
encies who, in addition, are employ-
ed in war work. The hope is that
thousands of men who now have
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non-war jobs will shift to war jobs,
in order to obtain the 3-B defer-
ment. Some observers say that
eventually the Selective Service
Boards will operate on the “work
or fight” policy which existed in
World War I. In other words, a
man will be given the choice of go-
ing into the Army, or leaving a
non-war occupation for a war occu-
pation.
The industries which are classi-
fied to the war effort are definitely
limited in number. Lawyers, store
clerks, newspapermen, wholesalers,
advertising men, etc., have no claim
for deferment. Deferment is given
only to men who hold a job which
is directly and absolutely necessary
to the production and transporta-
tion of the raw and finished mater-
ials which are involved in war.
What this all adds up to is plain.
If you are a single man, under 36,
in reasonable health, you will go
into the Army unless you are virt-
ually irreplaceable in some war in-
dustry. If you have dependents who
look to you entirely for support,
you will be deferred for the time
being—but there is a strong likeli-
hood that in time the continuance
of your deferment will depend upon
your obtaining a job in war indus-
try. If you have minor physical de-
fects, you are not exempt from mil-
itary service. The original physical
standards have been relaxed, and
men with defective eyesight, hear-
ing, feet, etc., are being called to
the colors and assigned to non-com-
batant duty.
Many a problem remains to be
worked out. An army of 6,000,000
men would mean that four to six
times that number would be needed
in industries manufacturing and
transporting supplies. On top of
that, agriculture must be kept go-
ing, and on an expanding scale, in-
asmuch as we are sending tremend-
ous quantities of foodstuffs to our
Allies. Selective Service heads, such
as General Rershey, have advised
the Boards to exempt enough farm
labor to keep food production up to
the necessary level. But, reports
say, in some areas the draft is vir-
tually denuding the farms of labor.
Furthermore, farmers cannot pay
the high wages paid by war indus-
try, and workers are naturally tak-
ing jobs in war factories instead of
on farms. This seems to be one of
the most serious of the unsolved
problems.
It is probable that the immediate
course of the war will have a direct
bearing on Army expansion plans
here. If, for instance, Russia con-
tinues to hold the Germans and
Japan is stopped in the Pacific, a
U. S. Army of the largest size pos-
sible will not be necessary. If, on
the other hand, Germany manages
to crack the Russian defense this
summer, and if Japan continues to
win victories, you can look with as-
surance to Army expansion on a
tremendously accelerated scale.
It is reported that men between
35 and 44, which was the second
group registered, will, as a general
rule, be taken only for behind-the-
lines Army service. It is expected
that the greater proportion of this
group will go to work in war in-
dustry. No plans have been made
for the 45-65 group of registrants.
Funeral Services
Are Held Friday
For Mrs. Davant
Funeral services were held Fri-
day morning at the First Metho-
dist Church in Bay City for Mrs.
.W. $. Davant, wife of W. E. Da-
rttPtV lirominent attorney. Mrs. Da-
taht died Thursday at her home
here.
' The Rev. Marvin Vance officiated
and burial was in the Cedarvale
Cemetery.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Davant is survived by two daugh-
ters Mary Ann and Katherine; one
son, J. E. "Ted” Davant III; two
grandchildren, Janies Edward and
Laura Carolyn Davant, all of Bay
City; two brothers, J. A. Brigham
of Pearland and H. E. Brigham of
Houston. .
Mrs. Davant was past matron of
the Eastern Star Lodge, pastfpresi-
dent of the Chautauqua Cluband of
the P.-T. A., and was active Mr civic
affairs for a number of yetirs
U. S. O. Workers
Check Up On
Annual Drive
Monday night nt the U. S. O.
building, a group of workers for
the U. S- O. drive gathered to make
a check-up on their work up to
date.
With County Chairman Paris
Smith in charge, it was pointed
out that the drive was 90 per cent
complete. With each of twenty
workers having a few more names
to see, a check-up showed $1,221
to date.
If Palacios comes in with its
quota of $500, and according to
Carleton Crawford, city chairman
of Palacios, after a kick-off break-
fast attended by 25 workers, that
the interest and enthusiasm had
been unusually high and there is
no doubt that Palacios will make
its quota.
Camp Hulen has been given a
quota of $500 and a committee
cheeking with camp officials Mon-
day found that they were working
the civilians in a very orderly fash-
ion and in all likelihood the cam-
paign will be a success.
The final report on Camp Hulen,
however, will not be made until
June 2, and since the campaign is
to run until July 4, anyone wishing
to donate to the U. S. O. in Palacios
may get in touch with Carleton
Crawford of Palacios or Paris
Smith of Bay City.
General Donovan, head of the
Eighth Corps Area, has heartily
endorsed the U. S. O. drive and its
work, particularly in the foreign
fields of service and within the
Army camps where it is doing an
outstanding job.
Choose Branch Of Service
Sergeant Tells 18-19 Group
New Army Ruling Makes Enlisting
Possible In Any Of 8 Combat Units
Men of 18 and 19, attention:
“Here’s a new opportunity:
Choose your own branch of Army
service!" Sergeant Harry B. Lucke-
meyer, recruiting officer in Bay
City, announces.
“If you’ve passed your 18th
birthday and aren’t yet 20, here’s
where you get a break! A new
Army ruling makes it possible for
you to enlist at once and pick out
Justice Anderson,
Corrine Vaughn
Get Legion Award
Justice Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Connie Anderson, and Corrine
Vaughn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Vaughn, were awarded
American Legion honors at the
Jefferson Davis Grammar School
promotion exercises Tuesday morn-
ing.
The Rev. Paul Davis of the First
Baptist Church of Bay City deliv-
ered the principal address, which
saw approximately 84 boys and
girls get diplomas.
DYE GOLFS HERE
Lieutenant-Commander F. E. Dye
of the Corpus Christi Naval base
was seen golfing with old buddies
on the Bay City course Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward McNabb of
Matagorda spent Monday here.
INDEBTEDNESS—
(Continued From Page 1)
igation District No. 1—$1,000; Rood
District No. 10—$4,000, indicating
a total reduction in improvement
district debt during period January
1, 1941, through April 30, 1942.
Conservation, Reclamation
The debt of this district was re-
duced $66,000 to a balance of $246,-
000 on April 30, 1942, during the
period January 1, 1941, through
April 30, 1942.
There was a balance of $113,-
109.33 in the sinking fund for this
district as of April 30, 1942, after
provision had been made for the
payment of $34,000 in bonds ma-
turing June 10, 1942.
No county or district tax is lev-
ied for the retirement of these
bonds as the State, through an act
of the legislature, remits part of
the State general fund ad valorem
tax collected in the county for the
purpose of meeting the sinking
fund requirements on these bonds.
Funds On Hand
While the cash balance in all
funds is sizeable at this time, con-
sideration must be given that prac-
tically all revenue receivable for
this year has been collected and
practically no more funds will be
available until collections begin to
come in from the new tax roll
which becomes effective October 1,
1942.
•Therefore,” Mr. Houlihand point-
ed out, “the present cash balance
will have to carry the county and
the improvement districts for near-
ly six months.
“It is our opinion, based on our
audit and examination, that ample
funds are on hand to carry on the
ordinary and necessary functions of
county government if strict adher-
ence to the budget is observed and
that it will be possible to give the
taxpayers a substantial decrease in
the county-wide tax rate to be
adopted in 1942.”
any one of the eight combat
branches in which you want to
serve. After you’re 20, you’ll no
longer have this choice,” Sergeant
Luckemeyer said.
He went on to say: ___
“You’re getting this special op-
portunity because qualified men of
your age are vitally needed now in
America’s fighting Army. You’ve
got what it takes. Your mental
alertness and adaptability will en-
able you to learn fast. You’re built
to take the bodily toughening of
Army training and thrive on it.
And, above all ,you have the en-
thusiasm the daring, and love of
adventure that is necessary in the
making of fine soldiers.
“Decide now whether you’d like
to join the Air Force, Armored
Force, Cavalry, Coast Artillery,
Engineers, Field Artillery, Infan-
try, or Signal Corps. Every branch
will give you the finest mechanical
equipment — thorough training—
plenty of action—and a great
chance for advancement.
“Whichever one you choose, you’ll
enjoy the comradeship of a splen-
did group of men. American sold-
iers today are the healthiest, best-
equipped, and best-fed fighting men
on earth.
“Talk this over with your friends
and with your parents. Then get
full details at my office in the base-
ment of the Postoffice, Bay City.
“This is going to be your country
one of these days—and your coun-
try needs you now!” Sergeant
Luckemeyer concluded.
William Davidson
Is Promoted To
Lieutenant-Colonel
Victor A. Barraco of Houston
and Wililam W. Davidson of Bay
City are among 100 Marine Corps
Majors selected for temporary
promotion to Lieutenant-Colaael.
Medics Were In
State Tourney
Last Year
Augsburger And
Pruett Look
For Players
Anyone wishing to play softball
this year is requested' to get in
touch with Wesley Pruett or Six
Augsburger, who will be in charge
of the town team.
A committee called on the Camp
Hulen officials Monday in regards J
to the organization of various regi- /
mental teams to participate in the '
Bay City league;
The Camp Hulen hospital team
has expressed a desire to enter the
Bay City league. This is the team
that played in the State T. A. A.
F. tournament at Austin last year,
representing Army teams.
The junior league will get under
way in the near future and officials
would like to urge those interested
to play in. this ioop to contact
Harry Norris, R. W. Bussell, Aaron
Greenberg, or Bart Morrow.
Uncleairiiness and fire hazard go
hand in hand.
C. P. L. Reports
7 Customers
During Week
Central Power and Light Com-
pany reports seven new customers
during the week: Isreal Mims, Roy
L. Jackson, Ralph Swenson, James
L. Stagg, J. Troy Israel, F. O.
Cook, and Fred A. Moore.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Congressman, N’nth District:
JAMES A. CLEMENTS
For County Tax Collector-Assessor:
S. 0. EIDMAN
For County Judge:
THOMAS H. LEWIS
For County Attorney:
ROBERT “BOB” PEDEN
Far Sheriff:
B. E. SAILOR
For County Clerk:
D. B. “JACK” HINTON
For Co. Superintendent of Schools:
TOM HALE (Reelection)
For County Treasurer:
HELEN KILBRIDE CATES
For District Clerk:
J. GRADY WALKER
For Justice of Peace, Precinct 1:
R. F. ANDERSON (Reelection)
For' County Commissioner, Pet. I:
JIM TABB
For Commissioner, Precinct 4:
JOE WRIGHT
CONSERVE FOR VICTORY
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR
LAST LONGER
An electric iron is a necessity in the modern home
—but irons are no longer being manufactured and
you may not be able to get a new one later on, so
it’s a good idea to take good care of the iron you
have. Here are some maintenance hints that you will
find helpful:
Keep bottom of iron clean. Wait until iron is
cool, then wipe off with damp cloth. If necessary,
use soapsuds or very mild scouring powder. Wipe
off with clean damp cloth afterwards.
Never immerse your iron in water. Doing so may
result in damage to heating elements next time you
connect it.
Avoid scratching sole plate. Do not iron over but-
tons, zippers or other hard articles. Iron around
them.
Be careful not to drop your iron. Dropping puts
more irons out of commission than any other one m
thing.
Don’t let iron cord touch the hot iron or rub con-
tinuously on edge of board. Either may wear off
insulation. Replace the cord at the first sign of wear.
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' Rub the sole nl*te of youfi iron once a month or so
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sprinkle some salt on a newspaper and run the Iron
over it.
Don’t disconnect iron by yanking on cord. Release
by pulling plug at convenience outlet.
Always be sure the iron is perfectly cold baton
putting it away.
Remember this: It’s the contact of heat with the
dampened garment that removes wrinkles, not pres-
sure or weight. So save yeur strength and let the
heat do the |ob.
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Wilkinson, Bob. The Herald (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1942, newspaper, May 28, 1942; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth719892/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.