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Timpson Daily Times
VOLUME 41
TIMPSON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1842
NO. 44
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Allied Headquarters, Java,
March 8. (UP)—The full
might of the atrongest Allied
army in the Southwest Pacific
was hurled today against the
Japanese invaders of Java
with terrible and "satisfac-
tory” results, but the situation
was so perilous that “scorch-
ed earth” demolitions were be-
gun at Batavia, the capital
city.
Paced by snub-nosed tanks,
armored cars and motorised
columns, and shielded from
above by locally superior air
forces which sank numerous
Japanese landing sloops load-
ed with soldiers and tanks,
the Netherlends Indies and Al-
lied armies charged headlong
into three Japanese columns
which drove inland from the
North Java shore.
The Aneta news agency said
there was no question of im-
mediate threat to Batavia
from the Japanese striving to
bore inland from St Nichloas
point to the west and the In-
dramaju area, to the east The
demolition was ordered. Ane-
ta said, to avoid any risk that
installations might fall into
enemy hands. It was aasumed
that gasoline stores, docks and
other installations were being
destroyed.
“Earlier dispatches have
suggested that the defenders
of Java might withdraw to
the mountains in the interior
if the Japanese mi cured is
holding their coastal bridge-
heads).
Official details of the in-
creasingly violent battles were
meager both yesterday and
this morning, but authoritative
sources declared that “hard
blows have been infiieted on
the enemy,”
An official statement said
action against the Japanese
was developing satisfactorily,
with the Japanese suffering
“fair hits.” It added that “up
to now there has heat no in-
formation about fifth-column
activity.”
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SIMM FDR
OFFENSIVE
Washington. March 2. (UP)
—Admiral Ernest J. King,
commander-in-chief of the U.
S. fleet, said tonight the nary
is laying the groundwork for
an offensive that will bring the
enemy “ultimate defeat.”
He said “an all-out effort” is
being made to strengthen key
communications “with a view
to developing an offensive
which slowly but surely will
gain seope and power as we
gain strength through the pro-
duction of aircraft, ships and
guns.”
His statement, contained in
a navy communique, followed
a statement by army chief of
staff Gen. George C. Marshall,
that "the time has now come
to carry the war to the ene-
my.”
Both pronouncements serv-
ed to recali that in past weeks
President Roosevelt, Secretary
of War Henry L. Stimson and
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox had begun talking about
a United Nations offensive.
Admiral King said the U. S.
fleets currently are carrying
on with the bask idea to “do
more than your best with what
you've got.” .
He said "this means to take
and make every opportunity
to harm and damage the ene-
my, while building soundly
for his ultimate defeat.”
He said activities of the
navy will be revealed to the
public to the extent that such
information “does not give aid
and comfort to the enemy.”
While cautioning against
expecting “miracles” he gave
assurances that the navy is
going all out in. preparing for
an eventual offensive,
STEVENS! NSSENTS
FREEDOM SOLENllS
Austin, Tex., March 2.<UP)
—Texas colonists were inspir-
ed by determination to remain
free, not by a desire for con-
quest when they declared
their independence of Mexico,
Gc,-. Coke R. Stevenson said
today in a radio broadcast,
before he left for the annual
Independence Day celebration
at Washington-on-tbe-Brazos.
“Texas was an empire in
HUM TEH DISTRICT
HIT MBS
VI CENTER_____
The March term of District
court convened at Center Mon-
day morning with Judge S. H.
Sanders, presiding.
Members of the grand jury
were chosen with J. I. Weath-
erly of Tenaha, foreman; Jim
Seigler, C. A. Crocker, Erie
Christian, Jimmie Roe Risin-
ger, Ezra Wheeler, L. B. Dil-
lard, Lewis Johnson, Frank
Abb
area them as it is today,” Stev-
enson said. “The population I Graves, Ivy Alexander,
was small and there was elbow j Ro*3, R. W. Cordray.
room for every inhabitant. j ------------
There was room for every man j **•
to exercise power and domin-j For City Secretary
ion to his heart’s content i ------
There was no economic neces-
sity which drove men to plun-
der. There were no congested
areas where the struggle for
existence caused riot and re-
bellion to flourish.
“They yearned for a place
where children might grow
and develop unshackled by
physical or mental bondage.
“There was no quarrel with
the people of the country, to
which Texas then was attack-
ed. There was a valiant re-
sistance, however, to the edicts
of a dictator. An usurper of
power had appeared on the
scene.”
Citing the numerous Mexi-
can patriots who joined with
the Texans in their declaration
of independence and the fight
for it, Stevenson said no en-
lightened and intelligent peo-
ple ever have permitted dicta-
tors to suppress the rights of
individual citizens.
"The dictators of today,” he
said “are only emulating the
actions of tyrants of the past.”
000 during the year, or an
average of $100,000 per
month. Receipts during No-
Tbe Times is authorized to
announce W. M. Ramsey for
re-election to the position of
secretary of the city of Timp-
son. Mr. Ramsey is now serv-
ing in this capacity, and aaks
that thanks be extended to the
citizenship as a whole for past
favors, and solicits your vote
and support in the approach-
ing election.
Mr. Ramsey submits his can-
didacy for city secretary sub-
ject to the action of the voters
in the election to be held in
Timpson, Tuesday, April 7.
THRU IMS ITTEH THEM MTS
IMIIIS Df SDD- iSBEISaG MOHEISHV;
DMSEBim IUU FUNNED
need imm TUNS
5WH STEEL
To the Timpson Times:
We appreciate the efforts
and help given by your urban
and rural readers in the vari-
ous programs that are help-
ing get out iron and steel scrap
so that the steel mills and
foundries of the country may
continue to operate at capa-
city.
Approximately 28,000,000
tons of iron and steei scrap
Mrs. F. T. Cooke and Mrs,
E. A. Booth have returned
from Houston where they
were invited guests of the
Brown Shipbuilding company
at the launching of their first
all-steel sab-chaser on Friday
at high noon.
After aa inspiring addn
by Congressman Albert Thom-
as, who flew from Washington
for the occasion and the tradi-
tional champagne bottle
breaking, the immense banners
were guillotined and the 106
foot PC 586 greyhound of the
sea, slid to the water sideways
on 7 tons of bananas hitting
the water with a splash and-a
roar that should be a warning
to enemy ships. Eight hundred
workmen of the ship yards
and about 206 invited guests
witnessed the launching.
Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Booth
also attended a luncheon at
the Houston Country Club giv-
en by the ship building com-
pany to honor the distinguish-
ed guests of the navy and oth-
er dignitaries, who were in
town for the launching.
Mrs. Cooke returned home
Saturday, but Mrs. Booth ex-
tended her visit until Monday
to viait with her brothers,
George and Herman Brown,
and attend the flower show
which opened in Houston Sun-
day.
j Mrs Raymond Roee and
Mrs. E. J. Broussard were co-
hostesses to The Guild at their
regular meeting held Meadny
night at the home of Mrs.
Rose. An increase in mem-
bership was reported, four
new members being recently
acquired. The evening waa
devoted mainly to business,
the ladies discussing plans for
the Lion supper, Friday night,
March 13; a cakewalk will
also ba conducted Friday
night, March 6 at tbs high
school gymnasium. Mrs. Brous-
sard was chosen reporter.
•.ember, December, and Janu-, are needed from the scrap
ary (the convention’s first j yards to make 89.060,690 tons
quarter) averaged $206,770.31 of steel ingots and over 20,-
per months, or almost $7,000 j 000,000 tons of iron castings
more than the monthly goal. | ;n 1942. That will make guns,
Texas Baptists have been j tankh, ships, planes and am-
progressive m their planning, j munition to beat the Axis, and
Dr. Melton said This :s evi- j also provide for a minimum of
deuced by the fact that there jour civilian needs,
was placed in the budget this! We want to assure you and
today by Dr. W. W. Meltor., year $30,000 for soldier work, through you your many read-
Dailas, Texas.—Texas Bap-
tists gave to all causes, state
and worldwide, $76,674.09
more daring the first quarter
of this convention year than
they gave in the same period
last year, it was announced
Austin, Tex.—Texas had a
net Increase of 95 businesses
during January, according to
the University of Texas Bu-
reau of Business Research.
New charters were granted
by the secretary of state to
104 new domestic corpora tons
chartered during January, as
compared with only 80 in Jan-
uary, 1941. At the same time,
there were only nine eommer-1
dal failures during the first
month of this year, whereas
last January took a toll of 37
institutions.
Capitalization of the new
firms, three of which were
capitalized for over $100,000,
amounted to $1,781,000, al-
most double the $958,000 cap- j
ftalization for last January's
new firms. Conversely, total!
liabilities of commercial fail-!
urcs was less than half on thej
average than in the compar-,
able month last year. The au-1
ersge failure this year had lia- j
bilities amounting to $83,000, j
as compared with $170,0001
average last year.
Dallas, executive secretary,
Baptist Genersl Convention of
Texas. Total gifts were $320,-
311.01 as compared* with
$243,636.92 last year.
The enlarged program of
Texas Bsptists, Dr. Melton
said, calls for gifts of $1,200,-
and $2,500 for the State’s part! ers that our industry will pre
in the current Southwide Bap-
tist Radio Hour, which is fea-
turing such prominent speak-
ers as Dr. George W. Truett,
Dallas; Pat M. Neff, Waco;
and Senator Josh Lee (Okla.),
Washington, D. C.
Cynthia, Cynthia, He’s Been Thinking
PROM the farther
* s.——into 1
% BTVBt S. COBB
i of Utsir native stale a Krnfewky ccswti
Owes. They had Just Ima married sad
Let freedom ring on Uncle
8*m‘s cash register! Buy U. S. j
Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Arrtviag at a Lextmgws hotel, tb* bridasrocta left Us bride aear
the door, end approaching the desk, asked for aeeomnrodeSio*.
'How shout a nice room with hath far three doBarj V asked the
clerk.
"Suits me," said the I
"Rtgvder, pleas* ” “
scrawled painfully, 1 .
a. .- wife and together they started for the elevator.
“Hey were," said the scandalised clerk, "you can’t t
up to your room.”
“Why can’t IV retorted Mr. Snytha. "This here woman it tty wife,"
"Voull save to register for her, too, them,” the clerk told Km.
"Oh, a4 right,’’ said the haahand, aad returning to tht desk he
picked up the pen and added to his previous inscription so that now
it read:
'Anderson Smythe—aad Cynthia.”
(Aasku Bern hams leal
pare and expedite the scrap to
the consumers without delay.
The scrap yards may be
counted on to help auto
wreckers disnose of their sur-
plus stocks at prices approved
by our g( vernment.
The supply of scrap is gov-
erned b> federal regulation
through the War Production
Board a:.d therefore there can
t-e no h ardhng. Prices of all
grades o' scrap are set by the
Office of Price Administration
which has the authority of
Congress and therefore there
can be - no speculating for
higher prices.
Our sole object is to win the
war!
Yours very truly,
Edwin C. Barringer,
President and Executive
Secretary, Institute of
Scrap Iron & Seel Inc.,
Washington, D. C.
And Tanker right
Off West Const
San Francisco, March 2.
(UP)—A hostile craft believ-
ed to be an enemy submarine
attacked the Standard OU
tanker WHliam H. Berg with
gunfire and the tanker return-
ed the fire with its deck gun in
an engagement off the central
California coast late Saturday
night, the navy announced to-
day. The tanker was not hit
Fate of the attacker waa not
known.
Rear Admiral John W.
Greenelade, commandant of
the 12th naval disriet, said the
battle took place 33 miles
southwest of the P* ration is-
lands The Faralions Be ap-
proximately 36 miles west of
San Francisco. .
IB HRST5 USE Of
Ism TO HEIN DEC!
New York. (UP)—Has of
silver reached a record high
of 80,066,000 ounces last year,
virtually double the amount of
1940 consumption, according
to the authorities, Handy and
Harman.
Increased use of the metal
was attributed to the speedup
in debase construction. River
and its alloys are used to help
build anything from a battle-
ship to a bomber, mostly in
the form of a brazing alloy, 06
solder.
Another contributing factor
to tite increase waa the use of
silver as a substitute for cop-
per, nickel and zinc to release
thost metals to war produc-
tion.
Bureau of Marine Inspec-
tion and Navigation, Depart-
ment of Commerce, maintains
sea-service records of about
400.000 seamen.
“Bigirtrr, plesi*," said the clerk and the msa fiott the mfleataias
—™c„n» "Anderson 8eeyO».” Then he waked back to his
— ‘ Tie elevate-.
t take that womaa
Mrs, Frank Jones of Shreve-
j port, returned home this mom-
i ng after spending a few days
1 with her parents, Mr. and
] Mrs. A. L. Rack of this city.
! She was accompanied to
! Shreveport by Miss On.e Belle
' Johnson and Miss Annie Boat-
ner for a short visit in that
city.
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Safety,
Service,
Courtesy
We Appreciate Yoor
The Cotton Belt State Bank
Member Federal Deposit insurance Corporation
$6000 Maximum Insurance 1 >r Each Depositor Z
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