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Timpson Daily Times
VOLUME 40
TIMPSON, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1341
NO. 208
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GIRL SLIPS INTO
POND AT ATLANTA
AND DROWNS
• Washington, Get 19. (UP)
—Eleven crew members of the
United States destroyer
Kearny are missing and ten
are injured, two seriously, as
result of the torpedoing of the
warship on Friday by a sub-
marine undoubtedly German,
the Navy Department an-
nounced Sunday night.
The damaged ship, which
was struck when about 350
miles southwest of Iceland,
has reached an undisclosed
port.
Naval sources mid there
was not a chance in a million
that the missing would be
found alive although the Navy
Department refuted to say
whether there was any hope
for them. It added succintly
that next of kin of both the
missing and seriously injured
had been notified. )
The Kearny was believed
by some observers to have
docked in some Icelandic port
but others mentioned the pos-
sibility that it might have
gone to Halifax.
The Navy issued the follow-
ing brief statement more than state
forty-eight hours after the
Kearny’s skipper, Lieut Com-
mander A. L. Danis, electrified
the nation with the laconic an-
nouncement that hia vessel had
been torpedoed and was pro-
ceeding, crippled, to port:
- - “The "Navy Department to-
day announced that the UfLS.
Kearny, destroyer attacked by
a submarine, undoubtedly Ger-
man, 'early Friday morning,
had reached port Dispatches
received from the ship, report
eleven of the crew missing,
one man critically injured, one
man seriously injured, and
eight men who received minor
injuries, but who are in no
danger.”
The department then listed
the missing—a majority of
them firemen and water ten-
ders, indicating that the tor-
pedo which damaged the fast
destroyer must hare struck it
in or near one of its two engine
rooms.
The announcement did not
enlarge on the missing angle.
This might mean that all of
the men were blown into the
sea or that seme or all were
lying dead behind airtight
doors of a flooded bulkhead.
The announcement made
the first reference to the at-
tacker as a German submarine
The vessel apparently was
so seriously damaged that it
had to limp slowly to port
with radio silenced. Experts
said that otherwise it would
have filed a complete report
on the attack and continaed
its duties as a member of the
Atlantic patrol. ,
Sunday night’s announce-
ment was the first revelation
that there had been casualties
aboard—the first among naval
personnel since President
Roosevelt established the pa-
trol and later ordered it to
shoot all German raiders—
which he termed rattlesnakes
—on sight
Atlanta, Tex., Oct. 19.—A
mistep backwards cost the life
of Pearl Taylor, 20, when she
slipped into a pond and waa
drowned this afternoon.
Miss Taylor was taking pic-
tures with an acquaintance
when she backed into the pool,
on T. B. Richey’s farm 2 miles
southwest of Atlanta. Her
body, which sank immediate-
ly, was recovered 30 minutes
later by Gerald peevera.
Artificial respiration was
administered for two hours be-
fore Mia Taylor was taken to
the Ellington Memorial hospi-
tal in Atlanta. She was never
The accident occurred about
4 p. m.
The deceased is survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Taylor, 2 miles south
of Atlanta, and three brother.
Funeral services, for which
arrangements are not yet com-
pleted, will probably be held
at 8 p. m. at the Y church in
Atlanta.
NUTRITION PROGRAM
ADOPTED FOR STATE
A hew Bette Davis and a
different James Cagney will
make you forget your troubles
and “luff” because they are
having the time of their lives
in "The Bride Came C.O.D.”
last time tonight at the Pal-
ace.
College Station.—A unified
food and nutrition pro-
gram designed to strengthen
the total population for its de-
fense effort, as well as to meet
the state’s long-range health
needs, was adopted by the
Texas State Nutrition commit-
tee during a meeting in Aus-
tin, October 13-14. '
Economic assistance for
Texas families unable to pro-
duce or purchase a well bal-
anced diet was one objective
of the broad program, so the
committee endorsed an over-
all price control bill, recom-
mended legislation which
would remove the occupation
tax on dealers in oleomargar-
ine, and resolved to work to-
ward adjustment of freight
rate differentials.
To accomplish its objectives
the group planned for the set-
ting up of volunteer food and
nutrition committees in every
Texaa county and incorporated
town, according ,to the chair-
man, Mildred Horton, who is
vice direction of the Texas A.
and M. College Extension Serv-
ice. She explains that these
committees will be asked to
assist with in-service training
for people working in food es-
tablishments and to work to-
ward expansion of the commu-
nity school lunch program and
the food stamp plan. ,
Other objectives included in
the plan are: promotion of
consumer and puroducer coop-
eratives, establishment of diet
clinics in connection with hos-
pitals and medical clinics, and
cooperation in the Food for
Freedom program of the state
and county USDA Defense
Boards to assure adequate
food production fox domestic
uses and lend-lease needs.
Setting up of a state nutri-
tion committee for Negroes
likely will be one result of the
meeting, according to Miss
Horton.
A sub-committee on research
pledged to find new ways to
increase use of Texas-produc-
ed food. Another snb-commit
tee. one devoted to education
in nutrition, will work toward
helping all Texas school chil-
dren know what constitutes a
good diet and its importance
to their physical and mental
welfare. The necessity of tini-
RAF BOMBERS
ATTACK NAPLES
Cairo, Oct. 19. (UP)—The
Rayal Air Force reported
early Saturday that heavy
British bombers carried out a
successful attack on Naples
early Friday, scoring direct
hits on Italian torpedo and
airplane factories, the royal
arsenal, docks and rail facili-
ties.
The communique reported
heavy bombs were dumped
on the torpedo factory build-
ings, the royal arsenal works
and the Imam air frame fac-
tory, starting fires visible for
many miles.
Another objective was the
Alfa Romeo works.
Docks, railroad yards and
engine sheds were heavily at-
tacked, the communique re-
ported.
Fires set by the British
planes were still visible to the
RAF crews when they were
many miles on their way home,
the communique said.
Later Friday the RAF car-
ried out an attack on the Ital-
ian seaplane base at Syracuse,
the communique reported.
versa! education in the princi-
pals of nutrition was empha-
sized in an address to the com-
mittee by Dr. Homer P.
Rainey, president of the Uni-
versity of Texas.
Dr. J. M. Coleman of the
State Health Department, Aus-
tin ; Dr. Ercei S. Eppright Of
the Texas State College for
Women, Denton; Ruth Huey
of the State Board for Voca-
tional Education, Austin; and
Jennie Camp, Extension Serv-
ice specialist In home produc-
tion planning. College Station,
formulated the state program
from recommendations sub-
mitted by seven sub-commit-
tees.
Nutritionists were urged to
take a tip from Popeye in a
panel discussion on “Propa- proximately
gandizing for Improved Nutri-
tion.” Speakers pointed out
how the comic strip chsracter
has glorified spinach and help-
ed increase its consumption.
Educators were advised to
keep their propaganda for
H-MTH IF HIE
FOB THU WIST BE
MINIMS /
More than one-fourth of the
total income of the people of
Texas must be paid out in lo-
cal, state and Federal taxes in
1941, on the basis at present
fiscal legislation which is like-
ly to be sharply Increased be-
fore the year Is out, according
to a study of Texas tax data
made by the Tax Department
of the East Texas Chamber of
Commerce, and made public
today by S. W. Henderson, 3r.,
Lufkin, chairman of the re-
gional chamber’s tax commit-
tee.
Henderson'S statement
shows that Texas' share of cur-
rent Federal taxes this year
will be $449,375,608 j the
State tax bill will be $185,000,-
000; taxes levied by local gov-
ernments in Texas, including
city, county and special im-
provement districts, are $186,-
000,000 for a grand total of
$770,375(000. This, it is
shown, amounts to 25.8 per
cent of the total income of
Texas people, which, accord-
ing to the U. S. Department of
Commerce, amounts to' $2.-
986,500,000 for 1941, and fig-
ures out a total tax bill at
$474.08 for every individual
citizen of Texas for the year.
Public debt now borne by
the citizens of Texas, the
statement further shows,
amounts to $1,869,400,000 of
Federal debt; no net state
debt; and $655,000,000 of lo-
cal governmental agencies, a
grand total of $2,524,400,000,
or 21 per cent of the total as-
sessed valuation of alt Texas
property. Individual share of
the debt burden figures out
$1,558.48 for every family of
four persons reident in Texas.
(There is an overdrift of ap-
$80,000,000 in
good foods dramatic, and aes- capita income
thetic if they wanted to cap-
tore the public imagination.
the State’s general fund,
which constitutes debt, but
this is offset by compensating
balances in other state funds.)
Analyzing the ability of
Texans to pay, the study
shows that the average per
As long as turkeys are get-
ting enough protein they will
eat more whole wheat grain
and like it
Texas peo-
ple in 1940 was only $422,
which is 26.4 below the aver-
age for all states of the union,
snd less than the income of
individuals in 34 other states.
Six other sfates have a per cap-
ita income of two or more
You Have to Ask Another Hippo
Br IRVIN & GQHB
THE geatlecaan in charge of tbs elephant boas* at the ses was pc
1 He had a right to be feeling peevish. The tep w** ~t rf ™
be bed to carry water is buckets from ah;'
to hie j ' ' *' *
would!
bank, gin_____ _____________________
It looked as though ho out spend his entire day huxtogi
ally he wax out of temper—he who ordinarily was the n
deor^^SU*
the garden*. halted him.
“Td like to ask yoa
end weary, he staggered past timid eat-
who wu paying an only morning visit to
____ ■ the began,
uJO»e poor tired man set down 'his loeda and mopped hia dripping
•What is it?” he said.
"It's about this hippopotamus hen.”
-Weil, whet about this hippopotamus?"
“I wish to, know whether ifs s mala hippopotamus or e female
Fifteen Searing Meriimsi
Awdt Operators at
Red Cross Sewitig Roots
Fifteen sewing machines
are available for use for those
who will assist in the making
of clothing for the Red Croat,
Mrs H. A. Crausby, . local
chairman, said today. Hie ma-
chines are located at the W.
P. A, sewing room, and opera-
tors are' urged to help in the
work. Inexperienced machine
operators, may be of worth to
work buttonholes or trim, Mrs.
Crausby said. Bring your
needles, scissors and thimbles.
times the amount which Tex-
ans receive.
"We must come soon to real-
ize that state and local taxes
must be reduced,” said Hen-
derson, commenting upon the
analysis, “and we most ob-
serve a holiday on sew State
and local public debt The
study* indicates dearly that
the spending and the debt of
our national government for
non-defense purposes must be
cut drastically, if we are to
continue to be able to bear the
cost of the vitally necessary
national defense program.”
F. D. R. Gets !
Study of Confer
In
Hyde Park, N. Y., Oet 1*.
(UP)—Lend-lease Supervisor
Harry L. Hopkins today - pre-
sented President Roosevelt
with a preliminary report as-
sembled by W. Averell Hairi-
n’ar,, the president’s expeditor
who returned yesterday after
supply conferences with , the
Russian and British high com-
mands.
Harriman will report to Mr.
Roosevelt in person Tuesday
upon the president’s return to
Washington. Dispatch of
Hopkins to receive hia prelimi-
nary information, however,
gave rise once Wore to specu-
lation that Mr. Roosevelt may
begin extending Russia iend-
lend assistance in the urgent
effort ttf rusk supplies to So-
viet fores*. •
Mr. Roosevelt said last
week that no final decision on
ISO! PUCE! BNSE8
ST1TE IF SIEGE
London, Mohday, Oct 20.
(UP)—Moscow and adjoining
districts were placed under a
state of siege today aa a citi-
zens’ army surged westward
to fight to the death German
forces already withia 62 antes
of the Red capital.
The Moscow radio announc-
ed that state at siege was or-
dered by Premier Josef Stalin
as chairman of the stats com-
mittee' for defense shortly af-
ter he had issued a special or-
der of the day calling tar a
fight to the end to save Mos-
cow
He appealed to all “toilers”
remaining in Moecow to "keep
calm aad orderly and to rea-
der the Red army i
Moscow all possible help.”
("We wtil fight to the lari
drop of blood," the Moscow
radio said in a broadcast heard
by tha Columbia Broadcasting
system in New York.)
Stalin’* order placed the
Germans at 62 to 75 miles
west of Moscow. The early
saozning communique bad
placed the areas of fiercest
fighting at Mozhaisk, 66 miles
west of Moecow on the brand
highway to Minsk, and Maloy-
aroslavets, 65 mile* southwest
of Moscow on the road to
Bryansk. ,
whether Russia might get
iend-leaae aid could be made
until he gets Harriman’s re-
port. Hitherto, the Soviet ha*
be i paying in gold and raw
materials for supplies, al-
though much of the super-ris-
ing of the Sow- of materials
« been tandforf by Hopkins’
lend-icase machinery.
Meeting W&
Be HsM atCeaMr
This Afternoon
A meeting of Shelby county
citizens has been called tar S
o’clock this afternoon to bo
bold at Center, at which time
several matters wili he pre-
sented and diseased. A num-
ber of Timpson citizens plan
to attend the i
■ninis
keeper gave her a hard leek,
—7 th,
“Madam,” he said, “I don't think that would he at iatereat to nay
tody except another hippopotamus!”
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