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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
6
War Ration Book No 1 covers sugar coffee and shoes while Book No 2 holds blue stamps for processed foods and red stamps for meats fats cheeses and canned fish. Mileage books A B for passenger cars and E R D T for other vehicles set renewal and inspection timelines with tire checks through 1943 and guidance to contact the local ration board for new purchases and certificates.
The Navy seeks skilled construction, lubrication, electrical and allied trades for Seabees with 60 plus men awaiting interviews by Lieut C B Parrett. Applicants aged 17 to 50 in 1-A or 3-A, volunteering will learn their petty officer ratings at enlistment. Complete enlistment possible tomorrow and Sunday with Lieut Ben Blackwell, naval physician, ordered to assist.
In a 1949 Amarillo visit, Lieut Parrett certifies entrants for duty as local workers praise the community. A Times front mentions production costs and American values in the plant and quotes Mr. Robertson about Amarillo’s decency and decorum. The Corsair aircraft reference and copper-saving metal work are noted.
Howard G Philbrook general manager announced at Pantex that Groverman B Payne former chief of wages and hours will take over the plant’s top post. The wages and hours department will be merged with the personnel division.
Allied observers weigh why the Nazi air arm has shown little sustained power on the battlefront, citing stretched fronts, fuel and personnel shortages, and morale. Recent raids on Sicily and Sardinia test Axis resolve while German pilots face stiff defenses and superior Allied bombing and fighter forces.
George H. Robertson, former Pantex personnel director, plans to fly out tomorrow night en route to his Long Island home while expressing strong support for Amarillo. He reflects on his yearlong service and the many people he encountered during the selection and employment processes.
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