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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1942
Page
8
Walter C. Franklin explains why public assistance programs in Texas require investigations. The process ensures eligibility per federal and state rules, records the facts for audits, and determines the applicant’s need and entitlements. The applicant provides the initial, most complete information.
A Mississippi tale features an old Negro and his landowner. The owner consoles him that the Lord knows best. The Negro retorts that while the land may be good, it seems the Lord does not know much about making a cotton crop.
Burris C. Jackson of Hillsboro said Congressman W R Poage would ask Secretary Wickard to raise the national cotton acreage allotment by 2 000 000 acres to meet war needs. Jackson noted Wickard can act without Congress and cited green bugs ruining oats and wheat in North and Central Texas, making cotton the sole income source for affected farmers.
Washington reports a new Social Security Board ruling to liberalize widow benefits. An unwed mother may collect widow's benefits if her state recognizes a common law wife, with the widow defined as the surviving wife of a man who either sired her child or was married to her before the twelfth month prior to his death.
Harold J. L. Sturtevant, 20, onetime Navy recruit discharged for ripping a Swastika flag at the German consulate in San Francisco last year, has been commended by his captain for initiative during a ship accident. The Swastika affair sparked a minor international incident with protests from German consul Capt. Fritz Weidemann.
An Aniston physician seeking a ration board permit for a new car argued that attending births requires urgent travel. He said in March 1942 he delivered 31 babies and must reach others, averaging about 20 monthly, and that the car would be needed for future war material purposes. The board's decision remains pending.
Marvin Binkley, retired cotton buyer, died Monday at 5 p m in Harris Memorial Hospital Fort Worth after six weeks illness from pneumonia. Funeral Wednesday 2 30 p m Travis Street Methodist Church Fort Worth. Burial West Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four sisters Mrs Page Harris Houston Mrs Reba Beach Fort Worth Miss Mattie Binkley Tulsa and brother C C Binkley Sherman plus half-brother James Binkley Sherman and several nieces and nephews.
Durant Oklahoma Eliya D Duty 39 Bryan County farmer and father of seven has been accepted for enlistment by the U S Army He says most of his children are grown and the farm can run without him A brother was killed in World War I and he wants to serve against the Japs enlistment reflects wartime volunteering spirit and family sacrifice
The Sun notes candidates approved for the July Democratic primary. Public Weigher F. W. Finis Alverson stands for re election, while Prect. 2 Commissioner candidate S. B. Ben Vaughan and Tax Assessor-Collector George Schumacher are also listed as authorized nominees.
William L. Batt, director of materials for the War Production Board, urged motorists at a Philadelphia rally to conserve rubber. He warned there will be no more rubber for private use during the war and warned against burning tires as wasteful.
Oklahoma City report describes George Fisher a retired farmer and real estate man announcing a mousetrap that lures a mouse with cheese onto a trapdoor drops the rodent into a water bath to drown then the device continues to catch up to 20 mice. He holds five patents and plans to start manufacturing in Warrentown Missouri within 60 days.
Secretary Knox announced that negro volunteers will be accepted for general service in the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard, ending the prior restriction that limited negroes to the mess branch. The move expands enlistment opportunities across the three services.
Classified item notices list a kerosene brooder request from Lawrence Wor ley route 2 Whitewright for about 150 chicks. Also an ad offers removal service for dead stock from Sherman Soap Works. Haile's Greenhouse promotes flowers and bedding plants. Whitewright Hatchery advertises Baby Chicks and blood tested stock.
Knox said the Navy will establish a training school for negro seamen soon though the site is not yet chosen. Officers stated that the same entrance standards apply to Negro recruits as to all personnel.
A Kansas City paper quotes Private Nathaniel E. Smith's mother asking for letters for her son at Camp Wolters hospital. Soon he received 277 letters and 7 packages, then a mail orderly delivered 700 more. The rush continues as a Sun Want Ad prompts results.
Mrs Bernice Claytor Extension Service specialist urges families to prevent home accidents to support the wartime effort. Tips include safe floor care lighting stairways keeping matches and poisons out of reach removing dull can openers and storing knives properly. Emphasizes careful behavior teaching children to avoid hazards and to stop accidents from hurrying.
West Texas guards at Goodfellow Field warned visitors to park firearms at the door during an open house. The display included shotguns a rifle and several pistols with holsters. Milwaukee issued over 32000 bicycle license plates last year.
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