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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes its 2nd class mail status at the Whitewright Texas post office and states notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits charging admission will be billed at regular advertising rates Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items also incur charges Association J H Waggoner Glenn Doss Publisher Managing Editor.
Published every Thursday subscription price one dollar fifty per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection upon character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation in The Whitewright Sun will be gladly and fully corrected upon being brought to the publisher.
Editorial notes President Roosevelt extends the nationwide scrap rubber collection period to July 10 while urging continued effort after the deadline. The piece stresses immense demand for rubber for military tires and civilian wartime work and urges readers to maximize donations, inform neighbors, and push for full participation. It also humorously imagines future mail innovations and preserves a wartime tone.
War and Navy Department officials decide V Mail use based on volume distance and delivery. Microfilmed letters reduce original volume and weight to 3.15 percent, with 150 000 letters weighing 45 pounds and fitting in one mail sack. Printed on 4x5 percent inch sheets on arrival and kept on file to prevent loss.
A Denison Herald editorial argues that drivers with rationed tires who exceed speed limits abuse rubber shortages. It urges the tire rationing board to suspend tire rights for repeat offenders, noting 90 percent of violators in one district held rationed tires. The piece calls for immediate, targeted penalties without new laws.
Clarksville Times notes many critics of patriotism complain about others while avoiding disclosure of their own war bond investments. The paper suggests asking critics about their bond contributions would be awkward.
Texas frontier bee hunters stored honey in deerskins and used baited saucers to locate hollow trees. They relied on bee lines to track colonies and traded honey with pelts and game, often risking attacks while raiding bee trees near Onion Creek. Gideon Lincecum celebrated their sharp tang and love of liberty during 1835 explorations.
The narrator recalls living off abundant honey and venison while lacking bread or salt. He describes honey as the ideal relish and details cooking venison by broiling back-straps on coals and dipping meat in honey before biting off pieces with a knife. He praises this method as perfectly suited to human constitution.
A poem locating Shangri-La not as a mythical base but as the wartime homefront across the United States. It credits workers in Detroit Tennessee Flint and numerous towns, service members, managers, students, and volunteers, honoring all who support the war effort. The piece ends noting the Cathedral tower in Seville built by Moors in the twelfth century.
State Representative candidate asks for a second term citing experience ability and record of service. The political ad urges voters to support and influence the campaign.
George M. Field announces candidacy for Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals Fifth District. A 32 year Dallas civil lawyer and former court candidate, he is son of Capt. Julian Field pioneer Texan and Mansfield co founder. Field is a Sewanee law graduate with Dallas Oak Cliff High School and University of Texas attendance.
Lancaster County's Mennonite and other Plain People shift to soil conservation after Department of Agriculture tests show soil loss from fields into creeks. Experts compare erosion in woodlands versus sloped cornfields and note silt buildup in the Pequea Creek dams as remnants of long sustained topsoil.
Observing neighboring farmers adopt soil and water conservation, Plain People groups gradually adopt round farming practices. Leaders argue the method aligns with their age-old philosophy of good farming on good lands.
Washington based Census Bureau statisticians, in honor of Father's Day, outline the typical 32 million fathers. The profile shows a 44 year old married man with one or two children at home, living in a large city, employed in private work, spending about 1200 dollars annually on family purchases, and being white with native born parents.
South and Central Texas cotton shows up to one third of the older squares damaged by boll weevils according to Dr. F L Thomas. A new weevil generation is emerging and more damage is expected in weeks ahead as calcium arsenate may help plants set normal early bolls. Few flea hoppers are found, with coastal area reports lower damage than since 1925.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration fixed auto anti freeze prices well below last winter’s speculative levels. Officials urged consumers to buy prudently as the price control took effect nationwide.
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