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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun reports extensive ice damage to trees in Whitewright Texas with many limbs broken and smiles of resilience. It urges continued Red Cross support and discusses proposed Texas Legislature salary increases for lawmakers and the need for a fair pay raise debated by readers.
The Texas House committee on constitutional amendments on a 10 to 7 vote approved a plan to end the closed shop in labor contracts. Veterans backed the measure. opponents from labor groups defended union practices. A companion bill with open shop aims for lawyers doctors and others.
The Fourth Estate quotes P. T. Barnum advising to allocate most funds to advertising over the article. He praises the printer who can both typeset and speak to crowds, saying such a man is the real challenge and a potential ally.
Senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas offers amendments to the manpower bill proposing abolition of the forty hour week and overtime for the duration of the war. The amendments echo his previous bills and aim to modify wartime labor rules.
The article urges citizens to grow more vegetables to boost wartime nutrition. It details soil preparation, proper fertilization, crop planning, staggered sowing, and pest control, plus watering methods and timely harvesting for peak flavor and canning. It emphasizes progressive gardening and choosing better varieties for local conditions.
The latest proposals in Congress would remove limits on weekly work hours and eliminate extra overtime pay, standardizing all hours under a single pay basis. Employers would no longer face separate overtime compensation rules.
Rep J F Gray of Three Rivers filed a Texas House bill to ban entering another's property after dark to peep into windows. The measure carries fines from 10 to 500 dollars or up to 30 days in jail, with possible combined penalties, and seeks urgent passage due to public annoyance and embarrassment.
Fleet Admiral Nimitz reveals a floating base tasking 12 000 workers aboard hotel ships and floating facilities from drydocks to bakeries. The base supports 400 floating units and thousands of men with food, clothing, medicines, and 100 million cigarettes for the Iwo and Honshu operation.
Washington outlines GI bill benefits for all qualified veterans: at least one year in approved programs, tuition paid up to $500 annually, free textbooks and lab fees, $50 monthly subsistence, and $25 for a dependent if applicable. Continuation is possible after service, with a four-year maximum.
Pfc. Edward Crutcher a 31 year old Negro soldier at Fletcher General Hospital Cambridge Ohio showed signs of recovery after Col Claude S Beck performed a delicate heart operation five weeks earlier. Beck removed the outer scarred calcium crust from Crutcher heart peeling it like an eggshell in a four and a half hour procedure. Lt Col Oscar E Nadeau aided. Crutcher contracted the ailment while serving as an Army stevedore on Italian beaches last April and had been given six months to a year to live prior to treatment.
A Texas bill introduced in the Legislature on Tuesday proposes a minimum fifty cent per hour wage and a forty hour workweek. The measure aims to set standards across the state and defines enforcement mechanisms pending committee action. Maximum coverage anticipated as debate begins.
Representative James T. Sparks of Sherman introduces a measure establishing an eight hour day with time and a half for more than forty hours weekly. The act would be administered by the State Labor Commissioner and exclude bona fide executives professionals farm and domestic workers. When state laws conflict with federal or local rules the higher wages and shorter hours prevail.
Navy report credits Seabee Raymond L. Armstrong of Skellytown Texas with capturing a Japanese foe on a Western Pacific island by hurling rocks when the man fled. Armstrong, machinist’s mate third class, was unloading bombs from a crane when the incident occurred. The Japanese surrendered after being struck with a thrown stone.
The OPA ordered higher ration point values for lard shortening salad and cooking oils and margarine effective at 12 01 a m Sunday. Margarine rises to five red points a pound from three. The ration cost of the other products will follow.
The OPA notes a tight supply prompts red point increases for four items while butter stays at 24 points per pound. The move follows a broad shift in rationing with meat price adjustments tied to supply constraints.
The Navy has spent more than 200 million dollars since the invasion of North Africa in 1942 to outfit the French navy for battle. The United States continues supplying most materials with some aid from Britain, OWI reported.
PARIS. More than 160 soldiers convicted in train looting Black Market cases may receive probation and a second chance to serve. Some want front line duty, others back to their railway battalion. The prosecutor will list those likely to reform. no blanket pardons. Replacements and assignments depend on needs and qualifications. Officers’ cases differ and Ike will decide.
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