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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
4
Notices for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. Press J. H. Waggoner publisher Glenn Doss managing editor.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription Price $1.50 per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation in The Whitewright Sun will be gladly and fully corrected upon notification to the publisher.
A local insurance ad notes a 20 percent good fire record credit effective March 1 lowering fire insurance costs for Whitewright property owners. A typical $1000 policy for a frame dwelling near a fire plug drops from 6.44 to 4.48 annually. roofs, distance, and gas charges affect rates. The credit could rise to 25 percent with better losses, or fall if losses worsen.
Governor Stevenson warns Texas voters that wartime fire and automobile rationing cut state tax revenue. Peacetime costs for education and highways rise, and the next Legislature must choose between new taxes or cutting education and road programs. Voters and spring candidates should take a stand on taxing for schools and roads amid defense spending.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues taxpayers may not tolerate new state or local levies as wartime needs shift toward national security. It notes that during the defense emergency governments trimmed spending and even cut taxes to ease burdens, questioning future tax increases.
Director Hershey reports that about 70 percent of registrants have deferments, signaling pre-war leniency to be ended for a wartime army. Half of deferments are for physical reasons and 20 percent for dependency and essential civilian work. A 5,000,000 troop goal could require over 16,000,000 registrants, with strict reforms to deferment grounds and standards to ensure impartial service.
President Roosevelt and War Production Chairman Nelson urged a nationwide drive to boost factory output in spring and summer 1942. The plan includes 168 hour weeks in war plants, awards for achievement, and joint labor management committees. U.S. naval and army actions reported sinking numerous enemy ships and advances in the Philippines. Lend lease shipments to Brazil rise. auto industry conversion to war production expected by September. Sugar rationing, truck allocations, and civilian car quotas outlined. Congress approves $32 billion Army bill, with pay and benefits boosts for service members and dependents.
The president consolidated 16 government housing agencies into a single unit named the National Housing Agency to streamline operations and oversight.
The Sun lists new subscribers and renewals for the honor roll this week. Names include J M Simmons Mrs Jack Robbins Manton Fain J P Thornhill Raymond Bryson Guy Anderson Anna Belle Douglass J W Annip Ben Vaughan Sam H Montgomery Jr Robert Jones Dr F M Williams J H Looney W M Pierson Ed Martin W N Stone J E Mangrum Mrs Ben Patterson Mrs J B Burris Paul Caylor C E Cooper W C Brown E D Lyons Mrs N C Brown A W Alverson Virgil Mullins M A Annip H E Hall W R Wilson Mrs J A Titus Lee Wilborn Jim Lindsey W C Pennington Mrs S S Phillips Noel Grammer R B Mack Robert J Warren Mrs Aaron Howell Joe Thomas Meador H Grady Thompson
Plans for an iron ore blast furnace and steel mill near Daingerfield Texas are ranked about twenty fifth on the War Production Board priority list Representative Wright Patman said Monday. He noted it will be about a year before federal loan funds for the $30 million iron and steel program may begin and urged the WPB to raise the project’s priority.
Secretary Morgenthau reported February defense bond purchases totaled 703.2 million dollars, below January’s record of 1.060547 billion. He cited that January included full quotas for 1942 purchases. Limits exist: 5 thousand dollars per Series E and 50 thousand for F and G annually. The February figure was the second-highest in records.
The report notes the largest monthly bond sale since the market began on May 1, with total sales reaching about 4.3 billion dollars. This marks a record month for bond issuance and reflects strong investor demand across sectors.
In Washington, a 226 to 62 defeat halted a wartime 40 hour work week and overtime pay proposal. Despite backing from Roosevelt’s administration and major unions, Republicans and many Democrats joined to bury the bill introduced by Howard W. Smith of Virginia.
The War Production Board forbids the sale or disposal of any new pistol rifle or shotgun to non manufacturers effective immediately. The measure aims to curb a potential run on firearms and preserve weapons for war plant protection civilian defense and law enforcement. Second hand weapons are exempt and dealers or distributors must file a full inventory.
The Industries Operations Division of WPB requires actions within forty five days. Authorities specify deadlines and steps for compliance to ensure adherence to regulations.
Sgt Jack R Shirey of the 86th air base group Perrin Field traveled to McKinney to give a blood transfusion to Corp James A Simmons of Brooks Field injured in a Monday auto crash near McKinney. Simmons from Tom Bean suffered head and face cuts and shock. Shirey, from El Paso, is with Perrin Field's photography division.
A Clarksville dealer recounts a buyer who tested a used car with intent to deceive. After agreeing to purchase, the buyer swapped the original tires for inferior ones and kept the down payment, explaining he wanted cash for the exchange.
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