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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1945
Page
1
Mrs. Q. M. McCullough says several landowners are withholding cooperation, delaying a proposed wildcat oil test west of town. No location has been set until the block is fully assembled, and no driller will move in on a partially completed block.
Brookings Institution study led by Harold G Molton and Karl Schlotterback argues wage rate increases are the key inflation driver. It says continued price controls are impractical without wage stabilization and rationing, and that higher wages could force OPA price reviews across sectors. The report notes ample agricultural output and potential price declines unless supported. Funded by the Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation.
Dr George W Cox state health officer warned that homes are not the safest place as home accidents kill more than diphtheria measles and scarlet fever combined and rival auto deaths. He cited hazards from slippery floors stairs without rails and poisons in medicine cabinets, urging cautious living to cut annual deaths. Egbert was England’s first king and Lady Jane Grey ruled for nine days.
President Truman gave Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach sweeping control over War Labor Board War Manpower Commission US Employment Service and all related functions. He dismissed Stabilization Director William H. Davis as part of the shakeup and moved the Office of Economic Stabilization to John W. Snyder. Schwellenbach pledged wage policy input while Snyder advise on stabilization and hinted at action in the Detroit strike situation.
The CIO Oil Workers International Union presses for a 30 percent wage increase as new groups join a nationwide strike. About 200,000 workers are idle with potential spread to refineries in Texas including Houston Corpus Christi and Beaumont. A UAW strike vote in automobile plants looms if demands are not met.
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was found guilty of treason in London at Old Bailey and sentenced to hanging. He showed no emotion as the judge passed sentence and saluted supporters as he moved to his cell.
A two day check of five Denison dealers and one Whitewright dealer found no violators of the ceiling price rule. Only three cars were for sale, all at one Denison firm. No dealers were located in Bells or Pottsboro.
Sgt Thomas Sanderson begins an 18 day furlough with his parents before transferring from Boca Raton Florida to Fort Worth. Capt and Mrs Jack Meador welcome son John Manning Meador born Sept 7 at Childress. Bronze Star awarded to Sgt R L Lannom of Bells for action with the 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron in Europe.
Rev. Charles G. Long, a retired missionary, with 50 followers, predicts the world ends this Friday after 24 hours of wakeful fasting. He bases the prophecy on a vision with numbers 610, 1260, 1290, and 1335 and ties totals to papal supremacy, the 20th century start, and 1945 as the last year of a sin-filled world.
The State Department and War Department pledge a social and economic revolution in Japan carried out regardless of General MacArthur. Acting Secretary Dean Acheson says U S policy is determined by the government, not occupation forces, challenging MacArthur’s 200000 troop forecast. President Truman hints at uncertainty about final manpower.
Paris-Presse columnist Yves Delbars reported that Premier Joseph Stalin may retire from active and direct participation in the Soviet government this winter due to ill health. He cited a liver ailment and fatigue believed to have worsened since 1942, delaying Stalin’s Potsdam conference arrival, with a predicted shift to a reduced role while retaining prestige as a unifying figure.
Washington reports plans to export up to 600 million pounds of meat in October November and December. Of this, 150 million pounds are set for UNRRA and European governments, 200 to 300 million for Great Britain after lend lease. Additional meat depends on a $550 million appropriation pending in Congress.
The article notes a postwar federal budget possibly reaching 20 to 25 billion with proposals topping 50 billion. Brookings cites 19 to 26 billion, Vinson estimates 25 billion, while Rankin pushes a veteran bonus at 12 to 13 billion. It also mentions Virginia being named after Elizabeth I.
The Whitewright gins had 88 bales ginned by Thursday morning in what is believed to be the latest season on record. Prices cited: cotton 22.25, cottonseed 57. compares to 20.50 and 57 a year ago. Picking tea: cotton at 1.75. Corn market strong with yellow at 90c and white at 95c.
President Truman nominates Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson to be Secretary of War and selects Senator Harold H. Burton of Ohio for the Supreme Court. He also names W. Stuart Symington to head the Surplus Property Office under new legislation. Burton’s selection surprises as Roberts’ seat neared vacancy.
The Attorney General will determine if the constitutional amendment raising old age assistance from 30 to 40 dollars a month is self enacting or requires legislative action. Welfare officials will proceed with increases pending a ruling, reviewing each case to align with Social Security rules and keeping rolls and payments on schedule.
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