Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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meeting held at/abiilene
FURTHER PROTESTS OELAY
EDITORIAL
LEGION
in sales
COTTON PRICES DROP
MOMENTS THOUGHT
WY1SHING to speak to Coad>
fV Darling at Junior High this
"morning we tailed the number
anil a young ladies voice answered
th- phone.
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|N the editorial page of the
Breckenridge American today
there appears an editorial on die
preamble to the constitution of
the American Legion. This is the
first of a series. Read them and
learn what the Legion stands for.
They win polish up your own pat-
riotism, too
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OBODY ever brought forward
a credible explanation for the
stuck market crash of some weeks
ago, and so far nobody has pro-
duced a satisfactory answer 10
the even more mystifying tailspin
of cotton, now down about fifty
dollars a bale as the result of a
20-day stampede.
On the basis of a j-miilion-hale
crop this year, cotton growers
have, in theory at least, taken a
$250,000,000 wallop on the chin as
a result of the break. The closing
of the New York and New Orleans
exchanges Wednesday was in an-
swer to fresh cellar-ward move-
ments of the staple.
Yesterday stocks also took a
downward trend.
1 |OW much of a break this ro-
ll presents in the inflation we
have had we do not know. Man-
ufactured articles still are hard
to get, thanks to this and that,
'but locally you cat;not sell any-
thing you have to n'H no matter
wiiai it is. like once was the ease.
We hav0 noticed locally thai: peo-
pfcyhav e become a little more
cautious in buying.
Maybe becausc the checks from
service men are not coming in as
they once did. and food prices have
soared until they appear to have
put a small amount, of fear u.to
potential buyers of other tilings.
Mffl HIES M CATTLE 6IUBS CCfT VM ••••>* - f •
1. $3.50 per Grubby Beef Animal Sold.
2. 15V« to 25% Reduction in Milk Flow.
3. 10*' to 15/« More Feed to Produce the
Same Weight as Non-Grubby Animals.
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unimal and prr rn< (hit**
Imtse*. Sre your county
agent for detail*-
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^POMATO bootlegging in Monroe
.1. County, western New York.
has reached serious proportions.
Business Week reports.
"Monroe farmers are among the
lucky growers whose crops es
caped the general tomato i.ifjiiit
Five years ago, processors from hy Johnny Lauderdale, Bob Wit
Jaycees Vote To
Endorse Hospita l
Bond Issue
WELCH SPEAKS IN FAVOR
OF BONDS; DANCE TO
BE HELD
Members of the Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce at their lunch-
eon Monday, after hearing a re-
port. from Leon Stanley, chairman
of a committee to investigate the
proposed issuance of $120,000
worth of bonds for a county hos-
pital here followed by a lengthy
discussion voted 30 to 2 to endorse
the proposed bond issue.
This action followed an address
by L. H. Welch iti which he said
it is thought that 540,000 more
can be secured from the federal
government, the proposed hospital
to consist of 30 or 40 beds.
hl stressed need for an add-i-1
tional hospital not as a matter of
competition to the hospital here,
out to cai'e for the many who go
away from lore for hospitaliza-
tion.
He said the hospital would be
managed by a board of six. three
appointed for tvv0 years service
each period, and an experienced
hospital manager to be employed,
f'he bonds, he said, would be thir-
ty-year: bond's bearing two and a
half or two and three quarters
per cent interest. It was his belief
that the hospital would be self
supporting. The petition stipula-
tes to purchase a site, build and
equip a hospital. S , jj
He said that in order to enter
the hospital application must be
made and passed on by the board
of control as to whether the
applicant or responsible relatives
can pay the bill.
Opposition voiced was that the
hosp.tal would not be self sup
Grubs Treatment
Urged Cattlemen
county agent suggests
preparation to kill
"wolves"
Although heel flies, parents of the
cattle grub, do most of their dam-
age in the spring, the first treat-
ment against grubs should be giv-.
en in November says W. R. Lace,! thlnk . V£AA will listen to this
ABILENE Oct.. 31 (SPL)--Fifty
representatives of veteran^ organ-
izations, city governments, and
contractors ol: nine West Texas
cities in meeting here Wednesday
telegraphed a request, to the
War Assets administration that it
make buikiings at Camp Barkeley.
available to area veterans for
housing, beginning not earliei'
than isov. S nor later than Nov.
15 i
Ex-servicemen it; each city will
arrange their own plans for the
purchase Most of those who ex-
press opinions said they believ-
ed the best plan would be for
veterans in each town to deter-
mme-'Uwi: wants, place deposits
with their c-ii\ governments act as
ager.ts in .the buying.
Bib Tiffany, chairman of Abi-
lene, presided; and George P.
Jones, of Anson led tlie discus-
sion.
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H. W. McCanlfes, area expediter,
of the National Housing, agency,
was asked by Hudson: "Do you
county agent.
Cattle grubs or "wolves" arc
now appearing the backs of cattle
and they will soon puncture the
hide so they can breathe .through
this opening. The same hole will
be used later on when the grub
leaves the animal and drops to the
ground. The only successful con-
trol of the grubs or heel flies de-
veloped so far is to kill the grubs
while they are still in the backs of
the cattle! So far roenone is the
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most effective insecticide develop-
ed. When properly applied to the
backs of cattle it will penetrate
these holes made by the grub and
kill the grub.
This rotenone mixed with wet-
table sulphur can be used either
as a dust sprinkled over the cat
tie's backs or as a spray applied
under 250 or 300 pounds pressors
or mixed in a dipping vat and cat-
tle dipped. The addition of DDT
to the spray or dip has proven
very effective ir; controlling licc
and flics on the animals at the
same time.
The treatment for grubs should:
be repeated every three weeks or,
a month until three treatments
are given or until the grubs have
stopped coming up into the backs
of the cattle. ,
Most farmers and ranchmen
produce their owifi heel flies, ber t
cause the flies do not fiy over ai
half mile. | ,
The county agent has a folder
"External Parasites of <7attlo and
suggestion ?
McCanlies said, "Yes," adding
that in a conference with WAA
regional officials in Dallas Tuesday-
he was assured that .Vtl.-V and other
federal agencies ante going to be
guided by tlie suggestions of peo-
ple ill the area ia setting the sale
date. He said the departments want
to be sure that veterans of this
area, are prepared to taice advan-
tage of the purchase opportunity be-
fore throwing the camp oil the mar-
ket.
Organizations represented were;
Abilene—City of Abilene through
Mayor Hair, chamber of commerce
by Manager John Wamble, the may-
or's emergency housing committee,
WW and American Lesion and con-
tractors.
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TO APPEAR ON MUSIC PROGRAM Vera Hastings Hucker,
eminent pianist of the Southwest, who-will! appear on thp F.^ie
Arts program at tlie Convention of Federated Music Clubs' here,
November 7th and 8th. She has appeared with the Waldorf-As-
toria Orcestra in.New York, and as soloist on many radio broad-
casts.
Chest Workers In
Trouble-Help!
drive is about to bog
down on last long
ivtl>le
■ The last long mile in the Com-
munity Chest drive is proving the
hardest.
Cisco-City of Cisco by Mayor; hfd' Club Waller, general
Edward Lee and the mayor's em- chairman, said thus morning that
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ergency housing committee.
Robert Lee—American Legion.
Anson—City of Anson by Mayor
M. E. Carrotheia, chamber of com-
Big Catfish Are
Biting At Lake
Says Resident
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porting and would become a pub-1 Their Control" with much valu-
lic charge and, a political foot-(able information for stockmen in
ball and tha additions are plan-; it or for further information call
i.i'd to the hospital already here, j him.
The meeting was presided over
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adjacent states began coming in
and quietly buying up tomaioes
from farmers who convenient-y
forgot their contracts.
"This year, canners' losses be-
came acute largely because soup
processors, now free of price ceil-
ings, and tomato sauce makers,
who Have more satisfactory profit
margins than regular tomato can-
cers. offered up to $42 a ton. By
contrast, local canneries paid $27
to $o'0 a ton. and even that was
above tho $25/ maximum which
OPA allows them to reflect in
thei^ selling prices. .
:* fjpiIE Dallas News says the rise
"1. (In mattress prices is attribut-
ed *0 the postwar unrest.
HOUGHT For .The Moment:
Where true fortitude dwells,
yaltjk bounty, friendship, and
Tdfelity may be found.—Sir Tho-
mas. Browne.
WEATHER
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son reporting a successful regio-
nal meeting at Wichita Falls.
Grady Slaughter announced that,
a dance will be held at the Coun-
try Club on : the evening of Nov-
ember 27th. 1 Thirty seven mem-
bers and guests were present.
British Embassy
In Rome Bombed
ROME. Oct. 31 'i.i! The bombs
planted on the doorstep of the
British Embassy damaged half of
the block-long structure beyond
repair today and injured at least
three persons, one of them criti-
-•ally. :|,:i
Police announced two persoits
had been arrested but did not di-
vulge their names.
The Italian cabinet met in em-
ergency session soon after two
valises full of explosives went
off. Premier Alcide de Gasperi
dispatched messages of regret to
London.
Michael Stewart, British' Prcs3
attache, said the damage was so
great that the Embassy would
have to move to new quarters for
unless the public gives assistance
the workers, after giving hours
of labor, may fail to reach their
goal of S12.000.
Reason ft>r this is found in a-
bout 150 names who gave last
year or should give this year, who
cannot be reached in person. ■'!
Waller gave as an example that;
he made Lwenty calls yesterday
and reached only three such per-
son's sought. These are asked to
mail in, or better still to take
their contributions to drive head-
quarters in the First State Bank
Building.
There still, remains about ."51,500
to be subscribed before the goal
is realized. There are a few com-
panies with headquarters out ot
German Frontiers
Agreement Sought
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 <U-R*—
Secretary of State James F. Byr-
nes said, today he w^ ask the big
four foreign, ministers to reach a-
greement on Germany's general
frontiers during their preliminary
discussions at New York on the
German peace treaty. , ; , . _ M
H* told a press conference that OPA. W® 'J
t* r mm keep £flli other basic elothirig ^cems1
under control unless it should be
overruled. ■ ' :
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Shoe Prices To
Rise One Fourth
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 ,<U.R>~
You will be paying 20 to 30 per
v.cit more tor shoes soon ' now
I hat the industry has been de-
controlled, OPA estimated today.
Ceilings on shoes, leather, hides
and skins were removed yester
day by reconversion director John j. town whose checks have not been
R. Steelman. The order came as 1 received and it is belie'ed that
a complete surprise to OPA. The
result, OPA said, will be a.r.#:-
crease from $400,000,000 to $600,-
000,000 a year in the nation's an-
nual shoe bill.
Steelman said dccratiol^waa
necessary to increase the flow of
skins and. leather to shoe manu-
facturers, whose supplies were cut
off during he recent slump in
livestock slaughtering.
CPA officials said decontrol ol
shoes would not have a materia:
effection the control of other'
when these are in the goal will be
reached, if the people referred to
do their part. They might call
headquarters. P. M Faulkner's
office, and have them put their
name on a pledge card if no other
way;.
mineral wells, oct; 30—
Big catfish are 'bnting good at
Possum Kingdom Lake stated Roy
Mitchell,, who has a home on the.
lake. He also stated that bass
were biting fair, but mostly on. top
water bait and in shallow water,
and they seem to be bitting best
in the late afternoor.V
Mr. Mitchell stated that last
week he: caught one day three cats,
31. 23, and 15 pounds each, but did
p-t think much of the haul when
he met a fellow with four cats all
larger then his, the biggest tip-
ping the scales at 60 and 45 lbs.
respectively.
Mr. Mitchell, a native of Fort
Worth, decided to get away from
the fuss and noise of a large city il
ai:d moved to the lake and .con-
structed a home, where for a while
peace and quietude prevailed—but
now he says he has a dozen
campsKiiuffl sevefilltof^
rounding him and that nine tele-
phones nave been hooked'on to his
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Stephens Proves
Business Boom
ELEVEN PRODUCERS, THREE
DRY HOLES AND FOUR
LOCATIONS SHOWN
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Six oil wells, one dry hole,, and
another well drilling was the sta-
; tils of the Fred Manning, inc. pool
on the O'Connor lease twenty
miles southwest of Breckenridge
today, which with other activity
in that area since the discovery
well was brought in on Christmas
eve 1945, has brought renewed'oil
activitity here which has stimulat-
ed all business here, either dir-
ectly or indirectly.
There 3,000 acres assembled by
J. D. Sandeter, Jr., and on which
Manning of Denver, Colorado,
drilled the first well is being ex-
plored by VVooloy Petroleum Com-
pany and Roeser-Pendletqn, J. D.
Sandefer, besides Manning.
In alii to date eleven oil wells
have been brought in, one by Man-
ning on the Clanton lease, one
by Woodley Petroleum on the
U'Connor-Kimmel land, and three
by Roeser-Pendletori-Sandefer, one
each on the O'Connor, Brooks
heirs and Clanton leases.
I In all three dry holes have been
found, two of these on the out-
skirts and one by fanning on the
O'Connor.
There are two wells: drilling and
tour new locations made, with
Roeser-Pendleton & Sandefer ex-
pecting *o make two more within1
the next few day,s.
One feature of this field io« Ste-
phens county residents is that oil'!
is being produced in an area once
considered condemned. Lone Star
a few years ago drilled a well 4,-
500 feet east of te location on:
which Manning got the discovery
well.
On the other hand the discovery
well is two miles northeast of
Lone Star's two wells on the
Brooks that have produced appro-
ximately 500,000 barrels of oil.
Oil is being taken by the Pre-
mier Pipe Line company. The or-
iginal well was drilled by Knight
& Ewing local contractors who*
havj had: two string of tools busy
the last six months.
Other contractors are Floyd
Ard of Olney, and Kadane Bro-
thers of Wichita Fails. Ail! welils:
are in the Caddo and several wells
have been large gassers, the gas.
having been cased in for future
use.
Tea Will Climax
Girl Scout Week
TROOPS OBSERVING VAR-
IOUS DAYS FOR ACTIVITIES
MANY AT SERVICE
The observance of National
Girl Scout Week began in Breck-
party line- ai.a as a result ho ' enridge Sunday with more than
hears bells ringing for 24 hours
a day. ■■
A genial and good, natured fel-
low and a fine citizen, probably
the only remedy Mr. Mitchell will
take is to plug out his, telephone
agreement among the United Stat-
es, Britain. Russia and France
is necessary on several basic mat-
ters, including occupational prob-
lems and frontiers, before intelli-
gent work can be- started on peace
terms. '.!.!;. ■ '
Ex-Service Men In
Same Work Here
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Leroy Meador and Gilbert. Reed
represent two service men going
into business here In lines of work
similar to that which they did- in
service they have purchased the
Henry Electric business, 118 South
Court street.
Meador recently was discharged
from, the Merchant Marine where
he was a radio operator. He served
five years. Reed spent three and
a hale vKtti'n fit the Air Corns, his
Kingdom.
These are mostly people with ^ and go ahead enjoying life and
jobs who leave early and return i living on the banks of Possum
late. Besides these there are those
in the residential district who also,
should sign up or contribute at
llidflAaEteB'.
Georgeia Tech turned down Bo-
oby Dodd as a football i-U'ver, and
later hired him as it football
coacli. iMlilMs!
lack of space. A British guard and ' a half years in the Air Corps, his
two Italians were afnong the In- work being radio terrtee and otheu
jured.
electrical work.
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GHOSTS TO
Tonight will be the night that
goblins will walk and witches
black cats and zombies play a-
round, but city officials today ask-
ed that the ghosts use a little dis-
cretion about abusing property
else things may turn human sud-
denly. i
The vigil of Hallomas will be
observed in various ways here,
mostly in the homes although
there will be one public function
this will be1 the Haldow'een car-
nival at te South Ward School.
Members of the Elks Ctub will
stage a party in,the lodge room.
Ever since Biblical days mar
has been observing Halloween, bu'
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his modes of celebration have
varied with the centuries. Hallow-
een antedates Christianity, but
later became the eve of All Saints
day—a day of religious festivity.
Chief characteristic of the oc-
casion were the lighting of bon-
fires and the belief that it was:
the one night ir; the year during
which ghosts and witches are
most likely to wander abroad.
Black cats took their place in the
Halloween parade during medie-
val times, on the eiief that they
were witches in disguise.
In England it became the cus-
tiin to crack nuts, duck for apples
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one hundred local Girl Scouts at-
tending the evening service at the
First Christian Church.
Rev. Mr. Myers stressed in his
sermon1 the parents' responsibility
in the physical, mental, ar.d spir-
itual growth of the child. The
girls sang in unison a "Hymn to
Scouting" and "The Lord's Pray-
er." The Junior High and Senior
High Troops sang the Anthem,
"Where God hath Walker," and
the Brownies the "Smile Song."
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Miller are J^ service closed with "Taps,"
the parents ol a baby girl, born Girl Scout, traditional d.sm.s-
Baby Girl Born;
One New Patient
at Breckcnridgo Clinic. The young
lady weighed five pounds, eleven
ounces.
E. L. Sikes has been admitted
as a medical patient, arid Mrs.
Julia Heinrsch has gong. home.
Jerusalem Railroad
Rocked By Blast
sat
Girl Scout Week traditionally
takes place during the week in-
cluding Octobcr 31, the anniver-
sary of the birth of Jiuliette Low,,
founder of Girl Scouting. The
theme of the, seven-day program
will be "Citizenship in Artion A-
round the World." During the
week troops will observe Home-
making Day, Tuesday; Health and
Safety Day, Wednesday; Interna-
tional Friendship Day, Thursday;
JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 <U.R> —
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tho Jerusalem railroad station to- Arts and Crafts Day, Friday, and
day and authorities reported ten-Out-of-DDoors Day, Saturday,
tatively that at least 12 persons The week's observance will be
Bitter Attacks
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DISCORD AND CONFLICT
CHARGED IN PROPOSED
CHIARTER REVISION
United Nations Hall. Flushing.
N. Y., Oct. 31 (U.R>—Russia launch-
ed a bitter, attack on the "reac-
tionary" advocates of a third
world war today as the patlv wris
cleared for action by the United
Nations- General Assembly on; dis-
armament and abolition of atomic
warfare.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dim-
itri Z. Manuilsky, in the second
major statement of Soviet policy
before the- general assembly
charged that "dark forces of evil"
were trying to poison "public op-
inion in favor of a new war." He
warmongers with the charge tlma!
coupled his general assault on
nations favoring revision of tho
UN charter were trying tip pro-
mote "discord and conflict" among
the big five powers.
Manuilsky spoke after the, as-
sembly's, important steering com-
mittee put on the agenda for com-
mittee report and debate a Soviet
proposal for the reduction of ar-
maments and the outlawing ot
atomic warfare.
The. committee- approved a mo-
tion by Sir Philip Noel-Baker,
British delegate, to put the Rus-
sian proposal on the general as-
sembly agenda and refer it to the
politiai and, security committee for
discussion and report to the as-
sembly.
The action guaranteed a show-
down on the American and Rus-
sian! proposals for reduction of
world armaments. The armament'
.question was posed first in the
assembly by Soviet Foreign Min-
ister V.-M. Molotov. American del-
egate Warren R. Austin accepted
(he Soviet proposal yesterday and
boardened it o call for universal
disarmament and a method of in-
spection for enforcement.
Weekend Football
Feastls Opened
By Junior High
The. Breckenridge Birckaroos to-
; day were about, ready tor the "game
here with Weatherford tomorrow
night, the Junior High team was
back from.a 13" to> 7 victory over Al-
bany, and,-the B team was prepm-iii;;
to journey- to Ranger for a gam"
with the B team there tonipht at ^
o'clock. And do not. forget the Ward
School game here tomorrow afler-
noon. lllj^lll':;!;!,;:^^
„ Yesterday Albany toolc th(e kick-
off and staged a march down tire
field to score seven points in a
manner which made it appear about
to be a rather sad day for the Jun-
iors, but in the second period H'e
Juniors marched the ball to within
iflHHBHm <t n c p
Thompson plunged It over. He
plunged for point after goal.
The half ended T and, |§ In fclv.
third period Jed Dunigan ran for
goal after the baill had been worked
to within striking distance, but a
pass for point failed.
It appeared' the game would be
tied in the last, quarter wnen Al-
bany intercepted a pass and the run-
ners appeared gone for pay dirt. Bui
he was run down from behind !).',*
Wilson Thompson and. Jed Dunigan
Coach. Cooper Robbfns reported
Jack Jones and Wilbur , pray Ini -
proved, and. each may get. to see ,
some service during the game witl' 1
Weatherford.
The Buckaroos are not under rat-
ing the Kangaroos, but the decisive
game
press standings today- Breckenridge
was ranked 25th. in the1 state; while
Waco, her bf-distrlct newest in. the
past, was ranked loth.
Reds Convicted Of
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were missing.
Forty minutes after an uniden-
tified voice informed officials by
telephone that the station would
be bombed, the five blasts rocked
through Jerusalem.
Evacuation of the building had
been ordered after the warning.
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climaxed with the Juliette Low
Tea which will1 be held In the pase
mont of the First Christian
Church, on Saturday afternoon at
4:00 o'clock. All local scouts, Boy
Scouts, parents, and adults in-
terested in youth organization are
invitort tn attend
LONDON, Oct. 31 <U.R) -Fi.ve
communist party leaders were
I convicted, today of criminal BE
ters invasion of London.
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