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Breckenridge American
NEA TELEPHOTO AND COMIC SERVICE
UNITSD PRESS NEWS SERVICE
IACK UP
YOUR BOY
Buy «• Additional
Bond Ttdmy
Vol. 22 No. 243
BKfiCKJENRIDGE, TEXAS. FRIDAY. APRIL 16. IMS
Price Daily 5c —
THE
OBSERVER
CHURCH MOVEMENT
BUY A BONO
•EEN OR HEARD
ROTARIANS of the district are,
getting n'wly (or their con-;
Vt'iilinii at At>. 1 <• 11 * Apnl 2*> and
Uti. under the leadership of Dis-
trict Governor t'harles E Paxton i
of Sweetwater
In appointing his executive staff
Paxton named i«u member* from
Bmkenridge These arc Frank S.
Rolierts <>n flections and district
finance and I >i Vernon Marshall
on the song leaders committee
tj'ASTKR approaches and Easter
J is one Sunday that the chur-
ches of 'he city are tilled to cv-
erf lowing even many who atte«>d
(hat day do ivit attend again dur-
ing the entire year
There is a movement on in
Breckenridge to have at least a
thousand men in chun-h on that
day. Men who never attend church
are Is-ing asked to attend on that
d:iy.
Those canvassing the city and
extending the invitations and
handing out cards -ay they are
meeting with kind res|«m«'s This
corner heard two remarks from
men believed typical of the way
the |mmiple look u|xm it < ne man
said "I w;is going to t>e there any- '
way." Another answered "I do
not know whether I will tie there. ;
but come in and ivst awhile."
outfit the outfti!
"Dear Mom" (Bill writes > I
"We had bean* tonight and the;
tasted fine, beiause I knew you'< i
h' Iped pay for them. It was swei |
p; you to skip that new coat an:
buy a Bond instead With yoi i
and me on the same team, we'll
lick that Axia gang."
SPAIN WOULD SERVE AS PEACE MAKE
How Draft Board
Will Classify
Military Dads
.10 Thousand negotiants
In Te*a* Affected By
New Order
Approximately "dads"
of military age in Texas will In-
granted draft-deferinent under
amended Selective Service Reg-il-
ations. according to Brig den J.
Watt Page. State Director. u|toi
his return Ironi Washington Mon-
day
This revision in tlic regulations,
General Page pointed ,ut will en-
able the Selective Service Sys-
tem to continue to meet the man-
power requirement* of the artn«*d
forces. war production, agricul-
ture and other essential civilian
activities and. at the same time,
protect as long as possible homes
where there are children.
Local boards have Ik-ch direct-
ed as of April 12. l'.M.'t. to classify
as "fathers" and retain «r pi ce
in Class III-A all registrants with
one or more children born on or
before September 14. 19-12. "p. o-
vided such registrant and his ■ hild
or children maintain a lion a tide
family relationship in their home"
and excepting such registrants
who are engaged in farming, and
this entitled to a IJI-t" classifica-
tion. and ttv>*e engaged in cer-
tain non-deferrable activities.
"The revision of regulations has
not only abolished de|K-ndency de-
ferment for childless marri 'd
men." General Page said, "but
adds thousands of men to the fa-
ther*' class who were heretofore
excluded under general instruc
ITALIAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN TUNISIA
BOND RALLY IS CALLED
Piano Prodigy
.*~s ■ •
A long line of Italian prisoners, part of 1,400 captured by U. S. Infantrymen are marched to
stockade. More than .'*0.000 Axis prisoner* have been captured by the Allies during the retreat
of the Axis forces to the Northern tip of Tunisia where they are now trapped. (Passed censor)
Tennis Play On
At School Today
All Breck Men
Invited To Go To
Sub-Regional Meet Brings rLnr|)|. (Tactm*
Three Schools Toother vJlUrCIl EidSltT
For Title Play ! It Breckenridge people found a
I card left yesterday evening dur*
sub regional tennis me-t jng their ab-ence that read "I'll
The
was on at Breckenridge High he™ one of a thousand" it means
School today Tennis entries made that the man of the house was ex-
it the itiening were Baird, Ala-i tended an invitation to the church
^ meda and Breckenridge. H. C. j of his own
tion's tcT klral" boards" to' disregard Kennedy lieing coach of the team j day.
Floyd Hamilton
Found In Cave
Dea er«* Believed K l'ed
In PrlMon Escape Wan
la HMinc
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16
0116 ■ -Floyd G. Hamilton, member
of the notorious Bonnie Parker
Cho^ a* IMeTfen* «•"«.**• found hiding in a cave
i am Alcatraz Island today three
Your W*r Bonds and Stamp* .
help outfit the outfits fighting fot
you. Buy an extra Bind today
Remember, they give their live
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THE new MM.t I.ibeily Penny
is now in do ulation and those
niaking change hail lost watch
their step else thev may take in
a penny for a dime R-avm is
that the new |ienny is not red. tmt
silver colored.
It hears tli- pa-lure of Abrahan
Lincoln wtule the dim* caries ihe
head o| a woman. *1111 the mis-
take can be made c.isily.
MEN in 1-A classification will
la- inducted hereafter cate-
gorically as follows
1 Single men with no depen-
dent*.
2 Single men with collateral
dependents
.1 Married men with wives on-
ly.
4 Men with childien.
TIE Texas House of Represen-
tative- has lieen in(|uirtng ir
to the San Antonio purchase of
the private utilities there and
lease o| an acquiri*d (tower plant
to the Lower Colorado River Au-
thority. •
The hearing deve|n|>ed that a
onnsideiable price was paid for
the utility properties.
Rep. Pat Dwyer of San An-
tonio is a candidate for police
and fire commissioner of San An-
tonio. opposing re-election if
Commissioner P. L Anderson, a
former member of the House of
Represent*! i ves.
Dwyer exhibited a telegram h>
said he was sending to Andermm.
It read:
"Please don't buy anything el.te
until ! get hack home."
rOUGHT for the moment: The
training of children is a pro-
fession. wheie wp must know ho-*
«to lose time in order to gain it.
' John Dewey.
as reason for deferment a child
concieved at a time when there
w-ere reasonable grounds for tne
father to believe hi* selection f ,r
induction was imminent
"Formerly, many young fath-
ers whose chi dren were born aft-
er Selective Service became law
in 1940, and especially during tne
la«t two years of h e a v y calls,
were classified in I-A tweausc of
the 'imminence of selection' rule.
Tlie new policy, however, estab-
lishes a hard-and-fast rule gov-
erning the classification of fath-
ers. and registrants whose chil-
dren weie h irn before last Sep-
tember 15th have the same stat-
us as fathers of three or more
; e«irs standing."
General Page stated that ap-
proximately 50 000 Texas regis-
trants would !*• affected by the
elimination of Class 1II-B. which
' fCan*i«"MMt <M> a>oe 4t
here.
The boys' doubles were to be
played on the tennis court west
of town and the lv>ys' singles on
the east side court. The girls' dou-
ble-. and singles w-ere to be play-
ed at the high school court.
The tournament opened at 10
o'clock Friday.
Those representing Brecken-
ridge High School are: Boys' dou-
bles.
Mass Meeting At
Court House To
Hear Reports
Speaker* Say If Bnnda
Not Bought High Taxes
WIN Be Uvied
j Following an educational me.'t-
I ing held at the YMCA Thursd iy
workers on the $465,000 war bonds
drive voted to meet ugain next
Saturday on the court hou>e
lawn.
j There reports are to he made
I and a rally staged. The high
school band will furnish music.
jflie meeting will be at 4 o'clock.
At the meeting Thursday ad-
dresses were made by Mayor
; Floyd Jones and Ben J. Dean,
{ Milton Daniel, drive chaitman. -a-
i plaining the advantages of the sev •
I en kinds of bonds.
Mayor Jones warned it is f'>ol-
j ishness to say wo > annot lose this
| war. and the purchase of bonds is
I not only a patriotic move hut o".
of self preservation. Ben Dean sa.d
the same quota per capital exists
throughout the United States an1
It is necessary to buy the bonds.
Both speakers pointed out that if
bonds are not bought the govern-
ment then will be forced to get
the money through taxation. Dc.in
declared* buying bonds the much
better procedute. and that it |
should be done in fairness to the
soldiers at the front. d-, . .
. D"n^',that |n pv^s- j Late Melius Must
Ing the bonds no one is giving |
anything. They are only lending
money they will be paid hack
with interest. He recommended
r;
The dot can t oiav the Di .no,
but his -ruistei certainty can.
Young Leon Fleisher 14. of
New VO!« will muKF nis list
public apotarance with the San
fiantuco Svmnhony u> uuU-
ApiU.
Approximately SO men gsthered *** 1arterQhe lntoJS",
at the YMCA Thursday evening francU<y Jth ''different types of bonds for dii-
and spread out over the dty to , * vain attempt w rerent situations Iwth with r« fer-
invite men to attend church and i ... m . 7* . . . _' ence to tax payments. Series C
Hamilton was believed to have!
been wounded and drowned dur*
ing attempts to recapture the four
; Convicts who escaped from the
same Bible Class on Easter m irn-
j men in church on that morning.
It is a movement inaugurated . . ui „
; by the Breckeniidge Ministerial; p™®n ?" Apri,' ' ..
Association at the n>quest of lay j, ^w° h^lN efter the escap,- the
: men. R(>preaenatives of six chur- . ^.y ? one W
George Luko, and Honnld { chn wenp piwnt, but it war fx* i ^ Kink below tno wa\os of
bonds is a tax saving investment,
but it was later explained many
in the county to whom this would
apply already have taken advan-
tage of the offer.
Music from the high school Glee
Club and sextette, and a solo by
Mona Moore, under direction of
Be Filed With
Loral Board
Humphreys: Boy's sincles. Paul plained there was no plea to at- Ftancisco By. a second was j c Burketi. were enjoyed.
•— «-■ ^— - - M|md wounded and drowned.
lamilton operated in Texas Munio Services To
h the Parkipr gang ten years, Be Held Today
Campbell: girls' doubles. Lois Cox
and Betty Lou Ray: and girl's
singles. Kffie Bit-dwell.
Those representing Kaird aiv:
Boys' doubles. Forrest (loin, and
Wendell Warren; Boy's singles.
I>on Parks; girls' doubles. Laura
tend any particular church, but
the movement was one to have
every man in Breckenridge who
possibly could do so to attend the
«-hurch to which he belonged or
toward which he leans.
Mayor Floyd Jones was chair*
Mae Windham, and Ida Mae Glov- • man and Sidney Hughes. Dovle
er: girl's singles, Frances Bains. Graves. R. E. Lee and Loyd
Those representing Alameda Beeson were elected captains of
are Boys doubles, Glen Ha t. the four groups of workers. An-
Call Made lo Kstahiish
Maximum Prices Says
Board Chairman
Allies Reply To
Peace Idea Is
To Surrender
British Take Sti°.tte.":R'
Point; Fighting Again
Reported In Uu*n;a
Spuin's readiness to serve .
go-between in any move t.iu i. I
restoration of world jH'ace wn i i-
nounced today. Lpndon and \\
ington met th«- gesture, what. ■ r
it may have meant, with the < <
of the Casablanca slogan ai'- I
! at the Axis "unconditional i.i-
render."
Spanish Foreign Minister Ft-.i.i-
cisco Jordana prolerred Spa <
'good offices in any peace nego-
tiations when he spoke at I'u-
celona on the 450th Anniversary
of Columbus' return from the n> ,v
world.
Allied planes were engaged n
large scale operations fr tn IMt-
ain. A heavy fonce of homlier
swept over the channiol ;in<l v i>
gone more than two hours, in.: -
eating an attack on the Fn i
Atlantic coast.
London had a brief air ai> i
when a German plane flew o\ r
the Thames Estuary. Allied t l.i•. -
swarmed over the chanocl in
large numbers, ard there w v i e
| signs of a major engagement ov-
er the French coast.
in Turn ia. the British F i r t
! Army recaptured the strater: •
i height known as Djclie! An;; and
pushed on beyond it to within less
than .10 mile, of Tunis.
Moscow reported that the Rus-
sians stormed and n. trior! a
stronghold on the Ta - an i1" in-
sula, jutting toward the C r ir i,
an thwarted all German it let u i>
to regain the lost ground. A --i-
ries of strong German at'a !s
yeserday cost the Axis -HM> m-n
and 13 tanks.
Sitter Fighting Seen
A co-ordinated Allied land
ai.fl
a s I
War
Harry Wheeldon Is
Lone Stmr Chief
Appointment of Harry Wheel
don as su|ierlntendent of gasoline
1 Suicidal death by asphixiation
was the verdict of Justice Wood-
all in the death of John Mun;o,
found dead on a jwllet in his room
Thursday morning.
Funeral services were to be held
4 o'clock at
ind Kenneth Brown; boy's sin- other meeting for a report on the P anU fw Lone Star Gas^ Com- trwhtte" Funeral Chapel
Student** Ready To
Make Bondfi Talks
High school s| cech students un-
tler the instruction o( Mrs W R.
Lace have Ixrn planning spew-lies
to ht given at the diffcn-nt or-
gani.ition> in town The s|M>echcs
which ari- being prepared ar«- to
ts« st the Stephens County's Sec-
ond War I^xin.
Ernestine Copeland will give
her speech t/i the women's organ-
izations and Jo Ann Snuter wall
speak to the different civic clubs.
Ruth Ann Bennett. Joyce John-
ston. and Connie Mack Hood ar
gles. Hardin Kimbrough; gir's*
doubles. Marjorie Calvert and Inia
Little.
pany and the Lone Star Produc-
Breek Miss h .
Tarleton Leader
Miss Grady Harrison, daughter
of Mr. ind Mrs. H. G. Harrison,
tian Church
eryone
mi-eting.
Roy M. Andrews Is
Bomber Graduate
ell and C. Q. Thorne. Honorary
pallbearers were to lie employes
of Alexander's Inc.
work wa, called Sunday after- ™ h~TuRev. \. 4 Morgan officiating.
n«m 3 .VMMlbr-rm vyr
I. MM lo ihl, ■uRr'"S*T' "nd, "u,H.i'n "n
engineer. Mr. Wheeldon. former
assistant superinendent of gaso-
; line plants, succeeds the late J. R.
| Jar vis.
Replacing Mr. Wheeldon as as- _ , _ ..
slstant superintendent of gasoline 1/OnVlCtS BCatter
SHEPPARD FIELD. Tex. Pfc. plants is Fn>d Townsend. super* BTrnm Triirk Wrpek
Roy M. Andrews, son of Mr. and intendent of gasoline plants in the
301 West Ith street, has been Mrs. W. R. Andrews of Bmcken- East Texas district. Mr. Town* REIDSV'ILLE. Ga., April 16'IM'
awarded the place as Salutatorian ridge, has graduated from an kr send will move into the Dallas ()ne of ft convicts who broke
at John Tarleton Agricultural Col- tensive course in aviation me- office and will not be replaced in of Georgia's "escape proof"
lege at Stephenviile. Grady is a chrnlcs at Sheppard Field. Wich- East Texas for the present, Mr. Tatnall prison early today was
social scienci major and w ill grad- ita Falls. He Is now eligible to be- Foster said. recaptured a few hours later near
uate May 21. Her average for he come crew chief on a bomber ind The Lone Sar Producing Com- Lyons, Ga.. when a truck car-
work completed at Tarleton w-as to win a rating as corporal or pany produces and buys gas In rying 19 of the fugitives overturn-
92.58. lieing beaten by tin- Vale-. sergeant. the field and delivers it to Lone -• ••• a oitc.i. The other 18 con-
preparing speeches to !*■ given to ''Icorian by only one-half a point. Refore entering the school, he Star Gas Company. . vi*'*s "scattered over the country-
an organization in town These Grady is a memhej of the O. W. was trained at one of the basic - Jside. O
students can be called on to sjieak l- s sih iai club, president of the training centers of the Air Forces Movie Star Here
by organizations desiring them. A w S. Council, and secretary Technical Training Command and w,4 p . . ,
of the senior class at Tarleton. learned to fight the Axis with " Itll tLniertainerS
other implements besides the tool*
of his trade.
Every proprietor of an eating
or drinking establishment is re-
quired to file a true copy of each
menu, bill of fare, or price n;«t air assault on the Axis fo'ii
in use during the seven-day i er- Tunisia to climax the North
iod beginning Sunday. April 4. rican campaign was fori •
1943 and ending Saturday. April Thursday by Secretary of
10, 1943, under an order issued Henry L. Stimson.
by the OPA. Guy Ewing. chaii- Stimson warned, however, tint
man of the Stephens County War the enemy probably had quit > • -
Price and Rationing Board,. an* treating and was prepared for a
iiounced today. last-ditch fight.
This filing requirement applies While cot .-eding the possj' 11y
to any person w-ho ow ns or op-j that German Marshal Fi wir P ,i-
erates a restaurant, hotel, cale. mel might attempt to cxti ic. te
dining car. bar. delicatessen, soda his cornered forces in an evai-u -
fountain, catering business or any by sea and air ovi -.- i -
other eating or drinking place. iod of weeks, the War Sieiv' ov
The leipmement is simple. If nevertheless told a press , v-i.-r-
the (H'rson whose husines comes ence:
bill of fare, or price' list that "Thus far there are no ind" a
shows the price for every food lions of enemy plans for a major
item, meal and Is-verage he of- evacuation from Tunisia."
fcrcd for sale during the seven- The major part of t'-o s|>.ctae-
tlay (K'ri-Kl. ail he needs to do is ular victory in Tunisia "as
siu'ii his name and address on a work of the British Eighth A' tv .
copy of each -uch menu, bill "f Stimson raid, but he look >• c.i i
fare oi prk-e list, and mail ar to answer what he said v "i
bring th< signed copies to the lo- ports critical if American t: -
cal War Price and Rationing The Second Corps under I t ' '• i.
Board not later than May 1. 1943. George S. Patton "achiev-d an % •
Of course, he should keep a cony eellent record and have e v i rv
>f each such menu, bill of fare right to feel proud of t'leir |« i-
ir price list for his own files.
If a menu does not show all of
the food items, meals or bev-r-
ages that w-ere offered during th
seven-day |x*riixl. the owner or
opcial.tr o! a food establishment
W RATHER
formance." Stimson said
Planes for MacArthur
Planes enough to count r fa-
pan's stepped-up air Ht.
the Southwest Pacific wit t
forthcoming. Secretatv it \V
Henry L. Stims.m assurd a-
BELIEFS IN GOD DISCUSSED
There are three general beliefs he quoted.
concerning ('■<*! I>r M E S. I- w.th reference to God having
ler. president of TCI?, told mem- a part in th* affair* of men be
tiers of the First Christian Ctiur-h .i(id that God made the world ant*
at >i dinner held lasi night at the in conducting it according to Ks
church, only one of which intelli- own nlan w'hich nothing will ston.
gent thinking can finally accept. If a thi-.g is right it will live, oo
Forensic Speakers
Leave For Dallas
| must prepare a supplementary
rice list showing the highest prise weekiy pes* conference T ir- t .>.
. Somewhat warmer, scattered he charged during that period for >Ve will ke.>p our A: i.-i a
Entertainers from the m o v I e \,howers east and south toifc.ht each food item meal and hever*|and Australian f I > • • d
making the army camps. pm|, winds < ver the south por- affe not shown on the menu | with sufficient planes t n'v 'o
visited Breckenridge for a brief
period Thursday morning.
Led by Guy Kibbee a group of|
42 stopped over en mute from
tion and fresh to strong
over the noitn portion.
winds
This
prices.
to establish maximum replace our losses but to 1 ai i up
K~:aW.STlIDENTS BUY MANY R0NDS
Friday for Dallas where they will « P dancer, and Paul Wroth, di- War bonds and war stamps Chilton Hall. Mrs. Franklin Spen-
take part in the fcrrensic debate rector. The remainder were most- j were sold to amount to $2,702.70 cer. Dale Mien. Donald Hutnph-
F.rsi I*-lief is that then is no matter how-'many Hitlers or other ''"Red there today. . , , , . at the Victory Concert on state* reys, E« k Curtis. N G. Price.
| God and that this is a purely oppositions arise 'Rememb.-r G id wcr* P"' Henry and They stop|*d for a few minutes schedule. Thursday morning Virginia Baker Mrs. J_ C. Burk-
material world Smund is that does not pay off every Saturdiy w yne Ghormley. Girl, Mary Nell •nd refreshments at the f„r the high -chool and Junior ett. Robert Waller. Mrs B. E.
our aircraft to counter the i -
creasing enemy air stienuin
•aid The needs of the SoiiUiv •
Pacifk- are being kept consi n ■>
in mind and there wilt If ; a-
stantly increasing flow of military
supples, part V-ularly aiicrait. to
that theater."
CEEN
U ins
or heard: Marcelle Brook-
and Mrs^ R. V. Brown
and baby daughter dismissed
from Westslde only Ivaipital new*
■ct the day . . . Records of county
cars dropped about 250 iind
(SeoHMMO en Pin 4)
Plan is Underway
that does not |Miy on t-\rry nmuni 17 * Zl'" n I- ««_..1
' God made tht« great universe then night, but he pays off," he <a>d. an<' stable Ruth Holland. Miss ("Urcn Hotel.
went afar off and since th >n has The meeting vvas In pr«*paratlon Holland will take pail In extent* ,
had no active pf.-t in the affaits f„r the Holy Week service that P°raneous speaking as well as de*, C/OHlprOnilSe I aX
of men. and the third fiat (Jod will open at the Christian Church
according to his own plan works Monday when Dr Graham Frank j m7ms~"
with and through men. o( Da|,as ot)0 of ^ Kreat pri>JK.h. | Boy SCOUts Will
To believe that there is no God, , „ .
that a mass of chemicals happen* Pr" nt n,,,on' w,n ^ Gather PapCTS
ed to get together and create this for one week, the services climax- Saturday morning Boy Scouts
world, is about as plausible as ing on Easter morning. of Breckenridge will atari gath*
'hat a hunch of monkey started Dr. Sadler left for Springfield, erinf old newspapers and man*
pecking on typewriters and pro- Mo., when- he will conduct a | fines where they cm be q*lcM)r
' duced the congressional library, | meeting for a week.
school orchestra, glee club, and
soloist- gave an outstanding pro-
WASHINGTON, April IS WJh gram of popular and patriotic
House Speaker Sam Rayburn said j numbers in the high school audi-
today that Bi-partisan efforts are I torium, directed by J. C. Burkett.
underway among the Houae lead*! Those buying War Bonds were:
ershio and mrtnbers of the ways j Harris Veale, Eugene Ray. Mrs.
and imam committee lo work out. Leona Thompson, Mr . Harold
a compromiae pay*as*you*«o tax Thomas, 0. W, Davenport. Ron*
Hit McConatco, Myrl Prichard,
hieh «chool stnd-nts Junior h <jli Crabb, Joseph Wilson. Mr. J. C.
students purcased $495.20 in War Burkett. R/iv Coapland, Jr.. Nor-
Bonds and War Stam, s. The high man Meador, Frank Dunigan. Dan
f'riehard. n, F. Coll!e. J. H. Bolls,
R. H. Guinn. Virginia Ratliff, Mrs.
Americans Bombing
Japs Far and WHe
... ... WASHINGTON, April 16 -
''harlotte Jaivto, Ross Elliott and American fliers continued to ap-
Donald Deere. Ply tx Japanese bases at ' «h
The otchesra o|iem d the pro- ends of the pr-eiflc battle front,
gram plaving "Uncle Sam Goes smashing at Klska In the Meu-
To Town." Virginia Baker sang tians eight more time* a-d -
"Every Night About This Time" ing a small enemy ves el dug
accompanied by the orchestra, three raids in the Solomons uw
(Continued on Past •) Navy announced tod ;.
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