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Roosevelt Is
EQUIPMENT OF
ARMY TOLD TO
PROVE ABILITY
Army Available For
Training Of Men
Under Draft
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (/p)
All official inventory showed
today, officers Maid, that the
army has an ampin supply. not
only of Hfles but of all basic
weapon* for a force of ,1.000.000
men — moro ilian twice the num-
ber til lit would bo it ii do i' ii r in k In
tho fli'Mt year of a compulsory
military li-aluing program.
Replying lo critica who havo
said tho war dopartmeut could
not equip a conscript army. Oon-
eral George M*i*{ *ll, chief of
Htaff. declared flatly yettlcrday:
"We liavv plenty of material to
train all th^ Mfliy.''
Although lie fferldcd fears tho
United Status would huve n
"wooden gun" or "roomstlck"
army, (lonoral Marshall acknow-
ledged thai adequate huppIIoh of
newer, llihtnlng-war weapons
wore lacking. Ho roferred espe-
cially to anti-tank guns. «¡.-milli-
meter mortar* and 90-mlllimeter
auti-alrcraft guns.
Taking Uauo with the argu-
ment that conscripts should not
be drafted until modern weapon*
were available, he declared that
a soldiers basic training could be
given with existing equipment.
Arma Available
"Wo have enough ao-cultber
rifles for 3,000,000 men right
now." (¡enera) Marshall said. "It
mnkds little difference In tho
training of a soldier whether he
has a gamnd (semi-automatic)
rifle or 30-eailber rifle."
Backing up (lonoral Marshall's
statement with Its latest count
of basic weapons, the war depart-
ment said It owned a.Ooo 75-
inilliineter gnus and 78.000
machine guns (exclusive of air-
craft guns), which also were
sufficient tor 3,0*0.000 men.
Itot June ¡17 Inventory of oilier
weapon* should:
Three-Inch nintl-alrcraft guns
441 on hand. 62 additional on or-
dor.
PO-mtlliineter ainti - aircraft
guns ( a new design) funds pro-
vided for 103, with HOB more to
be bought.
60-caliber anti-aircraft mocli-
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ENGLISH TRADE
BIG GUN SHOTS
Wm GERMANS
BORGER, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940
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NO 235
NEA Service
ÁMociated Presa
l-RICE FIVE CENTS
ft
Soldiers Kille
I
1.014 on band. 1 362
mobile aiitl-alr-
guns, to be acquired within
Sftssm&sz-
0 In the hands of troops.
00 more feeing made at 400
70.000 addltioiiH) to be
bought (ultimate total, 140.66 ).
Other Kqpipment
of gpringfleld and En-
field rifles (to which Marshall
roferred) ~ 1.000,000.
Tanks and combat cars 464
on hand, concentrated mainly in
the new armored corps, 1000
more to be bought.
Scout ears —• 416 on hand. 861
more soon to be ordered.
76-nilllimeter guns — 3,000 on
band, with 141 completely mod-
ernised, «I moro In process of
modernisation and perhaps 830
additional to fee modernlied (ul-
timate total. 1.436 modern guns)
Tft-mlllimeter Howltaers — «0
ou hand, 120 more In production.
I OS-millimeter Howtsers -■-
1 'Jo In production or soon to fee
ordered.
166-milllmcter guns — 9« in
production or to be ordered.
8-inch Howltaers — 48 in pro-
duction or to he ordered.
Gas masks—407,696 on hand,
116,066 In production. 340,966 to
be ordered (ultimate total, 869,
717 ,
DENVER, Aug. 23 OP) -
Two officers und sevon enlisted
men were killed In the crush anil
explosion of a bomb-laden two-
motored Douglas B-18 army
bomber on a routine flight, in
storming weather, irnm tho air
corps technical school hero last
night.
The wreckage wan found
strew,, on Die air corps bombing
range about 4 6 miles east of
Denver by searching planes sent
out before daybreak today. All
occupants of the plane had been
blown to bits by the explosión.
Paris of bodies wore found hund-
reds of Foot from wreckage of the
bomber.
Investigating officers theoriz-
ed the accident occurred about 8
p. m. last night during a severe
hall and electrical storm, bui they
hud not determined whether ii
lightning bolt struck the piano In
midair, or whether Its bombs ex-
ploded after It crashed.
The plane was completely de-
molished. its motors and pans
widely scattered.
, inisi
J. the
iveiti-
Fleld officers est limited that
the plane carried 2,000 pounds of
bombs. Major A. I., Jewott, piist
adjutant at Lowyr Field
bombers Imse, and other inv
gators an Id the craft probably was
either struck by lightning or
caught In a terrific down-draft.
A sister ship accompanied the
plane or the bombing assign-
ment. but lost sight of it in the
thick weather. Officers said the
crew of the crashed plaue may
have decided to climb Into llghln-
(Continued on Page TWO)
Stinnett Moves
Seventh Grade
Into High School
The seventh grade will bo lit-
cluded in the Stinnett High School
Ihls year for the first time, Supt.
Homer Franklin announces.
Heretofore the seventh grade
has been ¡a part of the elementary
school with a central home room
Under the new plan students will
be treated us pupils in junior
high school and will be classified
as such with one hour periods.
Instead or having a single tea-
cher for all their subnets, the stu
denla will have a different teach-
er for almost every subject. They
will have study ball periods In-
Bill To White House
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23--(AP)—The Senate, sent
to the White House today legislation authorizing the
President to call the national guard and army reserves
to active duty for any period of 12 consecutive months.
The Chamber completed legislative action on the
resolution by accepting without dissent a conference re-
stead of recesses just as tho high . ........ „ ^ ..j.,.
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Hospital Newt
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Mrs. Jack Rurke and baby were
dismissed from North Plains hos-
pital today.
Mrs. Bon Weibel and baby were
dismissed today from North
Plains hospital.
Mrs. D, B. Hutohoson was dis-
mlsscd yesterday from North
Plains hospital.
Mm. P. E. Meniflold and baby
were dismissed from North Plains
hospital yestorday.
Mrs. John McKlnney was dis
missed from North Plains hospi-
tal yesterday.
Mrs Carl Harbor, C R. An
thony employe, underwent an ap
pendcctomy In North Plains hos-
•pltal lout night.
Frank Gentry la confined to
Pantex hospital with Injuries re-
ceived In an auto accldont Wed-
nesday night.
Democrats To Complete
General Election Slate
polla tomorrow to complete
the -party «lato lor tl d 1940 gen-
AUSTIN. Texas, Aug. 23 (/P)
-Togas democrats who get several
elections for the price of one go
itol
PjMl J ■
oral election.
The second or runoff primary
will determina the nomíneos for
railroad commlsaloner, chief Jus-
tit* of thé supremo court, i wo
seats In the national house, nine
placo* In the state senate and
«9 memberships In tho state house
of representativo*.
It «rill settle stuff* of local
district mees «o feat no one
anything like lite iwc-
ap In
SY pWmopy
the
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j5 iV' S.
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lei's admonition to finish the job
or routing the professional poli-
ticians'." He didn't name names
hut asked- the electorate to In-
vestigate the roeordt of legisla-
tive candidates and chooae men
who would eoopernte with him I#
enacting laws the people want.
¡ the Democrats anticipated
dard bearers Ihe Republicans and
Com mu ii Isla bad completed si a to
tickets by the convention route.
Although tho first primary vote
record was not endangered nu.ny
observer* anticipated a atacable
poll Saturday in view of tho pun-
chy campaigns conducted by somo
of the Democratic atutc. district
and local candidatos.
Slugging It out to the Mulsh
were Olin Culberson of Krtna and
Hlllsboro anil Pierre Urooks of
Dallan, candidates for tin- rail*
mail commission who have spread-
eagled the Kiste in a hot cant*
Culberson slated appearances
today In Big Sandy, Mineóla,
Grand Saline, Wills FoPtt and
Dallas, winding up with a r.ack-
of dawn radio broadcast front Dal-
las.
Brooks scheduled stump speech-
es at. Brenham. Hearne, Hlllsboro,
Waxahachle. Rnnls and Kaufman
with a climax radio broadcast
from Dallas.
H. 8. Lattlmore of fori Worth
and James P. Alexander óf Waco,
napirants to the ¿chief justiceship
(Continued ou Fugo TWO)
port previously approved byf
the House.
As finally enacted, Ihe measure
would make approximately 396,-
0t « member of the guard, offi-
cers Reserve Corps, enlisted Re-
salvo servic anywhere within the
Western hemisphere or the Phil-
ippine islands.
The legislation provides that
sny guardsman or reserve under
the rank of captain who has de-
pendents wltft no other means of
support could resign within 20
dnys after he has been ordered
Into active service. Guard mem-
bers under 18 years of age would
be given honorable discharge.
Reemployment of tlioM in-
ducted into service would Ik- re-
quhvfl of employers, after tlieir
period of active service vtided.
Willi a provision that, they should
not l lien he discharged without
causr for one year.
Mrs. S. P. Brooks
9*
WACO, Aug. 33 Bay-
lor University's flag riow at half
mast loony tor Mrs. Samuel Pal-
mer Brooks, widow of Baylor's
late president.
She died hero early today af-
ter a three months illness.
Funeral services will he hold
here tomorrow morning with
Baylor trustees as honorary pall-
bearers.
Survivors Include: A daughter.
Mrs. Loo Harlan. Jr., of Now York
Oily: a son, 81ms P. Brooks of
Chicago; three grandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. Edith Sims of
Joshua and Mrs. E. I. Koy of
Denton; three brothers, W h.
81ms of Temple. George M. 81ms
of Port Arthur, and James N.
Hints of Joshua.
Tickets Not'
Required For
School Banquet
To clarify any mimunif-r-
t ending tlmt might hive
arisen about tho banquet to-
night, college Mtudrnta arc ad-
vised thai they DO NOT have
io have a ticket.
A number have boon given
tickets, but those who have
not yet been contacted aiv ask-
ed to go to the |jr«lon hall,
itogsnilrai of whether I hey
have a ticket or not.
Those students who are en-
tering college far the first
timo am •••quired to have
ticket*; those who have had
one year or more college or
university war* «tn not
to hatU a
Bl UN OS AIKKS. Aug. 2 —
(/P)-— Victor ('.niHot. a member
of the_ chamber of deputies, died
today of what police said was a
self-inflicted bullet wound, com-
plicating a critical political sit-
uation created by the resignation
of Pmsldent Roberto M. Ortta.
(lulllot's ouster frota the cham-
ber bad been demanded by a com-
mittee investigating the El Palo-
mar land deal in which the army
is alleged to have paid riVe times
tho value of a piece of laud for
an airport.
Tho president resigned because
he said the committee report In-
volved bis honor without naming
him.
Supporters of President Ortta
predicted today a joint legisla-
tive assembly called for tomor-
row afternoon Would give t/it-
leader a voto of confidence, thus
overriding bis testation and
WANDA FAIRFAX
DIES, VICTIM OF
ANT POISONING
Funeral Is Set For
Tomorrow At
5 O'Clock
Fifteen-year old Wnnda Joan
Fairfax, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs George R Fairfax, Is dead
today following a fit of anger
hist nifilit in which she Is report-
ed to have swallowed ant poison
lug at Ihe family residence about
6:30 o'clock.
Hospital attaches worked fran-
tically in suve the young girl's
life, hut she died within a half
an hour after site was taken to
the hospital.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
in the Assembly of (lod church,
with the Ilev*. J. A. Thomas of-
ficiating Interment will lie In
HlKbland cemetery, under direc-
tion of Carver Bros. Funeral cha-
pel.
The girl's parents told a city
policeman the following story:
About a year ago Wanda .lean
ran away to Oklahoma, near Dur-
a-it, returning to ftorger ubout
two month* ago.
Several days ago site again left
limine, this time going to .Stanford,
where she stayed with a brother,
who brought her back t<
yesterday morning,
Wanda Jean confided In m
bors last night that she had -plan
,«ied to go to California today wkh
a group of women, but was "talk-
ed out" of this plan.
Shortly after this discussion
Wanda Jean returned home whore
she and her mother "had words,"
A few minutes later Mrs. Fairfax
sew her duughter drinking the
liquid contents In Ihe ant poison-
ing bottle and grabbed the bottle
from her, but not before he had
swallowed enough of the poison
to take effect. Wanda Jean would
huve been 16 yenrs old Aug. 30.
City policeman Jack Julian,
who lives near the Fairfax real
deuce, wilts summoned and ron
dct-etl first aid until an ambulance
arrived,
Mrs. Fairfax is a housemaid at
the Hotel Black.
Besides the parents. Wnnda
lean Is survived by I wo sisters
Reporters School
To Open Sept. 15
Miss Margaret Moser, Hutchin-
son County home demonstration
agent, announce* a reporters
sclnol for all home demonstra-
tion club women to meet In hcr
offlee at the courthouse Sept. 15
at one o'clock In the afternoon.
The purpose of this meeting is
to teach the various club report-
ers the proper method oí hand-
ling their publicity for tho news-
papers. Miss Moser says.
The class will study the ele-
mentary principles of reporting
with special emphasi* on the
questions: What happened, why,
where, when and how. Probably
several guest speakers will dis-
cuss the bundling of local news,
Miss Moser say, although a defin-
ite program Imis not yet been
scheduled.
Present reporters of the home
demonstration clubs are; Mrs. lion
McQueen, Eloctrlc City; Mrs.
Charles lloatty. Spring Creek;
Mrs. Fostor L,oe, Stinnett, und
the other cluiis will appoint or
elect reporters to attend the
school.
Nazi Warp lanes Raid
London
Is Bombed
By The Akmm-IuIcií Presa
Nasi warplanes dropped bombs
ou three densely populated Lon-
don suburbs today and Inflicted
n toll or six known killed in at-
tacks of mounting vloloiicc else-
where In Fnglaiid and Scotland.
London reported that British
long-range guns had fired "a few
rounds across Ihe channel' by
way or retort to newly-disclosed
German "Big Berthas" studding
the French coast, which sholled
British convoys yesterday In tho
straits of Dover and mined cross-
channel projoctiles on Dover it-
self, spj.
British military spokesmen dis-
counted the Masls new mode of
attack, declaring the big German
cannon would not make Dover
untenable from u military stand-
point. Civilian residents of tho
channel's "hell's corner" town
began fleeing, however,
LONDON. Aug. 23—-(/P)—The
all- ministry uunounced tonight
KAF bombers 'attacked Germán
gun emplacements on tho French
coast between Culals and Boulog-
ne for several hours despite hea-
vy anti aircraft fire
The air force uIbo attacked 22
alrdromer In German-occupied
territory, the ministry said, los-
ing only one plane. Tho raids oc-
curred last night.
Until 1941
W AH H I JMI VOW,
—PreeMrnt
he «ra# pona
opposed io
pulNory military
next year.
The preaMmit tokl a
Terence
power wet
to use i
ihat mIi
mepi.
whole
or two.
Ta
Mr.
hud been considering the
since June 30 and still
lug about It. If a Mil si
be enacted In the next
weeks, he added, there was
to be real delay In the
program.
Likening this program to
consistently winning Notre
football teams under the
Knute Itockne. the president as-
serted if Rockne hud started a
season with only nine
live players Iñatead of 44
or four full i
have had a
If tho United Mates is
It wants to win, the chief i
•tve said,
ter have a good I
tflai — *A JttJI
Jflr. IKKNIffrlV VlMI
this latter remark, A
ly referred buck ta the
playera did aot make a
reaffirming his prestige In the I Ruby L. and Mrs. Pauline White-
eyes of the nation.
There were rumors Argentina's
representative form of govern-
ment might undergo changes if
Ortta' resignation were accepted.
Ordinarily, his powers would go
to vice president Castillo, but
some observers feared at toast
temporary dictatorship might re-
sult.
Conquered Lends
«tiles
Masters"
Supply Textiles
To Nazi "1
BICRLIN. Aug. 23 (TP) New-
Slid moro liberal rationing cards
tor clothing will be issued Sept
1, rut her than Nov. 1, as planned,
because of "The favorable textile
situation," the economies minis-
try announced today.
The textile Industries of Bel-
glum. Holland. Luxemburg and
France now are delivering to the
German market, an official of
the ministry said, nddltig raw
textile materials now cause no
worry.
Phillips Grammar
School Receives
General Repairs
Workmen are overhauling: the
Phillips elementary school today
in preparation for the opening of
school Sept. 9.
The windows are being cleaned
and broken panes replaced.
"We are just doing HtMe re-
pair Job* here and there." Mark
Paula in. building superintendent,
atutod.
head, both of Borgcr: and three
Brothers, Victor L. of Sanford.
John E. and Dllly K.. both of
Borgcr.
Warning Given To
Traffic Violators
t'lty Judge Jim Miller Ibis
mnl-ning warned motorists to ob-
serve traffic reeulatlons. parti-
cularly Htifilop sign on the cor-
ner of Grand Avenue nnd Hedge-
coke, or "suffer the iionscquenc-
OB."
Miller staled that the police
department is going to put a
close watch on this corner and
are going to arrest all offenders.
"And I'm going to fine every one
of them." be said-
"Now that school Is about to
start, we have got to stop this
business of making our streets a
regular speedway." the Judge
stated. "Offenders bad better
watch out."
Congratultlioni
Mr. nnd Mrs G. W. Tillman
upon the birth of a 7 pound 7 14
ounce daughter, born at 1:10 yes-
terday afternoon in North Plains
hospital.
Germany Paying
"Cash" For War
today Germany Is paying
war as she goes, without any ox-
traordlnary Increase In taxes or
great public loans.
Relnhardt, in predicting income
taxes in l!Mo would bring the
government 26,000.00< ,000 marks
(nominally HOOOO.OOO.OOOl ob-
served the tax Income when Adolf
Hitler assumed power In 193.1
was 6,800.000,000 minks and In-
creased to 23,600,000.000 marks
In 1939.
This increase he said was made
possible by a tremendous enlarge-
ment of the German people's pro-
ductive Rapacities under Hitler
Bud ii corresponding increase In
Incomes and elevation of living
standards.
"It reflects a fundamental
change in the way of life," said
Roinhurdt.
LOMMI.V, Aug. ! —{/py—Mer-
man planes made "indiscriminate
machine gun attack '- on several
areas in Britain today, the go*,
ernment announced. A c-ommunl*
<iue said the attacks occurred dur-
ing widely scattered raids by a
small number of plaaes operating
singly.
w4ll
by a high Fascist source today.
"Italy is not going to let the
British occupy any Greek islands,
ir the British move Into Greece
we will do the same," this source
declared In response to rumors
that Britain is considering oc-
cupation of the islands of Crete
and Corfu
I British foreign office quarters
said Britain Intends ta stand by
her guurautec of Creek Indepen-
dence, given In A|pril 13. 193 ,
if Greece resists any Invasion.
(Continued on Pago TWO)
Pending In tho Senate
president spoke was an
ment proposed to tho
Wadsworth conscription
Senator I
would delay actual
men tor active
until January ¿ while a
trial was given tho
system.
Senator
joined the
advocates
"I
Woman Employe Of
New York City Held
With Red Assassin
MEXICO CIY, Aug. 23 - (/P)—
Slain I^eoti Trotsky hi y In stale to-
day surrounded by a police guard
of honor, while authorities hunt-
ed for evidence to corroborate
their belief an "International mas-
ter mind" was behind the exiled
Bolshevist loaders assinatlon.
Officers maintained a guard
over the confessed slayer, Frank
Jackson, and his Brooklyn <N.
V.) friend. Sylvia Adeloff.
United States Consul George
Shaw, who Interviewed the wom-
an, said be found her hysterical.
Col Leandro Sanche* Snlaxur,
i'lilef of the police secret service
said the investigation of tho
young woman was not complete.
(New Vork Municipal records
show Miss Agvloff, JM, was an In-
vestigator for the city welfare
depart incut* bureau of home re-
lief. Hhc was on a leitvV of ab-
sence due tp expire two weeks
heneo).
Offlcrs questioned Jackson,
who posed its a friend of Trotsky,
and then mortally wounded him
wilh ii pickax.
Burial plans remained uncer-
tain.
o THIWIATHR
West Texas; Partly cloudy to-
night; Saturday fair except af-
ternoon cloudiness in the touth-
west portion and acattered after-
noon showers and thunderstorms
in tho north portion.
VOTK TOMORROW
l-OIl I .AMHIMTKH
OK VOI R I 'HOICK
It should not be necessary
to urge American cittaons to
turn out a heavy vote tomor-
row.
If suddenly a dictatorship
was established here In our
United States, and we wore
denied the right of franchise,
the right to name our political
leaders, however good or bad
they may bo, every chronic
STAY - AT - MOMK - ON
FLECTION - DAY clttaen
would bawl to high heaven for
his personal liberty that they
are so careless with now that
they have It.
Enjoy liberty and tho privi-
lege of voting, by using that
liberty to keep It alhe.
Vote tomorrow for the can-
didates of your choice.
won
now
bate, but did
until today on the am<
fered by Senator í
Conn who Would d
tlon until 1941, thereby
tina a further trial of
enlistments as a means
ing the necessary manpo'
The House later Id tho
sed and sent to the Senate a
giving the president
seise in the Interest
any machino tools and oi
supplies sold, but not yot
ed, 19 foreign powers.
r'
Youth
Funeral services for Raymond
I* Smith, 21-year-old
near Malaga. N. M.. e:
were held yesterday afternoon.
Smith, who woa graduated from
Phillips High School, wm under-
lies th a ditch digger greasing the
piarts when the operator returned
from lunch Wednesday, and un-
aware of Smith's presence,
ed tho machine on. The youth
mangled. A coroner's
found the accident on
Mrs. 81dney Braddock
ceut Carbon , camp, a slater of
Smith, and Mr. Braddock left
Borger Wednesday for Malaga,
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New York Gunmen
"Western" Train
- NEW YORK. Aug. 23 - (/P) —
Nix gunmen, flourishing six-
shooters ami automatics In emu-
lation of olil western bad turn,
held up a passenger train in up-
per Manhattan early today, cow-
csi its crew at inussle point, han-
dcuffed two postal clerks to an
iron post and fled after carefully
selecting only one pouch contain-
ing "Mail ror Yonkers."
The holdup consumed less thun
throe mlnnt.es.
Federal and official ex-
pressed belief the gang sought
puyrolls aggregating $100.000
which customarily are sent by
registered mall twice weekly from
New York banks to Yonkers fac-
tories.
They added that the robbers
had chosen the right train but
of im-
tho wrong
pdrtauce
pouch, th«y
Tho rob!
the New
loual aa It halted
(EST) at the Marble
at mth street.
Three shadowy
ed at tho head-en*
a cleatod plank fr
inent to the ledge of
car.
They ran down tho ,
lowing their leader who
the two postal clerks
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