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BORGER. TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1040
AsHociated Press
Hitler And Molotoff "Divide" Europe, Africa And Asia, Not Forgetting Japan
NOTHING LEFT
TO DO NOW BllT
FINISH TAKING
Rumanian Leader To
Go To Berlin For
His Orders
KOMIS, Nov. I t (fP) - (¡, n. ton
A ii t on pac u, Rumanian chief of
state. arrived hi Rome today, pre-
sumably to discuss his country's
rolo In the "new oidor for Eu-
rope," designed by the axis, and
Informed sources wild he would go
un to Berlin for tonferenees with
Adolf Hitler ufter talks with Pre-
nilor Mussolini.
MOHIOW, XoV. M—(/P)—Bel
Star. Soviet army organ, Ml lit to-
day the visit to Berlin of Premier
Foreign 4 otMIIllsMir Vyucheslaff
Molotorr would bring a "streng-
thening «ml development of Sov-
iet -(•eriniiii rvlniimiA In the inter-
est* of both KNIIltrira."
Till* was the first Soviet eoni-
ment on rile Premiers trl|> slmr
it communique on .Nov. i> announ-
ced his arreptunea of the Oermaii
Invitation to visit iterlin.
Ilv LOt'JN P. MM'HNKR
BERLIN, NoV. 14- i/)>) \do«r
Hitler and Soviet Premier Molo
toff have agreed upon a Rumiim
sphere of Interest iyiuK n.-mtrall.
between Japan's fttr-eutMern
sphere and Kit rope hikI Africa,
which Rome and Berlin have au
to themsolves. sources w-
the know divulged «{«>
had Stalled foi
ctf Kuro|it*an
all of Europe
under lite
leadership of the axis creatarn,
Germany and Italy, the* peratiti*
M#ld.
Official confirmation of >m'
wan unobtainable, since the Vvil
lM*lm*tmSBe has mude it. plain
tbftt nothing will be said beyond
this noon' communique, which
stated that Germany and Russia
have reached mutual accord on
all importunt questions or Inter-
cut'' to both
Turk Are Red's Meat
Inquiries In quartern which al-
ways prove reliable on matters or
foreign policy developed Hiíh pic-
Hire:
1 Russia will have her "groas
rastn«" or vast space of domina
Hon. just as the «si «ihd Japan ar
ranged Í0 have theirs by the terms
Of the three-power pact they sign-
ed on Bept. 27.
i' This "grossraum" will noi
be created at the expense of pur
tloa not Involved In the present
European conflict In other words,
nt further slice will he taken out
of Finland nor> will the DciY. un-
files he taken frwin Turkey. pro-
vided she behaves In u manner not
Inimical to the axis and Russia.
3. Turkey must make up her
intnd definitely and finally nnent
her place In the future scheme of
things. Herman, Italy and Russia
all feel confident that Turkey will,
In due time, seek an anschluss
with the totalitarian powers.
Jmim "Ditto" Pact
If nny Curt,Iter argument. Is
needed to convince Turkey where
linr bread la buttered, IIomhIu, wit li
her friendship pact with Turkey,
is the obvious partner to present
the additional arguments.
4. Whatever compensation Rus-
sia may desire in return for her
support of the Berlln-Rome-Tokyo
arrangement for a "new world"
must come from a "bankruptcy In-
ventory'' of the llrltlah empire.
Herman sources seem certain that
Molotoff, speaking for Stalin, con-
(K'onttaued on PAOK TWO)
HH|Car Salefil
Pn.pl, TILVaaf llitfk
Iivmíii IV" i "in nigii
AUSTIN. Nov. 1 i -(#)•• New
«uto modela on the Texas market
pushed October sales of passen-
ger ears to n new 10-year high
for (hat month.
The University of Tetas Bureau
or Business Research reported re-
gistration of new vehicles In lfl
counties totaled 7.411. an increase
of 86.4 per cent above October,
193#, and 75.5 per cent above
September, 1#40. Registrations
more than tripled Htiise or Octo-
ber, lfl.11.
Cold Continues To
Blast Borger Area
Morgan* continued to shiver
today under otic of the coldest
November lows In the history of
tlie I'unhundle
The lowest temperature of the
2 1 hour period ciidlnn at noon
today was 10 degrees, recorded
at "1 o'clock this morning at the
H Ivor view plant of the Panhan-
dle Power and Light Co.
The mercury registered 12 de-
grees ut ti o'clock and climbed to
14 at 1(> o'clock. At noon the
temperature was rising slowly.
A light snow blanket remained
in shaded spots throughout the
city.
A low of 8 degrees wa* regis-
tered lit Moore county this morn-
ing. reports reaching the River
view plant showed.
City Shows Few
Vacant
Pi: > g
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RsSkbíí
tint of :¡a«t dwelling units in
Hoi get", 172 were vacant during
the April census roundup, an A-<
socialed I'ves report from Wash
inaton said today.
Seven per cent of the unitH over
the state were vacant, the dis-
patch continued.
A report just Issued by the
commerce department disclosed
that as or April 1, there were 1.
800.570 dwelling units ovér Hie
state, of which l,674.S2í¡ were oc
eupied by households enumerated
«t their usual place of «tolden- >•.
The "vacant" group, number
ing 125,742. was made tip main-
ly of dwelling units vacant and
tor sale or rent, but included
seme units held 'or ubsent houi-e
liolds.
The total number of dwelling
units and the number found vac
ant, respectively, in other Texas
cltles of 10,000 population or ov-
er included:
Amurillo. 11.280 and r.fil,
Lubbock. 9080 and -Hit).
• Pampa, -1002 and 185.
Hutchinson Youth
To Represent
State At Chicago
Alex t ray. son of Mr and Mrs.
Buol Gray of While Doer Creek
community, and one of the coun-
ty's most prominent 4-H club
boys, has been chosen im one of
19 youths to represent the state
nf Texas at the International
Livestock Show In Chicago, 1m-
ginning Nov 28.
Alex, because or his outstand-
ing record over a period ot sev-
eral years work, will got all bis
expenses paid for the two weeks
sojourn.
He Is one of the outstanding
-t-H boys in the state having won
two gold medals and having had
his calVes win Grand Champion
awards In nil except one live-
stock show In this county. He
has always received high district
awards.
The Texas boys, wearing cow-
boy regalia will be accompanied
to Chicago by h. L . Johnson,
State club agent.
They Aim to Protect Scotland
. „
olunteers Fill
First Draft Call
lis hardly a battleship, but this outboard in o tor bop t can nnvi^ato the waterways of Scotland where
regular naval ships cant go So the Home Guards c( a Scottish town have orgbnized patrols in these
•^mall craft io protect then villajes l^wis machine sun mounted on bow is the "heavv artillerv"
Funeral Services
Fer Dr. Dean Held
Italy
Funeral services for l>r
i,
Louis
Hu.iiit 5 . Who died yimturday in a
local hoKpltuI roflowinK several
days' Illness, wei'e held ai 2 o'-
clock this afternoon in the chapel
of the I "owe!! Funeral Homo, with
Rabbi Harold L Gelftnan "í Am-
urillo. officiating
P I'a i i bea i e rs were Harold Roi.li-
schlhl. YotMig Mct'olluni. Frank
Sellxer, Abe Kvin. Hi;: Anisinan,
(' Wexei. A. Latmun and M Spi-
oer.
Honorary iiallbearem ..-ere Hill
Spive.v, K K. Oopeland. Fan Colin.
Mr II H. Crosby. Harry Arcovitz
Putt I Goddard. Kail Klein and II
8. Henjaiuin
Interment will lie in Llano <•< .
nietery In Amarillo.
Kurviving Dr. Hean are b!sj
wife, Mrs Mamie Dean: a - >•
's Finest Troops
Routed Bv Greeks
~r*.
Rotary Enjoys
Armistice Program
Six Firms First
In Roll Call 100%
Membership Drive
First firms reporting 100'!{t
memberships In the American
Red Cross Include He lutxe
Cafe. Sol's Store, Joe Chit-
wood service station. Tlirams
Kurn"ure Store. Grand Hard
ware, Trammells Furniture
«tore.
Ed Webster, chairman of
the residential section, report-
ed Mrs. Roy Broadwny the
first key worker to turn ill Iter
complot, returns with twenty
rour memberships and a total
or >33.31. Two 5 mcmber-
Hhlps were Included.
Homes where nit adult
members have joined the Red
Cross are asked to phone
chnptvr headquarters for the
special 100*^ window sticker
for their residence*.
,
Hertnnn of Horgcr, and two d,iu
gliiPts, Mrs lack Kntsii Borger.;
and Mrs Charles Cos of Jack.«tit- !
^Hc, Fia.
Fire Levels Gulf !
Camp Runkhouse
One of the biggest btaKfMI Of Ibe i
year iti the I^auhandle area yesler- !
day completely destroyed the Gulf
Dlui bunk'house, situated about '
10 miles northeast of Borger, a
bout t o'clock.
Local company officials estima-
ted the .damuge ni |>most
of which "probably was covered
by Insurance"
The bunkhotiHe was a seven-
room building, about lfi by tis
feet In siac, and burned to the
ground.
A Horger fire truck rushed to
the scene noon after the blaze w, ■.
first noticed, but only one wall
could be saved
The local firemen kept st"."<!y
stream of water on nearby build-
ings and ¡li- fence next to tlio
blazing st iicture, tlier d'y savin#
all but iho bunl ho'ce
Firemen said they found only
a two-inch water i>tpe nvfiinhUi
and used the boosthr tank awl
pump on the truck to cool down
the blaze.
Six Gulf employe* were livuu
in the hunkhouBc at the time of
the fire and all personal belons-
ings were lost. Ir. addition to
company frritlshltigs
OHKAT BRITAIN MAY
HAVH I BATTI.KSHIPN
LONDON, Nov, 14 i/p. Al-
though the government maintains
the close*! secrecy, there Is gnu
eral heller here that the British
navy has had Its rive new :!f.,0oo.
ton, flO-kuot battleships of the
King George V class In service for
several month*.
If these ships are in service
they raise the total of Britain's
capital shlií to 1 .
- . v
A tin US I Armistice Day program
of the Horger Rotary club was en
joyed Tuesday with Mrs W J.
AdHlns, after making a few ap-
propriate remarks, iniroduclnK
the following:
Mary Sue Fields, accompanied
by Betty Dutilap. sinning "I Ant
An American." Muxino i-llmoro
reading "So Proudly VV1 Hall."
and Billy Schnialborst reciting an
other reading. "I Am An Ameri-
can."
Dr. L M Draper read in edi-
torial from ihe Loudon Timet, the
content of which was 1 bitter
written by an RAF ! ?'•• to his
mother, in case lie did no* roturn
Father Walter Wasbila. in
keplng with American Bidticaiion
Week, gave all entertalnini' ' >lg
on "Religious Kducatloti in be
Schools."
Neil Vows was in cbarg. >f the
day's program.
Registrants Given
Draft Instructions
Selective service registrants
who receive official question-
naires are reminded of the tollow-
ln i instruction!', lÉitrthinsiüi co-
unty draft clerk Robert Shular
said today.
All registrants are required by
the Selective Service Act of 1010
to fill Oil! the questionm,ires and
return them to the local office in
the po.it tiff i luí i ineiit within
fhe days of the date they were
received.
Failure to falrill thl** require-
ment is an offonse punishable by
impiisonmeiu and fine.
Any reifiwtiant who receives
the blank and wlm seeks n defer-
red Úlussiricatton may. within five
days of the date received, sub-
mit proper affidavits to the local
board.
He may submit the affidavit a In
the space provided in the ques-
tionnaire or submit litem sepa-
rately.
Any other qualified person
seeking deferred classification for
I lie registrant shall use Form 12
or other applicable forms avail-
able at the office of the local
hoard
Failure of the registrant or any
Other person concerned to exercise
any right or privilege within the
tltne authorised by selective ser
view regulations or within an ox-
Huston of time granted by the
local board, may constitute a los-
ing of such right or privilege,
BY MAX HAfiRKIiSON
ATHKN'S, Nov II (>?') -
Some 20,000 or Italy's Hnesl
mountaineer troops who march-
ed (tally into Greece <m ()<■>. gg
were cut to pieces and routed by
a compara!lye buiidful of 2,000
Greek In an eight-day battle
which began on the 30th, a
wounded Greek cuptuin declared
today.
Wearj Greeks Relieved
The captain. 37-year-old Pan-
os Kyrlakots, propped up in a
hospital bed to tell bis Homeric
tale. s:tld hi:- men tolled 84 miles
through i.:s Plndns mounlains In
a con!tauul downpour of ralu for
two days to make victorious
contact with the invaders-
The Italians were caught Gal-
footed, lie said, and from that
momoni the story was one of
doidly Greek bayonet charges
up rragcy slopes, of cl«Be-qiiart6r
combats with rifles and machine-
kuiih in ravines and passes, and
or a panicky Italian retreat,
On Nov'. C. Greek reinforce-
nients took over the job and the
weary 2,0 0o got a rest.
Here is captain Kyrlakou's ac-
count or the savage battle:
"The encounter took place on
Oct., 30 in the early morning on
Mount Coumari, n peak 5.900
feet liinlt. west of Mount Smol-
ikit,
"The Italians were taken com-
pletely by surprise.
"They were marching in four
columns or three battalions each.
As soon na the fight began and
the first iri«Hilne-gun bursts
were flrwl, the Italians were
thrown back and started retreat-
ing in a northeasterly direction.
Italians Throw Bands l>
company of Greek Cavalry
under Captain Tavoiilarrls simul-
taneously attiiclted Samarilla (n
Greek town in Kplrus) and forc-
ed about 8,#oo Italians there to
leave 111 the direction of Mount
Smokika. lakliiK the difficult
puss which leads toward Diet ra-
to.
"In n ravine locally called
Prionla, we took otir first II
Italian prisoners without resis-
titlce They raised their hands
und shouted 'Viva Greca.'
"Our march rorwnrd was de-
layed by material, such a* ma-
chine-guns. automatic glifts and
boxes of hind grenades and am-
munition, strewn over the pass.
"At 3 p. m. my battalion at-
tacked around DIM rato. A right
developed In the ravine while I
was trying to climb Mount Smol-
ika to gain a dominant firing po-
sition.
"A nlRht attack launched by
more battalions drove the Ita-
lian* back north of Sniollkn and
(Cuntlmted on Pago TWO)
108 UVES LOST
AS COLD AGAIN
BLANKETS WEST
Rising Temperatures
May Bring Relief
As Storm Ends
By The Associated Pre**
SMbzero cold again froze much
of the Middle West today bill re-
lief ivas approaching; Hie plains
suite, where rMiiu temperatures
ivere forecast for tonight or to-
morrow.
The toll of known dead in the
areas ravuged by extreme cold tor
tills time or your and one of the
worst Great (¿ikes storms In dec-
ades stood at 10s not iucludiugBl
missing sailors.
Valentine,'Nob., with 10 below
zero was the coldest spot lu the
nation ut 6:30 a m. tCST), of
ficial reports or the Weather Bu-
reau showed. I.eininon. S D., with
21 below, was the coldest last
ulght.
Klghteaji sailors wore known to
have perished in Lake Michigan
during ihe week's storms. Hopes
of finding the missing crewmen
altvo were virtually abandoned.
t rews of boats that rode out
the gale t«rmod the storm the
worst In their experience. Tl
tanker New Htapsn Socony reach
ed Fast chlcago. Ind.. yesterday
covered with lee and extensively
damaged.
"We've been lliitoiigli liell,"
siilu Boatswain I'mnk Myers.
"And we've beet practically all
over Lake Michigan."
One lifeboat, a raft and the pi-
lot house were swept away by the
wind and waves. The ship reached
port with hoi compass dead, navi-
gation charts washed away and
the radio out of order, but with
all bands sate,
Cupt. Robert W. Parsons of the
(Continued on Pace TWO)
7 TRAINLOADS
• M 114 Mi 4 BVm
IHIÍV SHI1NTFÍ)
1/iilLl i3atUivgEiar
The rirsi selective service quota
for Hutchinson county hus already
been filled by volunteers, draft
clerk Robert Shuler said today.
The quota for the first call is
six men. Shuler said, and more
than enough volunteers have al-
ready signed up.
Three of the vo'unteers leav-
ing for Lubbock on Nov. IB are
from Rorger, two from Phillips
and the other from Slinr'-tt.
The fallowing mea make up thj
first quota.
Audiy Granthnm Ut. kley of
Burger, whose «erial numb-r if
1711 and o"der number ¿435.
Charlerf Samuel Do -i.iilugs, of
I bllllps, serial iium Mr <r>5 an-1
• 'der number 1310
William Clark Randolph, Hor-
ger, serial number 507 and order
number 2829.
Thyaies Morrison Pettljohn.
Borger. serial number 2996 and
order number 184. v
Perry Clinton Kills, Phillips,
serial number 237B and order
number 2540.
Qeoffrey Hoiinan. Stinnett, sor-
ial number 915 and order num-
ber 14 79.
This qu ita covers the N >v J*J
draft cull, Shuler exilniiod, and
tne next call will come early In
December. Three cailt will be
mude in J i.uary and one in Feb
ruury.
The estimated numi e-r d.ar-
tees in Hi ' s'ate ror tUi. month
Is 1573 and December. 575.
7wmm
l! be called
within the next
Hutchinson coun
twelve moutbs in
Jty.
Seniors Present
"The Ladv Elects"
Hon lor* of Borger Hitch school
have chosen for their first piny of
the year a patriotic comedy, "The
Lady iilects," which will he stag-
ed Nov. 28 and 29 in the high
school auditorium.
•Miss F-llzaheth Wood, speech
teacher is coaching the three-act
ten-character drama.
The play stands ror a democracy
and not for a government sucH
as prevails in Germany and Rus-
sia.
Admission will lie 35 cents for
adults, 25 cents for high scchool
students and 10 cents for grade
school pupils.
Three weeks after the senior
play the juniors will stage their
play, with Miss Wood also direct-
ing thl* presentation Proceeds
will go to defray expenses of the
Junior - senior banquet next
spring.
Borger To Observe
Holiday (hi Nov. 21
Borger will Join the rest of the
state and nation in observing
Thanksgiving Day next Thursday,
Nov. 81-
Though the Borger Chamber of
Commerce voted last week to
close Borger stores on Nov 28 in
observance of the holiday, that
group today at noon rescinded tho
previous actiuu und voted to close
locally on Nov. 21.
The action followed u round-
table dlMcuasion during which it
was hrouRht out that both Pres-
ident Roosevelt and Gov. W. Lee
O'Daniel have set Nov. 81 as
Thanksgiving and local schools
will close on that date.
Mayor Byron Andreas has been
requested to Issue a proclamation
tomorrow otttdlally Mltlng the
date for the holiday aa Nov. 21.
8 Draft Evaders
(!nf foil Sonfonpo
uci Jan otmciltc
NEW VORK, Nov. 11 -(/p) ~
Kight theological studenta who
refused to register for selectivo
service were sentenced In federal
court today to serve a year and
a day in a federa; prison to be
designated by tho attorney gen-
era!.
The students wore "conscien-
tious objectors" from tho union
theological seminary. When they
were indicted Oct. 21 for refus-
liiK lo register In compliance wllh
the selective training and ser-
vice act they pleaded guilty.
The court accepted V. S. At-
torney John T. Cahlit's recom-
mendation ror sentence, while
noting that the maximum term
possible was 5 years imprison-
ment and a $10.000 fine.
Federal Judge Samuel Mandel-
buum said that ir at any time
within the period Imposed the
defendants decided to comply
with the act the court would be
"only too happy" to moderate
the sentences.
Six Day Week May
Follow Increase
In Employment
NEW YORK, Nov, 14
Aifred P. Sloan. Jr.. chairman of
General Motors Corporation,
suagesls that American industry
supplant the five-day with the
six-day week as a means of in-
creasing production "whou rhe
slack of unemployment has been
taken up."
Addressing the academy of po-
litical science last night. Sloan
asserted the key to National De-
fense "is the strongest, most vir-
ile. the most aggressive economy
that the creative geiilus of Amer-
ica can devise "
He said the "penalty for over-
time" should be canceled during
the emergency to encourage u
longer work week."
Sloan said he saw inflation as
the most striking economic dang
or today
Thomas W. Lament, partner of
_J. P. Morgan A CO., told the
' meet hit: that .lapaii mw*t "aban-
don once and for all In the Par
9m the \n*l theory at racial
superiority and the idea of 'Aula'
new order'."
Officials Den;
Agreement
For Action
By The AaaooiaBMl
Another gigantic split-up in
world "spheres of interwit" wat
pictured by reliable quartets
Berlin today as the otttcon
negotiations between Adolf
ler and Russian Premier Vyach-
eslarr Molotoff.
Amid this diplomatic fanfare,
London reported that Britain has
struck another blow at Italy'
bi gnavul base at Taranto, fol-
lowing up an earlier attack this
week.
(Italy Issued a denial of :Üh
llxli claims Unit half
Capital ship Htrenittl . „
h d, declaring the report was
"fantastic.")
French Bi M>nt 9fsxin
Meanwhile, an open flare
resentment against
treatment was voiced by .
French government today I
formal protest against the
pulsion of French-speaking
lects from the province of
raine.
An official French a
que said the Oerraanf h
sms*, .
alleged
fosma
the French
there bad
Hon of such measures
In recent French-German
saltans.
"As concerns the fact of
expulsion, the French govern-
ment protests to the Gorman
armistice commission," the com-
munique said.
The protest marked the first
open discord between the talle
French republic and Nn?:l Ger-
many, and contrasted sharply
wtlth tho recent elaborately-
staged "accord" meetings be-
tween Premier Potaln and Adolf
Hitler.
The expelled residents were
W| ortcd shunted from their hom-
es into unoccupied France at the
rate of seven tralnloads daily
since Monday.
Lonlon's air ministry **ld
numerous fires" were started In
the night, raid on Itcrlln, wliero
Hovlet Premier V( ilotoff «rnded
his two-day visit with still no u«
thorltntlve disclosure of what
went on.
An official Nazi communique
said vaguely:
"An exchange of views was
carried out In an atmosphere of
mutual trust nnd led to mutual
accord on all Important question*
of Interest to Germany und Ihe
Ü. S. S. R."
Turks Alert
informed quarters in Berlin
said that as a result of the Hit-
ler-Molotoff conversations, It. now
was up to Britain's friend, Tur-
key, to decide whether she would
join the axis-proclaimed "new
order" In Europe.
In Auknra. a high TurkWh of-
ficial said bluntly that if
(Continued on
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Congratulation®
Mr nfid fors. George
upon the Idrtb of a 71
born at 8: So this j,, |i
Pautes bos# fl:
Mr. and Mrs. W. K>
on the birth of a 6
ounce son. born ut 5
dny afternoon in
hospital.
Mr. and
upon the
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