Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 174, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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Her «Id Classified wh n it comet to buying
nr telling anything you with. Herald class!
fiedt are your beet bet. and their cott it very
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WEATHER
West Texat: Few afternoon and evening
thowert in toutheatt and central portion! to-
day; otherwiae fair tonight and Saturday;
tlowly riting temperature*.
THC CARBON BLACK CENTKR OF THK WORLD
Vol. 15-—No. 174
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Aatoc iatcd Press
Borger, Texas, Friday, June 13, 1941
(Eight Pages Today)
Price Five Cento
Rowdy Gels Temporary Reprieve
Moscow Report Dispells Rumors
Of German-Soviet Disagreement
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While Rowdy, above, tits watching hit grave being dug. dog lovert
of the citv nf Oakland, Calif., tought police intervention to
prevent terms of will of hit lato owner. Mrs. C. L. Edgarton.
being carried «ut. Will stated that nil dngt at her home were to
ba executed. Dog it in police custody pending invettigation.
(NEA Telephoto)
$6,000 Damage Estimated
p Phillips AeatrcjBlazei
fire .which gutted
_ 4Í the
Ua last night about
I ma tod
f W« o'clock, tod*y was «stlmat<
at between $5000 and 90000.
Manager A ilea Stale, who w
at
In Clovis, .N. M., at the time of
tV bihze, this morning said the
equipment in the projection room
was damaged Ha^yrnd use At
fiwst the equipment was not be
Ue\'ed damaged.
Seal also said that 10.000 feel
ojf film was totally lost, at a cost
of about SI.000.
The manager said as soon as
dÍLl¿£uHiCK could be ironed out
If
Maybe •: wat the titles ol the
doubtie-feature that caused latt
night't Phillips Theatre fire.
Showing in succession were
a Lilt* It
"Some
Rains Came.
Hot" and "The
work on the remodeling of the
theatre would begin immediately.
The lives of 150 patrons were
endangered, but Mrs V M, West,
it) ¿har(it during Sejle's absence,
said there was no panic among the
theatre-goer? and their calm,
fiuiok manner of leaving the build-
ing was highly commendable.
The bias originated in the pro-
jection room, whtn film, which
was being prepared for shipment,
caught lire from a nearby light
bulb. ,
Billy Sppnce was in the projec-
tion room'at the time of the mis-
hap, but was not injured
The loss was partially covered
by insurance.
In fighting the blaze, the force
Of the water knocked out many
of the lights nn the marquee.
Hot!1 Phillips and Borger fire
departments answered the call
The entire front interior was
demolished, with water perhaps
doing the most damage. The lux
urlous carpeting ih the lobby re
scmbled a sponge covering last
night.
The auditorium was the least
damaged, with the ceiling burned
only about a fourth of the way
toward the stage.
The first two or three tows of
seats in the back of the auditor-
linn were damaged, when bits ol
burning ceiling' dropped on them.
Hutchinson To Send
Seven In Next Call
The local Selective Service
board has received call number
Ití asking foi Hutchinson county
t. supply seven registrants to the
army t< be inducted ut Ft. Bliss
July II. according to Robert Shu-
let. clerk
At its regula ..meeting Wed-
nesday the board considered 105
I questionnaires. 12 of which were
placed In class 1-A pending phy-
sical examination.
Other Classifications made were
HH in - A; one in 2-A and one in
4-P The hoard also reviewed
three class ,'1-A and kept them in
that class
The board would like to contact
John Calvin Koon. Anyon. know-
ing his whereabouts please see
the clerk of the local board.
Sinking Of U. S.
Ship Not Seen
As War Spark
WASHINGTON, June 13—i/IM
—Demands for stern diplomatic
representa lions to Germany were
ci upled today with calls for nav-
al protection of American com-
merce. as a serious congress stud-
ied the official report of the tor-
pedoing of the Robin Moor in
the south Atlantic.
Although both friends and foes
ol the administration's foreign
policy took a grave view of the
incident, there was no apparent
dispositif n in either camp to con-
sider it in the light of a cause
for war Many said so in as many-
words.
Several legislators spoke of the
necessity of "some action" with-
out specifying what they had in
mind, but others counseled delay
until a German explanation had
been received
Senator Pepper 1 D-Fia.'. fiery
exponent of all-out aid to Brit-
ain, was one who urged that the
United States navy be used all
the way across the Atlantic, if
necessary, to safeguard Ameri-
. can shipping.
"Germany must have sunk
| the Robin Moor deliberately."
| he told reporters. "Hitler ap-
parently is carrying out his
threat to sink anything in sones
he has prescribed."
On the other hand. Rep.
Mott IR-Oná asserted "I don't
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Eight Patrol Bombers For "Democracy" Land On Lake Worth
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| Seven Consolidated PBY patrol bomber rid" at anchor on Ft. Worth. Texat' Lake Worth while another is moored near shore at left
En route from San Diego. Calif., to Norfolk. Va.. and Britain, the big thipt used the man-made lake for an overnight stop.
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• Hospital News
Wade H. Hargis is a medical
patient in North Plains hospital.
Mary Virginia Myers, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C H Myers,
underwent a tonsilectomy in
Pantex hospital this morning.
Mrs. Toy Wells underwent a
tonsilectomy in Pantex hospital
this morning.
J R CaffaH was dismissed
from Pantex' hospital this morn-
ing
John B Shaw, sr., was dis-
missed from Pantex hospital this
morning.
Local I^oimaireaBeady
For 5th Division Conclave
Dollar Contributions From
Many Hutchinson Citizens
Put $988.06 In U. S. 0. Fund
Air Corps Recruiting
Officer To Be Here
Sergeant Robert, D. Short, sub-
station commander, of the U. S.
Army recruiting station at Am-
arillo will lie in Borger at the
postolfice Tuesday, June 17, to
interview anyone interested in
joining the army air corps
Short reports that there are
quotas at Biggs and Kelley Fields
that the army is trying to fill
now. 4;" i its'
Moon Will Hold
lailialioB Tonight
There will be an important
meeting of the Roval Order >i
meeting nt the Moose hall tonight
where W. H. Hall from national
headquarters in Moosehoart, In-
diana will speuk.
All members arc urg*d to be at.
the meeting because p'r.ns for the
proposed new building will be dis-
cussed. Other features of the
meeting will be initiation of new
members and a chicken supper
prepared by "Chief Cook" Pernio,
according to C. E. House, secre-
tary.
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Superstition Gets
Debunked By Nan
With Lucky Number
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HENDERSONVJLLF,. N. C.,
June 13 — (/P<— Here is tht Fri-
day the 13th story to end all Fri-
day the 13th stories.
It concerns a distinguished-
looking gentleman, Bert A. Boyd,
who claims the title of the world's
greatest disbeliever in supersti-
tion.
He makes it a point to locate
ladders to walk under, or block
cats to walk In front of.
He resides in an apartment
j numbered III
He gets his mall from box 13,
Went to call him up? No need to
look in the phone directory. Just
call number 13.
He never loses any laundry be-
cause he has the number 13 mono-
grammed on his personal effects.
It's his laundrv number
(Continued on Page TWO))
Over a hundred members of
Hutchinson county post No. 412, of
the American Legion are expect-
ed to attend the regional conven-
tion of the Fifth Division to be
held in Lubbock tomorrow and
Sunday according to J. C. Phillips,
adjutant
"It is our intention to demon-
strate by our attendance our sup-
port of Charlie Malsel, present
commander of the Fifth Division,
now a candidate for commandor of
the department of Texas", Phil-
lips explained. It is a real honor
to have one of oUr members re-
ceive state recognition, and we
hope to have this happen as In
the case of Lou Roberts who serv-
ed in the state office, bringing a
great deal of favorable attention
to our local post and to the citi-
zenship of Hutchinson county.
Two dances, a first class floor
show and plenty of fried chicken
have been arranged for the en-
tertainment of Legionnaires at-
tending the Lubbock convention.
The Hutchinson county unit of the
Sons of The American Legion
plan to attend in a body and they
wiil take part in the parade an-
nounced for one o'clock Sunday.
FINNS RESTRICT TRAVEL
HELSINKI. June 13 —</P)_
The Finnish government tonight
announced restrictions on travel
by foreigners in northern and bor-
der districts similar to regulations
in force during the Finnish-Rus-
sian war and prior to the begin-
ning of German troop transits
through northern Finland last
fall.
Martin Dies Tells
Of Gasoline Used In
Fire Extinguishers
By The Associated Press
Continuing to embroider the
thames with which they started
the Texas Senatorial campaign,
three candidates took their cases
to voters in the Prairie sections
of the state last tught.
The fourth major aspirant, Gov.
W. Lee O'Daniel. conducted his
campaign by radio and through
the medium ot sound trucks in
charge of his sons, Pat and Mike.
Congrettman Martin Diet told
an Amarillo audience that he
had been informed by tele-
phone that inveitigatort of the
house committee he headt had
unearthed potitive evidence
that gatoline wat found in fire
extinguithers at ths North Am- >
erican Aviation plant at Ingle-
wood. Calif., which the army
took over latt Monday.
Congressman Lyndon Johnson,
on whose candidacv President
Roosevelt has smiled, said at Mid-
land that Texas needs a senator
who has worked with the Presi-
dent on the army and navy It i
needs a Senator who can get
justice and bring new army and
navy camps to Texas, electricity
to the farmers of Texas and old
age pensions for our people."
Attorney General Gerald C.
Mann, in his eighth address of the
day. reiterated that the senatorial
race Is between him and Governor
O'Daniel
"I was the first to announce in
this race,' he said "1 am first
tonight ano I will be first when
the votes arc counted the night of
June 28,"
The Hutchinson County Com-
mit!* for the United Service Or-
ganizations in a report released
today, reveals that collections
toward the budget ol $2000 are
inst about at the half way mark.
According to this report the to-
tal of SMtM.Uti is now on deposit
in the Panhandle State Bank.
Chairman o. C Phillips, ex-
pressing appreciation for the co-
operation the Committee has re-
ceived trom all sections of the
county, including business men
and industry managers together
with their employes, pointed out,
with a great deal of pride in what
he calls our one hundred percent
American citizenship, that the
bulk of the contributions totaling
$B88.0fi ate one dollar items.
While the report littt a great
number of five and ten dollar,
and even fifteen dollar contri- j
butiont from butinestet and in-
duttriet, the ono dollar, and |
tmaller, contribution! are es-
pecially appreciated because, at
PhilUpt states. "It taket a great j
number of one dollar bills to
make up a total close to one
thousand dollars which meant
that a groat number of Hutchin-
ton County citisent have al- 1
ready demonstrated their sup-
port of the U. S. O. program at
St evident by the number of
small contributions that have
enabled the local Committee to
app.oach the half way mark in
relation to its budget of S2.000.
Chairman of General Solicita-
tions, Sol Morgenstern, who has
devoted a great deal of his time
in the interest of the U. S. O
program In Hutchinson County,
and who knows it takes work and
lime to contact a great number of
people, draws attention to the fact
that it will take a great many
more of these one dollar contri
tutions in order to complete the
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Big, Annual Fireworks
Display Set For Inly 4
The local American Legion
post Is sponsoring a on*-hour
fireworks show and display for
Borger and Hutchinson coun-
ty July 4. The annual pro-
gram will bo brought to Bor-
ger at the approximate cost of
MOO.
The main attraction of the
fireworks will be a seven-minute
spectacle entitled "The Bombing
of London." In tribute to the
valiant Britons and their cour-
ageous allies, the fireworks en-
gineers have designed this dis-
play using the noble dome of St.
Paul as a centerpiece in the py-
rotechnic conception of the pres-
ent war.
Notebook Shows
Murder Nay
Have Been Plan
Member Of Chicago
StófcírHn„
The introduction of a
notebook found on Orrin J.
Brown at the time he was
arretted in Chicago for the
hi. .imsr slaying of Mrs.
Leota Murphy indicates that
the murder might have been
planned in advance by the
defendant.
Testimony by Clarence Jones
ol the Chicago homicide squad re-
vealed the notebook which list-
ed the following articles: ham-
mer, acid, shovel, knife, glue
and .sack. Jones who was the sec-
ond witness for the state this
morning arrested Brown when he
came in his apartment in Chi-
cago, April 25
Mrs. Gertrude Canton, sister of
the accused's Chicago wife, Mrs,
Orrin J. Brown was the first of
the state witnesses to take the
stand this morning. She related
that she overheard Brown mak-
ing arrangements lo borrow a car
for a trip on March 7. She said
that he borrowed a brown Dodge
'37 car from Mrs. Bess Stanton,
a nurse and that she saw him
leave on March 10. She again saw
him when he returned to the
apartment on March 22. two days
after the slaying occurred.
"When he came back he was
unshaven and appeared Ui be
trembly. He didn't look like the
same man," Mrs. Canton said,
Mrs Canton also linked Brown
as registered in a Chicago hotel
under the alias of Loren an-J that
Loren and Brown are the same
pers.in.
The first two witnesses sche-
duled to take the stand this af-
ternoon arc Ethel Luzzader, sister
of the slain woman, and Al Con-
kel, member of the Chicago homi-
cide squad who was with Jones
when the arrest was made.
VFW Stag Party
Set Tomorrow
An open house stag party for
members of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars and their friends, a
semi-annual affair, will be held
tomorrow night.
i'asi Commander M. M. Mcin-
tosh will act as mess sergeant.
' Mac" was In the famous Rain-
bow Division in 1017 and 1918
and has ideas about how a group
of fighting men from the front
j should be led
Roy Cullison will be In charge
of entertainment, with the Rail-
way Engineers overseas being fea-
tured.
Tickets may be obtained by con-
tacting any of the local V F. W.
boys.
British Plane
Scores Hit On
"Pocket'Ship
Berlin 'Will Not B«
Buffaloed' !nto Making
Reply On Ship Sinking
NEW YORK, June IS —
(AP)—- Germany, "accord-
ing to information at the dis-
posal of th~ U. S. S. R.." is
adhering to the provisions
of the German-Russian non-
aggression pact "as un-
swervingly as the Soviet Un-
ion," the Moscow radio said
today in a statement attri-
buted to Tass, official So-
viet News Agency, and
heard in New York.
The statement denied that Ger-
many had presented any territor-
ial or economic demands to Rus-
sia and said "it should be assum-
ed" that movements of German
troops, freed from Balkan oper-
ations, to Eastern and Northeast-
ern districts of Germany had no
bearing on relations with Russia.
CAIRO. Egypt June 18—</P\
—Free French forcea heve
completed encirclement of Dam-
aacus, Syria's ancient capital,
end apparently are awaUng the
outcome of
NEW YORK, June 13—
General Máxime Wejrgand, mili-
tary commander for French North
Africa, has returned to his Al-
giers headquarters after an in-
spection tour through Morocco
and French West Africa, the Ger«
man radio said today, broadcast-
ing a Vichy announcement. The
trip, started June 9, took him to
Casablanca, Dakar and Rabat.
| It is a vivid and realistic con-
ception >>f the major air battle j
over Ixtr.don using the whine of 1
swift pursuit ships, the deep boom 1
of anti-aircraft batteries, the
scream of exploding shrapnel high
in the air, the staccato burst of
machine gun fire, the bark of
aerial cannon, the ear-splitting
demolition bombs and the flam-
ing explosion of incendiary
bombs
The climax to this great show
of pandemonium of sound and
chaos comes when an airplane
bursts into flames high In the
air and comes hurtling earth-
ward with a terrific explosion
(Continued fron. PAGE TWO)
SPEARMAN. Tex., June 13 —
— Twenty three state witness-
es in the trial of Orrin J. Brown
on a charge of slaying Leota Mur-
phy, presented a picture of a hap-
py bride ending a ten day honey-
moon trip in death, her head
pounded into the loose sand of a
lonely country road 25 miles west
of Spearman.
Testimony of the first five wit-
nesses, Noble Watson, truck driv-
er, of Gruver. W. U, Cook, farm-
er, of Gruver; H. L. Wilbanks.
Sheriff of Spearman; Dr. J. E.
Gower, health officer, of Spear-
man; Arthur C. Niece, undertak-
er, of Spearman, painted the pic-
ture of death resulting from
oight blows of a two pronged ham-
mer.
Testimony of Coy Holt of Spear-
man, and Ralph Roessler. of Mar-
ion. Indiana, established owner-
ship of articles allegedly found in
the possession of the defendant at
the time of his arrest, as property
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Ex-Service Men
Exempted From
Draft Service
A now public law numbar 87
of the Selective Service and
Training Act. which amends
section SB relative to liability
for training and service in Ume
of peace, has been approved
and provides that all regulars
with service as follows shall be
relieved from service and class-
ed as 4-A:
<U'. Any person who shall have
satisfactorily served for at least
three years in the regular army,
marine corps or coast guard.
•b Any person who shall have
satisfactorily eerved for at least
three consecutive years on active
duly as a member of the naval
reserve or marine corps reserve.
<c>. Any person who shall have '
satisfactorily served for at least
one year on active duty as a mem-
ber of the naval reserve or marine
corps reserve and for at least two
consecutive years in the regular
navy or marine corps or with an
organized unit of the naval re-
serve or marine corps reserve.
<d . Any person who shall have
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By the Associated Press
A British warplane scored a
torpedo hit on one of Ger-
many's last two remaining
pocket battleships today, the
British air ministry announced,
even as Nasi authorities in
Berlin threatened anew to at-
tack any ships loaded with
contrabrand en route to Eng-
land.
The air ministry said the Ger-
man pocket battleship was at-
tacked early this morning off the
coast of Norway and that "dense
clouds of smoke rose from the
vessel."
Later, it was said, the Nazi
sea raider and her escorting des-
troyers were observed "retiring
toward the Skaggerak at greatly
i educed speecl."
In Berlin, a German spokes-
man declared bluntly that Ger-
many would not be "buffaloed"
by United States reaction to the
sinking of the S. S Robin Moor
—America's first torpedo victim
of the war—while in Washington,
the state department prepared a
vigorous protest on the ground
that the Robin Moor was deliber-
ately sunk bv a Nazi U-boat.
Berlin Resentful
• We won't be buffaloed by any
American and English discussion
concerning the Robin Moor," a
Berlin spokesman said.
"Whenever any ship with mn-
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Observe Flag Day Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is flag day. Let us honor
Americen flag displayed by every bi
Hutchinson county during the entire
should take the time to
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Phillips, J. C. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 174, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941, newspaper, June 13, 1941; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168308/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.