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Stand* behind every movement for
improvement of Borger and the city's
trade territory. Contains all the news
while it is news.
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"BORGER, THE WONDER CITY—CARBON BLACK CENTER OF THE WORLD"
—
Blankets daily except
oil. gas and carbon black
ities, and the great North
farm region. A home
day., tha
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VOL 13
ASSOCIATED Pit ESS—NEA SERVICE
, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1981)
(SIX PAGES TODAY)
2 Bandits Rob Bank Of $1,500 To $2,000
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THIEVES, WHO
APPEAR ALIKE,
FLEE IN AUTO
•Stick Up' Employes
At Chico Today
At Noon
Git ICO. Tex . Muy ¡8 (/P)
Two bandits, ho alike In ap-
pearance limy might have been
iwitix. hill! up ami robbed (he
First Hank Of Chico oí between
$1,500 and *¿.000 Mhorll/ be-
fore noon loduy
They escaped In u coupe with
yellow wheels In ihe direction of
Jackjiboro.
T hi' men, described as tall.i
slender and n nulla von, each
clad In work iianiN, shirt and a
uirty blue cap, came Into tint
hunk ttt 11:HO o'clock, when on-
ly four parsons were III the
building. They walked up lo the
window of a cage occupied by
W. H. Tallan. assistant ca«hler,
and one of the men. in a low
voice commanded Tallan to
raise his hand .
Unaware thai a holdup was
taking place, Mian Evle Blaek-
mon, secretary in the bank, went
to the other man and asked htm
what he wanted. He turned hi
ba"k on he* and «he walked to
the file desk.
The man followed her. pro-
duced a gun and ordered her to
"atlck up."
Mrs. Nora Slack, iui employe
of ¿h* bank, and Mai* Marahail
• customer, also were In the
bank.
After taking the contenta oj
the caah drawer from Tallan,
the men walked out of the bunk
and entered their car, which hud
been parked behind the building.
Albanian Heir in Arms
.
B
Unheeding victim of the Italian conquest of tiny Albania, the infant
non of King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania, born just before
II Duce put his parents to flight, is shown in the arma ot a nurse
at Istanbul, Turkey.
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Search Warrant
Signed In Pulpit
AUSTIN, May 1«—(/Pi- The
ilplt Is a good place to sign n
irch warrant «gainst a boot-
Iger, In the opinion of A. D
eh, Colorado City justice of
peace and Baptist minister.
[State liquor Inspectors George
[inell and L. L. Martin reported
they obtained one- and
"it successfully-.--from Leach
while he was preaching a sermon.
The officers arrived at tho
church and sent word of their
mission to the pastor. He inter-
rupted hla sermon, signed the war-
rant before tha congregation, and
expressed u belief there was no
more proper place to do so.
SENATORS MAY
DRAW UP OWN
TAX PROGRAM
Intehd To Go Ahead
Unless FDR Plans
Revisions
WASHINGTON. May 1 fi (fi>)
A powerful senate bloc, led by
Chairman Harrison (D-MIss) of
the finance committee, expressed
determination today to write a
new business tax program of its
own unless President Roosevelt
orders thorough revision or pre
cut levies.
Harrison, it was learned, told
the president of this intention at
a White House conference last
night.
The administration's final ■al-
titude. however, probably will not
be made known until legislative
leaders hold further meetings
with Mr. Roosevelt.
At the White House with Har-
rison yesterday were Chairman
Doughtoh (D-WC) of the house
ways and means committee. Rep.
Cooper i D-Tenn), Secretary Mor.
genthnu and Undersecretary Han-
es of the treasury.
Doughton wild no conclusions
were reached during the discus-
sion, which produced much dif-
ference of opinion.
Harrison and his associates con-
tend repeal of the undistributed
profit !ux. creation of a flut cor-
poration tax of about 18 per rent,
more liberal allowances for cor-
_ . . , . poration losses, ami continued fa-
TTiree Borger hunters last m,aIm„IU for Htmill
night pleaded guilty and paid
fines of f 100 and coat*, u total
of $118.30 each on charges of
Hunters Fined
$113.30 Each
On Federal Lew
violating the federal game law.
They were charged by State
flame Warden B. t). Moseley and
fined In the court of Justice of
i)ie Peace G. C. Knight. A fed.
eral game warden also appeared
are neiersary to stimulate busi-
ness improvement.
This program closely resembles
one formulated some tinto ago by
treasury experts mid understood
to linve Morgoothau's support.
Tiie treasury plan provides re.
peal of the undistributed profits
and capital stock (axes and enact
at the hearing but said that the' ment of a flat corporation levy of
ftderal government «would not 22 per cent, Harrison would not
(Continued ob page TWO) I (Continued on page TWO)
Omnibus Bill An
Luxury Tax Aided
AUSTIN, Teg, May 18 -</P)
— Proponents of an omnibus
tag bill were Jubilant today after
jockeying their proposal Into a
favorable position and hearing
llllngneea to
solution of
a "vlc-
the house
Imme-
departmentat
had been dis-
tlme the
ki up a
bill by Rep. Ross Hardin of
Prairie Hill which would levy
reiall sales natural resources
taxes.
Also given a favorable posi-
tion in the house was a proposal"
of Rep Pat Dwyer of Ban Anton-
io levying a two per rent luxury
sales lax. Dwyer said It would
be a "painless way of raising
$88,000,000 a year."
Senate willingness to work
with the house on a statutory
ta* bill waa expressed by the flp-
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BELL COUNTY
INCLUDED IN
HARLAN FLARE
Guardsmen Preserve
Law And Order In
Mining Zone
HARLAN, toy May 10 (/P)
— National guard troop protec-
tion for coa! miners wishing to
work bus been extended into
Bell county.
Governor A. B. Chandler at
Frankfort revealed today some
militiamen are stationed In a
corner of Bell county but are a
part of the unit on duty in Har-
lun county.
Gov Chandler said the order
for troops to go to Harlan, where
operators ret use 1 to sign a
"union nhop" agreement with the
United Mine Workers, provided
for guardsmen "to preserve law
and order in Harlan ccnty and
Its environs."
Chandler said the mine ot J.
,C. St ras, president of the Ken-
tucky cardinal coal corporation,
is "on the Bell-Harlan county
line" and that a detachment of
troops was tin guard there.
"Sheriff Martin Green of Bell
county telephoned me about it
ibis morning," Chandler said. "I
explained the situation to him
and he promised to cooperate
with the troops."
A national guard officer was
relieved of his command for
failure to "show the proper ag-
gressiveness" as 13 additional
mines. 19 In i^l, opened in the
disturbed Harlah soft coal field
under protective guns of State
troops.
Brigadier General Ellerbe
Carter, In announcing the offi-
cer's removal, refused to give
his name but said he had been
sent home and his machine gun
troop, on duty yesterday at the
Tot* trouble «one, broken up and
distributed among other units.
H was at Tots that C. V. Ben-
nett, general manager of the
Harlan central coal company, re-
portad an automobile rilled with
miners returning from work wus
attacked by pickets and stones
hurled through the windshield
but none was hurt. Several units
of troops were rushed to the
spot and spent the night.
There waa no Indication this
morning when peuc« conferences,
started yesterday, would be re-
sumed hut William Tfirnblaser.
president of the Harlan United
Mine Workers district, said he
expected to sign the Black Moun
tain Coal Corporation to a union
shop contract late today.
Operators of Kentucky's
hasard district prepared to chart
their future course at a Meet-
ing today In Lexington and Mine
ISMALL SCALE
PLANTS URGED
FOR W. TEXAS
ICC Chairman Teils
WTCC To Build
Factories
ABILENE, Tex . May ! 1; -
(/p. Chairman Walter M. W
Spiawn or the interstate com-
merce commission counselled
members or Hie West Texas
Chamber o( Commerce toduy to
utilise their abundan! oil and
gas resources to process their
raw materials in numerous
"small scale" factories.
The chairman of the national
rate-regulatory body made no
reference to the regional chain,
bers current battle tor freight
rate revision, but advised West
Tcxans to establish small pack-
ing plants, flour mill* cereal
factories, tanneries, shoe fac.
lories, wool and coton fabricat-
ing mills.
"With such a wealth of na-
tural resources and with so
highly intelligent' a citizenship;
it seems incredible that the peo-
ple should not acquire the tech-
niques and utilise the business
organisation which would bring
to this favored country the high
est standard of material pros-
perty," Spinwn said
The chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission trac-
ed the history of transportation
i tb* United States and partt
oulary in West Texan He refer-
red to recent "phenomenal" de-
velopment of airways, and the
tremendous increase in highway
mileage. Decline in tonnage
hauled by the railroads he attri-
buted partly to the depression
and partly to diversion "to oth-
er agencies of transportation,"
Spiawn expressed belief Tex.
as' opportunities in foreign trade
now lie chiefly in south and cen-
tral America. He suggested
(Continued on page FIVE)
Gehringer to Dodge to Cupid?,
Gossip links Charlie Gehringer, left, ace second sacker of Detroit
Tigers, with Mrs. Anne Laurine Dodge, young widow of Danny
Dodge, motor heir who leaped to death from boat, following injury
in explosion last summer. Rumors follow birthday party for
Gehringer, at which Mrs. Dodge was present. The widow is shown
at Tigers' 1939 opener.
V
FDR Against Flet
Appropriation Cut
On Percentage
WASHINGTON, May 18- •«* )—
President Roosevelt was describ-
ed In congressional circles today
as ready to veto any measure de-
manding a flat percentage reduc-
tion In appropriations.
The president takes the view,
it was reported, that if congress
wants to curtail expenditures. It
should do so when It is consider.
Ing individual items.
Legislation proposed by senate
economy advocates would direct
all government departments to
impound a certain proportion—fi
to 10 per cent—of their funds for
the year beginning July 1. Sen-
ator AdantB (D-Colo) said at least
$250.000,000 of the anticipated
$10,000.000.000 in appropriations
should be withheld in such a man-
ner.
This proposal, Adams declared,
would give each department dis-
cretion In selecting the items to
(Continued ou Page SIX)
Chamber Members
Urged To Attend
Thursday Election
All Chamber ot Commerce
members are urged to attend
that body's luncheon meeting
Thursday noon at the Black
Hotel as a nominating commit-
tee to choose directors for the
next year will he selected.
A nominating committee ot
five members will be elected
Thursday. This group will pick
from the Chamber roster thirty
names and place them on the
official ballot.
The election will be held a
week from next Thursday. Fir.
teen directors will be elected
from the Hat of thirty candi-
dates.
The secretary will mall mem-
bers copies of the official ballot
between nomination and election
for them to study before tot-
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Oil Worker, 25,
Commits Suicide
POISON DEPOT
OPENS LN CITY
FOR RESIDENTS
Grasshopper Dope To
Be Had For Asking
At 612 S. Main
A branch station for distri-
buí inn grasshopper poison to re-
sidents of Borger and vicinity is
now open ¡it Westerfleld Truck
Lines, 012 South Main Street
hare
The station will be open froiik,
2 I o (1:30 p. ui. daily, and those
wanting poison are askeo to call
for it at that time It .s best to
distribute the mixture In the
morning.
No charge is mude tor the
poison.
Thorn, wishing 200 pounds or
less should obtain the poison at
Hie local stutlon. bringing their
own sacks. Those wanting more
than 20 i pounds should obtain
he mixture in bulk at the main
stutlon at Stinnett.
Grasshoppers are hatching
fast in the county, according to
the office of County Agent Clyde
L. Carruth.
The poison will bo of no dang-
er to humans, livestock, or poul-
try. provided it is bandied pro-
perly. The poison will not harm
li was, flowers, or gardens If uot
spread too heavily. It should be
spread by spreader or dry cast,
twenty pounds to the acre.
Illillllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllll*
OK LUXE CAFE
FIRST CONTRIBUTION
Tluinks to Jantes Kurokl,
51. Kinvada, and C. Iljlmu.
of the lie Luxe Cafe, the
HUTCHINSON CO I N T V
FAIR ASSOCIATION is en-
riched by contribution in
tile amount of #7..10.
The .Association owes a
balance of gl.io.oo on it
bank note secured by build,
ing and other material at the
fair ground* south of town,
und in order to liquidate
this obligation ami thereby
gel the slate clean for this
year, a call was made upon
twenty prominent citizens t
assist in paying this debt.
The l e Luxe Cafe 1 the
first to respond to the let-
ter* recent l> mailed. Fair
tilrvetturs today expressed
their appreciation and statu
that other similar checks
would no doubi follow.
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HOUSE BODY
FAVORS RILL
BY C. SMALL
AUSTIN. Tex., May 16 —(/P)
— The house committee on oil
and gas Iuhi night reported fav-
orably a senate approved bill by
Senator Clint Small of Amarillo
which would regúlale production
of sweet mix in the Panhandle
field. The vote was 10 to .
Stricken 'rom the proposal
was an amendment by senator
Morris Roberts of Heevllle which
opponents charged would not
only stop construction of addi-
tional recycling plants, but
would practically destroy the In.
vestment already made In exist-
ing planta.
Robert's amendment would
have pluced In the railroad com-
mission the duty to inquire into
the production of gas from wells
of the state and where It found
that liquid petroleum was being
(Continued on page TWO)
srorr IHUVK NT ARTS
AT MONDAV BREAKKANT
The "kickoff" hrewkrnst launch-
ing the drive for Hoy Scout tumis
for this district will be held at 7
a. m. next Monday. May 22, ac-
cording to District Finance Chair-
man H. N. Pruett, heading the
drive T o- *2,oon quota
The nlte of the breakfast merit,
ing, at which teams and their
work will be lined up, will be an-
uounccd later.
Norman H. Daniel, 25-year-old
unemployed oil Held worker, was
found «hot to duuh with a iiistol
last night ttt thtFnome of It mo.
ther-ln-law. Mr . Celia Roberts.
SOS West Tenth Street.
Justice of the Peace O. C.
Knl,;bt this morning isatied a ver-
dict of suicide after an Inquerft.
Relatives told police who inves-
tigated and others that Daniel
hud been despondent because he
had been out. or work for more
than a year and previously had
threatened to kill himself.
The body was taken to the Po-
well Funeral Home. Jt will be
sent tonight to Vivian. La., bis
home, where funeral services and
burial possibly will be held Thurs-
day.
Daniel is survived by his moth-
er and father or Vivian, a sis-
ter. hln wife and a :i year-old
non. Sammy.
Uuniel was round by members
ot Ills family Nhortly after 0 p.
m. last night lying on his back in
i he kitchen floor of the Roberts
residence. A 41 Colt pistol, in
which one i*hell hed been loaded
and fired, lay vit his feet. A sui-
cide note addressed to his family
and asking their forgiveness was
taken frwiu his pocket.
The Inillei pierced the youth's
chest on tile left aide to the right
of Ills heart, passed through his
body and lodged in ihe kitchen
door. Polios extracted the pel-
let. The gun belongs to Joe H.
Smith, police said.
Powder burns marked his shirt
and chest In a circle several In-
ches across.
Policemen Marion Rodgers and
Jcfr Dunlr.un answered ihe cull
from a member of the family at
Ü:íl0 p, m.
The note which they took from
bis alilrt pocket was penciled ill
longhand OU a sheet of atudent's
composition paper torn from a
notebook. Officers wald the writ-
ing compared wit It that of one of
his letter*.
Members of the family saw him
write the note, but did not know
whit! he was writing, then saw
Daniels leave the front room
where they were sealed and go to
the kitchen. The nliot followed.
The note was timed at 0:05 p.
m.
"Borger. Texn*
"May 16, 0 5 p. m.. 103
"To My Dearest Mother, Daddy,
and Sister,
Please do forgive me for tak-
ing It this way. I love Jewell
this wife) and Sammy litis son)
o I don't see any other way. 1
can't live without them I lo r
you degrly. So hold up your head
and live Jour life with my belov-
ed sister until we meet again
"Your affection-ate son
"Norman H. Daniel."
Daniel had worked irregulai
the past few days at the Phillips
Petroleum company as a construc-
tion hand.
Elliott Points
Out Our Faults
PORT WORTH. To*.. May 16
—(/P)— Elliott Roosevelt com-
mented in his semi-weekly radio
program last night that while
"we of the United States look
with disfavor on the persecution
of Jews in various nations of
Europe . . . racial persecution is
not an unknown thing on Ameri-
can soil."
The president's son reviewed
the history of the Alabama and
Coushntta Indians, for who few-
er than 290 now remain on a
Polk county Texas reservation.
"Most of the Indians moved
onto the reservation," said
Roosevelt, "and lived in hope
that a promise mude them by
(SamI Houston, that the white
man eventually would do some-
thing for them, would come
true."
He declared the once proud
lineage of the Alabamas and
So Um hat tas In sealed, that "It Is
a sad commentary to our preseut
advanced civilization," and that
the pioneers who developed the
nation did not. intend that the
route of the Ind'ins should
reach the proportions of mass
racial persecution,
40 Borgant To
Attend Sanford
Kiwanis Dinner
"MOUNTffiS" TO
GUARD LANDING
LATET0NIGHT
'Terrorist' Signs Are
Called Work Of
Pranksters
By FRANK KINO
QUEBEC, Muy 16- -(/p)—Can-
ada's royal northwest mounted
police today clamped over this old
city the tightest police regula.
Hons ever known In the dominion
to sufeguard the arrival of King!
(leorge and Queen Elisabeth on
the Empress of Australia late to.
night.
Plai ards Inscribed "I.R.A."
(Irish Republican Army) sent a
scare through the city, although
authorities maintained the signs
were work of pranksters and not
of the terrorists blamed for re-
cent bombings and explosions In
London.
When the king and queen land
at historic Wolfe's Cove in the St.
Lawrence river tomorrow morn-
ing police regulations will
movement of any porson, eren
the sllk-hatted crowds at tl
dock.
Cheek Huspkhttt.- Characters
Scotland yard age its trom
don worked with local and
vlnclal police and the royal
mounted In a final check of every
suspicious character in the city.
As the Empress o( Australia
steamed through the Gulf of ftt.
Lawrence Quebec's quiet crowds
watched bulletin boards on h«r
progress,
At 11 a. m. (CBT) the
•sel, trailed In
a pair of Canadian
the British eraisera
Southhampton, reported
Hon as about 440 miles f __
bee and #80 miles from the
er Point pilot station.
Northern lights played over the
clear sky as the liner and her es-
cort negotiated the great water,
way off the northeastern tip ot
the (¡aspe peninsula.
While Pilot Aubuste Santerre,
veteran of the 8t. Lawrence, walt-
ted at Father Point for the Em-
press of Australia, harried off!
ciáis in Quebec tackled a multi-
tude of Inst minute problems to
Insure smoothe execution of ar
rangements from the moment the
king and queen step ashore to-
morrow morning.
Officials In Dither
The officials were hampered by
necessity of telescoping parts of
the Canadian tour to make up for
o two-day delay forced on the Rm-
press of Australia by fog and lee.
Arrangements for their majesties
to spend June 8-11, Inclusive, in
the United States stood unalter.
ed.
Other official headaches, some
cured and Borne still under treat-
ment were to be classified rough-
ly as follows:
1. Political problems involving
(Continued on Page SIX)
Forty Borgans have reserved
plates at the Sanford Kiwanis
club's dinner Thursday night for
Panhandle CitUeus interested in
the proposed Cunadiun river duin
project.
A delegation also is expected
to attend front Stinnett, us well
as many other Panhandle (owns.
The men are Invited to bring
their wives, a Sanford Klwanlsu
said today However, reserva-
tion should be made at once with
H. N. Pruett at the Chamber of
Commerce here. Tickets are fl
enrh.
Visitors will inspect the site of
the proposed dam at 5:30 p. ra.
The dinner is set for 7 p. m.
CITY FATHKRH
MEET TON'HiHT
Tbe city commission, meeting
In regular session at 8 o'clock to-
night at the city hall will act on
a proposed dairy Inspection ordi-
nance and the recently completed
audit of the city's books.
Tax adjustments and bills also
will be considered.
WEATHIR
V,
West Texas - Fair tonight slid
Wednesday.
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ALBUQUERQUE, May 10
Another
for small boys
baths s
A Hot Springs, sr.
bath house
sued for «1,000
for Injuries. The
asserted plaster fell off
ceiling and hit hint as he
lay In a tub.
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