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Franco Army Is
Within 30 Miles
t Of Loyal Capital
Taragona Falls To Rebel
Army As Defenses Mass
^ At Mediterranean City
HENDAYE — (UP) — The
Spanish loyalist government to-
day rushed reinforcements of a
0 great defense line around Bar-
celona as insurgent armies of
Generalissimo Franco pounded
up the Mediterranean coast and
across the Catalan hills to with-
£ in 30 miles or the capital.
The fight for Barcelona with
probably 750.000 men particirat-
ing appeared likely to he the
greatest battle of the Spanish
§ civil war.
Rebel field headquarters re-
ported their armies were near
the fortified loyalist city of
Igualada on the Lerida-Barcelo-
na highway only 30 miles from
the capital. A swift attack by
rebel troops moving up the val-
ley from Borjas and the capture
of Cervera made possible an at-
tack on Igualada, the insurgent
messages said.
At the same time, fleets of
rebel planes bombed and mach-
ine gunned civilians who were
fleeing from the falling city of
Taragona toward Barcelona, loy-
alist news agency reported. The
planes roared up and down the
road to Barcelona, the dispatch
said, bombing towns within a
few miles of the capital.
A steady advance all along the
Catalan front was claimed by
insurgent dispatches as the loy-
alists reported their troops were
digging in for a supreme effort
to prevent capture of Barcelona.
Insurgents have put almost 300,-
000 men into the offensive while
the loyalist mobilization of all
able bodied men from 18 to 45
is expected to provide at least
•100,000 and possibly more for the
defense of the capital.
Fortifications have been under
construction for several months
around the city, and the gov-
ernment last week placed all
men who were unfit for front
lint duty to work on completing
defense lines.
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Social Security
Act Expansion
Is Asked By FDR
WASHINGTON — (UP)—Pre-
sident Roosevelt asked congress
to consider extension of social
security old age insurance pro-
tection to the entire nation as
rapidly as possible.
Mr. Roosevelt made the re-
quest in transmitting to con-
gress the report of the social
security board.
Mr. Roosevelt warned con-
gress against planning toward
"untried and demonstrably un-
sound panaceas" in its consider-
ation of social security prob-
lems.
His recommendations were:
Extension of old age and un-
employment insurance protec-
tion to uncovered workers as
rapidly as possible.
Increased protection to aged
and dependent children, either
through increased pensions or
increased grants-in-aid to the
states.
Establishment of merit sys-
tems for state social security
personnel to end "harmful" re-
sults of incompetent or politi-
cally dominated setups.
The report proposed that the
date for instituting pensions un-
der the contributory federal sys-
tem be advanced to 1940 in-
stead of starting in 1942 and
that coverage lie broadened to
include approximately 10,000,000
persons not now protected by
the system.
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Qets Emergency Vaccine
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HIGH COURT
MAY DELAY
TVA RULING
Sufficient Serum
To Vaccinate 400
Obtained In City
County Health Officer
Sees No Danger Of
Similar Epidemic Here
VOLUME XL1
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939
NUMBER 23J
WASHINGTON — (UP) -
The supreme court, which today j
began a two-week recess after ; 'n an effort to curb a small-
its regular decision session, may j pox epidemic, physicians of Saa
Salazar Jury Summons Being Issued
As Frankfurter Convinced The Senators
An attorney and Ills attorney: Felix Frankfurter, I'eil and legal adviser Dean Aeheson, relax-
ed and listening at Senate .judiciary subcommittee hearing, where Frankfurter's nomination
to the Supreme Caurt was approved.
875 MILLION ABSOLUTE MINIMUM NEEDED
TO RUN WPA, AID CHIEF TELLS SENATORS
Grand Jury Will
Meet Tuesday To
Continue Probes
Beginning their third week of
investigations, members of the
Nolan county grand jury are to
reconvene Tuesday morning af-
ter a weekend recess.
Summoned to appear before
the jury are 30 witnesses for
Tuesday.
It is generally understood that
a peak of cases is on the ex-
amining docket for the term,
necessitating the many hours of
deliberation.
Mexican Kidnap
Victim Returned
MEXICO CITY — (UP) —Of-
ficials of the Amparo Mining Co.
announced here that M. L. Webb,
40-year-old American manager
of the company's properties in
Guanajuato state, who was kid-
naped by bandits here last Wed-
nesday, returned safely to his
home.
Wimberly Hereford Farms Sale
To Be Held Near Here Thursday
First Hereford sale of the
new year in the Sweetwater area
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Cloudy
and unsettled, little change in
temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 47 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 32 degrees. Temperature at
2 p. m. today 56 degrees. Falling
barometer.
WEST TEXAS—Considerable
cloudiness; probably rains in
southeast and rain or snow in
north. Warftter in southeast to-
night. Colder in north and west
Tuesday.
EAST TEXAS — Cloudy, not
so cold. Rain on lower coast and
southwest tonight. Tuesday oc-
casional rMns.
has been set for Thursday, Jan-
uary 19. by Wimberly Hereford
Farms, 2 1-2 miles north of the
city. Forty-eight lots are being
offered including 18 bulls and
30 cows.
All the offerings have been
bred by the Wimberly Farms
with many young animals of
both sexes, in the sale.
All animals in the sale are
the get of the Wimberly herd
bulls, Mixer Mischief, Prince
Domino Mixer Jr., Zack Dom-
ino, Rico Domino, Prince Dom-
ino Mischief 2d. Prince Domino
44th.
R. J. Kinzer, secretary of
the American Hereford associa-
tion, will be present for the sale
which Is expected to attract buy-
ers from throughout Texas and
many other states.
WASHINGTON — (UP) —,
! Works Progress Administrator j
; Francis C. Harrington told a sen- j
ate subcommittee today that j
! $875,000,000 was the minimum !
amount of money needed b\
WPA foL the nexr five months.
Harrington asked that the re-
lief deficiency bill be restored
to the $875,000,000 requested by
President Roosevelt. As passed
by the house the bill provides
for only $725,000,000.
Senators generally predicted
that the senate would support
the house refusal to accede to
the administration's estimate.
Some of the senators expressed
a desire to make a further re-
duction in WPA funds.
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College Students
Entertain Rotary
Sweetwater Rotarians were
salutecf with entertaining var-
iety program at their meeting
today by the appearance of
a group of students from Hard-
in Simmons university. Miss Al-
thea Schriever, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Schriever of
this city, speech student at the
university, was master of cere-
monies and introduced the pro-
gram numbers.
Playing her own accompani-
ments. Miss Peggy Mathis, blues
singer, appeared first and sang
"Music Maestro". John I). Fran-
cis discoursed vociferously on a
big game hunt in Africa which
brought gales of laughter from
his listeners.
Karl Bonneaux, sophomore
cheer leader, discussed the sub-
ject of marriage only to
find his "stooge", Ralph Beard,
present, after getting started.
The two put on a clever act.
John 1). Francis returned to
the program in an imt ersona-
tion in pantomime of a lady of
the Gay '90s taking a bath.
The program was brought to
a close by Miss Peggy Mathis
who sang "Alexander's Ragtime
Band," with the club members
joining in the final chorus.
Warm applause was given each
number of the program.
Club guests included Dr.
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Judge Mauzey
Trying Cases
At Big Spring
Judge A. S. Mauzey is in Big
Spring this week having ex-
changed benches with Cec.. Col-
lings, presiding judge of the
70th judicial district.
Disqualified to hear the tuvk-
et, having been prosecuting at-
torney recently, Judge Collings
is {'..residing for the civil week
in this court.
A light criminal docket is
expected to be exhausted by
Wednesday, allowing Judge Mau-
zey to return to his court for the
remaining days of this week.
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Commissioners
Fix County Pay
No change is expected in the
salaries of Nolan county offi-
cials and little in salaries of
deputies as Judge Charles W.
Lewis and his commissioners
fix the 1939 wage today in com-
missioners' court session.
The meeting today is being
given over entirely to affixing
salaries for the year.
Prosecutor Here
Mapping Plans
For Murder Case
Papers Will He Served
On Four Panels Tuesday;
Trial Kegins Jan. 23
Preparations Ere complete to
begin summoning tomorrow
four jury panels composing a
special venire of 154 men from
which talesmen are to be drawn
for the murder trial Monday,
Jan 23, of Frank Salazar, 23-
year-old Mexican.
O. C. Fisher, district attorney
of San Angelo and prosecutor of
the "list judicial district, is here
today securing a copy of the
venire, establishing certain pro-
c:.lures, prior to opening the
trial.
Salazar, arraigned in district
court. Saturday morning, is plead-
ing not guilty to the murder of
Paul Kennedy, prominent Miles
farmer, Dec. 15.
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Economy Drive
Is Started By
Solons At Austin
AUSTIN — (UP) — An eco-
nomy drive was started in the
Texas senate today while the
house of representatives turned
its attention to resolutions on
old age assistance and to rules
of procedure.
Senators pravsed the state
railroad commission's recent re-
duction of personnel and recom-
mended that other departments
follow the example. The house
asked that no husband and wife-
be allowed on the state payroll.
The house asked a report, on
the extent to which civil service
tests have been used in select-
ing old age assistance admin-
istration employes and inquir-
ing whether the same examina-
tions were given to all. Rep.
Rawlings Colquitt of Dallas pre-
sented a resolution to ask con-
gress to grant old age assistance
under the maximum terms fix-
ed in the Texas constitution.
Federal grants now are more re-
stricted. Action on the resolu-
tion was delayed.
Gov. James V. Allred submit-
ted his last message to the leg-
islature suggesting immediate
passage of an act ratifying the
compact signed by commission-
ers from Texas. Colorado and
New Mexico for division of wat-
er in the Rio Grande river above
Fort Quitman.
The house adopted its perma-
nent rules, eliminating a com-
mittee to receive registrations
of all persons appearing before
the legislature and ordering
that all free-conference reports
on appropriation bills be printed
at least 48 hours before final
action.
The house also asked a joint
session with the senate at 2
p. m. Wednesday to hear Gov.
W. Lee O'Daniel's first message
to the legislature.
Mercy Killer
again defer its ruling on con-:
stitutionality of the Tennessee j
Valley authority and the status ;
of the child labor amendment.
The long overdue opinions
have caused considerable specu-
lation, since the court seldom
permits a case to pend more j
than two months. TV A argu-1
merits were heard Nov. 14 and |
15. The child labor litigation
was argued Oct. 10 and 11
A. third important case involv-
ing a government effort to pre-
vent distribution of $580,000 im-
pounded in a Missouri federal
court in connection with the j
Kansas City stockyard litigation,
also is pending. The case was j
argued Oct. 21 and 22.
The TV A case is a test chal-
lenge of constitutionality of the ;
new deal's vast public power!
project brought by a group of j
orivate utility companies. In
the child labor case, opponents j
of the measure contend that the j
amendment no longer is subject
to ratification b^eaus- more than
one-fourth of the states have re-
jected ratification at various
times.
Only rarely does the court
innounce decisions of general'
importance on the Monday im-
nediateiy preceding a recess.
erton this morning ordered
100 points of vaccine from the
Nolan County Health unit.
The order, sufficient to vac-
cinate approximately 400 per-
sons, was being forwarded to
the nearby town.
According to Dr. George A.
Gray, health director, no out-
break of the disease is expect-
ed here since compulsory vac-
cinations in the schools have
prevented such an occurrence.
Pictured as he was booked by
police in New York City is
Louis Greenfield who confess-
ed killing his 17-year-old im-
becile won by chloroforming
him.
Sweetwater Broadcasting Station
Application Is Studied By FCC
James H. Beall, Jr., and
George P.ennitt returned from
Washington. D. C.. Sunday even-
ing where they had appeared at
a FCC hearing on the applica-
tion of a construction permit
for the proposed radio station
for Sweetwater.
The hearing was held on Wed-
nesday, January 11. and the
findings of the commission will
be made known anytime from
one month to six months after
the date of the hearing.
While in Washington a con-
ference was also had with rep-
representatives of the Civil Aero-
nautics Authority with reference
to an airline stop on the Ameri-
can Airlines. Favorable inter-
est in Sweetwater's claim was
evinced at the conference.
The Sweetwater men also
stopped in Chicago on the re-
turn trip for a conference with
C. R. Mosier, vice-president of
the American Airlines for a fur-
ther discussion on the possibili-
ties of an airline stop here. Mr.
Mosier stated that he was giv-
ing the matter every considera-
tion and expected to visit Sweet-
water in the very near future
to into the matter further.
Both men reported an an par-
ent optimistic tone for business
in 1939 gained from talks with
businessmen in the east and in
Chicago.
H. E. Lewellen,
Killed In Auto
Crash At Midland
MIDLAND — (UP) — Funer-
al services for H. E Lewellen, (il.
Midland cattle commission man
killed Sunday when his automo
bile was struck by a hit and run
motorist west of here, will be
held this afternoon at the Shep
community, Nolan county.
Lewellen moved here from
Sweetwater seven years age
and was widely known in West
Texas and New Mexico.
His son, Rick Lewellen. who
was in the automobile with him
at the time of the collision, suf-
fered bruises.
Lewellen also is survived by
his wife, three daughters, two
other sons and nine grandchild-
ren.
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Air Field Fire
Sifted By U. S.
RANTOUL. 111. — (CP) — A
board of inquiry today inspected
ruins of more than $1,000,000
worth of equipment and three
buildings destroyed last night by
a fire which swept through a
portion of Chanute field, home
of a U. S. army air corps techni-
cal school.
Fire departments from Cham-
paign, Urbana, Caxton and Ran
toul fought the flames with 500
men. The Rantoul department
sent all of its equipment.
Hangars containing 30 air-
planes used in training army
fliers were not damaged.
All of the buildings at the
field are of war-time construc-
tion. In recent yfars they have
been used entirely for the train-
ing of cadets, mechanics and
radio mechanics.
Jap Press Cites
Anglo-U. S. Tieup
TOKYO — (UP) — Japanese
editorial commentators asserted
today that Great Britain's latest
note insisting on an "open door"
policy in China is another il-
lustration of Anglo-American
cooperation in the Far East.
jury Disagrees
On Breckenridge
Murder Charge
Group Splits 9 to 3,
Deliberates 24 Hours,
Dismissed By Judge
BRECKENRIDGE — A hung
jury resulted in the trial of Alex
Fambro, charged in 90th dist-
rict court with the murder of
Dave Wagley.
After presentation of the
charge and conclusion of testi-
mony Friday morning, the jury
was out more than 24 hours be-
fore making an initial report of
9 ballots of "guilty" and "in-
nocent." Judge Bryan Atchison
returned the jurors for further
deliberation Saturday afternoon.
Saturday night the jury \\\ s
dismissed.
According to testimony in the
case, Fambro shot Wagley in a
dispute over property rights.
Fambro and a helper went to
the acreage near Wayland. to
pull pipe. Wagley ordered Fam-
bro from the land and. accord- i
ing to Fambro. kept one hand
"suspiciously in his pocket."
The death penalty was not;
asked by the prosecution.
100,000 Expected
To See 0" Daniel
Take Over Office
Hands, Soldiers, School
Children Singers Will
Add To Austin Speetacle
AUSTIN — (UP) — Fair
weither Tuesday will bring 100.-
000 persons to Austin to sec-
Guv -Elect W. Lee O'Daniel take
hit- oath of office.
Tlv main problem facing the
committee now is how to feed
' he 100.000—and indications were
the visitors probably would eat
hamburgers.
The hamburgers will be sold
Fair Weather
Is Predicted
Al'STIV — (IP) — Fair
weather with a maximum
temperature of 70 degrees
K expected for lire outdoor
inauguration of W. Lee O'-
Daniel as governor tomor-
row. V. S. Weatherman
Frank Mayors said today
that there may be a few
clouds, but no rain is ex-
pected. \ light south wind
is forecast.
at the University of Texas sta-
dium. the site of the inaugura-
tion ceremonies, under the
supervision of the University
Athletic association.
Mo-t of the 54.499 persons who
asked O'Daniel to run for gov-
ernor are expected to accept his
invitation to attend if they
have t(i hitch-hike their way
O'Daniel suggested they do so
if no other means were offer-
eel.
Ten thousand school child-
ren will come by bus and cars
to sing the new governor's own
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Highway Patrol
Escorts O'Daniel
FORT WORTH — (UP) —!
Governor Elect O'Daniel with i
an honor escort of state high- j
way patrolmen left his home j
here today for a triumphal drive j
to Austin where he takes the !
oath of office tomorrow a-1
governor.
The party was scheduled to
make one stop, at Waco where j
last summer O'Daniel opened j
his campaign for governor.
Twenty automobiles made up j
the party as it left Fort Worth.
Other automobiles were expect-
ed to join the group along the
way to Austin
Seek Rights For
C
Southern States
ATLANTA. Ga. — (UP) —
Representative southern leaders,
demanding "equality of oppor-
tunity" for the south, recom-
mended today a six point pro-
gram for federal and state gov-
ernments in improving the
south's economic and social con-
ditions.
Leaders were called here by
Mark Ethridge. genera! manager
of tlie Louisville, Ky. Courier-
Journal and Times. They repre-
sented journalism, education,
labor, government and business.
"The south does not seek a pre-
ferred status," the announce-
ment said. "What it, asks is
equality of opportunity within
the union."
U. S. National Income ^ ill Reach
80 Billions in 1939, Expert Say
CLEVELAND — (UP) —Col.
Leonard P. Ayres, vice-president
and statistician of the Cleve-
land Trust Co., said the 1939
national income should have
little trouble soaring to $80.-
000.000.000 if businessmen
take a few chances and believe
firmly in the future.
Colonel Ayres, in his regular
monthly business review, de-
fended President Roosevelt's
statement in his message to
congress on the state of the
union that the national income
ought to reach $80,000,000,000.
"That is by no means an ex-
cessive aspiration," he said. "We
had a national income of about
$80,000,000,000 in 1929. and now
s
we have 9,000,000 more people
in our population than we had
then.
"In order to have such a nat-
ional income." he said, "we
would have to do about five-
fourths as much business as we
did in 1937, and that ought not
to he too difficult."
He said he only obstacle
threatening that achievement
is the "relative unattr ctive-
nc-s of taking business risks."
He urged the nation's busi-
nessmen to restore the "pro-
spects for profits" by lifting
the percentage of profiMnaking
corporations in the country from
30 per cent, as it stixxi in 1930,
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