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UNDISTRIBUTED PROFIT TAX STRICKEN
Solicitations
Ignored By
Candidates
WASHINGTON — (UP)—So-
licitor Karl Crowley of the post-
office department, prospective
candidate for governor of Texas,
today again criticized two can-
didates, charging that Attorney
General William McCraw and
Railroad Commissioner Ernest
Thompson are "corporation fav-
orites."
Crowley Monday wired the
two, demanding that they re-
sign their present offices or
withdraw from the race for gov-
ernor.
He leaves today for Texas. He
will make an announcement of
his position in the race next
week.
"I am informed that McCraw
merely laughed it off," Crowley
said, referring to his telegram
Monday. "I admit that it is too
much to expect him at this late
time to turn serious and honest-
ly tell the people where he
stands on any public issue."
FERGUSONS STILL
SILENT ON MA'S PLANS
AUSTIN — (UP) — The Fer-
guson Forum issued today re-
mained silent on expected can-
didacy of Former Governor Mir-
iam A. Ferguson for another
term.
Commenting on Governor All-
red's decision to retire, the For-
um said, "Whether we agree
with him or not, Governor All-
red made a clear cut statement
of his reasons for not running
for a third term."
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Legion Officer
Feted on Visit
Henry H. Dudley, national
field secretary of the American
Legion from Lincoln, Neb., was
the honored guest at a lunch-
eon in the White Kitchen cafe
Wednesday. He was introduced
by Fred E. Young, department
adjutant of Texas, who is accom-
panying Dudley on a tour of
the state.
Dudley spoke briefly on the
rehabilitation and child welfare
programs of the Legion. The
first deals with seeing that dis-
abled veterans of the World War
are placed in self-supporting po-
sitions. The latter is to see that
children of veterans are cared
for properly.
Eighteen Legionnaires attend-
ed the luncheon. Philip Yonge,
commander of Oscar McDonald
post No. 109, presided. Musicians
post was represented officially
by Adjutant Jack Armstrong.
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First Spring Lambs
On Market Today
Spring lambs made their first
reported appearance today on
Fort Worth stock markets with
a quotation of $8.50 down. Mar-
ket on sheep was low today
with prices mostly 25 cents low-
er than previous quotations.
Approximately, 3500 sheep were
purchased today.
Tomorrow's market require-
ments were estimated at 2,000
sheep.
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Aged Piano Offered
To Texas Tech
LUBBOCK — Texas Techno-
logical college has been offered
an aged grand piano, dating
back to 1840, and believed to
be one of the earlier Steinway
models. Mrs. Sam D. Jones,
local resident, has offered the
small piano, rich with carvings
and deep tone, to the college mu-
seum for display.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Slightly
warmer, unsettled. Increasing
wind.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 75 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 57 degrees. Temperature at 2
p. m. today 85 degrees.'
WEST TEXAS — Fair to-
night and Friday. Warmer in
north tonight. Cooler in extreme
west and Panhandle Friday.
EAST TEXAS — Purtly clou-
dy to unsettled tonight and Fri-
day. Warmer northeast and
north central portions tonight.
oft
Sigrid On Visit
If Sigrid Curie wants to visit
some of her old friends in
Brooklyn, it's all right now,
since everyone knows that
she is not, as her Hollywood
employers had been led to be-
lieve, Norway's latest gift to
the screen.
Eastland County
•
Highways Get
Aid From State
Road Connecting With
Highway No. 1 From
Parker Co. to Be Paved
AUSTIN—(UP) — State high-
way orders, appropriations and
changes announced by the high-
way department today included:
Designation of a highway
from Eastland to near Lingie-
ville, provided 120 foot right of
way is furnished by the county.
Plans and bids for surfacing
on Highway 89 in Parker cbun-
ty to connect recent improve-
ments with Highway 1 at Weath-
erford, estimated cost, $17,000.
Increased appropriation of
$12,000 for Highway 1 in East-
land county.
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Stolen Bicycles
Recovered Today
Police today recovered three
bicycles reported stolen from
Sweetwater boys Wednesday
night. The bikes had been
abandoned in secluded spots by
apparent "joy riders."
He Won't Quit
M
Anything hut downcast in ap-
pearance is Arthur E. Mor-
gan, discharged chairman of
TV A. Morgan plans court bat-
tle against ouster. Re will
neither retract nor substanti-
ate charges against fellow
board members.
Waco Boosters
Arrive In City
A wailing siren at 11:30 o'clock
today announced the arrival of
the Waco boosters on their tour
of West Texas, who stopped for
30 minutes in Sweetwater. They
were met by a delegation of cit-
izens headed by Mayor Luther
M. Watson, City Manager S. H.
Bothwell, H. A. Walker, presi-
dent, and George Barber, secre-
tary, of the Board of City De-
velopment. Civic organization
leaders were among those who
greeted the Wacoans.
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'Goodwill* Trippers
Are To Visit City
Two goodwill tours will make
Sweetwater dp ring April, ac-
cording to information received
today by the Board of City De-
velopment. Fort Worth trippers
will be here April 18, and Dallas
business men are scheduled for
April 28. Definite time has not
been announced for either tour.
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VOL. XXXX
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938
NUMBER 308
Chamberlain Announces Bold Policy
Great Britain
Ready to Fight.
If Necessary
England Bound By
Treaties, He Tells
House of Commons
LONDON — (UP) — Great
Britain is ready to go to war
if necessary. Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain"' told a
crowded House of Commons to-
day.
"There are certain vital in-
terests for which, if they are
menaced we would fight", the
prime minister said.
"At the same time, our ob-
ject must always be to pre-
serve those things which we
consider essentail without re-
course to war, if that is pos-
sible. Peace is the greatet in-
terest of the British empire,
but that doesn ot mean that
nothing will make us fight.
"We know that in war there
are no winners," he said.
He warned however that Brit-
ain might have to fight under
existing commitments without
referring directly to France or
Czechoslovakia.
Round By Treaties
"We are bound by certain
treaty obligations which entail
on us the necessity of fighting
if occasion arises", he explain-
ed.
He admitted that his original
belief in the league of nations
as an instrument of preserving
peace had been "profoundly
shattered." He added, "We tried
to impose on the league a task
beyond its power to fulfill."
He expressed hope that the
league might be reformed to
"become a most effective guar-
atee of peace."
Britain, he declared, will
make no new military com-
mitments toward Czechoslova-
kia.
Emphasized Rearmament
Chamberlain emphasized the
necessity for extensive British
re-armament.
At the same time, it was dis-
closed that both the United
States and Britain will reject
the Soviet Russian proposal for
a conference on methods of
halting "aggression" by Ger-
many, Japan and Italy.
Chamberlain's declaration of
the policy by which Britain
hopes to restrain Europe's dic-
tators was immediately assailed
by the labor opposition as
"drifting."
"There is nothing so danger-
ous as the policy of drift and
uncertainty", Clement Attlee,
labor leader said.
Labor Union Conference
A conference between Cham-
berlain and trade union labor
leaders, representing 4,000,000
laborers, secet information to
obtain their cooperation.
Slew Revenooer?
Is that remorse or defiance
on the face of Wash Tat 11 in,
28, 'leiynessee mountaineer
and suspected moonshiner he-
ing held in Chattanooga 011
charges of having shot and
killed U. S. Alcohol T*\ Agent
William F. Berry daring a raid
on Tatnin's cabin?
Plans Progressing
For Style Revue
Rotan Business
Men Provide
Club Program
Sweetwater Club Is
Host To Visiting
Fisher County Men
Appreciation for the coopera-
tion in civic achievement be-
tween Rotan and Sweetwater
was expressed in the principal
address of the program present-
ed by Rotan Business Men's
club at the luncheon of the
Sweetwater club on the Blue
Bonnet roof today. Lamar New-
ton, city commissioner, was the
speaker. j WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Dennis Ivy of the Rotan club Seci.Ptary of Treasury Henry
was toastmaster, introduced bv Morf,enthaU Jr. disclosed today
Pete Starnes, program chair-! t|lat income tax receipts so far
man. Ivy introduced Bill Taylor. this month are not up t0 treas.
club president; L. M. Jackson. un expectations
secretary; Representative How- u.nuld guess)" Morgenthau
ard Davidson; and George Moore. 1 t.aj(| --that income taxes might
Tou will want to be downtown
next Monday evening to take
part in Sweetwater's Spring
Fashion Revue. See the latest
fashions from the style centers
of the nation modeled by a host
of the city's charming young la-
dies. Every store participating
in the Fashion Revue will de-
vote its windows to Spring's
latest models in apparel, hats,
shoes and all the accessories.
Preceding the style showing
will be a parade featuring boys
and girls on bicycles. They will
compete for prizes for most
originally decorated bicycle and
most original costumes for boys
and girls. The parade will form
in front of the Municipal Audi-
torium at 7 p. m. Sweetwat-
er's High School Band will head
the parade and furnish music
for the event. Boy Scouts from
all of the Sweetwater troops will
participate in the parade for the
purpose of advertising the fin-
ance drive opening.
Rvervone will find the scram-
bled word contest interesting. In
tbe-show windows of the stores
participating in the Fashion Re-
vue will be a letter. When all the
letters displayed are properly
arranged they will spell one
word. The contest is concerned
with the number of words that
can be made from this one.
Prizes are to be awarded to
those forming the most words.
Entries in the contest will be
received at the Reporter office
until 6 p. m., March 31.
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Income Taxes
Below Estimates
All made short talks, and Moore
on Paul Re-
"went to town
vere's horse.
Music Program
Miss Empress Shelton, violin-
ist, was recalled for an encore
when she played "My Rosary."
The encore was "Mighty Lak a
Rose." Miss Pauline Leon gave
run between $20,000,000 and $50.-
j 000,000 below our estimate."
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Monahans' Youths
Detained In City
Deputy Sheriff Will Sample to-
day picked up two brothers from
a musical reading. Miss Dorothy | M"nahans' an(? 12 years
Lane sang a swing song, and I ,who ;ire «l,d. t0 *ave left their
. , - 1 hnmn onn ororton nn q nrncc.
followed with a tap dance. Mrs.
J. C. Stringe was at the pi-
ano for these events, and when
Ivy led the two clubs in group
singing.
Others from Rotan included
Rev. William Fisher, Bill Cahrn
and Earl Thomason. 0. O. Hol-
lingsworth was introduced as a
new member brought in by Lee
Langley.
Contest April 14
It was announced that the
April 14 meeting will he given
See BUSINESS Page 5
home and started on a cross-
country hike. They were turned
over to Miss Gertrude Sa.vlors of
the Nolan County Child Welfare
Hoard for investigation.
Lee Truitt's Car
Stolen Last Night
Police today were notified
that a car belonging to Lee Tru-
itt was stolen Wednesday night.
It was parked in front of the
H. O. Wooten grocery whore
Truitt is employed.
CRIMINALS ASKED
TO SACRIFICE EYE
SAN QUENTIN PRISON.
Calif. — (UP)— Twelve
men in San Quentin's con-
demned row received a let-
ter each today in violation
of prison rules.
The letters came from the
blind Rev. U. E. Harding,
Portland, Ore., minister, and
they asked for living tissues
from a healthy eye.
Physicians have told the
Rev. Harding that his sight
may be restored by graft-
ing healthy cornea tissues
to his eyes.
Prison rules say that con-
demned men may receive
letters only from close rela-
tives. But Warden Court
Smith waived the rule af-
ter a talk with Rev. Hard-
ing.
"I shall use the eye to
read the scriptures," he
said, "and lead people to
righteousness. C e r t a in 1|'
one of the men will feel
that he will be redeeming
himself to society with such
a service."
High School
Student Held
For Extortion
Alpine Youth Charged
With Trying to Obtain
$500 From Hotel Man
MARFA — (UP) — Raul Gon-
zalez, 15-year-old Alpine high
school student, was charged to-
day with extortion of S500 from
Clay Hollad. Alpine hotel oper-
ator. before a U. S. commis-
sioner.
The complaint alleged that
Gonzalez demanded S500 left
in a hole on a hilltop near Al-
i pine. The life of Holland's 16-
year-old daughter, Virginia, al-
legedly was threatened.
Holland placed the money in
the hole Tuesday night. Thirty
minutes later officers arrested
the youth as he removed the
money.
18 Per Cent Flat
Tax Substituted
By Senate Group
Elimination Directly
Opposed to Administra-
tions Recommendations
WASHINGTON—(UP) —The
senate finance committee today
eliminated the undistributed
profits tax from its new draft
of the general tax revision bill.
In its place, the committee
agreed to place a flat tax rate
of 18 per cent on corporate in-
come.
The committee action was tak-
en as Chairman Pat Harrison of
Mississippi speeded action on
the measure in an effort to place
: it before the senate as rapidly
as possible as an aid to busi-
1 ness.
Elimination of the undistribu-
ted profits tax was directly op-
posed to administration recom-
mendations.
Defeat Two Riders
The action was taken after
the committee voted against at-
taching two important riders to
the bill. One would have estab-
lished new processing tax levies
to provide farm benefit funds.
The other was the war profits
bill of Senator Tom Connally
of Texas.
Harrison said the treasury es-
timated that the flat rate would
produce §948,000,000 on the ba-
sis of 1938 income as compared
with $851,000,000 anticipated
from the undistributed profits
tav in the house approved tax
bill. "V.
Harrison said that a credit-sys-
tem for small corporations (#^
vised by the senate committee
would benefit them more than
the system used in the house
bill.
15 Range Checks
Total $4,737
An additional 15 range com-,
pliance checks were received at
the office of the county agent
today, according to Homer Lem-
herg, assistant county agent, to-
taling $4,737.18. These added to
the previous receipt of 22 for
$3,663.17 bring the total for this
phase of the agricultural pro-
gram to $8,400.35 in Nolan coun-
ty.
Cards have been mailed to all ;
those whose checks have arriv-!
ed. The office advises that cards |
will be mailed on all checks j
received, and it is useless for
any farmer or rancher to call
for his check until notified by-
mail.
REORGANIZATION BILL
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
WASHINGTON — (tTP ) -
The senate today rejected by
47 to 36 the Byrd amendment
to j to the government reorgan>za-
were
Accused Slayer
15th Infantry
Home From China
TACOMA, Wash. — (UP) —
Greeted by gaily bedecked plea-
sure craft and a symphony of
ship and factory whistles as she
eased down-bay to her berth, the
U. S. S. transport Grant yes-
terday brought home the fa-
mous 15th infantry from China.
With planes from the 91s?t
observation squadron and
blimps flying overhead, thou-
sands of people crowded the
pier to welcome the more than
S00 officers and men of the re-
giment which has seen almost
continuous service in China
since 1912.
Scouting Appeals to Boys Because It Provides What They Want
And Need—District Financial Drive To Be Made Next Week
m
By A. J. STILES
Council Executive
There are 435 boys in the
Sweetwater district and more
than 1350 boys in the Buffalo
Trail Council enrolled in Scout-
ing and are participating in its
program. Scouting has the larg-
est membership of any boys' or-
ganization.
Why does scouting have this
tremendous appeal to boys is a
question often asked? Charles
Paxton, council president, re-
plies, "It meets the boy's wants
and needs."
Scouting, according to Mr. Pax-
ton, takes the natural instinct
of the boy to be busy and sup-
plies the things to keep him
busy. It realises that boys are
not inclined to be bad. but are
naturally inclined to be doing
something. That doing some-
thing may take the course of vi-
olating the traditions and con-
ventions of their elders unless
the elders see that the boys'
training follows the right direc-
tion.
Most juvenile delinquency
finds its roots in adult thought-
lessness, because adults are too
busy to keep the boys busy.
Tension on the part of boys and
inattention of men lead to mis-
takes on the part of both. The
Boy Scout movemene exisits to
bring boys in contact with right
men who will take the time to
understand the needs of boys
and provide interesting, worth-
while things for boys to do.
Scouting appeals to boys be-
cause they are "motor minded."
They want, action, thrills and ad-
venture. They don't want to sit
and listen. But they will listen
if what they are going to heat-
is related to what they are go-
ing to do later. Scouting appeals
boys because It is a great game
that they can play. Its program
of action, hiking, camping, troop
programs, rallies, contests, and
advancement with recognition
has tremendous appeal since all
scouting is fun. Instruction is
by doing and boys learn from
actual experiences.
Not only does Scouting enable
boys to do something, it en-
ables them to be something, for
the Scout oath and law and
ideals of Scout service appeal to
boys and make them want to
live up to the high Ideals of
their organization and of their
fellow Scouts and leaders.
Next week, a Boy Scout cam-
paign to raise funds will be con-
ducted in Sweetwater. Its pur-
pose is to assist the men who
unselfishly give of their time to
Scouting as scoutmasters, assis-
tant scoutmasters. Cub and Sea
Scout leaders by providing them
with the training, service, and
helps which they need in their
work in behalf of boyhood, and
provide some camping facili-
ties which will appeal to the
boys. Not everyone can serve
as an active seoutleader. but ev-
eryone can help, says Mr. Pax-
ton by enrolling as a sustain-
ing member of the Boy Scouts
and assuring the continuance
of Scouting and its growth for
boys of Sweetwater.
TWO CHARGED IN
IN LEVlNE KIDNAPING
NEW ROCHELLE — (UP) —
Werner Fred Luck, 23, German
born chauffeur, and Edward
Penn, 18-year-old high school
student, were arraigned today
on charges of attempting .
evtort money from Murray Le- t'f,n The amendment was
vine, father of kidnaped Peter resigned to protect the office
Levine. ! of comptroller general from
Both waived examination and change under the measure,
taken to the county jail, i Vote followed a vigorous fight
— ———-——— .! over the need from retaining
congressiona control over gov-
erment expenditures before they
are made.
Senator Lewis Schvellen-
hach of Washington argued that
no business concern would have
the same man who keeps its
book audit tliem. He said the
comptroller genera! has been
so busy attending to the con-
trol function that "he hasn t
made a report for I- years."
'Extortion' Death
Is Investigated
SPOOXEB. Wis. — (UP)
Everett Phinn. .Vi-year-old
woodman, today was charg-
ed with first degree murder
in the slaying Monday night
..! Raymond Washkulm, 17, .
a high school senior.
SPOONER. Wis. — (UP) —
A '.'year-old timber cutter who
j fled from his cabin at approach
! of officers, was questioned to-
: (jay about the slaying of Ray-
mond Washkuhn, 17, Spooner
high school student.
Sheriff Robert Willis and his
deputies took Everett Phinn in-
to custody after questioning
Mr- Phoebe Whaley, the slain
youth's landlady.
Willis said Mrs. Whaley had
implicated Phinn who was tak-
en to the office of District At-
torney Sylves Johnson for ques-
tioning. «a
He denied knowledge of t e
slaying.
ministrative education. The dis The youth died in a Spooner
cussion, lasting from Thursday hospital early Tuesday of a .22
night through Saturday, is spon-l hullet wound * the
sored by the state department of Tho shooting occulTecl within
education. ; a few yards of the Whaley home
Matters of primary impor-j which Washkuhn left for tho
Well-dressed, mild-appearing
.lames Warren Crabb II, weal-
thy 21-year-old Drlaven, 111.,
banker is pictured as he await-
ed trial on manslaughter and
perjury charges growing out
ot the slaying of liis 19-year-
old bride, Betty.
Supt. Covey Attends
Educators' Meeting
Supt. R. S. Covey of Sweet-
water schools, accompanied by
Mrs. Covey, went to Dallas to-
day where he will attend a con
ference on vocational and ad
tance are the 12-grade school
system, teacher training and
teacher certification.
Others who will attend in-
clude Miss Mary Clark Sturdi-
vant, home economics instruc-
tor of Divide: H. D Beardon,
head of the diversified occupa-
tions department of Sweetwat-
er schools; and Miss Virginia
Murray, head of the Newman
home economics department,-
y
avowed purpose of fulfilling
demands of a crudely written
$10 extortion note he had re-
ceived. He said he was going
to telephone bis parents for the
money.
Investigators today question-
ed authenticity of the note and
indicated they believed the boy
had written it himself. A type-
writer whose letter* oomjakrtqr™
ekwely with those
was found in his room.
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