The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1940 Page: 1 of 12
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CHTABLiSnCO AUGUST 1«, 167$.
With M»Hw Toward Nona. With Charity For Aft
GRAHAM. tEtAR. THVR9DAYTTULT 11, lUl
"Defense Only" Says
Ai^bonjrejs
Two Ocean Navy
Sen. Gloat and Bride at Honeymoon Home
FISHING
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America
Oateh on T There were three men
in • boot with four cigars but ne
They threw out one cigar
l the boat a cigar lighter.
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Maybe one reaeon some can were
--*— off the road during recent
waa that eome of thoae re-
had haary mortgages on ’em.
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WASHINGTON. July 11.—PUna
go forward by leapa end bounds for
and elaborate preparedness of
for defense.
A house bill authorizing 70 per
cent increase in the U. 8. fighting
Hee| and fixing the nation’s air corps
at 16,000 planes waa passed by the
Senate late Wednesday. The house
had already passed the measure. This
aukyy possfble a two-ocean navy.
At the aame time President Roose-
relt allayed the fears of thousands
in America by pledging that the
United States will not send troops
to any European war, but Will fight
only ha the case of aggression toward
ns by an enemy nation.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Masse-1
cbnaetta. estimated that H would
cost approximately $4,010,OOOJJOO for |
300 new combat ships and $600,000,000 j
6,000 additional airplanes which
would be authorised by the MS.
Just before the rate, Preeident
BaeeewH. dedaring the country must
yriyari for "total defense,” asked
coojmaa for $4,848,171,967 additional
for t** army and navy and proclaim-
ed Gils two-fold policy:
"Wo wfll not send our men to take
Diligent Clean-up Work
Urged After Several Cases
Of Typhoid Fever Found
Oerter Place. toe scarier senator Ism Virginia, Is i
Md* the fannerjthnk Mvy IkiettMeajte, at MrltaM
far the past
with Ms
Meutvtow Parma, Va„
yean aid. His hrMe to M. A
la knew as aa expert
Had H aver occurred to you—when
taxing at the peaty Insects, Just
what would happen H tt were not fee
ineactsT Warn H not for been and _ m_
taga that «t from flower to flower ,1^* to Europ*?.n w*r*
to carry the pollen, which makes paa-
<Ma the fruR and the seed. Of______
Mt famd out just W1™ni
the ehlgger perfenaw »• >»*• V^foood whlch
"But, we will repel aggression
rebut the United States or the
we have
!■ the peering of J. 8. Bagwell of
the Mphur Springe Brito and DaOp
Nawa Telegram, Texas has l$at tori
of the most valuable citizens in this
great state. Ha was an able news-
paper man, he had a heart as big hi
hie tn---‘*T and waa loved if
*—ul. who knew Mm.
Anwrartng the question aa to whan
"no.’
the he
funds
what aarvlee — - ■— ^ brin* the session’s sppropris
Mane and contract authorisations for
the armed forces to $10,100,078,270.
Is design ad to give the nation a fl-
nuneial start on Its “two-ocean" navy,
• aamhinad army-navy air force of
about 80,000 pUnea and modern
wee pong and equipment for a land
taea 8AOO.OOO men.
^dBri’-theesure authorising the “two-
1 ocean" navy was approved by the
whatnot to stand vital^edneaday, after one hour’s
_____debate end without a single audible
of ,the U. B. Flag Aeseeto-
**7<l h^hrnlT^-Hjt* 0*““ in snticipatton of later ap-
. TiS1 T.„.,
Uk n* • during debate on the bill, said a two-
nat Stan , . , | ocean navy eras needed “so that if wo
«i. wck fee a*• amka-fneae *t Europe we ean,
Wtfta or if we want to teM Mml.p* whete
eehhage head weighing 13 pounds
presented os by W. T. Ptokson of the to get off we can do it.
Loving community and for some
r*“" “'IT? X —«• m,
It shows two things, first what good
bortkaKuriets like these good farm-
ers can qrrew in this country; second
H still paye to he an editor.
New Oil Developments In
County Include! Sale of Long
Holdings To jji. P. Nash
Governor O’Daniel
Writes Appreciation
Defense Body Here
Manager Olenn Burgess nf the
Graham Chamber of Commerce and
acting secretary of the Graham Na-
tional Defense Council organized here
t recently has received the following
letter from Governor W. Lee O’Dan-
iel relative to the organization!
“Dear Mr. Burgess:
“Thank you very much for
| letter of July 6th., informing me of
the establishment of a Local Defense
Council for the City of Grahnm.
“It is gratifying to know that citi-
zens of our great State are respond-
ing so readily to the nstionsl" emer-
gency which we now have.
“Your letter, together with the per-
sonnel of your council, has been re-
ferred to the proper authorities and
in the event the services of your or-
ganisation art needed you will be
notified.
“Very truly your*,
**W. LEE O’DANIEL
measure, which pasaad
nse some time ago, carries no
hut permits the navy to lay
What would you fibn done?
maa of some promtnenedvwas
to speak at a nudist camp.
by man and women with
non on than Adam and Bra
had whan first placed in the first
garden. They suggested that he
probably tike to got ready for
Ma went upstairs realising
atari disrobe like the real
Eta paaad the floor in agon-
pany of indecision. The dinner
rang. With the courage of
desperation ha stripped and In
RpltlMtor dcnccndtd t)M stiir*
to find that all the guesta
ilng dothea to do him
have tenet
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tr friend has written this
follows: I bought a rogte-
flne bull an right—si-
U— - -—- - A >s._i A ad i
IVSilWQ VO DWIIOW. AIM!
Several developments in Y<
county this week of interest to
oil fraternity:
Final details of transfer hare I
completed in an oil deal of interest
to this area in the purchase by Jam
P, Nash of what is said to have been
L. A. Long's half interest in certain
holdings which had previously bean
owned jointly by Long and the Rap
Oil Company.
The sale, said to represent
consideration of $80,000.00. includes
Long’s interest in the A. Bill’s “A”
lease in the Knox extension pool with
six*'producing wells, A. Bill’s “B”
lease with one producing well, the
John Horn lease with one well. King-
Wootten 265 sere lease with one gai
well.
The new owner has already start
erf-x new -weik the Khur-Woottm No.
S and is said to have plans for other
The measure, authorising a seven- j development in the properties just
mr building program to add 200! acquired. It is planned to rework
the John Horn well and gun perfor-
ate the 2700-foot sand which ii said
to be between 28ft'i and 2812 feet
that was passed when the well was
drilled to the lime.
New developments in the drilling of
two new wells in the Knight pool,
three miles Southwest of Graham are
Ming watched eagerly now.
[dephone And Telegraph
Take Steps To
Against Sabotage
Defense measures by private indus-
aaperially by telephone comps
telegraph companies and trana-
_____companies are rapidly tak-
tag 'form against possible fifth-col-
umnist activities in Texas and
throughout the nation, according to
reports from Delias and elsewhere.
Telephone companies whoeh have
versivc movement, yet there have
been certain things taking place that
has caused immediate concern for
the safety of some of these important
communication exchanges. It is de-
clared. Armed guards may be put
about the buildings 24 hours a day
at any time, it is believed.
The Western Union Telegraph
to
amendments.
Ia a special message warning
“grave danger to Democratic
lions,’’ Mr. Rooaevelt told eqpgresd
that ‘‘this nation through sacrifice
and work and unity proposes to re-
in free.”
The pledge that no men would be
sent to European wars brought im-
mediate, approving response from
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taken radical steps at every plant | Company has also made adequate
in Texas to prevent strange persons j precautionary measures to prevent
or others from planting a bomb or j disruption of service
in tome way putting out of commis- *• M*. country’* defense,
nimr-flm
tern at any point. WEDNESDAY
In all of these telephone exchanges, HOTTEST—99
Including even many -mat! towns, no,, ^ Gr>h4m MW
employe .a penmtted to come to work ^ * thp year
and ^ immediately hut must re-
mam In the buUdmg for a stated
ploye* he permitted to enter the
viou* day reached a maximum of 97.
building beyond the immediate front; RBVIVAL AT LOVTNG
office. And after dosing hours em
ployes coming on duty md*t tele- j .4 revival meeting will begin at tire
The Jerome McLester-Textor Com- ph<mj) from the outsiele and be recog- Loving Methodist Church the eve-
pany well No. C-1 being drilled by njM<] p«rmjtted through ning of July 12 and continue through
Mr. McLester a* an offset to that now open ^ly from the July 21. Rev. Boyd Devore of Bry-
blg producer, the C-2 on the Knight in||ide Neither ere the young wo- son will conduct the services
There are several cases of typhoid
reported in Graham, but all of them
are reported to be doing as well as
could be expected. Some of them
have been ill two or three weeks.
They are said to be Mrs. -ft-anlc
Walker, 404 Pecan street Mr*. AiiTP——-----
rey Walker on Loving road, between
Chandler Height* :-nd Graham; and
I J. W. Armstrong who lives in the
400 block west Second street, and
Clyde Murray possibly baa it, but this
is not.certain yet. He has been car-
ried to Wichita Falls. Two girls who
are thought to have it mav have got-
ten it swimming in a cn it is said.
Armstrong, it is said ) a job,
, got married and took the typhoid
yon'!f«f all the aame week
Doctors ale watching all possible
sources of typhoid, and symptoms in
other persons sick in town, to prevent
a spread of it here, for there ere
more typhoid cases here now than ■
have been known here in several
years, doctors declare.
A large number of persons, par-
ticularly children, have been given
the anti-typhoid serum the past few —
days since the fever was known to
exist here. Others sre taking other
precautions.
Doctor* say food, finger* and flies
carry most typhoid germs and urge
that all food, especially vegetables
and fruits be carefully washed, peeled
or cooked before eating. Particular
attention it urged az to milk, to make
sure it is carefully handled and pure
from source of contamination. Moat
j careful protection against flies -is
| urged by careful screening ef all
(houses to prevent flies from reach-
ing food or milk or water.'
Special caution is given by the
doctors aa to drinking water. Persona
are warned not to drink from surface
wells, unkept springs or underground
cisterns or pools unless it is hnseii
there is no typhoid contamination la
the water or can reach K.
Doctors urge destruction of si fly
breeding places in town immediately,
such as accumulation of straw or cow
of importance lot accumulations, unkept poultry
houses, tall weed* and grass on city
— -bto stonM bt rut, fcurnod-i« moved
away Immediately. More rareftf
and prompt disposition of waste fend • • —
to urged, especially in the atteys _
their back of grocery stores and cafes in
the business district. All garbage
containers must be covered fly tight
and kept tha( way, it is pointed out.
Outdoor toilet* must be kepi ia eel
ply with the law to prevent aecesa
of flies.
Jim Bennett
Is Saved From
Death By Brother
land is now down to the pay nrea raen operators permitted to use the y/
^ babl ^Mondajr"* tt"*!** tal^to j lounK* r<><’m *nV “"•« being! Directors of the
taken in advance of any known anb- in September.
—fin
Mt
Jim Bennett, former football star
in Graham High School, had a nar-
row eaeaps from death Wednesday
afternoon when he became entangled
in a bait at an oil rig on the Jamlgan
lease, 14 miles southeast of Graham,
vfeere he waa working.
His foot was caught by a long belt
tola, aiand he eras dragged several feet and
vree' alm^t h. the wheefc rten
North Central
. ’: locked for the time being, in most District Fair and. Rodeo and the
have logged Identically with the C-2 0f the offices, according to informs-1 Graham Chamber of Commerce wfll
Knight which came in as a 26,000- j tion jrom meet tonight to discuss plans for the
b*rr®1 W*N' | While these precautions are being 1940 Fair and Rodeo to be held here
A well ha* been spudded in on t
the Nora Sloan land, aa an offset |
to the Long well in the Knight pool;
and ia being drilled by Pltaer-West
for the Southern Royalty Co., et al.
It ia being drilled
Casing ha* been
at 2727 feet in Trentman, Nunnellee|
Young County Well Represented ~
Farmers Short Course This Week
and Parker’* Guinn No. 5, eight miles
northeast of Graham.
The Rotary has been moved off,
the spudder moved in and plans are
Representative* of the Young coun- club Faye Adell Atwood. Henry
ty beys’ aad girls’ 4-H chibs. Heme
Demonstration Council, Agricultural
Vdjurtment Administration and Land
hallow from a bull
^wi>
first that
BiUf trough
bull has to gg-ta skiwed and brulatd. He was brought
fallow has to drink h> the Graham clinic where treet-
of a teacher he mag ment waa ghren. --
fenrOlMMM'.WMj A coincidence waa that Jug Bonnet
happened to be at the {dace at this
Ha had jost arrived
pvt of the eouaty and
side of the derrick
to driW the weB in about ITiday. ;r—,-r
it Shall I da7” brother Jug Bennett, leaped to his f .
: h^nJZ Graham May Lose
N. Guard Practice
For Lack of Range
, ing the Formers’ Short Course which
I ia being held at the A. and M. Col-
| lege, Jaly 8, through 12, according
! to D. A. Adam, eounty agent, and
Yelnul Anderson, home ddnionatra- Henry Chapel club,
tion agent.
Chapel ehib.‘
Young County Boys’ 4-H'Clube: J.
W. Shepard, sponsor. Loving Club;
nis. Jerry Roach and OT»ean Heard,
Olney riub; Donald Bills aod Bobbie table* or fruit brought In.
Jo* Shepard, Loving ehib; J, O, Jor-
dan. Newcastle club; Reuevus Moron,
Mosquitoes- from many
place* ia town ean "carry malaria
fever, doctors said today, and this
ia another reason urged for imme-
diate cleaning up of aB iota and cut-
ting of all tall weed* and graaa and
destroying of all tin cans, jars or
pools where water can stand and
breed mosquitoes. Dense growth of
weeds eight feet high is found on
some lots, even near the square.
“Cleanliness, in home* aad out,
and protection against flies and nt-
most care as to what is eaten or
drunk, making certain it has the min-
imum chance of contamination. Is the
best insurance against dangerous
fever.-e— doetoe said todoy, 1,1 hpm-"
Doctors do not think there ia any
occasion for alarm, and several In-
terviewed say that the source of ty-
phoid hero is very probably not Mi*
city water supply or there would be
hundred* of cases now instead of
Harriott KunkeL Will Morris Han- only four It could have been Mwwht
here by some one’s visit, or on voge-
Faar that the firing practise of
the .National Guard, scheduled to he
held togs this month, may hove to
was axpi
I dWMiriii
The boy*’ end . Girls’ program was
(held Monday and, Tuesday. July 8
and 9. while the adult and land use
planning conferences eras held July
11 and 12. The official summer con
tfene* for the county agents and
detnan stratton agent* waa held
M. '
Home Demonstration Clubs: Mrs.
H. T. Clidewell. Mrs. Clyde Cham-
bers, Mrs. R. V. Benia. Mrs. Dewey
Byrne, Mrs. A. A. Robinson. Mrs.
Thomas Smith.
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
♦ration W F. Bailey. 0. G. Milliean.;
static*
attending era:
Yopng County 4-H Otrla’
Me*.
F. G. Wiley.
Land Use Planning Represents-
ttros: Elmer B. Hennig, Mr*. Elgin
ntiwi- Colkusiv Ui Saiiai. ___
fa adiMtlea to the shove delegation
Short Ours# to bring
A. Atom, eounty egent;
Graham city water has tested near
the top for purity, rating among the
highest in Texas. And Graham only
recently completed extensive I
men*.* on the water pump \
filtration plant practically
the capacity and modemtrtng to Mto
last notch, the filtratirn aad pvrtfl
cation plant. ~
Mavor F. M. Nieriett .and rity
official* have been diligent ami am
siding in effort* to find source gt toe
typhoid rase* hero, have special dte
’nfccting work
hood* where those person# Ren wtto
by j have taken the fever. Sees* pit toi-
let* have
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Trout, H. I. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1940, newspaper, July 11, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1064343/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.