The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 80, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 27, 1939 Page: 1 of 6
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“NEWS-PAPER" S
Cities! The Cost 1* Only 50 <
Per Month-Delivered Daily
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,
1
[oosevelt Supporters Claim Slim Margin
if Victory In Poll On Embargo Repeal
WISH TAX
HIKED TO
[OP FIGURES
LONG RANGE
t Billion Pounds Is
jtlav Set For Year
, Plan, Made For FIVE DIRECTORS
three-tear War
Internal Feud Slows
War Defense Flans
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, <JU»—Civilian administration of the w|r
department is marred today in the midst of a mighty re-armament
program by bitter personal feeling between Secretary of Wtr Harry
M-Woodring and Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson,
There is interest here among army officers, and Washingtonians
who know of the situation — and that includes almost everyone. They
wonder wether President- Rnose-
j velt will permit it to continue.
White House Notice
Seven Over Majority
Is Indicated In
Private Count
Casualties Small As
Points Shelled Are
Evacuated] Infantry
Continues Patrols'. *
PARIS, Sept. 27. <C.E>~ German
big guns, opening up at long
range, concentrated heavy fire to-
day in villages from 2 1-2 to
WASHINGTON, Sept, 27. <KR>
—Administration leaders today
claimed 66 assured Senate votes—
seven more than a majority—lor
President Roosevelt’s arms em-
bargo repeat program.
Friends end foes of neutrality
revision booked new radio time
iONDON, Sept. 27. Brit-
1 income tax assessments on
1 will increase to 35 per
and Britain faces a total
of nearly 2,000,000,000
sterling (about $8,080,-
0) during the present fi-
al year, Chancellor of the
TAKE PLACES ON
CHAMBER BOARD
New Officers To Be
Selected At Next
Meeting
Five new directors of the Goose
juer Sir Simoti said' Creek Chamber of Commerce to-
day were ready to assume their
positions after their elections
were announced at a meeting of
directors last night.
They are I. W. Strickler, A. C.
Kraft, J. B. Hollaway, H. W, Kil-
patrick and C. I. Fortinberry.
They will succeed L. G. Sanders,
T. E. Hansbaw, Clifford M. Bond,
E. T. Arnett and L: M. Trenck-
mann whose terms of office ex-
pire Sept. 30. . .
• To Elect Officers
The new officials were chpsen
by a mail vote of the membership,
and the ballots were canvassed
last bight and the results an-
nounced, President Sanders said.
New officers of the trade group
will be elected at a meeting next
Tuesday night, Oct. 2, it was an-
nounced today At that session the
newly” elected directors will be
installed and five additional di-
rectors named by those already
in office to take the places of A.
J. Froehner, Dr. Hamlet I. Davis,
J. L. Woods, A. Wehring and Bill
Harvey.
Terms Ending
Since terms of Sanders and
Trenckmann, president and sec-
retary, both are ending, new
heads of the trade group are cer-
tain.
Harry K. Johnson, Sr., of High-
Jands visited the meeting last
night and called attention to the
fact that many Houston WPA
workers are being used on local
projects In East Harris county.
He suggested that the Chamber.
[presenting his supplementary
| budget to a crowded house
Itommons today.
on said that he could not
intee that the recently voted
idit of 500,000,000 pounds ster-
jj (about 12,020,000) would cov-
|all requirements to March 31,
Loans Needed
said it was impossible
the whole expenditure “for
r like this” could be provided
the proceeds of taxation.
[(See British Tax Page 2)
TO HELD IN
LOOTING AT FIRE
bmiturc, Clothing &
jroerry Thefts Are
Investigated
: man is in jail and other
gallons were being made
’ by officers in connection
i looting and thefts as the
math of the fire in Old Bay-
m Monday night that destroy-
|(ight buildings.
Vasques, of Baytown, is
charged, with felony theft
two counts. He was charged
Me complaint signed by Thel-
Martin, negress, with the
I of two hedroom suites and
'big valued at $200. In the
complaint, he was charged
Virginia Martin, also a negress
Kuapect, Page 2)
round Town
[l« the Tri-Citfes: Truett Par-
‘ and Sammy Bramlett coffl-
notes on details of the
’?* at the church last p.m.
• Constable Wyatte S. Busch
peily Alderman J, R.
“SCHOOL PAYMENT MADE
AUSTIN, Sept 27 <U.E)—State
School Superintendent L. A.
Woods today announced payment
of $2 per capita on the state
school apportionment for the
... 1938-39 school year. The remain-
confabbing about some- in_ $2 t0 compiete the year’s *22
►«»i . . Cllv fife- f,aid about
-TUttyMsir-
JNih W. Harkins waging
®^ty money bag after a
* " the , teller , Bart
J«d from Houston looking
[jack Jacobs and Mayor Jim
’ ■ V Charley Sylvester
, «f his coat and hang-
1 « m the rope on the back
w front seat .... Fred Un-
giving the assurance
he _tak« someone
. *“ “ways brings
i ana'cV ' *** Neal Ara*
- Shannon Morris giv-
"inriii rib to Norman
5") Hargrave . Si
the front entrance
(BR • • • Sam Vincent
down the avenoo . . .
i Hester checking the In-
JS£*M*d of lumber .
Kilgore advising
i SMU short against
T8^ this week-end.
dm Norri.
time his gang
a thousand sacks of
OIK (jiM; n |
. . . Back up
• • Jack Olive
Jr “ck* is a record set
Greyhound
Gulf Oil .......
Houston Oil ....... . ,:.
Hudson Motors
the RiedlandVvs Humble OS
. . . But what? ImperU1 011
»t rice between
[V • • Charles (Double
Iter-
IkmsMinir i i 'i ti • n iifrm
of Commerce attempt to gain
(See Flvij Directors, Page 2)
An incident at his regular press
conference yesterday may mean
that adjustment of the war de-
partment situation is on the way.
The president was asked whether
lie had knowledge of a book, "Ad-
justing Your Business For War,”
written by Leo M. Chcrne for
which Johnson contributed a
foreword.
He replied he had not beard
of it until a-few-mlnufes earlier*
when the book and foreword were
called to his attention by Wood-,
ring.
Scan Announcement
Washington also pondered to-
day the White House announce-
ment that the war resources
board, headed by Edward R. Stet-
tinius, Jr,, of U. S. Steel, would
make a report to the preside!)!/
shortly and then disband. It
always may have been the in-
tention to disband.....it so soon.
Johnson and Acting Secretary of
Navy Charles A. Edison brought
the board into Belhg Aug. -17 to
act in an4 advisory capacity.
Johnson did not appear to expect
early disbandment when he wel-
comed board members to Wash-
ington.
“Should war occur,” Johnson
said then, “We would expect the
war resources board to be made
an executive agency. The board
(See Internal Feud, Page 2)
responding with thousands of telc-
grama, letters and postcards to
their legislative -representatives.
An informal poll conducted by
a senator high in White House
councils showed SI Democrats, 4
Republicans and 1 Independent on
record in favor of neutrality leg-
islation repealing the -embargo
and substituting a mandatory
“cash-and-carry” requirement on
sales of all goods to belligerent
nations. Forty-nine votes consti-
tute a senate: majority.
Pick Up Votes
A United Press compilation
placed 47 Democrats, 5 Republi-
cans and 1 Independent in the
President's camp today. lt includ-
ed Een. Ernest W. Gibson, Repub-
(Sec Roosevelt, Page 2)
apportionment will be paid about ftoCrtet mnnnger, -of Hmutoni R,-
(See Log Rollers, Paget)
LA PORTE LEGION
INSTALLS TONIGHT
Dedication Of Ha II
Barbecue Supper
On Program ■
Harold W. Kirkpatrick will be
installed at 8 p.m. today as com-
mander of the Hovey-Brihea Post
of American Legion in ceremonies
at the remodeled Legion hall.
At the same time the remodeled
hall- will be dedicated after its
renovation and repair*
Frank R. Boyle, retiring com-
mander, is in charge of tonight’s
program. J. D. Fourrier of Hous-
ton, prominent American Legion
official of the eighth district, will
be installing officer.
District Contention Of
has been prepared under the di-
rection of L. B. Barker, a mem-
ber of the.post. :
Other officers to be installed
into office tonight are J. Val Dea-
[y, Senior vice commander; Har-
vey Miller, junior vice command-
er; J. K. Holcomb, adjutant; E.
.1’. Sullivan, service, officer; Rev.
M. O. Lambly, honorary chaplain;
W. R. Gore, chaplain; Dr. D. R.
Aves, pose surgeon; Frank Tim-
mons, judge advocate; George
Counts, historian; C. N. Agee, fi-
nance officer.
The interior of the legion hall
on South Second street has been
redecorated, and a kitchen has
been added, Boyle said. The hall
is used for all legion meetings is
IRE AIMED
SAT VILLAGES
line;
It was the longest range fire
of ’the new war, and the first
aimed behind the main line ol
French fortifications.
No Casualties
An ’ authoritative commentator
said that some of the enemy
shells _ struck. Jn the villages but
that, as they had been evacuated
and boarded up before the war
started, It was Bnlikely that any
cqpsidetable casualties resulted.
German long range batteries,
i; Night Calm
. The French high command, in
-this' morning’s romiMhTqffe,'W/
47 of the war, said:
“The night was calm. Energy, controlled labor unions.
artillery shelled behind our lines
in the region of Wissembourg.”
Wissembourg is at the north-
east corner of the front, where
this Rhine extends southward to-
ward Switzerland.
It was understood that at the
moment infantry action- was -con-
fifed to patrol# between the
French and German advanced
lines.
Isolated German patrols were
repulsed near Wissembourg.
Daladler at Front ,
Premier Edouard Daladier, who
is also war minister, left the war
office this morning with an aide
by automobile and was (reported
(See French Villages, Page 2)
LOG ROLLERS TO
HOLD FETE HERE
WOW Order Will
Be Tonight
The Log Rollers Association,
social and educational branch of
the Woodmen of the'World will
Churchill Asserts Belief
Bremen Is Safe In Russia
LONDON, Sept. 27. (U.P.)-Winston Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty, told the house of commons today that
the German liner Bremen was believed to be in a northern
The Bremen, which sailed from New York August 30,
had been reported in various ports including the Soviet port
of Murmansk, on 1 lie northern coast of Russia,
There also had been reports that the big liner had
reached German waters safely or hqd been captured by the
British fleet. ““ “ ~
In War Theater
ESTHONIA PLANS PROTEST TO MOSCOW
~ TALLINN, Esthonia, Sept. 27, «!»—The government vigorously
protested, to Moscow today againsf “repeated” violations of Esthonian
neutrality by Russian military planes.
The government asserted that Russian military planes flew over
Esthonian territory yesterday and today in repeated violation of
Esthonian neutrality.
WARSAW REPORTED TO BE “INFERNO"
LONDON, Sept, 27, iL’.Ei—An Eaohangfr Telegraph agency dispatch
from Warsaw filed at noon yesterday and received here today said
that for 24 hours .Warsaw had been an “unspeakable inferno,”
, The message said that since .noon Monday more
r*p')y B )ayfbaUethelr °Oregon ?th" dv,tum‘5 had been killed. ^
- ' PARIS COMMUNIST HEADQUARTERS SEALED
PARIS, Sept. 27. O)—Acting under a cabinet decree, police at
dawa -today—rsdded- and -sealed- Communist headquarterSj—district pOf.jiqjj SURRENDER
headquarters, smaller “cells,” affiliate organizations and Communist- '
OFFER COMES
AFTER OUTER
:(.
LINES OREM
City Capitulated To
Germans When First
And Second Outposts
Tall ToTnvaders
BERLIN, Sept 27..
(U.P.) — The city ef Wa
saw capitulated
gh cob .. ........... .... ,,,
The surrender of the be-
sieged Polish capital came
on the 20th day, after stav-
ing off bombing#, fire and
starvation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27
(U.P.)—-The German em- Wk
hj^ ssiitedaj it received
official information that
Warsaw had capitulated
this morning at 10:80 War*
the capitulation was uncon-
ditional. No other details
were available immediately.
hold their district convention at
the Goose Creek W.O.W. hall at
8 p.m. today._____ ___
Initiation of about 100 candi-
dates and entertainment of 200
members of the Association will
be the feature events of the pro-
gram.
Principal speaker will be C. R.
Hamilton, of Dallas, Council Com-
mander. Other speakers will be
3. R. Sim, state manager, of Dal-
las; E. R. Coffey, past head coum
cillor, of Iloustoq; E. A. Bower#,
Conservative parties' started a move,. to convoke parliament to
expel 76 Communist members of tho chamber of deputies and two
senators.
NORWEGIAN SAYS NO BATTLE FOUGHT
; KRTSTIANSAND, Norway, Sept. 27. OUb-An official at this
Norwegian naval base said today that reports of a sea battle in the
Skagerrak arose from target practice by the Norwegian army.
“No sea battle occurred in the Skagerrak,” the official said. “It
was the Norwegian navy practicing.” *
BIDDLE IS GIVEN PERMI TRY FRANCE
PARIS, Sept. 27. W.R)~The French government today authorized
A. J. Drexel Biddle, United States ambassador to Poland, to continue
ids diplomatic, mission in France,
Biddle fled I’oland ahead of the German invaders and he and
North Whfhip. embassy counsellor. catabllBha^ a temporary PoHsh
embassy at the United States embassy here.
LEGION FIGHT ON EMBARGO IS EXPECTED
CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Cl!)—The American Legion foreign relations
committee presented its recommendations to the fist annual Legion
convention today without committing itself en the arms embargo issue.
The omission was expected to precipitate a vigorous fight bn the
convention floor. '
SAFETY BELT PLAN PUSHED BY U. S.
PANAMA CITY, Sept. 27. O'-fho United States delegation at
the inter-American conference today- pushed the idea of a “safety
belt” around the western hemisphere and proposed that the submarine#
of any belligerent natioj» entering the territorial water# of any
American rtpnfelic W Jhfeifterr for the duration of the war."
The proposal was presented by Sumner Welles, assistant secretary
of state. • ;
SOVIET REPLIES ARK HANDED TO BRITAIN----
STOCKS CLOSE TODAY
Courtesy
CITIZENS 8TATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Allied Stores - 9 5-8
American Rad 10 3-8
Anaconda Copper .............. 33 J-4
BBethlehem Steel' -t...:.—~ 92 1-4
Burroughs I..........................; ^ 1-2
Chrysler
- CiUes Service —..........
Commercial Solvent .....14
Consolidated Aircraft
Cob. Oil..........:------r......... JW
CurtiM-Wr^bt 7 3-8
Elec. Bond and Share.......- Vt
90 7-8
6 3-8
... ji-
., 28 1-8
Erie Railway
Freeport Sulphur
Genera! Electric
General Motors
GUddeir Paint
'
Imperial
International Paper
Katy PrPeferred
Kirby Petroleum
Kroger Grocery’—1
Tei*# Uu!f Sulphur
— 2 3-4
3t'«H
........55 3-8
19
.......... 18 7-3
.......... 43-1-2
6 3-4
69
12 1-8
13 T-8
7 1-2
2 3-4
' 25 1-8
Otis Steel. 15
Amer. Water WoWrk# :14 1=8
Louisiana land .....— 5 i -8
Lambert - 15 1-4
Loriliard ............................... XI
Murray-Corporation ...— 6 3-4
KafeTfaiMBhwr J i-s
National Dairy --------— »
North Amer. Aviation .... 21 8-8
Ohio Oil 3 3-4
Packard Motora --------;— 4 1-8
ptiillipw Petroleum 45 5-8
Skelly —....................—;........ 83 3-4
Socony Vacuum ........ ......- 14
Standard Oil Indiana ........ 28 1-8
ataadard Oil New Jersey 49 1-8
Sun Oil ____(.. -—— 58 S-4
Sunray Oil...—----------------
Texas Corpoen8teftb^a>
________ 48 1-4
Tidewater ‘corporation ...: il l-8
T-P Land k Trust ......■ 7 1-4
T-P Coal k Oil ----------- 10
United Aircraft ...........**—
United CorporaUon 8
United Gaa .................-........ 3 5-8
United States Steel ........ 77 8-8
Western U«lpn.........-........ 35 1-4
■f •
Scouts.
“Wc have had a fine year (lur-
ing the past 12 months and much
has been accomplished for the
community by the legionnaires,
but we look forward to even
greater accomplishments under
the new officers,” Boyle said.
“The Hovey-Bethea post has al-
ways Taken an feterest in Uis
welfare of our community. War
has thrown the world Into tur-
moil, and each ex-service man te:
night will rodedicate himself to
TCD GRID SPECIAL
TRAIN IS WRECKED
Two Crewmen Killed
: In Explosion On
Locomotive
MILLSAP, Sept. 27 iU.P) Two
crewmen were dead today and
six persons were injured as a're-
sult of a wreck five miles east
of here last night of a special
Texas & Pacific train carrying
the Texas Christian- University,
band and fans to a football game
in Los Angeles.
J: Pf1!Lstood to have deligsred the ^iet.roEii«.J^.Aj«imbgr^h
ry. 51, Vm Worth, engineer, anf Questions which Britain submitted to Moscow last Saturd«y.
Newt McNeely, Fort Worth, con-
ductor. Miss Viva Smith, 17, of
Fort Worth was killed a few
miles east of Weatherford when
the automobile in which she and
two friends were riding to the
scene of the train wreck overturn-
Four of the most seriously !n:
jured were employes of the rail-
road: They* were J. B, Hammer of
Fort Worth, fireman, who suf-
(See TCU Grid, Page 2)
LONDON, Sept. 27. K!.P>—Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky con- would create a reservoir flood-
ferred with Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax today and was under*
These were .presumed to include requests for clarification of the
Soviet attitude toward Poland and Eastern Europe.
Churchill Brands As Lie
NazVCLamOfFmVicibry
False Alarm Results
In Injury To Woman .....................
able in air assault, German planes
attacked a fieri of British battle-
ships, cruisers, destroyers and an
aircraft carrier blockading the
North Sek lanes and reported ibis
tJ Amencanjsm," . , crossing Cherry street, waa in- “d ^
:....... ......——- jored when At ran into the sjde olanes returned safely.
of the car Fire Chief K W, Bee-
low was driving to the reported
Pasadena Tickets
May Be Bought Here
Principal Jack Horton of Pasa-
dena high school today annoumj-
ed that a ticket salesman will be
at the Goose Creek Chamber of
Commerce office from 11 ajn. to
I 2 1-4 4:30 p.m. Friday to sell tickets to
the Pasadena-Gander football
d"kk 'Iff
“We are going to have a big
prowd at the gam*,"-
43 S-4]sMd. “And it will make
for all concerned
Tri-Cities fans will buy their tic-
kets before they come over.”
Student tickets sell for 25
A Baytown woman today, was
in the hospital ts the indirect re-
sult of a false alarm turned in
at 10 pm. to the Biytown fire
department ,
told the United Press that there
wis absolutely no truth to the
official German report.
Churchill said that one German
flying bo,at was shot down and
HHipH.. that another had been damaged,
- of whether warships are vaLoer-:- Churchill said that another atr-
' craft came down.
"We sent a destroyer to collect
her and her crew who wit*{Mate’s consent,
brought in as prisoners.” he said.
Churchill made his statement in
(By I'nited Press)
The Nazi aerial armada claimed
a smashing victory today * over
Great Britain’s battle fleet, a
claim echoed by British denial. .
Perhaps answering the question
ship. Nasi planes returned safely,
Vie high. command announced.
^ Denied By Britain
not critically d*im* g
The woman was not crit
injured, but was teken to the Bay-
town hospital by a Tri-Cities Fu-
neral Home ambulance. Chief
’Buelow stopped and administered
aid to the woman.
- GIBBONS Emm MEUfr-
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. «»
—Last rites were held today for
Floyd Gibbons, famous war cor*
. Who dtod Sunday at
Ms Pennsylvania farm home. He
tras 52 and fend been suffering
, tram a
told the house of commons that
on* M 28 attacking Nasi planes
had been shot down white anoth-
er was captured after a forced
landing and a third damaged. He
•Sid there were no British cas-
ualties and no British ships dam-
aged. . ...
The British fleet steM mi7
subjected to attack, Churchill said,
eoaaisted of g sqaadresi of capital
sWpa, an aircraft canter, crui-
sers, and destroyer*.
Earlier the admiralty spokesman
- Reported^By CamaiMiter
Me said that Sir Charles Forbes,
commander-in-chief of the home
fleet, had wirelessed the informa-
tion contained in Churchill’s ac-
count of the German attack in
the North sea.
Asked if the admiralty had had
-earlier opportunity to report on
the North sea battle. Churchill
said:
“We learned about it three
natters of an hoar ago
thought the house would like to
know.-*
It was understood a
Nazi aerial attack on the
fleet occurred about 150 miles ,
off the Norwegian coast, appar-
ently tecs than half way to tee
c #<( of England.
*
T* •.« -
OFFER IS CLAIMED
BERLIN, Sept. 27. «£> - The
German high command asserted;
today that the Polish commander
at Warsaw had offered to sur-
render the city.
The cbmmander-in-chlef of the
German army, the communique
said, has designated Gen. Rlaiko-
(See Wtowtw FaBa, Page 2) 1
SPANIfIGHTTAKEN'1
TO HIGH TRIBUNAL;
Governor of Oklahoma H
Asks Injunction
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. (UBI
—Gov. Leon C. PhiUips of OkU-
Against U. S.'
eminent from construction the
Denison dam. and reservoir on the
Red -river, -..........
In a petition to the court,
ips and Oklahoma Attorney
eral Mac <). Williamson 'kHHIM
permission to fUe suit for an In-
junction against Secretary of War
Harry H. Woodring. Army engift- f
eers, who would build the dam,
are a branch of the war depart- ”
ment. ' fmM
The Beaieon dam, Phillips
Ing about 150,000 acre* of
and 3,800 of which are owned by
the bUiw.
"A portion of the land Is Own-
ed for tee support and mainten-
ance of public or common schools
of the state, and a portion of the
land ia owned as a prison farm,”
the petition stated. ’’The reserf j
highway and rights' of way; n
bridges will be. completely <!
stroyed,”
Phillips said that the dare
templated would be adaptable for
generating hydro-electric power,
that power would be de->-“* '
through the use of water#
ing rio ekteboma-and that i .
compensation had been arranged
for thus taking water without I
wiwweaseae#--'
—-
Penderga$t Applies
For Parole Actios
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27
The department of justice an-
nounced today- that Thomas J,
Pendergast, one-time polite '
boss of Kansas City. Mo., has I
ed application for parole
the parole board will
plea at Its next regu-----
in October. • v "
Pendergast is serving *-
month s<
j pleaded
evading Income
under a sc
five years
!fcT‘£JL ....
chief was committed t
(worth .
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