Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 119, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHER
WEATHER
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Breckenridge American
WEATHER
Scattered thunders bowers to-
night. Err*h southerly winds
along the coast.
vol. 2s— no. 119
breckenridge, texas,
friday. june 29. 1945
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The
Observer
rattler at night
mvsteRv spot
smith governor
seen or heard
J. 11N I 'Hll.I >.s
nulrs west t
iml lt-i night,
imm. diateh ,\
i .titling outside
N -I v
II
;..l up • .tiled A ncighbni to
I r in,; flashlight .mil Ulidi'r Hi1
• *ii * i.l h Ii.ii i <11 lying on tlx'
ground he found lug rolllet
("Mini hlrw its head ■><( With •'
shotgun ()• -.iitl lir **
h.d i mlcd IK
a i .i'
thought i'
i.i ii l'>i the night and
h«tt| disturbed it
nwi. SIM.1.1.1 A*'.i In
turned iMirii California bring-
ing pi< turr* | <w t|i>n in « pln« c
in 't Santa Chi/ th <t we at*" s'li*
pri-.-d i'.thiol in.i ha- not «itlv •'I -
l. -I'd ni"t'"
I' i .illi'd the "mystery -pot
am | .ii .i lew siju.ifeet there
gravity get. Ix-sidc itself. making
ii i|n .ir it i defy ng its own
I tw -
,\ tennis h.til placed on i l ■
hill will rnll slowly up il A
weight on ii siring lr"|'i«d from
mi mi limit broom will lean
s.> i> mg ii v.*. 11 ii si tin i ii< ltd I - - So
^•rr.ii i the (urn of the (jrav Ity
th.it step* nailed in wall sn small
« m.in i annot i;t-t .dl of oni• tool
111• n thcrn In' 'in Halt; op lh«
wall \ man < binning hlttlsflf in
the iiiH.rw i> will not lung
straight iluun hut wiili feet
pi. ind i i i .I,-.uns' ojv >idc of
trt' d'lii.
Ii
Mr Singlelury
i> wus that ht
some
. un-inci
! WHAT
l llllr 111 lO
H l-ll' I" st.tl t
t* no i l.i -r •
\ny • .Mi- interested i> asked to
mf i him in the *ch« I band rtK m
Monday morning front .) in
I' I j' S
Kl MeAP.RON s«i<f today a
inov ement is on l<mit here lor
. .ini i losing hours during the
unui.< i lis it in -mg practiced in
11 U "i Ui iln- t"r tin- tlM«a •
long Walker ~'i«-i in similar
!mi ini.<si-v iii i-1 Worth such i s-
tal>li-hni« nt- at' closing at 5 o -
i i'« iv I] adopted here it would
t1 |. i iiK- iiMinlhi ol July and
V.gu t Anumi" r here already
l.jii' tgreed in it.
'I'lll r.i «n i Tsi«tnnt re|*.rt*
I 'i, i l.i i John l«ec
im'ii \>iii s.t m the tlovernor*
' h-iii .. govroer t«ffore the end
..| i.i.' i 'nk' i; .ste\enmin' term
vs irn iim* ri■ |kat onglhuted l*
V .IK'I.
|. ."ilil tn;iit alwiut if the
i."'.' ni"t re iKited or left Te\i*a,
MiH. i ■>; whit'h he st-enis IIH lm« it
ii, 'I-
\ K' i| i«'it«' t'Unh hy new ■>'
I .'|h i . . rres|N.m|ents at«>ut tu*
nidi I., tricht it. ..[lyitiiiteti ^'l,d.
Mil literal Judge. tTie l«>vtftTM r
ntilmk ii |teat«"d the sttme eem.il'k
l•'■ iitii'l'' v*tieri a national eoluitJ-
iii • w ,1'Uv «r>iHMii«ei1 lite I'exa
I... . rtn't s eiij; itfentent Stexen
sun sud lie «as 'flattered hut
lh.it w.t- ill then was to It
Should tin fitrtemor want
^•o on the ht'fii h, lit would l>e
more lik.-lj, t" i on I<if a pi "n
tin -tale Mi|tn me eoutt To do
" in w mild m>t ha\e to re icn
I hi I iw ealli'n; for reMKnatffm
I -t iti offii ials t" run for other
t tl:i-e* iloi's not applx to holdri's
it ollire In. i two-year tcim.
<u> ii is the fc"\ernor holds.
N\K\KSTIN«. ol a .'J'.ttsiNi.lilll)
I'Ushi I T' \as wheat crop l*
Oll'lel w ,11
i'im IVvts Intension Ser\ tec1
-aid the l'H.'i i rop. although r\-
ii'llent will It., about t.% |>*r e''f t
smaller than live record hiineit .
>t l.-tsi >ear
Adi 'piate lalwir and e'pi.,.mfnt
tor the hanest «.t* refMirted
K.iiiii litl tir li'^an nmunu into
(he I'lainview ■ Amarilln area late
in June and early re[ ortt *aid the
average \ield was as high as .11
hushels I,, ihe at re (irain still
is . tuning in here at $1 10 |ier
litlshel on wheat.
SIT N < R HKARD: tloyle
t'.ritves hnnglng in heatl of
♦i *■ 1 |toiind hass to nhow Hatkell
K.e> It A Snenth in eivMes .
Short> Thompson s^jmi; hotel
ht« la-en lint ed lo turn away
mnn\ in pa«t two week* . . How.
en l>rug store with new linoleum
laid 91 names now on Ben
tirants record of diwharged
•"•^pliens eounly wn lee men ..
J It II Spers er sn)ing his nep-
hew It R Spencer. Uemuin
jirmoner oxer a yeitr at home in
(iehiirne An Doe Moon, arid
star e\|teeted hotne, from Mer-
ehani Murines Samida^ oi Sun-
da^.
OIL TAKEN FROM JAPS NOW FLOWING
will liM's I WO
• il I'eAii went to
hut nu' to s'ei p
i.ittie *nak< kept
a windoa by Ins
Pionrcr Sctllrr
Of Count) Buried
\t Itrr Branch
RITES FOR D w DEAVHn
tribute to people
Of EARLY DAYS
Ktineral sen n'es for I1 W lie.t-
ver 'H, one of the oldenst h'si I' '
of Stephens county, who de
Wii|nest|a> morning were • i
yesterday afternoon at Hi •
Bn n«*h cemetery near wh. ie
had s[n-nt the ma.ioritj of the t, i
w ars he had lived in tin- eouni;.
Ke\ A J Morgan, who •>!:.
iated mad'* ol It an ocearion t ■
|,.t\ trihute to the pioneer settlers
>! this lount) Tile little ^ 1.1 • •
jiitt'l elosijly t onnet ted to tn i •
early seitier- hen aflord'd a i. -
ung seting lt-i -ueli .i ta;';
lie told how Mr [te.iM r tt• d
;i .in Arn.tns.is tf, Tim hi 1W'X
iiitl reminded of th eondi'H'i'
lexas and Arkansas right alo t
the eivil war .<ii«l how he M .U.d
ting setting l<ir such a talk
]|e dwelt on the spirit of the
.ally net tiers How their woitl
was their bond, to dee'are that
w. toda\ place to niucii emphas-
is on propaganda and lite .«'iki-
tionitl He reminded of the haid-
-hips of the early ilays when the
government huilt forls. from I t
\\.,rth t" Phantont Hill and it
othet plans to piolt.l such ad
venturous .spirit from the Indians
I low they drove for miles for
supplies 'below Kt Worth l >r
their salt" to hring ! us the
iinig^ we enjoy today
In it he drew the les-on that
tve sjieak ol |M-a« e "hut vv.tr will
never cease until we lltld t in aal
<iui\alert for it
The ehoir made up of neigh-
t 'is and friends s,mg a lew old
hymns like "Ro< k of Ages tnd
'them, and then the erov 1 pt.s-
nt filed piist the lue;- Jsunhi rnetl
laces and dark scrv iei able shirt* ol
nu-n mingled with lighter tloths
tnd white hands a Jhe group "f
friends, representing a i itiss see-
tion of the people totik a last
look at the face of the early sett-
ler
'I hen they walked iwny to their
trs through tht <hln lii;,h gt i-s
witvir.g in a strong outh vvu ,|
that Mr I't tver pr >h thl; wo ild
.ive s.iid that tbri'e dajs ol it
would bring rain, an I I it him
there under the 'in s-ju'ti wn
tht little mountain staiuling guard
hi the rear \ (it place for a pion-
tt i settlcl to rest.
XAMKS IN I H K NKWS TODAY
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ri i.lv t h.tr'er It. • en:, t I' ranj. Spm;i is «h
I rum.in a l.aueut "ti Ills ji.tl, Weddini; atiiuver
'■llice in the h'ederal I'.ldg . Kansas i'iiv Mo
11 or* |ii!ii ("onnally.
n i • i : • Washington
I : in w World Se
ivv n UAinu; I'le-I'lent
ai v in the I Ti -I'l' Ills
Spina has been Tru-
T... 11 - : 11 I't I . "1 . S , IMI s ,'IIHI
\\ i'i ld \\ ir I I'., tiireit at right
11 St aunt on \ , I.i I ii'ii Al'\
i Hi Anuv in 1 i man) . t Imihed
hiiili t-n .hi!: i I 'i ti.iiniond, and
I Kl.KI'l II i l l iS i.
Sineiit<mm Leave
For Kxuminutiou
two missing at holl
call when bus left
for dallas
Fourteen from Stephens county
.•nt! three transfers answered the
■ all to report for militurj seiviee
phjsnal examination yesterday at
' o'clock and lelt by bus foe Dal-
las
Tw,. were missing when the
roll vv.v, railed William Ed-
waul Weld) was appointed leader
ot tin gro iji which follows
Allied Francis (ireeson, Oyde
Kllin liuike, lluheit Kdward Ward
Iturion ('I irk M« Nabb. Jr.. Wil-
la.vi Kugene Adams, John Win-
ston Clarke Gen Grant Vincent
Arthur Cecil UoOeiison, Gene
W.i)rie 1 >avimport, L wrence S
i .uthrie William Henry Norman.
Hubert Arthur Adams, M I)
1'i aver, following were ordered
to ie|Kirt and were transferred to
nthcrhoards for examination;
I ion Wollenls'rgty. Daniel
W. shington Saridei, ihllie L>on
King
Breck Is Host City
For Lions Meeting
Nine delegates from Breekenrnlge attended the District I.itins Club
onventton at Abilene yesierday and returned with Breekenrnlge tlie
'lost citj for the convention next year.
hxact date has not heen set for the meeting I Alt it was said it w ill
ie in June Invitations was extended by D. T. Howies and the eonveti-
tiori voted unanimously to come lo
Doctors' Instruments l*«ur Admitted
I o Hospitals
Reports Irt.'il kaal ho-pii.tls to-
Aid In Inspection
l.OS ,\N<tKI.KS U.P' Airplane,
are tR-lngsteadily improved h\ Use
• it diw'irs and surveyors instru-
ments and "lap!ion of meN.ods
from man> other fields sa> t*i< m-
ts'i'^ "I the Aviation War Confer-
tint of the American Swciety ol
Mechanical Kngtneers
Fhree of the instruments t, at
•tit in wide 11si ,ue ttie cystosi op-,
l.i'oiH i>iom'o| and trannit The
lu l v 11 w loch a d'K'tor us. - to
look .ns.di |h« human Uttlv are
used tu aircraft worker* to in*
j ■ I ifMtf ess 1 hie ,s|nits around air-
trait engine* l'he transit is us. d
It • It'velmg a':d point t heek-bjiK
on large >ig \ surveyor also uses
tht irtstruna nts to la> out plot* of
ground
Former <«ls Pass l*p
Vacations to Study
SAN M IS t IBISPi >, Cal -I i
!• "imer <i|s are being called ea
ger heavers by their fellow stu-
dent* at California Polytechnic
College since they influenced the
si I'm.i lo rispcnfe vs itli summer
v.-ation and offer a s| certrd-ilp
1..' months course.
Three-fourths of the students,
nt i ik.11 last April, indi' tied then
di sire to continue government-
aided technical studies du.ing ihe
jiummer.
daj reveaU-d four pulietits admit,
ted iii Imal hospitals since last
report Mrs K N Grant and
Mrs |',ol, |'it/er are medical p.«-
lienls at tin Weslstde Hospital
Mis Itovii Uot'in-on and Miss
Ituth Miller are tried a! patients
at ihe Hret ken ridge Clinic.
Uuckaroo Canteen
Meeting ( ailed
Attention w, s f..Ileil today by
Mi- l^ni'.e Clack to tin last meet-
ing of the 111., karoo canteen
wloth will i. held tonight The
'fee* ; , v. t • i.'sumed when
• Ih'-oI opens ir September.
Ignores Shots, lie
Stops for Light
Cl.KVKl.FND •! !■> Tires
rr it lied aial liullets flew. Seven
revolver blasts split the eirly
morning Cleveland air hut still
the fleeing auto eluded the two
jtoliee carts,
t'p one street il'iwn another
.uross mi next, a few block*
the td.t traffic signal turned
crimson The lugiltv car olvedi-
entlv i inie to ;t stop
Tin two |mln • cruisers pulled
longside and hauled of I Vet'er
Het-dles to the |H)lice station on
charge* of drunkennessaiid retk-
Ii ss driving.
HOW JAPS STAGED FOLLIES
' 'KINAW'A (Delayedi Jap.tn-
e-e pntoners of war recently
staged a "Stis'kade Follies ' hei.-
atturding to Staff S^t George
I McMillan Marine Corjis com-
bat eortespondent
11 was an impromptu show held
ir. the middle of the barbed wuc
enclosure to which prisoners re-
turn each niKlit after working out-
tide under Marine supervision
The prisoners formed a stage
b> stpiatting on the ground In i
cin-le Tw o ban hi player* stoii|s t|
forward with their three.stringed
instruments and la-uan strumming
aw a) in native discord*.
Kach o| the |>erfoiTners hud to
1h- coaxed sometimes hauled l.y
his i-ninrades tn the state The
han.jo players would change tem-
isi and nine to furnish incidental
music for the acts.
The fu-t performer • ante out of
Ins tent wearing a black-stri|ied
kimonowith a purple sa.'i, and
tiegan a swaying, sinuous dance.
"Geisha geisha urioned one of
ihe ft >Ws in explamation He
spoke (| little Fngltsh
Hit of the show was a more-
American-than American crooning
"I 'Mine Heaven".,by a tenor who
wore a white panama hat and
sang with Ins eyes closed.
"Rudy Vallee," suggested Ihe
laigliNh-s|ieaking soldier
Next came the Okinawa ver-
sion of a barber shop quartet At
the topof their voices, as if it wet-j
a contest which would lie Won by
volume, four ot the prisoners sang
"Auld l.ang Syne " Tlie effect was
that of a nursery at mealtime
hituic< unfed but the applause
(Continutf On Pag« 4)
lirct kenridge About 150 delegates
were registered at the Abilene
meeting
Dr Earnest It Amons of the
Riverside Club of Ft Worth vv.t.
elected president, antl lie was
scheduled to allend the I.ams l^ub
meeting here today to install th"
new officers. Dr. Ammon succi-eds
Ivan P. Oliver of Stephenville.
Those attending the meeting
from Breckenridge. lie sides How-
ies, were: Bill Rogers, president
ft I >. Smith, incoming president
oi ihe local club, A F Rowe,
John F Bailey, J (' McNeil, Jes-
se R Smith. Paul Williams and
K R Maxwell
Reports of the present district
governors ol Texas occupied the
main portion of the meeting of the
state of Texas. Present governor*
• re Lee Johnson of Dink, district
„'-T: Oliver, INK, Ben F Reichert
ol Cameron. 2-X, Petry. -A; J.
B i Jimbo) Wtmldndge of Anna-
tunc. T-Sl, B W I..ikenmat her
ol Houston. IL' and Ollie L Mil-
ler of Brenliam, S-S3
Keaton. stale secretary report-
ed that I.51W men joined LlOfis
club m Texas from May 1. 19-11 to
Mi.y I. 1 ;i la and lo new duiis
have been organized during that
tun.- He added that there arc
more Lions clubs in Texas than
all other s mre clubs combine.1
l.tkenmaeher, state treasurer,
also gave his report
Governor-elect, introduced by
Oliver, included; Charles 11 Deun
ol I'lainview, _'-T | it Ammoiis.
J I R If Finnev ofPari*. ii-X;
I 1 Wilkms ol Mission .'-A Kl-
iis ( it, i ,,i Orange, it-Si; Harry
II Heath of Kl Campo I'-ST: and
II C Kri//cll of Bellville. .'-SM
(' I* Dodson, International tli-
rector, spoke lo memliers on In-
terrmtional news.
■irl From Home,
(•reets 21 Trainees
KANSAS CITY. Mo. 'i P When
Imv meets Hjl'l especially lll.lKKI
miles from home, it's -xcuse
enough to sjK'ak their own liin-
gtiage. ' ^
Thai's what happened at the
PW'A weather oflice here rc e;it-
ly Twenty-one Chinese national*,
trainees for TWA work, met Miss
Chi Ktmg Chen of Chungking
Miss Chen is the 25-year-old
daughter of Ching Young Chen,
nicemhersof the Chinese ministry
ol education She has joined the
Municipal Airport meteorology
stalf
The men are former soidier*
who were sent here to learn first
hand the operation of an airline,
Genernllissimo Chian# Kai-shek,
himself, chose them for this mis-
sion
Miss (lien has been trained in
this country through the Foreign
Keonomic Administration training
program She holds a B.S. degree
in meteorology from National
Central University near Chung-
king
The most envied Joe in the set-
up is Jiun Shi Quit Miss Chen's
co-worker.
Nay lor Vi ill Play
J J ■
In Broadcast Of
Yanks In Paris
W'lTII Till. I.'IT!I AIRBORNK
DIVISION IN FRANC;:. June -.".t
Stall Sergeant Robert L Nay lor
will play with the l'ltii At''borne
Division dance orehesiri in it
first continental hoadcast over the
American Force* NetWork Irom
I'aris. France June 21 and 23,
Sgt Nay lor w ho play s trumpi t.
is the husband of Mrs Sarah 1 r-
«in Naylor. WM 'AVs' Willi ims
Street. Breckenridge, Tex, s. and
Ihe Son of Mrs V ergie Naylor,
Box IK'I, Midlothian, Texas.
Prior to entering the sen ice,
he attended Trinity C'liversity,
Waxahacie, I'exa-. where he w.is
i memlier of the band and orebe*.
ira Sgt. Naylor is ,iow Kt.-dioned
at Joigny, France. i v tiling re-
deploy mcnt
l.ong fsipular in the Unit.d
siiates as a dar.« e and entertain-
ment unit, the lath Airborne Iiivl-
sion orchestra mad" KT!) til e.ir-
rtnees at the Pans Stage i ioor
Canteen and the Vi i sailles Red
Cross club, in addi . ti I.i nuni 'i-
ous engagements at ilu ision it-
creelinniil events The l"-pi"ce
orchestra has been chosen from
the .Vi-piece miliary haul ol the
div islon.
Bond Delivery
tests State 8262
OKLAHOMA CITY 'If P 11 is
only two miles irom Ihe Oklaho-
ma state l iipit il lo the downtown
I ederal Reserve bank, yet it cost
the state $262 50 to have || j;ov -
ernment bonds traiisfi rred li >m
the state treasurer'.- office to the
bank.
The armored ea.- company
which hauledthe Ixmd- is limited
t" liability o| *|,<**>.00n per trip
Ihe state waned * 10.50<;,o<)0
v orth ol bonds deliveicd down-
town But it w as i he,in at ■ t.11.
-..id State Treasure:- A S J.
Shaw |t would' have cost more
than $l,(lno lo sen I the bond* by
registered mail, '
Serviee men Are
Home On Leave
Major Frank C Payne ha* re-
turned to Breckenridge on le.c e
after practically a year of ser-
vice wth a hospital unit in Ku-
ro|H\
He said lliat he came over
on Ihe Queen Mary along with
11.121 and that they had a big
celebration when they passed the
statue of Liberty . He said he saw
the Arkansas service man leap
overboard and *wjt„ over to the
WAC* wlii. railed that if tliij
wanted a kiss to "time and gel
il.
Another service man home i*
Kd Jernigan, Mrs Jcrmgan and
Mrs. Payne were selected candi-
date* in the Sixth war loan drive
for the "chin-up girl" contest.
Invasion Jitters
Ride As 17. S. Ships
Are On The Prowl
Allies today began getting back the
I he oil needed now lo power an iti-
i in liny Aarakan island the
'll Hie Japanese stole ill I'.Hl
■ a.sion oi Japan
As tne pumps on Tit in kan Iw-gan lo spout rich, black nil. which can
a- I'ipi-d right into slops without it fining, Tokyo contiued l« fear an
innnnent invasion ol the oil lands around Bahkpapan on Borneo's ,-ast
■oast
l'he Japanese rejiorled that the
was in Truman's regiment during
during homecoming reception held
indcr M Patch, commander of the
into a play-iien with two grand-
A M Patch IV. 2-year-old 'NFA
Herbert .Marsh Is
Awarded Modal
first alo rendered
under heavy fire
in germany
WITH 'I UK WITH INFANTRY
I>1 Visit IN IN i:l'R( )! !•:. June .
l'he medics ti.alition.il loyal'y
to In- fellow inlantryman, though
he carries no amis was well tie-
tnionslrated in the ca-e ,.| Ma-' r
Sgt Herbert Marsh, ol the M.'i'nii
Ri'Ut Med.al IH-lachment, Kiltn
Infantry Division.
Sgt. Marstii has been award ■ I
the Bron/e Star His citation says
that on March 27 in the vicinity
of Bad Sehvvalbach. (jt-nnany. lie
moved alone acitiss he cxjKisfd
siope, undt'c heavy enemy lire, to
administer iml to hatlle castialti 's
Sgt, Marsh is the on ol Mrs.
Lulu B Marsh Route I, Breck-
enridge. Texas
Truman At Work
On Pact Plea
KANSAS CITY June 2! U.R-
President Truman worked today
on a tilKi-vvoid message vvliiUi he
will sentl in tht- Senate Monday
in support of the United Nations
i "barter, the basis ol lus startling
proposal of a world republic as
the only effective antidote for
future wars,
C,"Italics t; Ross. |'less St-ere-
tary. said Mr Ttutnan had not
decided whether he Would carry
the message to congiT-- j erson-
ally The chicl executive was up
tw rly tiKlay. working on ins mi s-
sage at home in-fine mnvin„ into
his i |lie.- here -liorlly lielme -i . ,
m
Pkl S> indieatt d the I*r*-siil.-rit
virtually had completed lus mes-
sage H.s proposal lor ii «i i d
Republic oi Nations was contained
ill a speech hade last night, a
solunin call lor this nation t i be-
come the gtudepo-t of tin world
by lieing the first to ratify 'lie
new charter, lie likened that docu-
ment to a new world constitution.
Sinjurers To Meet
All Day Sunday
Annotim ern"m ivas made today
that the Stephen* County Singing
Convention will meet Sunday at
Nci'essji\ The meeting will be all
day antl the public i- invited to
attend
Senator Pleads
Ratification Of
Peace Charter
VANDENBERG SAYS WORLD
chaos alternative
of a00pti0n
WASHINGTON, June 251 11 U'
Sen Arthur II. Vandenbcrg. Re-
publican. Mich, told the Senate
today that world chaos is the al-
ternative to the United Nations
Security League
Vandciiberg, chairman of Sen-
. te Rcpublaans and a delegate to
the San Francisco conlerr-e
which drafted the security char-
ter. made his formal re|>ort to the
senate m a stirring s|iecch for
early ratification.
"This can be a new emancipa-
tion proclamation for the world."
he said.
He pleaded with charter criti- s
to he realistic in their appra.-a!
o| the documents in the light of
world facts and to give it nt
least ,i chance to see whether
collective s'.'urit) can prevent
another world war.
The onetime isolationist told
the Senate he would su]i|*irt the
treaty with all the resources at
Itts command.
"I shall do this in the deep con-
viction that the alternative is
phy sical and moral chaos in many
places of the earth." he said.
He recognized, first, that it
may not be jierfeet. But, he in-
sisted it is a start which can In-
corrected in the future.
"But there will ik- no future for
it unless we make this start." he
persisted doubt of there could
ever !h- another or a liettcr utart.
"We dare not fail to try. We
dare not fail to strive in this dir-
ection no matter how far we fall
short of the goal."
Strike Cripples
Transportation
DALLAS. June 29 d'.i'i Street
ciii-s antl buses were idle in three
Texas cities today along with in-
terurban* connecting Dallas Willi
Ha three cities.
More than 'Km employes of the
It sits Fleetric Railway* System
were out on an unauthorized
strike and Mn.oQO persons living
ui W, • o and almut III.00(1 more
living .n Sherman antl Dentson,
in North Texas, were withoUi
pUblii t lansportation
Texas Electric sold almost
liNi thousand paid fares last
month, antl officials said more
than l.atm.ooti (lersons were sold
arcs on buses .and street cars in
Waco, Sherman and Denison dur-
ing the last '!() days
Company ollicials said they had
no advance warning of the strike,
they were negotiating a new co.i-
tract with ("It t'nion heads when
the Walkout came
A CI<) spokesman in Dallas said
the I'mon knew nothing of Ihe
walkout.
Rufus High, president of the
I'limn and a worker, saitl com-
pany employees felt that the
management had been stalling :n
contri.it negotiations.
three weeks long naval l>omhard-
mcnt of Bahk|ta|>an continued, and
that minesweepers still were opcr.
ating in the day there.
<iep Mat-Arthur's headquarter,
iit Manila confirmed that th - 7th
U. S. Fleet, led by Adm Kink.ml.
was on the prowl m ihe Macas-
sar strait between Borneo and
Celebes.
More than a.UUl tons of fire
bombs were showered on Sasebo.
Iiig Japanese naval base city, antl
three other Nipponese ceittei
earlyloda\ hy toO to oU<) Ameri-
can Superfarts.
Sasebo on the east coast of
Kyushu island, has la-en attack-
ed Itefore, but today's raid v.
the first incendiary assault on
the city, one of Japan's four prin-
cipal naval bases.
Hit for the first time were
the seaport cities of Moji and
N ibeoka. also on Kyu-lin. and t:>e
. liny training and industrial nH
of t )kayama on Honshu
Army and Navy casualties now-
total 1,0.10,679, an increase ol ",-
J2ti in the last week, it was an-
nounced today.
The total for 2 1-2 year- of
lighting included 23*1.7.15 killed,
b25.2KR wounded; 50.210 missjn;
and 1 IK.-tlH prisoners includcig
those who have since been lilwra-
led. f •
Army losses, on the basis of
individual names received heie
through June 21, made up iios.u i
of the aggregateand the N.av v lo -
ses a counted for the rcuiainin ,
122,651.
Meanwhile C en. Joseph T. Mr
Narney disclosed Americancasii.il
ties in the Mediterranean ar i
from the time the Allies landed iii
North Africa in l!'12' until the
Herman surrender lotaled IW-.i^l',
itwluding 30,910 killed. ihk:.1?!
wounded and 1T,4.'15 missing or
t.-iken prisoner. McNarney. I' S
cliiei in the Mediterranean i>r« a.
said the casualties included tlios,-
in southern France up to Nov.
20. 1914.
Against this. MeNarnev said tin-
liest estimate of German cn-ii I-
ties in the same area amount io
L.'t'll.OtNi killed, wtiundetl antl nu
sing
Kour Cities Hit
(n Raid of Forts
GUAM. June 20 'UP' lime
fut-s stoked hy tons of Sup-
erfortress incendiaries swept
through four strategic Japan' "
cities ttKla.v and Tokyo announc I
a mass movement of indtist'-y
from the invasion - threatened
homeland to Manchuria.
Lack Of Fuel May
Cause Shutdown
KANSAS CITY, June 2! •' '
The St. I^vuis (trdnance plant
may have to shut down becau-e
of lack of fuel, throwing 1 ;,tKt*
liersons out of work and cutting
production of small arms ammu-
nition. Ihe senate fuel investiga-
ting committee was told today.
TEXAS LEADS IN MEDALS
Resident* of Fargo, N. D„ buy
and eat more eherr'es per capita
than any other city in the United
State*.
The ('hit-ago Stock
I* tin.' *t I'ind largest
lion.
Exchange
In l'ic na
DALLAS. Texas June 2!l 1 I'1
I'exas |e, ds all slat. * in the nuni-
Ih'I- of native son* to whom *i
grateful nation has awarded its
highest decoration the Congress-
ional Medal nt Honor.
Al'nited I'ress survey shows
that is have won the covet"d
Medal ol Honor. Only 211 ol the
mcdalshi'v e ben awarded by con-
gress in this war.
The Medal o| Honor, most rare-
ly-awarded honor ol all, was es-
tablished by an act of Congress
in lKtij and 1* awarded only in
the name of congress after spec-
ial joint session*.
Medal of Honor wearers, ac-
cording tot-iistom. may lie saluted
by all regardless of rank Generals
hare hern known to flip re,*pt."ful
salutes to privates Wearing the
Medial of lionut.
The Texan* who have Won the
Medal of Honor are:
Staff Sgt, Luclan Adams, Port
Vrthur: Ll. Col. Roliert G. Cole,
San Antonio; First Lt. James H.
Fields, Fort Worth; 2nd Ll.
Thomas W. Fowler. Wichita
Fall*; 2nd Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes.
Corpus Christi; Col. N. K. K"ar-
by. San Antonio; Sgt. G. D.
Keethly, Lamesa: Sgt Jame*
Logan, Luling, First Ll. Jack
Mahlis, San Angelo; 2nd Ll. J.
Mathis, San Angidn: 2nd Lt. J.
L. Harris, Hillshoro; Ll. Jaek
Knight. Mineral Wells, Lt Audie
L. Murphy. Farmersville; T-l
Truman Klmbro, Houston: Sgt.
J. M. Lope*. Brownsville; Sgt
William J. Bordelon, San Antonio;
First Lt William D. Hawkln*. El.
Paso, und Seaman Jnhnuit L>.
Hutchina La:t Baranard.
Cab Driver Studies
For Singing Career
LONG BKAC11, Cal U?
driver John Melwh occayonallv
givef his passengers some opera
an ni? with their taxi rule
Born in Vienna and tlv son if
Mi.rlha Sonovi, and Italian pnina
t'onno, Melocii drives taxi to
make a living while la- alndn .
vc'ee In Hollywood, training for a
movie or radio career.
In a reei-nt picture he led n
giitUl- of cab drivers in .tinging an
rna Irom "I^i Boheme." The ing-
Ir.ir cabby also has apiK'tiied on i
national broadcast.
Klectrie Brain*
At Illinois Teeh
CHICAGO '•'■•? - A ,iew S'.ituiin)
A-C network calculator, the 1 Ht 11
of iis kind in the world, has hcii
installed at the Illinois Institute
of Technology.
Designed and built by the West-
inghouse Electric Corp.. tlm huge
electric brain has been msttilled in
a new network calculator latum-
lory in Illinois Tech's main build-
ing. The pui'.'hase vva* mad" pos-
sible through contributions by 17
Midwest sponsoring companies
who bought time on a weekly
unit basis extending o\or a I.'-
$ car period.
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