The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 139, Ed. 2 Tuesday, October 17, 1939 Page: 3 of 12
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. October 17, 1930
Tuesday Evening, October 17.193
Three Convicts
GENERAL NEWS___________TEE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS-
Back Behind Bars After Weekend Crime, Spree
Tune In On KRBO
PAGE THESE
THE AIR 4P
SEIZE TRIO ON RIDE THROUGH
’ ‘ GRANDVIEW'S BUSINESS AREA
• LIFE’S DARKEST MOMENT
By WEBSTER
Ward Week, Greatest An nual Merchandising Event
lined
tics' •
• trouble shooter
have power, speed and
starting lineup from
rning almost intact,
got away io a slow,
because of the ex-|
early season card. |
the Southwest con-
drew first blood and
s lost in succession to
nd Southwest Texas
latter loss came
surprise, but the Pi-
at full strength be-
es
FORT WORTH, Oct. 17— (P)-
Three long-term convicts who es-
6 caped from central prison farm No.
2 at Sugarland Saturday were in
jail here today after a weekend of
automobile thefts and kidnapings
that ended Monday night to Grand-
view,
• Sergeant Herman Reissig and B
C. Wilmoth of the Texas public
safety department highway patrol
arrested the trio riding through
the business district of Grandview,
Johnson county. The convicts were
a armed with two shotguns, a rifle,
W and a pistol, but offered no resis-
tance.
The convicts, who were brought
to the Tarrant county Jail, were
Aubrey Scalley, 41, serving 50 years
from Dallas county for robbery;
• Leo White, 33, serving 99 years from
Washington county for robbery;
and Joe Marvin Burleson, 31, serv-
ing 99 years from Tarrant county
for robbery and kidnaping.
A fourth convict who escaped
• from azguard at the prison
farm Saturday was V. W. Har-
vey, 45, under 99-year sentence
from Knox county. He was ar-.
the two Mexican women were re-
leased. A short time later, W. I.
Edmonds of Hearne was held up
at his father's filling station and
forced to accompany the fugitives
in his automobile: Edmonds was
released unharmed Monday night
at Coolidge.
The convicts were expected to be
sent back to prison today.
SORRY, J1M1ANY, BUT The
PRESIDENT HAS CHANGED
YOUR BIRTHDAY FROM
OCTOBER 18™ To AUGUST
I8T. we’ll OUST HAVE
To KEEP YOUR PRESENTS
Till THEN ,---
D
In Abilene
BACCO THAT \
) SO COOLIN 1
OWED ME THE
MILD YET RICH,
DIED MAKIN’S’
TES. P. A.
i THE JOY •
rested by Texas rangers and
county officers Saturday night
near Sealy.
A national guard airplane and
dozens of state and local police
had been assigned to the manhunt.
Workmen in a field near the
prison farm said that the convicts
were met by accomplices waiting in
an automobile. Since that time,
state police reported, six kidnap-
Ings and at least three automobile
thefts were attributed to the runa-
ways.
Two Mexicans released Monday in
Milam county, said they were ab-
ducted Saturday. Rudy Weigalt,
Giddings filling station operator,
went with two of the men to take
some gasoline .to their stalled au-
tomobile. But when the stalled
• car was approached, Weigalt was
held up and the third man and
two Mexican women were trans-
ferred to his car.
On the Giddings-Caldwell road,
according to state police reports,
f the fugitives held up Mayor E. F.
Kreigel of Giddings and his son,
Lawrence, returning from a hunt-
ing trip. They took Kreigel’s car
and released the three Giddings
men near Caldwell after warning
e them not to give an alarm.
Kreigel’s automobile was wreck-
. ad near Milano, Milam county, and
Today
Paul E. Spruill is acting as sub-
stitute for A. G. Irwin, regional ad-
ministrator for Texas state employ-
ment service in the Abilene office,
while Irwin is recovering from a
heart attack suffered 10 days ago.
Spruill is normally a member of the
administrative staff in Austin. Fav-
orable reports are being given on
Irwin's condition.
Abilene police have been notified
of the theft in Lamesa of a 1937
four-passenger Ford coupe. Black in
color, the car has license number
325-308.
A 1929 model A Ford sedan, li-
cense number 546,439, has been tak-
en in possession by the Abilene po-
lice after having remained parked
at the same place on Walnut street
several days.
Six new patients entered Hen-
drick Memorial hospital Monday
afternoon and night for medical
treatment. They are: B A. Ross,
773 Pecan; Mrs. J. R. Burch, 76
Walnut; W W. Rollins, Monahans;
Mrs. V. L. Gunter, route 5; Orville
Young, 1425 North 29th; Mrs R. B.
Boyd, Hamlin Mrs. C. 8. Tarpley,
1133 South Thirteenth, was to un-
dergo surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Johnson of
Tuscola are parents of a boy born
at 12:35 p. m. Monday at Hen-
drick Memorial hospital.
In Company's 625 Stores, Opens Here Wednesday
Ward Week, beginning Wednes- ideas, you have to plan anywhere, without too much strain on their
day at Montgomery Ward and from six months to a year a" ’ - —
company’s Abilene store, and in 624 _ -— . .
other Ward stores, brings Ward down. Advance planning brings the plans last December,
employes to the top event of the best of the new ideas to the public I ahead,” he pointed out
year and marks the climax of i
weeks of preparation.
Ward Week: a semi-annual affair.
Is the featured merchandising event
of the year ‘in all Ward stores open-
ing. C
E. F Founders, local manager, de-
clared that the New York World's
fair's preparation of the World of
Tomorrow had nothing on the pre-
parations of himself and staff for
Ward Week
"In a sense, we have been building
the World of Tomorrow, too," said
Founders. “Of course. I do not mean
"Advance
_____ ____r ahead pocketbooks. For instance, we start-
buying brings prices ed the Ward Week overcoat sale
~ ten months
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cause of the trouble
If it's common constipation, due
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Wreck Remains Sold
Right on the Spot
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 17—(,-
An aged jaloppy, participant in a
minor traffic accident, was auc-
tioned at the crash scene today.
Gazing sadly at the battered
heap, owner Charles Edwards an-
nounced:
"I’ve driven that car for 19 years
and never had an accident before
—what am I bid?
A bystander offered $1.50. An-
other sang out, "I’ll make it $3."
"Sold." said Edwards and .walk-
ed away.
Bell Still Gloomy
DALLAS Oct n—'UPi-Mat-
ty Bell, the perpetually pessimistic
coach at Southern Methodist uni-
versity. expressed the fear today
that the Mustangs might suffer a
let-down after their Notre Dame
game last week and be an easy
prey to Marquette, for psychological
reasons only.
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AL JOY SMOKE
AFTER INITIAL VICTORY-
Tight Just Begun,' WTCC Says
Of War for Equal Freight Rates
Commodity rates are distinguish-
ed from class rates as those affect-
. . , . ing an entire industry, such as cot-
er announcement Monday of a first .
victory in the organization’s fight ton or whest, whereas class rates
__govern smaller and possibly heavier
the ‘ rexas railroad shipments, such ss machinery.
"The fight has just begun," was
the watchword of West Texas cham-
ber of commerce officials today aft-
against discriminatory freight rates
Noted Speaker
Will Address, •
Kiwanis Club
One of the most Interesting speak-
ers to have appeared before an Abi-
lene audience will be Dr. Barclay
the buildings and the new mechani-
cal marvels that the World's fair
is showing. I mean that modern
storekeeping has to work so far in
advance that you feel as if you were
in a world of tomorrow."
"Merchants today must rely to a
very great extent upon newspaper
advertising to tell their customers
of sales events In their stores,"
Founders said in announcing that
the public would be informed
through The Reporter-News of
thousands of outstanding values in
merchandise offered during the
Ward Week.
Something of the volume of
buying done in preparation for
Ward Week is offered by state-
ment of the fact that if all white -
sheets purchased for Ward Week
were laid end-to-end there’d be
a smooth white path 81 inches
wide and more than 500 miles
long. These sheets, totaling 2,-
700,000 feet, would extend from
Chicago to St. Paul or from
Denver nearly to Salt Lake City.
Three thousand bales of cotton
were required to make that
many sheets.
Employes of Ward's compel-
ling during Ward Week with
other Montgomery Ward stores
for $2,950 in prises to be award-
ed stores making the best record
during this event.
Pounders announced he had
added to the store’s selling force
to better serve the thousands of
customers expected in the store
during Ward Week.
"In the old days," Pounders com-
mented." a merchant went to mar-
ket on a Tuesday, for Instance,
bought his merchandise, and was
able to put It on sale by the follow-
ing Monday or even earlier. Today
if you want the public to get really
good values and new merchandise
Acheson, associate editor of the ident.
mentation and then dictatorship
His speech will deal with natural
progressive social change, but will
point out the dangers of sudden,
revolutionary change.
Members of the Kiwanis club will
have numerous guests at the lunch-
eon. according to J. T. Haney, pres-
An order of the Texas railroad 62, such 1 : Acheson associate editor of the ident. --------* ,
commission yesterday abolished the : No comment • was forthcoming The Reader’s Digest, who will lec- Wiley Caffey will be chairman of
differential freight rates applying to . from D A Bandeerr as general, ture before the Kiwanis club at its the day. A marimba ensemble from
70 western and southwestern Texas manager of the West Texas chamber 12:15 luncheon W ednesday. Hardin-Simmons university — George
counties Now rates for the whole of commerce, since he serves as aec- __, . r . Gates. Uribe Elpidio, Bernard Kirk-
or Texas and "the southwest are retary of a statewide fact-finding ...tedom: uthe Mental Climate patrick and Loran Warren—will
equal, whereas these counties for-
merly had been penalized an aver-
age of 15 percent.
Max Bentley, executive secretary
of the Freight Rate Equality feder-
committee, appointed by Atty. Gen
Gerald Mann to assist in prosecu-
tion of Texas' case in the freight
for Progress will be the lecture top-
Patrick
play-
rate fight.
It is no secret the fact-finding
ation, a WTCC-spawned organize- body’s membership was named, by
tion said after the order was grant- Mann on recommendation of the
ed that the fight had been "only WTCC and rate equality federation
partly won" and speaking for the The attorney general was acting un-
FREF and the WTCC, for which he der * resolution passed by the 46th
Is activities director, he pledged legislature, which instructed him to
continued battle prosecute the rate cause with a $30,-
Another goal of the WTCC and 000 appropriation for the biennium.
The resolution was drafted and
pushed to sdoptlon by Rep Bryan
continued battle.
FOR RENT, six room briex furnished. FREF drives la to gain equal freight:
conditioned electrolux and washing mA
ine. ACC Hill Phone 4474.
rates with the central freight terri- pushed to adoption W PP. 2
tory in northern and eastern states Bradbury of Abilene in the Texas
Rates for all of Texas are now 161 house and George Moffett of Chil-
percent of those for this favored licothe in the senate. ...
Later, GAb Gilchrist, dean at the engi-
The right now centers on demands neering school at Texas AdeM col-
for freight rates equal to those in lege, is chairman of the committee
the favored territors | Other members besides Bandeen are
the favored territory w. R. woolrich, engineering dean st
the University of Texas; J 8 Brid-
well of Wichita Falls, Walter W
eh ^ “red'." <T=7 trout or zeieein, REmPute
dollars. We conservatively estimate BIae McKinney of Fort Worth
’That development would return
to producer, shipper and consumer
of goods moving In transportation
in Texas hundreds of millions'
that the total saving will be a great- A m o w.co R w
er amount of money annually than 9.H. Zimmerman.of %
that paid in taxes to the state of
Wier of Houston and Ed Tanner of
FOR SAFETY'S SAKE INSIST ON
CONCRETE
for all streets
MANY accidents oa the streets are caused by pavements
that are bumpy, raveled, slippery when wet, difficult to
clean, obscure at night. These accidents can be prevented
by paving with concrete which:
1. Reduces skidding ia all weather
2. Has high visibility at night
3. Keeps a true and even surface, free from bumps
4. Drains and dries quickly; no pockets of standing
water or mud
• 3. Encourages traffic to use the full street width-pass-
ing iseasier
Concrete costs less to build than any other pavement of
equal load carrying capacity—costs far less to maintain-
cuts motoring costs.
Don't be satisfied with less than clean, safe, enduring con-
crete oa your streets.
For concrete pavement facts, write to
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
1301 Norwood Bldg., Austin, Texas
CONCREN
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W COST
I PAVEMENT
A national organization le improve and extend the
uses of concrete through scientific research and engr-
peering field work
$195
Smart gals slip into
Vanity Fair Bals when
nippy nights descend
The downy softness
and fleecy warmth of
these gay p-j’s and
nighties make loung-
Ing "rosier" and sleeping cozier. The
merry colors and trim, young styles are
snug abetters to flattery and charm. The
cuddly, knitted cotton fabrics tub like your
. • stockings, and need no ironing.
:50H
Vary ily fair
PECHGLO
TITE PANTIES
In Three Lengths
s Texas Aggies Set
For Game With TCU
COLLEGE STATION, Oct. 17-
■ (UP)—The Texas Aggies came
* through the Villanova game in good
condition, and unless there are some
9 injuries during practice sessions:
$ this week will go against the Tex-
■ as Christians st full strength. Coach
■ Homer Norton said today.
Bears Steam Up
WACO, Oct. 17—(UP)—After call-
ing for only a light signal drill yes-
terday. Coach Morley Jennings or-
dered a full, hard workout for the
Baylor Bears ss they started get-
ting ready for Nebraska.
No need to worry about panties too shod or too
long Those Pechglo undies come in just rhe length
you require. Tailored lo fit like poper-on-the-woll
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without o girdle The rayon-and-silk fabric loun-
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Now Priced Only— $1.00
Vanity Fair Sold in Abilene Exclusively at-
MINTERS
. ESTABLISHED 192
El Paso. .
Attractive Federal
Jobs Announced
adjustment of commodity rates as Don R Marshall, local secretary
well as class rates," Bentley said, of the U. s civil service board of
— examiners, has announced an at-
Texas ' Bentley said
“We expect to ask the commission
to issue an additional order making
the central freight rate level effec-
tive on" goods moving into, out of
and between points in Texas.
"We expect the fight to result in
DR. BARCLAY ACHESON
1c It is expected to be of utmost
interest st this time of war in Eu-
rope.
Dr Acheson was an over-seas di-
rector -general of The Near East
Relief, and is now vice president of
Its successor, the Near East Foun-
dation. both bf which have given
THERE ARE
MORE THAN 200
COLA DRINKS
YES, BUT THERE'S
ONLY ONE
ROYAL CROWN
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Frequent FOLDS
- .or relieving dis-
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colds and night coughs, rub
VapoRub on throat, chest, and
backat bedtime. Va poR ub’spoul-
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sonnets of cheat and Back must
cles—helps the youngster relax
into healing sleep
y For coughing and irritated
"throat caused by colds, put
VapoRub on the child’s tongue
to relieve the irritation. Then
massage VapoRub on throat
and chest.
.For “sniffles” and misery
Mof head colds, melt VapoRub
in a bowl of boiling water. Have
the child breathe in the steaming
vapors This loosens phlegm,
clears air passages, makes breath-
ing easier Also massage VapoRub
on throat and chest. Millions of
families use these three timer
tested treata
ments. VICKS
V VAroRus
aid to sufferers in Armenia, Syria,
tractive new list of government em-+Palestine, Russia, Greece, Iran.
Turkey, Iraq and the Balkans Be-
fore this Dr Acheson was engaged
ployment opportunities.
Applications on the series of jobs
must be in Washington by Nov 11
Full details may be had from Mar-
shall
Positions offered include:
Senior medical officer, $4,600 a
year, medical officer, $3,800 a year
associate medical officer $3,200 a
year. Employment is in the public
I health service, veterans’ adminis-
tration. civil aeronautics authority
and Indian service
Applicants for the senior grade
must have not have passed their
53d birthday, for the full grade
the 44th, or for the Junior their
in other relief work of various
types.
During and after the first World
war. Dr Acheson was in the near
east in a privileged position to ob-
serve the political chaos of the
time
Strongly supporting democracy
against dictatorship, he points out
the natural tendency for peoples
minds to become stamped in sim-
ilar patterns and the short distance
It is from this condition to regi-
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