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ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1939-TWELVE PAGES.
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EL PASO'S QUEEN OF THE SUN
Miss Jean Miller, above, will
occupy tine throne as "Queen of
the, Sun of r^e Southwestern
sun Carnival in El Paso. Texas,
n New Year’s day. She likewise
will reign over other festivities
of the carnival, between Christ-
wAl
mas and Jan. 1 as well as the
fifth annual sun bowl football
game Queen Jean is a graduate
of Christian college, Northwest-
ern university, and is a provi-
sional Junior Leaguer.
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Homecoming at
H-SU Pepped
By Grid Rally
Hardin-Simmons enthusiasm
reached its pre-game peak this
morning in a final pep rally in
a packed HSU auditorium.
A welcome to the exes by Dr
J. D Sandefer was read by the Rev
R. G. Baucum, 23, pastor of the
First Baptist church. South San
Antonio President Sandefer's mes-
sage outlined the need for univers-
ity building projects; a renewal of
vision, consecration and a looking
forward; and last, proper student
conduct.
MESSAGE BROADCAST
Following the president's
sage, which was broadcast
mes-
over
KRBC, the Cowboy band filled the
remainder of the 30 minute broad-
cast.
Dr Rupert Richardson, executive
vice president of the university ini-
tiated the actual pep rally part of
the program introducing yell lead-
ers Jimmy Moore. Carl Bonneaux. |
and Ted Hull adding hilarious
spirit to the rally.
To heighten the program. Noll
Sewell, former Brand editor and
now manager of the Ennis; Texas,
chamber of commerce gave a hu-
morous and invigorating speech fol-
lowed by a brief pep talk by M H
Raiborn, San Angelo, formerly Cow-
boy guard and picked for William-
son's All-American team in '38.
Climaxing the final pep rally for |
today's game was a brief speech by
OBJECT OF 'RED TERROR’
AREA
SQUARE MILES
FINLAND
148,000
TEXAS
265,896
OKLAHOMA
70,057
POPULATION
FINL A ND
TEXAS
OKLAHOMA
4P
3,835,000
6.077,000
2,509000
O
I A,
S
#-200
MILES
A map of Finland superimpos-
ed on a map of Texas and Ok-
lahoma shows the size of the
tiny nation whose relations with
Leftists Set Up Red Planes
. Government of D.: DAsul
Rebel Finns
MOSCOW, Dec. 1.—(UP)-
Formation of a new Finnish
government comprised of "reb- |
el” Finnish soldiers and left
wing politicians at Terioki on
the soviet-Finnish border,
north of Leningrad, was an-
nounced officially tonight.
The new government will be
known as the democratic Finnish
republic,” dispatches to Tass offi-
Russia broke into war yesterday
Populations and areas of the two
states and Finland are indicat-
ed.
Russian Troops Dropped
From Planes by Chutes
Tommy Black Austin, former yell KIRKENES. Norway, Dec. 1.-PH Russian troops dropped by para-
leader, and the Hardin-Simmons | chutes from huge bombing planes were reported to have occupied Petsamo,
rallying tune "Old Gray Mare” by Finland's chlef port on the Arctic ocean, today following bombing raids
the Cowboy band
Rain Death
HELSINKI, Dec. 1.—(AP)—Risto Ryti, governor of the Bank of
Finland, tonight formed a new cabinet to replace the resigned gov-
ernment of Aimo K. Cajander. -*
- Both Lajander and Eljas Erkko, the foreign minister who direct-
ed Finland’s recent policy of resistance to Russian demands, were
dropped from the new government. .
HELSINKI, Dec. 1.—(6:55 a. m., C S T.)—(AP)— Russia’s
armed forces struck against Finland with renewed fury today
in operations extending from the Arctic ocean to the country's
southwestern shore, adding areial machine-gunning to their
raids with explosive and incendiary bombs.
. .. 1 A large squadron of bombers roared down on Helsinki for
cial soviet news agency, from Len-- 5 1 , 1. : * *.
the second successive day, machine-gunning the capital proper
was, and its suburbs and setting the modern city ablaze with new
ing rad said.
The Tass announcement
broadcast over the official Moscow
radio at 6 p. m.
(The communist party of
Finland was founded in 1920
but it was declared illegal in
1930. At the last two elections
there have been no communist
candidates in Finland.)
. The Terioki government, Tass
said, is headed by Otto Kussinen, as
premier and foreign minister.
Prior to the official announce-
ment that a communist “Finnish
government” has been established
on the border just west of Lake
Ladoga, creation of a Finnish social-
ist state was envisaged in a widely-
fires.
1
Finnish reports said many of the raiders were shot down.
Casualties in the city could not be estimated immediately. Fifty
persons were officially listed as killed in yesterday's attacks
on the capitol alone.
A new government was formed to succeed that of Premier
Aimo K. Cajander, which resigned early today even though it
had a vote of confidence from an historic session of the par-
liament.
The composition of the new government was not announced
immediately. Details were believed under consideration as Pres-
ident Kyoesti Kallio conferred with various party leaders.
Among the prominently mentioned candidates for the pre-
miership were Vamo Tanner, finance minister in the resigned
cabinet and described as friendly to Russia, Juhu Kusti Paasi-
kivi, former premier experi-
enced in Russian affairs and
which left the port and another town in flames
Violent fighting between the Finnish and Russian forces was re-
ecutive session, presided over by ported
Refugees said the Russians took the ancient monastery of Petchenga,
oner Ends First Year,
Happiest, at McMurry
- in 12 cities, Fort Worth, Dallas, near the Norwegian border, was in flames from repeated raids by soviet
y L Turner completes his first year as president of McMurry San Antonio, Harlingen. Wichita bombing planes- . ,.
a year which he unhesitatingly assures has been the most Falls Abilene Ster.-on Ballinger, | Warplanes also bombed Salmijeryi, which is just across the ii
Tuscola-Ovalo, Amarillo-Panhandle, Pacific) river from Kirkenes, ap- J -----1
Lubbock and Washington, D C
The annual HSU alumni banquet
At the alumni association’s ex-
Mrs. H. A. Fender, the association s L___________________
i president, reports came of the or- | ten miles south of Petsamo, cutting off Finnish troops north of that point,
ganization of HSU alumni groups | The whole town of Limahamari. In Finland’s corridor to the Arctic
publicized manifesto of the Finnish
communist party which, the soviet
press said, has been broadcast in
Finland. ..
TERMS OF APPROVAL _. •
The document, published in the The Yh ar in head of the Finnish delegation
official communist newspaper Prav- ■ *1C ▼ ‘ C ■■■ which recently has been con-
da. was viewed by clearly indicating 11 / ) - 0 ”
the kind of government which Rus- A Nutshell | ferring in Moscow over Rus-
sia would approve in Finland and A 4 1 t t sian demands, and Dr. Risto
the terms on which it would agree By The Associated Press Ryti, governor of the Bank of
COPENHAGEN Russian war-Finland.
ships bombard Finnish fortress at ' (Copenhagen reports said diplo-
Hangoe. advices from Finland re- mats expected the new government
port would come to terms with Russia.
to peace
in effect, the manifesto was
viewed as clearly indicating that
Finland should occupy a posi-
tion roughly similar to that of
Outer Mongolia in regard to the
Flege today
“I oyable of is life.
The presidency has presented a "challenge" to him. and it is a job
u ich “demands the best" in a man. he commented Nevertheless he likes
it, better tha 1 any other work he ever did. -
“College students ar a line group." he think.- but he admits that
tiey are a shrewd lot and at times occasion some fast, straight-lined
th iking on the part of the administration. Generally speaking, his
is Siplinary troubles with collegians have been few during his inaugural
| soviet union.
i The manifesto called upon Fin- provocations by Finns
l nish soldiers to lay down their arms Finnish legation without passports.
’ and welcome the red army telephones.
Moscow —Inv asion of Finland The Finnish legation in London,
announced 16 hours late; “armed however, said there was no ques-
by Finns blamed, tion of a surrenders
Dr. Turner is not one to compromise on Christian principles. Time
again before the student body, church congregations and more re-
cently the Northwest Texas Method-
ist conference, he has pledged his
efforts to keep McMurry distinc-
Appeals Made
0 Goodfellows
Goodfellows—
Yesterday, we told you of the big
d off-$225— to the 1940 fund for
* viding cheer to the city's needy.
Today, we give you some of the
sons, letters from the poor to the
• y Santa Claus they know, why
.year's Goodfellow funds must
f ow daily if there is to be happiness
, unfortunate homes this Yuletide.
Dear Mr Goodfellow:
I am writing you for help
lease. I haven’t got job and 1
lave three children and they
want something for Christmas.
Bring them some oranges, ap-
ples, candy and nuts. Please help
me. My liMle girl wants a doll,
my little boy wants a wagon and
my big girl want* a wrist watch.
i! Mr Goodfellow:
Ve are out of work and would be
f you came to see us I have a
11 years old and we will be
parently trying to stop refugees from | | |
corsthns the frozen river into No Texas Acc
Despite machine-gunning from • VAC J JUNE
June 1. Mrs Pender said Com- low- flying airplane^ 600 refugees
mencement at Hardin-Simmons is crossed the frontier. | C.11
WOMEN CHILDREN FLEE AW nniecton
Crowds of women and children WUI IVOIVu
were seen on roads leading to the
border as soviet planes roared over- invalidation of Texas’ unemploy-
will be held on Saturday night.
Monday, June 3
Objectives of the alumni group for
the year are "one ex-HSU club in
each of the ten districts in Texas,"
Mrs. Pender said.
The manifesto declared that the - .
first act of the new Finnish govern- WASHINGTON—President Roose-
ment should be to end the war, es- velt condemns Russian invasion of
tablish a democratic regime, and Finland appeals to Helsinki. Most
conclude a pact of mutual assistance cow for pledges against bombing
with the soviet union, of civilians, unfortified cities.
The new attacks followed ex-
piration of an ultimatum broad-
cast by the Moscow radio
threatening annihilation of Hel-
sinki unless an agreement was
reached by 3 a m. (7 p m.
Thursday, C. S. T.)
Russian forces were striking to-
Former Pastor of
HELSINKI—Russian
bomb, machine-gun capital;
Abiana Church Dead vaders’ operations far-flung:
ApHene Church Dead g ernment formed
squadrons day at Finland's farthest northern
in- outposts, as points along the 800-
new mile eastern frontiers and along
lively Christian, asserting that oth-
erwise it has no reason to exist and |
he would not care to be its presi-
dent
PROGRESS FORESEEN
Behind that statement has been
the same determination and rugged-
ness that has characterized his ad-
ministration of the college financial
and maintenance problems And it is,
with determined confidence that he |
asserts McMurry is going to con-
tinue to make, regular progress in
the future
His record for the past year
lends support to that prediction
There has been' more expansion of I
McMurry's physical plant since Dr |
Turner took office Per 1. 1938. than
in any other year during the past
decade.
Completed projects of the past
year have been the president’s
home, at a cost of more than $10.-
New Symphony
To Be Available
Another of the 10 great symphonic
masterpieces included in the re-
cordings offered by The Reporter-
i the southern seacoast around to
the extreme southwest.
Petsamo, Finns I Near the middle of this front
soviet land forces had occupied
Dr. E. B Surface pastor of Cen- KIRKENES
tral Presbterian church, left late chief Arctic port reported fallen
this morning for Ranger where this to Russians dropped by parachute, territory north of Lake Ladoga and
afternoon at 3 o’clock he was to other towns attacked: refugees farther outhad advanced on the
officiate at funeral services for Dr fleeing to Norway reported ma- Akrelian isthmus north of Lenin-
L B Gray, pastor of the Range r chine-gunned grad , Moscow said this advance
Presbyterian church, who died of a ----------------------------. - was from 6 to nearly 10 miles.)
heart attack, Tuesday night. .1 • 'Cl I * Russian warships were reported
Invasion Shock kr- :
Gray went to the Ranger church Hague on a strategic southwest-
from Strawn , _ --------------------------
other Abilenians going to Ran T ( CAu + HELSINKI, Dec 1.-(AP)-
ger tor the funeral were Mrs Sur- 1 1 1 1 1I Finnish defense batteries at the
face Mr and Mrs. E L Finley IU U. - UU‘ I strategic port of Hangoe, In
Mrs A E Suggs, Mrs Luther Clark . . southwestern Finland were re-
| Mrs R S Fields and T S Lank- WASHINGTON Dec 1 ported to have sunk an attack-
ford. President Roosevelt declared dag ing Russian warship today.
_______________________that Russia’s invasion of Finland _______--------
CL: u: was a profound shock the Unit- ern Finnish promontory 75 miles
>h P Hits Mine ed States and jeopardized the , nki and guarding the
rights of mankind to self govern e to the Gulf of Finland. |
I LONDON Dec 1——The Brit- ment -
ish steamer Dalryan, 4 558 tons. | in a format statement read to a
I struck a mine and sank today off ' press conference, the chief executive
whose attorney . r J M Ma n. the east ast 1 England Her a 1 a peace e peoples would
that each of the three stores is un-crew was rescued. unanimously condemn thisinembier
der control of a managing partner - xrtmititeri frrerenes-
who holds an interest in no more -------------------------------of—ntemmatna, comment in part
than one store. TI WAL: The president’s statement in part
At stake immediately is an accu- (he Weather tollona news of the soviet naval and
, . mulation of about $800 in unem- ____________________Y_____pinnish
Dallas Paper Sold ployment compensation taxes since AMILES Lee r. ' , #*A porn _
DALLAS. Dec 1 - P President | the statute became operative people In the northern attacks the
........ . Attorneys were to file briefs with •.....smendinisieck , 9 Russians were reported in dis-
afternoon Dollas Dispatch-Journal Judge Chapman this afternoon and Change . ,. . RIGHTS JEOPARDIZED < patches from Kirkenen ust across
. he indicated a ruling would be given East T.....ast of 100th meridiaf:*****-...........................
umauuuu ........‘ ml Partly cloud .....n portion to- Despite efforts made to solve the WAR Page 4 Col 5
lishers. Inc s principal stockholder thor' • ___.
of which is J B West Houston. "The wfetFOHBOth sides had " • ------a which no reasonable objection-------------------
let st be known in advance - --------... STOP and THINK
Tv FT To the great misfortune of the DIUE ana IAIN'D
so ... AM world, the present trend to force
* makes insecure the independent ex-
head. ment compensation law is a possi-
The air raids, during the brief bility in a suit on which final evi-
hours of daylight inside the Arctic’ dence and arguments were heard in
deircle, continued where they left off 104th district court this morning by
yesterday. Judge W. R Chapman.
Linnihamari is the Arctic ocean The action was brought by part-
terminus of Finland’s Baltic-to-Arc- ners in the three McLemore-Bass
tic road, known as the "world’s drug stores here seeking to block
northernmost highway
Americans Taken
Out of Helsinki
HELSINKI Dec 1 —P.—Approxi-
collection from them of paymenu
required by the law
Challenging constitutionality of
the statute as interpreted by the
News in its music appreciation cam- mately 200 Americans, Britons and
paign will be made available to mu- | other foreigners took refuge today at
sic lovers Saturday 1 Grankulla, a small town about 10
The new release the third offer-miles west of Helsinki where United |
ing of the campaign, is Wolfgang States minister H F Arthur Scho-
Mozarts Symphony No 40 in G enfeld has established emergency
Minor, considered by many the head quarters
greatest and most beautiful sym- (The sate department at Wash-
phony ever written This work eon-' by its legation
sists of three 12-lnch double-faced Anima tintotined X
records and will be available at the in Finland that 15 star members
I same low price as the first two were transporting 'numerous Amer-
symphonies released by The Report-1 icans" from Helsinki, which was un-
000 the J M Radford auditorium er-News. der renewed attack by Russian
extension, costing about $11,000. and 1 The music appreciation depart- bombing planes today
a paving program conducted jointly ment of The Reporter-News will be (Latest reports said there were
with the City of Abilene and WPA open at 8.30 a m tomorrow to in- I about 300 Americans in Finland),
involving more than 810000 | augurate the distribution of this new
Unnamed' donors made possible group of recordings and to continue I
the presidents home Mrs J. M. the sale of the first and second re- |
Radford gave the funds for extend- leases of the campaign—Schubert’s ctrence tin ipotiniced today the
Ing the auditorium, which bears the Symphony No 8 in B Minor (the Clarence Linz annou ced 0*3 .
ankful to you if you come to see I name of her late husband. Unfinished) and Beethovens Sym-.. .o, w.c pub.
| ENDOWMENT SOUGHT phony No. 5 in C Minor has been acquired by West Pub
| For the coming year Dr Turner The electric record players of -
plans to direct his efforts principally fered As part of the music appre-
toward endowment and mainte-ciation program also will remain oilman and captalist
nance, explaining that these are the available Those who wish to hear The name of the newspaper "
most urgent needs at the present | the recordings before obtaining their be shortened to the Dallas Journal
time He made a plea at the recent set of the symphony may do so at ————————
Northwest Texas conference for the music appreciation department 1
maintenance support of 20 cents per Mozart, an Austrian composer, of
capita for the 75,000-odd church the 18th century, who began writing
, members Dr Turner’s address was music st the age of 4. wrote his O
Dear Mr Goodfellow:
1 wish you would come to see
us. I am out of a job, nothing
to do, and I would be very
thankful if you would come and
visit in my family. There. There
four children and myself.
To help answer such appeals as
rse, the Goodfellow fund stands
y at $225 Other Goodfellows
ust immediately be about their
ork Lists of donors will be ac-
owledged daily.
I November Building
i ermits $28,892
I November was a slack month
S , om the standpoint of new con-
■ i ruction in Abilene.
I Total of building permits for the
I “onth was only $28,892
I Largest permits were issued to:
I Pat Cooper, frame residence on
I vis drive $2,995; Ed O Tikker.
t 250. fra me residence at 1717 Idle-
D M V R Allen $4 995. construction
A addition to brirk store building
V Butternut street H O Brady.
Rnnoframesresidences on
W.SoVAll $1900 frame
Foe or ShShDC
htz $4,995 brick veneer residence
1302 Washington boulevard: Ar-
I i. 1 Gulley, $1,400. residence at
1701 Idlewild W J Fulwiler, $4995
» xln tea building on Mesquite street.
followed by one by Bishop Ivan Lee i Minor Symphony just a short time
Holt who urged that church pastors | before his death Like Franz Schu-
' bert. Moaart died at an early age.
See TURNER Page <. Col. & | but the number of separate pub-
lished works ascribed to him totals
626. He is also said to have written
294 compositions either unfinished
or unpublished
Mozart also was an accomplished
musician as well as composer. He
played the piano organ and violin
The annual reduced sub-
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Please dial 7271 or see
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state, the planitiffs claimed they
were not subject to the measure,
which provides for contributions
from firms with eight or more em-
ployes
Represented by Asst. Atty,
Gen. Morris Hodges, formerly of
Abilene, the state contended the
three stores constituted one unit
and as such listed enough em-
V thei- na yrolls to be
classified as subject to the un-
emp.ozment compensation law
It was the claim of the plaintiffs
case, contested without rancor would
be appealed to the Texas supreme
court to decide the issue finally
Although only one or two other
Steamer Sinks
LONDON Dec. 1.-P Survivors persons besides parties to the suit
of the 4,260-ton Finnish steamer appeared in the courtroom, the acei
Mercator said the vessel had sunk tion has attracted widespread in- •
after striking a mine off the Scot-terest The outcome is expected to -
Itish coast en route to Finland. All affect- many stores in West Texas *
except one missing member of the operating under the same general
crew was brought ashore today. plan of .organ 12a tion • L
___________The state has held that the
Man Convicted Under
New Hot Check Low
Co Judge Carl Rulsey sentenced |
an Abilene man to six months in !
jail this morning for Taylor coun-
tris— First conviction under the
states new check swindling law.
The defendant entered a plea of
guilty to cashing a worthless check
for $2.50 at a filling station here
Provisions of the new statute del
fine the first two such offenses as
misdemeanors Subsequent viola -
tions are classed as felonies and on
conviction an offender la subject to
penitentiary sentence
r
8 ’TILL 8
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Any Saturday!
The Reporter - News
Want-Ad Department is
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from 8:00 a m until
8.00 p m for The Sun-
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DIAL 7271
The Weather
Russia had'demanded Hangoe for
a naval base.)
At the extreme northern tip of
the, Russian-Finnish border Rus-
sian warplanes were reported to
have dropped troops by parachute
and occupied Petsamo principal
town of Finland’s narrow corridor
to the Arctic ocean
This meant that all but Finland’s
extreme west coast was under fire.
McLemore-Bass drug stores are 1
a single unit under the statute CLOUDY sunset
by virtue of collective advertise, 530 p m 6:30
ing and in some instances jgint w.l them tee
purchasing of merchandise: Relative hum r, 9
Plaintiffs in the case, listed in-----
1 connection with the three stores.
-are McLemore-Bass No. 1 on Fine 6)
See SUIT Page 4, Col. 8
I --------*-------—
Costly Broth .
COLDWATER, Mich Dec 1. — P
—Tol by a doctor that his sick
child should have rabbit broth. Wil-
llam Zeboiski oiled up his shot- I
gun and went hunting near his
farm He got the rabbit but-
A conservation officer arrested
him for hunting without a license
and confiscated the rabbit Unable
.to pay a fine of $16.85. Zeboiski
1 went to jail for ten days.
* 46 istence ef small nations in every
43 46 continent and jeopardizes the rights
<2 46 I of mankind to self government
4 ve Before the press conference the
•2 is, president asked Russia and Finland
41 46 I to pledge before the world that they
+‘would refrain from bombing de-
N S17fenseless civilians and unfortified
so 53 | cities.
* England Issues
S3_____-v Call to Service
* Cho USe
3 V
MORE DAYS
CHRISTMAS
SEALS 4
1939
PROTECT 3
d YOUR HOM 2
R FROM * €_---
TUBERCULOSIS too
They emphasize the importance of
protecting children from exposure to
active tuberculosis.
1
LONDON Dec 1—PP King
George VI today summoned all
male British subjects from 20 to 23
If you shout loud enough you
get a crowd—but it won’t last.
You can’t play the showman in
religion — Gypsy Smith, fa-
mous ev angelist.
And when thou prayest,
thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are tor they
love to pray standing in
the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets that
they may be seen of men.
years of age to register for military I , 1
service Dec 0 Th
Approximately 250.000 men are ex- But
pected to answer the call
The call into actual service is ex-
pected after the first of January.
Verily I say unto Vou,
have their reward.
thou, when thou ’
pravest. enter into thy
closet, and when thou I
hast shut thy door, pray
French Sink Sub xt ,, 1 ather which is in
PARIS Dec 1.—P—h official secret: and thy Father
Corp HO COW On Thu 74 AZEL which seest in secret, shall
a German submarine which *aE reward thee openly —St. *
attempting to attack a omez,516 — )
freighters , ~ ,
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