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PAGE FOUR
MARKETS
THE ABILENE REPORTERNEWS
Tune In On KRBO
■ Friday Evening, February 28, 1940
Friday I
Markets Today
In Abilene
Cotton
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 23—Cotton fu-
tures opened steady 2 points net higher
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Feb 23 —Cotton futures
opened unchanged to 1 higher.
COTTONSEED PRODI ors
FORT WORTH, Feb 23.- Western
Feeders Supply company's cottonseed
quotations (fob Texas mills):
Prime loose hulls, per ton—• 00-10.00. - 1
Prime cold-pressed seed, per ton-
29.50-30 50
Prime cracked, screened meal nad cake
43 percent protoin. per ton—36.00-37 00
LIVERPOOL SPOTS
Livestock
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Feb. 23.—(USDA)—Sal-
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Spot cotton
quiet; prices 2 points higher; quotations
to pence: American, strict good middling
8.64; good middling 8 24 strict middling
8.14; middling 8.04; strict low middling
T:94; low middling 7.69: strict good
dinary 7.25: good ordinary 6 89
Futures closed 2 to 3 higher.
Mch 7.85; May. 7.90: July 7.92; Oct
T.75: Jan 7.64.
able hogs 11,000; total 17.000: top 5.60;
good and choice 180-220 lbs 5.25-60: good
400 -550 lbs Backing sows 4.00-C5
Salable cattle 2,000; salable calves 300;
bulk steer crop common to just good kinds;
selling at 7.50-9.50: short load choice Tex-
aa fed yearlings 12 25; few loads heifers
upward to 9.00: beef cows 5 76-6.25: prac- 1
tical top weighty sausage buils 7 25, veal-
ers bulking at 10 00 to 11.00
Salable sheep 6,000 total 8,500; wooled
fat lambs 100 lbs down freely to packers
and shippers at 9.90-10 00; best held ’
higher: few lacking finish 9.75 down:
sheep about steady: scattered native ewes
around 9.75 down; sheep about steady:
scattered native ewes around 4.75: choice
westerns quotable, around 550.
Wool
COMMERCIAL BULLETIN
BOSTON, Feb 23.—(AP)—Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow
‘ With the market between seasons,
so far as piecegoods are concerned, and
the holiday intervening, the week has
continued dull in the wool market
“In spite of the dullness, there has
been little change in prices, although a
dull market is never a strong one
Further sales of good French comb-
ing fine early shorn wool in Arizona have
been made at close to 85 cents, clean
basis, landed in Boston. Against this
price topmakers want to buy at about
80 cents, clean basis Good bright quar-
ter and three-eighths country packed
fleeces have been offered at about 38
cents delivered to mills, but counter bids
Produce
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH, Feb. 23.—Produce:___
Poultry—Fryers 1—18; Hens 811:
turkeys 5— 12.
Eggs—No. 1 candled 4.20 per case.
Butterfat 25.
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH. Feb. 23—(USDA) Cat-
the salable 800; total 1,100 calves salable
„ 500: total 600; bulk beef steers and year:
or- lings 7 00-8.50: practical top heifers 8 50;
load around 1,000-lb steers 9.25 few lots
yearlings 9.00-9 50; most beef cows 4 50-
6.00; bulls 4.75-6 00; bulls 4.75-6.00: short
load 6 10; slaughter calves 4 50-8.50: bulk
5.50-7 50; good stock steer calves 8.50-
9.25
Hogs salable t 000; total 1.100: packer
top 5.15: bulk good and choice 175-270
lbs 5.10-5.25; packing sows 4.00-4.50
Sheep salable and total 2.000: wooled
fat lambs 8 25-8.75; fall shorn lambs 8.00:
fresh shorn lambs T.00-T 25, shorn Year,
lings 6 25 shorn 2-year-old wethers 5.25:
shorn aged wethers 3.75: shorn ewes 3.25:
wooled feeder lambs scarce
DENVER
_________DENVER, Feb 23.— (USDA)—Cattle:
KANSAS CITY, Feb 23 —Produce salable and total 100: calves salable and
Eggs, firsts 16%: current receipts 16 total 50: load 1010-lb fed heifers 8 70, few
Other produce and poultry unchanged bulls 5 25-6 00; vealers 10.50 down odd
stock steers 7.75 . .
Hogs salable 500: total 2200 good and
choice 180-240 lb 5.25-5 35; practical top
ays easy creamer7;33 score,: 5 Sheep"" A6ie 2500: total 2750: early
28; 91, : 90, 37%: 5, 21′2: sales trucked-in lambs fully steady at 8.70-
•......."— cartots 281, 9:005 szabie lot medium grade ewes 3.10;
breeding ewes 5.00.
KANSAS CITI
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Feb. 23 —Butter 1 080,846
(two days) easy creamery-93 score, 28-
6; 92, — —-----
88, 27; 90 centralized carlots 28%. , 9.00 sizable lot ------.
Eggs 20,846, (two days) easy; fresh few yearlings breeding ewes
graded, extra firsts. local 20 cars 20,
firsts local 194, cars 19%: current re-
ceipts 18%.
Poultry - live, 23 trucks, steady to
firm; hens 5 lbs and under 17%: leg-
horn hens 14: broilers, Plymouth Rock
18, White Rock 19: springs 4 lbs Ply-
mouth Rock 20 White Rock 201. under
4 lbs Plymouth Rock 18, White Rock
9%; geese over 12 lb 510, 12 lbs down
12; other prices unchanged
CHIC AGO
CHICAGO. Feb 23—0 USDA)— Potatoes,
sacked per cwt. Idaho russets US No. 1.
few sales 1.7712:921 Minnesota and
North Dakota Red River valley section
cobblers 75 to 85 percent US No 1. 1.105
15 bliss triumphs 70 to 85 percent US
No. 1, 1.00-20.
More Support of
Finland Is Urged
By Hore-Belisha
K ANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY. Feb 23.—(USDA)—.
HogS. total and salable 1 300; top 5 20.
good to choice 170-230 lb 5 00-20; sows
3 85 -4 25.
Cattle, total 400: salable 250; calves, to-
tal 150 salable 100; odd lots of fed heit,
ers 7.50-9 00; butcher cows 5.25-6.50: good
to choice vealers 8.50-10.50..
Sheep total 2,700: salable 2.000: clipped
lambs weak at 7 85, practically no wooled
lambs sold early; most bids lower.
OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 23.-(USDA)
—Cattle salable and total 1,0: calves
200: few loads fairly good steers and
yearlings 8 00-85; butcher cows largely
5 00-6.00; bulls 5.50-6 25; practical veal-
•r top 10 00. slaughter calves mostly
ago down; few calf weights stock steers
Rogs salable 1,400: total 1 500: pack-
er top 5 20 bulk good and choice 170-240
lbs 5.10-25; bulk packing soks 3.50-4 00.
Sheep salable and total 200: not
enough to test market, good to choice
fat lambs quotable up to 9.00.
Financial
LONDON, Feb 23 —(AP)— Leslie
Hore-Belisha, recently ousted war
secretary, urged Britain and France
to support Finland by sea air and
land” in a speech prepared for de-
livery today to his constituents at
NEW YORK STOCKS
I NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Stock trends
1 were mixed in slow market dealings to-
d-p.actional rises were recorded in early
trades for Standard Oil of N. J., Mont-
gomery Ward and Western Union Sim-
tar gains were registered by American
Telephone, Chrysler, Loews and New
York Central.
Among the news developments most
interesting to Wall Streeters was * ten-
tative decision by British and French
purchasing missions in the United States
the Finns' continued resistance in- to expand their aireraftorder a
dicated that "the might of Russia „Eiteineerifuctton *-y 4" mh seen
rests on insecure foundations,” and heaviest in the fields of machine and
added: machine parts, public utilities, metal
"The risk of helping Finland may ana Ti***., BAR idmurts ’
be greater, for this gallant country |
is fighting not for herself alone: she
is holding the pass for civilization."
Devenport.
In his first public address since
he was dropped from the cabinet
Dec. 5, Hore-Belisha declared that
Italy Eyes Allies
Minus 'Tranquility'
ROME. Feb 23.— P—Italy has
“no reason to regard future Anglo-
French plana in southeastern Europe
with complete tranquility and con-
fidence," Il Giornale D'Italia said
tonight in an article many observers
took as authoritatively inspired.
The statement was published
above the signature of the news-
paper's Sofia correspondent and at-
tracted great interest in diplomatic
circles as going further in interpret-
ing Italian policy than fascist news-
papermen are accustomed to do on
their own initiative.
It appeared on a day when im-
minent extension of the European
war to new fronts was forecast wide-
ly in the fascist press.
MARBLE BOARDS-
(Continued From Page One)
the tables were being used for
gambling purposes and advised own-
ere to store them And the operators
followed instructions.
Solomon held that the injunction
hearing had the effect of safeguard-,
ing his property, because the tables
could not be confiscated and de-
stroyed without court order—pro-
cedure which he indicated had been
feared.
- Size of his score in the courtroom
demonstration was not a matter of
record.
Abilene Girl Hurt
In Bradshaw Crash
Anita Wilcoxson, freshman stu-
dent in Hardin -Simmons university
from Kermit, was injured last
night when the oar in which the
and five companions were riding
was rammed by a speeding auto on
highway 81 in Bradshaw.
— Impact from the other car caused
the driver of Miss Wilcoxson's ma-
chine to lose control, his car going
into the barrow pit. It ripped off
several poets before being brought
under control The other car also
went out of control and eras badly
damaged One occupant of the
speeding car, a hitchhiker also was
injured Miss Wilcoxson said
Miss Wilcoxson and Annaline
Toby, a McMurry student, assisted
with a program at Bradshaw last
night. They had started back to
Abilene when the accident occur-
red Miss Wilcoxson was given
first aid treatment in a Winters
hospital, returning home later
Stamp Collectors
To Meet Tonight
West Texas stamp collectors club
will hold its regular monthly meet-
ing tonight at 8 at the Hilton hotel.
Dr John A Roberson, president,
has announced.
Plans for the fourth annual ban-
quet of the club March 9 and 10
will occupy attention of the mem-
bers at tonight’s meeting.
LEAP YEAR-
* (Continued from Page One)
R. L. Staggs, route 5, Abilene, who
also called at the Reporter-News
office yesterday afternoon to make
her dinner reservation. She was
born Feb. 29, 1908.
New to the group—and cordially
welcome—is G C. Craig of route 1,
Clyde, first February 29er from the
Clyde community to join the Leap
Year ranks. Craig was born in
Athens, Ala. Feb 29, 1888 A little
arithmetic shows he will be cele-
brating his twelfth birthday
All persons who were born on a
Feb 29—regardless of where they
live, how young or how old they
are in years or birthdays— are in-
vited to be the guests of the Abi-
lene Reporter-News at the birth-
day dinner next Thursday There
will be flowers, music, candles and
a birthday cake, and a suite at Ho-
tel Wooten for the guest who comes
the greatest distance
Here is the acceptance blank
LEAP YEAR CLUB MEMBERSHIP BLANK
Leap Year Editor
Abilene Reporter-News
Yes, I am eligible for membership in the Reporter-
News Leap Year Birthday club, because I was born on a
February 29. The year was ........(fill in); the place
was............. ....(fill in.)
And I WILL attend the Leap Year Birthday Club
dinner in Abilene on Thursday, February 29—my-birthday.
MT NAME.....
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FACTORY SALE ON CLOSEOUTS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Prices below cost of manufacture on salesmen’s samples and closeout of dis-
eontied-d numbers including ladies and misses slacks, slack suits, jodphurs
and children’s playsuits. A so piece goods remnants
FAIRY FORM MANUFACTURING CO.
2041 No. Ind D.
are usually around 35 cents.
New York reports a very dull and
disinterested plecegoods market and
spinners and topmakers reflect this con-
dition.
‘Foreign markets are very firm and
generally above this market parity.
"Mohair is slow and hardly changed
for the week
The Bulletin will publish the follow-
ing quotations
Scoured basis
Texas: Fine 12 months selected 92-93;
fine short 12 months 90-92; fine eight-
months 83-85
Mohair
Domestic adult graded First sort, 85-
90: second Sort T0-73; third sort, 60-63.
Cape kid, 1.30-35 second kid, 1.10-15.
Cape winters firsts, nominal, 43-45:
kid, 65-67 Turkey fair average, summer
firsts 45-47; eape summers, 47-82. (For-
eign prices in bond.) * -
BOSTON
BOSTON Feb. 23. — (USDA)—T he
demand for domestic wools in Boston
was very slack today. Mills appeared
to be quite fully recovered for cur-
rent operations Topmakers were re-
ceiving only scattered orders for small
quantities of wool tops, which they were
delivering from stock Boston wool
houses were making little effort to move
greasy combing domestic wools, because |
in ths past few weeks they hive fourA I
that users who were not in the market for
wool# were not attracted by price re-
ductions On the other hand, when wools
were urgently needed the prices paid
were at, or close to, quotations.
Grain
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Feb 23.—Wheat scored an
advance of more than A cent a bushel in
early trading today, with prices lifted
to their best level since early in the year
Opening 4 lower to % higher. May
1.06-1.05%, July 1.04%-1.04 all wheat
contracts later advanced. Corn started
unchanged to % up. May 57%-%, July
57%.
-•
Roby Grand Jury
Report Due Today
ROBY, Feb. 23.—Grand jurors
empanelled here Monday for a
four-week term of 104th district
court were expected to report their
indictments to Judge w. R. Chap-
man late today.
After three days of investigations,
they recessed yesterday, reconven-
ing this morning
On motion at the plaintiff, an in-
surance suit brought by Viola M
Smauley against the Woodmen of
the World Insurance society was
continued from yesterday until
next Thursday. .
As the widow of Harry Smauley
she has asked double indemnity in
compensation for his death. The
petition claims Smauley, who was
injured fatally while playing the
role of peacemaker in an affray in-
volving two other men, died acci-
dentally. '
CONGRESS-
FASHION MASQUER-AID—The lady with the large
eyes and a tailored straw bonnet is a wooden dummy with which
Lenore Kroll. N. Y. designer, “fits” customers who buy their hats
by remote controlssansrany visit to the milliners. Miss Kroll
makes these masks to accent facial peculiarities of the buyer “in
absentia." In above case, woman had wide cheekbones.
REAL TEXAS POET LAUREATE
CALLS JERRY SADLER'S HAND
AUSTIN, Feb. 23 —(P)—In words
that did not rhyme. Poet Laureate
Lexie Dean Robertson of Texas
today pointedly told Railroad Com-
missioner Jerry Sadler her salary
was not 812.000 a year
But Sniper Sadler, who has been
reading some of Gov. W. Lee
O’Daniel’s verse, came right back
with a suggestion Mrs Robertson
take over the censorship of all
poetry emanating from the state
Ask Injunction
At Sweetwater
Today
Visitors here this week were offi-
cials of the Amicable Life Insurance I
company of Waco. Lucian T. Jones
agency director, field division Ed-
ward E Roberts, agency director,
home office division; R C. Echola,
registrar and R C. Corbell, head of
the renewal department, spent two
days here with Hollis L Manly, gen-
eral agent. They went to Lubbock to
attend an agency meeting.
Abilene police had word today
that two prisoners escaped early
Thursday from the Stonewall coun-
ty jail at Aspermont. A radio bulle-
tin gave their names as Charles
Jureka and John Morris. No details
of the break were given.
Two Abilene high school debate
teams left this morning to partici-
pate in the annual speech tourna-
ment at North Dallas high school.
Making the trip were Katherine
Barnes and Mina Margaret Wheel-
er, William Snow and Kelly Lewis,
accompanied by Mrs. Gray Wooten,
assistant debate coach at the high
school, and Mrs. C. W. Barnes,
mother of Katherine. - —
Bill Talbot, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Talbot, Abilene, will enter the
final elimination contest Monday at
John Tarleton for the right to rep-
resent his school in the state tennis
meet in Arlington, May 3 and 4.
The three winning boys will make
up the team.
Billie McCook of the Billie Me-
Cook beauty shop, 937. Butternut,
and three of her operators will at-
tend a state convention of beauti-
cians in Dallas at the Adolphus
hotel Sunday through Tuesday They
will leave here early Sunday.
Four patients entered Hendrick
HOLLAND PREPARED TO HOLD
INVADERS BACK WITH DIKES
By H C. BUURMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
AMSTERDAM Feb 23.—(UP)-
To demonstrate that she is ready
STORE BIRTHDAY
Sunbeam Super Market 1672
Pine, owned by W R. (Bill)
Eppler, pictured, this weekend
is celebrating its first birth-
day with a three-day sale. The
business was established a year
ago by, Eppler and E. B. Gil-
bert, who came here from Ros-
coe. Since that time Eppler has
become sole owner of the store,
having purchased his partner's
interest.
Six-I
300 (
and willing to defend herself, Hol-
land has conducted the correspon-
dents of neutral nations on a de-
tailed inspection of defense works
erected since the war started.
It was the answer of the Dutch
general staff to frequent rumors
that belligerents planned to in-
vade the Netherlands, thinking the
country would succumb quickly to
a lightning war. The correspon-
dents of belligerent nations were
I not invited on the tour which
| covered all sections of the country
land seemed to demonstrate that
I an invading army would find it
exceedingly hard going.
The correspondents were
shown modern fortifications of
apparent great strength care-
fully dovetailed with Holland
traditional method of defense—
1 Inundation of the country from
the intersected myriads of small
and large canala, lakes and riv-__
USING■
by all'
top reco
Lions’ clu
ed up las
mnembersh
a six-ring
approxima
Setting I
the entire
Hilton hote
First
Elig
Ends
Ed Stowe, high school principal:
Jack McKay, junior high principal;
Memorial hospital today for surgery. Mrs w A. Birdwell, primary prin-
They were Mrs. W. A. Lydia, route cipal: Faye Clark, elementary
four Abilene; Mrs. C. E. Bird, 466 school teacher Felton T Wright
Clinton; Herman Ledbetter, 742
Mulberry, and 8 T Walker of Clyde
Ethel Young." 726 Butternut, entered
for treatment.
cipal; Faye
house would approve continuance
of the reciprocal trade program.
Even republican foes conceded
that they could not defeat the ex-
tension resolution, but Republican
Leader Martin said there was a
real chance" that a bi-partisan
coalition would be able to force
through restrictive amendments
A group of democratic lieutenants,
however, laid plans to insure a full
turnout of supporters for today’s
voting.
Hull's visit to Capitol Hill yester-
day, a rarity for him since he en-
tered the cabinet, emphasized the
importance which he attached to
the house action He conferred with
Democratic Leader Rayburn and
democratic members of the house
ways and means committee for
nearly two hours. d
The hottest floor rights involved
amendments to require ratification
of all future trade pacta by the
senate or by both the house and
senate *
Farm Leaders Push
'Spending' Movement
, WASHINGTON, Feb 23—-
Senate farm leaders developed a
“spend-now-and-save-later" strate-
gv today In their effots to add $200,-
000,00 for parity payments to the
house approved agriculture appro-
priation bill.
These senators originally had
planned to delay consideration of
the $722,001,084 measure until rec-
ord defense appropriations have
been acted on They had hoped that
sufficient cuts could be made in
the defense program to finance the
additional farm payments
Senator Russell (D-Ga) an-
nounced today, however, that an
appropriations subcommittee would
begin hearings on the agriculture
measure Monday, with Secretary
Wallace as the first witness.
Associates of Wallace said,
however, that he planned a de-
termined fight for the market-
ing certificate plan as • per-
manent substitute for parity
Senator Bankhead (D-Ala) said
there was no doubt that parity
payments (to give farmers 1910-1914
purchasing power) would be voted
by the senate. He declared he had
President Roosevelt's assurances
that he would not disapprove
Another farm senator speak-
ing anonymously, told report-
ers that by increasing the farm ap-
propriation now the agriculture bloc
would bring added pressure for a
curtailment of defense outlays.
"When we get them under the
gun of raising taxes or increasing
the $45,000,000,000 debt limit," he
Mid "then they probably will be
willing to economize on defense
“It will be easier to effect the
economies after the farmers get
their money than before"
SWEETWATER, Feb 23.—Appli-
cation for an injunction against
Bowen Drug to prohibit the illegal
sale of whisky was filed in 33d
district court Wednesday. The
petition names Joe Bowen and his
employee Walter Boswell, Loy
Dorris Bayless and H. B Allen,
as defendants.
Hearing on the injunction has
not been held The application
was filed by V L. Delaney Abi-
lene district liquor control board
supervisor, and the attorney gen-
erals department
Application for an injunction
against Youngs Pharmacy was
granted last week by Judge A. S
Mauzey Bond of $1,C90 has been
posted by the owner of the charm-
acy, the bond to be forfeited if the
pharmacy within a year is found
guilty of illegal sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor
D A Young pleaded guilty in
county court to illegal sale of
whisky and paid a fine of $100 and
costs E L. Duncan, county at-
torney. said today.
Another edition of the Communi-
ly Sing program will be held from
the stage of the Majestic theater
at 8 45 tonight. Bill Smith man-
ager said this morning C A Will-
born and his orchestra will furnish
the music
capital.
The anuff-dipping commissioner
started the exchange with the Ris-
ing Star poetess after reading some
of O’Daniel’s works and blurting:
“They pay the Poet Laureate
of England $6,000 a year, in
Texas; $12,000.”
That statement riled Mrs.
Robertson, who mulled a protest
to Sadler.
He acknowledged today receipt of
the letter which said she wished be
would clear up the erroneous im-
pression about her salary-which
actually is none at all
"I will concede that Mrs. Robert-
ten hat been selected official Poet
Laureate by the legislature," Sad-
ler rejoined, and I suggest that
she censor all poetry that emanatee
in the state capital.
“We’ve had lots ‘ of it coming
out of here ’of my own com
position’.” The latter presum-
ably referred to the governor's
efforts as a rhymster.
Mrs. Robertson hasn't had a
chance to get in the last word, but
her original protest stood today: ‘I
am disturbed by the fact that thou-
sands of persons who are aware of
my appointment will at once con-
clude that I am drawing the salary
he mentions The statement was
without regard for the feelings of
the Poet Laureate of Texas ”
Jerry Sadler s estimate of the pay
of the poet laureate of England is
high
At one period the pay was a
"Butt of sack"—a keg of wine.
Tennyson received 72 pounds sterl-
ing a year, and 27 pounds extra, in
lieu of the wine—a total of $500 a
year.
Dr Robert Bridges, who wrote
poetry to no mans order, king or
commoner, once was the subject of
attack in the house of commons by
Horatio Bottomly, a member, who
urged the government of the day
to pay the Poet Laureate in some-
thing more potent than wine, in or-
der to bestir his muse .
Upon Bridges' death, John Mase-
field was named Poet Laureate, in
1930
The Job comes down from an-
cient days when minstrels and ver-
sifiers were part of the retinue of a
king
The Poet Laureate is supposed to
produce formal and appropriate
verses on birthdays and state oc-
csions. Modern holder as of the
honor have been Southby, Words-
worth, Tennyson, Alfred Austin,
Bridges and Masefield
Shotgun Blast
Kills Rule Man
's
7 TO CO—"Timmy can
stay,” ruled Michael Andreola
of Lyndhurst, N. J., after bat-
tered eat belonging to Mary An-
dreola (above). 9, survived a
carbon monoxide "death" and
burial In a meadow. Now
Tim can live out his » “lives.”
RULE, Feb. »— Accidental dis-
charge of a 12-gauge shotgun
Thursday afternoon killed J. B.
Norman 22, member or a prom-
inent Rule family He died in Stam-
ford sanitarium five and a half
hours after being shot
Norman and a brother-in-law.
T J Murphy were preparing to
go hunting in a field on the
Norman farm, two miles north of
here when the tragedy occurred.
Norman was placing the gun in
the back seat of Murphy's car
when it was discharged full charge
from the 12-gauge shell tearing
through his abdomen Murphy
rushed the wounded man to Stam-
ford
Norman was born Jan 17. 1918,
at Rule and was the son of Mr
and Mrs Lee Norman The elder
Norman operates a grocery store
here and also farina Besides his
parents, young Norman is survived
by his wife, the former Laverne
Sweatman whom be married
Christmas, 1937, and the following
brothers and sisters: L Weldon
Norman - Chillicothe teacher. Lois
Norman graduate nurse in Bay-
lor hospital, Dallas, and Mrs. Rae
Eastland of Chillicothe.
Alice Faye to
Divorce Tony
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23.—(UP)-
Alice Faye, blonde motion picture
star and singer, today instructed her
attorney to file suit for divorce
against Tony Martin, a singer who
became famous tn New York after
Hollywood had ignored him.
The actress said that she and
Martin had been together only
three months in the last 18, and
that she would seek a divorce on
grounds of incompatibility.
"A divorce is the only solution,”
she said-
They met on the Twentieth Cen-
tury-Fox lot: and were married in
Yuma, Artz, Sept 9 1937.
Miss Faye rose to stardom, but
directors were disdainful of Martin's
acting and singing ability. Disgusted
with motion pictures, he went to
New York and became a success al-
most overnight.
Rumors have circulated for the
last alx months that they would be
divorced, but both denied them.
FDR and Wilson
Differ on View
Toward Bombers
FDR, WILSON DIFFER—3-36-
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.
President Roosevelt's condemnation
of aerial bombing of civilian pop-
ulations. state department docu-
menta showed today, contrasts
sharply with President Wilson's
attitude during the World war
Publication of the papers of Rob-
ert Lansing secretary' of state un-
der Wilson, disclosed that the lat-
ter refused to make formal pro-
tests against bombings of Antwerp
and London by German dirigibles.
The farthest he would go was
to drop a hint to the American
ambassador in Berlin to tell a Ger-
man official personally of the bed
Impression such bombings produced
on public opinion
BAD IMPRESSION
Wilson. In a message to Ambast
sador James Gerard in Berlin, said:
"I venture with not a little hesi-
tation to make this suggestion to
you in confidence, that you see
some member of the government
x x x and say that nothing is mak-
ing so unfavorable, net to say,
fatal, an impression in this coun-
try as the dropping of bombs from
airships upon cities elsewhere than
upon fortifications, with no result
except terror and the destruction of
innocent lives."
President Roosevelt, on the other
hand, sent a message last Septem-
ber at the outbreak of the Euro-
pean war to Great Britain, France.
Germany, Italy and Poland appeal-
ing to each to affirm its determ-
ination to refrain from aerial bomb-
ing of civilian populations He said
that "the ruthless bombing from
the air of civilians" in various parts
of the world “has sickened the
heart of every civilized man and
woman and has profoundly shock-
ed the conscience of mankind."
Linda Darnell’s
Sitter to Wed
DALLAS, Feb. 23—(PP—Undeen
Darnell of Dallas sister of film ac-
tress Linda Darnell, will be married
March 1 to Harry Wendell Hunter,
Jr . the girls' father, C. R Darnell
said today Linda Darnell will be
maid of honor.
Ballinger Reelects
School Officials
BALLINGER, Feb. 23.—Nat Wil-
llama has been reelected superin-
tendent of the local public school
system.
Others reelected include: George
athletic coach: Paul Gibbs, assist-
ant coach: J M. Williams, voca-
tional agriculture teacher, and
Gurthal Gilligan, band instructor.
Classroom instructors are to be
elected at the April meeting of the
trustees.
Fourth Oil Pay
In Artesia Area
ARTESIA, N M, Feb. 23.—)-
A new well which heralded the dis-
covery of a fourth producing oil
level in the Artesia field was
brought in 30 miles southeast of
here Thursday and veteran oil men
hailed it as of epoch-making im-
portance to the southeastern New
Mexico oil industry.
The well was the L. E Elliott No
1 Elliott-Shelby, and it marked the
sixth discovery of an oil pool in
the Artesia area in the last 13
months. It is three and a half miles
south of the southern edge of the
Loco Hills pool.
The well was neither shot nor
acidised, but the operators said
several feet of oil was standing in
the hole and its grade was describ-
ed as being the highest ever
ers.
Three main defense lines were
demonstrated. I, with the other
correspondents, was required to
apeak in general terms, avoiding
locations and other details that
might be useful to any future en-
emy.
The three lines were roughly con-
centric, one behind the other and
integrated, one with another. They
appeared to have a two-fold pur-
pose—to repel any attempt to out-
flank Belgium defenses by invad-
ing Holland, and to halt any at-
tempt to reach the waterways of
Beeland province which give ac-
cess to the North sea and the
hook of Holland, gateway to Rot-
terdam and other ports suitable
for submarine bases
We were shown concealed forts
of heavily reinforced concrete in
which artillery, anti-tank, and ma-
chine guns and their crews waited.
There were innocent - looking
mounds under which were guns in
position to set up an enfilading fire
along strategic canals. There were
trenches which, three minutes after
an alarm was sounded, were filled
with white-helmeted troops with
automatic rifles and mortars, who
had come on the run from their
underground quarters. In one sec-
tion, the correspondents were in a
picture poetcard fir forest, beau-
tiful in the snow Suddenly an en-
tire battery of field guns began
firing all around them and they
did not see them until they were
taken to their underground posi-
tions
We saw along the rivers and
canals, sluices well manned and
so placed as to Inundate the
countryside. There were under-
ground first aid stations, equip-
ped and waiting. Every bridge-
bead was barricaded and man-
ned and we were told that each
bridge was mined. Only a touch
was needed to blow any of them
up.
On the North sea coast, we were
shown heavy coastal artillery hid-
den in the sand hills to repel any
attempt at invasion from the sea.
We saw these guns defending the
entrances of harbors and marines
manning smaller guns of the harbor
defenses.
We saw barbed wire entangle-
brought in locally
Oil was struck in a lime forma-
tion. at a depth of from 3,424 to 3,-
482 feet It was the lowest level of
four now discovered in this area
and will mean, oil men said, the re-
turn of many abandoned dry holes
to the role of producing wells.
William Dooley, pioneer Artesia
oil man and partner of Martin
Yates, the discoverer of the Artesia
field, declared:
"This is the most significant- piece
of oil news we have ever had here.
We can't estimate its importance to
the New Mexico oil Industry "
Geologists long have believed In"
the existence of a fourth pay level
and today’s discovery was said to
have marked the end of a long
search by oil operators A tremendu-
ous boom in the industry hereabouts
was expected to follow.
State Senator of
New Mexico Dies
MINERAL WELLS, Feb. 23.—(P)
— The body of state Senator S. A
Jones of New Mexico, who died at
a hospital here last night, will be
sent to his Clovis, N M, home for
burial Sunday.
Senator Jones, 58, prominent in
New Mexico banking and political
circles for a generation, died fol-
lowing an operation of several days
ego
A native of Owenton, Ky, where
he was born January 22, 1882, he
went to New Mexico in 1906 In
1912, he went to Clovis, where in
1916 he organised the Citizens’
State bank, which he headed until
his death He was an ex-president
of the New Mexico Bankers' asso-
ciation
Senator Jones first was elected
to the New Mexico senate in 1928
and was re-elected in 1932 end
1936. He had announced his Inten-
tion of seeking a fourth term. At
his death he was chairman of the
senate finance committee.
Surviving ere his widow, Mrs.
Nelle Siston Jones and two daugh.
ters. Mrs John Hays of Harrisburg,
Pa . and Mrs Kenneth McCullough
of Clovis. •
ments, machine gun nests, tank
traps everywhere, all strategically
placed so as to permit a defensive
fight yard by yard.
But most impressive, were the
highly developed means for im-
peding enemy by inundating vast
stretches of country. Lieutenant
General Jan Joseph Godfried Bar-
on von Voorst Tot Voorst, command-
er of the army in the field, told
the correspondents: "I will para-
phrase the famous phrase about
the wine of the Borgias ‘He who
drinks of our inundations dies
thereof.'"
Winter conditions did not re-
duce the value of inundation, he
said, because ice offered no cover
gave no traction to motorized
equipment, and could be broken
up by the defenders while enemy
forces were upon it. He gave us a
demonstration It was bitterly cold
and the ice in the large body of
water was 2 inches thick He gave
a signal, there was a terrific ex-
plosion, and chunks of ice flew
high into the air, falling like rain
over a wide area, leaving 36 feet
of open water over which no tank
could pass.
Wilson
Cafe
GOOD FOOD
PROPERLY PREPARED
MEANS GOOD HEALTH
WHEEL TOYS
NEED REPAIRING?
Children are rougher on
wheel toys and bicycles
than Santa Claus. If they
need repairing bring them
to us.
SQUARE DANCE
Modern and OM Fashioned
AMERICAN LEGION CLUB HOUSE
On Baird Highway
Every SATURDAY NIGHT
Sponsored By Business and
Professional Women’s Club
Script $1.00 Couple
DUB WOOTEN
CO.
1075 Ne. 2nd Dial 3663
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