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ber 12, 1945
Wednesday Evening, December 12, 1945
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
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CRIME WAVE PREPAREDNESS
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, Area Officers Briefed for Bank
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents explained methods used by
bank robbers and provided sug.
gestions for their apprehension in
a conference with area police of-
ficers in the federal building Tues-
day afternoon.
A FBI Special Agents Percy Wyly
“and H E Claxico, Dallas, experts
in their lines, outlined procedure
officers should follow before and
after holdups. Steps suggested
were to brief bank officials and
employes for coordination when a
stickup had been made, to distin-
guish specific marks of face, ears,
nose to make identification easier
Pictures of banks recently
robbed, shown by Claxico, indi-
cated how robbers had used blow
torches on safes and vaults.
Approximately 100 attended the
briefing, including area sheriffs,
their deputies, police chiefs, po-
licemen, State highway patrolmen,
state rangers, detectives and spe-
cial railroad agents It was one of
a series being held over the State
to unify the enforcement officers
into a closely knit organization to
cope effectively with an anticipat-
ed crime wave FBI thinks is
coming.
"Crime is on the increase, the
criminal fortified with new scien-
tific knowledge," Wyly said. He
predicted bank robbery de luxe—
by use of airplanes And he gave
his idea how FBI and State offi-
cers would cope with such rob-
bers.
© State Ranger Mannie Gault urg -
ed officers not to give up road Fleta, the title of an ancient
blocks too soon after robberies. English law book attributed to one
He said he had observed bank of the learned judges of the time
robbers usually "hole up" in the of Edward III, supposedly receiv-
vicinity until darkness made a I ed its title because it was written
cover for a get away in the Fleet prison.
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Senate Cold to
Compromise on
Service Merger
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—)-
Senate supporters of a single de-
partment of national defense turn-
ed a hopeful ear today toward
President Truman and a cold
shoulder in the direction of the
House.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross said Yesterday Mr. Tru-
man probably would send his
views on the subject to Capitol
Hill before next week's Christ-
mas recess. And at least one pro-
ponent of plans to consolidate all
land, sea and air forces under a
single cabinet post said he was
confident the White House mes-
sage would favor the idea. He ask-
ed not to be quoted by name,
however.
Meanwhile, two potent voices in
the Senate were raised against
identical bills introduced in the
House earlier this week calling
for an independent air force with
cabinet status. The bills were of-
fered by Chairman Andrew J May
! (D-Ky) and Carl Vinson (D-Ga)
of the House military and Naval
: committees as their answer to
Army-Navy merger suggestions.
Senator Hill (D-Ala). Demo-
• U. S. Reveals Out of Army Again,
2 n Ben Davis Soon to
- 2-Year Recovery Resume Audit Work
, Dion for Germany Maj Ben M Davis, who has been
L 1 dl UI UU d V serving in the Army since April.
I TulT IVI UUtlHICNT 1942, has been released from the
Since August, 1943 Major Davis has
worked with the Detroit ordnance
district on renegotiation of war
contracts.
Mrs. Davis and their daughter,
Martha, have been with Major Da-
vis since he entered service.
A Roman army camped in an
area of which the sides measured
a few hundred yards and protect-
ed itself by a rampart and a ditch.
no 19 , Army and will resume work here
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-shortly with the Abilene auditing
Beaten Germany, if this country firm which he has headed for 18
has its way, will be back on its years
economic feet two years hence,
A veteran of both world wars.
able to pay its own way and to
raise the living standards of its
people. - --------e----
This is the long range objective section of the Eighth corps area
of American policy toward the with hendemerter San Antonio
reich as laid down by the State ——--
department. It comprises a mid
dieground between "hard” ano •
"soft” peace proposals.
Davis entered the army as a cap-
tain in the military intelligence
with headquarters at San Antonio. I
ACCOUNTANCY-
Urgent demand good incomes, Ane opper-
unities in this lucrative field. Stream,
lined courses prepare quickly. Enrell nowi
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Abilene and 25 Other Cities
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To carry it out however, the
United States and the other Allies
will have to provide funds—per
haps hundreds of millions—to per-
mit Germany to import her neces-
sities over the next two years.
The State Department made pub-
lic the U. S. policy by releasing
the text of a statement prepared
at the request of the War depart
ment for guidance of American
occupation authorities.
The statement, which also was
sent to the governments of Rus-
sia, Britain and France, constitut
ed the first detailed interpretation
by any power of the general pol-
icy for Germany produced at the
IN BURMA—Former S-Sgt. William W. Blanton is pictured Potsdam Big three meeting in
above with a war-damaged Buddha statue at Mogaung, Bur. August 1,
son proposals would make the ma. during service in the Army counter-intelligence corps, jng to predict how the other three
present situation worse." Alter shedding his khakies, he was appointed Shackelford occupying powers might receive
county judge. Tuesday he announced his candidacy for Con- the policy declaration.
• • --- -- ‘ They said, however, that the
American plan was based on the
assumption that Germany would
retain its present boundaries, in-
cluding the industrial Ruhr and
Rhineland areas
eratic whip and staunch advocate
of unification, said the May-Vin-
"Under it instead of two sepa-
rate commands at Pearl Harbor,
we would have had three.” the
Alabama senator told a reporter
There would be more lack of co-
ordination, more separatism, and
more lack of team play "
Chairman Elbert Thomas (D
Utah) of the Senate military com
mittee agreed with Hill.
"This is not the time to distri-
bute authority when we are trying
to bring them together,” Thomas
said in an interview.
The Commission for Relief in
Belgium during the first World
War. established by Herbert Hoov-
er. was a neutral organization in
the midst of war and possessed re-
cognized diplomatic rights and obli-
gations. flew its own flag and issu-
ed its own passports
Primitives caught fish in weirs
of stones or wood
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V. Martinez, brother of Mr. Joe didate for Congress from the 17th
Martinez. Stanford, a member of district is ex-S-Sgt William W.
the 107th station hospital at this Blanton, county judge of Shackel-
large central Luzon base, has been [oresianton represented
authorized a 90-day furlough home trict for 20 years
as a result of his three-year enlist- A graduate of Princeton univer-
ment in the regular army at Head- sity. Blanton attended the law
quarters. Base M | school at the University of Texas.
Inducted in September 1942. Pri- He practiced law in Albany and
vate Martinez has served in New was elected county judge in 1940.
Guinea. Bismark Archipelago, and Re elected in 1942 without oppo-
Luzon, winning the awards of the
was elected county judge in 1940
This assured opposition from
France: which has insisted that
1 those two zones be stripped from
Germany.
The Five Mile Act passed in
England in 1665 ’forbade any non
conformist minister, who refused
to take the oath of non-resistance
to come within five miles of any
corporate town where he had
preached since 1660, or to act as
a schoolmaster or private tutor.
sition, he resigned in January.
1943 to enlist in the army Blan-
ton served 18 months as a special
Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon, the
Philippine Liberation, the Ameri-- —
can theater ribbon, the Good Con- agent of the Counter-Intelligence
duct and Victory medals, corps in the India-Burma theater.
He will be redeployed back to andreturned to the States early
the Asiatic-Pacific theater for in November.
Upon the resignation of Judge
G B King, who was appointed
1 county judge when Blanton re-
| signed to enter the army. Blanton
I was named county,judge Dec. 1
by the commissioners court.
duties with the corps of quarter-
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Insurance Agents
In Regional Meet
Members of the Texas Associa-
tion of Insurance Agents in Abi
lene and neighboring towns will
gather for an all-day meeting be-
ginning at 10 a m. Thursday in
the Windsor hotel
Approximately 50 are expected
to attend, including several lead-
ers in the insurance industry from
out-of-town
Included with the latter will be
D. H Foreman, Fort Worth, presi-
dent of the state association and
M. L. Canfield, Dallas. representa-
tive of the Home Insurance Co. of
New York
George Foster, regional chair-
man of the state organization is in
charge of arrangements, and is
assisted by Glenn Corrie, presi-
dent of the Abilene Insurance ex-
change
Hiro's Mount Will
Get Trip to States
TOKYO. Dec 12— —The most
controversial horse in Japan-
White Frost, described by the
Army as Emperor Hirohitos own
mount— is going to the United
States as the property of an Ameri-
can lieutenant.
The Japanese racing association
today ceremoniously turned over
the much publicized White Ara-
bian to Lt Dick Ryan, who dis-
covered him five weeks ago in iso-
lated but elaborate stables
A charge in Army regulations
announced today will make it pos.
sible for the lieutenant to take
White Frost to the states—where
he plans to exhibit the horse at
veterans' hospitals, civic and
charitable events Under the new
rules, GIs may take home as pets
dogs goats horses, sheep, camels
oxen antelope, giraffes and deer
Still banned are monkeys, honey
bears, parrots, lovebirds and coka
toos.
Grocer Has Idea
But OPA Disagrees
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 UP
—The OPA has turned down a re
quest of a grocer in Houston. Tex
that sugar stamp No. 39 be vali-
dated Dec. 17 instead of Jan 1
Joe Weingarten president of the
Super Market institute of America
said there is a shortage of sugar
stamps and an abundance of sugar
in the Houston area
The sugar rationing branch of
OPA said it recognized that in
many areas, including some of the
southern parts of the country there
are fewer ration stamps outstand
ing than has been the case for the
last year
However, it said, this does not
mean that if a stamp were vali-
dated immediately any apprecia-
hie number of consumers would
cash it Supplies are very nearly in
balance in this area, the demand
created by this new stamp would
result in a very tight situation."
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