Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 155, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1941 Page: 1 of 6
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THI CARBON SLACK CENTER OF THE WORLD
Borger, Texas, Thursday, May 22, 1941
(Six Pagas Today)
Frica Five Cants
Patriotic USO
Organization
Formed Locally
Congress Builds And
Equips Halls To Be
Operated By Citizens
Showing enthusiasm and
great eagerness, over 25
members of the Hutchinson
county committee of the
United Service organization
met at the city hall yesteday
evening to organize the com-
mittee on a working basis
and elect officials.
The USO is a new nation-
al bureau designed to boost
the.morale of the boys in
uniform and is heavily en-
dorsed by President Roose-
velt and national, state and
community leaders. Its pur-
pose is to provide the boys
called to the colors with re-
creation facilities, entertain-
ment and to maintain con-
Tha constitution. by lawa
and planning committee ol USO
will hold Ito initial mooting
tonight at 7 p. m. .at tha city
hall, according to chairman J,
O. Ward.
aoon to
propoai-
haada and
tact between these men and
their home communities.
Member:, electee J. C. Phillips,
Uor*#r
Daily HcraW,'WT fOitimi chair-
man. R. L. Grimes, president of
the Panhandle State bank, was
chosen treasurer and Ely Fonville
was voted secretary of the
Hutchinson count}- group Dr.
L. M. Draper was appointed
chairman of the speakers bur-
eau.
The local unit hat boon «lied
by state headquarters to sol-
icit a quota of from 02,000
to 09.000 so a committee of
constitution, by-laws and plan-
ning was elected to "start the
ball rolling." This committee
Is comprised of J. O. Ward,
chairman. Jack Katoh. Frank
lvoy. A. O. Pickens. L. M.
Davis and Rot. Wallace Jones.
Rev. Jones la
ial mooting
explain this
tlon to the
enroll their
The state of Texas has been as-
signed a quota of 9400.000 and
the lath congressional district
share of this is 919,000. The
drive will offically start June 3
and termínate July 4.
John Turpln. principal of
Phillips grade school, struck
an Inspirational note when he
quoted the poem "Unknown
Soldier" in which ha warns
the nation about the misdeeds
of the last war Item which an
alarmingly number of "pencil
sailers" resulted.
Saying tha start and stripes
are "red. white and beautiful"
and the "white house is the
lighthouse of deoMwrecy." Tur-
pin Vehemently blasted de-
grading elements that are un-
dermining the young men of
our nation near army camps.
Ha said USO la a simple coor-
dination of patriotic unite In an
effort to "sell America" to the
boyfe who have sacrificed Joba
and comfort to make Amer-
ica strong.
"If they ate willing to fight,
the financial brunt of war.
evin though it Is undeclared,
must be paid and Oils organ-
organised to spend the
' wlseley. give* the public
a part In the battle that can't
Irard explains the USO
as "coordinate agencies designed
to eliminate the competition and
dupilcátlon which caused so
much waste in the last war.
There is a crying need for the
proper entertainment of our
armied forces whift on leave. If
we don't supply that, the under-
world will. Let them know we
are doing something for them."
Stating that "our Job is not
doné when we art over the draft
age limit or have 'class 3-A rat-
ings and this Is the chance for
us to get to work on our part of
total defense," Bit Vonvilie asked
for wholehearted support of the
(Continued on PAOE FIVE)
Roosevelt Plans
Fireside Chat Of
Great Importance
WASHINGTON, May 22 —
i/P>— President Roosevelt be-
gan work today on the May 27
fireside radio chat which may
bo a momentous pronounce-
ment oi international affairs.
The half hour address, to be
delivered from the White
House in the presence of the di-
plomatic representatives of the
other American republics, will
canter on the world situation.
Cod, Shipyard
Strikes Still
Brew Trouble
Mint Workers In
Dispute Among
Themselves
New Borger Nail
Delivery Service
Starts Today
Improvement And
Prosperity Is
Cited As Reason
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Today is an eventful one
for Borger because a new
mail delivery service is inau-
gurated by local postoffice
officials which marks a mile-
stone in Borger's civic im-
provement in trend with the
return of prosperity.
Better streets and sidewalk,*,
which have resulted from an ex-
erted civic improvement drive is
responsible for the new city route
and a substantial extension of the
ofd one, according to Oene Mor.
ris, postmaster. Another factor
in favor of the new service is
that the local post office, starting
July !, will become a first class
post office for the first time since
Borger's boom days. This indicates
that postal business here has sored
higher here each year and an ad-
ditional delivery service will re-
lievo the routines at the post of-
fice.
Again people along the new
routes arc urged to put up their
mail boxes and notify the post
office as to the change from their
present method of receiving their
mail to their address along the
routes.
Slimson Assails
Neutrality Act
WASHINGTON, May 22—
i/Pi—Secretary Stimson as-
sailed the neutrality act today
as "a violation of our most
sacred and important tradition
of foreign policy, freedom of
the seas."
Like Secretary of the Navy
Knox who yesterday termed the
act barring American shipping
from war zones a "terrible blun-
der," Stimson stressed he was
speaking as an individual rath-
er than as secretary of war.
Stimson added, however, that
what he described as a conflict
between the neutrality act and
the freedom of the seas principle
would have to be "very careful-
ly considered," however, in del-
verlng munitions to Great Brit-
ain.
"It's for others to decide
whether repeal of the act is an-
urgent matter now," he told a
press conference inquirer.
By The Associated Press
The National mediation
board prepared today to act
for a second time in the soft
coai wage controversy, while
in some other labor disputes
tension appeared to be eas-
ing.
Contract negotiations be-
tween the CIO United Mine
Workers and the Southern
Appalachian operators were
broken off in New York yes-
terday, with both sides issu-
ing sharp public statements.
In newspaper advertisements, the
Southern Mine owners charged
that John L. Lewis, UMW prcsl.
dent was attempting to become
"dictator of this country" by gain-
ing a "death grip" on the flow of
bituminous coal to industries. In
answer, K. C. Adams, spokesman
'or Lewis, called the Southern op-
erators "mock patriots."
The union and southern opera-
tors were to appear before the
mediation board at Washington
tomorrow morning, and the north-
ern operators and the union Sat-
urday. After a general work stop-
page throughout the industry in
April, the northern operators
agreed to increase wages from 96
to 97 a day, and the southerners
entered a temporary agreement to
raise the basic wage from 95.00 to
$6.60, but were unwilling to eli-
minate the 40-eent sectional dif-
ferential ns the union demanded.
Throe of the 11 San Francisco
Bay shipyards which hBd been
closed for 12 days by a machinist
(Continued on Pago SIX)
Twice As Much
Rain For Borger
The rainfall since January 1
this year at Borger is slightly
more than double what Borger
received in the similar period last
year, according to Paul Potter, lo-
cal weatherman.
Up to the last of May last year
the total rainfall was 4.91 inches.
Thus far this year, and the month
isn't over, Borger has received
0.86 inches.
The latest rain splurge last
night and this morning was .42
inches, bringing the' weeks total
to approximately 1.21 inches.
Local Boys Join
Fighting Forces
Three Burger men have joined
the nation's fighting forces, ac-
cording to letters from their com-
mandants.
Olaf J. Feely 8 a flying ca-
det in the air corps training de-
tachment of the Ryan Aeronau-
tical school at Hemet, Califor-
nia, according to Gunnar J.
Sather. commandant.
Two boys are undergoing in-
struction in the United States
Marine corps at the San Diego
base. They are Idmond Duncan
and Thomai Edwards.
Defeat Of United States Certain
Unless Something b Done, Admiral
States As Nazis Gain In Atlantic
SHANGHAI, May 22 — </P) —
Rear Admiral William Olass-
ford, commandei- of the United
States Yangtze naval patrol, de-
clared tonight that the battle of
the Atlantic "at this moment Is
being lost by the Allies."
"We are not
evitable defeat of
el the
pire hut also defeat
unvea
only feeing In-
of EimUIMI sn^
British em-
la dene." he
Olaaaford told an audience of
Chinese and American business
men here that something must
be done "to stop the sinking of
Allied ships in the Atlantic,
which are going on faster than
they can be replaced."
"Once again," he declared, "it
is the United States' job to save
England.
"This means ships.
"Once again we arc aaked to
build a colossal merchant mar-
ine to carry war supplies to
England. We shall do It. But If
it Is not evident soon, this will
not be enough. These ships must
get safely across the Atlantic."
Referring to the possibility of
convoy , the admiral said "this
is the one real and deadly effec-
tive solution, but just how we
are to Insure safe passage of the
Atlantic remains to be seen."
In Flanders Fields The Poppies Grow"
More than 2000 Americans, killed at Helleau Wood and Chateau Thierry, arc hurled In the Aisne-Marnc
Cemxterv "where Doppics crow In Flanders' Field*." In the inset, President Roosevelt is being deco-
rated with a Buddy Poppy hy Carol Betty Wickman. of the V. F. W, National Home for wat veteran*
orphans at Eaton Rapids, Mich. This child welfare project is made possible with the. proceeds <>! the salt
of Buddy Poppies conducted annually by the Veterans of I'oreicn Wars of ÍHe U. S.
Ten Bank Employes Locked
|s Bandit EfcapetfUi;$2(
"Undeclared War On France"
LONDON, May 22~(A>)—For-
eign Secretary Anthony Eden
warned the Vichy government
today that Britain will strke
"the enemy wherever he may be
found" and some qualified sourc-
es immediately took that to
moan uii "undeclared state of
war" against France.
Even though members pressed
him, however, Eden scrupulous-
ly avoided further interpretation
of his statement to the nouse of
commons.
The foreign secretary charged
that the Vichy government had
"embarked on a course which
must place the resources and
territories of Franco increasing-
ly at the disposal" of Germany.
If France pursues her "declared
policy of collaboration," British
blows will fall ' without any (lis
Unction between occupied and
unoccupied territory," ' he de-
clared.
The British government is con-
fident, Eden said, that the
French people themselves look
upon this policy as "incompat-
ible" witty honor.
British Take
5000 Italians
lit Ethiopia
CAIRO, Egypt., May 22 —<yp —
The capture of 9,000 more Italian
troops with 42 guns and ID tanks
in Southern Ethiophia, where
north and south British forces
were reported drawing the strings
of a net around Fascist divisions,
wan announced by the British
middle East command today.
In addition 300 more Italians
were reported captured in the
Oondar area of northern Ethiopia.
The British said they attacked
the main defenses in southern
Ethiopia west of Sciasciamanna
and repulsed an Italian counter-
attack.
The Italians lost 100 dead and
600 prisoners in the action, a
communique said.
Further south, a complete rear
guard wan reported overwhelmed
with the capture of a brigade
headquarters and three colonial
battalions. Prisoners numbered
4,400 in this area.
Dumas Boosters In
Borger Today
A Dumas caravan of 40 to 00
colorfully decorated cars and the
44-pece Dumas high school bund
will arrive in Borger at 4:15
o'clock this afternoon to adver-
tise the Dumas Rodeo and Old
Settlers' Reunion which will be
held there next Friday and Sat-
urday.
The Dumas delegation will
whoop up the show for 30 min-
utes on Main street today until
4:45 p. m. when they will leave
for Stinnett to give a similar
program.
The Dumas celebration this
year opens with a giant parade
'at 11 o'clock Friday, May 30.
; Bands from at least a dozen
I Panhandle towns are expected to
participate in the parade.
Borger Asked For
Duchess Candidate
At Galveston Show
Borger has been invited to
send a duchess to Galveston's
tenth annual Oleander Festival,
under Junior Chamber of Com-
merce sponsorship, June 7 and
8.
Ray Brock, president of the
local J ay tens, said this morning
thai it was doubtful if the local
club would send a representa-
tive to the event bbecause of
LEVELAND. To*.. May 22 _
MV- The First National Bank
of L v*Iland wa* robbed of S10-
533.77 today by a two-gun man
who licked 10 employes in the
vault
Tha employes wore released
IS minuteo laier when thoy call-
ed out tho combination.
Peace officers throughout the
South Plains of Texas and East-
ern New Mexico were converging
on Levelland and throwing up a
cordon on principal highways.
Locked in the vault were Lloyd
Luna, bookkeeper; Mrs. Nadyne
DewecB. secretary W. H. Gaskln,
jr., bookkeeper; Fred Barker, as-
sistant cashier; J. L. Black, book-
keeper; William R. Sewell, vice
president; Mrs. Woodrow Cobb,
teller; Woodrow Cobb, assistant
cashief-, and the janitor, Nathan
Alexander.
The employes were released 15
minutes later when they called out
the combination to Paul H. God-
win, a tax official, and C. D. Bass.
Hockley County Clerk.
Barger gave the following ac-
count of the/robbery:
"The banrlit was about 5 feet
11 inches tall, weighed about 155
pounds, wiyi slender, wore khaki
clothing, gloves, had on a cap and
under it a skull cap that held in
place a white mask.
"He was young and apparently
fair.
"He carried two .32 caliber pis-
tols.
"The bandit appeared at the
bank early. When the janitor came
down the man already was in the
bank. The negro was told to sit
tight and do what he was told.
"The man had drilled holes out-
side in the bottom of a back won-
, dow of the bank and had unlatch,
i ocl the window and climbed in,
I conflict with n tentative Monte
Carlo party set for that week-
end.
Brock said preparations for
the party will require most of
the club's attention The Monte
Carlo party is one of the larg
est social affairs the local club
has undertaken.
INFANT DIES
Velmn Lois Wells. iniant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Wells, died in a local hospital
shortly before noon yesterday.
Graveside services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock in Highland cemetery.
The Rev. O. L. Crow will offi-
ciate.
Interment will be under dir-
ection of the Powell Funeral
Home.
YPO Striving To
Complete Drive
With school nearlng a close Y.
P. O. workers are striving hard
to complete their financial drive
i and get other things In shape to
start the season off with a bang.
Officials are badly in need of a
filing cabinet and typewriter.
Anyone who can loan or do-
nate either of these articles is
asked to please telephone Mrs.
Harry Willis, 12.
HESS not known BY duke
LONDON, May 22 —Par.
liament was told today, that the
Duke of Hamilton for whom Ru-
dolf Hess asked when he para-
chuted onto a Scottish farm May
10, never met the lieutenant-
fuehrer before confronting him as
a prieoner of war.
O'DANIEL HITS BOOSE
AUSTIN, Tex., May 22—
Declaring "booie conditions"
near army training centers in
Texas "demoralising," Governor
W. Lee O'Daniel today asked the
legislature to bar intoxicating
beverages for 10 miles about
such areas.
Stolen Car Suspect
Apprehended Here
Forrest Hill is being heijd In
j city jail following his pickup by
Dale Lane and Jack Julian here
last night after he had driven
here from Dumas in a 1937
Chevrolet coupe, reportedly stol-
en there yesterday afternoon.
Hill will.be turned over to Fti-
qua Younger, Moore county
sheriff, this afternoon.
LA LINEA, Spain, Facing Gibraltar, May 22—
(AP)—Enforced removal of British civilian subjects
and foreigners in Britain's clearing of the Gibraltar
decks actually began this afternoon. About 800 per-
sons boarded o liner and were escorted away by a
cruiser, two destroyers and two submarines.
BY THE ASSOCIATED MUMS
Dropping out of the skief by thousands, Adolf
Hitler's Aerian invaders seised the old capital of
Crete today and gained another foothold in tha Suda
Bay region—site of a big British naval base—but
British-warships smashed attempts to land sea-borne
troops on the island.
With the 3-day-old battle mounting in violence,
Prime Minister Winston Churchill acknowledged that
Nazi parachute troops had invested the town of
Candia, in central Crete, the old-time capital.
Pictured by Churchill as a battle without chance
of retreat for either side, the struggle went forward
with the British and their Greek allies defending the
island as best they could
without the aid of RAF
fighter planes.
In London it was disclosed
that RAF fighters woro with-
drawn from Crate Tuesday be-
causa of the "pronounced dis-
advantage' of operating from
the airdromes on tho Island, un-
der incessant Stuka dive-bomb-
lag «Hacks.
On their own arms and strong
naval support, the allies pitied
their hopes of surviving, but Nail
warplanes fiercely battered at the
British fleet, and the Berlin radio
asserted late today that German
Stukas had sunk a British cruiser
off Crete and severely damaged
two others — in addition to eight
other British warships reported
damaged yesterday.
British middle east headquar-
ters in Cairo coincidental'^ report-
ed that the German "Sky Troops"
had gained a temporary foothold
in the Malemi sector, 15 miles
south of Candia the Crete capital,
seat of King George IPs Greek
government.
"The fighting is continuing with
intensity," Churchill said. "The
Germans are using large num-
bers of parachutists and these are
being increased daily."
The Prime Minister said that,
"although the situation is in hand,
the Germans have gained some
local successes at heavy cost."
He announced that the Germans
began very much larger attempts"
at naval landings today and that
a convoy of 30 German ships on
route to Crete was sighted this
morning, and presumably was at-
tacked, although my information
stops at that point."
In the heightening 3-day-old
battle of Crete, the British said
two German transports and a
number of Greek boats headed
for the British-defended island
were sunk by British warships.
Empire headquarters in Cairo
said losses among Nazi 'chute and
air-borne troops were "even heav-
ier than before."
German gains were described as
only isolated successes.
"By nightfall, the situation was
satisfactory in every area except
Malemi," the communique said.
In that sector, it declared, op-
erations to deal with the Germans
'are now in progress."
German reports previously Indi-
cated that the British fleet had
swung into action in the defense
of Crete, asserting that Air Mar-
shal Herman Goering's Luftwaffe,
aided by Fascist torpedo planes,
damaged a British battleship, six
cruisers and a destroyer In the
eastern Mediterranean.
The British radio said the Ger-
mans might now be drawing on a
second air-borne division — mak.
(Continued on Pago SIX)
NO CHURCH SUNDAY
Because of the absence of the
pastor, who is still in the clinic
at Temple, there will be no ser-
vices Sunday at the First Phes-
byterlan church.
The pastor is expected back
next week and will fill the pul-
pit June 1.
Although there will be no ser-
mon. Sunday school will be held
at 0:45 and endeavor meeting*
at 0 p. m.
Camming! To Be
Flying Cadet
Harry Cummlngs, son of Mr.
ar.d Mrs. S. D. McGee. has re-
ceived orders to report for train-
ing with the United States Flying
Cadets after having passed a stiff
examination last month.
Cummlngs will go from Borger
to Lubbock, on June 1, and la
report in Sfen Diego, Calif.,
After about seven and a
months' training, ■¡¡¡■i
go into the air corps as i
lieutenant ragwrve,
ooljT
All club
nadlan Hills
called to a
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Mes Aid Women ta Defense Service Te Hare Enthusiastic Support Of Hutchinson County Citizens
ParachuteiSddienffloldi
Candiapapita! Of Island
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Oil Operators
Hsve Backing
Of Businessmen
A large step toward closer co-
operation and cnordnation of ef-
forts between civic organizations
and oil producers In tho local
area of the Panhandle to alle-
viate what has become a dis-
criminatory fight for existence
of the producers was taken to-
day when eight representative
oilmen met with the Chamber
of Commerce.
Oilmen present at today's
meeting of the Chamber by spec-
ial invitation were Fred Sabour-
in, G. N. MdcDaniel, J, N. Perk-
ins, E. M. Tucker, E. C. Living-
ston, Gordon Burch, Jake Phil-
lips and Andy Beeger.
The Panhandle oil field is sec-
ond only to the east Texas field
and since It was opened, 400 mil-
lion barrels of oil have been tak-
en which represents #00 million
dollars In business for the area.
On top of the oil production the
field produces 531 billion cubic
feet of gas yearly and produces
75 per cent of the carbon black
output of the world, Sabourin
said.
Problems faced by the oil pro-
ducers, Sabourin said, are dis-
criminatory and he asked civic
officials to get behind the oil
business "because we all are In
it" and help relieve the unfair
situation.
The principal handicaps the
producers face are according to
Sabourin isolation from the state
capital and consequently inade-
quate representation with very
little voice in legislation; low al-
lowable for the Panhandle 14.(1
barrels per well per dayi; five
cent per barrel penalty in Hutch-
inson county; higher taxation
rates; and the higher cost of lift-
ing and gathering in the Pan-
handle field. Also the practice of
associating prices with mid-con-
tinent prices instead of Gulf
(Continued on Paga SIX)
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