Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 30, 1940 Page: 4 of 24
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SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1940 1
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II J. W. T. MASON
UP War Expert
1 British evacuation of the
Kinn<«l islands gives possession
of these email areas to Germany
any tiiwo Hitler thinks it worth
while to accept the offer of a
free landing on British soil. Occu-
pation of the islands would have
no military importance, howev-
er, and because of the confined
space any large mass of German
soldiers would become excellent
targets for British bombers.
The islands are geographically
part of France, being inside the
bay formed by the indented
coastline between Cherbourg
and Brest, all of which is in
German possession. They are €0
to 80 miles from the soutli
coast of England and are use-
less as a base for attack.
East Coast Restricted
It seems apparent that obser-
vations made by British recon-
naissance planes show the Ger-
mans are not making prepara-
tions for a major attack against
the English south coast. No ord-
ers to civilian non-residents to
keep away from the south coast
have been issued by the British
government. The east coast,
however, has become a restrict-
ed area from Hastings, all the
way north to Scotland.
William the Conqueror made
himself master of England by
winning the battle of Hastings
in 1066. Five miles east of Hast-
ings is the ancient town of Rye,
where Napoleon planned to land
his army for his contemplated
invasion of England which nev-
er materialized. Rye is forty
miles across the channel from
Boulogne and British reports
say the Germans are now mak-
ing military concentrations in
the vicinity of Boulogne.
Hastings is the nearest east
coast railway terminus to Lon-
don, which is less than 50 miles
away. If Hitler could land a suf-
ficient body of troops in this
vicinity, his left flank might
reach to the Brighton-New Hav-
en area, with his right flank ex-
tending to Folkerstone, Dover,
and the south shore of the
Thames entrance.
Difficult To Defend
This terrain offers the most
advantageous approach to Lon-
don, having a splendid network
of railways leading to the capi-
tal and being difficult to defend.
It, also has the nearest coastal
landings to France, a matter of
importance for the transporta-
tion of troops and supplies.
The rules of strategy call for
a single major concentration of
German forces in any attempt
to make an effective landing in
England. Small diversions might
well occur in order to try to
mask the real landing place, but
it would give a considerable ad-
vantage to the British if the
Germans were to scatter their
landings and ignore the prin-
ciple of a concentrated drive.
Concentration, however, re-
quires an enormous transport
fleet assembled in small areas
of the channel. How to protect
the transports against British
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News Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sor-
rells of Fresno, Calif., are visit-
ing here this weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Jolly en
route to Dallas to visit her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Alltiz-
er. She is also spending some
time with her grandmother,
Mrs. L. Faber.
* * *
Mrs. \V. B. Johnson and dau-
ghter, Mary Louise, Roscoe,
spent Saturday afternoon here.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Fainter keeper
and son, Towner, and J. B. Leep-
er are spending the weekend at
the Arledge stock farm and
ranch in Coke county.
* * *
Mrs. Don Clayton, San Anto-
nio, and Mrs. Landon McCollis-
ter of Austin have returned to
their homes after attending fun-
eral services Friday morning
for their brother, Carl M. Rag-
land, who died Thursday morn-
ing.
* * *
Mrs. J. B. Mason lias as her
guests her daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Fiveash of Olney and Mrs. Ves-
ta Elliott and children of Abi-
lene.
Leaving Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Shiner are driving to Cor-
pus Christi and the Texas coast
for a vacation trip. They expect
to be away for two weeks. Mr.
Shiner is manager of Wool-
worth's.
* * *
Miss Beatrice Anderson, who
has been on a vacation, is re
turning Monday to her duties at
Woolworth's.
* * *
Sirs. W. A. Corbet t, of the
hosiery department of Levy's,
expects to begin her two weeks
vacation Monday. During the
time she will visit her sister,
Mrs. W. P. Beasle in Ennis, and
spend the rest of the time at
home.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jolly,
employes of Levy Bros., are to
begin their vacation this week.
They plan to visit relatives in
Dallas and elsewhere.
hosts and Miss Alene Penn, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Hampton and
sons, Don and Dorr, and the
grandmother, Mrs. M. D. Ham-
mock of Mount Pleasant.
* * ♦
L. Schewied, ill in 'the Sweet-
water hospital of typhus fever,
is recovering nicely.
* *
\V. \V. McElmurray of White
flat spent Saturday in town on
business.
* * «
Mrs. Peyton Weaver, who un-
derwent major surgery recently
at the Sweetwater hospital, is
recovering nicely.
* *
Bobbie Nuchols has returned
to San Angelo after spending
this week at home with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Nuch-
ols. He is employed with the
Safeway grocery. •
« * *
Joe Hubbard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Hubbard, who is at-
tending summer training camp,
plans to transfer to Fort Bliss
for three weeks prior to enter-
ing summer school at Texas A
and M college, where he will be
a senior next fall.
* * *
Jack Bryant and son, John
T., spent the week in Fort
Worth. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Bryant, who has
been at the bedside of her sister,
Mrs. H. F. Hereford, who has
been critically ill for four
weeks in the All Saints hospital,
Fort Worth.
* * *
Fate Parker, Sylvester farmer,
spent Saturday in town, and re-
ported heavy rains north of
Sweetwater.
* * *
G. B. Sliger, county school
board member, Hylton, spent
Saturday in town.
Mrs. William Boldrini has ful-
ly recovered from an attack of
diphtheria. She was ill
home on Bowie.
Advised No Camps
To Be Established
In Area at Present
San Angelo to Spend
$300,000 To Obtain
Air Training Field
Mayor H. T. Marshall, Grover
A. Swaim, Henry M. Rogers, Sr.,
and George D. Barber, secretary-
manager of the Board of City
Development, made a trip dur-
ing the week to San Antonio
where they conferred with army
officials regarding the possibili-
ty of establishing additional mil-
itary cantonments and supply
bases in the nation's expanded
defense program.
They were advised that no
plans have been made for the
immediate establishment of new
training camps, but that the pre-
paredness program advocated by
President Franklin Roosevelt
might result in such expansion
at a later date.
In connection with this ex-
panded program the Sweetwat-
er National Defense committee,
of which Mayor Marshall is
chairman, is cooperating with
the BCD in assembling data on
resources in this section that
might possibly be needed by the
government in its future defense
plans.
Stop At San Angelo
Enroute home, the group stop-
ped over in San Angelo where
they extended congratulations
to San Angelo officials in secur-
ing a government aviation train-
ing field. Sweetwater had been
an applicant for the military
training field.
The delegation was advised
that San Angelo citizens propos-
ed to expend $300,000 for the ac-
quisition of land and other re-
quired facilities.
"1 do not know what Sweet
water would have done had the
city been granted the training
field," said Barber. "Had we
known that the city selected
AMERICAN LEGION TO FORM
11,000 HOME DEFENSE UNITS
ber is asked to attend the
short session.
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Members of the training un-
ion of First Baptist church are
to meet at 6:30 Tuesday even-
ing at the city park for an out-
ing and to plan the program for
the month.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Cliffortl Neely
of Hobbs, N. M., are spending
the weekend in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Jones.
* * *
Mrs. G. H. Graves left Friday
morning for Fort Worth fqr a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Simmons.
+ *
Members of the girls auxiliary
of the First Baptist church are
to meet at 3 p. m. Monday with
Mrs. L. D. Coppedge, 1405 La-
mar.
+ * *
Mrs. J. T. Turdy and Mrs.
James H. Timmons have return-
ed from Stamford where they
were houseguests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Kinney. They were
guests for a houseparty and
tea complimenting Mrs. George
Kinney, the former Miss Doris
Pope of Hamlin. Mrs. Ralph
Ross, a granddaughter and
Ralph, Jr., accompanied them
home for a visit.
* * *
Mr. and Airs. Adell (iallr and
sons, Dell Edwin and Glynn
Marshall, Bennett, N. M., were
here this week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Staton en route home
after a two weeks vacation in
Texas, Colorado and Northern
New Mexico. He is an employe j
of the El Paso Natural Gas |
company and has been employ-
ed at the Jal plant since leav-
ing Sweetwater. Mrs. Galle, a
1934 graduate of Newman high
HOUSTON — (UP) — The
American Legion's national or-
ganization planned Saturday to
form 11,000 security home-de-
fense units throughout the
United States and train them
in military tactics to meet an
emergency.
Dr. W. J. Danforth of Fort
Worth, national legion executive
committeman for Texas, outlin-
ed the • plan at a meeting of
3,000 legionnaires and guests
and said that full details would
be revealed on July 8.
Ike Ashburn, assistant to the
president of Texas A. and M.
college, said that Americans
must adjust themselves to a
"plainer scale of living," warn-
ed that higher taxes must pay
for an armament race with dic-
tator nations and appealed to
parents to "toughen and harden
our youth and teach them there
is something in life but good
times."
Dr. Danforth said the nation-
Britain Bans All
Cotton Re-Exports
LONDON—(UP) — The board
of trade Saturday banned all
re-exports of raw cotton, cotton
linters and waste except under
government license.
Previously, licenses had been
required only on cotton re-ex-
ports to certain European des-
tinations.
al defense units would be com-
posed of American citizens over
18 years of age, who can quali-
fy for service.
"These units will be charged
with specific duties concerning
the security of the community
in which they are organized
and will be ready upon the call
ot the community, state or na-
tion to assume in case of emer-
gency the duties of defense in
which they are charged," Dr.
Danforth said.
He said the Legion "recogniz-
es the need" for compulsory
military training.
Cubs Engage in ^
'Crusoe' Project
The southside Cub pack, No.
3, Friday participated in a "Rob- -^
inson Crusoe" project, with '
each den taking part in the pro-
gram.
Activity included the building
of a "Robinson Crusoe" lean-to, ^
making of eating utensils such
as the primitive man would have
used, dressing in costume such
as he wore and engaging in oth-
er handicraft of a primitive na-
ture. -J
The handicraft prize went to
Mrs. Henry Meyer's den 4, and
second place was won by den 3
of which Mrs. J. H. Timmons is
den mother. Mrs. R. A. Lasset-
er's den 2 won the attendance J
prize.
Judges of the project were Leo
Jones. XV. M. Jameson, and J. E.
Whitehead.
The eastside Cub pack No. 2
took part in a hike and first aid I
contest Friday The boys wete
taken on a hike to Santa Fe lake
by James Grace, directo;- of the
recreation department.
Mr. and Mrs. S.
are expecting to
W. Jackson
spend the
..... i Fourth of July in Dallas.
Returning this weekend to *' * *
their duties at Levy Brothers i j -\y Burkett
was Mrs. W. R. Manroe. Miss
Ruby Roebuck will be back
would be required to furnish
at her I (340 acres of land and other fac-
ilities, we probably would not
* * * j have been so anxious to secure
Miss Ella Patton is leaving tile fj e I el. Had the city been
Sunday for Austin after visiting granted the site, there is a pos-
here with Mrs. W. G. Davis and i sibility that the citizens would
friends. She is a health nurse1 |laVe 'had to put up S300.000.
with the state department. | There is also the possibility that
it would have required a bond
school, formerly
ma Ray.
was Miss Vel
is recovering
of a tonsil bperation he under-
. went Saturday morning at a
from a visit in Sail Antonio ]oca| clinic.
Monday.
M. .A. l>auj;hrr!y and family
of Champion community, south
of Roscoe spent Saturday in
town on business.
Mi. and Mrs. L. M. Penn have
entertained as their houseguests
this week their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Penn and two children, of Dal-
las. Friday night they were com-
plimented with a dinner party,
14 family members being pre-
sent including the guests, the
Mrs. I'. T. Liongwell and son
of Sylvester were among the
out of town visitors here Sat-
urday.
* # *
Mrs. (' .Boyd and daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Duncan, are leaving
this weekend for Lampasas
and Temple- for a visit with
relatives. They are to be guests
of Mrs. Grover Montgomery in
Lampasas.
* * *
Mrs. J. I*. Majors and the
Friendship class of the First
Methodist church, under direc-
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this amount, to secure any gov-
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time."
tion of Mrs. W. B. Manroe, this
week presented the Rev. Sam
H. Young, pastor, with a pulpit
Bible, 10 by 12 inches. The gilt
edged edition is contained in
a large leather cover.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. A. I,. Trow-
bridge are expected home this
weekend from a business visit
in Fort Worth.
* * *
Mr. anil Mrs. Clifton Kakin
and family of Borger are vis-
iting here in the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Eakin on Elm Street.
* * *
Misses Dorothy and Helen
Rowland accompanied their fa-
ther, J. C. Rowland, to Dallas
this weekend, where he is to
attend a Sears-Roebuck manag-
ers' meeting.
* * *
Mrs. Kriicst Odor, president
of the American Legion Auxil-
iary, is calling a special meet-
ing of the women at 8 p. m.
Tuesday at the Legion F„>me in
the city park. The session is
important, the president said.
Complete plans are to be made
for the celebration to take place
July 4, 5, fi.
* * *
Miss Maria liberie, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Eberle,
is expected home Monday from
Dallas where she has spent a
month visiting relatives and
with Dorothy and Doris James.
* * *
Leon Fleming, employe of
Sears-Roebuck, is taking a sum-
mer vacation. He is returning
to his duties Tuesday.
* * *
The Friendship class and
families are to have a picnic at
the city park Tuesday evening.
Each member is to bring a bas-
ket lunch. •
* * *
Stewards of the First Method-
ist church are to meet at 8 p.
m., Monday, July 1. Every mem-
+ * *
Leaving by automobile Satur-
day afternoon, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Key and Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Draper are to spend two
weeks vacationing in New Mexi-
co and Colorado. In New Mexi-
co they will visit the Sacramen-
to mountains, the Cimmaron
country, Santa Fe, and drive to
Pueblo, Colorado Springs, the
Pikes Peak country and to Den-
ver. Out of Denver they plan
sightseeing trips.
H. (■. Briley of the El rod fur-
niture company is to resume du-
ties Monday after a week's va-
cation. With his family lie vis-
ited relatives in Winters during
the week.
6 * *
Mr. anil Mrs. Lance Sears of
the Sears ranch, Maryneal." were
Saturday business visitors here.
* * *
Among the out-of-town friends
attending funeral services of |
Carl M. Ragland Friday morn-
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Scott Douglas of San Angelo,1
Mr. and Mrs. Ed W. Douthit of:
Abilene, and a niece. Miss Hel-
en Frances Douthit: Mr. and
Mrs. George Grav of Lubbock, |
Mrs. Walter Heal I of San An-1
gelt). Mr. aod Mrs. Louie Hardy
of Stamford, and Thomas Dawes !
of Colorado City.
* * *
Ernest Langley is entertaining
several schoolmates at Texas
Tech. Lubbock, and friends
from Amarillo this week - end.
Guests in his home and the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Langley, are Miss
Avery, Herbert Foster and Os-
ca_r Shillings of Amarillo, and
Gene Nickel Is of Lubbock.
* * *
.linimie Simpson of Fort
Worth is visiting with Jimmie
Hennig and his parents. Mr.
anrl Mrs. Edgar Hennig, at. I
Lake Sweetwater.
* * *
Clifton Perkins, Jr. returned
from Fort Worth Friday, after
a visit with John Simpson, a !
friend who formerly lived in j
Sweetwater.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Holly Toler of
Hamlin visited friends here Fri-!
day and attended a dance at I
the Macie.
* + *
American Legion to
Meet Tuesday Night
Oscar McDonald post No. 109, j
American Legion, will meet in |
regular session at, the Legion >
home at the city park at 8 p. m. \
Tuesday, it has been announced
by H. A. Walker, post command-
er.
Final arrangements are to be
made for handling the three-day
Fourth of July celebration this
week under auspices of the post,
Mr. Walker said.
"It is also planned to have a
thorough discussion of the nat-
ional defense program and fifth
column activities," Mr. Walker
said, "and a full attendance of
members is expected at the
meeting."
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Young Woman Faces
Charges of Forgery
Deputy Sheriff Will Samples
left over the weekend for Sap-
ulpa, Okla., to take Into custody
a young woman wanted in
Sweetwater to face three char-
ges of forgery.
The woman was picked up
Saturday in Sapulpa on a
"pick up" order made by Sweet-
water police last Thursday.
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