The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 202, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1939 Page: 1 of 6
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ORANGE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1939
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The Orange Pilot club has definite-
ly agreed to sponsor the SulvtiMon
Army's annua I young people's* picnic,
which is expected to l « held snmo
time during the month of Septem-
ber, according to announcement
made today,
Yenterda,v. Oaptnlu Itnth Snyder
appeared lietore the 1'llot club at a
regular business meeting to dlwtjKti
tentative plans for the picnic. Tap-
tain Snyder Is co officer with Cap-
tain Hern lee Lyon*, of the Salvation
Army, who Is out uf the city fur a
few day* on a vacation.
The club ha* ;iun. .iirrvil that
hereafter meeting* will lie lie id oi
the second and fourth Wedneiday*
Instead of on Thursday ( hs hereto
fore. On the second Wednesday In
each month, the meeting and lun^Vt
eon will he held at 1J 1p. oi.r iin«l
««n the fourth Wednesday at V o .
with at dinner At ye«terd J * meet
lug. the dub had ns If's £ii«* t MKm
l>*Kia Moore, of the tviin*1 economic*
ulviitlon of*- the (.iiilf Htiiten I'tllitley
company.
Use of Old Dryden
Ferry Trestle As
Fishing Pier Urged
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Tim Mrs of reialnlnir the
way rreMtle thai spanned
dd high
i Meet loft
of. Sabine |nle «nd nnr<h from hlfti
Hin 1 to the l ry«l« n ferry rr« sMlng of
the Nefhri river, hp n fifth! nu |der
w®« dvfy*ateft ( y the fort Arthur
Hunting rfuli in a |«tte.' rwHvpd at
th* offlir i f Orang^rount) Jod?'
Th * letter addrwuM to the county
jmlire urd n wml*sloners wa* *tcn
ed by tllff Hvrd f tl*e |N rt Arthur
KHIilnn ctrih who iirr* H that the
trcntle be left nu n flsSlritr pier
The club aecretary snlit that a
flshlns pier would mean much to
the p|ea Mtrc of the elllwn n( Or-
anse iin welt :is Jefferson county.
Some Xljiie aro. the Coonly com
mlMxIonerxc nrrt panned an order
which provided f «r wrrrtltK of the
trratle_nnd for the mnlotliN jialva**
ed to he dlviiled among four county
commliwlvncr* for iihc In their r«*
effective J^iflnel*. Since Unit time
A. 'P. MaeKarlnw* %vtfs granted an
Injunction ncsinst the ronnulnnlon-
ern court, preventing the dlsmautel-
Ing of the structure.
Twenty « ne plnk^l beauties make
up the line for the French Hevue,
an attraction of the Huhln and <'hef-
ty midway shows a! the. Hist State
Fair* of Texa*. Dallas. Oct. 7 to 22.
Concert
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Vacation
Col. «eorge E. Hurt, of the Uni
vcrslty of Texas, will present tl^
Lutcher Stalk's iiengal (iuardn jfrif't
Boy's Hand In a joint conccwl^to-
nlfcht at x o'clock a I Howell jtfatllum
in a fitting finale to Ih^summer
tousle' trourses which Jpe has been
conducting here for |li£ past twt/
monthH. It wi!l final upp^ttr-
ance of Col. Huff In Orange , 'thU
rummer an \xty leaves immediately
for Austin Uy' plan hln woiic fur the
coming ivfrtverslty year.
Th<* H^n«al Guards Avill he umlcs
the direction of Mrs. L \V. Hunt
myre while the band wiH be led b.v
JfVdnk Hubert^
The progjprfm will consist of ten
numberx ,Ui the lleuaal Ouards. a
joint uanilKM- by the entire company,
ami fwelve selections by the Imnd
Two numU'i« to lie played i > til**
lU'ngal tluar<1s, "Walts Mwlly" and
tirMol Match, "(ity of Orange" are
C(«m|M Mit|tiiiM of Col. Oeorge K. Hurt
^ololnti W. It. Weatherford Ji
' and Joe lletieke Hill t e featured In
| the ImihI |iiograni which will includ*
tvn j t*iK' of mti lc from ntarehe* to
opera. liicludluK The rilsiimn Ch«r
um fr«on Tannhauaer and the M-eoiid
movement of the Surpiiar Symph
ony.
Ticket* have l ecn on Mir for
c%-cr-«l ftayi* and n'w'i > e<l neat* may
he iwurfd at the Sweet Sho| or * t
the main gate.
The coficcrt will atari pimiiiitly at
« o'clock.
Motion Pictures
Around Town
LETS
DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT
I IX KVKS'T OI' WAIt
I Ko^untlenH <>{ ruiULion uf OiU nu
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Iin miothPi "•limit- l<> iirdw"
morning In llranp — all im<IIum m"V
tuiu-il | un (ho wiir n««n Mlm-y
nn "UrtKlun." Hfif', ihr |>lrlur< ~-
(In Hu«rk |M«rk — llvnry Klnkm turn
wnlkitl In from hli* limtie In IUhikI
iiililltlun ><n<l hIIh mn< • Ins 111*' | l|.o
on H imrk iM'ni'h hitvlng u wonl with
I!. I'HllVriMin U* III* KldH|ll< tlio
hnndlp of ii clljr iHwninnirpr.
Jlr*. Ailille t'ookr currying 11 |win
koI wnlkit Irlmircly on her «uy lo
thr I'cnnp) ilure,
I. It. Murray roll* out of llie olil
Htark (surii|:o ami Ih on hlx way. _
llurc'a n M* T. S. «" truck ill*-
chnrKlnic u cargo of freight ut the
t..co. Iloltaml InillilliiK curli. Joiner
Moncla Im iismIhUdk Mllxhtly as the
work Roe* on.
Mra. Will Smith haa te|i|ieij out
of her car In trout of the A. & 1'
store.
Van Ilure, one of the eounlyV "hi
cat native liorn cltlKi'iia carefully
ci-oaaea M.iln atreet on the |tro| ei"
lig'tl light.
In the illatance, Geoigo llexais^,
voteriin fireman, la ween u« he uaef>
the aniall hoae In clearing the con.
crete entrance to the flic aUtlou.
Thua ernla the week of motion pic-
ture Xcwi^
PONY X4KE MY WOI
FOR IT
tlon with war actlvitii.'H Iji liurop'j.
"In event of ji confllcl, HtrauKe uil
vantaguej us veil as ul«tulvuntiigva
will he pMM«nt«<f In Oraiigc which
will in any event, occupy u more
MtmtcKlo ixmitlon thun o<rer hefoie.
In nvimv of thhi unrtenlahie fnctt it
would seem absolutely nocoasury for
(lruiiRO people to put themaeivea In j
u poaUlon to meet any ktwl of an
emergency'. I Noun. ^ C'anvua covufed with tor,
I or Impregnated with Wuturprvof
i.omiaiaitlan.
No dictionary Naiictiona or llattt
ffrank Catty
TO AVOID AM
ACT OF WAR
I'AKIS. AuK. 2T . (AIM - The
French today urged Poland to iclve
(Germany u« excuae for charalUK mu!>
treatment of (icimaiiK in I'oland and
to avoid any action Mint mijcht
aerve an a pretex t for Under inci-
dent h.
In authorised quarter* It waa Mali
the l#o|e were fid lowing thlm advice
carefully. ft wan eni|dia nixed It
wan purely a precautionary policy
and nhould In no nenne la* coiiaider
vfd a weukenliiK In French dcternil-
nation t«• luiek up I'oland In cune of
war.
It wan stated at 1 he name time
that orders for the return of the
French und lliltlnh uilllt ir> mission
ut Monrow had not jet been then
"They are remaining for the mo
incut." Infoimed elrcies said. The)
declined • Klve a leasun for the
tlelaj In the ex|K«cted rci-all.
Kirnih advices today on the tier
man soviet pact were that* It result
ed fiom a personal menna^e frt m
Kelclisfuehi-et A hdf Hitler U Htal-
In. The negotiations had been going
on for w eckn ami were In ought to a
succcnsful Issue only b> Hitler's |ier
soiiu I appeal, the Flinch nal<l they
hid leariONl.
HUNGARY AMD
RUMANIA TO
SIGN TREATY
KUCllAltK.ST, Aug. 1j. (Al'l —
Aitutv.oakiO' t|uat4«. <4 t>« iid to««u> a
t«u «aikc*i e**s«o«i pack oetweeii litiii*
gaiy «iiiu huiiia.iU "la i*eai y l ean;
tU| il|ilUkUi\'.'
I hey tji 111 dlMC'JsrtloiiH were "very
fur ttuvuiiced a no iiic pr* po«vu
ii'iaty nau otam uiuwn ii| .
tkicitil i|uai'itTM in liuoapest de-
iiit u any i.egoualloo* \\ li c oi pio*
out u«?c.uie« tnei c may
, vo etlii..g in low tut.nc- '
uo
30 Merchants
Sign To Join In
Treasure Hunt
TAHPAU-UN
IMNCiHHH OK INDlP'FKftKNCK
l*robably no attitude Into which
the city muy fail la quite o danjrui'-
'."U«. or even diaaatrouH un that of
Indifference. The tact munt be aek-
nwwlerigtil that the a'plrlt of lndlf
fi(rencc liaa coriatituiert one of the
^~«"te t fuulta, endured in thlit
. , Tor some tithe. There 1- ' nt
thin time a general teitdet/ejr on tfte
taftrt of many of the individual* iu>4
organlaatlone to pi ocraetlnate. There
„ ; are ^an> ;|bll)iB« ilifht w w that Oo-
a i...m..4i..i,. .1i.di.itx u.-tl n
dlate arid definite actloi
1* D. 8. A. 1. "4m
JausaiMiiT HiatiwAV Jon ;
J net Ah«Nrt of ihia communltr lie*
the blsMNit highway project fnowlln"
'jriwre. Conatrucllnn of the
f'® t>w.'baron Wriitge, that all Important
link in a i w atralSktiiWihway,. to
ath'e crevteet bridge and to
In be followed tminedl
the puttlSf ASrif of «• *?
"tor^OLKyun," yet few apeukera
pronounce It otlierw lae. This ' mia-
■ pronunciation douOtleaa orlcliuitetl in
an attempt to' glVa the word a
French twlet, but Web ter'e Un't
certain that the word in ot French
mi Kin.
That In beable tKf 'point, howev-
er, for the French would never may
"Um -FOI.B yuo' In aay event. Nel-
ther ahould wa. The aecond ajllulilo
rhyme* Vlth law; the third ayllabic
Mni''- wiih piu.
t >iri- <!|'-;<: pronunciation: tar-l'ArtV-
'• .;i % •' ;^'.-
(Capitals Indicate ayllaMea to be
adeemed.) .
Rend your word* to be "Walmtar-
laed" with tamped envelope ' to
Word ttllWi .lee**. 'r'W^1r £■'<■'$
tlMffi# IMC** M J
AUBFR-N. OiW. (AP)
were II papa In * litter
Tiie outlook today for >n« Orimijy
merchantM treasure hujit to lie iir-
rled on aa a meaM 'Of trnile atlntu-
latlnit duiinif the month of Septem-
ber. Were regarded aa belli# very
bright. A report by the truaauiv
hunt committee rftade at association
heailquorteifi waa t" the effect that
lildi e tha nJtl merchant* had enllat-
ed. , , ' iL^.j .
Bicycle Riders To
Meet With Safety
Comm. For Parade
Ah an nrtvftrce atep preparatory to
the entertainment to be atanred her.^
on I^ibor day under auspice* of the
Llo'n* club Mufet.v council, all bicycle
rldtra of the clly au-1 adjacent com-
munltlea. are r«pie*T?4 to meet B.
JU. Barker, council chairman, «t the
city hall tomorrow inrfrnlng nt 10
o'clock. It I* expected that a lar««
representation of t|->e more than 100
lilcycle rider* in thl* aectlon will be
on hand to receive Ineuuctlon* at
the Saturday morning meeting.
Rig Is Set For
Orangefield Test
Another wetl I* to be *larted on
the weat «lde pf t)>e Orange oil field,
aklrtinc the deep lest area, on the T.
R. nranger tract of land, according
to report* received here lodav „ A
drilling outfit aald . to . bS*N f'to the
Tyllerr Rra Indicate, waa Mid to
and wag being set
•r ** known hem
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BSttUX. ?Aug 25. (A P) — He
jeetion of I'roaliU'pt Itooaevelt'a
peace ple^t JU) Fuehrer Hitler wa*
forecast by, competent aource* to
day aa nazta gave I'olaml. (ireat llrl
tain and France another "day of
Kl-acc" In Ayhich to capitulate * to
ISerman demands.
The president's meaange sugseat
lug Poland itnd (iermany nettle their
differencea either throuRh direct ue-
gotlntlons, b.v arbitration or by con-
ciliation w.y studied by the fuehrer
in the relch's chancellery tills morn
Inj.
The first answer Is expected to he
made public tonight, probably
through the forcixu office mouth-
piece. the Deutsche l>lpl'omatlsche
Pnlltlsche Ko|-|es|>onilen*.
Kxeellept aaurcs said^ (lie reply
Woubl Is1 nesaIIve In tone «till Ih'*
Iniplicathni thai I'residenl Itooa"
veil had eni hla pl«-a "to the «roiia
address."
"It should have s n.-," ilo-se
souices said "to Kualand-"
Meanwhilv authoi itallv e reports
reach.*.! Itorlln thai *i*li>l lluasta
had exerted prfsaaori* a I Warsaw f- r
.1 "peaceful" setllemeni ot the tier-
man Polish i(Ua reel.
WhetUei Hitler would *«-nii Presl
dent ltiM>aev*'U a direct private re
ply or merely answer publicly as he
■ lid ItiaMevelt's last niessaste III
April, apparently had not been de
termlned.
In uny case leadlna nauls gave the
message a slung of the shoulder re-
ception apd withheld comment In
the hope that before today end* I'm
land will atteede «n Hitler** rtema-vd*
Home ■maa.-iiient wa* expressed in
the Wllbelmatru**)' that Poland h id
not thrown In the sponge befoie
this. 111,|h*m were still lilKli that Itri
tain would pitaluce tile r IK ci-saar>
rablill from the hat at the but
minute
The fuehrer remained with Kleld
Marshal Hermann tioerlnK Foreign
Mlnlatcr Joachim von Itlbbeiitrop
ond Oilier ndvls«'i until eitrlv in-
day. The rotund flebl marshal left
the chancelleiy at I a. m and a half
hour biter Hitler switched olt the
lamp on his night table. Xeverthe-
Ic-ss lie was up early and was
lead)" for business when l'rc*!dent
flooaevelt'N telegram was placed Ik>
fore him.
While he was so engaged. It i*
came known that the soviet com
mlssar for foreign alfulVs, Vyachea
laff Molotoff, through his ambassa
dor ill Poland, luui started a move
meut for u possible eleventh hour
"peaceful * settlement of Kuropa a
war Ihrcat.
The combined pressure of the Hus-
kIuiis and tlie Hermans is confident
|y believed here to be sufficient to
convince the Poles or the hopeless
ness of their posit twit ■ and to fotuo
tliein to capituiatc.
It Is for this reason, n reliable
source said, that Fuehrer Hitter did
not give the word last night to start
his offensive ugalnst Poland.
How near the fuehrer waa to ac-
tion last night was Illustrated by
In the relch
one significant detail
propaganda set-up.
.The broadcasts of the various (ier-
nan nations throughout the bit.'
evening and early morning hours
were reported to be identical by
various persons 'who- tuned in oil
different stations.
Normally nil stations have differ-
ent programs except When there is
a nationwide hookup for a special
occasion such as a Hitler speech-
They also are hooked together
when important new* announcements
are expected momentarily*
Lust night, however, listeners wait
ed In vain for the 'expected signal
that the: act-ot"lllMtt:al.U?.g' I.H*«*i
and the Germans In the Whiter tier
man section* of Poland was on.
To veteran, observer*, thls was bui
another Illustration of Hitler1* me
tics to try to make the other fol
low * nerves snap. Hitler has shown
again and again that at critical mo
inent*. when everybody cl«e thinks
action 1* inevitable, be ha* th«
steady nerve to wait.
. Apparently he wa* trying also ti
gain time for further broadening tils
basis of friendship. ,
Foreign Minister Joachim voh
Rlbhentrop. according to well l«
formed source*. I* determined to
bring soviet Russia and J*l«m to
gather, in order thereby still further
to emlatrraee Oreat Ilrttsln,
Over In Twrtey. Amboia^tor rnnr.
von fa pen wtm reported busy trylnn
to convince the Turtle they made a
's vzsr
twofold argement that
RESERVES TO
ARMY SERVICE
rtOMK, Aug. 2f>$. /kt') a- Two
classes of Italian reservists were
called to the colors Unlay, bringing
those umler anna to a total of six
classes.' ; 1 "*■ £ '.V. ' ,
The . classes called today wcr^
composed vt those born In 10tt*l and
I1IU4. ^ /
TI.ev nere yrofricialU estimated
tn add about r 0().(HNI men to the |,«
SiMI.OOt) alreiidy under arms.
It wis officially announced tin* na
Mil and air ranks of Italy's fighting
machine had he««i "alnmst • com-
pletely filled" slnee August 21.*
In atldltlon to the nix ai'lny class
es. Imitation* of militiamen huve
l een called ifp. as well us s| eclal
llsfn of other army classes.
Premier Muas«dlnl made a brief
Appearance on the Inlcony of his
I'alaaro Venesia to acknowledKe the
cheers of a crowd (bls inornlnjr. but
refrained from speaking to .dekeR.i
tiom* of Italian m hool teachers 'sllil
Albanbins who had gone for a
gilmpre of him 1
lli*< sllencs lias been Interpreted
In foreign circles as Indicating a de
ntrc to avoid any sabre rnttllniCH that
might make the situation worse,
11 it I la 11 newspapers have shown
unusual moderation In thetr refer
enees to France.
Tin* Italian liner Htturnla with a
sailing list of 2&0 Americans wai*
held nt Trieste, after |s st|M>ntng tt«
Milling yesterday, hi did the t'milfl ill
Havola and the Augustus at (lenoa.
Tourists flocked to the American
consulate In Home, seeking advice.
They a ere advised to start for home
If they had mdhtfi# to keep t>uuu An
Italy
.Mussolini fulled to give any ludl
cation of Whilt eoiislders t Ion he
might give to President ft* osevelt's
*ugg«*stioii that Italy sdvance propo
sals to avert Mar In Kurope.
King Vlttoiin* Kinrinuele lold Am-
hassador William I'MUIpn. who de
live red the president's message yes
terday at the royal fishing camp
near the French frontier, he would
refer it nt once to his i<overiiivie«M.
The king asked I'hllllps to thank
the president e*nilbilly for the mes
wage, which was conveyed orally
Fascist newspapers told of the
danger of war. but there were *tlll
few outward nlgns that, Italy expect-
ed to l e Involved.
All papers appeared
er headllrses asserting
tnsips surround Danxlg,' based nn
Information supplied l y the official
German news agency* The "Implica-
tion was plain — fascists expected
tJcrmiin patience would not endure
much longer In fuce of this alleged
provocation.
of Way .
Secured For New
Pipe Line In Co.
Vllcd for record toilay 'nt the ofTlof
of the Orange county clerk were 1«
right of way chhorh'iiu for gasoline
I'lUc tliif of Ihe Magnolia I'otfolcum
company, to Extend from lliNiuniom
to Kllgore,/ The |irop«rty Involvdl
In the easements I* 1 oca tail Itv' tbo
\ve*tcri>' pa^-t of this county, In the
Vldoj^terrltory. Work of laying th-
Pipe lino haa already been started,
according to report* here.
NEWAUTOPARTS
STORE TO OPEN
ABOUT SEPT 5TH
Work of rcmodallng a Mure room
In the Holland hotel liuUillug on
Fifth Ktreet to be occupied by the
Oruiiac Auni I'artn IV «m pro
greitalni; rapidly (oitay.
W. t", lluahnoll, who (or tl«- pnat
two yeura hn. owned and oiiernted
the Weat era Aulo AHaoclatc it tore In
JenultiKii, I.outHbkllB. Will lie Ihe
owner of the new bualnenH. Xli
ItiiKhnell In a former Orange cltlxali
.mil In a graduate of Orange tit* i
Hchool. Mm. Ituxhnell la altui a for
mer resident of Orange and wm
Mlas Kvtlyn t'ottle before her mar
il se. Mr. ' and -\|Ni. Ilitshnell with
their daughter Charlotte Anne re
s(<le at 707 Park Avenue.
Mr. Mushnell states that the Or
uiue I'arts Co. will ho the only one
of Its type m this oily Inasmuch >t*
It will sell strictly autu parts and
HCrsuytuilv* „to Har.i^es. . i^ftyhtnts
and filling Ntnllohs at whillesttlv
prices, and to the retail tndc at re
tall prices.
Itushnell said he ho|M<d lo be
ready to open his stiye by Heptein
tier 6. '
THKY ll.\l>
HI'HlN'nriKI.O. Mo <Al'l — Klrst
n fire burned nwny the itpholster-
Ing from the back seat of il'lrcmitn
J. II. AfVtlna' cur. Then a lilusc did
IInit damage to the gaiage of John
Smyth. iisslHtant fire' chief. The
department hnd a busy day taklnu
care of It* own.
ally of fSerniany also, was reporteit
being preased ,by von I'npen with .ill
the eloquence of which this versa-
tile diplomat Is capable.
The Herman proas nisii made much
of the ftumnnlnn notification hi Po-
land It waul dremaln neutrnl. It
was taken here as a sign lUHftti/*!-
mis powers were gvlthiK o|T the
Hrltlsh and climbing Into the (Ier
man ftusslaii bandwagon.
The press further kepi telling th--
Herman public that action on Ilrin-
zl« and Poland might well coipe at
\ any tllne.
Hitler, von rtlbl'ienlrop, Ceierlng
I and other close advisers pf the
fuehrer were together for hours lust
night In, a long "peace or vnr* con-
ference on Poland.
"Only an unconditional nnil Imim-
rtlate recognition of the legnl de-
mands of the axis powers can block
the road. "tn a dramatic conflict,"
said the Hlenst Au* Deiitscliland,
commentary with close foreign office
connections.
Hitler and hi* iidvl*er* alone held
the secret of the next nasi step -r
and the sero hour •— for settlement
of the Polish problem following the
conference In the Uertln chancellery,
Mesldes military officers, field
Marshal Heneral Hermann Wllhelm
Ooerlng. foreign Minister Joachim
von lllbhsntrop and Propaganda Min-
ister Joeeph Ooebbels ijsMrtlclpaleil
In the council. , ,-v.s 'V^-t
Clovernment npolresmen available
early today **ld thSy did not know
whether Hitler had as yet received
President nooeevelt's o#peel for
peaceful nSfotlaUoa M the dispute.
Sheriff Witnesses
Highway Crash In
Which Damage High
One of the ntosl destructive motor
car crushes taking p litre In this
county In some time In which no
one ii« Injured, was «lltiK^#e,| liuti
night by Mheilfr C. II Meriwether
with stream | Nr,un<f t0 0'v|(>ck last nlgltl about ,t
I'oll-tt j m||„ west of the Neches river.
A negro preacher hail parked hi*
car as far off the right of way whleii
was on an elevated levee, us' was
possible, In order to repair a tl/><
tire. ' In spile of the fact that llnbts
were aglow on the oar, a rapidly
moving truck struck the car with
full force, ma king It necessary f"'
the driver to leap V> feet down the
levee embankment In order to s ive
his life. The truck was *abl to baV*
been knocked more than ISO feet
Into the water of lbs canal that par-
allels the road.
Sheriff Meriwether was engaged at
the time nf the craah In an effort t"
avoid truffle accidents while tli •
emergency repair was being innde.
Uotli the lni<Vi and car were com
pletely demolished.
A III SY WAV
Captain A. Lopez
Arrives To Tafce
Command of Tug
Captain A. I.ttprz, who wlllt H
llerwe.v, will be In charge of the new-
ly constructed tog, the Srir.itula. a'-
rived here today.
The rfll-Steel 100-foot tint watt b tilt
at the l>vlngs1on Shipbuilding com
puny yard and given n try out na
Sabine river. After the vessel N
given the flnMhlnfc touches, It \«1li
be taken to MtracnllK-, Vencxuebi.
and pul. into service.
Good Crowd Is
Expected For BTU
Zone Meeting
___ *
A Inrge attendance i* egpeMed t«
night at the Oratiee cotintv B T. V
monthly inne meeting to le- held
the MenioHnl ftaptlst church of VI-
d«r, of Which Rev T, h. Kaln 1* pa*
tor. I'lan* have been made for s
Urge ntimher of Baptist young. i>eo
pie of the Orange territory to *t
tend.
1 ■
v Ispwl
By the
Kiii'ois- today awaited durkly tlie
word that would uwlng the balanc* I
toward war or peace. |
Ciermanx/. with the nasi might mo-
blllgad on her eastern frontier*.
preasod her demands on Poland with
out let-up.
9 With equal resolution, Poland die,
cla red she would fight lo nave Oait-
*lg. and her pledged ullles. Brltulli
und Franca, showed no sign* of wa*
verlug In iholr promises.
But still no shots had bean fired
and Huropv hoped for peace
Competent sources In Berlin fore*
cast Adolf Hitler would turn duwn
President lloosevelt'a eleventh-hour
peace appeal addr*s—d to the fueh-
rer and the Polish president. Ignace
Mosclokl.
Immediate reaction In ISdsnd wSa
that Roosevelt's appeal, however
well Intended, came ut a moment
scarcely permitting mediation or cnl -
cillatlon. t
tn Home, Premier Musaullnt gave
uo Inrtlcalbm ut what consideration
he might give an earlier sugge«tt>Ht
l.v the United Stales president that
Italian King Vlttorbi Kmanuele
prevent war.
As hours of tension stretched on
without sharp change. these Were
the slicitlf leant events:
1. Two class** ot Italian rercr>
\Ists were called t« the eolora. haoet'
Ing Italy a total of men at
■bout l.S0e,*0«.
I. Authoritative reports
Kerlla thai soviet Russia had eg-
irlcd preasore >t Warsaw for ■*
"peaceful" settlement of Ihe tlar-
man-Polish ipisrrel. This newa waa
received In London with reserve and
apparent mlslrust.
I Prancei urged Pobind lo
CeriniMiy no pretest for l >rder |nc|.
dems either by providing an eicuso
for charges of maltreatment ot tier-
trans In PolsOd or etherwle*. 1 M
1. Authoritative i|uart<W In Bu-
charest su|d
Is-iween Htiui
nearly ready for signature. ' If that
Is true — and offlcla* mikrwr* 1*
lludaiioat 'denied sm-W' negoilMtlond
were In Srogress — il|>lomallr nh«
ssiTsi's enld.tt would he another tri-
umph of nasi diplomacy.
' 5. The supreme soviet of the If.
H H It.. Hussla's congress, was c^H-
>il fur an exlrsortllnary session Mon-
day, presumably to ratify the ne-.e
nortnggrcMMlpn lieaty with Hernuin.v* j
which shaUcred llrlihthTreuch hopMK^
of a mutual tiaslstance ngyonvht
with Busnbt.
6. The tTnlted HUles govern- ;
nient prepared order* and proclama- -j
tIons un.ter tho neutrality net t«
protect the efiunlry from the shock*
of conflict the moment war shout'!
come In Kurope. 1
An troop train* continued mlltilj !
across France toward her frnntl'-r*
with 'jermany and Italy, Premier,,;
IMIuiHtr called Heneral Jlaiirl<!«i I
Hustnve Humelln, France's stinretu* ■
army commander, Into conference. ■;
Daladler drafted a broadcast i
the nation tonight In an ttppeil for
"snered union,' for unreBerved w i| -
port. jig.
Although In Moscow the Brltlsa.jf^
and Frenith military mission* wersi
reported preparing, to leave for
home Informed circles In Paris <il<I# |
without, enplaimtlon. "they are re*
J
d a nunai|sr*aslou poet
nqpty 'nml ' Itnhuinla "le
inalrilng for the ritotnfiti ;'
,'tlaUoa M the dlspt
Great Brltnln hailed lVeeldorl
Boosevell's stop* a* a t'ay op bopot |
but la-Ran adjusting herself to a n«f
warllko tempo.
By radio, newspaper und personal I
visits came ln*truetb>n* lo tlw 1
I'litlsh householder that Ids automft- |
! lle. hi* .Kouso, sven his moh^y,
subject to requisition.
In I>timig, loo, military prepara,. |
lionf were broadened to an almost
warlike *u le. targe forces wer
statlontsl near the Polish frontier
and road blockades Were In read!. -
ness.
in Tokyo, the Japanese |tnve
merit wn* reported authoritatively
have deciaed to abandon Its
relations with Hermuny aa a t
of the Uerman-Iluaaian treaty. v
high sourco described Japan's
nlate course a* of e of "aplendM
tat Ion" with the door left open
"any country wanting friendship.'
L w auaabK
t Uiurcn
js S
!-'®
Hi !
JAIL.SO , M
A white man was arrested yester-
day on a charge of .drunknees and
far unlawfully carrying a platot
The man waa Imprisoned *t
15 Bermon subjects for Rui
vice* at the First Baptist CI
|#f;v1S*e been
-hf. tto pastor.
Morning '
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Quigley, J. B. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 202, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1939, newspaper, August 25, 1939; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290066/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.