Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1946 Page: 2 of 12
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Post Office,
Four Business
Firms Enier<"'
Guard to Grow
Mrs. Lloyd Miller
Notes Cor Licensc
Number At Night
PANHANDLK, Feb. 21 — The
- a u Irk action nt Mi*. I.lovd
* TflfUvr in itutiajfe i|p|jroximfltely
neen«e mmbrr of u pawing
"^rtf*Tvesday .dgtit of Wt Week
'>'d| the clue that enabled the so-
lotion of a series ot 22 post office
""robberies in the Southwest, in-
vhidmg five in Panhandle t h a t
flWIyi;
Tlie Panhandle post office. Fer-
^tcU Drug. Stcr Liquor Stare, Coo
Cltfk's Gulf wholesale station aiiil
the Panhahdle Tee Co. were en-
tered. The Gulf wholesale lost
nbout $0 and the Ferreli Phar-
}' mncy about $5, while 21 cases of
J liquor were taken from the liquor .
i -store.-,, ,,,
' Postal inspectors announced fit
; Wichita Falls Tuesday that they
J had found clues to a string oi 22
4 mmU town port office robberies
I within the past 18 weeks in Tex- I
as, New Mexico and Oklahoma I
i, with solution of 12 more in pros- |
Ss p«'t. >•
Five Man Arrested
* Arrest of five men were an-
nounced and a sixth suspect was !
, awaited. Five of the six men ar- •
it*ted were residents of Wichita I
Ftfls. Belief is that 12 more
postl robberies will be solved.
- 4k st office robberies have been
ra&orted at Sundown, Imperial,
Gtithrie, Dickens, Bom bar ton,
WemtjiL^prand Falls, Ropesvillo,
POSTWAR
GROUND
FORCES
PREWAR
T95.000
■etfccm
POSTWAR
■AIM
FORCES
PREWAR
|S000 mf«
and officer*
47,600 men
ond oM>cen
T5f>t N<wK$e5C'
State "ovcrnors have been called
on to laisc a postwar National
Guard of 622,500 oillcer^ and
men, more than twicc a* many
as were in the prewar organiza-
tion. Newschart above shows
how p*;-i somi< I will be divided
between ground and air forces
and how 'ncy compare with pre-
"oarl Harbor strength.
DR. C. P. DILL
Groduate Veterinarian
Office Whit lock Drug, Ph. 71
Beiidence Phone 1437
Eieclrolux Cleaners
For Sole and Rent
We are
Cloaning-
niture.
specializing in
-Shampoo Rugs,
Dry
Fur-
We have the latest equipment, j
We also clean and wax hard-
wood floors.
NICHOLS & SON
115 W. Washington Ph. 934 W
4
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erifcnceo
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Memorial services for
deceased of all Faiths
. . . properly planned
and appropriate in ev-
ery detail.
<YKli.n.ton'&
FUNERAL HOME
PHONE 718
Goldsmith, Wink, Panhandle, Pon-
der, Truseott, Thalia and Denver
| City, Texas; Eunice, Monument
1 and Melrose, N. M„ and Randlett,
j Cromwell, Mnnitou' and Waneft,
Okla.
Towns without Wishtwatchmen
j nor con tables weie generally
j chosen. Entrance usually was
j gained by jimmying the front
! door to reach the .safe. The "knob-
; knocking and punch system'' was
j used to enter the safes.
Inspectors give the break for
| solution of the series of thefts to I have also had
I the quick work of Mrs. Miller in counties.
Spotina the number of the suspic-
ious car,
Gets License Number
I Mrs. Miller was en route home
i from a Rebekah lodge meeting.
She $aw a Ml black Chevrolet two
door car coming from the ice
plant and thought it was going to
stop at her house. The car went
on west and she looked around to
ca,K'Ji the license number.
j She thought the license number
was K-924'i or K-SM2G. Sheriff
Clarence C. Williams got busy and
. found there were seven counties
j in Texas with K in the license
j nw/iiMff Finally a clue was ob-
tifciU.by deciding that DK-9624,
[registered from Levelland, Hock-
! ley < 'iinty. could be the car.
Officer.- said the car was form-
j erly owned by a woman, who sold
i it to a man, who had a record of
j four prison sentetjtfpaj WITen Wii-
i liani.-; learned the man's name and
| that he stayed part of the time at
j Wichita Falls, he called officers
j there.
Two Men Taken
i Will ,ms called Wichita Falls
| at 10:30 si. rn. Thursday, Feb. 14
i and by 12:15 noon, officers there
| reported they had found the car
j and had taken Grady Moore, 43,
Lcrvion, Okla., and C. S. Taylor,
42. Odessa, in custody. They al-
so found the 21 cases of liquor
taken ai Panhandle.
Wr iltcn confessions were made
by the two men. Moore was
brought to Panhandle and lodged
1 in Jail at 11:15 p. m. Friday, Feb.
13. Taylor was scheduled to ar-
; rive here sometime Tuesday. The
voluntary confessions are in pos-
i session of Sheriff Williams.
! Moore is said to have served n
i term in Alcatra* and Leavenworth
I on federal charges, and two terms
in Oklahoma and one term in
Texas penitentiaries.
Ha* Prison Terms
Taylor has a federal term to his
j credit, two in Texas nnd one in
; Oklahoma penitentiaries, accord-
ing to Sheriff Williams.
I Moore's confession said that
they entered the ice plant first,
then went to the Gulf wholesale.
They left their car by the Hotel
Texan and walked to the Ferrell
Pharmacy, prying open the front
door. Then, they broke into the
post office front door, opened the
inner door, pryed open the cus-!
tomer'a stamp drawer and knock-
ed the knob off the safe. Nothing
was missing at the postoffiee. The
outside door also was portly
torn up.
Residents in the Panhandle Inn !
next door heard some noises.
They thought it was some of the
Lions staying late for their Gay
Nleties party held late that night, j
It is thought that one of the men
entered the hotel lobby to check
the poise. Evidently he could
hear the safe tanping and the
mfti made a ouick get-away.
Enter Liquor Store
The confessions say they tried
the door of the lfquor store and
opened it easily. They carried 21
cases of liquor to the back,
brought their car and loaded it at
the back. They went through
Shamrock and Childress to Wich-
ita Falls, according to their con-
fession.
Mrs. Lotha Gramer, postmaster,
began closing the postoffiee lob-
by the preceding night, Monday,
Feb. 11. She is grateful that she
begun taking that precaution, even
though it did not save the post
office from being entered.
Sheriff Williams now has the
liquor in his vault for evidence.
He also has a leather tool case
I with all kinds of tools.
Officers Call
' Officers from Dalhart, Vernon,
Fort Sumner, N. M., and other
cities have culled him about the
robberies to learn if there could
be any connections with some in
their cities. Sheriffs from Tuliu
and Plainview were here Mon-
day checking the case, as they
obberies in their
Page 2 • Thursday. February SI. 1146
Forgotten Strike'
burger. Tux,
s
Judge Indicted
For Conspiracy
Denies Charges
Ickes' Successor
Jill Undecided
P
3
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—(<* )--
: President Truman said today he
. | has n0, yet chosen a successor
LEWISRURG. Pa„ Feb. 21—</P) to Harold L. Ickes as Interior
—Former Federal Judge Albert J secretary,
W. Johnson, described bv a Con- j At the same time, he indicated
gresisionaq committee as an "#vil ut a I|(.Ws conference that Abo-
und wicked judge,' said today the ,.jaio ju..,jtv William O. Douglas
inquiry jnt'i iuk conduct was Iron |>f Supreme Court would not
the start an el tort "to secure get the nomination.
version again* me" H(, a' spiked rumors of a cab-.
the (J-yeai-<>M ftimicu' jurist, : i,wt 6hjtt pv spying secretaries j
who wild he resigned last July ai- i Schueltenbach and Anderson will
( tec he and h's family had been | remain at their posts in Labor;
i ' barawKHi bv the action before i und Agriculture, respectively, as }
the Kou;,« judiciary Cununiiteo j |onu .... Uu.v car„ to do so.
i and a grand juiv investigation, j . h
j denied in detail the commit tee L f-1 "' u V
j charges -:n a 25-page typewritten 1 bciltu- iu? ' ld a,J
answer which he said was sent
committee members.
1UO L.A1L TO WLAMtrY
[WAirrtp: for dry BOO«W Stoir.
Must bf nf-Jit in appc r«nl>«' with sorro
knowlt itft rf ii-cctMf thi- miblic for
irirminnm nt write tV>v 111077. Hart;, r
'Icrtiltl, «ivmii iin'' nnd experience,
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FOR SAI.K Clow G *U'«rn SS 40,-
U00 B.T.U. per hour. jVilson s f,aru —
117 EMt 7 tn. phone 58.
Bwaa
FOR HAI.K: Five room limine #ni
hath. Half down. Balance on terms.
ail W> t Coolidgc. Hi,'1
FOH Til A OK: 1IMI IJulck Super Fortlor
Sedan Hadlo and henter. Lall H C
Brownlee, Bett.v Jone Hotel after
p. m 71-9tp
3
Complaining that theirs is the "forgotten strike," foremen of the
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corp., Detroit, mass their picket r'gn.-
lor a demonstration. Plant, employing 1200 men, lias been, idle
since Sept. 12 because Foremen's Association of America accuse
the plant management o£ "easing out" its older workers.
Rough And Tumble
Schedule Tackled
In Capitol City
-m—
Ranger Dudley White and postal
inspectors worked on the case
along with Sheriff Williams and
Deputy Sheriff Belmont Slagle.
Sheriff Williams brought the
Chevrolet car to Panhandle.
Seven Respond To
Appeal &r Blood
Donations To Tot
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21
The atomic bomb, i uric lies for
school kids, the future of the draft,
and Army's disposal of surplus
equipment gave Capitol Hill a
full schedule today.
Atomic-wise, a special Senate
committee weighed methods of
tightening up existing espionage
to make spying on the nation's a-
bomb secrets a difficult and dis-
co u r a gin g p roposi t ion.
School kids lunches occupied the
House where a vote was believed
near on legislation to make per-
manent the present federal-aid
school lunch program, and provide
$65,000,000 to keep it Roing.
Students Demand
Protection For
Manchuria Today
CHUNGKING, Feb. 21 —oP>—
A committee representing 10.000
Chungking students today de-
manded that China "protect Man-
churia with blood and tears."
The committee called upon all
students in China to demonstrate
against Soviet activities in Man-
churia and announced that 10,000
Chungking students would march
in a protest parade tomorrow.
The student committee drafted
a letter of protest to Stalin; a
second "comforting" the people of
Manchuria, and a third exhorting
! "The whole district <middle dis-
, tries, of Pennsylvania,! was combeu
by agents and only those witnesses
; diwovercU to- be hostile to me
i were called before the grand jury
1 and later before the committee,''
j he stated.
"Against certain witnesses who
I gave favorable statements in the
beginning, threats and percscution
j were used to change their testi-
mony. Some changed their tes-
timony through coercion and ef-
forts to secure clemency, who were
1 then taken before the grand jury
i and the committee.'
Johnson and nine others men-
tioned in the House Judicialy
Committee's report, made piib-
1 lie Feb. 0, have been indicted by
a Federal grand Jury on charges
of conspiracy and are awaiting
trial.
The committee's- report said
Johnson "sold justice" in his
court "for all the traffic would
bear" but added no purpose would
be served in impeaching Johnson,
because he hau resigned and later
waived a $i0,000-a-year full-pay
pension. He since has rest inded
the waiver.
Mr. Truman said he did not
believe lie should appoint two
men from the same stfite to the
cabinet when asked whether Gov.
Mon C. Wallgren of Washington
might be given the Interior post.
Schwclicnbach, like Douglas, is
ffr in Waihington,
An even more ticklish question 1 the nation to rise in protest
DeLuxe Barber Shop
Re-Opening Tomorrow
Thanks for the Courtesies Extended Us
During the Recent Fire
W. T. HARRELL
DALLAS, Feb. 21 — </P)—Seven
persons have responded to the ap-
peal for blood donations for Jac-
queline Moore, 4-year-old leuke-
mia victim, wl to has been-given 20
transfusions dt'ttirCtimrafS #ios-
pital here, Miss Ann Brandber,
superintendent, said today.
Additional blood donors will be
needed if the child is to receive
further transfusions from the
Parkland hospital blood bunk. Miss
Brandner said. Any type of blood
may be given, as the blood is need-
ed to replenish the bank rather
than directly for the child, she
said.
The child is the daugter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Moore of Black-
well, Nolan county, in West Texas.
The parents bring the girl to the
Children's hospital at Dallas at
intern als for two or three days
during which the transfusions of
whole blood are given. Plasma
cannot be used in leukemia cases,
Miss Brandner said.
The child previously could go
for periods of two months be-
tween transfusions, but recently
the interval has dropped to three
weeks, Miss Brandner said.
L. H. Smith, bus manufacturing
executive, has told the Society of
Automotive Engineeers that motor
buses of the future will have
pressurized, air conditioned pas-
senger compartments, individual
radio sets, circulating ice water,
retiring rooms, polaroid windows
and turbine-electric drive.
-MEAT SPECIALS.
1 POUND ROLL SAUSAGE
SAUSAGE 38* STEAK
Pork
Pound
SHORT CUTS
POUND
FRANKS
Plnkney's
Pourid
29*
Pound
.... 30c
28*
28
R0L0GNA
21*
C
on the House calendar was the
future of the draft, now scheduled
to expire May 15. The issue has
been argued pro and con before
the Military Committee in three
against
the secret Yalta agreement which
nve Russia a share in Mnnchur-
ian affairs.
The Chungking municipal politi-
. . . , cai council, simultaneously peti-
months of hearings now neanng ,ionCtl thc Clii,K,,,, government to
Air .. adopt a stronger Marichurian pol-
Another arm of the House*—the jCy
Expenditures Committee— called; Thc, Yalta agreement, made of-
the Army for questioning a bom fi,.i;i| by (1 ,)arai|,,i siiio-Sov
reports concerning unwarranted i(,t Trcaty givt<8 RuS!!itl continued
destruction of surplus military (ontr0, of imp01.t£mt port Al-thU)-,
property overseas declares Dairen a free port, ana
In the rough-and-tumble sciap r<ives Russiy joint control with
over the nomination ot Edwin VV. china of certain Manchurian rail-
Pauley, time out was called, but
without diminishing Capitol
agitation on the sul5"ject.
Pearl Harb o r investigators
meanwhile contemplated the
toughest part of their job—pre-
paring a report of their findings
011 the "day of infamy" attack
attack from the millions of words
of testimony they have heard
since mid-November.
Public hearings ended yester-
day, but chairman Barkley (D-Ky
said numerous closed door sess-
ions would be necesary to lay the
groundwork for the report and
promised "we'll all be working
on it."
■VEGETARLE SPECIALS-
GRAPEFRUIT
APPLES
ORANGES
Ruby Red
Pound
Large, Delicious
Pound
Tix&g, Lge. Size
Pound
PLENTY OF
7*
16*
7*
POTATOES
APPLES
LEMONS
BANANAS
No. 1 Red
10 Pounds
Winesap
Pound
Sunkist
Dozen .... .
31*
121*
30*
BOWEN & CHANtf
729
FRUIT AND NEAT MARKET
N. Mom
Phone 1012
Government Ready
To Grant Higher
Prices On Cotton
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21~-</Pj—
The government is ready to re-
store some wartime production
controls—and grant higher prices
—to ease the acute shortage of
cotton clothing.
OPA «and the Civilian Produc-
tion Administration believe this
double-barrelled program event-
ually will boost Lv about 50 per
cent the output of shirts, shorts,
pajamas, dresses, work clothing
and other scarce garments.
Officials of the two agencies
told reporters late yesterday that
despite PHce Increases to be au-
thorized. the program will not
cost the public more for clothing
m general.
To assure greater output of
cheaper clothing, the Civilian Pro-
duction Administration plans
"soon" to re-invoke a wartime
regulation which required textile
Wills to turn out certain types of
cotton fabrics needed for essen-
tial garmenls.
The price increases for cotton
'fabrics will be in two parts;
1. A general increase of about
three and one-half cents a pound
in recognition of higher parity
prices for raw cotton and to off-
set recent age increases. Mills
which did not hike wages will get
onlv abbut one cent of this.
2. An additional incentive in-
crease of flVe per ceht to apply
on selected fabrics urgently need-
ed for clothing and for certain in-
dustrial and agricultural purposes.
While the agencies sponsoring
the program were unable to esti-
mate the. overall effect of these
j adjustments on retail prices, they
said present ceijings on shirts,
Tor example, might be hiked about
five or six cents.
roads.
> A "P^fnWg' 7|Uf%-h (from As-
sociated Press correspondent OIpA
Clements said reliable Chinese
sources there confirmed report:
of renewed Government-Commun-
ist clashes in Manchuiia and
charged that Russian troops fought we?,
with Communists near Liaoyam; . wci
Monday, 1 j T
'The Chinese said they saw pic- • rim-
tures of Russian bodies beside j "in
those of Chinese Communists, j! hat
Some 300 rounds of light artillery •
were fired at Government troops, | -op
two of whom were wounded,
(.Chinese also said the Russians
were heavily reinforcing the Har-
rison at Dairen with "several tens
of thousands" of troops.
•A Chinese source in Changchun,
the Manchurian capital, reported
having seen Communist Eighth
Army soldiers armed with Russian
tommy guns. The report was not
confirmed by any other source,
but Chungking reports yesterday
said Communists in Manchuria
were equipped with Russian tanks
and guns. 1
Petition Against
Discharge Policy
Breaks 6 Marines
PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 21— (JP)
—Three Marine sergeants and
hreo corporals were reduced to
privates today .after tficv -i —
culated a petition which disap-
proved of Marine Corps discharge
policy and demanded more int'or-
m;,uon on leatherneck demobiliza-
tion plans.
Announcing this as "the final
action contemplated" in the week-
•>ld case, Li. Gen. Hoy S. Geiger,
Pacific Fleet Marine- commander,
said the demotions wore not pihi-
shment for the six men,
"The individuals concerned have
demonstrated their unfitness to be
non-commissioned officers," he
declared.
'1 he . •>: marines were deoioled _f
"rn 'h'e i cioffitftendation of a board
convened by Maj. Gen. J.T. Moore,
••e mmander of the air fleet of the
Pacilic marine force and In charge
of the IOWA air station in North-
west Oahu where the ,-ix men
•'•cm stationed.
The board ruled that the ma-
; participated in tlie protest
•iolat'on of navy regulations,"
they acted without the knowl-
d:- consent of their command*
Ifu-er and that they made no
ic'Us effort to obtain the in*
'oriria!ion they desired through Of-
'icial channels,
The finality of General Geiger's
statement indicated no action
would he taken against any of the i
reminder of the 500 marines!
v, Inch the) American veterans
coi:iini!ti"e at Oanu tleclarod had
signed the protest.
ore
Pi i:
thc
elephone direc-
| 'cries ol New York City consti-
| tl'tes one of the largest publishing
i industries in the United States.
TWO BOATS ADDED
TO TEXOMA FLEET
DKN1SON, Tex., Feb. 21—</P)—
Two additional boats were expect-
ed here this week to be added to!
the Lake Texoma fleet maintain- !
ed by U. S. army engineers. Three!
other boats arrived last week and j
are being readied for patrol and
rescue work. The engineer fleet
will consist of eight, vessels equip-
ped with two-way radio.
Herald Wknt Ads Get Results
SEWING MACHINES
& Electrical Appliances
Repaired
J. D. OWEN
Phone 1011
203 Frontier St., Bunavista
BORGER FIRE
PICTURES
NOW
ON SALE
Courtney Studio
412-A N. Main
-LATIMEB CBOCEBY—
I XCFLl ENCE - WITHOUT CXTPAVAGAhJCf '
HAYE YOU TRIED OUR
CREAMED HONEY SPREAD?
IT'S A HONEY
708 Mapli Rood—Phont 4t3
W. P.
BLEACH
V2 Gallon
Quart
BOTH FOR
29c
1c
30c
SOUP
Campbell's Tomato
!{ Cans For
LIMA BEANS
Mission •>
No. 2 Can .
; 18c
BAKING POWDER
LL, W
APPLES
STEW MEAT
SALT MEAT
BISCUIT
Medium Size
Pound -
Herald Went Ads Get Results
FOR SALE
Apartments and Lots
At
517 N. Harvey
By Owner
Box 19055
Borger Daily Herald
WEEK END FOOD SPECIALS
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211 WEST 4TH STREET
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PARKING
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voumoMsy
29* CORN
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For
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Phone 552
mmmm
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