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Three Minute Sermon
By Or. Bflgln B. Moyer,
Librarian
The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
FOUR GREAT FACTS
Text: "For God no love.1 the world
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever bellevcth In him
ahould not perish, but have ever-
lasting life." John 3:16.
John 3:16 lm been called the
Golden text of the Bible. In It we
find all the essential", of salvation.
1. Tlie fact of God—"For God so
loved the woild." God is the great-
est fact in all the universe. No
greater truth can enter the mind
of man. Until we once realize and
appreciate the eternal being of God,
we art wretched, defeated crea-
tures, Indeed. The first step toward
releaaa. and salvation is to realize
and experience God. Our text says
that God with Infinite love, loved
the world, the whole world. That
Includes you and me.
2. The fact of Jesiu Christ— That
he gave his only begotten Son."
Jesus was the very and only Son
of God. God's Infinite love vyas
measured by this matchless gift,
the gift of His Son. Jesus is God,
given to man that he might be re-
deemed and reconciled und brought
back to God. While sin Is the rul-
ing passion of the world, Jesus
Christ has been the ruling passion
of the children of God down
through the ages. We say with the
poet, "Jesus, the very thought of
Thee with sweetness fills my
breast," or with Zlnzendorf, "I have
had one passion; It Is He, He only."
The fact of Jesus Christ, His per-
son, His very being pervading my
life. Is enough to support me and
give me victory day by day.
3. The fact of God's mercy—"That
whosoever belleveth in him should
not pei!jh." Oh, what mercy, what
outreach of sacrificial, vicarious love!
God's mercy Is all Inclusive. It
reaches to the uttermost, to every
creature. Before the beginning of
time His mercy reached down to
even me and included me In His
great plan of salvation. When Jesus
died on the cross, He died for me.
He would that none should perish,
but that all should come to salva-
tion. That means the drunkard In
the ditch, the criminal In the Jail,
the urchin in our slums, the pagan
In Africa, the outcasts In India,
the godless In Russia. Oh, the wlde-
ness of God's mercy!
4. The fact of eternal life—"But
have everlasting life." The fact of
God, of Jesus Christ, and of God's
love and mercy are not in vain.
They lead definitely and positively
to eternal life. As soon as we ac
cept Jesus Christ through the mercy
and grace of God, we enter that
abundant, eternal life with God;
and this Is both our hope and as-
surance—that abiding with Illm
will never cease.
Have you entered Into that bless,
ed relationship? Do you have the
eternal presence and peace of God
abiding in you? You may, by ac-
cepting God's offer of pardon and
peace. #
New and Old Governors of Puerto Rico
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"The Oldest and Best Read County
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Seat Weekly in the Panhandle"
Rexford Guy Tugwell, left, who has been nominated by President
Roosevelt lo be governor of Puerto Rico, shakes hands with Guy J. Swope,
right, the retiring governor. In the center is Luis Monozmarin, president
if the Puerto Rican senate. The meeting took piaee on the liner S. S.
Coamo, when Tugwell greeted the newly arrived retiring governor.
VOLUME 53.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 1941.
NUMBER If).
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$500 Emergency
Fund Red Cross
Asked Here
Due to the recent state of war
the Red Cross has called on Arm-
strong to contribute $500 to a new
campaign now being started to take
care of the casulities of the pre-
sent emergency. A telegram from
Norman H. Davis to the local unit,
follows:
St. Louis, Mo., 8/41
Mrs. Ed Rodgcrs, Chairman
Armsrtong County Chapter
American Red Cross
Claude, Texas
Again the American Red Cross
Is called upon to serve our Nation
in war. Both Nationally and locally
we face vaste and definite respon-
sibilities for service to our Armed
Forces and for relief to destressed
civilians. To provide essential funds
Red Cross today Is launching a
campaign for war fund of minimum
of fifty million dollars. The Presi-
dent will Issue on Friday a pro-
clamation supporting this appeal.
Your chapter quota is 500 dollars.
Chapters may retain fifteen per
cent their collections for local war
relief expenditures. Chapter should
at once devote full efforts to rais-
ing their quotas in shortest possible
time. Please report action taken.
We must not and shall not fall in
this crisis.
Norman H. Davis, 9 AM
To avoid so many people, having
to travel so far to see each of you,
why not drop your contribution In
an envelope today with your name
and address, and send It to Mrs.
Rodgers, Chas. Stewart, Rlt Morris
or other Red Cross officials. This
will help greatly in gathering the
needed amount in a hurry. During
the World War this county raised
something like $3,000. #
Before Miners Accepted President's Terms Hunter
Says Japs Can't
Last Very Long
This County Has Six Men Located
in the Pacific Conflict...
Flanked by district leaders William Hynes (left) and Patrick J
Pagan (right), United Mine workers' chief John L. Lewis is shown afti
leaving the deadlocked "peace conference" with steel officials. The!
(ailure to agree on closed shop issue was the signal for a general stril;
In "captive coal mines." Later, the miners agreed to submit the dispu'.
to mediation and the strike ended.
RED CROSS NOTICE
Please bring your old newspapers,
magazines and paste-board boxes
to the Sonny Howe building, next
door to J. E. Johnson's cleaning
establishment. These boxes, maga-
zines and papers should be tied
securely In flat bundles. They are
to be sold and the proceeds will go
to the Red Cross fund. If the
building is closed you may get the
key from J. E. Johnson.—Red Cross
Chairman, Mrs. Edd Rodgers. #
FARMERS COOPERATE
College Station, Dec. 12—Small
farmers and stockmen in Texas
are answering the challenge to in-
crease the production of foodstuffs
vital to the "Food-for-Frcedom"
campaign, according to C. T. Wat-
son, member of the Texas USDA
Defense Board and state director
of the Farm Security Administra-
tion. "Families which are cooperat-
ing with the FSA to make a better
living on the land are engaged now
In working out their farm and
home management plans for 1942"
Watson said. He explained that
these plans, calling for diversified
farming, soil conservation practices,
and production for home use, are
the basis of FSA rehabilitation
loans. #
SHEEP FOR SALE
Dear Mr. Waggoner:
My 1400 two year old ewes are
now lambing in full blast. Have
between 200 and 300 lambs on
hand. Will sell and deliver a ewe
and lamb in any number 100 and
up at $12.00 per pair If taken with-
in first ten days after birth. Price
is f.o.b the barn. Am getting dandy
lambs and ewes are giving good
quantity of milk.—Elmer F. San-
som, Plalnview, Texas. #
City to Cut off
Water if Bills are
Not Paid by M)th
When the City voted bonds for
it's sewer system and water works
improvements an agreement was
entered into with the Government
whereby the City agreed to collect
all sewer and water bills promptly
each month or cut off the service.
A quarterly report has to be fur-
nished to the Government showing
all unpaid accounts since that time.
Hence, It Is no longer optional
with the City, but these accounts
must either be collected or service
discontinued.
Anyone owing a balance on a
water or sewer account will be re-
quired to call at the City office
and either pay the balance up to
date or make arrangements to pay
It off In convenient Installments
each month together with their
current months bill.
THE CITY OF CLAUDE,
Water & Sewer Dept. # 17c
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
"Pray without Ceasing"
So often our churches are open
only four hours out of a week for
prayer and worship, and locked
the rest of the time for protection
from the world. It should be open
always that the world could wor-
ship and pray.
Our doors are unlocked always,
so let us pray together without
ceasing.
Our doors will be open day or
.night for anyone who wishes to
seek the seclusion of its walls for
meditation and prayer.
10:00 Sunday Bible School
11:00 Holy Communion and morn-
ing worship.
Sermon: "Where does Steward-
ship Begin and End?"
6:30 Choir Practice.
7:30 Sermon: "Newness of Life." #
F. W. & D. C. Ry.
to Add Third
Passenger
Due to greatly increased travel
and the huge volume of mail and
express to move during the com-
ing holiday period, Burlington Lines.
Fort Worth and Denver City Rail-
way, will add a third passenger
train between Ft. Worth and Am-
arillo daily, commencing December
15th from Fort Worth, and Decem-
i be 16th from Amarillo, serving all
intermediate points, It was announc-
ed today by F. D. Daggett, General
Passenger Agent for the Ft. Worth
and Denver.
This train, aptly called the "Yule-
tide Special," will leave Amarillo
at 9:00 PM and arrive Ft. Worth
the following morning at 6:10 AM
, Northbound, it will leave Ft. Worth
at 10:35 PM, arriving at 8:00 AM
the next morning, serving inter-
mediate points In each direction.
In addition to baggage and mail
cars to handle the large amount
of Christmas mail and packages,
there will be coaches and a Pull-
man which will set out at Ft. Worth
on arrival and may be occupied
there until 8:00 AM Northbound,
the Pullman may be occupied by
9:30 PM at Ft. Worth. #
Governor Stevenson of Texas
especially was told that it is of
utmor.t urgency to organize and to
complete training of civilian de-
fense units along the entire Texas
Coast danger area. This urea has
been defined as territory within
300 miles of the Coast line. Civi-
lian defense protection units in
this Texas Coast area should be
brought to full war strength and
should have regular drills and in-
struction, so that they will be pre-
pared for any emergency, n
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
Sermon subjects for Sunday: 11
a. m., "Walking With Ood." 7:30
p. m„ "Man In the image of Ood."
Church School 10:00 a. m. H you
arc not engaged elsewhere In church
work we offer you a good opportun-
ity for spiritual service.
Note for Lakeriew Folks
Bro Michael will not preach at
Lakeriew Sunday afternoon. Ooing
to to hen the Mmlati #
Want Ads only 2c a word; First
Page 3c a word. #
Zeke Sez . . .
By Nugent Ezekiel Brown
Washington. — Eighteen members
of the Texas delegation in Congress
voted last week with the big ma-
jority of Congress in what is ack-
nowledged as a show-down fight
on labor racketeers like John L.
Lewis and his ilk. The House of
Representatives told Lewis and his
Communist brothers what they
thought of them by voting out what
Is known as the Smith bill to out-
law strikes in industry. The vote
was 252 for and 136 against. South-
ern Democrats answered the recent
threat of the CIO to send whole
delegations of organizers Into the
South where they hope to inject
their paniiclous organization into
politics. Two members of the Texas
delegation failed to vote with the
majority. They were Congressman
Albert Thomas of Houston and Con-
gressman Nat Patton of Crockett.
Congressman Thomas has a strong
labor group In Houston. The Crock-
ett congressman registered "not
voting" either way on the all-im-
portant legislation. Every other
Congressman from Texas voted for
the Smith bill.
This bill, which is now up to the
(Continued on Page Three*
THE PRESENT
That Lasts A Yeor
A SUBSCWPTKX TO
Tht Home Newspaper
American naval forces won't cap-
ture many Japanese ships. The
Japs will scuttle them first.
That Is the prediction of Dr.
Joseph B. Hunter, missionary just
back from Japan, who lectured in
a woman's club in Ft. Worth this
week. Dr. Hunter is the brother of
C. B. and Bob Hunter of Claude
and E. L. Hunter of Amarillo. He
has visited here several times.
Dr. Hunter returned last month
on an army troop transport which
was reportedly sunk Monday. He
sized up the Japanese attitude as
one of "desperation that will drive
them to any length, with hara
kari (suicide) the only result if
they fail."
The missionary spent six months
in Japan winding up financial af-
fairs of Christian Church proper-
ties there. He left Japan late in
October, sailing for America from
Hong Kong, China, Oct. 22.
Bright spots for Americans in
the Oriental picture, as Dr. Hun-
ter views them:
1. There is a sharp difference
of opinion in Japan between the
army and navy and civilians. "The
business man and the general pop-
ulace are willing to die for a cause,
but they are just about as bitter
against the military crowd that
started this war as they are again-
st the United States."
2. The Japanese have no resour-
ces in steel, munitions or fuel, ex-
cept those resources which they
had obtained from the United States
and placed in storage.
3. The Japanese do not have
adequate fire protection in the
large cities and Tokyo has no
bomb shelters. Frantic efforts have
been made to organize forces to
fight fires-the Japanese' greatest
fear. Volunteer fire brigades have
been formed with hand-operated
pumps placed at their disposal and
women's bucket brigades are con-
stantly rehearsing.
Concrete cisterns have been built
along major thoroughfares at re-
gular intervals to supplement the
regular water supply, considered in-
adequate for major fires. The rea-
son for no bomb shelters is largely
psychological: The Japanese mili-
tary doesn't want it to appear that
they are afraid of air raids.
4. The Japanese Army is so
short on horses that it had to send
details into the country recently,
requisitioning all the horses they
could get their hands on. The same
move was taken two years ago but
the horses were returned to their
owners soon after.
5. The Japanese don't like Ger-
many and they fear Hitler. The al-
liance is purely a military one.
Great masses of the Japanese peo-
ple realize that Japan's modern
civilization owes its progressiveness
to the United States. "Most Japan-
ese haven't forgotten the way the
U. S. donated $7,500,000 in one week
for Japanese relief at the time of
the great earthquake," Dr. Hunter
said.
The blitzkrieg action of the Ja-
panese Navy was more of a surprise
to Dr. Hunter than to persons who
are less acquainted with the Nip-
ponese.
"Until recently," said Dr. Hunt-
er, "the navy has been at odds
with the army and there was some
talk once that if the army extend-
ed its imperialistic designs any fur-
ther. the navy would blow up
Tokyo with its battleships." Dr
Hunter thinks some extraordinary
compromise must have been effect-
ed, stimulated by pressure from
Germany.
"Preparations for war were quite
evident when I was in Janan," Dr.
Hunter said, s*
Speaking of striking and cutting!
off nation-wide radio hook-ups.
there are some programs certain
Claude folks wouldn't mind having
cut off! #
Armstrong County has six men
in the Pacific who have, by this
time, felt the war and the surprise
attack made by the Japs last Sun-
day morning.
Don Butler, who has been flying
planes to Hawaii the past several
months, was located at Pearl Har-
bor when the attack came to that
place. By now Don has probably
been engaged in attacking the en-
emy, however, no word has been
received here todate, as to where
he may be located.
Chas. Hollingswort.h is with the
Marines in the Phillipines and has
probably seen quite a bit of fight-
ing there as they have also been
under attack.
Garnet Thomas was with a con-
struction company in Hawaii, work-
ing on defense bases there. We
do not know in what part of the is-
land he Is located, however, he has
probably seen quite of bit of the
war by this time.
Buford Henderson has been stat-
ioned at Hickery Field in Hawaii
as an instrument technician and
has also probably felt the pinch of
war at this writing.
Bill Longbine has been on the
S. S. Maryland and has probably
been somewhere on the West Coast
or perhaps in Hawaii. Bill had ap-
plied for admission to the naval
academy but we do not know
whether he is still on the coast at
this time or not.
Jimmy Don Goin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Goin, who have recently
moved on a farm North of Claude,
is with the Navy and was stationed
| at Pearl Harbor when attack came.
| No report has come from him. how-
j ever, we are sure he Is safe at
11 his writ ing and seeing service in
| the protection of Hawaii.
Bill Lewter Is stationed in Pana-
j ma and from last reports we be-
lieve he s seeing quite a bit of
activity at this time as is Richard
Right, who has been In the Air
Service for over four years. Last
repots stated that Richard had been
j ferrying planes to Scotland.
I There may be others located in
the army or Navy that were in the
Picific at this writing, however, we
have failed to get their names. We
will report it in next week's paper, if
| their parents will call in and tell
us about it.
And in closing, we might state
that many former Claude citizens
are now located on the West coast
and we're sure some of them are
now looking with longing eyes at
the Panhandle of Texas. Among
Claudites located there are the
Holman family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
C. Roan, Jr., Chas. Roan, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Hathorn, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Holtzclaw, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Dunn, Loren McLaren, Alva
Henderson. Billy Nickles, Ray Dix-
on, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Pruitt,
Mrs. H. M. Kight and family who
lived here in '13 and Henry Kight.
Mr. and Mrs. Bit Taylor and child-
ren, Pete Lewter, Glen Hughlett.
There may be others. There are
several boys in the Army stationed
near the West Coast but we failed
to get their names. #
HWNKINSffllEl
T. 3 Henderson informs us that
we need not be afraid about in-
vasions of the continentlal United
States as he has a son on each
coast as well as one in Hawaii. Bud-
dy Henderson is located on the
Pacific ccast* and Skyjack is on the
Eastern seaboard.
A Scotchman was arguing with
the conductor as to whether the
fare was 25 or 30 cents. Finally
the disgusted conductor picked up
the Scot's suitcase and tossed it
off the train Just as they passed
over a bridge.
'Mon!" screamed the Scot. "It
isn't enough to try to overcharge
me, but now you try to drown my
little boy!"
WHO SAID "Dl'ST BOWL"!
Dalhart, Dec. 12—The $25 cash
contest to select a new name for
the old dust bowl, which this year
has fat cattle, the finest ranges in
half century and a record row crop,
will close Thursday midnight, Dec.
18. Entries must be in The Dal-
hart Texan office or postmarked
by that hour, Editor Albert Law
said. A committee of pioneers will
be judges.
The new name contest, which has
already drawn several hundred en-
tries, is a part of the hunt Law
started Oct 5 to find the person
who coined 'dust bowl." The coiner
must have used the term in print,
or been quoted in print. Law offers
to take him on a tour of the dust
bowl and climax the trip with a
big party in his honor. #
GROUNDS FOR SUSPICION
Police in Dallas, Texas, searched
a suspicious-looking character fol-
lowing several burglaries. They
found on his person, two pairs of
trousers covered by a pair of over-
alls, two bathing suits, two suits
of long underwear, seven pairs of
shorts, and eight pairs of women's
lace panties. From the pockets of
his overalls anc. trousers, the cops
took five paire of dice, five foun-
tain pens, two pairs of scissors,
three knives, twelve fishlines, eisrht
sinkers and nine corks, a ring full
of keys, fifty-one pencils, fourteen
marbles, a box of snuff and one
pecan nut. #
WASHIM
Is Your Subscription Out!
DEFENSE STRIKES
The defense-strike bill fight was
truly a legislative battle of the
ages. Several Members of Congress
had been endeavoring desperately,
for more than a year, to get such
legislation considered.
Finally, there came to the Floor
of the House for consideration at
the same time three different mea-
sures: (1) The Smith bill, consider-
ed the most drastic; (2) the Vin-
son bill, considered a sort of mid-
way measure; and (3) the Ram-
speck bill, acquiesced in by the
Labor Committee and by far the
mildest.
President Roosevelt, Speaker Ray-
burn and a number of others fin-
ally decided they wanted action
and without further delay. They
get it.
The Smith bill was submitted to
the House for a vote first. The
opposition was bitter but the House
tool; no chances. It passed the
Smith bill by the smashing major -
! i'y of 252 to 136.
Briefly the Sruith bill may be
Summarized as follows:
1. Prohibits mass picketing in de-
(Continued on Page Three)
Bob Ashworth (at dog show) "How
much do you ask for this big dog?"
Exhibitor: "Five Dollars."
Bob: "How much for the smaller
one?"
Exhibitor: "Ten Dollars."
Bob: "And how much for that
tiny one?"
Exhibitor: "Fifteen Dollars."
Bob: "How much will it cast me
if I don't buy any dog at all?"
Mrs. Car] Appling: "Well, what
kind of grades did you make in
your finals?"
Dotsy: "All right in everything
but one study and in that I am like
Washington. Jefferson and Lincoln''
Mrs. Appling: "Why how is that"
Dotsy: "Went down in history."
Mrs. Edward Fraim: "Where in
the world have you been the last
few hours?"
Bro. Fraim: "I met Mrs. E. O.
Worley on the street and asked
her how her married daughter was
getting along."
Mrs. Fraim: "Well?"
Bro. Fraim: "She told me."
Clarence Bryant went out to his
turkey roost and asked his finest
gobblen "How would you like to
fill in at our Christmas table?" To
which the turkey disdainfully re-
plied: "Don't ax me!"
Mrs. W. E. Kemp: "These hose
came from your store, but they
aren't worth a darn. They went
through the very first day I wore
them."
Guydell Woodburn: "Great Scott,
you didn't put them on and wear
them, did you? They weren't in-
tended to be worn. They were de-
iigned solely for Christmas presents"
Mrs. Alfred Reck: "A friend of
mine named his child Carol be-
cause she was bom on Christmas."
Mrs. Roy Chauveaux: "She? I
thought a carol was a hymn."
Clecu Byard on a visit to a friend
in Ft. Worth overstayed his wel-
come. It was getting towards Chris-
tmas and his host thought a kindly-
hint would have the desired result.
"Don't you think," he said, "that
your wife and children will want
you to be with thein at Christmas?"
"Man," replied Cleon, "I believe
you're right It's real thoughtful
of you. I'll send for them."
'U. S. Help Avails Nothing"—Ribbentrop
WANT ADS—Only te a
on any pafe except First Face.
FW h| tc a
' Joachim von Ribbentrop. German foreign minister, is shown (center
background! as be addressed the foreign ministers of Axis satellites
after the signing of the anti-corn item pact in Berlin. Von Ribbentrop
■aid that Hitler already has won the war in Russia, and warned that
V. 8. help te Rossla or Britain would avail nothing.
Ollie Ann Longbine: "I was
awfully lucky at the Christmas
party last night."
Mrs. Longbine: "In what way?"
Ollie Ann: "We played a game in
which the men either had to kiss
a girl or forfeit a box of chocolates.
I got ten boxes."
What's the date, please?
"After I'm through drying the
dishes, mother, what'U I do next'
Do you want anythin' from the
store? Think it's too cold to take
the Baby for a ride in th' buggy?"
Axis Masquerader
First photo of the capture of the
German ship "Odenwald" by U. 8.
navy crniser in south Atlantic
Boarding crew of F. S. sailor*
is shown alongside of the "Ode-
wald" which Hew the American f
aa U. 8. 8. "WUmete" of Phila*
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