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SECRET COUNCIL
4 OF LEAGUE SEALS
I ETHIOPIA’S FATE
in^IN, FRANCE WIN FREE
OF OBLIGATIONS NOT TO
COGNIZE CONQUEST
NEVA, May 10. — The late
nqueted Ethiopia was sealed
; night in a three-hour secret
in of the League of Nations
ill.
,t Britain and France, despite
Won of Russia, won assur-
'they would he freed of tlhe
,tion not to recognize Italy’s
test.
ly annexed Ethiopia two years
ay after a war for which the
condemned her as an ag-
r and 52 nation applied finian-
tand economic penalties.
e members were pledged
Sto recognize ithe fruits of ag-
on hut France and Britain, as
of their wooing of Italian
ip, have undertaken to
the tan lifted.
tes from New Zealand,
and Bolivia joined Maxim
UWinoil. the 3oviet commissar, In
fusing at Monday’s session to
ftk the Franco- British proposal
Uit other members of the council
at meant that a series of dec-
lions betore the council, prob-
Thursday. would give league
freedom t o recognize
conquest without taking a
w„uiofl, leading a bitter attack
wfriflglo-Freneh politics in the op-
battle of the 101st council,
jtotti the delegates that no matter
bow the league handled the recog-
nition question, the world would see
It simply as an admission of failure
io live up to its obligations.
4he way was left open far dis-
NStstoB of China’s appeal for aid
flgiy)IT-t Japan as the main item on
the manning's agenda.
The genera! opinion in Geneva
was that neither China nor Spain
any hope of getting concrete
MO from the league.
SraOEMTENB
♦ROAMING RALLY
SHARLOTTE DUNAWAY PIECES
§|jj|OUETh' IN JUDGING OF
^ MEAL PLANNING
Mis; Charlotte Dunaway, second
jatf- Heme Economics student of
Sytjjirock high school, won fourth
at the State Homemaking
in San Antonio at the annual
last week, on judgment of
f planning, table service equip-
and in the contest on judg-
of equipment for the home
cabinet. She also modeled
ineral wear dress she made in
year class.
Madelon Smith, first year
, Miss Helen Brewer, third
student and Miss Virginia Me-
in, delegate of the Home-
ng club, were In the group to
the trip.
pss Smith modeled her school
I’s costume and entered in two
ent problems, selection of a
comer and a bed room ar-
:ement for a high school ghi.
Brewer modeled tar evening
and judged nutritional needs
the family and selection of fur
In the living room,
ss McPherson was honored by
asked to speak ito the Parent-
teas Association of San An-
to on the purposes of ithe Future
lemlakfffs of Texas.
■re than 1,700 girls registered at
convention, the largest number
to attend. Many entertain-
into were given in honor of the
■Is and trips through the city of
Antonio and other points prov-
most interesting. 'Miss Mlartha
home economics instruc-
and Mrs. Oarl McPherson', ac-
hed the girls,
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[ELTON WILL GIVE
BOX SUPPER FRIDAY
-
The Kelton community will en-
Jn Friday night at the Kelton
chool house with a big tax supper,
which the public is cordially in'
vlted. A varied program Is being
iiDangedi with a view to showing
yone a good time.
County and precinct candidates
ave been invited and will be given
few minutes each to speak, ac-
to Ben Wofford, contact
n£in tor the group. Wofford said
0candidates from precinct 4 are in-
!] eluded as a large part of the com-
jmunlty votes in that precinct.
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IPAMPA AND WICHITA
1 ’ BOXERS TO BATTLE
The Pampa Golden Gloves Box-
Ohampions and the Wichita
PteJla Golden Glovers will compete
a dual meet In the Pampa Ath-
„c Arena 'tomorrow night begin-
™ ning ait 8:30 o’clock,
gj Benny Moore. ll2ipound division
■fi champion, and Prank mils, runner'
in up in the 118 pound division will
fl tgra parti in the meet.
NEA
NEWS
PICTURES
VOL. 35
SHAMROCK. WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1938
MOTHER MAKES HARD DECISION
87,000 NEEDY IN
CLEVELAND FACE
FOOD SHORTAGE
ONLY MOST DESPERATE CASES
GET SCANT RATIONS AT
RELIEF STATIONS
Operation Performed To
Save Baby’s Life, But
Will Live In Darkness
CLEVELAND, May 10. — Solemn-
faced women and children piled
government rations of cabbage and
potatoes into baby carriages and toy
wagons to replenish t'heir bare cup-
boards Monday as city officials
grappled with the food crisis among
Cleveland’s 87,000 direct relief re-
cipients.
Long lines formed at five federal
surplus commodities distributing
stations. The vegetables and butter
issued there comprised the only
food for many families.
Mayor Harold H. Burton, mean-
while, conferred with officials on
transferring money from municipal
funds to replace an exhausted $50,-
000 stop-gap appropriation. A spe-
cial relief session of the Ohio Legis-
lature meets next week to discuss
appropriating state money in the
crisis.
Only the "neediest cases’
MORE THAN 3,000
EMPLOYED BY WPA
IN PLAINS REGION
WHEELER COUNTY ROAD ONE
OF NINE NEW PROJECTS
STARTED IN APRIL
Casualties In Sanguinary
Sino-Jap War Estimated
More Than One Million
TRUSTEES GUESTS
AT DINNER GIVEN
BY INSTRUCTORS
FINE PROGRAM OF FUN AND
SERIOUSNESS ENJOYED
BY MORE THAN 4#
Frivolity and gravity were nicely
blended to make up the highly en-
joyable program for a banquet
Monday night in the dining room
of the Mission hotel, at which mem-
bers of the school board were spe-
cial guests of the teaching staffs of
Shamrock public schools.
Invocation was prounced by Rev.
SHANGHAI, May 10. — After
307 days of bitter warfare at an
estimated cost of more than 1,-
000.000 casualties, about 1.000,000
Chinese and Japanese soldiers
fought today for control of Chi-
na's vast interior.
The struggle centered on the
central Chinese front where dom-
ination of the Lunghai Railway,
running more than 600 miles west
into the heart of China, and 150
unconquered miles of the inter-
secting Tlentsin-Pukow Railway
were the principal Japanese ob-
jectives.
Three Japanese columns were
thrusting northward against tha
Lunghai—two across country and
the center column along the Tient-
sin-Pukow line—in a desperate ef-
fort to circumvent the costly dead-
from
S A Rtbble. Supt. W. C. Perkins ^ along the central front
was master of ceremonies for the Shantung Province, on the north.
AMARILLO, May lO.—Employ-
mei j' Works Progress Admini-
stration projects in the 26 Fan-
handle counties administered from
the Amarillo office averaged 3,087
workers during the month of April,
an increase of 402 above the number
employed during the preceding
month, it was reported today by A.
A. Meredith, administrative officer.
Although four projects were com'
pleted by WPA workers during
April, nine new projects were placed
In operation. Projects completed in-
cluded road improvements in (Far-
mer County, Hail County lateral
roads, Improvements k>n Highway
Number 5 from Memphis to the
fork of Red River, and ithe ground
water survey in Dallam and Hartley
counties. These four projects wen;
financed by $22,575 in Federal funds
and $3,503 supplied by sponsors;
they provided 56,548 man-hours of
work.
Currently, the 1,970 men and 1,117
women employed in the Amarillo
territory are engaged In such work
as the operation of sewing rooms to
provide clothing for destitute peo-
ple of this area, community sanita-
tion Improvements, improvement
and repair of roads, streets, and
highways in eighteen localities, dis-
tribution of surplus commodities,
excavation and preparation of his-
torical relics for a public museum,
indexing and cataloguing of public
CHICAGO, May 10—Baby Helaine
Oolan underwent 'a delicate and
dramatic operation Monday In a
desperate effort to save her life.
In 10 tense minutes her tumor
swollen left eye was removed.
"She’s doing very well.”
That announcement spurred
hopes of a council of 10 medical ex-
perts who had decided the 5-week-
old infant should be submitted to
surgery rather than chance death
from growths creeping toward her
brain.
The operation was the initial step
in a struggle to stave off the ad-
vance of glioma, the disease which
had blinded the child’s left eye and
impaired vision of the right.
Little Helaine was borne to the
operating room as her mother
pleaded:
“Save tar life. Whether she has
one eye or no eyes.”
Dr. Robert H. Good and his as-
sistant, Dr. E. P. Garraglhan, remov-
ed the left eyeball and about a half
inch of the optic nerve.
The eyeball was enlarged. This
was regarded a favorable factor be-
cause the cancerous growth was in-
side the eyeball and indicated a
scanty rations at the city’s relief
stations where hungry persons con-
tinued to clamor—and demand-
food.
“I had to sell my canary for $5
to get money to live on after I used
up my relief order a week ago,” said
one man. “Now that money is gone.
“I’m going to get something to eat
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one-acTplayTs
Charley Lockhart, state treasurer,
was to Shamrock Monday afternoon
visiting friends and reminding them
received that he has recently paid his filing
fee and made formal announce-
ment for re-election to the office.
He expressed his appreciation of
the warm reception he hlas always
receive in Panhandle cities, both
when he visits the section and when
the votes are cast for state officers.
Mr. Lockhart said that during the
time the electorate has, been so kind
as bo place him in charge of the fi-
nances of the state, ta “has never
lost sight of the fact that a public
office Is a public trust.
SPLENDID DRAMA Heoring On Beer
Contest Closed;
No Decision Yet
FINE ARTS PROGRAM FRIDAY
NIGHT OFFERS VARIED
ENTERTAINMENT
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CONGRESS LEADERS
TALK ADJOURNMENT
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WAGE-HOUR BILL UNCERTAIN
FACTOR AS FILIBUSTER
FEARED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 10. — Con-
gressional leaders cautiously talked
Monday of an early-June adjourn-
ment.
One factor Of uncertainty was
the wage-hour bill. To hurry that
along, the leadership evolved a pro-
gram under which, if rules commit-
tee Republicans agree, the measure
may be expedited.
The senate finally approved a
conference report on the compro-
mise, $5,000,000,000 tax bill, which
removes all but a remnant of the
controversial tax on undistributed.
corporate profits. House approval,
expected today or-Wednesday, would
send the measure to itlta White
House.
The house schedule called also for
debate on the president's program
for combatting the depression with
$4,500,000,000 of federal loans and
expenditures Leaders expected
NO DELEGATES AT
G. A. R. CONVENTION
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 10.’ — A
convention was opened here Mon-
day without a delegate' in attend-
ance.
It was the • fifty-fourth annual
meeting of the Missouri G. A. R.
Members off the auxiliary and
other related groups convened how-
ever, land about 16 veterans are ex-
pected to arrive later
There are no members of the G.
A R. living in this county and the passage by the end of the week,
trip here from other parts of the
State would be too hard on most of
the fast dwindling membership.
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NEW EQUIPMENT FOR.
TEXAS ‘HOT SQUAT*
AUSrim May 10. — Complete
new electric equipment, including
that for the execution chamber, will
,be Installed to the Huntsville peni-
tentiary. .
Members of the board of control
said Monday they had ordered a
Diesel motor, at a cost of approxi-
mately $80,000 to generate power far
the entire prison. It will necessitate
replacing of ali supplementary elec-
tric equipment.
Recently the ladling generator to
the death chamber.- caused post.'
panement of two executions.
“The Severed Cord,” one-act play
to be presented as a feature of the
fine arts program to the dark aud-
itorium Friday night, is not just a
"run of the mill’ play, but a dra-
matic work which has been given
the highest acclaim by critics of the
metropolitan press, A. M. Hilbum,
who is directing 'Che production, as-
serted today.
It’s quality is attested by the fact
th/at it was awarder' first place In a
Little Theatre national tournament
in New York and also won highest
honors to the Texas Intersotolastic
League contests at Austin. It is a
royalty pilay, secured through spe-
cial arrangement with Samuel
French.
Hilbum has been contemplating
a presentation off “The Severed
Card” for several years. Impressed
with the dramatic qualities neces-
sary for it to be most effective, he
has selected his cast with a great
deal of oare and has been training I
the three members to their roles I
for the past three weeks. Appearing
to the cast will be Mrs. Chas. Lum-
mus, E. H. Kromer and Bill Can-
trell.
Another feature of the fine arts
program will be a rendition of the
always popular “Poet and Peasant”
overture by four pianists and eight
members of the Shamrock Irish
band. Heard to connection with a
recent piano camlvtal presented by
pupils of Mrs. Cabot Brannon, this
feature received the highest praise.
Rounding out the program will
be a varied group of musical num-
bers by the pick of Shamrock’s
talent, including a piano duet, “The
Blue Danube,” played by Mrs. Bran-
non and Mrs. Lyle Holmes. Mrs,
Testimony and arguments In
the hearing on a petition contes-
ing the results of the April 2 elec-
tion on prohibiting the sale of
beer in Wheeler county were com-
pleted shortly after noon today in
31st district court at Wheeler.
The case is now in the hands of
Judge W. R. Ewing and court of-
ficials said he announced he
would hand down a decision in
the matter Thursday or Friday.
The petition, signed by a group
of Shamrock business men, re-
quested the results of the April
referendum be set aside on ac-
count of alleged illegalities in the
voting. Attorneys for the petition-
ers were Marion Reynolds and
Clayton Heare. Hill & Adkins as-
sisted County Attorney Homer
Moss in the reply.
varied program which followed the
dinner. He Introduced J. F. Startt,
principal of the south ward school,
who gave a brief address of wel-
come, telling of the purpose of the
occasion and expressing apprecia-
tion far the cordial relations exist-
ing between the trustees and fac-
ulty.
Response to the welcome was giv-
en by Horace Belew, secretary of
the school board, who thanked the
teachers on behalf of board mem-
bers for thought back of the dinner
and entertainment.
Highlights on the entertainment
program were stunts staged- by
groups of teachers from each of the
four schools, each of which was pro-
ductive of much merriment and
drew hearty applause.
The skit by the south ward school
depicted a cemetery, in which, mon-
uments were dedicated to prominent
trustees and teachers. Edward
Burkholter paid tribute to these
characters with appropriate rhymes.
Taking part ta the stunt were Miss-
es Maybelle Veach, Pauline Benson,
Edna Wood and Mr. Short'.
The number offered by the junior
high school was to the form off the
spectators' powers of observation
Mias Mary Frances Templton, Miss
Sue Allen and Grady Box appeared
in a short play, after which ques-
tions were asked to see how much
ithe audience had observed. Mrs. W.
O. Morrow was declared winner of
the contest.
The life and exploits of “Ferdi-
nand, the Bull,” farmed the basis
The right wing force had driven
within 60 miles of the eastern end
of the Lunghai in Northern Kiang-
su Province, near- Fowntag. It was
the nearest of the three southern
spearheads to the railway.
Jap Airmen Active
The tattle on the north side off
the railway ''backbone” of Chinese
resistance yesterday saw Japanese
airmen desperately trying to blast a
hole to the defenses about 35 miles
east of Sucliow, junction of the
Lunghai and the Tienunn-Pukow
Railroads.
Chinese artillery positions there,
less than 10 miles from the Lunghai,
were heavily tainted, indicating
that was the point of the fiercest
fighting—almost the .same battle
zone to which the previous major
offensive of the Japanese was roll-
ed back in disastrous defeat a
month ago.
Suchow, nerve center of the Chl-
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Thinking of adjournment, the
Democratic high congressional
command conferred with President
Roosevelt, and a second White
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RUNAWAY FREIGHT
SMASHES 18 CARS
TWO STEERS ONLY VICTIMS
AS TRAIN HITS SWITCH
AT 180-MILE SPEED
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
May 10 — Splintered tax-oars and
smashed steel Uttered the Rock Is-
land Railroad yards to Northern
Colorado Springs Monday as evi-
dence of what happens when a run-
away freight train, traveling 180
miles an hour, hits a deraUlng
switch.
Eighteen freight cars were demol-
ished to the crash—one of two
freight train accidents to Colorado
Sunday.
Steers scattered bawling from two
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GOODMTOMAKE
INTENSE CAMPAIGN
CANDIDATE FOR STATE POST
TO DEVOTE WHOLE TIME
TO CAMPAIGNING
JAPANESE SEEKING
U. S. FRIENDSHIP
FAIR, IMPARTIAL ATTITUDE
IN WAR SITUATION 11J
HIGHLY PRAISED
Bones Of Alamo Heroes To
Be Sealed In Crypt 200th
Anniversary Of Cathedral
Campaign strategy was the sub-
ject for discussion Monday night at
a meeting of the Goodrich for At-
torney General club. The candidate
met with the group and plans were
mapped for a vigorous drive for
votes and support, to be centered
first to the Panhandle-Plains area.
In order to devote all his time to
his campaign for the state office,
Goodrich has obtained a, leave of
absence from his duties as district
attorney of the 31st district. He has
employed Thurman Adkins off
Shamrock and McLelan to represent
him to the courts and Adkins has
'been recognized, as required by lalw,
by Judge W. R. Ewing.
Reftuming the latter port of last
week from an electioneering tour of
the North Panhandle, Goodrich de-
clared he met with a cordial re-
sponse from people to aU walks off
life and had 'been pledged strong
support in all cities visited.
Goodrich left tills afternoon an a
swing around ithe southern edge of
the Panhandle, planning to visit
Wellington, Childress. Memphis,
Clarendon, Claude and other cities
and communities.
Mends and supporters of the can
didate tnrougnout West Texas are
joining him to an intensified effort
to get his candidacy before the
electorate of Texas.
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TISDAL ATTENDING
ROTARY CONVENTION
TOKIO, May 10. — Foreign Min-
ister Koki Hirotia disavowed Mon-
day any Japanese intention off
adopting 'an aggressive policy to-
ward the United States.
The concern of many Japanese,
on the contrary, he declared, was
with the possibility of the United
States adopting “such an attitude
as would adversely affect the nat-
ural development of Japan's policy
in tills part of the world.”
Speaking in an interview the for-
eign minister:
1. Declared “nonaggression is a
desirable condition to exist between
nations,” In commenting on rumors
Japan was preparing to discuss a
non-aggression treaty with the
United States.
2. 'Praised the "fair and impartial
attitude” off the United States since
the outbreak of the Chinese-Jap-
anese war.
3. Ridiculed fears Jiapan would
menace the Philippines after inde-
pendence was gained.
Favorable Japanese sentiment to-
ward the United States, he said,
“really 1s the result of the fair and
impartial attitude the United States
bias maintained since the outbreak
of the Chinese affair.
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UNION PIE SUPPER TO
BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A pie supper Will be given Wed-
nesday night, at 8 o’clock ait the
Union school house, southwest of
Mobeetie, it is announced. It w»s in-
correctly reported yesterday the
event would be Monday night.
County and precinct candidates
have been extended an toivltaifcton to
attend and take part to the festivi-
ties, but, there will ta no speaking.
A good program has been arranged I Alamo.
for the oofttaton, j “When they eeal &*-
By Robert H. Parham
United Press Staff Correspondent
SAN ANTONIO, May 10. (UP) —
A group off church, civil and mili-
tary dignitaries will gather tare to-
morrow, say a few words over a
hait-full off crumbling bones and
seal them ta a marble crypt to San
Fernando Cathedral.
Then, never more will ta disturb-
ed the remains off toe heroes off toe
tiny bone pile the world will have
seen, but not heard, the last off a
group that wrote a part off Its most
colorful history—toe band off 180
men, led by Col. William B Travis,
David Crockett and James Bowie,
who fell with the Alamo.
Occasion for the gathering is the
200th anniversary of the laying off
tta otxmeratone off oattaarai san
Fernando, said by some historians
(Oouttnuad on Pacts I)
Stuart Tisdal, president of tta
Shamrock Rotary cltib, was one off
nearly 500 Rotariams registered to-
day for the 127th district meeting alt
Breckenridge — a business meeting
showing growth to Texas during toe
past year to ta 14 per cent.
New clubs were fanned ta 1938
ta Shamrock, Wellington. Sudan,
’ Odessa and Seagraves. These cluba
were formally reoegntoad.
Ernes* Aguilar off Mexico City
said tta object off the Rotary should
be to teach ways of sendee to tad!
vlduals and “not to attempt to stop
wars {wUttaaHy.”
VISITORS HERE FOR
O. E. S. INITIATION
Representatives from the Eastern
Star Chapters at McLean, Mobeetie
and Texola were guests last night
toe Shamrock chapter at the
Masonic Hall when three candidates
were Initiated into the order.
Mrs. w. H. Walker, Mrs. Ted
Williams and Claude Montgomery
were tta candidates initiated.
Guests alt toe meeting were ito.
Evelyn Ballard off McLean, Mm
Selma Cordell of Mobeetie, Mrs.
Bonnie Howard, Mrs. Bertie Master-
son, 'Mrs. Dee Liston, Mrs. Ola «■»
Masteraon, Mrs. Nblla RUth Bruner
and J. D. Bruner of Texola, Okla.
HITLER GOES HOME
FROM ITALY VISIT
FLORENCE, Italy, May 10. —
Adolf Hitter last night headed
across tta Alps toward Germany,
ending a dramatic six-day visit with
his close oollaltarotor, Benito Mus-
solini.
The German fuehrer’s train pull-
ed out. of Ftarenct to start for
Brenner pass, the Alpine gateway
to Italy he pledged his nation for-
ever would consider inviolate.
As, toe Fascist and Nazi dictators
reached the railway station a bar-
twse of ffrowarta Illuminated the
aky for miles around.
a was Mussolini's final gesture
before bidding wu*. goodbye.
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