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Just Among
Us Boys!
Qh&SHAMMOOC
Dr. J. G. Hamer doesn’t believe
in fortune tellers any more since one
i who was here recently asked “Doc”
for some advice that he ' flight any
ordinary woman of the world ought
to know, much less a fortune teller.
And Dr. J. W. Shaddix says some wo-
men fortune tellers can come nearer
i to telling what is wing to happen
later to their men c. than the
women clients. If you don't see
through that last one ask 3. F.
Holmes to explain it as “Doc” drew
him a verbal blueprint of it, plain-
ly revealing the point.
—JAUB—
We wish we could carry the names
of all the big-hearted people in town
who have contributed to the Good
Fellow Christmas fund but we be-
lieve it would conflict with the spir-
it of the occasion if we gave them
any publicity. We started to do this
at the beginning of the drive and
then changed our minds when we
realized that most of these folks
were making contributions, not for
any personal publicity but because
deep down in their hearts they real-
ly wanted to share their happiness
with less fortunate neighbors. And
that is the true spirit of Christmas.
A check-up by the finance com-
mittee today revealed there are
about 20 families yet to be cared for.
The committee knows there are
twice that many men and women in
Shamrock who want and intend to
make a donation but who have ne-
glected to tell them. If you are one
of those who have neglected to re-
port your contribution, won’t you
PLEASE do it now? The time is
short and tne Good Fellows want
everything to be contributed volun-
tarily. They don’t want to ask you
to help. Why don’t you call Carl
Linkey, Bedford Harrison, A. C.
Hallmark, Jim Smith, E. K. Caper-
ton, Miss Nell Adams or Jack Shull
today?
—JAUB—
With the holiday season ap-
proaching we want to remind every
one about the city ordinance for-
bidding the shooting of fireworks in
the cityjipiiv' '^e^prdip.ance plain-
ly forbids shooting them not only
in the business district but any-
where in town. Now, we know the
children are going to shoot some
fire crackers and we don’t blame
them. We would do the same thing
as would most of the other older
“cranks" around town. But in the
name of common sense we do ask
the children not to shoot them in
the business district and not to
throw them at one another or at
passers-by. Buy all the Are crack-
ers you want and shoot them all day
long if you choose but do be care-
ful and avoid injury and fire. And
please don’t shoot them in the busi-
ness district.
-JAUB—
Say, who Is the smart guy that
stuck an Irish potato on the ex-
haust pipe of our automobile yes
terday? We think we can take a
joke as good as the next guy, but
we want to tell who ever pulled this
trick that it was a lousy one and
we never appreciated it one bit.
Didn’t you know that your prank
could easily have killed some one
by carbon monoxide gas escaping
into the car when the windows were
all up? If that’s the way you feel
about JAUB, take a shot at us with
a rifle so you will be certain you are
killing the person you want to, in-
stead of some innocent party.
—JAUB—
Won’t somebody please send a
Christmas gift to Dee Galbreath
and Charles Oadenhead this year.
They have been griping so much
about the fact that they never get
NEA
NEWS
PICTURES
Texan
City
Edition
Southern Democrats And
Republicans Combine To
Kill Wage And Hour Bill
VOL. 34
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1937
NO. 189
REMAIN IN BIG MONEY
CHINESE HOPE FOR
END BE TERROR IN
ANCIENT CAPITAL
HIGHEST JAP A KMT AND NAVY
LEADERS IN TRIUMPHAL
ENTRY OF NANKING
Mrs. Ethel V. Mars’ Milky Way Farm Stable and the Charles S.
Howard string, headed by Seabiscuit, are racing neck and neck for
the 1937 money-winning honors of the American turf. It will be
decided in California. Mrs. Mars, won last year with $206,3501
She is shown congratulating her star jockey, Alfred Robertson.
Panay Survivors Say
Boatloads Of Wounded
Fired On By Japanese
JUNIOR CLASS PLAY
18 LIVELY COMEDY
ADVENTURES OF RICH YOUNG
MAN FOUNDATION FOR
HILARIOUS PLOT
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‘Holy Night’ In
Three Languages
Sung At Party
The real Christmas spirit was
predominant as “Holy Night” was
sung in the Slovac, German and
English languages at a Christmas
party for the Pakan Home Demon-
stration club which met in the home
of Mrs. J. W. Stauffer Thursday
night of this week.
After a short business session in
which Mrs. D. L. Jones accepted the
position as living room demonstrat-
or and Mrs. Paul W. Stauffer ac-
cepted the position as farm food
supply demonstrator. Gafnes and
contests were enjoyed. Gifts were
distributed from a beautiful Christ-
mas tree.
Refreshments were served to Mr.
and Mrs. John Cadra. Mesdames D.
L. Jones, J. V. Younger, Paul Ma-
cina, Paul W. StaufYer and Misses
Susan Hrnclar, Christina Pakan, the
host and hostess and thetr'daughter
Miss May Ruth.
“Short Thirty-Six”, a three-act
comedy, will be presented at the
new auditorium Tuesday night, Dec.
21, by the junior class. The play
deals with the life of a millionaire’s
young son, who, in six days’ time
has as many automobile accidents.
The chorine, a lovely young lady,
niece of a hard-boiled shoe manu-
facturer, has a difficult time escap-
ing from her aunt who is determin-
ed to wed her to a wealthy artist.
A black chiffon dress, size 36, is
the cause of much consternation
among members of the cast. The
whole play is very Interesting and
will keep spectators eager to know
the outcome.
Proceeds of this play will go to-
ward financing the Junior-Senior j
banquet next spring. 1
The cast of characters will be as
follows:
George D&nsard, manufacturer of i
Joyheel shoes, T. C. Davis; Gordon
Dansard, his son, Hugh Lyle; Jo
Ripley, Gordon’s friend, Jtm Brax-
ton; Matthew Hifff, owner of a
chain of shoe stores, Pat Etter; Es-
ton Upshaw, a nutty millionaire and
artist. Amos Wilson; Aunt Paralee
Huff, a matchmaker, Irma Lee
Rabo; Patsy Huff, her pretty niece,
Helen Brewer; Myna Murridge,
Patsy’s friend, Josephine Mitchell;
Totsy Vantine, a chorus girl, Kloe
Pierce; Maizie, the hotel clerk, Mary
Adeie Roach; Mrs. Hanigan, the
Irish lady, Alice Fears; Carter, the
colored maid of the Huff’s Virginia
Reeves.
SHERIFF ‘HDRRIFIED’
BY HANGING OF NEGRO
COVINGTON, Ky., Dec. 18.-John
Montjoy, 23-year-old negro, died on
the gallows in an enclosed courtyard
here Friday for an attack on a white
woman.
“You are hanging an innocent
man,” the former shoe shine boy
muttered before the trap was
sprung.
Although the hanging was one of
the most closely, guarded in Ken-
tucky history, Sheriff Ennis Kenny
said after the execution he would
join in a movement to change the
Kentucky law for executions in the
electric chair in attack cases. Per-
sons condemned for attack on a
white woman now must be hanged
in the county where the crime took
place.
Klenny said he was “horrifled" by
the scene.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18. — Surviv-
ors of the Japanese attack on the
United States warship Panay and
three other American vessels as-
serted Friday that open boatloads
of wounded were mac nine-gunned
after Japanese warplanes deilber-
ately bombed and sank the
Yangtze River gunboat.
Lieut, J. W. Geiat, engineer of-
ficer of Altoona, Pa., said a Japan-
ese motorboat machine-gunned the
sinking Panay although an Amer-
ican flag was painted on the side i
of the ship from which the attack
came.
Capt. John Mender of the Stand-
ard Oil Boat Meiping, said Jap-
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18. — With
Japan’s highest army and navy
| leaders in control of the situation
j in Nanking, Chinese hoped today
j that the period of harsh military
| rule which had gripped China's
former capital since the Japaneses
captured it Monday would be end-
ed.
Gen. Iwane Matsui, commanding
Japanese armies in the Yangtze
Valley, and. Vice-admiral Kiyoshi
Hasegawa, commanding Japanese
naval forces in China waters, made
a glittering triumphal entry yester-
day into the city which for a decade
had symbolized hopes of reborn
China.
Fourteen American missionaries
Who remained in Nanking through
the siege and capture of the city
and still were working to alleviate
sufferings of the inhabitants, sent
an urgent appeal to,Shanghai for
doctors and other missionaries to
come to their aid.
Drive Deeper
The Japanese forces carried the
war deeper into the heart of the
Yangtze Valley, richest region of
China. Fresh advances north, west
and southwest of Nanking brought
new areas under Japanese domina-
tion and carried grave threats to
other Chinese cities.
Inhabitants of Hankow, great
midland industrial center 490 miles
up the Yangtze from Nanking, and
Canton, the metropolis of the south,
were convinced their cities soon
would share Nanking’s fate.
Admiral Hasagavra, in a cwn-
munique announcing his formal en-
try into Nanking, declared:
“The Japanese government is not
satisfied with the success ,>f its arms
with the capture of Nanking. The
In County Race
HOLIDAY CONCERT
BY IRISH RAND 18
HIGHLY ENJOYED
HEARERS LAUD PERFORMANCE
OF YOUTHFUL MUSICIANS
IN ANNUAL PROGRAM
First to formally announce as a:
candidate for a Wheeler county of-
fice is Jess Swink (above), Sham-1
rock city marshal, who will make
an active campaign for sheriff.'
Jess is well known over the county
and has a reputation as an efficient
peace officer.
JESS SWINK ENTERS
RACE EAR SHERIFF
SHAMROCK MARSHAL ASKING
SUPPORT ON RECORD AS
PEACE OFFICER
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FATE OF CONVICTS
STILL UNCERTAIN
POSSIBILITY • OF ESCAPE
ALCATRAZ PRISONERS
CALLED SMALL
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.-The
over Alcatraz Island's
as an "escape proof”
anese with fixed bayonets prevented j shadow of uncertainty still hovered
his men from fleeing the craft while
Japanese planes bombed the Mei-
ping again and again.
Serious View Taken
The serious view the United States
government took of belated reports
of the deliberate machine-gunning
of the Panay’s survivors was indi-
cate^ by the dispatch with which a
naval board of inquiry started its
investigation.
The naval board went down the
Whartgpoo and boarded the Panay’s
sister-ship Oahu before it reached
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WOMAN, CHILD DIE
IN GASOLINE BLAST
HOME WRECKED BY EXPLOSION
AS WINTERS RESIDENT’
CLEANS CLOTHING
WINTERS, Dec. 18. — An explos-
ion of gasoline at their home Fri-
day killed Mrs. Troy Peters, 28, and
her four-year-old daughter, Darlene.
Mrs. Peters was cleaning clothing
with gasoline at the time of the
blast. She had poured a portion of
the contents of a five-gallon can
into a dishpan and officers believed
flames from a cookstove nearby ig-
nited it.
The child was on a bed in a room
adjacent to the kitchen when the
explosion killed its mother, blew a
large hole in the root of the four-
roo indwelling, blew a heavy veneer
coating off the walls and hurled
glass across the street.
Teh resultant fire gutted the
house.
Mrs. Porter’s husband, a barber,
was at work and another daughter,
Dorothy, 7 years old, was at school.
Mrs. Peters was survived by her
mother, Mrs. Maggie Lewallen; a
bi-other, Malcolm Lewallen, of Big
Spring, and a sister, Mrs. Vester
Fincher, who resides in California.
Mrs. Lewallen, who was on her
way to California for a visit, was
notified of the accident at Abilene.
last night
reputation
prison but Warden James A. John-
ston concluded that the two des-
peradoes who vanished from it yes-
terday “escaped” only in death.
Johnston conceded there still was
a “possibility” the prisoners, Ralph
Roe, 29 years old, Duncan, Okia.,
robber, and Theodore Cole, 25 years
old, Stroud, Okla., kidnaper remain-
ed in hiding on the 12-acre rock in
San Francisco Bay.
But the probabilities, he said, were
that they left the island; that they
had no outside help, and that they
perished in the treacherous tides.
“They had only one chance in a
Jess Swink, city marshal of
Shamrock for the past eight years,
today announced his candidacy for
the office of sheriff, subject to the
will of voters in the Democratic pri-
maries next summer. He said he
plans to begin an active campaign
early in January.
A resident of the county for 28
years, Swink said there is no need
of him making a lot of claims about
how good a man he is, as the public
has ready access to his reputation
both as a citizen and as a peace
officer. Likewise the city officer said
he is not making many promses of
what he wll do if elected.
“I have lived in Wheeler county
long enough so that my reputation
in private and public life should be
known'to most of the voters,” said.
Swink. “I am willing to stand on;
that record and I will appreciate it
if the voters with whom I am not
personally acquainted will make it
a point to investigate |e, both from
the standpoint of personal honesty
A performance of professional
calibre was roundly applauded by
an appreciative, if somewhat small
audience Friday night, when the
Shamrock Irish Band presented its
third annual Christmas concert in
the new school auditorium.
The snap with which the band
came to position as Director Glenn
A. Truax raised his baton, the con-
fidence with which the players
tackled their parts, and the advanc-
ed musical compositions rendered
were evidence of careful training
and assiduous practice on the part
of the organization.
Especially effective were overture
I numbers, which called for musician-
ship of a high order. Performers
brought into the spotlight in spe-
cial numbers gave flawless rendi-
tions. These included Jeanette Mill-
er, Jack Nichols and Jimmie Win-
chester. who appeared in a cornet
trio; Eldon Sonnenberg, Gene Cap-
erton and Cecil Reavls, Jr., In a trio
for Bb clarinets.
A highlight of the proeram was
“The Hungry Five,” an amusing and
effective burlesque of a German
street band, Eldon Sonnenberg,
Gene Caperton, Lyman Benson, Leo
Wegner, and Francis Hutton, im-
personating "Heinle,” "Gus,” “Bru-
no,” “Louie” and “Otto.”
Prior to the opening number of
the concert, J. B. Clark, president
of the Shamrock school board, spoke
briefly about the new auditorium
and demonstrated stage equipment
for the audience.
During the program Stipt. W. C.
Perkins was introduced and made a
short talk, congratulating the di-
rector and band on their progress.
While the concert was not a formal
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christmaIcIntata
IS CHURCH FEATURE
METHODIST CHOIR WILL OFFER
MUSIC APPROPRIATE TO
HOLIDAY SEASON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. — The
combined house votes of southern
Democrats and northern Repub-
licans disrupted President Roose-
velt’s special session program
last night by sending back to
committee the bill to establish
minimum wage and maximum
hour requirements for interstate
industry.
The vote, 216 to 198, brought the
career of that battle-scarred mea-
sure to an abrupt, if possibly tem-
porary, halt, and evoked a trium-
phant rear of applause from t*w*
southern bloc.
Technically, the measure was sent
back to the labor committee for
such revisions as would bring it in
line with the views of the house,
but actually, there were few who
doubted that the bill was dead for
many months to come.
Crop Bill Passes
But, while the administration pro-
gram was receiving this rebuff in
the house, the senate passed an-
other prime item of the Roosevelt
program. Voting 59 to 29. it passed
the long pending crop control bill
and sent it to conference.
Administration leaders, thought
confident to the last minute of vic-
tory in the wage-hour fight, never-
theless made a dramatic appeal
against the motion to recommit.
After receiving a prolonged ova-
tion from the house, Representative
Rayburn, Democrat, Texas, the ma-
jority leader, said “a vote for the
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GERMANY SENDS TANKS
FOR SUPPLY OF HELIUM
BREMEN, Germany, Dec. 18. —
The first German transport ship
loaded with special tanks for carry-
ing helium is nearing Houston, Tex-
as, it was disclosed Friday, to bring
back gas for the Zeppeln LZ130.
The transport is due back with
its first load the third week in Jan-
uary. Seven shiploads are scheduled
to be brought to Friedrichshafen by
April, making about 500,000 cubic
feet.
Captain; Hans von Schiller re-
cently disclosed that another Zep-
elin, the LZ131, was under con-
struction at Friedrichshafen.
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MISS CLAY APPEARS
SHAKESPEARE PLAY
Miss Lovilla Clay, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E, Cl ay of this city,
will take the major role in a radio
presentation of the Shakespearean
drama, “Macbeth” Sunday after-
noon at 2:30 o’clock by dramatic
students of Panhandle A. and M.
College at Ooodweil. Okla,
The program Will be given from
Ariiftriflo. Miss Clay has perhaps
played a major role to more lead-
ing productions of the spgfeh de-
partment than any other girl to the
dramatic club of her school
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MYSTERY DEATH OF
MAN INVESTIGATED
GIRL SAYS HE THREATENED
TO KILL SEL# UNLESS
SHE MARRIED HIM
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.—The mys-
tery death of a man who offered
a Baltimore girl $150,000 to marry
him, threatening suicide when he
was refused, was deepened Friday
when preliminary investigation dis-
closed he apparently died of natural
causes despite the presence of poi-
son bottles in his room.
A note was found in the room but
police withheld its contents.
Coroner Samuel B. Wolfe said he
would resquest an autopsy.
Meantime, every clue to the man’s
identity proved fruitless.
Miss Patricia Mahon of Baltimore
told police she met the man in Aus-
tin, Texas, three weeks ago on a
train bound for St. Louis. She said
he told her he was a Cleveland
broker, with a $600,000 fortune, and
would settle $150,000 upon her If
she would marry him. She said she
refused and he threatened to kill
himself.
Police Captain Joseph Utzell said
leads were being checked in Cleve-
land, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chi-
cago, New York, Brooklyn, Detroit
and Austin.
Lovers of sacred music are look-
ing forward with anticipation to
Sunday evening, when the choir of
the First Methodist church will pre-
sent the cantata, “The Music of
Christmas,” written by Ira B. Wil-
son. Glenn A. Truax will direct the
presentation and Miss Mary Eliza-
beth Pendleton will be pianist.
The program will begin at 6:55
o'clock with a candle lighting cere-
mony, followed by the porcessional
and prologue. Rev. Lance Webb will
give the Scripture selection and will
read "The Annunciation of the
Shepherds,” by Lew Wallace.
Included in the program of
j Christmas music will be the follow-
ing numbers:
“Holy Night”—Choir.
“He Shall Feed His Flock’’—Alto
solo, alto obbilgato solo and choir;
Mrs. Dorthy Brown, soloist.
"In Our Hearts”—Tenor solo, E.
K. Caperton.
“Come, Thou Long Expected Jes-
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Common Tabby
Is Object Of
Court Batte
Appointment of Mrs. Maxie Cap-
erton as postmistress at Dozier has
been announced by the Postoffice
department. Mrs. Caperton succeeds
her son, Robert Caperton, who re-
cently moved from the Dozier com-
munity.
A resident of north Collingsworth
county for many years, Mrs. Caper-
ton Is well known In Shamrock and
her friends will be glad to leant of
her appointaMBk i
RELATIVE OF LOCAL
RESIDENT IS DEAD
Word was received here this
morning of the death of Mrs. J. R.
Redford, 89, at her Port Worth
home early today. She was the
grandmother of Mrs, J. E. Ktoehe-
loe of this city and was well known
in Shamrock.
Mrs. Redford was a pioneer of
Tarrant county. Funeral services
will be held at the Travis Baptist
Church in Port Worth Monday af-
ternoon at 2 p. ra. j
CHRISTMAS
SUPERSTITIONS
HUGO, Okia,, Dec. 18. — A house
cat of doubtful ancestry dined non-
chalantly in the Choctaw County
jail and was released on $50 replevin
bond, unconcerned over the battle
two families were fighting for his
custody.
The cat was placed in Jail last
night by Sheriff Cap Duncan after
Johnny Bennett, bus station man-
ager, made bond seeking to recover
possession, He was contested by Mrs.
F. O. Deatherage.
Mrs. Deatherage said she had lost
the cat and found it this week in
the bus station. Bennett turned the
feline over to Mrs. Deatherage, but
Mrs. Bennett, who had become at-
tached to the cat, induced her hus-
band to go to court.
A hearing was set for Dec. 22 be-
fore L. W. Oakes, justice of the
peace.
Sheriff Duncan said the cat “iqote
like just plain brindle cat” and be
could not understand why all the
trouble started.
Bohemian girls place * bowl of
water outside to freeze on
Christmas Eve, MMWftg the
pattern the ice makes Will de-
termine Ute occupation of their
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WILL PLAY HERE
TALL CANYON COLLEGE BOYS
CLASH WITH OKLAHOMANS
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
The world’s tallest basketball
team, which has emerged undefeat-
ed from its first four games, will be
seen in action in Shamrock's new
gymnasium Monday flight, when the
West Texas Buffaloes of Canyon
meet the Bulldogs from Southwest
Oklahoma Teachers College, Wea-
therford.
The Buffaloes, averaging 8 feet,
5 inches in height in some line-ups,
and 6 feet, 2 inches for the en-
tire squad, have become specialists
in batting the ball into the basket
on rebounds from the board. So
adept has Stephenson, 6-foot, 7-inch
forward, become that he threatens
to run Shackleford, 6-foot. 9-inch
center, a close race in scoring.
The Bulldogs have hung up a fine
record in competition in Southwest
Oklahoma basketball. They will at-
tempt to break the undefeated rec-
ord of the mighty Buffaloes here
Monday night.
This big college game, first of its
kind to be seen by cage fans here,
will dedicate the fine new athletic
plant of the Shamrock school sys-
tem, Coach John Walker said.
Admission will be 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for students.
The game will be called at 7:30
p. m.
MRS. CAPERTON NAMED
DOZIER POSTMISTRESS
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