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Nolan County Clubbers Qroom Show Stock
FDR denounces wheeler’
18 Herefords
Are Being Fed
For Spring Fairs
Circuit to Include
Livestock Events
In Eight Cities
*
Nolan county 4-H club youths
plan to exhibit 18 fat Hereford
steers and one Southdown lamb
at the various spring shows, thfe
first of which is to he held at
Houston February 5 to 12, R. B.
Tate, county agent, announced
Wednesday.
Eight fairs and possibly nine
are on (he circuit to be includ-
ed by Nolan county exhibitors
this year, although not all of the
sieers will be shown at all the
fairs, 'I’ate said.
Following the Houston show,
Nolan county youths will ex-
hibit at Sun Antonio, San An-
gelo, Abilene, Fort Worth, Odes-
sa, Lubbock and Sweetwater.
Tate lias not decided whether to
exhibit at the Amarillo show.
In addition to the 18 steers
being groomed for the major
show circuit, several other
youths have steers to be ex-
hibited at the Sweetwater Mid-
west Livestock Show and Expo-
sition March 1!) to 22, the coun-
ty agent said.
Listed among exhibitors and
the number of steers they plan
to exhibit at the various fairs
are Willie Hackfeld, Roscoe,
three: Billy Jog Payne, Divide,
three; Warren Barton, Divide,
three: Elton Barton, Divide, one:
David Linn, Divide, one; Victor
Linn, Divide, one: Harry Rotan,
• Divide, three; Clarence Mason,
Divide, one; and George Sweet,
Blackwell, two.
Alfred Pool, Divide, has a
Southdown lamb which is ex-
pected to be a strong contender
for honors at the fairs this
year, Tate said.
Th county agent and owners
of the 4-H club calves already
have begun to prepare the steers
for the shows. Finishing touch-
es on grooming and extra care
in feeding are being stressed
and the plan is to be followed
throughout the show circuit.
J.T. Harmon Heads
Education Board
J. T. Harmon, vice-president
and cashier of the Bronte bank
and a resident of Blackwell,
Tuesday afternoon was elected
president of the Nolan county
board of education at a meeting
in the office of Ed F. Neinast,
county school superintendent.
Mr. Harmon was chosen to
fill the unexpired term of the
late W. W. Youngblood, who
died New Year’s Day. He serv-
ed for a number of years as head
of the school hoard and is well
informed on Nolan county’s
school system.
The board cleared up several
titles on small tracts of prop-
erty that had been deeded to
the various school districts.
Sweetwater Reporter
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NUMBER 214
44TH YEAR SWEETWATER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1941__
Day’s Permits Total $2,450
Greek Troops
Edge Closer to
Port of Valona
Building Projects
Increase Rapidly
Since January 1
Amount First 15 Days
Of Month Is $3,900;
More Expeetcd
Stranded Ship’s Passengers Removed
January building permit busi-
ness here continued its brisk
pace with three new permits,
one for a new home, issued by
the office of City Comptroller W.
II. Whaley Tuesday.
Largest of the permits went
to 9. A. Cole for a new dwelling
to cost tin estimated $1,250. The
dwelling is to be located at
809 Bowie street and will be
owned by Cole, a son and a
daughter. The bouse is to be 28
by 30 feet and will be of frame
construction.
Another permit was issued to:
Mrs. Charles Starr for $800!
worth of alterations to her home]
at 108 Crane street. New cabi-j
nets and bathroom fixtures are!
to be installed among other im-
provements.
M. C. Slater also took a per-
mit for alterations inside it
dwelling at 1104 Lamar street
at a cost of $400. The house is |
to be painted and papered
throughout, with other general
repairs also to be made.
The $2,450 in permits issued
Tuesday brought the total for
January of this year to $3,000, a
high total for the first half of , , .
January in most years and when Mrs. Will Jobe, >1. mernbei n!
building improvements usually 011(1 "* Sweetwater s most Jirorj^
are curtailed because of weather
WASHINGTON — (UP)— An
unofficial poll revealed Wednes-
day that 12 members of the 23-
man senate foreign relations
committee favor President
Roosevelt’s arms lending bill
six oppose it, and five are un-
decided.
The poll was revealed as the
house foreign affairs committee
begins public hearings on the
Greek troops edged closer to the | bill against a background
Strategic Seacoast City
Being Evacuated by
Non-Combatants
ATHENS, Greece
(UP)
vital Albanian port of Valona
Wednesday with the Italians bit-
terly contesting every yard.
The official Greek radio broad-
cast reports that non-combat-
ants were evacuating both Val-
ona and Herat, 30 miles north-
charges and counter charges be-
tween President Roosevelt and
Sen. Burton K. Wheele", I)..
Mon., leader of the opposition.
Secretary of Sate Cordell Hull
was the first witness. Some ex-
pected his unassuming, quiet
east of Valona, but there was no manner to clear the atmosphere
indication here of any major charged after President Ro"--
break-through. | volt’s denunciation of the tactics
(Reports at Struga, on the of Wheeler as “rotten and dast-
Jugoslav border, said that six ardly ’
Greek and British planes bomb-
ed Valona again Tuesday, heav-
ily damaging the port and the
northern part of town, killing
six and wounding 38 persons.
The pianos also bombed an Ital-
ia; military camp at Kanina.
Denunciation Is Bitter
Capital veterans could not re-
call in recent history a more bit-
ter denunciation of a member of
congress by a president.
Wheeler said on the radio 3un-
,, . ..... . | day night that the administra-
near yalona, kdling two officers .on,s t mahe t.,e united
and 23 soldiers and wounding aO
soldiers, it was /-ported.
Italians Repulsed
(According to Struga reports,
the Greek left wing in the coast- ■
al sector below Valona repulsed |
three Italian counterattacks in
See GREEKS Page 5
States the arsenal of democra-
cies and to lend war materials to
Britain was a plan "to plough
See ALL-OUT Page 2
Thick Weather
Nazi Bomb Sights Grounds Plane*
Mo.
(UP)
(NKA Telephoto)
Passengers who were stranded aboard tli,“ S. S. Manhattan, in background, are taken ashore
on the Coast Guard Cutter Vlgilente. The Manhattan ran aground on a sand bar near
West Palm Beach, Florida, and, so far, attempts to pull her oil' the bar have been futile.
KANSAS CITY
Examined In U. S.
* _ j safety standards, have disrupted
for three days airline operation
WASHINGTON
(UP)
of Ger-
eentrai United
Mrs. Will Jobe, ’
Pioneer of Citv.
Claimed bv Death
conditions.
Hog Prices Set
New Top Figure
FORT WORTH — (UP) —
Hog prices on the Fort Worth
livestock market Wednesday ad-
vanced to highest peak since
October 1938. Top butchers
brought $8.45, 30 cents higher
than Tuesday’s close.
Weather Impedes
German Attacks
BERLIN — (UP) — German
air activity over England Tues-
day was limited to reconna^-
sance flights because of unfavor-
able weather, the German high
command said in a brief com-
munique Wednesday.
Weather Forecast
SWEETWATER — Cloudy,
increasing winds and colder.
Maximum Tuesday tempera-
ture 57; low Wednesday morn-
ing. 40; at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday.
04.
WEST TEXAS—Mostly clou-
dy Wednesday night except
partly cloudy in southwest por-
tion; occasional snow in extreme
north portion. Thursday partly
cloudy except fair in southwest
portion; colder in southwest por-
tion Thursday.
EAST TEXAS —Considerable
cloudiness, slightly colder ex-
treme southwest portion Wed-
nesday night; Thursday partly
cloudy to cloudy, slightly colder
west portion.
Hamilton Named
Officer of Bank
R. E. Hamilton, who for 20
years was an officer of the Ros-
coe State Bank, and recently a
state bank examiner, Tuesday
was named vice-president and a
director of the Citizens National
Bank, Abilene.
Changes in the list of officers
and directors were announced
after a stockholders and direct-
ors meeting, by Malcolm M.
Meek, president.
Mr. Hamilton, well known in
Sweetwater, had been living in
Corpus Christi for two years,
after resigning his post in Ros-
coe in 1938 to become a state
bank examiner. Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton are expected to be at
home in Abilene about Feb. 15.
inent ranch families, died at 9:40
a. m„ Wednesday at the family
home. 500 Locust street. She had
been ill since August.
Mrs. Jobe, daughter of the
late John R. Lewis and Mrs.
Lewis, pioneer residents of this
area before the organization of
Nolan county, had lived here all
of her life. Her late father was
credited with being the first
cattleman to bring Hereford cat-
tle to Sweetwater, replacing the
rangy Longhorns. Zeinma Grobe
grew to womanhood here, at-
See MRS. JOBE Page 2
Here's A Tangle
To Figure Out
FORT WORTH — (UP)
_C. V. Reid, 26-year-old
father, was due back at the
county jail Wednesday
where lie could ponder fur-
ther the strange mix-up of
relatives in his family.
His former wife married
his stepfather, who arrang-
ed for a short furlough from
the jail, so Reid could attend
the funeral of one of his two
children.
His former wife, now his
stepmother, had Reid put in
jail because he failed to keep
up payments for the support
of their children.
Diplomats Look
For War Spread
Into Balkans
SrboSa Sued IhTml^ou. th,
captured warplanes in Great transcontinental and Western
Britain, have been examined by A, , obsorvel.. saif| ,t.e low
United states military experts; extended from Aibu-
and found inferior to our own., ^ x y, to Columbus. 0„
U was learned Wednesday. ^nd from lhe Canadian border to
I he sights, designed or d f- For the third day TWA’
ferent types and altfud. . of | transcontinental flights have
German Attack on Greece
Through Bulguria Expected
By Early Spring
Warren President
Merkel Bank
MERKEL — (Spl.) — Booth
Warren Wednesday was named
president of the Farmers and
Merchant* National bank at
Merkel, the only president of
the institution other than his
father, the late J. T. Warren,
who died in September, 1940.
» The hank was organized in
1940. Booth Warren entered the
bank as an employe in 1015. He
became cashier in 1925, the posi-
tion he held at the time of his
auction, as president.
At the close of business in
December, 1940, the hank show-
ed total reserves of $74fi,G05.04.
and deposits of $663,582.44.
Stolen Auto
Is Recovered
One white youth and four
negroes were in the city jail
Wednesday for investigation in-
to the theft of an automobile
from tile home of Tom Graham.
East Eleventh street, Tuesday
night, Chief of Police J. A. Bland
said.
The coupe belonging to Gra-
ham was recovered Wednesday
morning on the highway be-
tween Itoliy and Snyder by Sher-
iff Bo Willkie of Fisher county,
who also arrested one of the
five involved.
Chief Bland and A. C. Cook,
See STOLEN Page 6
El Paso County
Sheriff Aide Dies
Loaded Cartridges
Found In ‘Blanks’
FORT DIX. N. J. — (UPl —
Brig.-Oen. Ralph K. Robertson,
FI P\SO — (UP) _ Harry! acting commander of the 44th
Wiley. 53! chief deputy of She,- ^jon announced Wednesday
iff Chris P. Fox of El Paso
county, died at his home V ed-
nesdav a short while after he
had suffered a cerebral hemorr-
hage.
Wiley had complained of being
ill when he awakened this morn-
ing. his wife said, and decided
not to go to work. A short time
later lie became critically ill and
died before medical aid could be
given him.
Wiley had been Sheriff Fox's
chief deputy since 1933. the first
year Fox became sheriff.
He is survived by his widow
and two sons.
Tennessee Keeps
Poll Tax Statute
NASHVILLE. Tenn. — (UP)
—The Tennessee state senate,
in four separate votes during a
stormy session, Wednesday re-
jected three separate Dills to re-
peal the poll tax as a require-
ment for voting.
The senate's action killed ma-
jor poll tax repeal measures for
this session, although it is con-
sidered possible that other bills
carrying minor changes may lie
considered later.
Two Canadian
Fivers Killed
following courses:
A drive in Libya past Tobruk
and Derna to uengnazi. after
which defense lines would he
consolidated and held, with the
Italians ejected from all key
positions in eastern Libya.
A drive all the way ai ross
See BALKANS Page 5
that live cartridges had been dis-
covered among blank ammuni-
tion issued to a regiment start-
ing out on night maneuvers.
He said an investigation was
under way and it was indicated
that a mistake, rather than sabo
tage. was involved.
The 71st infantry was getting
ammunition for night maneu-
vers when Sergeant William P.
Richey, noticed that some cart-
ridges were heavier than others.
Investigation disclosed that mix-
ed in with the blank cartridges
were guard-cartridges that .had
lead pellets inside the castings.
Tlie ammunition was recalled,
new issues were made and the
maneuvers proceeded.
—---o--
Legion Members
Will Be Hosts
AUSTIN — (UP) — Ameri-
can Legion members will act as
information hosts for the crowds jne fortified across the Tobruk
expected to visit Austin on Jan. Derna-Benghazi road and ex-
21 for the inauguration of Gov. i tended down into the desert
W. Lee O’Daniel and Lieut. Gov. aiobg caravan tracks
Coke R. Stevenson. Heading the j, uas indicated that the Ital-
reception committee will be Bert! jans hoped that Tobruk would
Ford, state liquor administrator: | hold out long enough to permit
organization of a line at which
they could stop a British drive
on Benghazi. However. British
light columns were known to
ho operating far beyond Tobruk
in cooperation with Royal Air
Force planes in an attempt to
keep the Italians so harried that
they eottid not form a firm line.
V’iolenl sand storms i(lowing
States defense chieftains by the
British as part of the policy to
keep our army and navy abreast
, f development of war equip-
ment. The exchange of informa-
tion is carried out in return for
release of our new type equip-
ment to Britain.
The German bomb-sights were
, sent hero for examination. Au-
LONDON — (UP, — Balkan j thoritative quarters said our mil-
diplomats, increasingly convin-! itary experts examined the Ger-
eod that the war will spread to f man sights, pronounced them
southeastern Europe by spring, “exceptionally good ” but infer-
expressed belief Wednesday that j 11,1 1(1 11111 (wn’n_
though a German attack on j
Greece by way of Bulgaria was TrflUS-OcCflll PlilllP
most likely to cause the explo-1
sion, the possibility must be
reckoned with that a British ex-
peditionary force might land in
Greece and march to Albania.
They heard reports, however,
that Gen. John Metaxas, the
Greek leader, did not desire a
big British army in Greece he-1
cause ho believed it would bring
an immediate German attack
British Must Choose
These diplomats expressed be- an early breakfast time, and
lief that British strategy had ! reached England for the 4 to 5
reached a crossroads and British ! P- m- teat hour, he would have
, , , .. | flown 2,200 miles in seven hours
leaders must choose among the auowjng for tpe time differen-
inland as Albuquerque, and
j those from New York are getting
I to Columbus.
Record Is Claimed
Speeders’ Angel
Dies In London
BEACONS FIELD, Eng. —
(UP)—Viscount Wakefield, 81.
the “angel" of speedsters, died
Wednesday.
it was estimated that Wake-
field had given more than $5.-
000,000 to hospitals and other
charitable institutions.
He was the donor of the Wake-
field cup for land speed records,’
which was won by Sir Henry
Segrave at Daytona, Fla., in
1930.
Practically all of Britain’s at-
LONDON — (UP) — A new
trans-Atlantic speed record has
been set by Capt. Pat L\es at (empts for sliced records in the
London in ferrying an American ‘lan(| ;m(i . haVl. iKH.n
bomber to England, it was an- backe(1 bv jWakefield. He
nounced Wednesday. No details owneci tbe famous racing blue
were given except that C.apt. binl cars am, lhe c,,1(k,n arrow
Eves had breakfast before his , thp , hoa,, The Miss
take-off and tea on his arrival in Knglami_ali rec„,-d breakers in
England. their time
If he left there by 5 a. m.. ri_ _______
Thief Pillages
c
Senate Offices
AUSTIN—(UP)—Capitol
ITALIANS TRYING
TO Bl’lLI) DEFENSES
WITH THE BRITISH FORC-
ES BEFORE TOBRUK—(UP)
—British reconnaissance patrols
reported Wednesday that the
Italians on the Libyan front
seemed trying to organize a de-
fense line in front of Derna, 90
miles northwest of Tobruk.
The lin<' apparently was lie-
tial.)
The Evening Standard said of
the flight, which might have . ,
been a world sensation in peace- sAtistin police \ (’< noM -*>
time, when the details would not -earcDnig for a thief who to. k
he concealed by military cen- and cigarets from the office
sorship, that “( apt. Eves com-
plained of the terrific cold but
the trip otherwise was peace-
ful.”
Abilene Studies
Football Coaches
assisted by Vice-Chairmen
B Parsons and It. J. Rupert
s.
Camp Sanitation
Course Is Planned
WINDSOR. Out. — (I P) — |
Lieut. A. H. Fsii'weather of
Vancouver and Dr. R. Axler if! AUSTIN—-(UP) — A 12-weeks
Brantford. Out., were killed j course in camp sanitation will! from the interioi added to hard-
Wednesday when a Royal Can- begin at Texas A. & M college ships of the Empire forces en-
atlian air force training plane
went into a spin and crashed on
a farm 12 miles east of here.
on Feb. 10. Dr. George W. Cox, camp round Tobruk hut prepa-
state health officer, announced j rations for a final attack con-
Wednesday. 1 tinued.
ABILENE — (UPi—The Abi-
lene high school athletic com-
mittee Tuesday night weeded to
three men the field of applicants
for head coach. Names of the
three were not disclosed.
The school board's final selec-
tion is due by Thursday night
of next week.
of three senators.
Miss Virginia Bazaar of Dal-
las. secretary to that city's Sen.
W C. Graves, lost $32; Mrs
Sallie Green of Austin, secretary
to Sen. Clem Fain of Livingston.
$20: and Mrs. Ida Mae Keltx of
Austin, secretary to Sen. Wil-
liam E. Stone of Galveston. $4.
The three women left their
purses in the senators’ offices at
the capitol while the senate was
in session and returned to find
the money was missing. Cigar-
ets were stolen from Sen. Stone's
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
declaring that “Germany could
easily cross the Atlantic” if Brit-
ain falls, urged Wednesday
speedy enactment of the admin-
istration’s aid-to-Britain hill in
order to defeat “aggression and
tyrannical rule.”
He told the house foreign af-
fairs committee that a German
move against this hemisphere,
particularly across the south At-
lantic, would Do an easy matter
■ uni. we are prepared to do
what Britain is doing now.”
Hull wa the first witness as
tin cuinmittee opened hearings
on the historic measure in an at-
mosphere surcharged by the per-
son exchange Tuesday between
President Roosevelt and Sen.
Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont.,
leader of the opposition forces.
Declaring that a policy of ap-
peasement would fail to divert
dictator nations from their chos-
i en course, Hull cited efforts by
this government “to persuade
the Japanese government that
her best interests lie in the de-
velopment of friendly relations
with the United States and with
other countries which believe
in orderly and peaceful process-
es among nations.”
“We have at no time made any
I threats,” he added.
( ondemns Germany
Hull told the committee that
the American people were “more
united on aid to Great Britain
: than on any other subject.” He
-aid that this nation must not
lie “deterred or diverted” from
giving aid -to the victims of ag-
gression;" simply because of
: German threats.
He condemned Germany’s “ef-
frontery and cynicism” in hold-
ing that tie proposed British-aid
measure violated international
: law—particuarly those provi-
- iota- which would permit Brit-
ish. Greek or Chinese warships
to he serviced and outfitted m
American ports and outlying
| bases.
Driven to Conclusion
Asked whether he considered
the pending measure “absolute-
i l.v nevssary for the defense of
the United States,” Hull re-
j piled:
“I have been unwillingly driv-
en to the consideration to which
you refer.”
In his prepared testimony,
Hull -aid that "German forces
would cros- the English Chan-
nel in an hour’s time were it
not that Britain is well armed
and fighting every hour of the
day to prevent the crossing.”
"Were Britain defeated, Ger-
many could easily cross the At-
lantic. especially the south At-
lantic. unless we were prepared
to do what Britain is doing
now,” he added.
"If Germany wins, the Atlan-
tic would provide little barrier.”
Withholding aid to Britain.
Hull said, v uld not bring about
peace but would consolidate the
position of the axis powers and
allow them to prepare for fur-
ther conquest,
\ ote for Draftees
Lsked b\ Dickson
AUSTIN — * UP) — Rep. Tent-
Pie Dickson of Sweetwater said
-da _ : he will ask t ■
legislature to adopt a bill per-
mitting members of the Texas
national guard and Texas con-
script- to vote in ,-tate elections.
Soldiers in the regular U. S.
army are barred by the constitu-
tion from participating in nat-
ional elections.
DEMAND FUR
HOUSES GROWS
Exhibition Stock
Is Placed on Sale
Daniels. Ordnance
Chief. Transferred
FORT BLISS—(UP) — Lieut-
Col. R. W. Daniels, ordnance of-1
ficcr of first cavalry division, j
has been ordered to headquar-
DKNVKR — (UP) — Ft 1 cat:| ters, sixth armj ■ rp !
tie. sheep and swine went onidence. R. I. Colonel Daniels had
the auction block at the nation- been stationed it Fort Bliss fin-
al western stock show Wednes- two and a half years
day with Kenneth Monfort's While he was here. Col Dan-,
grand champion steer. “Slit Ear" i iels developed a targ- t t mge
leading tlie parade. equipped for practice with live
Other cattlemen pocketed ammunition firing .*n moving
more than $110,000 from Tucs- objects at a long distance It i-
day’s sale of breeding beef eat- the only one of its kind in tin.
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