Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 138, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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WMPAT. FEBRUARY 7, t«t"
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the cemetery of
>oo»d which stood
m historic battle.
A >rMOa tound
mm grounds wilt
the utmost rigor
doth will
ftitish Push ford
Afsiist Italians
h Roth Africa
CAIRO, Egypt, Fob .7—Behind
Wore reported toyUjr moving with
great speed. In Boat Africa, troope
Were closing in on Cheren, Entree.
Farther south Fascist forces were
withdrawing seslwaid from Barentu.
British mechanised forces speed-
ing across Libya, in North Africa,
Were reported to have advanced
within 90 n»U«» of Pepgasi, with the
gates of that stronghold expected to
bo mashed withip « Mf" G**?!
headquarters said tersely that thid
drive “inogresisa satisfactorily."
■#"* op a aarnnd East African front,
dm efffeial announcement said Brit-
ish forces advancing into Northwest-
^SU^fhe^roed
gear Lake Tana, were maxing good
" progress,” despite land mines planted
by the Fascists
C of C Directors
Hear Interesting
Highway Reports
Staff of Graham High School Steer
At a meeting of directors of the
Graham Chamber of Commerce
Thursday night plana were discussed
for the annual Chamber of Commerce
Banquet and report heard on work
done recently toward sseuring the
proposed powder plant for the Pos-
sum Kingdom area and work done
for bettor highways.
President E. K. Marchra*n presid-
ed and on the powder riant proposal
said everything the Chamber of Com-
merce can do that Is considered ad-
visable haa been done and that if
and whan an announcement comes it
will tern the war dnpartpsent through
the Congressman and Senators. He
said Chamber of Commerce officials
consider them ip about a 90 to 40
chance fhvoesMe to baring tttepbnt
located bi the Possum Kingdom Area
and if located there will be of tre-
mendous help to Graham.
He called on Secretary-Manager
NUM1
Standing, left to right: Claude Bloodbrorth, associate sports editor;
Bmitty Lundy, sports editor; Myrtle Hawley, proof reader; Jo Ann ice
Cornish, associate editor; J. P. Elkina, editor; Joe McKinley, associate
manager; sad Charles Atkinson, columnist
Seated, left to right: Jon Bloodworth, paper folder; Mery Kiag.
paper folder; Virginia Lundy, paper folder; Billy Hartaell, columnist;
Allecne Ryles, typist; Mary Helen Nieotett, associate society editor;
Mary McFarlane, society editor; and Bill Boa sc, business manager.
^ Glenn Burgess to report on the high
alls on •beefat **■ JjJJ^ ^ other counties that voted bonds in
way outlook. Bargees told of an ex-
tended trip he made visiting ojPflctele
__of other counties that voted bonds fa
S&aiSSi=ErwsLSrS
the Italians’ chief avenues of «•**!*• the Telu Highway Improvement
The advance of motorised unite in AuoeUtJon of wWch he has been
Eritrea ateeeeerily was more auii- ^ ^ dlMCt0„ and 0f
cult thap in Libya because o progress mads through that organi-
wild, rugged mountain country- xation in getting consideration of the
thormore. it was believed It wouio propou] >nd po.ribHity the Legfale-
f.fce time to reduce strongly lorn- ^ mm the luunntion act.
ftid posiM
ay’s British communique '^^7 member*hip on the i attended meetings of the year.
Rotarians Thrilled by Interview
With Capt- HlC. Phillips
.
Hone Nay Pass
Lend-Lease Bill
By Tonight
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—Final ac-
tion by tonight in the House on the
lend-lease aid to Britain bill was in-
dicated today. The House shows a
suable majority for the bill.
The House Thursday acted quickly
on amendment after amendment and
advanced the measure at such s pace
that the Adminiatration leadership
was confident of final action Friday
night, leaving the next step to the
Senate.
While the House was at work on
the bill, Charles A. Lindbergh was
nleading with the Senate (Foreign
Relations Committee to reject it af
a whole and declaring that if Amer-
ica is ever invaded the reaponsibil-
itv will rest "with those who send
our arms abroad.”
Throughput » barrage of question-
ing from Senators backing the meas-
ure, Lindbergh ching steadfastly td
John G. Wiiart
Named Envoy T#
Great Britan
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 — la a dip-
lomatic shuffle which brought only
ofi€ newcomer to service, new ambas-
sadors were named to Great Britain.
China, Uruguay and Panama Thurs-
day.
John G. Winart, former Republican
Governor of New Hampshire and a
labor expert, was named by President
Roosevelt to succeed Joseph P. Ken-
nedy as envoy to Great Britain He
had long been mentioned for the
post. Kennedy returned to thia coun-
try last Fall and subsequently re-
signsd, effective with the appoint-
ed of a successor.
In a aeries of transfers of present
ambassadors and ministers. Clarence
E- Gauss was nominated ambassador
to China to mieceed Nelson T. John-
son, who in turn replaces Gap as as
minister to Australia, and William
Dawson was shifted from ambassa-
view given before the Graham Rotary
Club today afforded an interesting
program, as he answered numerous
questions fired st him by many of
African campaign.
V
graham
CRACKERS
By "GWEN"
arms that would be sent to Britain
under the bill; that American help
has not and will not affect the trend
of the war; that American assistance
has encouraged and is now prolonging
the conflict, and that a negotiated
Captain H. C. Phillipa, in an inter-’ ’low on gas, he came doom, to find peace, immediately, would be the best
that he had shot down two of the possible result.
big German bombers, four Germans | He testified after Robert R. Mc-
to each bomber having baled out, Cormick, editor and publisher of the
and dropped to earth by parachute. Chicago Tribune, who said that fears
They were quickly captured by ground of an invasion of the United States
craws. A great celebration was were “fantastic;” that the Naxis
staged for him and he was asked to would not conquer England, and
go into London for a big party that that England did not need help from
night. He was presented with some the United States for defensive pur-
of the bullets he had fired into the poses. ___________
legislature. Burgess also reported !he modestly refused to answer be- German ships and had been dug out Another witness. Hanford MaoNi-
other possibilities, giving a total of cause of military ethics and regula- of them after they crashed to earth. Her. former minister to Canada, de
four possibilities whereby like high-, Uuna.---—------------ -
way from Graham to Finis and from Among declarations in reply to in
there to tbe dam may be paved. quiries was the positive statement, tion of the English people has been tage as free men
President Marchman announced the that -The Germans cant invade Eng- rirthar increased rather than dec res- it for others.
land.” He laid the sooner Hitler tries ed by the German terrorism -
■d posiMon* ringing Cheren. ^ Board of Directors voted to ap- the men preaent, in one of the best
Thursday’. Britfah communique proy( Burgess’ membership on the!attended meetings of the year.
■aid some 1.500 prisoners, most y otttU board of the highway body ! Modestly, the distinguished Graham
Italians, had been taken, along with ^ ^ pennit hjm to give some time! aviator, who has Just returned from
tariala «f d**c £ further to that activity with hope'it‘overseas, on a brief furlough, an-
the beginning of the , „_____,7 ___* ‘-----1 _
may reault in favorable action of the swered most of the questions. A few
bis position that: America needs the dsr to Panama to the newly created
“ “ past at ambassador to Urt«uay. Ed-
win C. Wilson, now minister to Uru-
guay. was named to the Panama
ambassadorship.
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr., now
ambassador to Poland, was deaig-
Captain Phillips said, in response ntanced the leaM-lend measure as a
tc questions, that the religious-dwo- war itiil whichT’underminea our heri- i
in an attempt to
if»
following banquet committees:
Nominating Committee: B W. to invade England the better it will
King, chairman; Dr V. O. Rosser, suit the Britfah, and sooner the war
R. L. Morrison. will be over. H* said that will mean
Speaker's Committee: Sam Harbi- Hitler’s defeat.
son, chairman: F. E. Douglas, R. V.
He and Mrs. Phillips fly to Mon- Q 11 ’T’- „ D
.real Sunday night after he appears 1 aX KeCelPtS
in a radio broadcast over WBAP Sun- * s **
day afternoon at 6:16. Mrs Phillips i IN UIT1 DCT J,14i TOT 41
and he will make their home in Mon-
nated as the American envoy to four
governments—an assignment unique
in the history of the diplomatic serv-
ice. 'He will serve also without ad-
ditional compensation as ambassa-
dor to Belgium and minister to Nor-
way and The Netherlands, attached
to the exiled gov^-nmente of those
four German-occupied countries in
London.
As further evidence of the con-
tinued recognition ntf Germ an-con-
quered nations. President Rooeevelt
designated Jay Pierrepont Moffat,
now minister to Canada, to serve
in addition as minister to Luxem-
bourg, whose sailed government and
royal family are now fa Canada
Other diplomatic changes were:
Bert Fish of iFlorida, now minis-
ter to Egypt, transferred to Portu-
gal as minister.
know of Britain’s bristling fortifi *1'**1 *hl1* h* " nmr
regularly in flying ships from Can-
ada to Britain. Until
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limit scholastic honors havt come Tkhrell, I. T. Gilmer,
to two Graham college girls of •which Entertainment Committee: O. V. rg{(0p, gnrf military preparedness
their relatives and friends may be Koen, chairman; 8. C. Guthrie, James fjis duty has been that of delivering ^ ^ spring he will return t
inmonth, and student at the Univer- Banquet Committee: O. B. Rose, Northern Ireland. ! _
sity of Texas, where incidentally she chairman; Wallace Drummond, Perry, Captain Phillipa declared British Honor Roll
•must compete with approximately Maxwell, Hope Newman, Harvey pji0ts and Britfah planes a • superior
11,000 other students, has been Woolley. John Hays, Pat Bryan, Jr., ^ Germany’s and that BriTiin’a fac- A J
awarded a $60 scholarahip for being W E. Simpson. tories are turning out thousands of isllllOUnCCu
a “most deserving student.” Patti He also named the following store planes, and that rapidly since Lord T T. . n • .
became riigibfa for this honor through remodeling or “town face-lifting” Rraverbrook becimf head of aviation Tor llltfh DCnOoI
her outstanding work in the art da- committee to stddy suggestions and production. He said Britain needs
___ Herbert Claiborne Pell of
Three thousand, one hundred aa.T lskrJrT7w "famIfgF ^ib~ Fowagri,
weather clears fvrty-two poll tax receipts were is hUllund to Hungaiy as asiafatar
sued here for 1941, according to D. to succeed John MonUromer} . Kansas
D. Cusenbarv, tax colfactor-aasassor. dairy operator, who has resigned.
! This number, while not as large as Alexander C. Kirk of Illinois, new
that of last year, is more than is *mfa>ss* counselor in Rome, promot-
sc me times issued in off-years, when 1° minister to Egypt,
no state or county elections are held —~~—~~““—— ' ,'
Music Festival
Scheduled Tonight
Graham Stops
jOlney Cage
parteMBt to which she fa especially plans to bring about store front itn- more gir engines particularly from -
interested and for whleh she is eon- prwvemant and more attractiveness Amerlca as wall as othsr equipment1 Names Of students making the
sidared quite talentqd. Second of in the Graham business district: M. <nd a more liberal food supply. He honor rolls of Graham High School Dress rehearsal was held this aft- TP AA
the honors went to Betti Jo Model, W. Larin our, chairman; H. L. Thom- Britain fa growing food of some *OT the third fax weeks grade period eraoon for the Music Festival to. be 1 | 0 0
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe J9. ton; R. L- Morrison, H.. I. Trout. kind on every available spot, vege- wer* announced today as follows by held tonight at the Graham Memo-
1*7
Friedel. who was one of the sixt*p# !
girls ricetad to the Phi Theta K*j5&*.fT)r
national honorary fraternity to wkfah i
<
V. 0. Rosser
character, at Christian Co£,.‘j Occupies New TKird
'tables, sheep, goats, cattle, etc., but Principal 0. B. Rose;
rial Auditorium under the direction
elaction fa based on scholarship and
character, at Christian C
Columbia, Missouri, at the
certain kinds of foods are becoming j 9th Grade: Blake Allison, Jr., Har- of J. G. Smith. Organizations sched i Graham piled up a total of <0
scarce. |vey Barnhart, Jon Bloodworth, Glee uled to appear on the program include points to Olney's 28 here Thursday
Captain Phillips declared that the Clements, Pearl Faye Corley, Fran- the Graham High School Band, the
more the Germans punish the British ces James, Margaret Ann Turner. • Junior Band, which is directed by
yjmamamt, — — ----— | _ -.. with bombings the more united and' 9th Grade: Lou Wallace Childress, F. D. Bose, and the Symphony Or-
the first semester. TTiree of the six- C_/TXlCeS ' determined to win are the British Gwendolyn Barrow. Leora Flynn, chestra, directed by Smith and Wil-
tean pledges were fiwro Texas, which people. “They are more united and Betty Lee Grove, Rosa Ann Hays, liam Mayes.
speaks well for the intelligence of j — cooperative now to win the war than Wanda McCleskey. Frank Ragland.; An unusual program of popular
the Texas laasfa, who already have a Dr. V. 0. Rosser, Graham physician ever before,” he. declared Imogen* Smith, George Strickland, and classical music, marchaa, over-
reputation for being among the most and surgeon, Wednesday, moved Into , He fa of the opinion that Germany’s 10th Grade: AlUe Petty. Joyce tores, etc , will be given. Smith cfat
beautiful girls in the world. . . ■ 0b- hfa new offices at 014 East Third air strength fa far over rated. And Rogers. ed when discussing J&e annual affair,
■srvtag birthdays this weak were street, in the same block with the ),e gayg their alrplaMg are infetlor 11th Grade: Raythene Baker, Louise The program will tfc th
Ruth Baldwin, Miss Fannie Ragland’s Memorial Auditorium building. ;tc y,c British
competent secretory, and Reha Clay, I At this number Dr. Rosser has sc- Th, mo.t thrilling part of the pro-
ed when discussing
Uth Grade: Raythene Baker, Louise The program will He the first public
Cleteher, Marion Gibson,
Hawley, Mary McFarlane.
Myrtle appearance of the Symphony Orches-
Itra, the most recently organixed of
Post Graduate: Donald Jones.
Low Honor Roll:
8th grade: Ophelia Armstrong.
points to Olney's 28 here Thur
night to run r.way with the first
game of the round robin which will
decide the county championship
among the two teams and Newcastle.
McClellan was high point man with
20 pointa. followed by George Wilde
with 16 and Brooks with 10. For
Olney Hankins with 10 and Williams
with eight were high
The Graham team took an 11-4
lead in the first period and at the
half led 22-8. Thf Steers went into
the fourth quarter with a 39 to 17
lead Mid in that period continued to
■score from nearly every position.
Graham substitutes played much
of the time and gave good accounts
of themselves.
Young Co. Youtks
Join Army, Navy *
Two Loving youths, Jai
. . _________ _ __ ................ _____ _________ ___________ _______ „ __ Maples. Jr., and H. L. Holder, en
_ _ Music Festival to be ),e Will eawy hfa patfanto needing ,ejf (». h,<1 eight machine mins Gibson. J. C. Jones, Joe Lwe Jones. FNinaral services were held this | trained at WfahRa Falls Friday for
at the Memorial Auditorium major operations to Graham hospital, p-idcd to fire lingo bullets ■ minute, Jackie Ledbetter. Mary Ruth Lundy, sft-mom, at 2 o’clock from the Chris- j enlistment in tbe U. 8. Navy
_ twitH every third one an explosive. Pauline Norris. Joy Petty, Carl Pitt- tfan Church in 1/wi-ville. Texas. | Neville 0. Lindly of Megargel cn-
- r) listed in the U- 8 Army at Wichita
Semaan were j Falla aad was assigned to coast ar-
tillery unit in the Philippine Islands.
| the three
The public is cordially invited to
attend Tickets may be purchased
from any band or orchestra member,
or at the auditor!.
who was honoree at a dinner Tues- quired a two-story building which |-rara was when he was prevailed
Any. i . . Visiting here today was had been remodeled and rdpainted upon tel| of his fight with three
Mre. R. T. Renfro of Dallas, the throughout for his offices and labors German bombers in the skies over
former Mattie Wilkinson, who attend- tories * London. He had gone up with a Clyde Baker, Bill Bass, Lillian Brisco
ed high school here where she was j While there haa been no forma! fighter plane and was taking it to de- Doris Bryant. Gordan Forehand
quite popular and member of the,opening announcement. Urge baskets ltTer to a defense front in northeast- Mary King. Dudley Land, Bud Lane,
high school debate team. The news of flowers were sent and many vis- ern Ert|fi,nd Up- severel thousand Virginia Lundy. Harry MeNeely, [MOTHER OF GRAHAM WOM AN
of her marriage came as quite a sur itors called to see the new place (rtl in the cioud> he suddenly came 1 James Matkin, Merle Persing. Dol- DIE8 IN BAYLOR HOSPITAL
prise to many of her friends here, during the day. 1 out 0f the clouds, while flying blind- j ores 8mart, Blanche Smith, Winnie —
although she will observe her first , Here ha has a reception room, hfa V by |„rtrumente. then the sudden Snodgrass. W. C Snodgrass. Weldon Word has been received here of the
waAtfng anniversary March 2. Her j private office, X-rey room, labors- j ^ cauwd him to raise his haad >^vey. Jack Stewart, Jr., Dean Tsy- death of Mrs W G. Savage in Bay-
plans, she said, include moving to, tories, operating room and severe! quickly. Just ahead of him he saw , lor. lor Hospital Thursday afternoon.
Atlanta, Georgia, around March 1 rooms for patfanto having minor °f>- three G«rmsn bombers approaching »th Grade:’ James Furrh. Cofane Mrs. Savage was the mother of Mrs.
. Promising to be_of interest to- erations. tonaflectomlei, etc. He says ^pWlv. Phillips’ shin, with only him Gahagan, Casafa George, Charles Io>>" Hodges of Grehsm
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