Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 181, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 30, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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Graham Daily Reporter
They All Read It — Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium
VOLUMB i
GRAHAM. TEXAS. SATURDAY. MARCH S*. 1940
Loss Of Life And
Heavy Damage Caused
By Storms Over Big Area
Storms did heavy damage in sev-
eral states last night and took six
lives in Louisiana.
At Lake Austin, near Austin,
a storm swept the lake and
siderable damage including
king of a seaplane on the lake.
At Pierre Part, La., at least six
were killed outright and others are
expected to die from injuries.
The dead in Pierre Part were
Cavalier, 14; Elma Templet, 14
months, and Lester Templet, S. A
negro child was killed in Washing-
ton parish and another negro, Mike
Arron, in Tangipahoa parish.
Other storms were felt in Waynes-
boro, Mias., and Bryant and Grape-
land, Texas, as well as in several
towns in south and southeast Louis-
itna.
By far the moot devastation was
wreaked in Pierre Part, however.
Thirty homes were demolished, to-
gether with the large Catholic
■ church, but the wind missed the
1 ’ new village echoolhouse, in which
there were more than 300 children,
by about 150 feet, leaving it un-
damaged
Dr. Samuel Leblanc, one of the
flret physicians to reach the scene,
estimated there were 10 dead, 35
hart and at least 110 persons home-
Graham Track Team
Enters County Meet
As Favorite;
Graham was favored as having
the strongest team Class A track at
the Young County Interscholastic
league track and field meet for class
A and B high school* which began
in Olney this morning.
Newcastle and Oli^j are also ex-
pected to be strong contenders in
class A and Loving, Jean and Blias-
ville are expected to make strong
showings in class B.
The glrW junior volley ball com-
petitions are also being held in
Olney today.
Pat Bryan Honored
By Insurance Firm
Senate Saves
Hull Trade Pact
By Close Margin
NUMBER 181.
German Rise To Power
Discussed Friday Night
By Margaret Kaiser
Graham Men Plan
Wildcat In Wise
County Area :
J. W. Burlingame and Lewis Ma-
han of Graham announced this morn-
ing that they are planning to drill
a 6,000-foot wildcat test on a block
of land leased in Wise county. T , , s • 1 f I A word picture of Germany and
At least three major oil eompa- InterCSt /kCQUirCQ In Germany’s Rise to Power, told by a
nies are reported to have acquired j.. _ . _ __ . German was heard by a large crowd
blocks of land in the Wise county K q/lirv Stahfin Vr AW/ at Memorial Auditorium Friday
| area near the Burlingame-Mahan IXdUI° JldUOn nlght when Mrs Margaret Kai~r
block. iP., fVric, i 1 Pwi J until recently of Berlin, Germany,
The block consists of approximate- j Dy U U3nivl I 116110 delivered the second of a series of
ly 3,600 acres and the test will be j __ j lectures here in the Rotary Institute
located on the S. Wood survey, ab- j AUSTjN Ma~h 30 _u hag been of International Understanding.
|.tract 887 about two miles north- ,nnounced here that \he state In I The crowd that heard Mrs. Kai»or
j west of Bridgeport The w.ldcat rommi„ionpr chairman! ‘han tha‘ heard
| will be on land of J H. Whitten of Walter Woodward ha8 approved the Dr. John A. Morrison a week pro-
| Bridgeport and drilling w.ll start purchagt. Of>u,ooo interest in viou. in the first of the senes, when
w,“‘" r’0„_y®- L XEAW, Reyhosa, Mexico, radio sU- ** "P°ke 00 "Development* in So-
The R,000-foot test will be the tion OTer wbich Gorernor w ^, viet Russia,” indicating the increas-
DALLAS Texas March 30- Mr well dnlled in the area ana 0>DaniH h„ ^ broadcagtin)rt by ing interest in the Institute
, J „J..“ -l— ■» expected to be of value for geo- ^ Fide)jty Unjon Ljfp Itlswra ture series. A half hour of ,
| was furnished by
Carr P. Collins, of Dallas, close' ^ thf High School Band, which
I received much applause. The next
western Life Insurance Company at
music
Director Smith
western L,ue insurance company u .. . t d tb t „„v„rn) ior--- * •, i
the 36th Agency Convention of that ” to Uke broads in ,riend "nd *dvi"°r of the ^emor,1™
organisation in Dallas next week. l£ r.rohJTTlt, - ** ^
organisation
C. F. O’Donnell, president, announc-
ed here today.
The Southwestern Life Club con-
vention will open Wednesday morn-
ing, April 4, in the Baker Hotel.
Leon Rovinsky of Dallas, Club Presi-
dent, will preside. During the morn-
ing session C. F. O’Donnell, Presi-
dent of the Southwestern Life Insur-
ance Company will deliver his an-
nual address to the agency force.
tie block with the Graham firm,
No Lasting Peace
In Sight Now
Says Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, March 30.—Sum-
ner Welles’ findings on his trip to
the series will be a lecture next
(Fidelity Union. Friday night. April V will be bp
It is understood .that the broad- Nicholas R. Donpn of
Roosevelt^trad*Tpacts^vTeire' mved^' Dr.' w"' J.' Allison."'^.^''Director • did not brin* back facts en-
the three-vote majority in the U. S.|of the Company, is also scheduled couJ**>nlf to an early peacte, it was
made known by President Roosevelt
after Welles’ visit to the White
*•••• . _ - . Senate, by the vote of 44 to 41 when to appear on the first day’s pro-
Mat* polio., the Red Crow, and >n amend|n.nt to ,.nulllfy„ the recip. ^.
state hospital board rushed -»si^ roca, tr>de m waa d«feated. I
Uoc. to the stricken community,! (genator Conna„y vot<d for the! ln the programs to follow on Fri-
which lies far back in the swamp- ,,, Sheppard against.) d*y *nd Saturda> other off*cer® and ior me exiaDiisnmeni 01 any
lands over now almowt impassable, d'efeat of tbe amendment1 e*reutives the Company are sched- just sUble and lasting peace in
House.
“There are scant immediate pros-
pects for the establishment of any
casting company stock is owned
by a mineral water company in
which 1 Mr. Collins is interested, by
the insurance company, and by Pat
and Mike O’Daniel, the governor’s
sons.
The station was acquired from Dr.,
John R. Brinkley, "goat gland re-
juvenation specialist.”
The Valley Advertising Co. was
formed March 28, 1939, to acquire
the station.
Hungary, lawyer, author and lec-
turer on international affairs. His
subject will be “Battlefields of Im-
perialism.”
Mrs. Kaiser’s lecture was decidedly
pro-GepM^. as naturally could be
her, a German woman,
but dnti-Na^y and anti Hitler, al-
though she voiced the announced
purpose of the German government’s
prosecution of the war as that at
'cleared the way for action next uled 10 BP“k Addresses by T. L. Europe,” the president declared.
Dm T* DrnaiJnnt nn.l 1 IX. - — JI.A. J 1_________
4.1
On June 6. 1939, the ““ring more economic privileges
named was changed to the Valley *or Germany, and less restraint in
Broadcasting Co. , her need for world trade and de-
incorporation papers filed at the velopment of her industries and
time of organization showed the cor- feeding her people,
poration had *7500 in *10 shares. Iectm,r (pokr „ on, wRh
of which Carr P. Collins owned 560 authority. because of her having
GRAHAM
CRACKERS
By “GWEN"
upon the pending legislation Brmlford, Jr., Vice Preaident and | He predicted, however, that the shares. James Mitchell Coflms own- ,ivgd Germane and havine .neat
iz£g a t£Ty«r e^tinua-! 5. G. Br^n. Vice^ Pro,i-, information brought back by his ed 100 share, and John U Horan ^ SigUl ^
ttoS’rtr’tta proset«”ro“rag^ments !d*nt *nd Actuary; Richard R. Lea, I ambassador-at-large would be of the
'met, under which the administration T,ce Premdfnt ,nd *Kency dlre^r; (rreatest value when the time tomes
SUfTln *f or”1 excess ions •nd di^or of public relations; Ar-j l„ . sUtement read to his press
from other nations. The agree
thur Coburn, vice president; Ben conference, the chief executive said
menu embodying these mutual con- {*• Williams sales director; and R. Welles’ trip had resulted “in a clar-
cesssions are not subjmt to senate! Archer, diroctor of public-
~ff~' j ity are on the program. <
______________ I The feature of the noon sessions'
Today's vote encouraged adminie- J will be an address by Honorable
Mrs V 0. Rosser, Jr., looked like' tration forces to believe that the Stanley Foran, of Dallas, on the
Bpring personified in her ^ew , navy (continuation bill would go through j subject of “Americanism.”
and white ensemble the <&*r day. »lthout d‘^lcu'‘y. | Honorable Walter Woodward.
... Not long ago J. G Smith | JJ* Chairman of the Texas State Board
rushed into his n®,y (*®"er* “ .ut,norteH the Pittman amendment! Insurance Commiasiorers and
class and shouted, Order, Order. »e«mst ReDublicans 'Honorable R. G. Storey, prominent
^rTwi^-r-1 "idly for'the ambient. I D*,U* •‘t.nuy, will highlight the
“Ham on rye with a cone. ... o* w . JL ... .. . . | annual banquet of the Southwestern
8 slightly dUiy one Up his hst So d ' dg . „ Life Club to he held at the Adol-
ta the models in Divine. Drew X phus Hotel Friday night at seven
Shop. . .1 Burton Martin said he even *>^n ta*»c <« * preeidential . .
. . | • Ua4a twm IU. Awawi ikni 4k. AwkAmJ “ * |k.
wished he had a nice looking girl
100 shares. Addresses of the two
Italy. And her
dress was
Mr. Collins were shown as 800 trTlacly .nterestinjf^and
Wholesale Merchants Bldg., P»H-.; esort..a#, enthuriastic attention. At
and Mr. Horan as 812 Wholesale the doae of the fne4 lectart ^
Merchants Bldg. responded graciously in reply to
A letter from the First National many queltions asked from tbe
with a car and plenty of money.
Bill Shelton offered to settle for
a good looking woman with a car.
... A gracious lady is Mrs. H. 0.
Prideaux. She always has some-
thing nee to say about someone. . . .
W. C. Fields had the right idea when
he said: “I’m never frightened of
my enemies, but I’m always worried
about jny Injudicious well-meaning
friends. . . . Kenneth Martin called
up the girl of his dreamt and asked
her for a date tonight. “I have a
date,” the girl replied. “Well, what
about next Saturday night?” “I have
a date,” was the answer. “Well,
what about the following Saturday?”
’ “I have a date.” “Good gosh! Wom-
an! Don’t you ever atay home and
take a bath?" . . . Know a gentle
man who’* going to buy a new car
as soon at a salesman whispers the
I' right “sweet nothings” in his ear.
. . . Girls, here’s * new reason for
getting your man while he’s young.
Mae West says: “When he’s young
he’s interesting—but later he isn’t
•van Interested.”
GRAHAM STUDENTS
IN DALLAS FOR
TRI STATE CONTEST
■Jihm Maude Duncan with several
Graham High School itudante went
to Dallaa Friday to enter the Na-
tion iFVrensic League Tri-State meet
being held there today.
Among those going were Lillian
Guinn, LaMargaret Phillips, George
Barns. Mary McFarlane. Evelyn
Strickland. Herman Vaughn, and
Betti Jo Friedel.
Betti Jo Ffledel will go to Austin
thU afternoon where at J o’clock the
veto, in the event that the amend-
ment had been approved.
During 1938 the department of I
Jack Wolff, Houston representa-
tive of the company, is also sched-
uled to speak.
Included in entertainment plans
commerce reports 58,364 fur-seal is a Minstrel Show to be given
skins were taken in U. S. waters. (Continued on page three)
ification of the relations between Bank of Dallas showing the corpor-
the United States and the countries ation had *10,000 on deposit was.
which he visited." - fil'd with the charter Mrs. Kaiser said in the out-set
He added he believed it would Later the Fidelity Union Life In- that the unrest and chief trouble
“asaist in certain instances in the surance Go. paid *14,000 for an in Europe jiow is Die struggle kg
development of better understand- interest in the Valley Broadcasting the landless for land and tbe fact
Co. , _ . - | that only a few own most of tbe
Surplus money of the insurance tad in many of the countries of
company was used to make the pur- Central Europe. She pointed te
chase. Purpose of acquiring the Finland, Poland and Roumania aa
stock was to obtain a publicity me-1 particular examples, where she said
had not made anV peace proposals ^ djnnJi tbe insurance Department was' just a few families own all tha
informed . j land and thousands of the rest at
Mr. Collins reported that he had {the population have had to starve sr
no financial interest in the broad-1 slave without it
It is estimated that around 1,700,- casting co~P»ny >« an individual, j ^ ,nd , writar
000 farm families over the nation *nd bad nev*r had such an interest., . international renutation on —
now get electricity from RF1A or «e said h. was serving president ” '"te™.t,<mal reputeUon on see-
ing and more friendly relations'* and
would be “of the greatest value to
this government in the general con-
duct of it* foreign relations.”
He emphasized again that Welles
GRAHAM STUDENTS IN JOHN TARLET0N
rural commercial power lines, and.wlthout compensation.
that tonal ”bu,000 have their I The Present owners paid exactly
| the amount for their interest that
was paid to Dr. Brinkley for the
station, he said.
The Insurance Department inves-
tigated purchase of an interest in
the broadcasting station by the in-
surance company to see whether
policy-holders were protected.
“Under the circumstances, the
purchase was perfectly legitimate,”
Mr. Woodward said.
t the American U- eal organ!:
i «*» Die subject of and radio
isaional districts. with a
Norris Conducts
Clean-Up On
Graham Roads
County Commissioner J B Norris
this week took a hop ahead of the
National, State and City Health
Week, which starts Sunday, by do-
start on a toar-4af lour of Wmi en pr6g#nt programs that interest* Lowe Bart nig. Ranger; Margaret1
Texa* with the Tarieton Singers, a wryon, i„ addition to the choral Lovett, Fort Worth; Maxine Nleh-
mixed chorus of John Tarieton Col- elections there are novelty num- ols, Comanche; Janalyn Davis, Ste-
lege students, shosrn to picture ^ , and quartets. I phenvilU; Ada Belle WiHlams, Li-
above. Under the direction of l, 1
Berton Coffin*, profa
Several trucks were kept busy
veral days cleaning up rubbish,
inflammable trash and unsightly and
nomics, she dealt largely with tha
economic problems in Europe aad
Germany in particular, as cause at
the present wars.
“Economic sufficiency" said Mia.
Kaiser, “is the goal of the German
government and the 'war, to aqr
opinion will end when that is achiev-
ed or assured.”
She said there are certain funda-
mental products needed by the Gag-
man people which they do not have.
She said they now get only a quar-
ter pound of butter per week par
family and are using lard to the
place of butter for their bread aad
that th* lard come* fntan Poland*,
famous for its pork products. She
said the richest land to Europe is
in Poland and that now with tha
Germans in charge of it, German
organisation, thrift and diligence
will make It produce tremendously
compared with the poor way It has
been managed and tilled heretofore
under Polish rule.
Mrs. Kaiser described Hitler m
a shrewd diplomat, shrewd leader,
one who in fulfilling hia promise to
the common people that every am*
would have a job has secured their
lcyalty and support and who the In-
dustrialists are obeying to hopes a
piomiae to them for better
pan; Charlene Waller. Breekenridge ‘"••■•tory place* in the flat* and condition* and profits will be an*
Third Row: Harold Gag*. Lamaams; |al<m* *** right-of-way of the sfv- though at* fulfilled yet. She said
eral roads leading out of Graham.
of Vole*,1 The personnel of the Tarieton nini Row Harold G„, La_i__
the group will travel over a thou- Singers shown to picture above, are: [>mranca Perrytan- August
■and miles and ting to approximate- Virginia Dy#, Breekenridge; Elisa- B#hUnf Atbanr Jaa Hay**. Qr*-Iand wiU that
ly twenty west Texas town*. Thi* beth Nell Dyess, Albany; Dorothy jmmen sik#I gtepheavill* rempletod, he declared.
though not fulfilled yet. She
that there waa a gnat deal of op-
work until position to, Germany
•»-»- «**s 2-*rr*ss:
At the tame time he appeals for
considerate disposition of garbage,
trash, tree trimmings, tin cans and
other unsightly and fir*-dangerous
be observed.
after the war broke eat
bu! that the German army’s
work in taking Poland and the
tog lopular
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