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ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1940 THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES IN THREE SECTIONS.
United Press (UP)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Taylor county farmers—827 of
them—gave 88.6 percent approval
to the AAA cotton marketing quo-
tes and cotton loans for 1941 in
yesterday’s referendum.
A. L. Cook, county AAA admin-
istrator reported 733 votes for, and
94 against.
Yesterday's total of votes was 33
higher than last year’s 775
Only a two-third majority was
needed to keep the quotas and loans
effective.
One community— Buffalo Gap
—went unanimously for the
quotas and loans. There were
13 for, none against.
Yesterday's outcome was inter-
* preted as an expression of approval
for the administration's farm pro-
gram.
Vote by boxes was:
Abilene 105 for. 22 against; Brad-
shaw 67 for, 13 against; Buffalo
Gap 13 for, none against: Butter-
field. 33 for. 2 against: Lawn 93
for. 6 against; Merkel 156 for, 17
against; Nubia 33 for. 4 against;
Potosi 35 for. 4 against: Shep 53
for, 13 against; Trent 47 for, 3
against; Tuscola 80 for, 7 against;
Tye 45 for. 4 against.
States Roll up
Huge Majority
WASHINGTON, Dec T— OF —
Grower approval of a proposal to
continue the new deal's cotton mar-
keting control program in 1941 was
indicated tonight on the basis of
returns from 11 of the 19 cotton
producing states in today's farmer
referendum.
With about a fifth of the ballots
tabulated, the count was 226,974 for
and 15,915 against This was a fa-
vorable majority of 93 4 percent.
States represented in this tabula-
tion included Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Illi-
nois. Kentucky, North Carolina. Ok-
lahoma. Tennessee and Virginia.
The farm act authorizing the pro-
gram requires the favorable vote of
two-thirds of those participating in
the referendum.
Little opposition was evidenced,
they said, among the 2,250,000 grow-
ers in the 19 southern and western
cotton growing states who voted on
the proposal r
Approval by two-thirds of the
growers voting was required.
Albany Man Heads
Dental Society
In the quarterly business and ban-
quet session of the Dental society of
the 17th district last night at Hotel
Wooten. Dr D C. McCord of Al-
bany was chosen as president to
succeed Dr A. A. Annis of Asper-
mont
Dr H W McIntyre of Sweetwater
was named vice president, and Dr
Bruce Snider of Breckenridge was
reelected secret ary-treasurer
The dinner followed an afternoon
clinic conducted at the Abilene State
hospital by Dra. J. J. Reese, Fred
Boyd and J. W. Crutchfield of Abi-
lene. The subject was exodonta
surgery, or the removal of embed-
ded teeth.
Abilene was picked for the next
meeting, which probably will be
scheduled in March.
Russell Would Give
Britain More Aid
Judge Sam Russell of Stephen-
ville, 17th district congressman-
elect who will speak today at a
noon luncheon meeting of district
postmasters, said last night he
hadn't changed anything in his
election campaign program of work
for the 77th congress—but he had
added something else.
He favor* giving England every-
thing it need* for winning the war
with Germany. Including credit
through repeal of the Johnson act.
■I believe the United States will
be sending convoyed vessels of
good* to Britain within another
year,” he said.
London 'All Clear’ .
For Second Time
LONDON, Dec. 7—(P>1For the
second time in 92 days of sir slege.
London has had 30 hours of "all
clear.”
Not only was London free of
raiders throughout the day. but also
all Britain except for minor air ac-
tivity. and the capital's sirens were
silent tonight long after the custom-
ary time for the night assault.
The Weather
U. S. DEPT or COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE AND VICINITY: Fair Sus-
day and Monday, warmer Monday.
EAST TEXAS: Fair Sunday and Men-
day, somewhat colder south portion Rem-
**.: "* MORIA and we* Pertiems
WEST TEXAS: Fair Sunday with im-
ereaning high cloudiness becoming partly
cloudy over south portion Monday; slight-
ly warmer north portion Sunday.
TEMPERATURES
HOUR T.M.
Sat FH
A.M.
it -Fri
• - 52
Sunset
norming
last night
7:28. Sunsel
* Midnight .3
to S p. m. yesterday 62
ite last tar 19 and Ft.
hi 5:36. Sunrise this
8 tonight 5:38.
LOOK SISI
THEY REMEMBERED
US AGAIN THIS
, YEAR!
"JUST LOOK AT THOSE
HAPPY KIDS.-.TONLN
HOPE WE GET ENOUGH
HELP TO TAKE CARE
OF ALL OF THEm.” .
Abilene Talk
Centering or
Charter Vote
While attention was strongly ui
the army camp assured for the cl
as the week ended. Abilenians were
thinking and talking more about
each proposed amendments to the
city charter upon which they wi"
vote Tuesday
Principal issue in the election 1
whether the city shall change Its
commission-mayor charter, enacted
in 1911, so as to invoke the com-
mission-manager form.
Sharing attention Is the question
of whether a park and recreation
board and department shall be set
up for the city, with authority to
manage. Improve acquire and other-
wise oversee a park and recreation
program and system.
Seven amendments, the first seven
on the ballot, are the "city man-
ager" amendments.
The eighth is the park and rec-
reation amendment.
The city manager amendments
were submitted to the voters when
a petition was presented by mem-
bers of the executive committee of
a group organized last spring as the
Abilene Better Government associa-
tion of which W. J. Fulwiler is
chairman.
45th Division Move
Not to Affect Fort
Sill, Army Reveals
* HOW DID ABILENE DO IT? Training Need
WITH RESOURCES, IRATE Called Reason
OKLAHOMAN DISCOVERS
For Transfer
• Giuespit.
Loan Pledge to
England Hinted
WASHINGTON, Dec 7.—(P)—A two-point plan for financial aid to
Great Britain is being discussed. It was learned today, by highly placed
administration aides, some of whom predicted it would be adopted
I. The British would use their awn investments in this country
to bay war supplies, aa long as the investments lasted.
2. The United States wonld make a flat promise ta grant loans
when these British resources were exhausted. (Some officials sug-
gested that such loans might perhaps be backed by certain British
collateral.
As seen by persons in influential positions, the situation is that the
British have enough money to pay for their multi-billion dollar war
purchases here for a year or more, but want to know where the money
is going to come from after that. The British were said to have raised
-------------------------------— the question of immediate loans In
order to pin down future commit-
Greeks Push on;
U. S. to Give Aid
By the Associated Press
The Greek high command early
today announced the capture by
Greek troops of Delvino, about 10
miles northeast of the newly-ac-
quired southern Albanian sea base
of Porto Edda and, on the route of
the Greek march on Argirocastro.
Thia further Greek victory claim
in the drive north after the re-
treating Italians came after offi-
cial word from Washington that
the United States would give mate-
rial aid to little Greece.
The British auxiliary cruiser
Carnarvon Castle, hit by a dozen
ments.
The British view was said to be
that the promise of future loans
was necessary for these reasons:
(a) bolstering the morale of the
British people; (b) better planning
of war purchases; (c) reassurance
of American manufacturers who
might be hesitant to make large
expenditures for factories and
tor' to fill British orders unless
they knew that they were going to
be paid.
An indication of the American
view that the British ought to
spend their own money before get-
ting loans was seen in the conver-
sations between Treasury Secre-
tary Henry Morgenthau Jr. and
Sir Frederick Phillips, undersecre-
tary of the British treasury. They
started their talks Friday and will
meet again Monday.
Both told reporters that they
shells from a German sea raider, -------,-------—-
put into Montevideo, Uruguayan were not talking of loans “at this
harbor, late yesterday.
Her captain, H M. H. Hardy
mid his German opponent “
“ran away so badly damaged
that ‘ she will undoubtedly to
caught and destroyed.”
He declined to disclose how many
of this sailors had been killed in
the battle, but informed sources
said there were about a dozen
wounded and some dead
Italy dropped another of her
high-ranking general# amid other
steps designed to improve her war
See THE WAR, Fg. «. CM. 3
‘Mile of Dimes’ to
Be Sought by Lions
The Liona club will again sponsor
its Christmas charity dime football
game. President R. O Boger said
yesterday.
Arrangements as to the chairman
and committee and other details
must be worked out within the
coming week he said
The past two years the Lions
bars erected a gridiron" of lum-
ber in front of the Farmers and
Merchants National bank, and
sponsored a football game of dimes.
Last year $855 was raised. Joe
Williamson, club secretary, report-
ed
STOP and THINK
American students are awake
to the need of the time and
seek n way to meet that need
—President MacOracken of
Vassar College.
What man is he that jeareth
the Lord? him shall he teach
in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and
his seed shall inherit the earth.
The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear him; and he will
sher them his covenant.—Psalm
25:12-14.
time” but were
discussing the
"fr its" of British resources
purchases. _
and
Although, officials said, its not
ordinarily polite for soverign gov-
ernments to ask collateral when
lending money to each other, the
collateral question Is very live in
the United States with reference
to Great Britain.
in congress and elsewhere, talk
center* on asking the British to
put up their gold, securities. West
Indian islands, or other assets as
security for an American loan. In
the far East and Africa, the Brit-
ish also own vast rubber, tin and
other strategic ‘ material sources
which may figure in the loan ques-
tion
Reds Pledge Fight
MOSCOW Dec 7.—(-From
what la designated aa “the far east-
ern front," a communist party con-
ference of the red army haa sent to
Joseph Stalin a promise that the
troops of soviet Russia will “fight at
any minute" and "defeat any
enemy ■
Goodfellows at
Quarter Mark
The slow starting Goodfellows'
drive yesterday was nearing the
quarter mark.
Eighty-five dollars was received
yesterday, in five-donations. One
of the gifts was for $50.
More than 3100 dally to needed
through the next two weeks in
order that there may be a bag of
food and a few other gifts for each
underprivileged home in Abilene.
Goodfellows in the one-dollar, two-
dollar and five-dollar division are
being summoned to do their bit for
the remainder of the giving period
There have always been enough of
them, and there should have been
no decrease in their number! in
this year of better times.
Yesterday's givers:
W. G. Swenson ..........$10
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan W. Hoover 10
Operative Plasterers and
Cement Finishers Inl. Assn. 5
E. G. Batjer ...............10
J. M. Radford Groc. Co. .... M
The park and recreation board
amendment was submitted to the
voters upon * petition presented the
city commission by several members
of a city park committee named
some time ago, led by Mrs. Dallas
Scarborough, Mrs. Harry Torn King
and others. This would be an Inde-
pendent board, and would not be un.
der supervision of a city manager.
Quickly assuming leadership of
those opposed to the city manager
form of government for Abilene was
W. W. Hair, who is serving his sec-
ond term as mayor of the city.
FIVE VOTING PLACES
Voting was to be done Tuesday at
five places.
Polls will open at 3 a. m. and close
at 7 p. m.
The polling places, election judges,
and boundaries of the five voting
precincts are:
SOUTH SIDE
No. 1: County court house; Z D.
Hailey, judge; from the east city
limits westward to a line from the
T&P right-of-way southward along
the center of Elm street, thence s
block eastward along the north side
of street to South 14th, thence a
block eastward along the north side
of 14th, thence along the center of
Sycamore street to the couth city
limits.
No 3: B. Sth and Butternut fire
station. Carl C. Sellers, Judge; the
area south of T&P and west from
the east boundary of the court house
precinct and extending westward to
the center of Amarillo street.
The Daily Oklahoman is one of America's great newspapers.
Since territorial days it has covered the Sooner state from Pan-
handle to the deepest recesses of the Red River Choctaw country.
The war department's transfer of the 45th division from Okla-
homa's Fort Sill to Abilene aroused Oklahomans and The Okla-
homan. _
Before dawn of the day after the announcement The Okla-
homan, with typical aggressiveness, had a crack reporter in Abilene.
He la Jack Werkley.
To Abilene he came with orders from his city editor to find out
by what political ahenanigan Abilene stole Oklahoma's army. And,
also, if water supply is the reason, why move the troops out into that
arid country where there’s probably not enough water for the
present inhabitants?
Werkley worked yesterday from “sun to sun." Looking for the
political booger, and learning about water supply. Sam Rayburn
popped into the Oklahoma mind first thing, in view of his successful
promotion sf ths Denison darn that has been damned so much by
Oklahoma's Gov. “Red” Phillips.
What Werkley learned is told in the story he filed to his news-
paper late yesterday. Later, he talked to his city editor, who made
the story available to The Reporter-News’ readers. Not only that, he
told him the wording of the headline carrying the story in this
morning’s Oklahoman.. It to:
ABILENE TAKES REAL
MONEY WHEN IT
GOES SHOPPING
It Buys an Army With
Natural Resources and
Civic Unselfishness
. ABILENE, TEXAS, Dec. 7—Who stole Oklahoma's own
army—the national guard forty-fifth division—right out from
under its nose and how was it managed?
What have these cactus-covered west Texas plains got
that Fort Sill hasn’t got? An irate Oklahoman came down
- here Saturday demanding an answer to these questions and
• here’s what he got;
* Answer to No. 1—Nobody stole the army. It was "bought”
with imagination, hard work, 67,000 acres of land and $126,-
000 on the line, all gathered up by civic leaders of this town
of 30,000 in two weeks to cinch the deal. =.
Day's total .............$85
Previously acknowledged $392.50
Abilenians Win
Speech Events
DALLAS. Dec 7.—(P)—Houston‘s
San Jacinto high school won the
first sweepstakes award for best
participation in all events here to-
day in a district tournament of
the National Forensic league which
included schools in Texas and
Louisiana
Winners in other events includ-
ed:
Humorous declamation — first.
Wood Butler, Abilene.
Dramatic declamation — second,
Dick Cope. Abilene
No. 3: Woman's building at Fair
Park: Mrs. Dallas Scarborough,
judge: the area south of the T&P
and west from the center of Ama-
rillo street to the west city limits.
NORTH SIDE
No. 4: Shelton-Webb Motor com-
pany North 1st and Orange: J. L.
McDavid, judge; all the area north
of the T&P and west of the center
of Hickory street.
No. 5: Central Fire station, North
4th and Cedar: A J. Lelghty, judge;
all the area north of the T&P and
east of the center of Hickory street.
Answer to No. 2—Abilene, Texas, has on hand right now
11,200,000,000 (billions) gallons of water to supply its own
population and a camp of 20,000 or more troops. It has capac-
ity for at least 14,000,000,000 (billions) gallons more.
The army said one reason for its order transferring the
division from Fort Sill to Abilene as soon as a camp can be
built here was the lack of sufficient water supply for an ex-
panded garrison at the Oklahoma post.
That's an argument but officials of this city claim a water
supply capacity which would be fully three times as much
as that now available at Sill. Best figures of water supply
available at Sill on the way down was eight billion gallons.
36TH DIVISION STATIONED 80 MILES DISTANT
Now the army says it wants the forty-fifth camped closer
to other units for bigger maneuvers and the thirty sixth divi,
sion now is in camp at Brownwood, about 80 miles southeast
SHOPPING DAYS
LEFT
ACTHANKIES FOR
1.ed
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
Anson Boy Shoots
Self Accidentally
Erwin Louis Blackley, "16-year-old
high school student, who shot him-
self accidentally at his home near
Anson yesterday afternoon, was in
Hendrick Memorial hospital last
night His condition was reported as
satisfactory following surgery to
close wounds
One bullet from a .22-caliber rifle
penetrated his upper stomach emer-
ging from the left part of his back
Erwin Louis had started to the
home of a neighbor when the gun
was discharged Sighting an auto-
mobile on a road about 200 yards
away, he started running toward ft
and fainted Occupants of the car.
Earl Lollar and Leo Herndon, pick-
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 7—()-
Congressman Mike Monroney said
tonight he had been advised that
the war department intends to
maintain a garrison of “an average
strength of 24,000 men" at Fort Sill,
despite the transfer of the 45th di-
vision to Abilene, Texas.
Monroney said Gen. George O.
Marshall, army chief of staff, ad-
vised him from Washington that
the garrison "will be immediately
brought up to its original strength”
when the division moves to Abilene
in the near future.__._____—
"The army apparently intends to
place a force there six or eight
thousand larger than at present,”
Monroney said.
The congressman laid he had
been informed the transfer was or-
dered for two reasons:
1. The war department desires
te make room at Fart Sill for
an artillery replacement center
and an enlarged reception eea-
ter for draft trainees.
2. The 45th division has reach-
ed the stage in training where
it must be moved closer to
other divisions of the eighth
corps area in Texas for co-
ordinated training problems.
The wer department’s order, to-
sued yesterday, was first reported is-
sued because of an inadequate water
supply for Fort Bill. This resulted
in vigorous denial by Lawton of-
ficials that the water supply was
inadequate,
Protects against the order were
made by several congressmen.
The division to be transferred to
made up largely of Oklahoma
guardsmen, with others from Colo-
. rado, Arizona and New Mexico. Its
present strength totals approxi-
mately 13,000.
of Abilene. .
To hear these Abilene people talk youd think there is
enough water to bring the navy here, too, and when you look
around at the three artificial lakes supplying the area you
almost get convinced. .
What Abilene hasn’t got Ming aciiige one Hable at Fort
Sill, where firing ranges, training areas, safety control zones
and other necessities already represent an investment of mil-
lions.
No matter. The die seems cast if General George C. Mar-
shall means what he says and all the weaping and gnashing
of Oklahoma teeth may be to no avail. Abilene is gushing
with joy, ready to welcome the troops with open arms and
wants to kiss and make up.
Such was not quite the case when the representative of
all that is righteous and holy in Oklahoma suggested slyly
to leaders here that say Sam Rayburn, the Texan who is
speaker of the house in congress, might have had a hand in it
Or say Morris Sheppard, another Texan. Isn’t he chair
man of the senate military affairs committee? How about
Clyde L. Garrett from Eastland, who represents this neck of
the woods—the seventeenth district in congress?
ed him up, took him to an Anson
doctor, and subsequently to the hos-
PAL lesson of Mr and Mrs R F NO POLITICSIN DEAL. SAYS ABILENIAN
Blackley
Brownwood Youth /
Injured in Mishap
as
BROWNWOOD, Dec 7.—-
Johnnie Crowder, 31. of Brown-
wood, was critically injured in an
automobile accident near Lake
Brownwood today.
“That's not fair at all," snapped R. M. Wagstaff, the chair-
man of the local chamber of commerce military affairs com-
mittee. “Where in the world did they get that idea? There
was no politics in it and, by gosh, you can search our records
from beginning to end.
“We didn't try to steal your division from Fort Sill. We
It'd Take a Five-Year Drouth—
TROOPERS NOT TO STRAIN WATER SUPPLY
Abilene need never ruffle its hair
over its water supply, even with the
added consumption of 20,000 sol-
diers, L. A Grimes, water superin-
tendent assured yesterday.
Nothing abort of a half-decade
drouth could ever exhaust the city's
three lakes, and even in such event-
uality the needs could be met for a
time in a crisis by the underground
supply at Lake Abilene.
Such was done for eight months
to the crisis of 1927, Grimes recall-
ed. A
At the present time, even with
rainfall having been far below aver-
age the past two years. Abilene's
three lakes now have In storage at
least 11,.200,000,000 (billions) gallons
of waters, according to Grimes
A comparison between Abilene’s
water supply, and that of Lawton.
Okla , where Fort Bill is located and
Oklahoma City—that state's metro-
polls-was drawn Saturday by Jack
Werkley, reporter of the Oklahoma
City Daily Oklahoman who was sent
here to learn the why and where-
fore of the transfer of the 45th di-
vision to Abilene
We was astonished to learn
that Fort Phantom Hill lake,
with a potential 72,000 acre feet
of water, is more than four
times as large as Lake Over-
helser, Oklahoma City’s sole
water supply. The latter has
17,000 acre fret of water.
Latest available figures on Law-
tons supply shows a total of 7,062,-
000,000 gallons from four lakes and
deep wells, according to Werkley
Exclusive of the deep wells the
storage of the lakes to now 3.312,-
000,000 gallons, as compared with
Abilene's 11,200,000,000.
0 Lawton's largest lake. Lake Law-
tonka with 2,352,000,000 gallons, has
torn storage now than the capacity
See WATER, Pg. 4, Col. 4
didn't have any idea what division—or any for that matter-
would be sent here. We’re sorry we had to take your army
but that's not for us to decide.”
And what’s more you can’t find a politician, a newspaper-
man. a preacher—or any other such peddlers of the unvar-
nished truth—to discredit the story. Some realists suggest,
however, it was all kept very quiet until the last minute so
even Oklahoma's congressmen didn't know what was coming
up.
No, here’s what they say happened:
Merle Gruver, the manager of the chamber of, commerce,
and Wagstaff, a lawyer and a world war captain, got to figur-
ing out things last September and decided the army would
need more training camps.
Down to the eighth corps area headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, they went with detailed briefs of the possibi-
lities of that flat, grassy plains southwest of here as a camp
site. O
They were fortified with a formidable array of facts and
figures and the army was interested. An inspection board was
sent here promptly and looked at 18 other sites in the state
See OKLAHOMAN, Pg. € Col. 3
Abilenians Call on
Division Officers
It was mostly watchful waiting
Saturday and last night for cham-
ber of commerce officials who were
about ready for that stage of the
game after two weeks of fever heat
work on army camp preparations.
They were awaiting arrival of
Major R C. Saunders, lease and
legal authority from Fort Sam
Houston, to peruse leases on the
67,000 acres, and say yea or nay.
Malcolm Meek, chief of staff of
the finance campaign, and W. P.
Wright, chamber president, went
to Fort Sill yesterday to become
acquainted with some of the offi-
cers of the 45th division who will
be brought here
Meek, here last night reported
all the officers he encountered
seemed undisturbed at news of
their transfer, and took the atti-
tude they would get to see some
new country and it didn't matter
anyhow.
Wright went from Fort Sill to
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
to be available there for any in-
formation needed by officers.
Buses Running
Io Army Camp
The Abilene and View Bus Co.
Inc., which within the next few
months plant to operate 25 or 30
buses between Abilene and the
army training center to be estab-
lished near View, wat granted tie
operation permit by the state rail-
rood commission last week and
hat already started operations on
a until scale, Jack Simmons, pres-
ident said yesterday.
Only one bus is operating at
present, and makes two round
trips each day, one in the morning
and one in the afternoon, Simmon#
said, but additional equipment haa
already been ordered and will be
placed in use as it la needed. Full
equipment, originally estimated to
cost about $75,000, is expected to
be needed as soon as the construc-.
tion gets well under way. .
When the full schedule to
put in effect, buses will leave
Abilene every half hour, with
plenty of extras for the rush
hours About an hour and ten
minutes will be allowed for
each round trip. The buses will
carry 37 passengers each and
plans are to have a bus for
about every 700 men at the
camp.
"The need for this transporta-
tion will probably be even greater
after the construction haa bean
completed and the soldiers moved
in than during the construction
period " Simmons said, "because
most of the men doing construc-
tion work on the camp will have
their own automobiles, but very
few of the soldiers will.”
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 184, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 1940, newspaper, December 8, 1940; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1634853/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.