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March 6, 1942
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Whether the City of Abilene
should lease city property for pub-
lic dancing was debated before the
city commission Friday afternoon.
The commissioners listened to
statements by representatives of the
Ministerial Alliance, two colleges
and two churches, the lessee of
the Supper club in Fair park and to
* Mrs. Dallas Scarborough, chairman
of the parks and recreation boards
Fair park committee. '
After the statements Mayor Halr
told the delegation opposing opera-
tion of the Supper club for a dance
hall that the people adopted a
darter amendment creating the
parks and recreation board and giv-
ing it much authority. The commis-
sion has not seen fit to interfere in
management matters connected with
the parka and he is of the opinion it
does not have authority to do so,
he declared.
should certainly be interested in.
Dean Adams sald “we have about
525 young people in ACC tor whom —A small force of Japanese troops
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we are responsible. If their parents
know the City of Abilene allows its
property to be used for such evil
purposes they will feel less willing to
send their boys and girls to us.
They expect Abilene to maintain
the standards for which It always
has been known. That is why they
have sent their children here. We
oppose this practice first because we
believe it is wrong, and secondly,
we are responsible for these youths."
Dr. Wslton declared that “we at
Hardin-Simmons are responsible
for some 800 students from homes
where the people believe in Abilene
and its ideals. We feel it would be
far better for the city and the schools
if this practice were stopped.”
Butler added that “we don't
think you can legislate people's
morals, snd we are not calling this
particular thing terribly unmoral
but since it is questioned by a large
portion of our people we request
that it not be allowed. If anyone
wants to put up his own building
and operate a dancing place within
the law it is all right, but the pub-
lic property should not be so used”
Adsms added that he knew of an
army officer's wife who was seek-
ing to have her sister transferred
from s state university to ACC be-
csuse she felt Abilene was the
cleanest town she had ever known.
One of the delegation quoted Maj.
Gen. Terrell, commander of the
90th division at Camp Barkeley as
saying Abilene is one of the clean-
est towns he had known as an
army man. Butler quoted Chap-
lain Warner of the 45th division ss
saying to the Ministerial Alliance
that of all army camp towns in
the country Abilene stood at the
top as a fit place, morally, for con-
centration of troops. .__,
Mayor Halr sald he understood
the parks board's lease with Ed-
monds provided that no liquor be
The request that city property not
be used for dancing came from R.
L. Butler, president of the Ministerial
Alliance: Dr. W. Truett Walton, as-
sistant president of Hardin-Simmons
university, representing that insti-
tution's president and trustees;
Dean Walter H. Adams, representing
• Abilene Christian college and the
College church of Christ; and D.
B. Morgan, spokesman for the
* North Side Church of Christ.
Mrs. Scarborough, representing the
parks board which leased the Sup-
per club for dancing, and Frazier
Edmonds, who holds the lease, re
plied.
Butler referred to a letter to the
mayor authorized last Monday by
_ the Ministerial Alliance. It request-
E ed the commission to use its auth-
2. ority with the parks board to see
that “dancing performances” not be
-1 held in city-owned buildings.
“It is our opinion that city prop-
, erty should not bring revenue from
ALguch sources,” said Butler. “We
lV*el that there is a considerable por-
W tion of the citizens of this commun-
ity who think such a thing is ques-
tionable. Others do not think so and monds provided that no nquor be
we grant to them as we do to all to mea on the premises. Persons who
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people for a purpose a consid- order is maintained and police
theppeoction of the people believe never had a romptaint of any dis-
aerong we consider it a matter turbance. he added. He said it was
pertaining to moral welfare of the his understanding the parks board
xm^ S-DANCING, Pr A Cal e.
Sale of School Bond Issue
Authorized by Commission
In an effort to speed construction
of two junior high school buildings,
the city commission yesterday can-
vassed returns of Tuesday's school
bond election, authorized the $125,-
000 issue and sold the bonds.
The commissioners also let the
contract for a four-room addition
to the school for negroes.
Official count showed result of
the bond election was: For 1031:
against. 36. The number cast for.
‘ the bonds was three more than
shown in the unofficial count Tues-
day. due to a mistake in the re-
• porting the Cedar street box re-
turns.
The bonds were sold to a syndi-
cate that includes Henry N Ed-
wards. Inc . Fort Worth; Callahan
and Jackson, Inc., and IL A. Un-
derwood. Inc., Dallas. The sale
contract to subject to approval of
the bonds by the attorney general
The syndicate, which is the same
as that which purchased the city's
last two series of refunding bonds,
was represented before the com-
mission by Henry Keller.
Proceeds of the issue will be
added to a federal grant of $186,5
000 to finance purchase of sites and
construction of a junior high build-
ing on the north side and another
on the south side.
Keller, being very familiar with
the city's whole bonded debt, told
the commission that he had worked
On Mindoro Claims Collapse of Java Matter of Days’
WASHINGTON, March T—(UP) - t-
island of Mindoro, which lies just
south of Luzon, the war department
reported today.
At the same time, Japanese naval
craft shelled severs! ports along
the east coast of Mindoro, the de-
partment said.
It did not elaborate, but It believ-
ed the attack on the island repre-
sented a further step in Japan's
effort to subjugate secondary Is-
lands in the Philippines which were
disregarded during the initial
phases of the war.
Mindoro is the largest of the so-
called Visayan group in the Philip-
pines. It is one of the most sparsely
populated of the islands but it is
very rich in natural resources such
as minerals.
Hie war department’s morning
communique also reported “desul-
tory fighting between partols" on the
outskirts of Zamboanga, on the Is-
land of Mindanao, where Japanese
troops landed earlier this week. The
department said Wednesday that
the city of Zamboanga was “in
flames.”
out the maturities of the issue to
coordinate with the maturities of
refunding bonds
The sale was made on the
renewing proposal:
The issue will consist of US
bonds of $1,000 each. It will
be known as City of Abilene
school house bonds. Series 1942.
They win he bought at par and
accrued interest from March 15.
They will mature serially be-
ginning in 1949 and continuing
to include 1964. The first 29
bonds to mature will draw three
percent Interest The remain-
ing M will draw 1 1-2 percent
Interest Interest will be pay-
able semi-annually on April 1
and Oct. 1.
The bonds will mature an-
nually su April 1 as follows:
1949 — $4,000; 1950 — $5,000;
1951 - $5,000; 1952 — $5,000;
1953 — $5,000; 1954 - $5,000;
1955 - $2,000. UM - $8,000;
1957 - $6,000; 1959 - $15,000;
1960 - $15,000; 1961 - $6,000;
1962 — $9,000; 1963 — $15,000;
IT'S 'DEATH OR VICTORY' FOR BATAAN'S DEFENDERS Naders Sa
City Virtual!
County Resident
Since 1893 Dead
J. V. Howerton, 82-year-old na-
tive Texan and resident of this vic-
inity since 1893, was found dead
in his bed Saturday morning by his
son, Russell Howerton, with whom
he lived at 2425 Pine
Howerton's son and daughter-in-
law had been swakened earlier by
his groans but when they went to
him he told them he felt better snd
for them to go back to bed. He
fell asleep snd died of a heart at-
tack while he slept, s physician
said. He had been active throughout
Friday and had not been confined
to bed.
Born in Nacogdoches county.
Texas, on May 5. 1859, he was one
of the oldest native Texans in this
section. He moved in 1893 to a farm
just east of Abilene, where a part
of the municipal airport now is.
He moved into Abilene in 1807 Since
that time he was actively engaged
in the loan business snd banking.
He served as a vice president of
the old Central State bank a num-
ber of years.
His wife died in 1890 He is surviv-
ed by three sons, C. J Howerton of
Alamo, Lacy of San Angelo and
Russell of Abilene, with whom he
had reaided the past eight years
Four grandchildren also survive.
Funeral arrangements were to be
announced late Saturday by Elliott's
Funeral Home.
• Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, March 7—()-
Military quarters here today ware
talking about the battle of Bataan
as s “death or victory" struggle
for Gen. Douglas MacArthur and
his valient fighting men, the odds
for death or possibly capture be-
ing heavily against those for ulti-
mate victory.
Yet the fact that there was teyen
a slight chance for triumphant sur-
vival of the Philippines force, as
the fourth month of Pacific war
opened, was regarded as little short
of a military miracle in view of
what has happened to the defend-
ers of Hong Kong, Singapore and
the Dutch East Indies.
Actually, officers who have
known MacArthur for years ex-
plained the "miracle" in terms
of thorough preliminary plan-
ning for the defense of Bataan
long before the war began. Of
equal importance, they’sald, is
the fact that MacArthur haa
out-generaled and his troops
have out fought the Japanese
in every engagement to date.
Eventually, perhaps, MacArthur
may have to withdraw his forces
to Corregidor and the other forts
guarding Manila bay. There they
should be able to continue the fight
for some time longer in the last-
ditch hope that reinforcemenu will
make a stand against numerically
warned of a grand scale attempt
superior forces. Full preparations
for its defense were made before
the war.
Since the country is mountainous
there were certain valleys through
which MacArthur knew the Japa-
nese would be compelled to drive
forward their attacks and strong
points were established to hold
those. The rest of the narrow front
had to be only lightly held.
Thus while the enemy had a
manpower superiority which some
authorities have estimated at 10 to
1 on Luxon, he has never been able
to bring up at any one time a force
so overwhelming that the Amer-
icans could not resist successfully.
to invade Bataan from Manila bay
early in the battle he was able to
More Idle Days
For Oil Fields
AUSTIN, March 7.— (UP) — The
Texas railroad commission today
ordered four more idle days for
Texas oil fields, with the excep-
tion of 27 fields which sre produc-
ing types of oil urgently needed for
war purposes.
The new order will give most
fields a total of 11 idle days in
March and reduce the average dally
oil production in the state to 1,292,-
239 barrels, the commissioners es-
timated.
1964—$20,000.
Interest totaling $2,192 will be
due Oct 1. 1942. The ordinance
authorising issuance of the bonds
was passed to second reading and
provided transfer of $2,192 from the
general fund to the sinking fund
Bas SCHOOL BONDS. Pg. 2, Col. 6
Crash Kills Five
HOUSTON, March T.- ^ —Five
persons were killed and two criti-
salty injured in 'a headon collision
of two cars about midnight Friday
on the Houston-Galveston highway
near Ellington field
wipe out the enemy's entire con-
centration of boats and barges by
artillery fire before it even set sall.
There is reason to believe that
the question of supplies-food snd
ammunition chiefly—may not trou-
ble the defenders seriously for some
time to come. Corregidor un-
doubtedly was well stocked with
provisions for a large force against
the day when it might become a
last refuge. Bataan similarly may
have been well supplied in advance
But despite all the factors which
thus far have worked in favor of
the men who hold Bataan, the gen-
eral belief in military quarters here
is that when the Japanese get
ready to take it without regard to
their own cost in manpower they
be sent.
“There is no doubt" said one of
MacArthur's friends, “that he is de-
termined to see the Philippines
fight through to the finish. If he
has sny choice he will never leave
—until death or victory. Only an
order which, as s soldier, he would
have to obey would get him out."
The rugged Bataan peninsula had
been chosen long before as the best--------. . , . —
section of Luzon island on which to Japanese made. By being fore- undoubtedly can do so
MacArthur’s reports to the war
department have shown that he
was thoroughly informed before-
hand on every important move the
American Forces Australia Bound
WHAT WAR
News Means
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Truck Blast
Fatal to Five
Surrounded
By ROGER D. GREENE
Associated Press War Editor
Japanese troops storming at ths
gates of Bandoeng, allied military
headquarters, were reported to have
broken through the city's northern
defenses today and a Tokyo radio
broadcast asserted that collapse of
the entire defense of Java was re-
garded 'as a matter of a few days."
Tokyo said Japanese invasion
columns were battling within three
miles of Bandoeng's northern ap-
proaches and that the city was
"within a few kilometers of en-
circlement."
NAVAL BASE BESIEGED
Fall of Bandoeng, the chief ar-
senal of the United Nations de-
fenders. would be perhaps a catas-
trophic blow to the allied defense
of Java.
Dispatches from Bandoeng sald
the invaders broke through the
northern defenses Friday, near the
I famous Tangkuban Prahu volcano
in the first line of the city's moun-
tain defenses.
Tokyo also declared that Japan-
ese forces were sharply besieging
the big allied naval base at Soera-
baja, in Eastern Java.
The dispatch acknowledging the
grave new threat to Bandoeng was
timed 10 a. m. Java time. (9:30 -
p. m., Friday, Eastern war time)
and took 11 hours in transmission
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
Wide World War Analyst
Despite the tragic straits of gal-
lant little Java, and the generally
black picture, in the Orient, there's
real encouragement regarding the
war as a whole In the spirit of in-
itiative—not only words, but deeds
—which now is
running through
the aUled camp.
It looks like
Uncle Sam. John
Bull and Co. are
getting tough.
Unfortunately,
so far as concerns
the Southwest
Pacific, any ata-
led initiative in
the immediate fu-
ture could scarce-
lly be more than
MACKENZIE *n operation for
* delaying the Jap-
anese steam roUer. Thus the expec-
tation expressed by Lieutenant
Governor General Van Mook of
Java, that an attack on the enemy
"will be launched from another
side" (whatever that may mean),
can scarcely materialize to a big
way right now.
However, while pressure that can
be brought to bear on the Nip-
ponese is of vast importance, a
matter of great moment also is the
stopping of Herr Hitler to the
forthcoming spring offensive to
Europe.
Already the British air force-
now claiming superiority over
Western Europe—has begun an all-
out offensive to support of the
Muscovites who have beaten the
clock and started their "spring"
drive through the deep snows of
the Russian winter to an effort to
deliver the coup de grace to the
fuehrer.
Bad weather has been hampering
the Royal Air force, but we got
evidence of the new spirit to that
terrific raid on the industrial su-
burbs of Paris. Other aggressive
silled preparations are in motion.
Including hot Irons which Uncle
Sam has to the fire.
We have a general idea of what
Hitler would like to do But what
he would like to do, and what he
can do. may well be two different
things If the bolshevists have the
strength to retain the initiative
See ANALYSIS, Pg. 2, Col. 6
Men of Churches
To Foregather
FATAL BARGE BLAST HURLS WRECKAGE FAR, as demonstrated by thesetwisted
metal sections found far inland after the partially loaded oil craft exploded Friday on
Greensbayou, near Houston. Two men were lulled, s dozen injured. The body of one
victim lies covered on rail track. (AP photo.)
A mats meeting of men of the
church — any church and all
churches—will be held in the
Hotel Wooten ballroom from 4 to
5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. It was
announced today by a group of
local men of various denominations.
A chairman, a song leader, some-
one to bring a brief Scripture les-
son and a pianist have been se-
lected “but it's anybody's meeting
if they wish to attend and take
part." It was emphasized.
“This is a meeting for men in-
terested in the work of the church
—whatever church they belong to.
or even those who belong to none."
one of the organizers of the meet-
ing sold. “The church has a job of
work to do now that the world is
in the state it’s in, and we are
LONDON, March 7— (AP) —The
United Nations’ striking power in
the Southwest Pacific is being
strengthened rapidly by a steady
stream of -American troops and
equipment flowing westward te
Australia, the London Daily Mail
reported today.
The Mail printed a dispatch from
Walter Farr, a correspondent It said
was accredited to the United States
Pacific fleet, describing the move-
ment of “great convoys" loaded
with American troops, pilots, planes,
tanks and guns . The dispatch was
datelined "at sea Friday." .
Farr spoke guardedly of “naval
and air battles without parallel
which he said already were devel-
oping in the Southwest Pacicie, but
declared that details could not yet
be divulged. _ . .
(The dispatch, subject to the
usual censorship governing such
communications, evoked no imme-
diate official comment to washing-
pair declared that "every ship
to every convoy is a load of con-
centrated hitting power .
“These massive forces,” he
wrote, “will net only help *
defend Australia. They are *
ing with them large quantities
of materials to be used to build
the foundations ter a great ef-
tensive against the Jpn**.
"They are carrying hundreds of
the finest pilote America con n
powerful units trained in
funding operations, hardy infantry
from the American plains *‘Ea
"As the convoys move westward
along the closely guarded lifeline
to Australia, the Japanese, *
shooting out great tentacles *
naval and air power five. £
seven thousand milesumto.the the
rifle toward Australia ano
vugn comma diens the tentseles Com:
sist of long-range submarines. E
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* Avar and air battles without
parallel to history are developing,
These battle, are taking place
widely separated points over 70000
2. T LM immediately REm
about some of these engagement
because to announce them *Oe
help the enemy .
"It is a strange, eerie kind %
war in which the superiority of
American cruisers, destroyers. ar
craft carriers and personnel are be-
ginning to tell.”____
Native Texan, 86,
Succumbs Here
w M McDuff. 86. resident of
this section since 1906. died at 3.15
this morning at 242 Oak stree
where he was rooming
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete this morning, pending, *5
rival of two daughters. Mrr LE
Horton of Plainview and Mrs.
Christine Reeves of Houston. Two
sons, Marvin McDuff of Chico and
A. A McDuff of Trilby, already
were here.
McDuff was born Aug. 26, 1856, in
Bastrop county. He moved to Tay-
lor county in 1906, from Collin
OBJECTING is year-old
Diane Rinear, who voices her
full-throated discontent on ar-
rival at Seattle, Wash., with
other Alaskan evacuees. (AP
photo.)
Russians Now
anxious for a large
man interested in this work.”
ansu we »«« county. T. 4
turn-out of Arrangements will be announced
by Kiker-Knight funeral home.
SMITHFIELD, N. C., March 7.— to New York.
(Py—At least five persons were kill- A Tokyo report broadcast by the
ed and more than 100 were reported 2 42, --22 COE
injured near here early today in run into heavy allied tank forces
the delayed explosion of a fire- massed in the immediate victatty
ridden ammunition-laden truck, the of the naval base.
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North Carolina .___„ the allies’ military nerve center
A hotel, a filling station and a and Dutch war capital after the
tavern were leveled to the ground fall of Batavia.
and windows in Selma, a town The invaders' now were reported
about two miles away, were shat-overrunning almost the entire 620-
tered. The cement highway under mile northern coastal plains and
the truck was ripped wide and deep
for a distance of 30 feet.
Near Vyazma
By the Associated Press
A Russian epearhead was re-
ported to have slashed to a point
within artillery range of Nasi-held
Vyazma today and the Soviet gov-
ernment declared red army troops
had killed 40,000 Germans on the
central front alone in a 28-day
period ended March 5.
Stockholm advices to the London
Daily Herald said the Russians had
reoccupied Losmino, a village only
six miles south of Vyazma, which
lies on the Moscow-Smolensk high-
way 125 miles west of Moscow.
The Soviet information bureau
made no specific claim as to Los-
mino, but said several populated
places were occupied yesterday in a
continued advance marked by re-
pulse of German counterattacks
It said 263 villages and towns on
the central front had been recap-
tured from Feb. 6 to March 5.
The London Times urged Imme-
diate British action to bring about
an agreement with Russia and the
United States which would mini-
mize Soviet anxiety concerning pro-
secution of the war and port-war
plans
-There is beyond a doubt" it
said, -a growing inclination among
Soviet leaders to feel that Russia
has been called upon, with Indirect
and Insufficient help from her al-
lies. to bear the main brunt of Hit-
ler's assault"
Dr. E. N. Booker, Johnston coun-
ty coroner, sald that at least five
persons were injured fatally, two
of them in an automobile which he
said failed to observe highway pa-
trol warnings. The others were
killed in the levelling of the Talton
hotel
Dr. Booker said that George
Stroup of Gastonia and Cecil
Propet of Lawndale. In the auto-
mobile, were told that they could
proceed around the truck, earlier
involved in a collision with an au-
tomobile at the roadside commun-
ity, at their own risk.
“They decided to take the chance
of proceeding on their way,” the
coroner sald, “and just as they got
almost even with the truck it ex-
ploded with a terrible noise which
folks in Rocky Mount, SO miles
away, reported they heard."
The three victims in the hotel
were not immediately identified.
Most of the casualties were by-
standers who had watched the truck
burn for almost two hours before
exploding.
driving deep into the interior as
battle-stamea Dutch, British and
American troops, outnumbered five
to one, fell back into the moun-
The Weather
ABILENE and Vicinity: Considerably
colder tonight with freezing temperatures.
EAST TEXAS: Lient rain in extreme
east portion early tonight. Considerably
colder tonight, freezing temperaiun?" *
WPP-ERA: Continued com uns wr
ternoon with strong winds. Colder tonight
than ■* night, with temperstur*"*:
ing from 15 degrees over the Panhandle to
25 in ths Pecos valley and Big Bend
country and mb-freezing temperatures ■
Rio Grande valley.
Plans to Transport
Workers Counselled
FORT WORTH, March 7—)
Transportation for workers must be
provided in the not too distant fu-
ture. State Rationing Commission-
er Mark McGee said yesterday
He added the day is coming when
workers "Just won't be able to get
any rubber for their cars, retreads
or otherwise, and I don't know how
men and women will get to and
from work unless plans are laid
now."
tains.
“The past 150-heur blitzkrieg
of Java has paralyzed Dutch re-
sistance,” a Domei dispatch assert-
ed. adding that Japanese columns
had isolated the Soerabaja naval
base by seizing all key potato to
the west.
The island itself was cut in two,
with Japanese troops knifing across
the center to the south coast on the
Indian ocean.
LAST FORT WRECKED
Moreover, dispatches reported
that Tjilatjap, the island's last us-
able port on the south coast, had
been destroyed by Japanese bomb-
ers.
In the face of this grim picture,
heartening information reached
the Australian government that
Washington and London were now
acting to assemble the maximum
allied strength to the far Pacific
for a counteroffensive against Ja-
pan at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The related battle of Burma pro.
vided a momentarily brighter pic-
ture.
Camouflaged tanks and fresh
Scottish soldiers joined to a Brit-
ish counterattack which cost the
Japanese 60 dead and other cas-
ualties yesterday in the Pegu sec-
tor 40 miles north of Rangoon, the
British said. A communique from
Rangoon last night said the situa-
tion remained unchanged and es-
sential services were functioning as
usual in the semi-deserted capital.
A full blackout was in force at
Bandoeng, artillery rumbled north
of the city and government officers <
burned their records in preparation
for the showdown.
REYNOLDS ADVOCATES ATTACK
ON JAPS FROM ALEUTIAN ISLES
WASHINGTON March 7
Use of the Aleutian islands as a
base for full-scale attacks on Japan
was advocated today by Chairman
Reynolds (D-NC) of the senate
military affairs committee.
Other members of congress like-
wise were calling for speedy offen-
sive action by the United Nations.
Reynolds, who has hunted wal-
rus in Alaska, told reporters he
believed the long chain of Ameri-
can islands extending westward in-
to the Pacific from Alaska offered
an Ideal jumping off place for an
assault on Japan which could ba
timed with northward offensive ac-
tion from Australia.
Saying that Java is likely to fall
i soon is the Japanese, the commit-
tee chairman added it was likely
that the Nipponese would concen-
trate their efforts thereafter on
trying to fight their way through
India toward a possible juncture
with German forces at the Persian
Gulf in the Middle East.
If an all-out Jap attack on Aus:
tralia were delayed, Reynolds said
he had no doubt the United Nag
tions would gather sufficient forces
in the Antipodes to launch an of-
fensive to retake the Dutch East
Indies and island stepping stones
northward toward Japan.
Reynolds said that while this was
taking shape, the United State#
would do well to strike hard from
the Aleutian bases withall of the
force it could Blatter to that aim
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 260, Ed. 2 Saturday, March 7, 1942, newspaper, March 7, 1942; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1635299/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.