Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 89, Ed. 1 Monday, March 6, 1939 Page: 6 of 6
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T?IB BORflER
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(TPXAR) DAILY HRRAI.D
MONDA y, MARCRAJM.
IN OIL
(Ooatlaued Irom Page OMR>
recommended (hat the Sen-
committee oa highways and
r transportation approve a
lifting the minimum load
(or commercial truck* from
000 to 10,000 pouftd*.
Al'HTIN. Tm, March
iv. W. lx>o O'Daitlei today up.
slutod former Senator Waller
rard of Coleman n* at at#
Insulano* commissioner and
so aaked permission of the Ken-
it to withdraw the appointment
>f J. C. Hunter of Abilene ¡i*
fhalrmun of the stnto highway
om mission
Reeauae of what ho termed sec-
legislature would not accept ita
recommendations. The commit'
te<> had recommended on appro-
priation of only 1120.000.
ÜI the 91.61R.01!. 9708.222
would go for teacher ' salary idd
lor the IflT-Hi school year.
t?4l,?90 for like aid for the cur-
rent school year anil 810,000 to
the scholastic cumimiik division of
tin' department of education.
T!ie Senate refused tn tuke up
for lininedliite consideration a
similar hill .ipiiroprlnling 11 .-
0$ 1,000 for rural school aid.
Navy Chief Still
Seeks Guam Fund
lon.il controveray over III p. notn-
Ísation. Hunter, oil man and pres-
lent of the West Texas Central
ill and fia association, had re-
«tested the governor to with-
raw his name from further con
«feideratiou.
* Woodward was u member of
Jho Senate for 10 years. He last
served In the forty-third legis-
lature. Woodward alao Is a for-
Jn« r president of the State Bar as.
spoliation. He long has been ac-
iive in Texaa government and po-
itleal affairs, at one time mil-
ling for attorney general.
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StHlt
Al'STIN. Tex . March fi-HJP)—
pite vigorous arguments that
ate spending must be curtailed,
fie House today paaaed and went
te Senate u hill appropriating
1,618,012 for rural school nld
Thla wan In addition to the
311,000.000 which the preceding
Jeglalature appropriated for that
purpose for the current bionn-
in.
The Houae majority took the
ositlon Inadequate approprla-
ona to the weaker public schools
■ould conatltute "false economy."
When you cut appropriations
r education," shouted Rep. Al-
n R. Allison or Lcvellond. "the
at In citizenship will be far
ore than the amount of money
ou aove."
Rep. K. II. Thornton or Calves-
tin, chairman of the House appro,
rlntlons comniltl«e, led the
ght against the allotment. He
id his group was trying to cut
wn government spending but
uid not tío bo aa long aa the
WASHINGTON, March fl
'JVi Admiral William i>. Leahy,
|chl'-l "f mivnl operations renew-
<*d today the navy'* eftort to ob-
! taiu congressional authority for
j -i 86. 00.000 Improvement pro-
grain nu the tiny Island of Guam.
| 1400 miles from fokyo.
D< spite a pre*:,hi., assertion
of Senator Walsh ill-Mass)
, chairman of 'he senate naval
I committee, that the Guuni pro-
posal should lie dropped for the
linin being because some critica
■ onfcWiered it n war thrent to-
ward Japan, t.oathy told the sen-
nte committee:
"The opposition haw In genet-
¡il been based on the uaautuplloii
that what Is really intended la
the fortification of (¡nam so as
to make it an Important and
strongly defended nnVal luiae rot-
airplanes and auhnprlncH.
I "Thla I not the ease; the on-
ly Improvements contemplated at
I the present time arc the build-
ing of a breakwater and dredg-
itiK to improve the saaplane
take-off area and minor prepar-
ations for handling planes."
OMAHA, Neb., March 0 —</P)
Frank A. tinos riled a peti-
tion In district court here assert-
ing lila name is "embarrassing"
io him and naked that it lie
•hanged to 0<w«.
His attortjey Is Margaret
E. Coos!
The I'nllod States has eleven
dealers In second-hand chewng
gum.
14 In Tex Die
Violent Deaths
11) The .Usociated Pre *
Fourteen persona died In
shootings, drownings, traffic ac-
cidents, and other forms of vio.
leuee in Texas during the week-
end
Traffic accidents accounted for
deaths of Warden Keesc, Ut). and
Itoss Yoho, 48, of Beevllle. lilisu-
beth Guterres. Austin intant;
Mrs. I lela Holt of Fischers store.
Hays county; Mrs Jenny Rrown.
7 7, of Temple, Herbert Peterson.
IT. of Houston and William
Bifokmnn. Mineral Wells Negro.
Allonto Guerrero. Jr., was shot
fairlly in a Habt at a dance near
Martin; KUgar 1. tlarvey. 76, of
Sun Aututtlo, was round shot to
death in til: home, and Murphy
Campbell, a I, was round wound-
ed fatally ::i a much home mar
Sweetwatei.
Maurice ¡.n« Horrid Grlssoat.
high school seniors and sons of
the Lit Ik lu h't'h school prltv I-
pal, drowned when they attempt-
ed to swim ashore from a sail
boat which overturned in Uufkln
reservoir. Mrs. Besáis Oberholzer
was louud d< ad In a gas filled
room at Ofelias. Mrs. VS. H. Ile.it-
elow, about CO, of Dallas, died of
surtocatioii as she tried to reach
the locked door of her burning
loom
At T< xnrltann, Aik., just o\Vv
the Texas line, Mrs. Austin iVIc-
i.uughlin, 23. was round drown-
ed lit the bath tub of her home.
STINNETT NEWS
(Continued lrotn page THREE)
fined to her home
Mary and Martha llanita. twin
daughters ot Mr. and Mrs. Hurry
llannn of the l.one Slur lease, cel.
ehr.itcd their ewelfth birthday
Sunday. Ella Jean Vincent was .in
after dinner visitor in the llattna
home.
• THC THIATOt
KTARH REV SITED
IN HIM MUXti HIT
The gayi'ty is delirious, the wit
sparkling and th' comedy slum-
banc when lovely l.oretta Young
and debonair Warner Baxter
play the love game with a new
set of rules in Wife. Husband
and Friend," which opened yes-
terday at the Big Theater. These
two delightrul stars, with a host
of your favorite pluyers, cavort
through several reels of catch-
as.cuU'h-eun romance and wind
it up with the funniest climax
ever filmed.
Tin picture's opening rind Lo-
retta and Warner blissfully hap-
py iu their marriage. Loretta has
loads ot mouey, a grand husband
and a lovely home. But, Just like
a woman she wants one thing
more She wants to sing! And,
to make matters worse, hbo does.
Kueouraged by Cenar Homero,
her music teacher, and u group
of well-meaning friends, Loretta
makes her debut on the concert
stage in spite of Warner's pro-
tests The debut is successful,
thanks to her husband's seat-
selling errorts, and she plans u
cross-country tour.
As It this wouldn't cause dis-
sension < nough, Binnle Barnes
steps Into the picture in the role
of a beautiful and famous opera
singer and discovers that Warner
Baxter has, among other things,
a magnlHwint baritone voice. So
he noes on tour! NoW, with Lo-
ritta going one way and Warner
going the other, you'd never
think they'd get together.
Loretta Young and Warner
Baxter are ideal in the starring
roles and movie rnns might give
a vote or lhanks to Dttrryl F.
/.¡muck for casting them together
again. Kvery member of the cast
which also Includes George Bar-
bier, J. Edward Bromberg. Eu.
gen" Pallett.e and Helen Woutlay,
does splendid work.
Cretney Stages
Anniversary Sale
Cretney Drug Store. 423 North
Main Street, will celebrate the
j i ud of lis aecwud >ea< of bosiueas
In Darner this week with an An-
niversary sale.
This sale will last from Wed.
nesda through Sr.turduy
The store will feature bargains
throughout Its stock, including
drugs, sundries, wines and li-
quors, ami toiletries.
Little Farm Is
On Display Here
Opportunity to sei/ a real thre-
shing machine taking In bundles
of wheat and threshing them will
be given Borgnns today, tomorrow
and Wednesday, at the Mttlo
Farm display near the Legion
Hall.
The Little Furnt will be on dis-
play every day after 10 a m.
Also- horses, cows, pigs, chick-
ens. geese, pigeous. and human
figures, nil in their favorite pur.
suit, Is Included In the display.
Kvtry phase of funning Is car-
ried out by the moving figures.
The show Is one or the natures
being held in connection with
Borger's Birthday.
Among tljo earl lost timepieces
in the world were candles. King
Alfred, of England, who reigned
In the 9th century, regulated his
work at night by means of a can-
dle marked with hour Intervals
88611 WE OFFQt SPECIAL
8ESI6ERTI6L 1111881108 RATES
(FOR SINGLE RESIDENCES ONLY)
Believing that every true citizen íb anxious to beautify his
home with trees, shrubs, flowers, broud green lawns and
gardens, we announce, with the hope of aiding this de-ire,
our Residential Irrigation service. Read carefully the state-
ment below and take advantage of the scale that fits your
beautifying needs.
NUMBER 1
AVAILABLE FOR-
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ONLY
RATES—Fir*t 8000 Gallon
Per Month. -
Exeeu gallon* per month-
Por 1000 Gallons
Minimum Bill —
Per Month
r
m
T
NUMBER 2
AVAILABLE FOR-
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ONLY
35c
RATES—First 10,000 Gallons
Per Month —
Excess Gallons—
Por 1000 Gallons
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Regardless of which rate you deRire to choose it is necesrary
make application for these special rates prior to April meter
reading date.
Timi terms of your contract will be a 6 month contract starting
from March meter reading or a 5 month contract starting
from April meter reading. But remember, you must make
application. Thia rate DOES NOT apply automatically.
muioin.
HMI
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MICKEY iUMlN'KY ANI
AM. (WAR CAST
(OMINO TO t'KOWN
Launching Hollywood's newest
rind in British boy uctor8: Bon-
aid Sinclair, in "Thoroughbreds
Don't Cry." new drnmu of child-
hood loyalties played against the
panorama of American racing In
a new rorm at the Crown Theater
starting Wednesday.
Thrills of racing abound.
¡ Crooki.d turf operations are ex-
! posed. Vet the story is not a
i racing story, but the poignant
i tale of the friendship and loyalty
I of three woungsters and a race-
track boarding housekeeper. Judy
Uurland, Sophie Tucker ar.d Mic-
key Booney, playing u young
jockey, complete the dramatic
quartet. The new English boy is
a gifted and appealing actor,
Sophie Tucker has a sympat'istlc
role which she handles superbly.
Judy Onrland sings "Ootla Pall-
or New* Shoes" and makes herself
generally loved and Mickey Boo-
ney adds another triumph to his
last ns the conceited Jockey who
tricks his friend and In his re-
morse finds regeneration.
Amarilloana Are
Guests Of Kiwanis
Club Of Sanford
Kirteen guests and 21 mem-
bers attended the recent Kiwanls
club meeting in Sanford. with
Clay Thornton of the Amarillo
Kiwanls club as chairman of the
progmm.
Charles Pryor and 1,. M. Fis-
cher. both of Amurillo, talked
on "Kiwanls Education."
Seven of the guests wore from
Amarillo, six from the San Ja-
cinto club. Sanford guests were
II. I.. Teognrm rom and K. 11.
Stephenson.
All club members nie asked to
be present at the next meeting
Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
RAMBLING NOTE
(Continued rrotn Pune ONE)
NEW SPANISH
(Coatinaed fiom page ONE)
i ed belief the way for Republi-
can Spain's surrender to the Na.
tionalists hud been paved by the
rorinal resignation of the ousted
| Negiin government.
MADRID. March I! •(£ )-— A
| "Big 8U" deleuse council dedi-
cated lo un "honorable peace or
ja right to the death" replaced
today artcr a bloodless roup the
! regime ot Premier Juan Negrln.
' who hud held out for "resistance
to the end" In the Spanish Civil
war.
tA dispatch from Hendnye, on
the French-Spanish border, said
probable effect of the new ad-
ministration on eo*itinu'4tion of
the conflict was uot apparent Im-
mediately, but the frontier ob-
servers believed tbu new council
favored surren.le.- ta the Nation,
allsts despite ;i proclamation of
furthur rests'nuce, i
General Segismundo Casado,
the military governor of Madrid,
seited power In a swift move. He
broadcast that: "Th.- die In cost.
We shall all save ourselves or
sing together. Our struggle will
not cud until independence Is as-
sured."
Julian Bestelro, a council
member, In an address said:
"There Is no disorder. The army
stands firm and holds the solu-
tion In Its hands. Representa-
tives of lert-wlug Republicans,
Socialists and IJ.fl.T . und C.N.T..
(labor itniiiMi Hand with me,
ready to render assistance."
AERIAL SHOW
(Continued from Page ONE)
■ . .-■■ggggBI *
| W, R. l'umphrey, Howard Bo*-! merce also will make the trip,
well. W H Freeman. Dick Rob-! but the state president ef e
erts. Eddie Kancher and E. M Jaycees will be in Amorlllo o#
Blackburn. ihst day and practically all ot
Representatives of the Amar- the younger organisation will re-
lllo Junior Chamber of Com-¡main there.
Last chanc«
to get your name in the new
telephone book * *
Phillips News
Judo Mc.Farland is visiting re-
latives In Lubbock.
Mr. and Mib. John B. Shaw,
Sr.. und Oleta were Amurillo
visitors Saturday.
John B. Shaw, Jr., motored to
Pampa Saturday. He was accom-
panied home by Mrs. Shaw, who
has been visiting her mother
there.
Mrs. A. P. Memory has re-
turned to her home in Cullforula
after n visit with Mr. und Mrs.
S. J. Pfrinimer.
Foster Marion underwent a
tonsliectomy. in the Phillips
Pantex Hospital Saturday.
Phillip Greer of Stinnett was
released Saturday from the Pon-
tex hospital.
Mrs. William Lowe of Tex Roy
is a patient in the Pontex hospi-
tal.
Renda Jénn Sharp, Cttlleen
and Mury Jane Fiteslmmons
spent the week-end with the
Fitxsimmons' girls grandparents
in Pampo.
Mr. und Mrs. David Wilson and
Mrs. T. S. Smock attended the
Methodist conference meoting In
Amarillo Saturday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. Christy, Mr.
Sargent and Miss Ola Smith of
Lellu Lake spent Sunday with
Mrs. George Armstrong.
Woodley, Homer nnd Ruth
Richardson spent the week-end
with their parents in Hedley,
Texas.
The Rev. H. J. West visited
In Panhandle Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Winters
and sons left Sunday afternoon
for Stephenville, Texas, where
they were called by the serious
Illness of Mr. Winter's sister.
Mrs. Mfcry Calkins of Okla-
homa City has been visiting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Eades.
Mrs. Burton Fltsslmmons,
Misses Jennie Sandy, Esther
Rudolph. Minnie Kjelde and
Ruth Richardson ware Childress
visitors Saturday.
It has bean estimated that It
takes $87 a year to teach a
In the elemen
914 a year la pul
lened. perhaps I am. Yot there
are extenuating etmiuiKances
that could lie taken into consid-
eration."
Detective Chief Chatios Ryan
of Oklahoma City, who nrtived
last night rrom Topeka. said Pur-
khiacr once had been associated
with tHe Scharbers and recently
had tried to borrow money rrotn
them.
Dr. John Roddy, city physician,
said Hitseheen had been killed
by 22 blows on the head aud that
a cord knotted about her neck
had not contributed to her death.
He said the girl had not been
roped.
NEGRO SLAYER
(Continued from Pago ONE)
As attendants prepared to put
the strap under his neck he peer-
ed at Warden W. W. Waid, und
asked:
"Was that all I could say?"
Wald did not answer and pre-
parations ror the electrocution
were completed.
When he granted the 30-day
stay (1 >v. O'Doniei said be was
doing so in order that Williams
might "suffer this dreadful pun-
Ishment, certain death staring
him lu the face day und night"
for thirty days more.
The proclamation brought a
storm of criticism which O'Danlel
answered in n radio broadcast.
Saying he had made the state-
ment to arouse public opinion
capital punishment, and that the
case of Williams might be the
motivation of a movement to do
away with the death penalty.
He later asked the legislature to
abolish capital punishment.
As William's hope of lito fad-
ed yesterday he listened to the
Governor's regular Suhbath
broadcast In which his case was
not mentioned.
COURT REFUSES
(Continued from Page ONE)
Alaska. Inc.
The union locnl filed a com-
plaint with the board in 1938
after a strike and subsequent dis-
pute between striking pickets
and new employes.
Jii©
Borger. two.
Chamber ot Commerce Secre-
tary II. N. Piuett also said that
bands rrom Perryton and Teitico
may come.
Big delegations will come
here rrom Amatlllo nnd Pampa
on Wednesday. Pampans will ad-
vertise their own "Top O" Texas"
celebration, whll the A mar II-
loans trip will mark the first
Chamber or Commerce good-will
excursion ot the season.
Among the riist to unnounce
their intention of Joining in the
first trip of the season are Bruce
Autry, Milton Cox, Bill Boechler
Bob Crudgington, Glenn Miller.
Fountain Works, Torn Wlngnte.
Forest Ansley. Russell Fowler,
Garford Wilkinson. Sain Elklnx,
Bill U list ra p, George Tucker,
Fl.iyd Sloan. Norman Minter, N.
S. Griggs. Jim Florey. M. C Bur-
ton, Cal Farley, Bob Epperson.
Francher I'pshaw, Hugh Jacobs.
Vf
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Extremely hot weather Is nee
eessary to freeze hailstones. Only
in hot weather are 1be upward
rusting air cúrrente powerful :
enough to sweei. raindrops up Into
the freezing atmosphere.
Jf you want your name in the new telephone directory,
ihere is no time to be lost.
Tomorrow the directory goes lo press and that will be
your last chance to order telephone ver vice and get your
name in the book.
The new directory will be the telephone "Who' Who" of
the city for months.
Your friends will look for your name there . . . New
acquaintances may search its columns for you.
Business acquaintances, customers, prospective employers,
will turn to it when they want to get in touch with you.
To be in this book may mes i much to you in comfort,
pleasure and the general satisfaction of living.
Act now! Call or come to the telephone business office.
Say, "I want a telephone.''
SOUTH WES TERN BELL TELEPHON E
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isoti>icBaSJ.y- - Slltlffjjfcn Auto and Truck Crash
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WHAT PRICE HUMAN LITE ...
TRllGKINC Interests demand legislative authority lo inervase ike esisting Imeli lead I
1 Texas highways, anwgaally ignoring the fact that highway hasards to lif« and limb «w
year by year.
.ft} IN highways at Teses in 1M7, the last year for which ■■thrnti* fl
avelhble, >Wt pirmn .. .. men, women and children . . . lost their lives In
ia wbMi tysiehe were In
nllf IHmMmIi
Involved . . . and 3,360 others were injured! . . . many
In the ees sis years .... 193S to 1937, Inclusive .... the nnmbee of
J T In trvcb accidents increased from S41 to 670 .... and those "
Tbcse indisputable figures .... taken from aetnal accounts
Texas newspapers .... show that in the six
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■so,
ww—-r~■ — — — ~ ww ——— ■. w -. . — . ..les .... while
exceeds the poimlaiion of Sherman, Marshall, Conleena <
• and IS.IS.1 were injured in track crashes on the highways
billed la greater than the population of Odessa, (ialesvill
ay mood vi lie or a scoee of other thriving Texas cities
M exceeds the pnpoi
i centers of the state.
Analysis nf official records of accidents in which tracks ware involved
ir vital fact.... that the heaviest and largest truehs, as a clae
i showed a death rate of four and one-half limes I
limes tbei foe all motor vehicles, including
Analysts m Mile
further vital fact....
highways In 19S7, abo
ami mud, MMI IIRMNI
icbs were involvad reveals a
' a clam, «aerating over Tern
limes that of all trncbs, lams
es, Including tracks.
The
be the
II
of weight end sisa of motor vehicles is thus
it in fatal highway accidents .... the heavier
.. the more rarely it hills oe cripples.
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The statutes new in effect have governed truck operations on Te
1991 and the overdrawing loll of truck accidents, injuries and dealhu .
increasing ing"unity of the nperstors of overloaded trucks in evading or
I be hm creeled lo central them in the interest of public sefeiy. large
highways aaly by year permission expressed through yoar legislslare.
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