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VOL 14—NO 233
NBA Servica
BORGER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940
Associated Presa HUCE FIVE CENTS
"Good" Vote Is Expected In Primary
mn To Conscript Wealth
Blocked In Senate Voting this Saturday
DEMOCRATS TO
SETTLE ISSUES
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Ten-Cent Hike On Oil
Jid Gas To Effect
Mid-Continent
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v rdward <thtin
TUL8A. Okld.. Auk. 21 ~</P) —
A better feeling regarding crude
and gasoline prices wan evident
in Hi mid-continent orea today
after a ton-cent hike wan an-
nounced hy one crude puirliusei1
In the Illinois lmhIii
The Texas Co. pui into effect
today a price of $1.15 a barrel
tor ihe upptoxlmutelyi IStyHOO
bin-rein dally it purchases iii tlMs
Illinois area.
Oil men recorded the higher
porting as significant for Okla-
homa and Kansas. ir. one oil of-
ficial surmised. It is necessary
lor purchasers to laurea**' Illin-
ois prices to obtain enough crude
iben Oklahoma and Kansas pro-
dimes muy olso expect brisker
business.
Another oil off lela I said declin-
ing production In Illinois would
aid the uild-cont incut ill galnlug
buck some of the lat« market* li
hud lout to llliuais fields closer
lo the refine ilea.
The Hituutlon ulso was said lo
aid Mldcontluent refineries. With
erode from li.lnols fields. Illin-
ois and Chicago territory refiner-
lea had the advantage of the
frelgnt rate differential. If high-
or prices must be paid to get
crude fromb Illinois, that advan-
tage will be lost.
The Bureau of Mines estimated
Illinois September muritet de-
mand at 4¡10.000 barrels daily.
Illinois is producing less than
400.000 barrels daily at present.
The production situation also
will be scanned by the Interstate
compact commission which meets
Friday in Oklahoma City.
In the field, the oil and gas
journal reported 60* completions
lor tlie week ended August IT.
compared with 564 the previous
week and 008 a year ago.
In West Tosas, discovery wells
In Ward and Pecos counties are
being drilled deeper, looking for
more prolific horltons ... tile
goay Held In Montague county,
north Tesas, got a new and deep-
er pay horlson ... a third pay
■one In the Cui*| orland pool of
the Red River basin, Oklahoma,
wan proven . . . Barton county,
Kansas, got a l.unslng lime pool
In the Evslelgh area.
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NO IMMAfiR AT KIRK
City firemen were called to
put out a trash lire on First
Street at the rear of Brady's Oro-
«•ry. at 11 o'clock this morning.
No damage waa reported.
WASHLNOTON, Aug. 21-H/P
A Parliamentary objection en-
forccd by a 54 to 2M vole, today
blocked n Senate effort to attach
lo the Burke-Wads worth con
scrlptlon bill an amendment lo
"conscript" wealth through a
system of forced loans
Shortly after the House military
committee bad rejected 15 to H
. proposal to emend the compul-
sory draft hill so us lo defer ac-
tual drafting until the outbreak
of war. Senator Lee (I)-Okla)
¡asked the Senate lo write wealth
conscript Ion In the draft measure
under consideration In thet
chant bee.
Senator Kllender (D-l<«l made
the point of order that Lee's u-
mmdment was un utempt lo or-
iginate revenue-raising leglsla-
tlon in the Senate, a function
given exclusively lo the Mouse by
the Constitution. Ills objection
was referred to a vote and sus-
tained.
U«e had proposed to "draft"
wealth by authorising the pres-
ident, In an emergency, to direct
that a census of the nel wealth
and Income be taken of every
t'ltlxen and alien.
Whenever it became necessary
for the government to borrow
money for any defense emergency
which also required the conscrip-
tion of manpower, the treasury
would he authorized to Issue
bonds ht-úrlng 1 per cent inter
est. Individuals then would be
forced to purchase these bonds
on a basis of their prorated In
come and wealth.
The proposal to moke a draft
operative only after a declaration
of war first gained widespread
attention yesterday when It was
put forward In the Semite by
Senator Walsh (D-Mass> who
Mild he would offer it formally as
an amendment later.
In the Senate today Walsh
Joined In debate over the draft
hill pending there with the char-
ge that airplane manufacturers
Wire delaplng ?iccct>tan<r of gov
eminent contracts for warplanes
been uso they were receiving 18
per cent profit on foreign ord-
ers.
Supporting an amendment hy
Senator Lee tD-Oklu) to "draft"
wealth as well as manpower.
Walsh asserted that industrial
leuden, were now "knocking on
the door of the Senate" in an
effort to obtain repeal of air.
plane nnd ship profit limitations.
He was told by an aircraft
manufacturer, he said, that 600
sub contractor from whom the
manufacture purchased supplies
preferred to deul with foreign
buyers because proflta on nego-
tiated United States government
contracts were restricted to 7
per cent on airplanes and 8 per
cent on ships. Foreign contracts
yielded as high us 18 per cent,
Wash said he was told.
"How can anybody vote to
conscript manpower when the
manufacturers of airplanes uiul
(Continued on Pigs TWO)
Plumbing Measure
The City Council last night
discussed with Burger plumbers
and lumbermen the ordinance
pertaining to city plumbing.
Tile report on the proposed
Durham type plumbing was fav-
orably received, according to L.
M Davis, City Manager. No ac-
tion was taken on the installa-
tion of this system Davis said,
but li will probuhly be tabled for
the next meeting of the council.
Durham type plumhliur requir-
es less lead than other systems,
Davis said.
The council also discussed a
proposal to extend paving on south
Harvey Street, parallel to the rail-
road tracks, to south Main.
Action on the proposal was de-
ferred until a later date because
of several tax suits, surveying
and settlements which must be
completed before final approval
can be given.
Routine hills nnd receipts
were approved by the council last
night and several tux adjust mentí
were made.
The next scheduled meeting of
the City Council Is Sept. 3.
OffArc
kjliiHIcll i/Hvio
Chemistry Course
Stinnett High School will of-
fer chemistry this year for the
first time due to oil field de-
mands.
Students who ore employed In
the oil fields and do nit go to
« «liege find the <raem!stt v course
Of practical vulu •. Supl. Homer
Franklin say.
More than SsMitl has been
upen* on etftilpthfcnt for the chem-
istry lab. Water connection.1 itttv"
been made and sinks lustulled In
a special classroom for the
course.
.lohn Young, who lakes his B.
8. degree from West Tosas Slote
Teachers college Aug 23. will
teach the chemistry course and
it ¡so mat h
Italy-Greece Tension May
Signal Big War In Africa
CnfOWITT NAtlRNlUR
tension between Italy and
Oreaee has Increased slnfte your
attention was tolled to the dang-
er of that situation In this col-
umn yesterday. _
Mussolini la retorted to have
massed troops III his Albanian,
territory along the Greek fron-
tier. From Athens this morning
comes word that all army leaves
• tve been cancelled, and an of-
clal spokesman says:
1 "We will not be caught by spr-
prlse II Greece should be Invad-
ed."
This new Italo-Greek Imbrog-
lio doesn't represan an Isolated
situation lo my mind. 1 believe
It .may easily signal further big
acnle Italian efforts against the
British in Africa quite Illcely
Hgypt If plans don't go astray.
Mlsure of Greek nav*l bases
to deprive Rngnlnd of their pos-
sible use in maintaining control
of the Rust em Mediterranean
would be a logical preliminary
to Mussolini's threatened assault
on the land of the Pharoahs.
Should Greece be forced to
face Invasion alone there pro-
bably Isn't much she could do
against the weight of Mussolini's
mechanised forces In Albania.
However, Britain haa guaranteed
Greek territorial Integrity and al-
though Bngland Is up to her neck
In the Hitlerlan blltskrleg she
might be espected to bring very
considerable naval support to the
aid of her ward.
Also we must figure that Tur-
key likely would side with Greece
unless Ruaala should force the
Turks to keep quiet, ft Is within
the realm of possibility thai the
Mejcov) Is m(f.ht ft ills <wUh
Greece and England, along with
Turkey.
Scouts Campaign
For City Wide
Meeting flight
Boy Scouts of Borger and
ihelr scoutmasters are making
an Intensive drive to set aside
Tuesday night especially for
scout night nil over the city.
"This will prevent many con-
flicts with school nnd other ac-
tivities" H. U. Beavers, district
chairman says, "and will give
both the scouts nnd oilier organ-
isations a better opportunity to
functlou With n full member,
ship."
To piiI I v.' i scout Wires I. Ted
Rhoten. publicity chairman, and
II. C. Bry.«on tunde a tour of all
scout meetings Inn night to urge
troop repor.i-s to write up their
news for t; week'/ column io
appear ill the BOrger Dally Her-
ald.
Childress Crowd
Hears Candidate
Deskins Wells
WKLMNGTdN. Aug. 21 —
(Spl.) — Aii enthusiastic crowd
at Chlldres last night heard Des-
kins Wells, candidate for con-
gressman, offer i ho people of the
Panhandle fifteen years of ex-
perience on the working end of
critical problems.
"In stlectlng a man In Con-
gress we need one who knows the
details of Panhandle problems,"
he declared. "As a co-operator
In the farm program, as secre-
tary of the Collingsworth Coun-
ty Agricultural Association, and
from my firteen years experience
as a country editor In the agri-
cultural county." 1 know the farm
program in detail.
Seventy-nine Posts To
Be Decided When
Polls Open
By HOWARD V. MARSHALL
AUSTIN. Texas. Aur, 21 (£')
Texas Democrats will settle
their second big election fuss of
the year Saturday, and cnpltol
circles expect u normal or slight
ty higher vote.
Although In ii first primary
July 27 they nominated candi-
dates foi governor nnd many oili-
er state, district and county of-
fices, the business of choosing
,t slate for the 1!M0 general el-
ection whs far from completed.
The second primary will de-
cide contests for the railroad
commission, the chief justiceship
of the supreme court, two seats
in the National House of Rep-
resentatives, six seats In the
mute Senate and 0)1 member-
ships In the stale House.
It ulso will give the answer in
runoffs for a lnrge number of
local offices.
Olln Culberson and Pierce
Brooks, seeking the railroad
commission post of retiring Lou
A. Smith, have been milking the
fur fly.
Judges James P. Alexander
and H, S. Lull ¡more aspirants to
the highest position in th# Stale
Judiciary, hove ¿Snducted more
sedate, but active, campaigns.
Re-ports are that the Congres
sional runoffs, between Eugene
Worley and H, Deskins W< lis In
the 1 st!< district, and Clyde L.
(iarrett, incumbent. and Sain
Itussell in the 17th are "hoi "
Political observers expect lit.
He more than average balloting
for a runoff primary, chiefly be-
cause the Issue of the governor
ship was washed up In the first
primary.
The first primary vote of 1,-
1113,026 this year was a record,
and no one politically Informed
expects the second to be any-
where near it.
Under Btate liquor laws. no
beer or liquor may be sold be-
tween 7 a. m. and N p. m. on
election dny. Bert Ford, state
liquor administrator, has remin-
ded. ,
The Communists nnd Repub-
licans already hove mode noin
nations hy the convention sys.
te.
The last week of Culberson's
campaign route him through
North and East Texas, including
tho oil fields or the last.
In his speeches, he has said
that Brooks' only record Is run-
ning for office. Brooks was a
candidate for governor four years
•ago and for lieutenant governor
two years ago.
Culborson. for yenrs head of
the gas utilities division of the
railroad commission, has advoca
ted lower gas rates, fair yet
strict proration laws, raising the
truck loud limit, fairer freight
rates nnd a "front door only"
policy.
Brooks has made some 100
speeches in the runoff campaign
and claims he has talked to 75,-
000 people. He asserts the "«ver-
age" man nnd woman have flock
ed to his standard.
Uniform, fair and ¿1 Impartial
proration of Texns oil ha' been
« leading plrnk in his platform,
lie proposes to "end hot oil run-
ning" by n closer check on pro-
duction nnd metering pipelines
If necessary. He also favors low
er gas rates for the consumer.
Brooks has denounced profes-
sional politicians, pledged full
co-operation with Governor W.
Lee O'Danlel and declared both
Hrtiaat 0. Thompson nnd Jerry
Sadler, members of the coinmis
slon, are supporting Culberson.
Northeast Texns In the final
week drew the attention of Judge
Alexander while Judge Lattlmore
moved towurd central Bast Tex-
as after visttlng San Antonio
Monday and Austin Tuesday.
In the main, they have dis-
cussed the qualifications needed
by a chief justice or the supreme,
court, and have cited ihelr rec-
ord*,
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Library Banquet
Scheduled Tonight
More than fitly guests are ex-
pected to attend the llbrur.v
service banquet this evening at
seven o\ lock In the Hutchinson
County Library <luh rooms.
Librarians from nil over the
Panhandle will he present as well
us many civic leaders and club
women line rested in furthering
the library service of ilicii com-
munities.
Ai l Inn R. Curry, stale supor-
vI; or of the WPA library project,
will ill '^'iiss what Is happening In
the library world.
The Hutchinson County Public
Library, Itself u WPA project be-
ing serviced With the assistance
of seven WPA library project
workers will be one of the chief
points of Interest for visiting li-
brarians.
Librarian Cagle iinitb will
show visitors through the beau-
tiful new building which was
completed last March.
The hook mobile from the Car-
son County Free Library will al-
so be a feature of the banquet.
It Is the only one in the Pan-
handle.
Misses Betty Ditnlap and Huí-
hura Heinhaugh will furnish the
music for the program.
Mrs. Pearl Walker, Amarillo
supervisor of women's nnd pro-
fessional projects, will lie the
tousl mistress.
Rofiirfiin Chin Rut-
nnvgUv juip vhi
Of German Area
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21—Í/P)
- The State Department «aid to-
day the i'efuajee ship An er lean
Legion was about 400 miles west
of the Brlt'eh coas*line and thus
well out ->f the nren which fler.
many had decreed in highly dan-
gerous.
In so Informing his press con-
ference. Sumner Welles, acting
secretary of State, said that he
assumed the position announced
was hosed on a ntld-duy ieport.
an army transport bring refugees
from Petsomo. Finland.
This was the first official an-
nouncement on She progress of
the American Legion since It. set
sail Friday with 087 passengers
and heldi.>d towurd the «one off
the north const of Scotland which
Germany had called dangerous
because of mines.
Welles also sold, in reply to
a question that Germany luid giv-
en no official notice of any kind
thut it had laid any mines in
this area. Under international
law such notice is required of
mine laying activities as soon as
military exigencies nermlt
The Oermnn embassy had ter-
med mines iV chief danger of
the American Legion.
State Department officials said
(Ireat Britain had given notice
of the laying of mines between
the Shetland Islands mid Iceland
•and between Iceland and Green-
land a factor whk'll apparent-
ly Influenced American army and
nuvy authorities In chftr'lng the
Legion's course southward from
Petsomo near the Sonlsh coast
British Cabinet
LONDON, Aug. 21 (/P) —
Well-informed political quarters
predicted today there would he a
British cabinet change shortly af-
ter the fortnight's adjournment
of parliament starting tomorrow.
Retirement of Neville Cham-
berlain. Lord President of coun-
cil. nnd replacement of foreign
secretary Lord Halifax are men-
tioned.
Herbert Morrison. Minister of
supply, and Airred Duff-Cooper,
minister of Information, also
were discussed ns likely to Jeuve
the government.
Duff-Cooper was under fire In
Commons today. Some members
of parliament declared "The Bri-
tish case Is going to default In
Spain, and the Germans are much
more active In Ihelr propaganda."
british admit
2 raids doing
slight damage
British Seek Alliance
With United States
In Americas
C.IRRALTAR, Aug. Sit — (JP)
—-llriluin'M gn/.u fort re* of
(illiraliar was raided twice to-
day by enemy planes, liomhs
started n small fire wlilcli was
quickly brought umler control,
a commnui«|iie said. It report-
ed there wits slight damage
ami no casualties.
Bombs linve been dropped
on (JIlMiiJinr four time wince
the start of the war.
141 LIN KA, Mpain, Aug. 21-
Ifl )—Britain's Itock or Gibraltar
flamed like a volcano early to-
day after raiding warplanes
dropped bombs on the fort reus
guarding Hie western gate of the
Mediterranean.
In the pre-dnwn darkness Hie
flames could be seen spreading
down from the (op or Hie rock
—where long range batteries ap-
parently liad been bit — toward
the town where alarms sounded"
to summon residents to shelter.
The bomb* apparently liad set
fire to ammunition dumps near
iltc batteries.
By Tlie Associated Pre <s
I'liorflclol reports from 1/m
don today said the British gov-
erniiu nt is seeking a full mili-
tary al I III lice with Hie tutted
States to embrace the defense of
Canada and other British |M>ssess-
sbiiis in the American licntisw
phcre.
The reports did not indicate
whether llrltnin want expect dir-
ect United Stules aid In her
struggle with tlie axis powers.
In the Hulkuns, the war-smol-
dering tangle of claims and coun-
terclaims on frontiers eased *it
least slightly.
Reports from Bucharest said
Rumania has definitely agreed to
cede o 40 mile wide strip of sou-
hern Do brujo to Bulgaria, res-
toring the Bulgarian Rumantviu
frontier to Its status of 11112.
(CoHttnuml on PA«B KIVJK)
British Strike Back At NmmU
mmsm
How the British are striking buck at
H
fronts is shown by this picture, received In New
I'he British approved censored caption said;
Sweden, shows column of smoke above quay
after liombs from a British dive bomber had
man cruiser Konlgsberg us she lay in harbor.
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lit IY Hit HOOMTICKM
MKNT TONIGHT
Local supporters of Max
Boyer have «tailed u meeting
for 8:30 tonight ut the Ameri-
can Legion Hall, liveryono In-
terested In the furtherance of
Buyer's campaign Tor State
Senator is InVilud to attend.
County Red Cross
Out Appeals
An urgent appeal was sent out
from i he Hutchinson Ooiinty Bed
C'n >8 hend',11 "lets to B-tiger lo
<1 ty for v.iuu.ut r sewers
Mot-' thnn 1 no garments far
school children must he cut and
pewed by the first of next month,
officials said, and only two per-
sons have volunteered their serv.
ices to date.
The clothes ore to he used by
school children only, mil ore fur
families wh <re the me'her is un
tille to sew I ecu usa of I¡1 health
or Impnirmeul.-'.
All molheis who vu obl« to
sew their children's loMiei
priced to i * <h,« Red Cr-,t.s\
materials and h'lichlttes lint
clothes will be «iven thcue able
to sew and not wHiin« lo work.
The local office Iran several
leases on record where mothers
are completely helpless as Tur a
needlework Is concerned
They Include it blind woman,
an expectant mother, several In
bed because of extreme Illness,
and several with babies uudftr
three weeks of nge.
The Bed Croan noodr help ttr
gently, nn official said, and many
children may not he «ble to u<
tend nrllOll Ih.s fa:i !f HlO'-e
clothes ij-i not foi l helming.
■■■unan
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Mi
Dressing rooms and
buildings of the Borger
School football stadium are i
celving a new coat of r
English Children Cheer
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Statue Of Liberty
Refugee Ship Reaching US
British Accused
Of Selling Oil
To Appease Japan
HOUSTON. Aug. 21
'I he Chronicle today sold "the
Houston oil Industry btusp.ed with
reports that two Hritish-confroll-
ed companies wore selling to
Jopan petroleum produces re-
cently embargoed by tho United
States.'
The Chronicle said one execu-
tive asserted "when the Cnited
states stopped American oil coin-
piihlifc from shipping av'lat ton
gasoline and other products lo
Japan, these two international
oil companies, one controlled di-
rectly by the British goverment.
stepped In and begun supplying
tho Japanese market
"Apparently," the Chronicle
quoted him annoymously. "this
Is parts of England's appeasement
policy toward Japan."
Worley Laughs
At Wild Rumors
Laughingly citing n rumor
thut he hud financial hacking of
lurge oil companies and special
Interests. Gene Worley of Sham-
rock. candidate for Congress, told
u street audience Monday night
"if this had been true, my name
would have been much more fam-
iliar to you people of this sec-
tion than it is today.
"But 1 never had the money to
print whole 'newspapers' telling
what a great guy I am I never
had the money to have my name
and picture painted on billboards
(Continued an Pagr TWO)
R ' .lohn A. Moroso, «ni.
NHW YOBK. Aug. 21 -(jiP)
The weather-beaten Hriilsb liner
Sumarlo docked today bringing
to safety from bombarded ldng-
lund the first group of children
transported through the collec-
tive efforts of Americans.
The young war refugees crowd-
ed (lie Samarla' rails 21 o of
them of all slues, dressed In all
hinds of clothing and cheered
lustily when they saw the statue
of liberty In the sunny huno.
Then, n bit anxiously, their
eyes searched the docks for a
first glimpse of the people who
are giving them homes "for the
duration."
From oil strata of Miiltsh so-
ciety, they had one possession in
common: a knap suck '-ontalulng
small belongings Most of the
girls had a doll, and many of the
boys bail school enpr which they
swung In wild excitement.
They talked on arriving about
air raids they'd been through,
and bombs they'd seen full, 'mil
Donald Miller, a ti-yeur-old In
(Continued on Page TWO)
The field la
eut too,
football
mower
Oi
the sod Is In
erlng
The Borger stadium In one
the best equipped
Panhandle.
' fa
•'|Jk
o
Congratulations
Mr.nnd Mrs. Bnlph Smith, up-
on the birth of o 7 pound 11 1-2
ounce daughter, horn at r :Hr.
yesterday afternoon In North
Plains hospltul.
Mr. and Mrs C. K. Merrlfield.
whose 7 pound 1-2 ounce
daughter arrived at 5:46 Ibis'
morning In North Phtfrin hospl
tal.
LAREDO, Aug. 81
animously adopting a'
rolling upon President
to demand the resignation of I
rotary of Labor Perklna
dlately, Texas American legloa-
uulres closed their t 40 litis
convention here last night.
The veterans elected a 44
old former •írmy "Top Kick,"
ltledel or San Angelo,
monder.
Port Worth was named IM1
convention city.
Rev. R. M. Markley
wos elected chaplain,
elected included W. P.
Port Arthur, treasurer;
Orutnmier, Port Arthur.
ut arms: W. J. Danforth,
Worth, National comt
and rormer commander
erts, Borger alternate.
In another resoli
convention aaked that
tnry of state print
communist* on the
tlon ballot. Tliey
Judge advocate lo file
reeding* against such a
If necessary.
Another resolution called
nil voters being required
pledge allegiance to the
the constl"ttlon before
Commander Rledel
city auditor at San Angelo
DecembeV 19ÍÍ. He
the early In I he world war
after the armistice
ed as a first sergeant.
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Candidate
To Story b
Rdltor Borger Herald:
"I huVe Just been
issue of your paper of
which has a headline:
of C. members back
lug of gus wonld
loss — Miller
electlug Boyer
Then down In the
tide appears the
Miller, suit
Mamo F
proposed tax of
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