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VOL. XLII. NO. 35.
MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940.
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R.A.F. Bombs Targets In Berlin Area
House Body Approves 21-45 Draft
Contract for
17,000 Plane
Engines Awarded
United Aircraft
Corporation Gets
Government Order
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, (U.R)
—Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox announced today that Unit-
ed Aircraft Corporation has
agreed to manufacture 17,000
Pratt and Whitney engines for
the army and navy at a cost of
$160,000,000.
The agreement, representing
the largest aircraft engine order
©f the defense program, Is con-
tingent upon congress furnishing
the necessary funds in the pend-
ing $4,900,000,000 supplemental
defense appropriation measure.
Knox said that a formal con-
tract will be signed soon, and
that the deal is separata from
any British orders.
He said that 17,000 engines,
■which will meet all of the army
and navy requirements for the
1941-42 fiscal years from that
concern, will be delivered to both
services.
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Price for Peas
Drops; Shelling
Is Discontinued
THE NEWS
AT A GLANCE
SHANGHAI, Aug. 29, <U,R)—
The Japanese Domei news agency
reported from Yokohama today
that G. I.. Holland and 31 em-
ployees of (he Standard Vacuum
oil company have been arrested
on charges of violating the cur-
rency control act.
Because of a drop of $1.25
•ents per hundred pounds in the
price of peas, Travis Lattner of
fhornton, partner in the Lattner
and Bennett pea shelling com-
pany, announced Thursday that
Friday would be the last day peas
Jtfould be shelled for commercial
sale in Thornton, Mexia and
jRroesbeck.
Lattner said that because of the
irop m price it wasn't advisable
for farmers to put their peas on
the market and that it would be
more profitable for them to keep
their yield for feed.
M. W. Anderson, chairman of
the local Chamber of Commerce's
agricultural committee, announc-
ed that his committee had con-
curred in Lattner's advise to the
farmers and recommended that
peas not already spld be kept
as feed.
Peas sold at $2.50 per 100
pounds at the start of the sea-
eon.
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'Just Married' Sign
Condoles Uncle Sam
COLUMBUS, 0. (U.R)—Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Leister, newly mar-
ried, claim honors for a unique
"just married" sign attached to
their honeymoon car by wellwish-
ers.
Instead of the usual sign, this
®ne read:
"Uncle Sam loses another good
man! Just married."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, (U.R)
—Rep. Wright Patraan, I)., Texas,
urged the Dies committee inves-
tigating irn-Amerioan activities
to investigate "indication" of a
connection between "some big
businesses" and German propa-
ganda agencies in the United
States.
VIENNA, Aug. 29, (U.R)—The
foreign ministers of Germany a.id
Italy met with Hungary's foreign
minister, County Stefen Csaky
and Premier Count Paul Teleki
at the Imperial hotel tVay in
the first session of a conference
called to settle the quarrel be-
tween Hungary and Uuman'.a over
Transylvania.
Later the axis powers foreign
minister, Joachim von Ribbontrop
of Germany and Count Galea/.7.0
Ciano of Italy, were to meet a
Rumanian delegation.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 29
(U.R)—Henry X Wallace, who will
formally accept the Democratic
nomination for vice president to-
night appealed today for a "bet-
ter understanding between farm-
ers and small business men."
Refugee Ship Arrives in New York
Lasseter Urges
Landowners to
Vote Saturday
All land owners and others
qualified to vote in the soil con-
servation district should go to
the polls Saturday, August 31,
and cast a vote for three supei--
visors to serve on the Board of
Supervisors for the Limestone-
Falls county Soil Conservation
District, it was pointed out here
Thursday by W. E. Lasseter, high
school vocational agricultural
teacher. Candidates for these
places are Luther Cox of Mexia,
John C. Erskin of Marlin, Russell
Holder of the Kirk community,
and Vernon White of Oletha.
The election of these three com-
mitteemen will complete the <k-
ganization of the soil conserva-
tion district and it should not be
long thereafter until a district
program of work is set up and
the machinery set in operation,
whereby actual aid may be se-
cured by the landowners of the
district in getting soil conserva-
tion programs started on their
farms, Lasseter said.
GOFF PREACHES HERE
The Rev. Jack Goff of Corsi-
cana preached Wednesday night
at the Calvary Baptist church
prayer service.
(NEA Telephoto)
After a perilous voyage during pa i t of which death seemed to lurk
in every wave, the army transport American Legion arrived in New
York harbor with more than 800 refugees. The Norwegian crown
princess Martha and her children were taken off the American Le-
gion down the bay by a coast guard cutter. They landed at the Pat-
tery and from there were taken to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Shown
entering the hotel are Crown Priri cess Martha and (left to right)
Prince Harald, Princesses Astrid and Ragnihild, children.
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County Budget
Figure Reduced
25 Citizens Are
Present Thursday
at Budget Hearing
Public hearing o# the 1041
Limestone county budget was held
at the county court house in
Oroesbeek Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. The 1940 budget calls
for an expenditure of $368,036.52
compared to $386,496 in 1940, a
reduction of $18.160. The reduction
was made possible by a slash
throughout the entire courthouse
in operating expenses and the
lowering of interest rates on
bonded indebtedness, County
Judge Carl Cannon explained.
Around 25 interested taxpayers
attended the hudget hearing.
Limestone county valuations
for taxable purposes will be
about $15,000,000. The county tax
rate will be 95 cents on the $100
valuation, the same as it was
last year. The county bases its
budget on 80 per cent collections.
Cannon explained that valua-
tions for taxable purposes was
down $2,000,000 over last year.
Rumania Stands
Ready for War
Air Foree Told
to Stand by on
'War-time Alert'
BUCHAREST, Aug. 20, (U.R)—
Rumania strengthened her
border defenses today and gave
orders to air force squadrons in
Transylvania to stand by on
"war-time alert."
The precautions were taken in
the event of such developments
involving either Hungary or Rus-
sia.
However, there were no Indi-
cations of any further incidents
nlong either the Hungarian or
Russian frontier.
As equipment and supplies were
withdrawn from th« Bessarabian
frontier, Rumanian work batta-
lions were sent in to speed up
work 011 th« fortification system.
Mann Counsels
Sheriffs to
Live Up to Jobs
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 29.
(U.R)—Attorney General Gerald C.
Mann, the idol of Texas boyhood as
a football star a decade ago, coun-
seled Texas sheriffs Wednesday to
set good examples in their com-
munities.
"You set a standard," said the
33-year-old Southern Methodist, un-
iversity alumnus. "Law enforce-
ment in your community can never
be higher than the standard you
live by, personally, and in the con-
duct of your office . . .
"I can see the picture of the
sheriff of my boyhood days. To me,
he stood for everything manly,
courageous, strong, patriotic--the
kind of man 1 wanted to be."
Mann told the law enforcers that
"unhappily there are sheriffs who
merely hold office, and whose en-
ergies express themselves vigor-
ously only when election year rolls
around." Such a man, he ?aid,
"thinks more of the next election
than of the next generation."
An even worse type of public
official is the one who is corrupt
and dishonest, Mann declared. He
added: "Fortunately there are but
a few of them and this type of man
eventually will be found out."
Daughter Born to
Mr. and Mrs. Shine
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Shine are
the parents of a baby girl bom
Thursday morning at a local
hospital. The baby weighed six
pounds and eight ounces at birth
and she has been named Linda
Jo. Mr. and Mrs. Shine, popular
young couple, moved to Mexia
recently from Hillsboro. Mr.
Shine is manager of the Western
Union here.
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Negro Leader Dies
at Marlin Thursday
I. E, Dawson, 50, of Marlin,
Negro manager of the People's
Burial association, an organiza-
tion which has a branch in Mex-
ia, diet! Thursda<- morning at 5
1. m. at his h< t ■ in Marlin, it
was learned here.
Funeral services for Dawson
will be held Sunday Bfternoon in
Marlin. Surviving him ar« his
wife and daughter.
Measure to Go
Before House
Next Tuesday
Senate Passes Draft
Between Ages of
21-31 Wednesday
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. (U.PJ—
The House military affairs com-
mittee today approved a conscrip-
tion bill calling for registration
and potential draft of men be-
tween the ages of 21 and 45.
The committee's final vote on
the bill was 20 to 4.
The committee's action within
a few hours after the Senate, con-
cluding 14 days of debate, passed
the bill last night in &>rm limit-
ing the registration and draft to
men between 21 and 31.
The Senate vote was 58 to 31.
House Committee Chairman An-
drew Jackson May was instructed
to ask the rules committee to ap-
prove the bill for two days of gen-
eral house debate to begin next
Tuesday.
Passage in 8 Days
May said the house should pass
the bill by next Friday night.
The committee completed action
on the bill as a group of women,
representing the "congress of
mothers," some of them in black
veils, kept a watch outside the
committee door. They oppose con-
scription.
The mothers asked for a hear-
ing, but were informed that hear-
ings had been closed.
Two Amendments Offered
May said the committee had de-
ferred any action on the Senate
amendment authorizing the war
and navy departments to take over
private industrial plants for man-
ufacture of government defense
requirements if they failed to co-
operate. The committee will decide
next Tuesday whether to sponsor
an amendment to the bill, to be
offered from the floor, to include
a similar provision as that of the
Senate.
May said that Rep. Overton
Brooks, D., La., offered the Sen-
ate amendment for inclusion in the
house bill and that Rep. Joseph
Smith, D., Conn., offered a substi-
tute. After discussion, the subject
was put aside for special consider-
ation later.
RR Commission
Issues Order
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29. (U.R)
—The Texas railroad commission
today issued a 90-day oil produc-
tion order to become effective Sep-
tember 1.
The order permits a basic pro-
duction of 1,647,725 barrels daily.
Fields not exempted for physi-
cal reasons are required to remain
idle nine days a month. The net
allowable production is computed
to be 1,298,528 barrels a day.
Because of a need to supply
market demand, a number of
fields were exempted from shut-
downs. Other exemptions were
because of operating difficulties
such as water production.
The list of exempted fields in-
cludued Mexia.
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Willkie Starts
Porch Campaign
RUSHVILLE, Ind. Aug. 29 (U.R)
—Wendell L. Willkie conducted
a front porch campaign from his
new Indiana home today while he
gathered material for • series of
speeches to be delivered during a
tour of the west. He received pol-
itical callers at the 80-year old
brick home he has rented tem-
porarily and discussed with them
new criticism of President Roose-
velt's administration of national
defense and domestic affairs
which will be incorporated in the
six or seven • major addresses for
he campaign opening Sept. 6 at
Coffeyville, Kans.
Willkie's latest assault against
the Roosevelt administration's na-
tional defense was his assertion
that the Burke-Wadsworth mili-
tary conscription bill, just pass-
ed by the Senate should be amend
.(I to provide for local exemption
board*
Mott Tells of
Three Keys to
Youth Problem
Recognition of
Churches, Schools
Cited in Address
R. Virgil Mott, religious edu-
cational director of the First Bap-
tist church, told Mexia Rotarians
Thursday noon that recognition
of the schools as an integral part
of the community, recognition
of the church and its claims
upon citizenship and an intelli-
gent, wholesome companionship
between parents were the keys
to better youth in America.
Discussing the youth problem in
American, Mott said that in real-
ity the problem facing youth is
what to do with some of the old
folks. In 1936, Mott pointed out,
the national income was 60 per
cent higher than in 1932 and ex-
penditures for cosmetics, beer,
liquor and tobacco soared while
gifts to colleges, community
chests and general benevolences
decreased.
Mexia's Figure Cited
Mott declared that the "ill-
balanced" budget of the national
and state governments is indica-
tive of economic maladjustment.
In 1939, he pointed out, $15,000,-
000,000 was spent for crime in
the United States. He quoted
Mexia Chief of Police A. B. Mc-
Kenzie as saying that Mexia's
cost for crime protection last
year was $4,800 and that $3,-
100 was taken in here for fines.
Gambling expenditures over the
nation in 1939 amounted to $6,-
500,000,000, he said; liquor costs
$6,000,000,000; $1,500,000,000 was
spent for tobacco, a total of $29,-
000,000,000 spent for crime and
shameful living.
On the other side of the ledger,
he pointed out that $2,600,000,000
was spent for education values;
and $550,000,000 for religion.
American people, he said, spend
$10,000,000 a day for liquor and
$80,000,000 a day for shameful
living.
Criminals Voting Age
Quoting Dii.cior 3. Edgar
Hoover of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Mott said that ev-
ery 24 hours, 4,000 major crimes
are committed in the United
States 33 murders, 160 robberies,
800 burlaries, 2,200 larcenies and
120 aggravated assaults. "Crime
marches on," he commented, in
pointing out that there are 4,750,-
000 in the U. S. crime army.
Twelve per cent of all murders
today, 20 per cent of all rob-
bers, 33 per cent of all thieves,
46 per cent off all burglers and
54 per cent of all automobil?
thieves are under the voting age.
"Mr. Hoover says," the speak-
er said, "what we need most is
an inculcation of the immortal
lessons in the Ten Command-
ments and the Sermon on the
Mount in the hearts and minds
of all Americans. This is the sur-
est antidote to stem the tide."
Bachus Has Charge
Mott was introduced by Ray
Bachus, who was in charge of the
program. Bachus also presented
Miss Martha Jane Winland,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Winland, who played two num-
bers on the piano.
Miss Rose Lee Griffith of
Austin, field worker for the crip-
pled children division of the State
Department of Education, talked
briefly of her work in providing
treatment for crippled childern.
She said she has investigated 35
crippled children cases in Lime-
stone county this week. She
praised the R J ry club work in
providing transportation to clinics
for needy crippled children and
the club's other charity projects.
Oil Well Blasted
in Archer County
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Aug.
29. (U.R)—Local officers said last
night tfiat the dynamiting of an
Archer county oil well and the at-
tempt to dynamite a battery of
storage tanks appeared to be the
work of an amateur with some per-
sonal grudge rather than sabotage.
The well in the Hull-Silk fool
was running wild after heavy
damage by the dynamite blast.
Both the well and the storage
tanks near Olney were owned by
E. C. Demontel and Ed Peterson
of Wichita Falls.
Capt. M. T, Gonzaullos and Dick
Oldman of the Texas Rangers ar-
rived today to l«ad the investiga-
Armada of 200
German Planes
Roar over Isles
Invaders Turned
Back When R.A.F.
Planes Attack
LONDON, Aug~9. (U.R)—A new
armada of nearly 200 German
planes roared over Britain's south-
east coast late today as the air
ministry reported that important
targets in the Berlin area had been
bombed by the Royal Air force.
The new German squadrons
were the first to appear over the
British Isles since dawn brought
an end to a night of almost con-
stant attacks.
Invaders Engaged Sharply
The German planes were engag-
ed sharply by R.A.F. fighters and
reports were that the flight had
been broken up and driven back
across the cloud-covered English
channel before dropping any
bombs.
The battle of the German bomb-
ers and British fighters was
fought out of sight of ground ob-
servers for the most part. Only
when a German plane would drop
below the heavy clouds were wat-
chers on the ground able to see
any part of the fight.
The air ministry reporter that
the attacks on Berlin were only
part of an extensive series of
raids carried out over wide terri-
tories of Germany and German-
conquered land.
Objectives attacked included the
air plane factory at Leipzig, the
Junkers works at Dessau, oil
plants at Reischolz, Dortmund, and
Nordenham and several air dromes.
Vessel Sustains Hit
A large vessel in a canal near
Rathenow, 25 miles west of Ber-
lin, was reported to have sustain-
ed a direct hit and exploded.
All British planes were report-
ed to have returned although two
made forced landings without in-
jury to their crews.
LONDON, Aug. 29, (U.R)—Roy-
al Air Force bombers successfully
raided the Berlin area, an offic-
ial announcement reported today,
while German raiders smashed at
a British midlands base, attacked
a southwest coast town and flew
almost until dawn over London.
The brief official report on
the British raid on Berlin said
that a "successful" attack had
been made upon "selected mili-
tary objectives" in the Berlin
area.
With the dawn, German air
activity over Britain came to a
dead halt for hours. Heaviest
night blows were aimed at a mid-
lands city and southwest town,
neither of which were identified
here.
Nazis Attack In Afternoon
Mid-afternoon had arrived be-
fore reports of any German planes
activity in the vicinity of Britain
began to come. About 4 p. m.
German planes were believed to
be over three southeast coast
towns.
Interest here centered in the
attack on Berlin.
German planes also were re-
ported over two Welsh coast
towns in mid-afternoon.
What was described as "con-
siderable damage" was inflicted
at both the midlands and south-
west cities. It was said that 30
high explosive bombs were drop-
ped on the midlands towns, many
of them in two working class
areas.
4 Killed In Midlands
It was reported that four per-
sons were killed in the midlands
town and some victims were be-
lieved to still be buried in the
debris. Many persons, however,
were dug out frorr\ shelters un-
hurt.
Air ministry figures on yes-
terday's fighting showed 28 Ger-
man planes shot down. Fourteen
British planes were lost with sev-
en pilots and three gunners killed
or missing.
Rritain Employs Defianls
The mention of air gunners in-
dicated that the Boulton Paul de-
fiant fighters again were being
used. These fighter planes first
appeared during the Dunquerque
evacuation when a single squad-
ron was credited with downing
more than 60 German planes in
four days.
It was thought, that the de-
fiant* now may be employed to
attack German bombers while
spitfires and iiui < co^k.ti-
trate on the German l.ghtcr es-
cort*.
Berlin Admits
British Attack
Gasoline Works
Damage Heavy in
Midland British
City, Nazis Claim
BERLIN, Aug. 29, (U.R)—Brit-
ish bombers attacked Berlin, th«
great synthetic gasoline work!
at Leuna and other objectvies in
the Reich, the high command said
today, but in return the Nazi
air force battered powerful blow
at Britain's great west coast ports
and inland war factories.
Liverpool, Bristol, Bombed
Liverpool, Birkenhead, Cardiff
and Bristol were among the ports
on which German bombs rained>
the communique reported.
The high command claimed
that 38 British planes were shot
dow nyesterday and that 12 Ger-
man planes were lost.
The communique identified the
East Chuch and South End air-
dromes on the Thames estuary
and the harbor of Bognorregis,
on the south coast of England
between Portsmouth and Brighton
as the chief target of Nazi air
attacks yesterday.
These raids were described as
"effective."
Nazis Admit Gas Raids
According to the communique,
the Gernuu attack last night was
in "increased strength" and was
aimed at the docks at Cardiff,
Liverpool and Bristol, at Middles-
borough and at air arms works at
Sheffield and Norwich areas. Ger-
man planes were said still to be
dropping n;ines in British har-
bors.
The British raid on the syn-
thetic gasoline works at Leuna
was the first, admitted by the
high command.
Try for Shallow
Gas on Reid Test
.An attempt to make a shallow
gas well at 940 feet will be made
on the S. J. Taylor-John G. Phil-
Jips-F. K. Lytle No. 1 J. W. Reid,
it was announced Thursday after
between 1000 and 1200 feet of
salt water was found in the lime
section at approximately 5700
feet. The well was shot earlier
in the week in the lime section
with 50 quarts of nitro-glycerine.
The packer was set immediately
above the lime section and for
toveral hours it appeared while
swabbing that the well had pos-
sibilities of making a commercial
gns producer. The well was even-
tually swabbed to the bottom
with no appreciable amount of
gas showing.
Ey K. 11. HUDSON
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A VISIT TO A NEWSBOY.
The first thing I missed on a
visit to my old home was a news
boy. He is Irish and his nam*
is Tom. He is 69 years old.
For 16 years he left my morn-
ing paper at the door. Tom was
off his beat for the first time in
40 years.
He had become a landmark.
You could set your watch by
his call "morning papers." But
last week Tom's old heart began
to knock and he was taken hom*
and ordered by the doctor to stay
there. Tom is still cheerful and
has a smile but is worried to get
back on his job.
A childhood illness took a lot
out of Tom and left him unfit for
heavy work, but it did not take
from him his indomitable cour-
age and determination to pay his
way through life. His determina-
tion to stay off relief rolls and
to support himself and sister by
the pennies and nickels earned
from sale of papers, ought to
shame many Americans who hav*
their hands out for relief from
various agencies.
Ho is a better citiaen than
many a man who sit* in an air-
conditioned office and issue* or-
ders to clerks who rawMI in *
month as much pay a.-. Tom get*
in a j ear.
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