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Now, we don’t want to quibble
rith anybody at Amarillo as to who
Mis due the credit for getting the
big crowds out to see the beautiful
girls appearing in Ernie Young’s
pectacular "Passing Parade,” at
he Tri-State Pair this week, but
it. did sort of gripe us to pick up
"^this morning’s Amarillo News and
Old Tack taking a bow for the
J parked grandstands they have had
I. tee past two nights.
The way we recall it, the big
^end-off we gave Mr. Young’s show
|Mn this column last Tuesday was
he first real press notice he had
eceived. Of course there had been
everal columns of publicity in the
ImarlUo papers but the public was
lot interested in what the city edi-
ors and reporters thought of it as
hey can use, "stupendous” and
colossal” in describing an ordin-
ary matinee picture program. What
he paying cutomers wanted to
mow was what the country boys
hought of this outdoor illuminated
lancing girl stunt.
That is why the Amarillo News as
Shell as the Globe carried our com-
tnents under some pictures of the
factors in their papers this week.
KThey realize the public knows
fpt is as smart as we are and
•i that Ernie Young couldnt' get
j by us with a lot of high-brow
| laces and frills in that ballet busi-
| ness. Paying customers knew Mr.
_ | Young had something to back up
Kthe costumes and the electric lights
“■With, if we said he had. The aver-
person don't give a snap of ills
linger what a city newspaper critic
has to say about this type of enter-
l» tainment. What they want to know
is, Is it a bunch of girls doing this
fairy-like fluttering around with
veils and the like, or is it shapely
gals doing dances that are down our
alley.
And as time goes on, we predict
our services will become more and
more in demand to review and pass
Judgment on these shows that the
city-slickers ballyhoo and on which
the country boys will want to know
the truth about.
Percy Bones is keeping a scrap-
book of the nice things the fellow
editors are saying about him since
he has been confined to the hospi-
tal with a broken leg. Percy has a
world of friends among the news
pkpermen of the Panhandle and
they have about exaustcd their
abularies In trying to outdo one
other in trying to make him feel
good. We are sending copies of some
of their comments to Dorothy Dix
to use in her column on eitquette
NEA
NEWS
PICTURES
TEXft
City
Edition
Largest Navy In World Is
Recommended By Legion
As Safeguard OfIJ.S. Peace
VOL. 34
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1937
NO. 118
300 DECK HANDS
LEAVE SHIPS AS
C. 1.0, PICKETED
TEAMSTERS’ UNION IN WAR
AGAINST COMMITTEE AT
SAN FRANCISCO
iincoin Jnveiled on Rushmore
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.—
Three hundred deck hands left
ships in the harbor here, refusing!
to work behind picket lines estab-!
lished along the waterfront by the j
teamsters’ union to intensify its
war against committee for industri- j
al organization longshoremen.
The Amierican-Hawaiian steam-
ship company announced its ships, i
the Arizona and Virginia, were tied 1
up by sailors’ walkouts just before i
sailing time.
Other Walkouts
Members of the sailor’s union of
the Pacific said its men had walk-
ad off four other ships, the Texas.
Talamance, Silverado and President
Monroe, moored at San Francisco.j
Oakland, and Alameda piers in San
Francisco hay.
“The sailors will observe t h e i
picket lines established by the j
American Federation of Labor I
teamsters.” a sailor’s union an- j
nouncement said.
Division of unions whose members!
operate ships added to the serious- j
ness of the waterfront trouble. The I
marine cooks and stewarts voted
late today to refuse to reorganize
the picket lines.
Longshoremen At Work
More than 1,700 longshoremen
went to work on the cargo-cram-
med docks through the picket lines.
Only on two docks where teamstexs
stood shoulder to shoulder around
the entrance, did longshoremen re-
fuse to work.
The waterfront employers asso-
ciation called shipowners to quick
conferences In an effort to outline
a policy as the tieup increased in!
severity hourly.
I2-YEAR0LD ROY \
SHOOTS PRINCIPAL
DEMANDING TO SEE GIRL, HE
FIRES AS TEACHER GOES
TO SUMMONS HER
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
BIG OVATION BY
CROWDS EN ROUTE
COURT PLAN OPPONENTS ARE
WONDERING IF HE WILL
TRY TO .SPANK THEM
JESUIT MISSION
AT SIENHSIEN IS
BOMBED BY JAPS
2,000 KILLED OR WOUNDED
DARING AIR RAID ON
CANTON THURSDAY
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High above towering fir trees, the head of Abraham Lincoln, right,
was carved on the sharp granite face of Mount Rushmore, near
Rapid City, S. D„ by Gutzon Borglum, famous sculptor. The figure
is shown above as it was unveiled, measuring 66 feet from chin to
crown, and alongside the faces of George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson, which already are well formed. When completed, it will
show a bearded Lincoln. Within three years Borglum expects to
carve a head of Theodore Roosevelt between Jefferson and Lincoln.
RED CROSS DRIVE MUSSOLINI’S SON
FOR CITY TALKED BODGES HECKLERS
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE HERE
TODAY, SAYS CITY’S QUOTA
HAS BEEN DOUBLED
THREATENED DEMONSTRATION
BY COMMUNISTS AVOIDED
BY AID OF POLICE
and manners. They sure are nice.
A scrapbook that somebody
should keep but isn’t, is one con-
taining the remarks that are being
made about old Percy down here
at The Texan office by the people
who are having to do his work while
he Is lying around reading maga-
zines and books, and discussing
state and national politics with his
visitors from sunup until they turn
the lights off at the hospital. He
sure is living a life of ease since he
broke his leg and we are afraid the
minute he gets back on the job that
two or three other members of our
staff will proceed to break their
legs. In fact they are thinking
about drawing straws to see which
one will get the first chance to
break a leg after Percy returns.
Old Percy broke his leg In line of
duty but we are tipping off the In-
surance people who handle our
workmen's compensation that It will
pay you to Investigate the case
closely if any more legs are brok-
en at our office this fall snd win-
ter.
And, oh yes, Deck Wells, we show-
ed Percy your comments this week
after carefully blue-penciling
through some stuff you had In
there about us personally which in
our opinion never had any bearing
on his case.
We overheard some of the wo-
men complaining this morning that
they never thought the Duke of
Windsor should consent to pose for
photographs In Shorts. We looked
through this morning’s papers and
sure enough, there he was with his
skinny legs and his bony knee-caps
protruding, not looking at all like
the movies used to portray the
charming Prince of Wales. Person-
ally we think If they would photo-
graph the Duke of Windsor and
Clark Gable and Robert Montgom-
ery In their night shirts when they
first wake up in the morning, the
feminine pulse would be a lot calm-
er than It Is. The rotogravures and
magazines have created sort of a
halo around these Prince Charm-
ings that a little more intimate and
truthful exposure would eliminate,
the way we see it. Chances are they
aU have halitosis If you get close
enough to them.
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TOLEDO, Sept. 24—A 12-year-
old pupil shot and seriously wound-
ed Miss June Mapes, 59-year-old
principal, In Arlington public school
and then, Police Lieutenant John
Russell said, turned his pistol on
himself.
The pupil, whom Lieutenant Rus-
sell identified as Robert Snyder,
was in a hospita} tonight with a I
gunshot wound in the head. His J
condition was fair.
Miss Mapes was in another hospi-1
tal, her condition so serious detec-
tives delayed questioning her fur-
ther after obtaining a preliminary
report on the shooting. One bullet
penetrated her abdomen. Three
others went wild. Lieutenant Rus-
sell said the boy entered the princi-
pal’s office seeking to see a 12-year-
old girl pupil.
Miss Mapes Instructed him to
watt until classes were dismissed.
She said the boy insisted upot|
seeing the girl at once and drew a
pistol.
“I will get her,” the principal
then told Snyder, police said. She
started for the door.
“No you dont,” police quoted the
boy as replying. "You’re going to
use the buzzer.”
Before Miss Mapes could leave
the room, detectives declared, he
fired at her. He then ran from the
school and through a ravine toward
his home.
Lieutenant Russell said he appar-
ently attempted suicide at his
home.
Detectives were seeking to deter-
mine why the boy had sought to
see the girl for whom he asked.
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BEST COTTON SINCE
1919, SAYS I’lIRCELL
As far as L. W. Purcell, Lela far-
mer, is concerned, the cotton situa-
tion this year Is all right! He
brought three stalks of cotton in
the Texafi office this afternoon*
which, at first glance, looked like
young trees. Each stalk was loaded
with bolls.
Purcell planted Iris crop May 27
and June 19, and said all of the
cotton was waist. high, so loaded
with bolls, many of the stalks were
bent to the ground.
"Haven't seen cotton like this
since 19191” says Purcell.
Earl B. Amos, field representa-
tive of the Amrelcan Red Cross, is
in Shamrock lining up the local
Red Cross committee in preparation
for the annual roll call drive, in
November.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Whisked
off the liner Rex by federal agents
to avoid a threatened Communist
demonstration, Vitorio Mussolini,
20-year-old sort of Italy’s Duoe,
slipped into New York by the back
Mayor Bill Walker is chairman of door.
the city chapter and Mrs. Henry
Hlse is chairman of the roll call. No
definite plans have been made, but
the drive this year will be the most
extensive in recent years, as the
quota for the city has been raised
from $150 to $300, Amos said.
Committee chairmen will an-
nounce their assistants sometime
next week. •
CLOTHES DRIVE TO
BE HELD TUESOAV
PUBLIC ASKED TO BUNDLE UP
WEARABLE CLOTHING AND
SHOES BY 4 P. M.
The attention of all Shamrock
people is Invited to the old clothes
drive, sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary, which will be held
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 28, start-
ing at 4 p. m. The cooperation of
all residents Is asked to make the
drive the most successful one ever
held.
Housewives are asked to place all
article of clothing which are wear-
able. In a bundle on their front
porch, and members of the auxili-
ary will pick them up.
Mrs. J. A. Winchester, supervisor |
of the WPA sewing room, has pro-
mised to see that all the clothing is
cleaned, mended, pressed, and ready
for use, with the assistance of the
women in her department. Some
of the garments will be made over
and all will be properly labeled as
to size and type, to be ready for dis-
tribution among needy families by
the auxiliary.
Many school children need cloth-
ing, Mrs. Matt Clay, president of
Che auxiliary, pointed out, and she
particularly urges all mothers to
see If their children have cast-off
garments, clothes that ihave been
out-grown or discarded, which
would be suitable for children of
school age. Old shoes, which are
still wearable, are also needed.
In case bundles are missed dur-
ing the drive Tuesday, telephone
Mrs. Olay, or any member of the
auxiliary, and they will be glad to
call for them.
Closely guarded by G-Men and
police, young Mussolini and his par-
ty were transferred at quarantine
to a coast guard cutter which land-
ed them a good mile from where 500
communists waited to boo.
Vittorio was greeted at the North
River pier by Thomas F. Fish of
the State Department and hurried
to the Ritz Towers Hotel under po-
lice escort.
Three motorcycle policemen pro-
ceeded the four State Department
limousines which sped the Italian
premier's son and his companions
to the hotel
The young Italian flier came to
this country with Hal Roach, pio-
neer film producer, to launch a new
movie company on the West Coast.
The New York state committee
of the Communist party had plan-
ned to conduct a demonstration
protesting younfe Mupaollnl’s visit
as a propaganda move.
JIM FAlEfWILL
JOIN MOTOR FIRM
COMPLETION OF FINANCING
PROGRAM WILL SEE HIM
TAKE EXECUTIVE POST
ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT'S Special Train En Route to
Seattle, Sept. 24—The midwestem
farm belt received President Roose-
velt with cheers, preliminary to his
invasion of the Pacific Northwest—
and the home states of Democratic
senators who beat his supreme
court enlargement plan.
Changing his decision to make no
personal appearances east of Chey-
enne. Wyo„ Mr. Roosevelt appeared
this afternoon at Clinton, Iowa, to
praise the local com crop.
Cheered by Browd
A crowd of 1.200 middle western-
ers cheered him and Mrs. Roosevelt
when they appeared together on the
rear platform of their private car.
They both agreed that the corn
crop "looked marvelous.”
“For the last four years, I have
been making a trip every year to
see how things were going,” t h
President .said. “I noticed coming
across Illinois and into Iowa today
that things seemed to be going all
right.
“I thought it right that I should
make another trip this year.”
Mr. Roosevelt’s special train cut
due west ^onight after his Iowa ap-
pearances through the autumn-
brown fields of Nebraska toward
Wyoming. He will make three more
rear platform appearances in the
latter state tomorrow, at Cheyenne,
Wendover and Casper.
To Answer Question
His informal speeches were ex-
pected to answer the question :
“Did the president make this
6,000 mile, two-weeks trip across
the country to Seattle and back as
a punitive expedition against Sena-
tor Joseph C. O’Mahoney. Demo-
crat, Wyoming, and Senator Burton
K. Wheeler, Democrat, Montana?”
The presidents special will be in
Montana on Sunday, Oct. 3, after
visits to Yellowstone National park;
Bormevlll dam in Oregon, the home
of his son-in-law and daughter, the
John Boettlger’s, in Seattle, and a
one-day side trip Into British Col-
umbia.
Mr. Roosevelt retired early this
evening in preparation for tomor-
row’s heavy schedule. He ate din-
ner cooked by his private chef with
Mrs. Roosevelt and Governor R. L.
Cochran of Nebraska.
The president was cheered by new
deal faith from Illinois political ad-
visers who boarded his special car
as It stood between 9:30 and 11 a.
m„ central standard time, in the
squalor of Chicago’s railroad yards.
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LONDON, Sept. 24.—Extra police
rushed to protect the home of Jap-
anese Ambassador Shigeru Yoshida
late last night when a crowd ga-
thered in the street outside and
shouted:
‘Withdraw yoi^r bombers.; Take
the Japanese murderers out of
China.”
TIENTSIN, China, Sept. 24.—The
French Jesuit mission at Sienhsien,
southwest of Tientsin, one of the
largest mission stations in China,
was bombed by Japanese airplanes
from the base here.
American, French and other con-
suls immediately lodged strong pro-
tests with Japanese consular offici-
als here.
The air raiders dropped 30 bombs.
One of them struck the residence
of Bishop Le Croart, head of the
mission.
Another damaged the mission’s
large women’s hospital, which is
staffed with numerous American,
Canadian, Hungarian and other sis-
ters. None of the sisters were injur-
ed.
The mission comprises 48 foreign
and 42 Chinese priests and 34 sis-
ters.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24,-James A.
Farley, Postmaster General of the
United States, has agreed to Join
the Pierce-Arrow Motor Corpora-
tion of Buffalo, N. Y., In an execu-
tive capacity, subject to completion
of a $10,700,000 financing program
of the company.
This will mean Farley's resigna-
tion from President Roosevelt’s cab-
inet, but he is expected to continue
his connections with the Democra-
tic Party as chairman of the Na-
tional and New York State Com-
mittee.
Farley, it was learned Thursday,
has advised Roosevelt of his decis-
ion and Is only waiting to announce
his formal retirement from the cab-
inet on completion of the Pierce-
Arrow financing.
International News Service re-
cently exclusively revealed that the
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PASTORS ANNOUNCE
SUNDAY SERVICES
VARIED TOPICS ARE LISTED
WITH WELCOME EXTENDED
BY ALL CHURCHES
The Shamrock Irish band will be
honor guests at the First Methodist
Sunday evening, Rev. Lance Webb,
pastor, said today. The band will
give a 20 minute concert starting
promptly at 7:45 p. m. Rev. Webb
will use as his sermon topic, “The
Harp That Couldn’t Be Tuned.”
Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock
houjr, Rev. Webb will speak on
“Cheap Religion." The choir will
present a special anthem, “I Heard
The Voice of Jesus Say.” Sunday
school will open at 9:45 a. m. and
Young People's meting at 7 o’clock.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. will
be the only service at the First
Christian Church Sunday, it was
announced.
Rev. E. T. Smith, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, will speak on
“God’s Use of Affliction,,” at the
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20 BALES COTTON
GINNED IN COUNTY
Approximately 20 bales of cotton
have been ginned over the county
so far this season, according to re-
ports from the west Texas Cotton-
oil mill. The most of this has been
harvested around the Kelton com-
munity.
Briscoe ginned Its first bale
this week, and two bales were gin-
ned in Shamrock. Glnners are urg-
ing farmers not to pick their cot-
ton until after the damp weather,
as it ruins the staple.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 24. — Japan's
airforces carried their campaign of
death and terror to a score or more
cities throughout nearly all of east-
ern China.
Canton, great metropolis of the
south, suffered the most terrible
punishment, with 2,000 dead or
wounded hi two days of heavy
bombing.
Nanking, the capital, escaped
Thursday after two great raids of
Wednesday,' but numerous towns
within a 200 mile radius felt the
VTath of the Japanese bombers.
NORTHliflVILI.
BE READY OCT. I
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.—In a
thunderous last session, the Amer-
ican legion elected Daniel Doherty
of Woburn. Mass., Its national com-
mander after recommending vast
Increases in the United States mili-
tary establishment which would
give tlie nation the largest navy in
the world and bring the standing
army to 18,000.
The 19th legion convention, too,
hit obliquely at violence In labor
disputes and sharply underlined its
reaffirmation of the rights of per-
sonal property and private proper-
ty.
Communism Denounced
Upon other Issues it took an ex-
pected stand, denouncing Com-
munism, Fascism and Nazism, and
urging national legislation “that
will punish American citizens who
advocate the overthrow of our
government by force, fraud or voil-
ence, and deport all aliens who ad-
vocate such overthrow.”
The election was the highspot of
everything since the spectacular,
record-breaking Fifth avenue par-
ade of Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning.
Doherty’s victory over his strong-
est opponent, Ray Kelly of Detroit,
became obvious as Virginia’s spok-
esman shouted out “18 for Doher-
ty!” and when Washington state
was called next, Stephen Chadwick
o! Seattle, who himself had been
put in nomination, cast Washing-
ton's 23 votes for Doherty.
From New England
Kelly got the floor then as the
delegates screamed approval. Next
shouting, singing, cheering men
made Doherty's choice unanimous
and the standard-bearers of the
state rushed with their placards to
the stage to surround him.
Doherty is the third navy vet-
eran to be elected national com-
mander, and the first New Eng-
lander to hold the post.
Drury Phillips of Texas, Harry
M. ohnson of Montana, James F
Daniel Jr„ South Carolina, Philip
Conley of West Virginia and James
R. Mahaffey of Hawaii, were elect-
ed national vice commanders.
Father Frank J. Lawler of Jack-
sonville. 111., was chosen national
chaplain 'jy unanimous vote, after
Father John Bellamy of Masseha,
N. Y„ another leading nominee, had
so suggested.
IRISH PEP SQUAD
WILL GIVE DRILLS
WORK ON CLASSROOMS WILL
BE COMPLETED IN WEEK
AT PRESENT STRIDE
The new north ward school build-
ing will be ready for oocupancy in
two weeks, if work progresses as
rapidly during that time as it has
since the first ol the month, W. C.
Perkins, superintendent, stated to-
day.
Work on the class rooms is being
rushed, and only a small amount
of work on the interior remains to
be completed before the rooms can
be used.
The auditorium and gymnasium
will not be finished for several more
weeks, Perkins said, as work was
temporarily held up by arrival of
materials.
The brick work has been com-
pleted on the auditorium and fin-
ishing of the Interior will get un-
derway next week.
IRISH ITpLAY
IN MASSED BAND
SEVEN SHAMROCK MUSICIANS
WILL GO TO ERICK FOR
PROGRAM SATURDAY
Glenn Truax, city band dhector,
will take seven members of the Ir-
ish band to Erick, Saturday morn-
ing, Sept. 25, for a mass band con-
cert, in which members of several
bands from Oklahoma and Texas
will partiepate.
Those who will attend from h_re
are Eldon Sonnenberg, Gene Caper-
ton, Jeanette Miller, Jim Winches-
ter, Leo Wegner, Sam Rlbble and
Cecil Gragg.
This gathering, sponsored by the
Erick band, is being attempted for
the purpose of giving young musici-
ans a chance to play with a large
organization and to Indulge in the
fellowship that Is produced In such
group meetings.
The concert will be an open ah'
affair on the streets at Erick, Sat-
urday, Vernon Witcher, Erick band
director stated.
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350 NEW LOCKERS
HERE FOR SCHOOL
Superintendent W. C. Perkins an-
nounced today that 350 new lockers
for the hlghschool had arrived and
would be installed by Monday.
Lockers will not be issued until
the first of the week.
Old Meanie Lion
Falls Asleep As
Children Shake
“GREEN PEPPERS" WILL BE
FEATURED IN ACROBATIC
STUNT BEFORE GAME
Miss Mary Frances Templeton,
sponsor of the Green Peppers, the
Shamrock high school pep squad,
announced today that the Green
Peppers will give a drill before the
beginning and between the halves
of each home ball game during the
remainder of the season.
The Shamrock Irish Band will be
on hand each time at 7:30 o’clock
to begin the music and the pep
squad drill will begin at 7:40.
Due to the fact that their new
uniforms have not yet arrived the
pep squad will only present Misses
Mary Adelle Roach, Lora mack
Hawkins, and Pauline Isaacs in a
short acrobatic stunt before the
game tonight, however, the band
will be on hand at 7:30 to start the
ball rolling. The game will be call-
ed at 8 o'clock.
Miss Tempdeton urges everyone
to come out early and witness these
drills, because the girls have put In
a lot of time In preparing them and
will do their best to entertain the
crowds before game time.
DALLAS Sept. 24.—A full grown
male Nubian lion, freed when cor-
roded wiring In the back of h l a
cage fell apart with his weight, was
recaptured—asleep—In a garage a
few blocks from the Marsalis Zoo.
Recapture of the animal brought
relief to anxious housewives who
had summoned their children in-
doors and closed ail doors and win-
dows while uniformed police, detec-
tives and zookeepers searched the
nelghobrhood.
When the animal was cornered
in the garage, a strong rope, sus-
pended from the end of a fishing
pole, was cautiously looped around
his neck. A few tugs on the rope
persuaded the "king of beasts” (a
grand pappy in this case) to walk
Into an open cage pushed
the garage opening. He was
ed to the soo.
“The lion was too tired to move
until we yanked him along,” one of
the zoo attendants said.
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