The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 115, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1938 Page: 1 of 4
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British, French Ministers Put
Pressure On Czechoslovakia
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1938
NO. 115
AS LEGION CONVENED AGAINST WAR AND RADICALISM
‘re notmed today of our
an honorary member of
Forest Festival associa-
|§g|tch has been organized with
ters at Lufkin for the dc-
It and conservation of Tex-
(ts which form the basis of
_J’s second largest industry.
P’the membership card nor
accompanying it explain-
ed definitely what we are expected
to do, as a good member of the for-
est 4gj»ri:ttlon, but we assume we
will be the head ranger of all the
ftiiresL here in the Dust Bowl and
so we are proceeding to buy a
hatchet and two-bladed axe and
some boots and a broad-brimmed
Stetson o we can look and act the
jpart afc-the next meeting of our as- '
Ttociatipn as well as enable us to
irry on our duties in flght-
flres in the territory up 1
ilhart.
sk the public to lend fuU co- j
m In reporting forest fires |
office promptly as the way
it the time element is a most
int one in fire fighting. Be
lookout for hunters and
may
the
by all means telephone
Hmjjooks like a lire may get out
centre! of the local authorities,
as wii have take'n the for-
fighter’s oath, we plan to
|lsh a whole flock of sub-ob-
stations where we will
men to search the skies
s of smoke. We plan to use
rag system in relaying the
igns on to our office which
^^^^rably be on top of the flag
pole at the postoffice.
__________ everybody please help us
preserve and conserve our forests
out here in the Panhandle country?
^et Oeorge Washington's bad ex-
ample be a lesson to your own chil-
dren. Don’t let them run the risk
of telling a fib. teU them to stay
away from trees.
-JAUB-
iembcr, everybody to stay off
itball field Friday night. The
authorities appreciate your
it in the team but ask that
ly in the bleachers or behind
the “fence as your presence on the
HeU} annoys both players and offi-
cials. Please cooperate with your
team and your school by staying
campers who thoughtlessly
(leave smoldering embers In
It was the opening session of the 20th annual convention of the American Legion, and here you see the
three leaders who presided, and the assembly of 7500 delegates and visitors Jamming the auditorium at
Los Angeles. Crowds surrounded the building to hear addresses on the Legion’s drives against radicalism
and for peace-through-preparedness. Left to right, at top, are the Rev. Frank J. Lawler, national chap-
lain; National Commander Daniel J. Doherty (about to rap his gavel on a replica of the Liberty Bell);
and Frank E. Samuel, national adjutant.
off the field, won’t you?
—JAUB-
iboetie has got a wonderful ball
but we are predicting the Irish-
wtll take them by a margin of
ints. The way we’ve got It
that decisive walloping we
at Childress last Friday
be a big help to Shamrock,
after opposing those larger,
experienced Class A boys, an
;e class B team will look like
;s. The Irishmen will gather
to as the season progresses
icy are going to look a lum-
per cent better Friday night
they did last week, wait and
—JAUB— ,
Along with Bill Walker. Lance
Vebb W. C. Perkins, Cecil Card-
/elljand some of the other better
* men, we wore our coat to
sters club luncheon today,
some of us were basking in
lliments from some of the slop-
essers regarding how nice we
it suddenly dawned on us
jthe ones around us dishing out
ompliments had picked the
fr of every piece of fried
en except two wings and a
J the big bunch of double-cross-
gluttons never meant a word
iid.
—JAUB—
Ye want to compliment city mo-
on the care they are exer-
ln passing school zones. It
that we have only had oc-
to notice the more careful
i lately but it seems to us
■has been a big Improvement,
keep It that way, obeying all
lie rules and driving slowly
dully.
—JAUB—
Mills, former Irishman, who
Bigger And Better Is
Theme Community Fair
Kelton September 30
IN EARLY REPORT
NEW YORK VOTING
1). S, WILL STEER
NEUTRAL COURSE
GOVERNMENT 18 DETERMINED
'NOT TO INTERFERE IN
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—The
United States will adhere to a pol-
icy of strict abstention from any
part in the European war crisis,
high government officials indicated
last night, co-incident with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's press conference at
which he declined comment on the
situation.
The chief executive asked cor-
respondents not to prophesy pos-
sible future developments because
so far as he knew there was noth-
ing he could say. Indication that
From interest shown and pros-
pects for exhibits, indications are
that the Kelton community fair,
which will be held this year on Sat-
urday, September 30, will be the
largest and best since the fair was
organized, J. Z. Baird, chairman of
the association, said today.
A score ■ card has been completed
and is being made up. Those who
wish a copy in order to know what
entries to make should direct their
requests to Mr. Baird, or Geo. Hen-
derson, secretary.
This year provision is being made
CONSERVATIVE AND NEW DEAL
SPONSORED CANDIDATES
IN BITTER FIGHT
NEW YORK. Sept. 21.—The
conservative and the new deal-
sponsored candidates fought a nip-
and-tuck battle In New York’s
16th congressional (gas house)
district early today. Seesawing
primary returns gave neither a
decisive advantage.
Representative John J. O’Connor,
chairman of the house rules com
mittee and described by President
Roosevelt as a “betrayer” of new
deal principles, was running a close
to 'have" tooths” ad'vertising“busine» ™ce wJth, A J'ay’.favol“e of
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EASTERN STAR
HAS MEETING
Members And Visitors Hear Talk
On Montana Grand Chapter
By Mrs. C. T. Palmer
The Eastern Star Chapter had
their regular meeting last night at
the Masonic Hall with a large group
of members and visitors attending.
The worthy matron and eleven
members of the Mobeetie chapter
were among the guests.
Mrs. C. T. Palmer gave an inter-
esting talk on the Montana Grand
Chapter which site attended this
summer, and Mrs. T. C. Davis and
Mrs. B. F. Kersh gave detailed ac-
counts of the banquets at Erick and
Texola, Okla., at whicli the Worthy
Grand Matron of Oklahoma was
entertained.
Mrs. J. A. Hall, Mrs. W. H. Walk-
er and Mrs. Claude Montgomery
served refreshments at the close of
the program.
lines at nominal cost. These exhib-
its will include anything In the way
of machinery and equipment such
as tractors, washing machines,
sewing machines, implements, as
well as special feeds and other pro-
ducts.
Any person living within the Kel-
ton high school district—that is, in
the radius of the community where
students are transported by bus to
the school—may enter agricultural
or home products for competition.
Those living outside of this radius
may enter agricultural products for
exhibit, but not for competition.
The program for fair day Will be
most interesting, with the schedule
announced as follows:
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METHODIST PASTOR,
LAYMEN ATTEND MEET
Rev. Lance Webb, H. B. Hill and
J. R. Benson attended a district
conference of Methodist pastors
and lay leaders at Clarendon Tues-
day. The session, attended by about
30 representatives from churches of
the district, was in preparation for
the close of the conference year.
Mr. Hill, who is associate district
lay leader, made a talk on ’’The
Laymen and the Church Paper."
The annual conference for North-
west Texas will be held at Memphis,
November 16.
the administration, In the Demo-
cratic primary.
Complete unofficial returns from
49 out of 84 election districts in
the Democratic primary gave:
O'CONNOR. 4,668.
FAY, 4.724.
In the Republican primary, where
O’Connor also was a candidate, op-
posed by Allen W. Dulles, early re-
turns from 25 precincts gave:
O’CONNOR, 1,056.
DULLES. 859.
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Cotton Picking
Gets Under Way
In This Vicinity
Approximately 125 bales of cotton
have been ginned In the Shamrock
and Twitty areas according to a
check of the three local plants and
the one at Twitty today.
The cotton is coming in faster
this week and if the ideal weather
prevails through the month the
harvest is expected to be at the
peak around the first of October.
The demand for cotton pickers is
increasing and ail persons who will
work In the fields are asked to reg-
ister; at the chamber of commerce
office in tire Johnson Hotel build-
ing.
CHAMBERLAIN WILE LeB?orc£rmander
AGAIN TALK WITH |
HITLER THURSDAY
PREMIER DESIRES DEFINITE
PLAN TO LAY BEFORE
GERMAN FUEHRER
LONDON, Sept. 21.—Faced with
a “polite, hut virtual refusal" from
Prague to accept definitely Adolf j
Hitler's demands to yield the Su- ,
detcnlands, the British and
French governments hastened to- I
day to bring renewed pressure on
Czerlislovakia for an acceptance.
Prime Minister Neville Cham-
berlain announced his plans to Ay
to Godesbcrg on the Rhine
Thursday to meet Hitler for the
second time for a continuation of
negotiations.
His decision was reported to have
been taken before there was offi-
cial cognizance of the contents of
the Prague reply to the British-
French proposals formulated Sun-
day to keep the peace In Europe.
Wants Definite Agreement
The British and French ministers
in Prague were instructed to make
a midnight call upon Foreign Mini-
ster Kamil Krofta In Prague and
urge Czechoslovakia to accept the
plan because “time presses.’’
Chamberlain wanted to have a
definite agreement to lay down be-
fore the German fuehrer when he
makes' his second personal talk with
Hitler Thursday, but sources close
to the foreign office said the Czech-
oslovakia’s reply “made certain res-
ervations.”
Czechoslovakia was said to have
suggested invocation of her treaty
of friendship and arbitration of
1926 with Germany to settle the
matter.
An official communique issued at
No. 10 Downing street late tonight
said:
"The prime minister and the Ger-
man fuehrer and chanceHcr haw
decided to resume the conversations
PRESIDENT CALLS
COUNCIL SESSION
CONSIDER DEMANDS
NEW BORDER DISTURBANCES
INCREASE TENSION IN
NAZI-CZECH CRISIS
certain o± uecuon t3i.pt. ^4 as
national commander of the
American Legion is Stephen F.
Chadwick, above, Seattle law-
yer, whose three rivals for the
j< 'i dropped out ol the competi-
tion beioie lae national conven-
tion began in Los Angeles.
FRANTIG BRAKEMAN
CAUSES CALIFORNIA
TRAGIC RAIL CRASH
ELEVEN LOSE LIVES AS FAST
LIMITED PLOWS INTO
LOCAL ON SIDING
PRAGUE, Sept. 21.—The Brit-
ish and French ministers early
today delivered a demarche to
President Bcncs urging most ser-
iously acceptance of their govern-
ments’ plan for dismemberment
of Czechoslovakia.
The British minister, Sir Basil
Cochrane-Newton and the French
Minister Victor Leopold de la Croix
called upon the president shortly
before 2 a. m. asking an immediate
conference after the Czechoslovak
j government yesterday had refused
i to answer directly yes or no to the
French and British proposals to
H i cede Sudeten districts to Adolf Hit-
ler.
Council Summoned
The president immediately sum-
moned Premier Milan Hodza who
called a meeting of the inner coun-
cil of the cabinet. The discussion*
were continuing at 4:45 a. m„ (9:45
j p. in., central standard time, Tues-
day) and there was no indication
iwhen the session might end.
j It became known the French and
; British ministers impressed upon
the president that the mhtter they
had to discuss was urgent and that
despite day-long sessions of the
ministers they should be called
, from their beds for immediate con-
sultation.
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IRISHMEN WORK ON
DEFENSE TACTICS
LOCAL LADS CONCENTRATE
ON STOPPING CHARGES
HUSKY HORNETS
Coach G. B. Rush and his Irish-
men are working this week on a de-
fense to stop the rushes of the Mo-
beetle Hornets when the two teams
meet under the arcs at Denver field
Friday night.
Since Boyd Blount will probably
be in Amarillo ail week with his
livestock exhibit, the Irish backfield
Friday night will likely be composed
of Allen, Byars, Dorman, and But-
terfield. If Roy Holmes is able to
play he will be moved back to a
halfback position on defense with
Allen In the safety hole, Sutterfleld
at the other halfback post and Dor-
man and Byars backing up the line.
Except for Sims, who is out of the
Mobeetie line-up for the remainder
of the season, the Hornets came
through last Friday night’s game
with only minor injuries and bruis-
es and will be In first class condi-
tion for the encounter.
Neither team will lend any not-
iceable weight advantage, with both
having medium heavy lines and
fairly light backflelds. The Irish
backfield only averages around 140
pounds to the man, with Byars and
Dorman both scaling between 130
and 135 pounds and Allen and Sut-
terfleld both weighing around 150
pounds.
When the Irish line is composed
of Fox, Burcham, Bills, Holmes,
Purcell. Burton and Wilson the av-
erage weight Is around 154 pounds,
however, when Griswold and George
are In the line the average jumps
up to approximately .162 pounds.
The Shamrockers will be toying
for a win in their first conference
encounter of the current season
while the Hornets will be trying for
their first conference win.
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MIDLAND, CaL, Sept. 21 —
Driven frantic by uncertainty, a
railroad brakeman threw a slid-
ing switch Tuesday as the Argo-
naut, crack Southern Pacific lim-
ited only 200 yards away, roared
down the track.
The engineer saw the block sig-
nal are rise, a red light flash.
Brakes screeched, but the big lo-
comotive veered sharply, ran into
a siding, plowed into the Cali-
fornian, a Southern Pacific tour-
ist train.
It was one of California’s worst
railroad wrecks, with 11 persons
killed and more than 100 injured,
some so seriously they were expect-
ed to die.
Said C. F. Donnatin, Southern
Pacific superintendent: “The wreck
was caused by man failure, an un-
explainable act by Eric Leonard Ja-
cobson, head end brakeman In our
employ for 18 years.”
Jacobson, dazed, hysterical, by the
effect of a decision he could not
explain, violated an Important rule
of the service, namely: that when a
train Is on a siding, waiting for an-
other to pass on stngle main tracks,
he must not approach nearer than
20 feet from the switch stand.
Engineer Leaps To Safety
Both locomotives were smashed
to smouldering piles of scrap metal,
five coaches were overturned, 800
feet of track ripped up by the ter-
rific collision. Scores were trapped
In the forward coaches of the Cali- |
fomian. and acetylene torches hadj
to be used to reach some of the|
bodies.
S. C. Mason, white-haired engl- j
necr of the Californian, heard his i
fireman. P. E. Martin, shouting: I
"Jump! Jump! She’s coming at us!"
Mason jumped. He was the only
(Advices from Paris said the
French and British had presented
Czechoslovakia with a virtual ulti-
matum demanding an immediate
yes or no answer to their proposals.
Unless Czechoslovakia consented to
partition of her Sudeten areas, It
was said, the governments warned
her they could not guarantee the
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CHARTER PRESENTED
LOCAL SCOUT TROOP
FIVE BOYS AWARDED MERIT
BADGES IN COURT OF
HONOR TUESDAY
Formal presentation of the char-
ter for th£ Shamrock troop. Boy
Scouts of America, was made by
Fred M. Roberts, executive of the
Adobe Walls council, in ceremonies
at the scout hut Tuesday night.
During a Court of Honor, merit
badges were awarded to five local
Scouts.
Joe Veazy received the Star Scout
badge and Gene Caperton, Bennett
Clark and Royce Lewis Jr. were
presented with merit badges in
safety. Lee Wallace Jr. received
merit badges in personal health and
book binding and Bennett Clark, a
merit badge In painting.
Roberts presented the charter to
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SLAIN FROM AMBUSH
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CIVIC CLUB
ENTERTAINED
KILLER BELIEVED TO HAVE
MADE ESCAPE ACROSS
RIO GRANDE
MARFA, Sept. 21. — The Rio
Grande, marking the United States-
Mextco border, balked officers yes-
terday In their search for the am-
bush slayer of Perry “Hawkeye”
Boosters Enjoy Hilarious Sketch | Townsend, 46, rancher of the Big
Of Undertaker In Pulpit | Bend country.
By Speech Teacher
SHAMROCK MARINE
ASSIGNED TO DUTY
Charles V. Coppage, son of Rev.
and Mrs. O. C. Coppage of Sham-
rock, has completed his training
period at the Marine Corps base.
San Diego, Calif., according to word
reaching here, and has been assign-
ed to Company A, First Battalion,
6th Fleet Marine force, for duty.
Young Coppage enlisted In the
Marine Corps last July at Dallas-
He Is a graduate of Petersburg high
school and attended McMurry col-
lege, Al
A. M. Hilburn, speech arts in-
structor in the city schools, enter-
j tained members of the Shamrock
Boosters club today with an Imper-
sonation of a layman substituting
In the pulpit for his pastor. The
layman, an undertaker by profes-
sion, chose as his sermon topic,
“Old Mother Hubbard Went to the
Cupboard,” and members of the
Boosters club are still wondering
what lesson he sought to put over
with members of his congregation.
Hilburn was introduced by Lyle
Holmes who was In charge of this
week’s program.
George Dodgen, former member
of the Boosters club who has resid-
ed at Tucumcarl the past 20
months, was a guest of the club to-
day as was Dr. R. M. Barkley, also
a former member of the club. Dod-
gen has purchased the Federated
Store here and will again make hto
home here.
Townsend’s bullet-riddled body
was found in his ranch home near
Porvenir. Sheriff J. D. Bunton said
he had been killed with his own
rifle Sunday by a slayer who hid
behind a mesquite bush as the
rancher was saddling a horse.
Sheriff Bunton said the killer
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SISTERS OF LOCAL
MAN HURT IN CRASH
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitcham re-
turned Monday night from McAles-
ter. Okla., where they were called
last week-end on receiving word
that two sisters of Mr. Mitcham had
been Injured in a wreck near there
last Friday.
One sister, Mrs. Lillian O’Connell
of Colgate, was not seriously Injur-
ed but the other sister Mrs. Walter
Leedy, also of Colgate, Is not ex-
pected to lire os a result of serious
head wounds.
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Bones, Percy. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 115, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1938, newspaper, September 21, 1938; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth525733/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.