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THE CARBON BLACK CENTER OF THE WORLD
Borger, Texas, Wednesday, August 6, 1941
(Six Pages Today)
Price Five Cents
Oriental War Whirl Entwines Thailand
4 Million Reds Destroyed
Demobilization Of Selectee Army
Pictured As Invitation For War
Gasoline Blackout for Eastern U. S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—(AP)—Administra-
tion leaders, intent on securing an 18-months service
extension for the army's rank and file, made their
immediate objective today the defeat of a new sub-
stitute proposal which would limit the length of addi-
tional military duty to a single year.
The one-year limitation proposal, sponsored by
Senator Burton (R-Ohio), was generally regarded as
one of the last major hurdles in the way of a final
Senate vote on the service extension legislation. The
chamber rejected an attempt yesterday to hold addi-
'tional service to a six
Labor Leaders
Ask Authority
To Call Strike
Railroad Workers May
Ballot On Accepting
Wage Increase Refusal
CHICAGO, Aug. G —
(AP)— The nation’s 1,200,-
Thailand (Siam), land of whirling dancing girls, is caught in the
Far East war whirl as Japan seeks bases and economic conces-
sions there. Map shows possible direction of Japanese attacks on.
or through Thailand, which controls land routes to Singapore.
Burma.
Civic Workers
Hold Barbecue,
Business Meet
Directors, Chairmen,
Gather At Bob Grimes'
At 7:30 This Evening,
Public Hearing For
New Cily Budget Set
if John Q. Public has any kicks
or recommendations to make, or
if he wants to get in on the ground
floor of what goes on in city
finance, he will have a chance to
do it in about two weeks.
It was announced today that a
public hearing for the city’s bud-
get for the fiscal year 1941-42 will
be held in the city manager's of-
8 o'clock the i
Directors, committee
chairmen and committee fice in City Hall
members of the Borger jnight of Au* 21
chamber of commerce meet !
tonight at the home of Bob i
Grimes for the purpose of j
discussing plans for the I
progressive activities of the
organization.
Interested in the civic affairs of
Borger and Hutchinson county,
these volunteer workers who de-
vote much of their time promot-
ing improvements especially
beneficial to the community in
which they live, will have an op-
portunity. at this meeting, to
Sam Demings Gels
Sergeant's Rating
to a
months limit.
Standing pat for an 18-month
extension, Senator Barkley of
Kentucky, the democratic chief
tain, said he was unwilling to
accept the 12-month limitation
as a compromise substitute.
As the senate entered its fifth
day of debate on the measure,
there appeared to be no doubt of
its final approval in a form giv-
ing the President authority to ex-
tend the service of selectees, na-
tional guardsmen and reserves
beyond the present limit of one
year. The tenure of regulars who
000 organized railroad j enlisted for three-year periods
workers were asked by their j also would be lengthened,
leaders today to authorize a
strike to enforce demands
for increased pay.
Strike ballots were sent
to workers after representa-
tives of 125 railroad com-
panies operating 99.1 per
cent of the nation's mileage
rejected wage demands
which thev said would add
$900,000,000 annually to
operating expenses.
Danger of a railroad tieup ac-
tually is months off because of
protective provisions of the rail-
way labor act which governs such
disputes.
Spokesmen for 14 unions of
850,00 non-operating workers
said the result of their voting
would be known in a week, but
those of the five unions of 350,000
operating workers said from 20
to 30 days would be required to
determine their sentiment.
If a strike were approved,
they agreed, a date for the walk-
! out would be set quickly. More
i time could be consumed, however
Sam Demings, one of the first I by the intervention of the Na-
two volunteers to leave Hutchin- | tional Railway Mediation Board
The senate heard an impassion-
ed plea for speedy passage by the
legislation yesterday from Sena-
tor Dee iD-Okla). who told his
colleagues that he was convinced
the army must be kept intact if
this country was to avoid war.
"I can't imagine anything
that would be a greater invita-
tion to war." Lee declared, "than
to demobolixe this army we
have now. By holding the army
together and making it strong,
we increase our chances of stay-
ing out of war."
While Lee said he would not be
supporting the legislation if he
did not believe this country’s fu-
ture was at stake, Senator O’Dan
iel (D-Tex) roundly criticized
some of his colleagues acting in
what he said was the capacity of
“yes men” for the administration.
Making his first speech on the
floor since he was sworn in Mon-
day, the former Texas governor
asserted that congress ought not
to adopt “the high handed policy”
of keeping selectees in the army
beyond a year.
The senate gave final congres-
sional approval yesterday to a
son county last November, with involving adltional confeiences , compromise version of legislation
the first draIt call, has been pro- . ^ settlement resulted, Piesi- ; providing for the mandatory re-
moted to Staff Sergeant and | Roosevelt could appoint an ; ferrment from service of men
Chiei of Section over the Publica- emergency fact finding board
I wki^h umtiiri delay action 60
tion Office of post headquarters i which would
"talk over” ways and means of
making their organization of
greater service to the entire citi-
zenship of the county.
"Ws must always ba on our
toac to build good will." Chair-
man Bob Lindsay states "and
that maans that wo must lose
no opportunity to koop our
civilian life normal during the
present omorgsney. Good will
and continual good work by
our organisation go hand in
hand." ho concluded.
“It is not enough that we have
the Fritch, Sanford and Phillips
highways underway”, according to
E. L. Keith, chairman, who con-
tinues; “Why not continue this
highway through Phillips along
the Canadian river to Canadian,
Crossing the proposed Pampa to
Perryton highway. Not only would
this be a most useful route but it
would also be a scenic highway
(Continued on Pago SIX)
at Fort Bliss, El Paso.
Sergeant Demings will make
base pay of $72.50 per month, and
will be allowed $15 per month for
rations and $34.50 per month for
house rent. The entire sum figur-
es $121.50, quite an increase over
his original salary of $36.
Mrs. Demings will be remem-
bered as the former Thelma
Holcomb. She is employed as
bookkeeper in an El Paso store.
who had reached their 28th birth-
day prior to July 1 without be-
^ays- . , ; ing inducted into the army. This
Negotiations on the wage ques- I ajso apply to men reach-
JAYCEE DELEGATION
ATTENDS XIT REUNION
A delegation of Borger Junior
Chamber of Commerce members
attended the XIT Ranch Reunion
at Dalhart yesterday. In the
Jaycee party were President Har-
old Hardesty, Abe Latman. Ray
Armstrong, Goebel Anthony and
Carl Horton.
tion collapsed yesterday. The car-
riers conference committee had
been discussing wage, rule and
vacation issues with labor chief-
tains since July 24.
A 30 per cent pay increase was
sought by the operating unions,
consisting of locomotive engin-
eers, firemen and enginemen,
conductors, trainmen and switch-
men. The current wage rates vary
I according to unions, rules and
classifications, the lowest wage j
being $5.06 a day for switch tend-
ers.
Raises of 30 to 34 cents an hour
were demanded by the non-oper-
ating unions — clerks, telegraph-
ers, shop laborers and such em-
ployes. They now are paid an
average of 67.4 cents an hour.
ing 28 by July 1 of subsequent
years who were not inducted be-
fore that time.
Men in the service who be-
came 28 on July 1 prior to
their induction into service
would be released if they re-
quested it.
Buy U. S. Detente Bonds today.
Judge Coffee Appointed County
Aircraft Warning Service Head
Before W. Lee O'Daniel left the
governorship of Texas to be the
state’s junior senator at Wash-
ington, he appointed Judge Nor-
man Coffee as Hutchinson Coun-
ty chairman of Aircraft Warning
Service's local council.
Judge Coffee is contacting
county civic groups and frater-
nal orders to form the local
council. All council members will
be certified by the governor's
office.
The organization will be spon-
sored in this county by the coun-
ty commissioners' court and will
cooperate with the statewide Air-
craft Warning service. The local
American Legion has already-
tendered its services to Judge
Coffee.
Such organizations have been
completed in 61 counties in the
state, which are neighboring
counties to the various army
camps, as the need arises it will
be extended to other counties in
the state, officials says.
This will be an emergency de-
fense organization which probably
will be idle until a situation de-
mands. Organization is all that
is wanted now.
At this time Judge Coffee is
not asking the registration of
volunteer observers but he will
be glad to accept the names of
those who will wish to volunteer
their services. The persons will
be classified, certified and called
upon when the situation demands,
according to Judge Coffee.
Former Resident
Succumbs Today
Word was received today of the
death of Jack Hodges, former local
resident, at 8:45 o’clock this morn-
ing in his home at Mineral Wells.
Cause of death of Hodges, who
had been ill for sometime, was
attributed to a stroke.
Survivors include the wife; five
daughters, Mrs. Walter Scott and
i Mrs. Phil Greer of Stinnett. Mrs.
jjim Martin of Seagraves, Ann,
who is in California, Inez of
Mineral Wells: and one son, John
Mitchell, also in California
Funeral arrangements are pend-
ing.
Sanford Pair
Hurl In Crash
H. L. Teegerstrom of Sanford
yesterday received word that Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Williamson, en
route home from Colorado, had
an accident on the Dumas high-
way Wednesday evening, when
their car hit a tractor and turned
over, critically injuring Mrs.
Williamson.
Mrs. Williamson is reported as
having received a severed throat
artery from flying glass and other
injuries that were undetermined
immediately.
Williamson received a broken
nose, fractured rib and other bone
injuries. The.- are in a Dumas
hospital.
Their four daughters, Goldie.
Jo, Wilma and Jean, are report-
ed to have escaped injury.
The family was returning home
after having attended the funeral
of Mrs. Williamson's father. He
is an employe of the United Car-
bon company and the family-
lives at the Sanford B camp.
British Ready
To Block Japs'
Thailand Move
America, China Join
Community of Interest
Concerning The Orient
LONDON, Autf. 6—(AP)
— Foreign Secretary An-
thony Eden declared in the
House of Commons today
that “anything which threat-
ened the integrity or securi-
ty of Thailand would be of
immediate interest to Bri-
tain.
He said Britain was espe-
cially interested because a
Japanese move into Thai-
land would be “threatening
the security of Singapore.”
“I hope,” he added, “these
words may yet be heeded.”
Eden and Major Clement At-
tlee, government leader in Com-
mons, spoke on all phases of the
war, from the Far East and the
! conflict in Russia to the battle
of the Atlantic and United States
aid. They pineh-hit for Prime
Minister Churchill who was ab-
sent.
It was announced yesterday
that the Prime Minister could
not take part in the debate be-
cause, as Attlee said, he is too
busy “with urgent matters con-
netted wifn the war.”
"Every fresh forward move
on the part of Japan naturally
has the result of bringing China
and ourselves closer and clos-
er together," said Eden. "That
friendship and that collabora-
tion with China will continue
and I pray will grow."
He added: ‘‘Men and material
are pouring out to strengthen our
forces in the Middle East for their
next forward plunge.” and said
that these would “strike their
blows for the independence of the
countries in the Middle East just
as much as for our indepen-
ence.”
Britain's one policy toward
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Hospital News
Charles and Virginia Hamilton,
children of Mr and Mrs. Carl
Hamilton, underwent tonsilectom-
iees in Pantex hospital this morn-
ing.
There will be a school board
I meeting of the Borger Indepen-
dent district at the high school,
i August 12, for the purpose of
i conducting a budget hearing, ac-
| cording to Superintendent W A
l McIntosh.
and the western frontiers of In-
dia, he said, was a desire to see
them "leading their own life in
security and peace.”
Attlee said Japan's attention to
Thailand “bears ominous resem-
blance to that which preceded
the incursion into Ir.do-China,"
Independent but parallel ac-
tions of the United States to-
ward Japan, he said, was a reaf-
firmation of the community of
interests between Britain and
the United States where liberty
is concerned.
Britain is exercising the “ut-
most vigilance” in the Far East,
he asserted.
This was especially necessary,
he said, because “the tone of the
Japanese press does not agree
with that of official assurances.”
Attlee praised Russia's "magni-
fieient fight” which he said had
completely foiled German expec-
tations of a quick victory and
caused a postponement but not
abandonment of plans for an in-
vasion of the British Isles.
United States material aid is
flowing to Britain in a stream it
never approached in the World ,
War, he declared, and terrific |
blows have been dealt Axis naval |
forces and shipping.
In July 459,000 tons of Axis
shipping were sunk, damaged or
put out of action, he declared, in-
cluding 69 ships des'J oyed br
damaged in the North Sea and At-
lantic, and 23 ships sunk in the
Mediterranean.
He admitted a British convoy
had made contact with German
U-boats in the Atlantic but de-
clared German claims of hav-
ing sunk 116.500 to 140.000 tons
were exaggerated by at least
350 per cent and perhaps by
700 per cent.
At the same session foreign
j secretary Anthony Eden said
"some aspects of post-war recon-
struction have already formed the
subject of exchanges of views of
an exploratory character between
the United States government
and his majesty's government.
Big Campaign Parly Saturday
Planned By Legionnaires Who
Are Backing Charlie Maisel
The biggest campaign party of the year will be held
at the American Legion hall Saturday. It is being plann-
ed by members of Hutchinson County Post No. 412, of the
American Legion, who are determined to elect their bud-
die, Charlie Maisel, to the _
Installation For New
Legion Officers Held
The local American Legion post
held installation ceremonies for
their new officers Monday night
with Post Adjutant Roy Beard of
Amarillo conducting the cere-
mony.
The Legion approved the exec-
utive committee’s action in agree-
ing to sign lor paving on Seventh
street between Hedgecoke and
Main for which the Legion’s pro-
rata share will be $162.50.
office of Commander of the
Department of Texas.
Organizing what they call
the "Charlie Maisel Club,"
these ex-service men have
planned a real "surprise" par-
ty for "Charlie." It will be at
the Legion hall at 8 d. m. Sat-
urday night. All ex-service men
and Legionnaires are urged to
attend and to "bring their
friends."
“We intend to surprise our
candidate with a new and longer
list of Legionnaires who have
paid their 1942 dues in support
of the Charlie Maisel for State
Commander Class," H. H. Stull,
vice-commander, said today.
"Topping the first 100 paid
1942 memberships is the name
of Karl Klein who is the hun-
dreth Legionnaire to pay his
1942 dues, and now we are
starting in in dead earnest to
obtain a second list of one hun-
dred 1942 memberships to make
a total of at least two hun-
dred to take with us to the state
convention.
“Such support of our Hutchin-
son county candidate should mer-
it the attention of the other dele-
gates whom we want to influence
in favor of Charlie,” Stull ex-
plained.
"Dad" Harty, in charge of
the menu for the big campaign
party Saturday night, says that
the boys will be served with
the best of mountain oysters
and cooling refreshments. A
full evening of high type en-
tertainment is assured every-
one.
An invitation affair, all ex-
service men and Legionnaires
can obtain tickets by contact-
ing Adjutant J. O. Coolbaugh.
Service Office Lou Roberts.
Historian Homer Pruett and J.
C. Phillips, chairman. Ex-ser-
vice men and Legionnaires are
urged to bring their friends with
them as their guests.
One Fire Victim
Released Today
One of the five men injured in
the Danube-Sanford oil well ex-
plosion and fire Monday was dis-
| missed this morning, while the
other four patients in North Plains
hospital were reported “a little
better.”
C. B. Roach, who suffered first
and second degree burns about
the face and other parts of his
body, wrent home this morning
C. L. Holland and J. B. Nichols,
the two most severely burned,
were reported resting well and in
a "little better” condition.
Buy U. S. Defens* Bonds today.
Stevenson Working
Hard On Inaugural
Speech For Friday
AUSTIN. Aug. 6— i.-Pi—Gover-
nor Coke R Stevenson is making
fair progress on the speech he
will deliver at his inauguration
Friday, he indicated today.
At a press conference he said
he sat up until after midnight
last night working on it.
“I am down to the paragraph
expressing appreciation for the
presence of so many former mem-
bers of the legislature," he said.
Former legislators often are
employed as lobbyists to work tor
or against legislation.
SCOUT CAMP
Boy Scouts of Borger and Phil
lips are now making plans to at-
tend camp at Camp Ki-O-Wah at
Lake Marvin, near Canadian,
from Aug. 17 to 23, H. H. Bea-
vers, district chairman said this
morning.
German Agency
List Red Dead
At 3,000,000
895,000 Prisoners Are
Claimed With Cars,
Tanks, Guns, Planes
By The Associated Press
Destruction of 4,000,000
Red army troops — killed,
| wounded and captured —
j was claimed by the Germans
today, but in a rapid-fire
series of bulletins the Nazi
high command again made
no specific reports of new
gains or capture of impor-
tant cities, and the Russians
said they were meeting the
new German threat in the
Ukraine with smashing
counter-attacks.
Dispatches from Moscow com-
pared the Soviet counter-blows
with those which hurled back
the Nazis on the Central Smol-
ensk front guarding Moscow last
week.
Heralded by a fanfare of
trumpets, the Berlin radio pro-
claimed to the German people a
vast new slaughter of Russia's
army, with Adolf Hitler's field
headquarters announcing the
capture of 895,000 Russian pri-
soners and the destruction or
capture of 13.145 armored cars
and tanks, 10,388 guns and 9.-
082 planes.
DNB, the official German news
agency, estimated the numbers of
Soviet dead alone at 3,000,00,
Hitler’s headquarters detailed
at length what it described as
lunges through the Soviet de-
fense system at “three decisive
points," south of Pinsk <Pripet>
Marshes, in the Smolensk sector
on the road to Moscow, and south
of Lake Phipus below Leningrad.
The German war bulletin as-
serted that the bloody 3-weeks-
1 old battle of Smolensk had now
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Army Men Wish
To Star! Flying
Cadet Unit Here
In an effort to bring to every
community the chance to have
its own Flying Cadet unit, four
army recruiting agents will be in
Borger tomorrow and Friday for
the purpose of interviewing pos-
sible flying candidates.
Captain Perry C. Euehner of
Fort Bliss will be in charge of
the enlisting. Others in the re-
cruiting party will be Sergeant
Reynolds and Corporal Morris of
Fort Bliss and Sergeant Gist of
the Pampa recruiting station.
Captain Euehner and his crew
will be available during the two
days at Hotel Black to interview
men who are interested in Fly-
ing Cadets or other army ser-
vice. “Arrangements will be
made to show technicolor movies
showing the duties and work of
the air corps,” Euehner writes.
"We wish to get some prelim-
inary interest aroused in the pos-
sibilities of a Borger unit of Fly-
ing Cadets. In the past units have
been formed in colleges. The
men in groups of 20 have been
called together and trained to-
gether. Now the same idea is be-
ing used in regards to cities. Am-
arillo recently completed a Fly-
ing Cadet unit. Lubbock has com-
pleted three.”
Germany Afraid Rrazil May Occupy
Portugal's Azores Islands For U. S.
BERLIN, Aug. 6—(.P)—An au-
thorized spokesman said today
that the German government was
"an attentive observer” of what
he called President Roosevelt's j
efforts to get Brazil to occupy
Portugal's Azores islands.
"There are reports of ultimative | strengthened her military position
pressure on Brazil Mr this pur- J in the Azores, and that Portu-
I guese dignitaries had visited the
i islands "to call attention to the
tor described President Roosevelt
as a man who says “I'll feel my-
self threatened by whomsoever,
wheresoever, whensoever I please.
I alone determine by whom,
where, when I am threatened ”
He said that Portugal had
pose." the spokesman declared.
'How far Brazil is willing to go.
how far she can be cajoled is not
a matter for us to judge. But
we know it is up to the people of
the United States to determine
how far they are going to be the
tool of Roosevelt’s aggressive
policy and to reckon with the con-
sequences which sooner or later
are likely to occur."
The foreign office eommenta-
fact that Portugal considers the
islands an outpost of her sov-
ereignty.”
“Now apparently in the fact of
this event, Roosevelt cannot car-
ry through his program of mis-
leading the people with respect to
the Azores, so, according to press
reports, there are efforts to use
Brazil.'’
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