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WEATHER
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and tomorrow.
Vol. 17—No. 90
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THE CARBON BLACK CENTER OF THE WORLD
Associated Press Borger, Texas, Monday, March 8, 1943
(Six Pages Today)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
BORGER
17 YEARS OF PROGRESS
Price Five Cents
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StfaSB IBRITISH EIGHTH ARMY REPULSES
SIX AnACKS BY GERMAN TAN
CAPTAIN JAMES "BILLY" BALDWIN
Affectionately known by his
many Iriends here as "Billy"
Ciptain Baldwin is the son of
Mr. rnd Mrs. T. E. Baldwin,
who live on a lease near Stin-
nett.
Captain Baldwin was gradu-
ated frem Borger High school,
where he was a mainstay of the
Bcr3c-’ Bulldogs.
Bv THOBURN WIANT
WITH U. S. HEAVY BOMB-
ERS OVER BURMA. March 6
• Delayed*—</P).....A large force of
U. S heavy bombers soared far
over Burma today to hit a 7,000-
ton Japanese merchant vessel 10
miles south of Rangoon plaster
House found out
Dozens flocked to the grounds
yesterday to visit the new admin-
istration building, meet the pilots
and inspect the p.’anes, most of
which spent a greater part of the
tlu approaches to the importing afternoon shooting spot landings
Myitnge bridge six miles south of ■ *in<* flying formations.
Japanese Bases
Blasted By U. S.
Heavy Bombers
WASHINGTON, March 8—i/P)
American heavy bombers at-
tacked Japanese bases in the
northwestern and central Solo-
mon islands Sunday (Solomons
time' the navy reported today, but
results were not observed.
Naw communique number 303,
said:
'South Pacific: 'All dates are
east longitude'
“1. On March 7th, Liberator
heavv bombers (Consolidated
PB4Y> attacked Japanese installa-
tions at Kahaili and on Ballale is-
land in the Shortland island area
and bombed enemy positions at
Vila on Kolombangara island. An
enemy cargo ship at Kaieta on
Bougainville island also was at-
tacked by a Liberator. Results
of the above attack were not ob-
served."
The Shortland island area,
which is strongly held by the Jap-
anese, is in the northwestern sec-
tion i l the Solomons about 295
nautical miles northwest of Guad-
alcanal airfield. Vila, in the cen-
tial Selormns, is only about 190
miles northwest of Guadalcanal.
Bases in the Shortland area
have beer heavily pounded for
several days, suggesting a possi-
bility that the mam power of the
American aerial offensive from
Guadalcanal was now being di-
rected toward destruction of the
stringer enemy positions rather
the 200 visitors to yesterday's Open than toward the bases in the Mun-
Red Army Rolls Oh
Menacing Vyazma
His Birihday, Too
Chilly Weather
Fails To Stop
Airpori Crowd
It takes rnore'n col3 weather to
keep Borger pilots grounded as
By EDDIE GILMORE
MOSCOW, March 8—(/P)—The
Red aimy rolled on westward to-
day with fresh Soviet troops pour-
ing into gaps in the German lines
far ws st of Gzh.it: and south of
Olenino where two Russians col-
umns apparently are planning the
doom of the important German
base at Vyazma, 35 miles west
of Gihats
The capture of more than a
hundred irn re settlements was re-
ported in the last 2-t hours, while
numerous others are falling con-
tinuously and still others are
blockaded by the Red army and
on the verge of falling.
Winter weather is still holding
its strong grip on central and
northern Russia, blit during the
day the last climbing sun melts
the top layers of snow and ice.
They freeze again quickly when
the shadows hit them.
Two large red army forces are
slicing large chunks out of the
Get man lines and converging in
the area northwest of Gzhats.
• tin of the < force:., driving
west and northwest from Gzhats,
increased the threat to Vyazma
from the front flank. The other
pushing south and southwest of
Olenino. further increased the
* ♦; l visa*
from 'hr rear.
Although no exact distances
were reported, Gzhats dispatches
stated that artillery lire from the
fast moving bat tie front was bare
Iy distinguishable in the city, cap-
tured only Saturday.
Permanent residents of Gzhats
who survived the German occu-
pation are now digging out house-
hold belongings, food and posses-
sions. Red army sappers are re-
moving mines in numerous build-
ings and helping to repair wreck-
ed structures.
Pravda reported that the Red
army was forcing the Germans
from numerous settlements in
Smolensk districts along a wide
front.
The mid-day communique an-
nounced a further Soviet advance
west of Sevsk. where several set-
'Continu d on PAGE TWO)
J. E. "JACK" TIETZ
Mandalay and stait huge lues at
Moumein.
There was virtually no opposi-
tion from the Japanese during
any of these operations and all
our planes returned safely.
One and possibh two direct
hits, plus four near hits, were
scored on a merchant vessel by
Second Lieut. Melvin Trirape, 24-
year-old bombardier from Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
Lying on my stomach above the
bomb bay I watched Trimpe’.s
lx mbs crash into and alongside a
vessel which was heading north
in Rangoon river toward that
much-bombed city. A huge cloud
of black smoke rose high above
the Vessel as our pilot. Cap!.
James Baldwin, 23, of Borger,
Texa«, veered sharply f: om the
target.
An anti-aircraft battery on the
utCtwiliUll nocchj c cl non cm j f f < *rf*/ I
feebly as we started our bombing
run, but Tnmpe knocked it out.
Not even one Jap fighter came up
to greet us.
The merchant vessel we hit was
carrying sorely-needed supplies to
the Japanese whose communica-
tions are being disrupted by Al-
lied bombers and fighters. The
Japanese never will get those .sup-
plies because' it the vessel didn’t
sink the flames consumed them.
Since the Japanese didn’t give
us an opportunity to use our am-
munition on their fighters we
dropped to a low altitude and shot
up some installations before head-
ing for home.
Trimpe had a smile a font wide
after hitting the ship.
"I will take some credit, of
course," he said. But remem-
ber, no bombardier could hit
the side of a barn if he didn't
have a good pilot holding his
hand steady on the bombing run
and Jim Baldwin is one of the
bert anywhere."
The blond, blue-eyed, six-foot
Trimpe flew with Baldwin m the
Middle East three months last
summer He is single.
Baldwin quit the University of
Texas after his sophomore year
to enroll in flying school. He,
too, is single.
E. H. Bender was winner of the
spot landing contest.
Intermittently throughout the
afternoon free rides were given
by Instructor VV. R. Harnagel. with
da ana of the central Solomons
!< r which Vila is one of the ports.
Third Ground School
Being Considered If
Interest Is Shown
Parade, Victory Concert,
Dance Features Birthday
Somewhere in the south Pa-
cific thole’s a Borger boy cele-
brating his birthday today,
along with Borger. While he's
unable to be here, lie’s probably
very much at home with us
spiritually since he’s suent most
ol his birthdays at home.
Ik's J. L. "Jack” Teitz, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Teitz of
Phillips and he's observing his
19th birthday.
Jack received his rating of
11reman, first cla : on Feb. 1,
and has been m the Navy 19
months.
He writes his parents he is
in the best of health.
So numerous have boon requests
for a third ground school for those
interested in getting the written
young Miss Billye June Harnagel i work of a private* examination,
presiding at the register
Mrs. Harnagel. assisted by Mrs.
C. W. Giinther and other "air-
port wives” served coffee and
doughnuts throughout the after-
noon.
In addition to a number of
prominent citizens paying their
that another class is being con-
sidered.
Although nothing definite has
been settled, those who would be
interested are asked to contact
Mrs. Jack SoRolle by the end of
this week, in order that some sort
of an idea may be obtained as to
lost visit to the field, several fliers whether there would be sufficient
from the Army Air Force Ad- students to warrar/ a class,
vanevd Flying School at Pampa C. J. Dorris will instruct the
were in attendance. ' class.
Subcommittee Approves
Af W 11.
nomination ui aiireu
Girl Scouts To Meet
Tomorrow Afternoon
Girl Scouts will meet tomorrow
atternoon after school in their hut
in the American Legion hall.
All girls ore reminded to bring
their material for dyeing.
WASHINGTON, March 8—(/P)
- The controversal nomination of
ox-governor James V. Allred of
Texas to a federal judgeship was
sent to the senate judiciary com-
mittee today with a favorable 2-1
veto by a subcommittee.
Senator Hatch ' D N. M.i who
announced the vote, said he hop-
ed the full committee would act
on the recommendation later to-
day. Hatch reported he and sen-
ator O’Mahonry (D-W.vo) favored
Allred, a democrat, in the sub-
committee while senator Fergu-
- n (R-Micht vtoed against con-
firming him for the fifth circuit
court of appeals.
Allred’s nomination had been
opposed by Louisiana members
of congress and senator O’ Daniel
<D-Tcx> who defeated Jhc one-
time governor in the state’s sena-
torial election last year,
Charges have been made, and
were denied by Allred before the
sub-committee, that he resigned
from a Texas federal district
judgeship to run against O’Daniel,
with n promise from the president
that if he should be defeated he
would again be named to a fed-
eral judgeship.
Louisiana senators Overton and
El lender, opposing confirmation
said Allred was named to succeed
the late Rufus Foster of New Or-
leans and argued Louisiana
should have representation on the
c< urt because of that state’s pec-
(Contlnued on PAGE TWO)
Pampa Squadron
Sponsors Dance
Last Saturday
With their curfew extended one
hour in order to stage the party,
one hundred and fifty soldier*
from 1102 Squadron at Pampa Air
base Saturday night sponsored an
informal dance in the American
Legion Hall.
“G. I." trucks brought the sol-
diers from the Pampa Field to
the Legion Hall, where the partv
got underway at 10, Borger High
school orchestra furnished the
music for the dance lasting from
10 until 2 a. m. —
Only civilians attending the af-
fair were the soldier's dates and
wives. Arrangements for the par-
ty were made by Captain R. Fos-
ter of the 1102 Squadron.
Assisting Captain Foster in the
arrangements were Sgt. E. R Mr-
Innis, Corp. L. E. Fowler, Sgt
Joseph Moxom and Pvt. R. L
Manners.
Fowler, a former Borgan, made
arrangements for the party to be
staged in Borger rather than
Pampa. Special guests were Bor-
ger girls invited especially to at-
tend the affair.
Clear skies and warm weather
favor Borger on the occasion of
its 17th birthday celebration and
boar promise of huge crowds to
witness the birthday parade, spon-
sored by the American Legion
which will move north from 4th
street along Main starting tonight
at 7 o’clock.
Planes To Fly
Just prior to the parade planes
of the Borger Civil Air Patrol
will fly over the city. Squadron
Commander Jack Allen will be
in charge.
According to parade chairman
Gordon Burch and John Oliver
all arrangements have been made
for the parade to start on time.
Leading the parade will be the
visiting bands, followed by the
High School Victory Corps, the
Texas Defense Guard, The Boy
Struts, The Girl Scouts, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Legionnaires,
ex-service men, Red Cross Motor
Corps, and other organizations
that desire to participate.
Concert at 8 o'clock
Marching units arc asked to
gather west on Fourth street, as
early as 6:30 o’clock tonight so
that the parade can be well organ-
ized and ready to move off at
seven o'clock. It will proceed
north along main to sixth street
where the marchers will turn west
toward the high school.
The big Victory Concert will
lie held at the High School, start-
ing at 8 o'clock. Over a hundred
piece band will give the evening’s
performance.
Dance at 9:30 o'clock
Dancing will start at the Leg-
ion Hall at 9:30 o’clock and last
(Continued on PAGE TWO'
Two Speakers
Address Youths
Tomorrow, 8 p.ra.
Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock
James Glasscock, newspaperman
of Pampa and Miss Ruth Cross of
Canyon, will speak at the Borger
High school auditorium, under
auspices of the All-Church Youth
Council.
Glasscock recently returned
from tiie war zone of Africa,
where he was cn transport duty
for Great Britain. He will speak
particularly to boys and girls of
the teen-age from his recent ex-
periences and observation on
“Hew I Can Best Serve Uncle
Sam."
Scout groups and various boys
(Continued on PAGE TWO)
Funeral Service
For N. G. Colvin
Tomorrow Morning
Funeral services foj- N. C. Col-
vin of Phillips, will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o’clock, at
the Phillips Baptist church, with
the Rev. H. J. West officiating.
Colvin died Saturday evening
and is survived by his wife, a
son, Leonard, who has been listed
as missing in action by the Navy
department, and m daughter, Mrs.
Betty June Norman of Ft. Sill,
Ok la.
Pallbearers will be J. L. Smith,
Bert Wicker, O. E. Estes, C. O.
McClellan, Jess Hall and John
Sledge.
Powell Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
American Patrols Take
95 Italian Prisoners In
Two Raids Near Gafsa
By HAROLD V. BOYLE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA,
March 8—<AP>—Marshal Erwin Rommel's initial
smashes af fhe British Eighth Army have completely
failed and "round one is over" with his tanks and
infantrymen in retreat toward Mareth Line positions
north and northwest of Medenine, a competent mili-
ary source said today.
"Round one has been won by the Eighth Army,"
he added.
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery's men, after stop-
ping two German attacks Saturday morning, dis-
rupted four more thrusts in the course of the after-
jnoon and forced Rommel
House Committee
Approves Source
Tax Collection
Group Supports
Withholding Levy
Against Salaries
By FRANCES M. LeMAY
WASHINGTON, March 8—-(/P)
—The house ways and means com-
mittee approved tentatively today
the source collection feature of a
pay-as-you-go income tax system,
including a 20 per cent with-
holding lew against the taxable
portion of pay envelopes and sal-
ary checks.
Chairman Doughton <D-N. CJ
said the committee probably would
vote later in the day on the Ruml
L. M. DAVIS HERE
L. M. Davis, pharmacists mate
2-C stationed at Corpus Christian-
station. is in Borger visiting
friends. He is former City Man-
ager here.
Battered hv gwur'd fire and
harassed by aerial bombardments.
33 of Rommel's tanks were de-
stroyed while not a single Britisn
tank was knocked out. a communi-
que disclosed
The heavy action at the southern
end of the Tunisian front was ac-
companied by aggressive Allied
patrol activity and local gains in
the north and destructive aerial
blows at an A\i • convoy sighted
in the Mediterranean between
Siciiy and Tum.ua,
Bombers with fighter escorts
sank two vessels of thz convoy,
left another sinking, t ;'i> ■ otlv-s
afire and shot down • ting
planes, the communique said.
Axis Pianos Destroyed
In all, 15 Axis aircro!' were
declared destroyed during t! e dav
while “none of our ,ii et. • is
plan which proposes to skip a tax : m‘s^‘n8-
of transition to | American patrols, in two sor-
ties, captured 95 Italian) some
, ,, 20 milest west of GafsA.
The approval ol source collec- Authorities said h -w, w - that
lien endorsed the action of a sub- other United States pntrnI, had
committee which worked out a | withdrawp wesUvaril th,
method for pay-as-you-go collec-
tions against America’s 44,000,000
individual income taxes.
The sub-committee by-passed
the issue, raised by Ruml, and it
is this question that the full com-
mittee was to consider later.
Two Republican members of
the 25-member ways and means
committee, Representatives Gear-
hart of California and McLean of
New Jersey, voted against appro-
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year as a means
a current collection system.
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Buy U. S. Defense Bondi today.
Red Cross Takes
Responsibility Of
Casually Claims
As casualties of war increase,
claims work will develop into one
of the most active phases of Rod
Cross servjces to the ramed forces,
according to Ira Williams, chair-
man of the Hutchinson County
Chapter
Ho was takiifg cognizance of
Secretary of War Stimpson’s re-
cent warning that Americans must
expect heavy casualties soon, and
of the heavy fighting in which
United States forces now are en-
gaged in South Africa.
The War Department, in send-
ing notifications of death to per-
sons in this county, will advise
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side familiar 37-mm anti-tank gnu at Aberdeen. ML. proving grounds. Ordance tests have proven
the 3-inch gun superior to the German 88mm as an anti-tank weapon. At the bottom is shown
the site comparison between the 3 inch and 37-mm shells. The 3-inch shell is shown at right.
(Official Army photo from NEA Telephoto).
town of Pichon, 100 m: to the
northeast, to avoid hrav Axis
fire from the domic ding lulls
north and south of the («■ >. n.
All was quiet in the Ousseltia
valley above Pichon.
First Attack
"In northern Tunisia, our ag-
(Continued ON PAGE TWO)
Mrs. S. F. Abslon
Dies At Friich
Mrs. Susie Frances Abston. 80,
! died at the home of a daughter
i Mrs. L. P. Pope in Fritch, yes--
! terday following nearly a week's
; illness.
Preceded by her husband in
death, Mrs. Abston was a mem-
ber of the Methodist church for
67 years. For eighteen years she
made her home at Eleetra, but
, two years ago came to live with
| her daughter and son-in-law, Mr
and Mrs Pope.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, at
the Church of Christ in Fritch,
j with Bro. Grov'r Stevens, assis-
ted by the Rev. Lee Perry, Bap-
tist minister, at Sanford.
Grandchildren at her bedside
were Mrs. Alice Hardy of Mem-
phis, Term.. J A. Garner of Elec
tra, Mrs. Belle I.usk and Sue of
Lubbock. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Pone
and Louise .<( Fntc > S A. Gar-
ner of Petaluma. Calif Another
son, W. T. Gainer of Rolling
Fork, Miss , if •» survives
Nine grandchildien survive,
Bessie Ghormlc.) Mayole John-
son, Jimmie McCann of Mem
phis, Tenn., Ethel Murphy of
Jonesboro, Atk . 1st Lieut. Edwin
Garner of Washington State: Jack
Garner, in the medical corps at
Florida; James June and Beve
rlv Garner of Petaluma, Calif.,
and six great-great grandchildren.
Interment will be in Memphis
beside her husband and daueher.
Flower girls will be Joan Davis
Margaret Ann Hall, Norma Jean
Bell, Sybil West, Helen Ruth Tate
and Maudel Lemon
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Phillips, J. C. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 90, Ed. 1 Monday, March 8, 1943, newspaper, March 8, 1943; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth771974/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.