Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 204, Ed. 1 Monday, October 16, 1939 Page: 1 of 4
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Timpson Daily
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VOLUME .38
BUSINESS acthiity
CONTINUES TO CLHWB i
IN UNITES STATES
New York. (UP)—Business
activity in the United States
iast week rose to around the
highest genera] levels since
the 1919 boom days, but secur-
ity and commodity markets
moved hesitantly as traders at-
tempted to. appraise confusing
European diplomatic maneu-
vers.
While there was no sign of
slackening in the industrial re-
covery, sentiment turned less
confident as the possibility
spread that a rapid change-
over from a war-time to a
peace-time buying policy
might be enforced upon busi-
ness quarters here. ,
• That uneasiness, was reflect-
ed in stock and commodity
price movements. Although
both Britain and Prance re-
jected Hitler peace proposals
only irregular improvement
occurred in the major markets.
Persistent rumors circulated
in financial circles that the de-
velopments abroad were shap-
ing up . for the calling of a
peace conference by one of the
neutral nations.
Steel operations were re-
ported at 90 per cent of this
year’s theoretical . capacity.
On a tonnage basis, however,
this week’s. output was the
highest on record, represent-
ing operations well above the
100 per cent level computed
at 1929 capacity for the indus-
try.
Carloadings for the Oct 7
week rose, contrary to expec-
tations. The total of 843,694
units represented a gain, of. 54
over the preceding week to .the.
highest for any seven-day pe-
riod since Oct. 2,1937, and the
highest for that week since
1S30,.
Stocks improved only irre-
gularly in the Monday session
as traders awaited the Al-
lies’ reply to Hitler’s peace
bid. Prices edged up Wednes-
day on expectations that Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
would reject the German peace
offensive. However, Britain’s
emphatic “no” was under-
mined by persistent rumors
that Peace is in the air” and
prices slipped off in both the
Friday and Saturday sessions
to leave the market about un-
changed on the week.
TIMPSON, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1939
NO. 204
Estonia Fires Her Army; Russia Takes Charge
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ENDURANCE M ARK
BROKEN BY PILOTS
FINLAND
LATVIA
i LITHUANIA.
GER-
MANY
•nay Estonia packed
■ making tit i
{UNDER THE DOME AT AUSTIN
i (By Gordon K. Shearer, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Los Angeles, Oct. 15. (UP)
—The light airplane endur-
ance record changed with ev-
ery tick of the clock today as
Clyde Schleiper and Wes Car-
roll. Long Beach pilots, contin-
ued in the air over Rosamond
Dry lake. They were near
the,406-hour mark late in the
day.
Schleiper and " Carroll al-
ready had cracked the record
of 343 hours held by the
Moody brothers of Springfield,
111., and were starting the
17th day of their flight in a
tiny seaplane. They hoped to
beat the unlimited all-time
record of 30 days.
Troy Colboch ’ and Jerry
Keeley, flying over Santa Ana
airport, reached their 11th
day in the air and reported to
the ground that "we’re going
strong.”
A Sacramento team. Bill
Eddy and John Sehumaker.
came down yesterday after
nearly 190 hours of flying.
away her vest-packet army when her foreign minister Karl Setter was forced: to
sign a treaty making the Batten e virtual protectorate of Soviet Rnssia. Photo shows soldiers of the tiny de-
' fens* force watching a tank fceinr taken to storage. Map shews Estonia's position. The two islands ott her
Baltic sea coast are being made Into Soviet air and naval bases. Later the Soviet demanded and wen mutual
assistance treaties with Latvia and Lithuania, to the south, placing them in substantially the same position
at Estonia. Observers believed Russia was strengthening her position against any possible netloa by Ger-
»ny, her new "any.”
&ERM1 U-BOATS
IlflHFf ME
London, Oct. 15. (UP)—
Survivors of the sunken 10,-
108-ton French line passenger
ship Bretagne—one of three
and possibly four U-boat vic-
tims revealed tonight—report-
ed that women and children
were- wounded when the sub-
marine fired at the vessel
while lifeboats were' being
lowered. — ~—‘
The ships were sunk in the
Atlantic in Germany’s new
wave of submarine attacks, in-
tensified ‘Friday after a, nine-
day lull, wheih is attributed
here to the collapse of Adolf
Hitler's peace offensive. In ad-
dition to the Bretagne, sunk at
5 a. m. Saturday, Nazi subma-
rine victims included:
The French line merchant-
man Loubiane of 6,903 tons;
sunk at 9 p. m. Friday.
The 9,205-ton British mer-
chant ship Loehavon of the
Boyal Mail line, sunk Satur-
day.
A French announcement said
that, in addition to the Bre-
tagne and the Louisiane, Ger-
man submarines had sunk the
steamer Manguet. There was
some speculation, however,
that the Minguet might • have
been the French tanker Emile
Miguet,-found afire and sink-
ing 300 miles off Ireland Fri-
day by the American liner
President Harding.
It appeared from the ac-
counts of about 400 survivors
of the Bretane, Louisiane, and
Loehavon, landed at Plymouth
by-British warships, that the
submarines opened fire on the
two French ships in an effort
1;o cripple the vessels’ wireless
apparatus and prevent war-
ships from being summoned to
the scene.
The submarines’ shells were
said, however, to have landed
among those scrambling into
lifeboats, shattering several of
the boats and wounding pas-
sengers and seamen.
AH of the crew and six
British passengers aboard the
Loehavon. one of the newest
and fastest shins of Britain’s
merchant fleet, were saved.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 16. (UP)
—House and Senate rooms in
the State Capitol are ready for
opening of a special session of
the Legislature when and if
the governor calls it,
any delay.
Usually before a session,
the-House’s electric voting ma-
chine has to be cleaned up be-
cause of the accumulation of
dust on its name board. The
board was covered with an im-
mense sheet of cellephane af-
ter the close of the regular ses-
sion and will need no cleaning.
The few changes in House
membership will require little
adjustment of the board. Rep.
Douglas Wright, who was
elected in East Texas to fill
the vacancy created by resig-
nation of Rep. Virgil Fielden
of Mount Pleasant, has been
assigned the place of farmer
Rep. E. R. Wright of Hunts-
ville, who resigned to become
head of the State School for
the Deaf.
vote of 90 to 47, adopted as a
substitute a gross receipts tax
sponsored by Rep. Ras3 Har-
din, Prairie Hill. Hardin' is the
House member of. the Legisla-
without tore’s twins. Brother Doss is a
senator.
—UP-
Senate Secretary Bob Barker
is being credited with fore-
sight about a possible session.
The clerical desks in the Sen-
ate have been undergoing re
pairs and refinishing since the
regular session. Saturday
trucks drove up to the capitol
and delivered the desks.
—UP—
Legislators called into the
Governor’s office for confer-
ences during the session will
find his quarters ail dolled up.
New entrances and extis have
been provided by cutting a
doorway through the heavy
stone masonry of the 50-year
old capitol. Through it en-
trance to the Governor’s inner
office and into hiB private of-
Former Rep. E. R. Wright,
incidentally, was the member
who offered at the regular
session of the Legislature the
proposal that Gov. O’Daniel
now wants the legislators to
pass at a special session—the | the secretary of state occupies
sales and natural resource !jt3 former space.
taxes of the defeated constitu- j . _UP_
tional amendment in statutory The special session may
form.
Wright’s proposal was side-
tracked, when the House by a
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England’s Women Do Their Bit
To Strengthen Guardi
Phoeniz, Ariz. (UP)—■Th”
Arizona national guard bon"
to increase its enlistment 1—
20 per cent as Arizona’s pc'
to help' bolster national de-
fense forces. The personnel ‘
now numbers 1,234.
PHAM AMMCED
FUR THE SBELBT
COUNTY FI
Tuesday, October 17
School Children’s Day.
All white school children
admitted free.
Monster parade at 1 p. m.
Gates open to the public at
1 p. m.
IWPIMSEO
TOPMTfflR
HFITEEK
Washington. (UP) — The
War Department has devised
a new form of contract which
officials believe will prevent
excessive profiteering on war-
time orders. Sample copies of
Dee Lang Shows on the mid-!this document were being din-
way.
Free acta—5 p. m.
Wednesday, October 18
Timpson, Tenaha and Joa-
quin Day. ~ '
Gates open at 8 a. m.
Judging of exhibits begins.
Dee Lang Shows on the mid-
way.
Thursday, October 19
Negro Day, All Negro school
children admitted free.
Gates open at 8 a. m.
Negro parade at 10 a. m.
Dee Lang Shows on the mid-
way.
Awarding of prizes in the
Negro exhibits.
Free acts—5 p, m.
Friday, October 20
Panola County Day.
Gates open at 8 a. m.
Dee Lang Shows on the mid-
way.
Saturday, October 21
Everybody’s Day.
Gates open at 8 a. m.
tributed today to msnnfactur-
I ers.
During the World War most
of the contracts were placed
on a cost-plus 6 per cent profit
basis. The manufacturer esti-
mated his costs and the War
Department had to say wheth-
er they were fair but usually it
had to take the manufacturer’s
word.
The new contracts, which
are being furnished by the
War Department for the in-
formation and study of the
men who will be called upon to
provide industrial supplies dur-
ing a war, provide that the
Secretary of War can negoti-
ate the contract on a “fair and
just basis.”
The contracts were drafted
in connection with the army’s
new industrial mobilization
plan. If the manufacturer
loses under terms of the deal
made with the government is
Dee Lang Shows on Ue mid- “P to him redress
way through arbitration.
Awarding bf* prizes in the' ,f suffc^cumstances arise,
white departments. the manufacturer might ap-
: peal for redress on losses to a
i board of arbitration. It consists
Baptist Association .
Closes Meet at Corinth
None of the other vacancies j See may be had from the sec-
caused by resignation has been ’ ond floor of the capitol without
filled as the Governor has call-, passing through the public re-
ed no special elections for the ception room. Formerly it has
purpose. Fleiden’s successor been necessary to passthrough
was named in a special elec- this general waiting room or
tion called locally. come up a narrow winding
_UP_ : back stairway after entering
the secretary of state’s offices
The Sheiby County Mission-
ary Baptist Association con-
voned Thursday of last week
at Corinth and continued over
Saturday. Splendid interest
and a large attendance is re-
ported. Rev. H. M. Dry of Gary
delivered the introductory ser-
mon. Rev. J. W. Overall of
Jacksonville, Rev. A. L. Stead-
man of Dallas, Rev. Allen
Kirkland and other prominent
speakers had part in the pro-
gram.
of a representative named by
himself, one by the Secretary
at War and one of th«ur joint
selection.
Schools For First -
Six Weeks
Examinations for the first
six weeks of school were be-
gun today, D. P. Billingsley,
high school principal said this
morning. The tests will prob-
ably continue through the re-
mainder of the week.
on the first floor. The rear-
rangement gives .the secretary
of state more adequate quar-
ters, too. The filing office for
the executive department has
been sent to the basement and
! prove a hardship to members
LONDON, England . . . These mannishly garbed English
are members ot tbs Auxiliary Fire Service, seen pending.
PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE
Ever notice that there are people who do
not even leant to paddle their own canoe, who
are very anxious to run the ship of state?
It’s the same all along the line. The fellow
who is dead broke often feels competent to tell
the man who has money how he should spend
it. Yet the man who really makes headway
attends strictly to his OWN business, estab-
lishes a connection with a good Bank like ours,
and asks for advice only when he needs it.
We Appreciate Year fiaiinds
The Cotton Belt State Bank
TIMPSON, TEXAS
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