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Observer
MOO OUft WATCH
NSW DMMI HAKE
bread om WATER
•UN M HEABO
TOE cool wave that was expect-
■1 ed to tower temperatures here '
(•day was in Ctoiersdo last night. ;
Ud how much gond it will do de-
haw it wears out. It |
D so in progress it may
le little felt.
VTHEN the clothing drive for1
W Europe was on here Mrs. N.
J- Nanney gave a gray coat. She
pinned a not* inside. She now is in 1
receipt of tetter written by a wo-1
man in Norway who received it.,
ijh w the tetter translated, j
The woman stated that just be- **,SS OKLAHOMA On September
tore 0% war ended, when she was ■* and 30.. Oklahoma w.ll
an expectant mother times were so celebrate .ts se*cuicentennial. corn-
bard but they are somewhat better memorutin the establishment of
She saw that if Mrs. Nan- !tht" first white settlement in what
would like them, she would Ls now Oklahoma at Salina in
GIs May Waw Collect
BreckenridgI
American
Jester, Rainey At
It Despite Hot
Weather Wave
RAtNEV USES ROOSEVELT'S
NAME AS CATCHER
OF VOTES
j$sy _ .
send her some sardines. The wo- n96' Miss Yvonne Chouteau. IT.
auu> has three little girls. Now j R «*t great great
Mrs. Nanney is hunting some ma-
to make some little dresse;
them to the mother for
grand-
father was Major Jean Pierre
' Chouteau, has been voted "Miss
' Oklahoma Sesquicentennial."
INEA PHOTO >
is one way of speaking
l'jb the spirit «C Brtckenridge
. the- elduty generation of
Tessas toward helping other peo-
pte. r
Did you ever notice how many
forced to move from here
to make a Lving come back here
to visit And how they act like they
feet as if they have returned home
when they come to visit.
Garland Carey told us of think-
ing of buying a drug store in Fort
Worth. He did buy a heme. But
ho backed out on the drug store
deal, and he has keen in the house
Death Pictured
As Happy Event
By Rev. Morgan
Rev. A, J. Morgan who was ask-
ed to preach the funeral for Grady
Hester, but -could not attend,
wrote- the followng letter which
was read at the funeral:
Dear Grady:
t am just a little lonely today,
he bought only onte. Just can t ^because of your going awav. t am
pull away because of that general) grieved that I cannot stand nearer
feeling about this town. It is the i ?our bo<i> to say worts ,,f com-
prvpi* that a place. 1 tort to loved orbs, but there is ru>
such thing as time and space be-
;A postcard received from Boyce
/V House today says 1 annieep-
ty grateful t« the people of Brack-
enridge and Stephens county for
that wtaderfut vote.
"Tour citizenship wil always
have a place in my heart. With
suck loyal support we are going to
win." House is a candidate for
Ifetttnant governor.
Ut the Breckei
American carried a map
ign the route two B-t?s without
a man from Hawaii t CkttHw a.
The bombers were drones, each
controlled by a "mother" ship
equipped with remote control gad
gets. The control ships «ouid open
tween the souls of friends.
You know that we have talked
about that land in which you are,
but I ant sure you know now that
the half had not been told. Some-
time. as you were, we are sudden-
ly called upon to pull back the
| t.urtauis and walk through the
portal* we- eaW death. I am sure-
there was no fear on your part
because of your faith in God and
things immortal.
In that happy land of souls, they
Will know about your fine char-
acter and life here. They have
already given you a great we-i-.-ome
because such souls, as you arc al-
ways welcome that land.
It is men like you that make a
good, great world and you are go-
ing to be missed by many good
Beaulord H. Jester, and Homer [
P. Rainey cont.nued vigorously '
their campaigns for governor yes-
terday. Jester in East Texas and
Ra nc> at Abilene last night,
Jester will speak on the ct urt J
house lawn here Monday after- j
noon at 4 o'clock and prior to that
time will be glad to meet friends |
at the Burch Hotel.
In Atlanta. Texas, before going
to Texarkana Jesier told c< street
corner rowd.
"t really want to do a job on
this Itllow who is tNtmung against
me."
Jester did not refer my name to
Homer P. Rainey. but he came
closer than ever before in the run-
ftl racr to answering charges
Ra'ney has levelled against hm.
"It's often a great temptation to'
answer mudslinging. but I said I
would comfeiet a clean campaign
in the run-off and I am sticking
to it." said Jester.
At Abilene Dr. Rainey unleashed
* verbal attack against the Texas j
Regulars and made a bid for the
service man's vote.
Time iind again. Dr. Rainey lash ;
ed out at Jester without" naming
him tor making the ra>:e for the
governorship without resigning his
railroad commission post. A
In his extemporaneous remarks,
he tlatly charged his opponent
with being the candidate of the
Texas Regulars.
Referring to University of Tex-
as regents, the gubernatorial can-
didate said dozens of reasons could
be whispered as to why he was
discharged from the university,
bu that he could sum it all up in
one sentence:
Homer Rainey was for Frank- j
lin D. Roosevelt"
VOL. as—NO. t5T
BRECKENRIDGE. TEXAS
FRIDAY. AUGUST 9, T94S
PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY
B-23 AMD XB-3S COMPARED The Consolidated Vultee) XB-3K, ntunmoth six. engine I1, i1. Army Air Forces bomber, completely
dwarfs a war-veteran S-29- Superfortress on the Convair Fort Worth. Texas, division ramp. Wingspan of the XB-36. is 230 feet, compared
to Ml feet for the B-29-; XB-36 length i f 163 feet, the B-29- is 9S> feet; XB-36 max"mum bomb capacity is over 31) tons, the B'29 is
20.000 pounds; XB-36 maximum with bomb load is tO.OOO miles, the B-29- is tlOO miles; XB-36 take off power is tS.000 horsepower.
The B-29- is 8.800. iNEA. TELEPHOTOi
Coleman To Make
Cotton Pieter
IV.AC HUME PICKED BALE
IN -k, MINUTES FOR
3/ CENTS ,
West Texas Drought
A t Critical Stage \
Vets Of Foreign
Wars In Meettin*
c?
President Signs
Bill For Funds
To Service Men
FIRST MAJOR REVISION
OF LEAVE POLICIES
I N ?a VEARS
WASHINGTON August 9 (UJS- -
President Trum*n today sgned
the terminal leave pay bill uutnor-
.-siag payment of S2.431.7U8.UU0 in
caste and bonds to some 15.000.00,y
[ former army, navy, marine corps
j and coast guard enlisted personnel
i for unused leave.
The measure, first major revi-
I sion of armed forces leuve pol cies
in TO years, w.pes out the discriui-
, ination which bad existed between
officers and enlisted personnel on
leave rights.
Effective Sept. 1. it also L'mits
to 60- days the amount of leave
, which an ind.vidual may accumu-
late. Previously. the limit was 120
I days and applied only to offkv rs.
Funds- for terminal leave pay
for enlisted men and women were
provided in a deficiency appropria-
' tions bill signed yesterday by Mob
Truman.
The measure signed today clears
the way for making the; payments
to. eligible personnel, who must file
applications for leave payments.)
within one year. , ..
Present at the signing eertmotfj,
, were Gen. Om.-ir Bradley, vete-
1 rate's administrator. Rep. Dvviglit
' L. Rogers, Demc-rat. Fla.. Rep.
I John L. Riley, Democrat. S. C.,
i Rep Emory K. Price. Democrat..
I Fla., and ranking officers of the
: American Legion, the disabled
American veterans and the vete-
ran of Foreign Wars.
POLtCE CHIEF RELIEVES
TH6EF LET MUM OFF EASY
Truman Tells Boys
Government Is; OK
WASHLNGTQtt, August 9 «.R'
President Tlmmftn told a group of
boy students of government to-
day that he thought the American '
form ot government was "good for
a thousand years."
COLEMAN, August 9 "A com-
pany is heing incorporated in Cole-
man to manufacture the Mei-er
Cotton Harvester," VV. M. Shoe-
maker of Shoemaker Tool and Iron,
Works, who is one of four partners
has announced. At peak production
25 harvesters will be put out daily
and between 73- and 150 people
will be employed.
W. K. Mercer",of Stamford. In-
Drought rolling in from the arid west which has been hit in parts
by conditions somewhat like those of te tSSS disaster is playing havoc 1
I with Stephens county pastures. Ward Evans of the AAA said today, j
NEW MEMBERS ACCEPTED;1
HOME FDR FAM I LI tS
EXFLA. NEC-
He talked to the 1T1 boys on the , ^"tor.of the harvester and a pro-
south grounds of the White. minetU C°;cnun man- twt> oE
House. The group has been study- ► other three partners.
ing the national government tuider Shoeniakei- has-one machne on
sponsorship of the Amgsican Leg- display at his plant, which- is lo-
ion. They represented ever>.state, .cafed just across- the road east j peanut crop would result
in the union. ,fr«m the city light platx It will'
President Truman said th^j: this ^ on '"spW this week only.
republic would "continue .to work Th_- r.tach.ne. w.hich is said to be
so simple that a 12 year oldch'fd
Heiman_ D. Bimdy post
In fact he whistled when asked what conditions are. Briefly they j °C l^e *'.1' ^hL,tl "K'iy lLS,u^'u
~T ! meeting Dhursriay n.ght. ir. tiki
are that the grass is burned up nad a hard ntut would break tt oft Clt teu iVuditm.itlni- vic-Com-
and wash it down the creek, play- L 1
DECATUR. Ga. <U.fi) -Although
admittedly embarrassed. DeKalb
' County Police Chief E. L. Foster
I at least had a kind word for the
; burglar who entered his hom.- a,id
stole a. small pistoL
! Foster said the- intruder was
i "very considerate." and that he
| was grateful his pet dog. Chiquitu,
vvas not harmed..
The burglar opened every drawer
in th«- nouse. but was --areful not
to .'Tump the contents, un the floor,
Foster said.
_ . .. _ . _ , Howev er, the poller ch ef added.
Ethrtdge. Grady Conner and Char-; fhe bucslar djfln.t haVe eul: ,fw.
lie iLvans too,c the V. fc. VV. "u'l j screen, because "the back door is
bun l .clgc. , I always open."
. . , - - w. j., the post regtv^ted to learn oc ^
wottld So on and make nay. and | ^ave been well enough by now to ; the departure' 6t tfie Post Com- hcr&E CALLS ON ivrAYQR
in. some instances gram, and a ftu^ ^ if hc hllll stayed in Washf! mander'."' A. fe. Piplcin.
ington instead of going home to• irloVedt b .Monahans. Mis moving; , . . • ■>... , s ,
not furnish badly needed water in! The report vvas made- by 'Dr. ';!vthiclx will be filled by election i , u H . ... u? v
ing havoc: some early row crops
are made, but row crops planted
late are at a standstill or burned;
and peanuts, about LoOO* teres* a^
wait a rain.
Which makes Stephens county
badly in need of a slow ra'n over i Senate
a long period of time, he said, '
This would toughen the grass and
madder Garland Coody. presiding.
Nine new candidates wct° ballot-
ed upon and accepted by the post
and eight new members, Roy A.
Geske, Rooert Buchanan, Cbc'u
J-tahoncy, Martin y.-jK."e. MarshjtU
—Httvemnrr. iJt-dr" Re«fv *s. Eag~ie
Doctor Testifies
% Not So 111
War
Committee was told
'barrine- any compli
hold it standing, the late trow crops) j. >tay, a>
would
Out tomb bay doors of the drones.
(bop the bombs, and then close the f friends. You had the moral ch r-
doors. These bombs might have aeter of the Christian gentlemen
bttva 5)006 pounds of TNT. or an and God could require nothing
xtamie warhead. The control ship more from men.
uiigltt have stayed 50 miles away 1 know you will have a wonder-
aftd dropped the bombs from the ful tip.k-, because your life has
!>eeii such as to enjoy the beauti-
ful and good. That land of spir-
itual beauty will be congenial with
the life you have lived here a-
mong us.
Time will soon close tor me and
"1 will meet you in that morning
with ji how'y do you do "With joy
and happness we wilt spend the
ages through. "You will know me
In that morning by the smites that
I wear' When I meet you in that
last gread round-up in the sky.
Yes, some of these days I hope
to walk so fair along the way witl*
God that he will ask me to go
home with Him. Acquaint your
self with that good land and be
ready to show me the wonders of
that spirit world I will be looking
for you, early in the morning, of
that last great round up in the
sky. Grady, my friend our parting
shall only be for a short time.
< Signed i
Andrew J. Morgan
. ,iust as cas. ly. In the course
c{ time, no doubt a single 'mother'
ship-or even a central control
station located on land might
seed whole fleets of such drones
winging halfway round the earth,
to deposit their bombs on targets.
All of which, means that if the
Ubited States ever gets caught so
unprepared tat another was as was
the case in the last, it will be the
end of us as a great nation.
ffWOSE shells that failed to ex-
t plode and braU|0^ abdttt the
Mead inquiry now seem to be ex-
£ booing in a most shocking man-
ner.
"WT E*Ll bet when Breckenridge
Wlfinally gets gotff pate water
it wit) not taste good nor satisfy
thirst at first On a recent trip
•e longed to get back and get a
lie deep drink of that terrible
stuff.
SEEN or Heard: Fine new paint
Job for new library home in
T" .... Bill Kelly has completed
And using new building for auto
work .... Ballots arrived today
and first absentee vote cast this
Bmcning .... Homer Martin laay-
!ng on a mattrts* in store saying
be waa demonstrating its use
4-H dub boys an trip to Lake Cis-
eo .... pisst child patient has been
received at Elks hospital in South
Tfena .... Sept Bailey saying
Bcoapects for two re-
teadUng Jobs here
An optimist—Paul Pttoer with a
new dip net Mrs. Claude
Strickland saying they have so'd
their home and will move to East-
land at* and Mrs, Monroe
Tenlr gone to ranch near Fort
^Tottfe .... and Lions Club ob-
servteg " a«mm of silence to won-
KftfO#
just as long as you want it to
work. I think tfs good for a thou-
sand years".
Nazi Experiments
Ordered By Hitler
NUERNBERG. August. 9 iU.FS
Wolfram S.evers, a Nazi SS of-
f'-.-er charged with organizing gru-
esome experiments on living in-
mates of the Dachau concentration
camp, sa'd today the experiments
were authorized by Adolf Hitler
as "important for mank nd."
Oil Discoveries
Bill Is Signed
WASHINGTON. August 9- ilU."
President Truman has signed a
bill designed to encourage new
oil discoveries in the United States
by lowering the royalty rate on
petroleum taken from government
landk.
the-
tiorthern part of the county. | Henry St Lowden, who has been
can operate it. has two row equip- j £n that area a number of tanks! Washington physician for
ment. It will pick from 20 to 30 | built under government aid have j ^°r j t'lai' ^ears' to eoi Be
. .... . .. ,i.,, % .. .s—iiai, .... ! Meader, committee counsel
r.- res |* i d,i>. Last year a similar | not filled. Those on a short water-
machine pulled a bale in 43 min- j shed have filled, but many of the
utes at a cost of 8i cents. t watersheds there are tong and it
Shoemaker explained that for j takes a great, amount of rain to fill
best results the cotton plant should J them.
be defoliated before using the ma- j Because of the water situation a
oiii.e. Dust ng will cause the lea- | number of shifts are being made
"es to drop from the plants and i of herds from one pasture to ano-
* ' ther.
will not harm the cotton, accord-
ing to the local man.
Hood Will Preach
In Local Church
Rev. E. R. Stanford today that
Conuit Mae flood will preach at
Two Kentu-.-ky physicians said
yesterday that May must have
"an indefinite per.od" of rest,
qu'et and doctors care. They said
hc was suffering from heart dis-
ease and general physical exhaus-
tion*
The committee will now have to
decide what if any further steps
The drought has hit much of | ft will take to satisfy itself whe-
■Vcst Texas. Brown county -s dry-; ther May is or is r.ot well enough
ing up and needing stock water. to test'fy concerning his activi-
inere, barring further drought.
15,000 acres of peanuts may make.
In McCUlioch and San Saba
ount'es stockmen are selling off
desk recently and saw a, luus.>
standing in his office.
j The horse had climbed the step.
,; to the city and county building and
! walked ii.to the mayor's office, and
was with a circus playing in the
city.
ties on behalf of Garsson firms.
Ft. Worth Livestock
Cattle 1200; calves 800-. Most
at' the next regular meeting. J R. |
Brewster whs elected to serve -ts j
three year trustee for the po.-.i tc
till that pos.tion formerly held by
Cloid Briden who hf.s moved to
W.chita Falls.
The business of the evening in-
cluded the raising o'' the initiation
i'we and dues which w ill become I
iltcctive at the close of the open
charter period. Sept. loth.
Saturday night, August 2'tth was
chosen for another midnight show ,
ai the Bt-.karoo T'lej're. The i1--
t- 'it on of the public is invited to
lis and good entertainment is pro-1 07x7xas"
, ... , • .. Doo'ey would repluce
It was deeded to bring the; jud c wilsQ„
! tno'r.bcrship drive i closo actet;
^he next meeting and a burbeeue I
Amarillo Attorney
Appointed Judge
WASHINGTON. August ;> T.r:>
Sen. Tom Coni.ally. todtiy rvcum-
mended pointmcnt of Joe B.
Dooley of Amarillo to be U. S.
district judge for the northern
rct.rtoei*
the morning servic:
odist Church next Sunday.
The y outig people of the :ity are
tspetlly invited to hear him. Rev.
Stanford is clos'ng a meet ng at
Eoti:vn.
PL\> TO SELL WEST TEXAS
ABILENE. August 9 • Spl > — J census of livestock and poultry I
The West Texas story should be j and the|r producis; o'l—number of
told better hereafter. v tl,s and productiott: antl 0CCUr-
grass and water shortage. Four,
! counties around Lamesa appear the
j-hardest hit of the staked p-'ains
i country.
I Some corn has made in counties
| south and west of here. This got
• past the damage stage before the
I d-ought hit.
I Fire guards 12 feet wide are
j If ing urged by many county agents
iu prevent grass fives which have
burned off many pastures already.'
ly steady cleanup affair. Few good
yearlings around 16.00-. Steers
scarce. Beef cows 9.25-12.50. Bulls
8.00-12.00-. Med um and good fat
calves I2.30-to.00.
Corner Of Surplus
War Goods Fought
WASHINGTON August <UJ
The War Assets Administration in-
dicated today it intends to prevent
any future operations to corner the
market in surplus government com
modifies.
But. the agency said it is doubt-
ful if any action will be taken a-
gainst veterans who used their
priorities to buy up and re sell to
a single midwest firm virtually the
entire supply of available surplus
aluminum.
Arkansas GIs To
Form Own Party
DANVILLE. Ark.. August a <U.R>
Former GIs. resentful of what
they termed the powerful "yell
county political organization."
meet here tonight to plan their
own party ticket
rentes of all minerals and metals
on these lands.
The other—part 2— is a com-
mercial survey sent in blank ques-
tionnaire form lo each local cham-
ber to be worked up locally, it
covers the town completely: its
educational. religious, hospital,
welfare and cultural facilities; the
f< rm of municipal government
being brought up to dat for in-1 u itli assessed v alues. tax rates
formation of industrialists over | and budgets for all purposes. On
the nation; for visitors to the re- i the business side information * is
source museum housed in the WT- called for on manufacturing; retail
Under way as a joint undertak-
ing by the West Texas Chamber
ol Commerce, its Resources &
Museum Institute and local affiliat
ed chambers uf eommer- e. is
complete re-survey of the area's
sum of resources and facilities,
rural and urban. The statistics on
what West Texas is and has are
CC headquarters buildng; and for
the cooperating towns. Joe C.
James, regional Chamber's re-1
search director, is in general
charge of the work.
The survey is in two parts. One
is on countywide resources and
is being made by WTCC and sent
complete to Ic-:al chambers for
nnd wholesale volume with enu-
meration of all types of coc^em;
Warships Clearing
Out Refugee Ships
.JERUSALEM. August 9 <U.fc __
Brit'sh warships and aircraft sear-
ched the Eastern Mediterranean In
record peacetime strength today to
clear the seas of Jewish refugee
ships sailing toward Palestine.
The sea blockade was pointed
in part toward Russian-controlled
pojts from which some refugee
ships were bel'eved to be sailing.
It coincided with unexplained Brit-
12th. "It looks as ii the Rebs have
I won another battle, over the Yanks j
I ut the contest.
: Joe Kiker. post quartermaster,
| mai'e the am.ouneerrit nt that forms
i cit which, the vets are to make |
appl cation for their terminal leave!
pay will be avai tibl? soon and'
th<a the post w.ll process all such
cl tims for any vete-an.
A discussion was held on the
V. f. W. National Ft-me at Eaton
Rapids. IKt'-.h.. ar.d Garland Cooay ;
t..sk.ed that it be bn-ue.ht to the
i>.iention of the public, that the
deceased veteran's family may
learn of this great project wh'ch I
| .has. been created for them. "The ,
I V. F. W. National Home was
primarily created iis a haven of
✓shelter for the children and wives1
of deceased or totally disabled ve-
! terans of any war. The government
I has provided National Soldiers'
'.m ► irr-f - ■
Sheriff At Athens
Resigns His Post
ATHENS, August 9 U.R: SherUf-
Ptt Mansfield who fled this eiu^
battled town at the height of last
weeks gun battle between h-s
special etection deputies and sup-
porters of the GI non-partisan
ticket today resigned as chairman
of the county elect'on commission.
Library Moved; To
Be Closed ID Days
The Breckenridge Lbrary ha~
been moved to the YMC \ and will
be closed until August t!).
The new home has been prepared
in the east wing of the "Y".
V I
\ .
their files. It contains latest-cut j rf the entire area and make more
statistics on the counties' popu'a- j convincing and alluring the over-
tlon, area and rainfall; number i ml story it :s t?lling the world of
ar.d siae of farms with acreage West Texas "the row materials
usage and production figures on' cpaital of the world" and the
all crops and their dollar value; "land of industrial opportunity."
trade outlets and transportation jsh troop movements to Palestine,
lac lities on highways, airways and m
by train and bus.
With cooperation t>f the local
chambers WTCC. by adding the
detail on the towns, will be able
to broaden the statistical picture
Georgia Lynchers
Identified By FBI
WASHINGTON. August & <U.® _
The Federal Bureau of investiga-
tion has identified at least three
members of the armed mob that
lynched four negroes at Monroe,
Ga.. two weeks ago, the Washing- for the pig countersigns the letter
ton Post said today. 1 with his initials. (NEA PHOTO.
INVITED TO TEXAS The famous
swimming pig of the second Bik-
ini atom Wast "Pig 311". decline*
ait invitation to demonstrate his
swimming ability at the Harlingen
Texas Air Day- celebration Septem
ber T. on the grounds that he is
tired of publicity and "ifust wants
to go home to mother." Admiral
Chester W. Nimite. ghost-writing
CHARGES MADE
MEXICO CITY. August 9 U.R' -
Mario Lasso, former Mexican con-
sul in Chicago charged with cam-
Home for veterans themselves but pi --ity in a conspiracy to k 11 pre-
l has never attempted to est-.iblish, sident elect Miguel Aleman. w ill
this form of assistance for the wi-' appear before the f ^ penal cir- -
ttews and orphans of honorably j eu':t court today.
discharged or deceased veterans ;
As a result, the V". F. W. National. wmrmr m ntn D
Home Is the only project of it*, If KATBSR
type designed to care for the loved j
this
tonight and Saturday.
ones of the veteran, or is so com-
pletely disabled that he himself. Partly cloudy
is unable to provide for their *:are.
Applications for th?- admission
of clt'ldren and widows to the
Home are accepted in the order of
thehr receipt and as rapidly as
L
Mr-xlmum ........ 103.3
Minimum ....... Tt.2
Sunset ........ T-39
Sunrise &:5B
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