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VOL. LIX, NO. 246.
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United Press (UF)
ABILENE, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1940 EIGHT PAGES.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS,
Handling
lot Cans
Abilene College Students Take Wings Under Tutelage of Uncle Sam’s Instructor:
A BILENE college students are -
A sprouting wings! .
Some of them hope soon to have
official wings, as the inspector for
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
makes his regular Abilene visit
Feb. 13.
Three of the 20 student pilots,
Lewis Grimes of McMurry college,
Julian Dendy and Lee Roy Rawlings
of Abilene Christian college, may
venture to offer themselves for
flight examinations of the CAA;
that is if their instructors approve.
Taking advantage of the civilian
pilots training program of the pri-
vate training division, CAA, the 20
would-be pilots have been studying
fundamentals of airplanes, aircraft
engines, aircraft instruments, rules
and regulations of the air, naviga-
tion, and meteorology in ground
classes conducted at Hardin-Sim-
mons university, first by Dr. Julius
Olsen, and, after he became 111. by
Professor J. E. Burman.
Lieutenants L. E. Derryberry and
Donald W. Kesler are the air In-
structors. At the left are Derryberry
and his first solo student, J. W.
Cleveland of HSU. Derry is giving
ground instructions in the ship, in
the same manner as he instructs a
student while in the air.
1 Slow Rains
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Area S
Small Grain
▲ general, slow-falling rain gave West Texas a good soak-
ing last night, reviving small grain crops and brightening the
entire outlook in the territory.
Practically every point in the state has received some
moisture during the past three days, but none has reported as
much as the 1.23 inches in Abilene.
Precipitation last night amounted to 1.13 inches. Previously
one-tenth of an inch was recorded. That brings total for the
, year to 1.52 inches as compared with 1.60 inches for the same
I time last year and normal of 1.02.
The low temperature this morning was 37 degrees and the
I high yesterday was 39. The mercury went to 40 degrees for a
I while this morning and prospects for continued warm weather
I are good, the weather bureau reports. The forecast for Abi-
■ lene and vicinity tonight is
I cloudy with rain tonight and
I Sunday; warmer Sunday.
I Forecast for West Texas is
, WHERE
FORD
WHERE IS STAMFORD?—That big sign was the
"congratulation” from a bereaved classmate to Lewis
Grimes (he’s hanging his head) on completion of his
first cross-country trip. Grimes headed for Stamford,
miscalculated the wind and hit Throckmorton. But his
jollying friends overlook the fact that he came back
to the Abilene port, took on more gas, went directly
to Stamford, thence to Sweetwater and home with-
out a bobble.
The sign was a payback from J. W. (Dub) Cleve-
land, after Grimes had framed a "sweet young thing”
to call the airport and ask for "American Airlines Pi-
lot” Cleveland. Yes, the fun goes right along with the
study—until the ships leave the ground.
The ten students above are receiving their flying
instruction from Lieutenant Kesler (extreme right),
formerly of the Peruvian air service in which he holds
the rank of captain. Next to him is Frank Waters,
HSU, last to solo, while Grimes of McMurry, first,
meekly holds the sign. Others, left to right: J. 8.
;. Solomon.. McMurry; Jack Cartwright, HSU: Joe Mil -
sap. HSU; R. B. Glenn. HSU; Alton McClesky, Mc-
Murry; Jack Wilkins, HSU; Julian Dendy, ACC; and
in the rear cockpit, Lee Roy Rawlings, ACC.
GROUND INSTRUCTION—It isn’t always on the
ground (as above), but usually in a classroom at
Hardin-Simmons university. However, here's Mathe-
matics Professor J. X Burman showing Lieutenant
Derryberry’s class of ten student pilots how to read
one of the air navigation maps. All have soloed.
Grouped around him are: (front row, left to right),
Robert Hamilton, HSU; Ted Helneking, HSU; Profes-
sor Burman; Edwin Phy, HSU; (standing), Homer
Osbourne, ACC; Edward Compere, HSU; Claude Mc-
Aden, HSU; Charles Sheffield. HSU; James Howell
Jr., HSU; J. W. Cleveland, HSU; Del Everton, ACC.
Youngest of the student pilots is Compere, Just
turned 18 in time to enroll last fall. “Old man” of
the two classes is Charles Sheffield, 25.
In the background, are the two instruction ships:
Kesler's Driggs Skylark (nicknamed the Driggs Pursuit
P-26%) and Derryberry’s Piper Cub. "Bring it back
in one piece is the last bit of instruction to the stu-
dent starting to solo All Derry’s students are told the
great danger is “altitude above you and the Held be-
hind you.” Derry was told that during his training
back in 1926, and he's been telling it to students him-
self since 1926. (Staff Pictures)
. Abilene Woman Radium Sleuth
Dies in Dallas
Mrs. J. L Rhoades, 42, wife of
the manager of the Abilene J C
Penney Co department store, died
Begins Search
.For lost Vial
FORT WORTH, Feb. 3.—(PP)Dr.
Frank E Hoecker of the University
+ at 3 •. m. today in a Dallas hos-
pital Mrs Rhoades had been in of Kansas City sets out today bent
ill health the past three years and on tracking down »3,000 worth of
entered the hospital at Dallas Jan
18 Her condition had been critical
%
since.
Funeral services will be held st
Elliott’s chapel at 2 30 p. m Sun-
day with Dr C. A Long, pastor of
St. Paul Metnodist church, offi-
dating. He will be assisted by Dr
J. H. Hamblen; pastor of First
Methodist church The body will
lie in state at the funeral home
until early Monday morning when
ft will be taken overland to San
Marcos for services at the Meth-
odist church there at 3 p m. Bur-
ial will follow in a San Marcos
cemetery The body was being
radium.
Dr Hoecker, head of the univer-
sity physics department, was call-
ed in to see if he could trace the
rare metal, which disappeared from
a physician's office here.
The radium packet was believed
to have stuck to the coat sleeve
of a patient’s coat and Dr. Hoecker
will follow the route taken by the
patient on his way home.
He says his Lauritsen electromet-
er already has informed him the
radium is not in the 18-story Med-
ical Arts building from where it
disappeared last Wednesday.
Exes to Honor
brought here today in an Elliott's
funeral coach.
Mrs. Rhoades had lived in Abi-
lene the past three years, coming
* here from San Marcos when her
husband was appointed manager
of the local J. C Penney Co. store.
He was connected with the same
firm in San Marcos for five years.
The Abilene store was closed
this morning and will remain
closed throughout the after-
noon and night.
Mrs Rhoades was born July 24,
1897, in Syracuse, Neb She and Mr.
Rhoades were married in Straton,
Colo., Jan. 20, 1920 She was a
member of St Paul Methodist
- church
Survivors include the husband
and one son. Dale, a sister, Mrs
E A. Maddox of Medina, Ohio; a
.• brother, Harvey Anderson of Ft.
Collins. Cole , and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs L. L Anderson of Hous-
ton
—__Pallbearers for the Abilene fu-
neral will be Tom Eplen, J. E. Fer-
guson of Sweetwater. Ed Stewart,
A. J. Tuttle of Cisco, George Fos-
ter and E. 8 Cummings.
Johnson's Court
• Hearing Today ..
AUSTIN, Feb. s—P—A district
court today will decide whether, a
' temporary order restraining the.
state board of control from ousting
Superintendent W J. Johnson of
the San Antonio state hospital for
the insane should be made perma-
nent
The 56-year-old physician, center
of a sensational hearing in which
his moral conduct has been ques-
tioned. secured the temporary In-
junction. contending the board was
without authority to dismiss him
since his two year appointment will
not end until Aug 31, 1941,
STOP and THINK
The belligerents should stop
fighting and join their forces
to help the Finns. They should
fight in one line to rid the
world and civilization of bol-
shevism.—Former Kaiser Wil-
helm II of Germany, in letter
to an American friend and
biographer.
How doth the city sit
solitary, that was full of
people! how is she become
a widow! she that was
great among the nations,
and princess among the
provinces, how is she be-
come tributary! She weep-
eth sore in the night, and
her tears arc on her cheeks:
among all her lovers she
hath none to comfort her:
all her friends have dealt
treacherously with her,
they are become her
enemies — Lamenta-
tions 1:1-2.
Prexy of Texas
More than 100,guests are expect-
ed to attend a dinner tonight at 7
o’clock at Hotel Wooten, honoring
Dr. Homer Price Rainey, president of
the University of Texas.
That announcement came this
morning from John Pope, president
of the local Texas ex-students unit,
which is in charge of arrangements
for the affair.
A check of reservations revealed
guests may be expected from East-
land, Snyder, Rotan, Stamford,
Winters, Anson, Baird Mineral
Wells and Albany, in addition to a
large Abilene aggregation. The din-
ner. at which Dr Rainey will speak
on The University of Texas and Its
Possibilities, is open to the public.
Time for reservations was ex-
tended this morning until 3 p. m.
today because of the uncertain na-
ture of the,weather. Reservations
may be made, said Pope, at his of-
fice. 406 Mims building, or with J.
C. Hunter Jr., vice president of the
"exes” group, room 522 Mims build-
ing.
Dr. Rainey was expected here this
afternoon from San Angelo, where
he spoke last night and again at a
luncheon today. He will be met here
by an Austin delegation headed by
Dr. John McCurdy, secretary of the
"exes.”
Tomorrow, Dr. Rainey, who is
visiting each of the districts of the
Texas "exes" association, will go to
Eliasville, Young county, for Sunday
dinner with his mother.
Italy to Double
Air Force Number
ROME Feb 3—(P—Italy plans
to at least double the number of
her military planes and pilots this
year. Oenerai Francesco Pricolo,
undersecretary for aviation, an-
nounced today.
The size of Italy's present air
force is a secret but the number
of planes has been estimated un-
officially to total 4,000 while pilots
are variously estimated at 10,000 to
18,000.
A Page of Exclusive Pictures
By ERIC CALCRAFT
(NEA Reporter News Staff Cameraman in Finland)
—Ace News Photographer
__________Of the European_War
On Page *
British Shoot
Bombers Down
LONDON, Feb. 3— (AP)—Fast, death-dealing British pur-
suit planes today shot down at least two and perhaps three
German bombers which had resumed the nazi air force’s wide-
spread raiding of shipping off Britain's coasts.
One nazi bomber was downed near a Yorkshire farmhouse
four miles southwest of Whitby after a battle with three Brit-
ish fighters over a Yorkshire town.
The air ministry announced that another raider was shot
down off the mouth of the Biver Tyne.
It reported that a third enemy plane intercepted by British
fighters off the Northumber-
land coast "was very seriously
damaged’’ and later unofficial
reports said it had crashed into
the sea. —
One of the crew of the plane
downed in Yorkshire was killed.
Another died after he and his two
surviving comrades, all wounded,
had been taken to a hospital.
A royal air force pilot was
quoted as saying admiringly of
this nazi plane that the "land-
ing was carried out under con-
trol" although the craft had
been riddled by bullets.
The air ministry first reported
that a nazi bomber intercepted off
the Yorkshire coast had been "shot
down in the sea" but later authori-
tative advices said the plane in
question actually had been driven
Inland
FIRED OWN PLANE
An authorized statement said the
Germans, although wounded, set
fire to their own plane An unof-
ficial version said that the plane
was in flames when It came down.
An eyewitness of this fight said:
“I first saw a German plane
flying very low over the land
with three planes after it. As
it passed over a town one fight-
er was firing et IV tall from
below, another shooting at It
from above and a third circling
In front.
The German plane began to
smoko end eventually It crash-
ed about two miles from the
town."
Another witness called this a
"Graf Spee battle of the air."
The air ministry gave this ac-
See BRITISH, Pr. 3, Col. 6
Merkel FFA Show
Postponed One Week
MERKEL, Feb 1—The Merkel
FFA project show, scheduled for
today, was postponed until next
Saturday, Feb. 10. because of the
weather. It was announced thia
morning by Chester Collingsworth,
vocational agriculture teacher.
Willie Joe Largent, local Hereford
breeder, and Milton Templeton,
Sweetwater vocational agriculture
teacher, will judge livestock en-
tered by FFA boys.
Story of Mice
And Policemen
TYLER—And they didn’t even
catch the mouse! Boxes upset
in a drug store by a mouse
brought a call for police. Offi-
cer Ham Wood, answering the
“burglar” call, skidded into a
filling station, wrecking H and
damaging the quad car. He was
bruised.---._________________
Chain Tax Suit
To Be Appealed
BIG SPRING. Feb. 3.—(P)—On
the way to an appellate court today
is a suit the outcome of which will
determine whether the state collects
sn estimated million dollars from oil
companies operating service stations
in Texas. *
The case, involving the "chain
store" tax, was started in district
court here. Judge Cecil Collings
yesterday held for the state against
Standard Oil Co of Texas.
The state sought to collect $2,-
288 67 allegedly due under the chain
store tax, contending eight Stand-
ard company stations were outside
the exemption because they sold
tires and other accessories. The state
claimed also that twelve other sta-
tions under distributor agreements
actually were controlled by the com-
pany, therefore were liable.
The company urged the sale of
accessories was necessary for "serv-
ice"; also that ground control was
the actual element in determining
control of the station*
The company gave notice of ap-
peal.________
Veterans Oppose
Economy Sentiment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—)-
Politically powerful veterans'groups
went up against economy sentiment
In the house today with proposals to
liberalise benefits for ex-service men
and their dependents.
Finns Stick to
Bomb Shelters
HELSINKI, Feb. 3,—(P)—-Russian
air raids near the Finnish capital
kept citizens in shelters today for
an hour.
Official sources estimated at
least 12 red army planes were
shot down yesterday.
Unconfirmed reports added sev-
en more Russian planes to official
estimates.
Russian aircraft were unusually
active Friday night over southwest
Finland where alarms kept the
populace awake over a wide area.
Few bombs were dropped, how-
ever, and observers regarded the
raids as intended to upset the
nerves of the populace and under-
mine Finnish morale.
Incendiary bombs were drop-
ped haphazardly on blacked
out Hanke, which has been the
principal objective of Russian
air raids since the war started
because it is the easiest large!
north of the soviet’s Estonian
air bases.
Air raid alarms sounded in the
capital today, but the alarm end-
ed an hour later.
Nearly 100 Finnish civilians were
said to have been killed in soviet
Russian air raids during the ninth
week of undeclared war
The intensified soviet air activity.
While Finnish defenders held
against fierce red army attacks on
the Karelian Isthmus, was report,
ed to have taken at least 11 lives
in yesterday's bombings alone.
However, Finnish airmen struck
back at Russian bases on the Bal-
tic. and Finnish military sources
said st least 35 red army planes
were shot down
On the battlefronts, too, the
Finns said the invaders contin-
ued to suffer heavy losses at the
hands of white-clad riflemen de-
spite their use of parachute troops
and tank-driven steel sledges.
fair tonight and Sunday, with
not much change in tempera-
ture.
Normal rainfall for February Is
1.01 inches but last year a fall of
only .18 inch was recorded at the
local weather bureau. The wettest
February in recent years was in 1932
when 3.2 Inches fell here. In 1937
only .03 inch fell and in 1936 only
.12 inch..
The rain varied from half an
inch to more than an inch all
over the territory. Every drop of
the water went into the ground
which was very porous after the
record-breaking freezes of Jan-
uary.
Only a small amount of grain
in Taylor county will be lost because
of the freezes, said Co. Agt. Knox
Parr this morning. It estimated that
not more than two or three percent
of the 50,000 acres planted would be
lost.
IDEAL CONDITIONS
In addition to the grain that was
saved, the moisture has made con-
ditions ideal for spring planting,of
oats and barley, the agent said. The
outlook for a splendid grain crop re-
mains bright.
Preparation of land for spring
planting will be further delayed by
the weather. It was too cold in
January-the month in which winter
farming usually is done.
While there is a need for more
moisture, farmers and ranchmen
alike are happy over the prospects
for a boom year. This is in face of
the highest prices for farm products
in two years and some of the best
livestock prices in many years —
especially cattle and possibly the
produce of sheep and goats.. , wool
and mohair.
RAIN RECORD
Here's the rain chart:
Anson, 1.25; Clarendon and
Memphis, heavy sleet; Vernon, 55;
Chillicothe. .71. Crowell, .90; Aus-
tin, .13; Quanah, 13; San Antonlo,
.05; Alpine, 23; Wink, .24; El Paso,
.48; Big Spring, 32; Lubbock, 5;
Wichita Falls, .64; Fort Worth, .48;
Brady, 55; Sweetwater, .88; Bal-
linger, .75; Brownwood, .70; San
Angelo, 1 inch; McCamey, .66; Ro-
tan. 88. Munday, 37; Albany, half
inch; Cisco, 1 inch; Eastland, .75;
Coleman, .1.15; Haskell, .78; Asper-
mont, .75; Blackwell, 1 inch
R. L Springer, Aspermont bank-
er. said this morning the rain was
general over Stonewall county,
heavier in the west portion, and
exended west to Lubbock. He said
the fall did not put out any stock
water, but did help the range and
all small grains.
A general fall of one inch over
the Blackwell territory was report-
ed this morning by Tom Carilie,
merchant in the south Nolan
county town He Mid the rain
seemed to be general over Coke
county; to Maryneal and east to
Runnels county.
Abilenians
Injured in
Auto Wreck
BRECKENRIDGE, Feb. 3.-
(Spl.)—E. M. Collier, superinten-
dent of Hendrick Memorial hos-
pital, Abilene, his wife and two
children, Richard and Earlyne, and
Joe Snow, son of Dr. and Mrs. W.
K. Snow of Abilene, were injured
between here and Caddo about 11
o’clock this morning.
Mrs. Collier and one of the chil-
dren were reported seriously in-
jured by attendants at the hospital
here. Exact extent of their injuries
had not been determined at noon.
The Colliers and young Snow
were on route to Mineral Wells
for the Music Educators confer-
ence which closes tonight.
According to reports from scene
of the accident, the Collier ear
skidded on wet pavement and be-
fore being brought under control
erasbed into a concrete bridge, de-
molishing the machine.
After being given first aid treat-
ment here, all were taken to Abi-
lene by ambulance.
House Retains
Two Young Bandits
Of Trio Captured
FORT WORTH, Feb. 3 — ) -
Fort Worth today was the scene of
a search for three youths who were
shot out bf their machine shortly
after midnight at Grand Prairie
when the tiro-man police force of
the Dallas county town attempted
to halt them for questioning Two
of their companions were captured
by Arlington officers a short time
later.
The fugitive and the captured
pair, all Fort Worth residents, are
believed to have staged three rob-
beries in Dallas within two hours
last night, obtaining approximately
8111, one of the trio still at large
is said to have been paroled from
the state training school for boys
at Gatesville yesterday
Airport Gasoline
Contract Sought
The stage was set Friday for de-
bate when the city commission con-
siders award of a new airport gaso-
line contract next week.
W P (Dub) Wright, local agent
for Gulf Oil company, raided the
issue with a request for the business,
explaining that the contract should
be “passed around" Gasoline from
Humble refineries currently is used
at the airport The present contract
expires Feb. 15.
Mayor Will Hair took the stand
that present service was entirely
satisfactory and that the city, be-
cause of favors he did not name,
should extend Humble's contract for
“at least another year."
City commissioners will meet at
least once before time for their next
regular assembly. Mayor Hair re-
minded them of s special session
called for 2 o’clock Monday after-
noon. Bids are to be opened then on
construction of a water pumping
plant at the Fort Phantom Hill
reservoir -
DANCE PERMIT OKEHED
Acting on recommendations by
Chief of Police T. A. Hackney, the
commission granted one dance hall
permit yesterday and tabled another
application until next week. Ap-
proved was that asked for the WOW
hall at 11254South First street by
See COMMISSION, Ps. A, Col. 1
Farm Bill Cuts
WASHINGTON, Jan s — P -
That nightmare of many congress-
men, the fear of having to vote la
this election year for new taxes or
an Increase in the national debt
limit, helped economy advocates
win house approval last night for
a drastic reduction In federal farm
outlays.
Without a record vote, the cham-
ber passed an agriculture supply
bill which would provide $66,928,435
less than President Roosevelt pro-
posed for activities in behalf of the
farmer during the fiscal year start-
ing July 1,
The house held the measure to a
total of $72,,001,084, which is $579,-
339,231 under the total available for
the current fiscal year. It retained
many of the reductions made by its
appropriations committee, despite
the fact that the president had call-
ed the committee cuts perfectly ter-
rible and Rep Jones (D-Tex) had
pleaded with tears in his eyes for
restoration of a $25,000,000 loan
fund to help tenants become farm
-owners.----------------------------_
NOW TO SENATE
Now the bill goes to the senate,
where farm state members will try
to restore it to the site asked by
Mr Roosevelt and undertake also
to add at least $200,000,000 for -par-
ity" payments. These would be de-
sighed to give farmers the same
purchasing power. In terms of non-
farm goods, that they had in 1909-
14
Last year congress appropriated
$1,301,340,315 for farm expenditures.
In his budget message this year,
telling congress how it could keep
within the $45,000,000 000 debt limit
with only $460,000,000 of new taxes,
Mr Roosevelt asked a farm approp-
riation of $788,929,519 and congres-
sional permission for the rural elec-
trification administration to borrow
140.000.000 from the reconstruction
finance corporation.
The $722,001,084 house bill in-
cludes the 440 000.000 as an outright
See CONGRESS, Pg. 3, Col. 6
The Weather
ABILENE and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy
with rain tonight and Sunday: warmer
Sunday.
WEST TEXAS (west of 100th meridian):
Fair tonight and Sunday; not much change
in temperature.
EAST TEXAS (east of 100th meridian):
Mostly cloudy rain except on lower coast
and in Rio Grande valley tonight and
Sunday, warmer in west and north por-
tions Sunday
Rainfall for 24 hours ending 8:30 a. m.
Saturday, 1.14.
Total since first of year, to 6:30 a. m.
Saturday, 1 52.
Total amount for same period last year,
1.60.
Normal amount since first of the year,
1.02
Highest temperature yesterday, 39, low. *
ast this mormine #1. ______
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