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ary 2. 1946
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Wednesday Evening, January 2, 1946
War Blow Surprise
Stark Tells Probers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2()
Admiral Harold R. Stark, testified
today that in December, 1941, the
Navy did not expect either an at-
tack on Pearl Harbor or any such
broad-scale offensive as the Jap-
anese launched.
The former chief of naval opera-
tigs told a Senate-House commit-
tee he would not have been sur-
prised by the appearance of Jap-
anese submarines off of San Fran-
cisco, but he was “not expecting
an air attack on Hawaii at that
time.".
Stark took the stand for ques-
tioning by William D. Mitchell,
committee counsel, as the inquiry
group resumed sessions after a
New Year holiday.
Mitchell said it seemed ap-
parent that the 1941 comman-
ders at Hawaii were of the
opinion that there was no post
sibility of an air attack on
Pearl Harbor. Assuming that
Stark had warned them suffi-
ciently of an approaching war
with Japan, why hadn’t the
naval chief been more specific
about the chance that the base
tion would be struck, he asked.
OSCAR STERN
Victim of Gestapo
Torture, Christian
Jew, to Speak Here
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Optimist Club
EUROPE TO PALESTINE
UNRRA Chief Sees Planned
Organization
Drive Opened • Shift of Jewish Population.
Under sponsorship of the Lub- . FRANKFURT, Jan. 2.-(UP)—I were that the atrocities "occurred
bock club, a nucleus of an Optimist
club organized here several months
ago will be developed for final or-
ganization with a goal of 125 mem-
bers said Dewey Knowles, repre-
senting the Lubbock group, said
here today.
Knowles said he had been dele-
Tune n KRBC
were that the atrocities “occurred
in the next town,” Morgan said.
PAGE THREE
AHS Absentees:
Decline to 96
Abstentees among pupils from
senior high school Wednesday, as
the holidays ended, totaled 96, as
compared with 200 on the late day
preceding the holiday period.
Ruby Compere, attendance clerk,
attributed three fourths of the ab-
sence to illness. .
Classes were also resumed today
acobilene Christian college, which
recessed Dec. 14. Sessions at Har-
din-Simmons university. and Mc-
Murrry college are to begin tomor-
-row. Holidays opened Dec. 19 at
HSU and Dec. 20 for McMurry.
DANCE
AT THE
AMERICAN LEGION
CLUB
• • South 11th (Street
EVERY THURSDAY
end SATURDAY NITE
8:30 to 12:00
Tues. . Wad. . Thurs.
"BLUEBEARD"
Starring John Carrodine
0 Second Feature
"THE COWBOY
AND THE LADY"
With Gary Cooper and
Merle Oberon
Also Short Subjects
Oalace
Wednesday-Thursday
... in Color
THE STORY OF
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with
, BOB STEELE
Leon Erroll
Screen Snapshots
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“I was not expecting an air at- u E .
tack on Hawaii at that time,” the , Oscar Stern, 59-year-old Christ-
white haired admiral replied. “I sian Jew who was sentenced to 12
was surprised at the attack. I knew months in prison for repeating a
it to be a possibility, but as to ac- A rmann Goering joke in hearing
tually expecting an attack at that Gestapo agent, will speak
time. I did not." , Thursday evening, beginning at
Stark said the -only tangible evi- 7.30 ° clock atthe Pentecostal
dence the Navy - department had
their first attack somewhere in
Oscar Stern, 59-year-old Christ
gated by the Lubbock club to spend
as long as eight weeks here work-
ing with the small group of men
who already have become mem-
bers.
The Optimist clubs’ program
throughout the nation is concentrat-
ed upon boys’ work.
Evidence of the Lubbock mens’
interest is attested by their fin-
ancing Knowles’ organization ef-
forts in Abilene, he pointed out.
He also declared that Abilene
in the largest city in Texas with-
out an Optimist club.
Knowles’ headquarters will be at
Hotel Wooten during his stay.
Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick E. Morgan,
UNRRA chief in Germany, said to-
day that the Jews in Europe ap-
parently had formulated an organ-
ized plan for a mass exodus from
the continent to Palestine.
Morgan said at a press confer- ---- —- -. -—, ..- bus,
ence that he was unable to put is influencing the Jews to give up
a finger on the purported organi- comfortable living in Poland, as
zation around which such a Jewish awed—Ad hy thin "Ewial —
movement revolved. He said he
believed that the organization was
camouflaged clearly.
The purported clandestine “or-
ganization" of which Morgan spoke
seems to be centered in Poland
and Bavaria, he said. Some moti-
yating force or promise, he said.
County Jury Gives
Woman Possession
Of House, Damages
A county court jury awarded
Mrs. A. D. Henderson possession
of her house, $80 in rent and $46
damages against Lamarr Bailey in
a civil suit for forcible detainer.
The suit had been appealed from
justice court. Plaintiff sought pos-
session of the house she claims she
rented temporarily until her hus-
band could return from overseas.
as
ie ivavy .uepasunene aqu church, 741 South 11th, the church
the Japs would launch announced today.
* “4taai emhere in Prisoners in Stern’s cell in a
Southeast Asia. dungeon near Konigsberg, East
Nevertheless, Stark said it was Prussia, were supposed to face the
his intention in a Nov. 27. 1941 wall, away from the door, when
"war warning" message to put all they heard the key rattle in the
of the Pacific commanders on lock. Stern relates. He is deaf in
guard against attack. He said he one ear as result of a wound suf- = -
meant the words “in any direction” fered while a soldier. on the Aus against esse"Vaddes, negro after
in the message to convey the trian army on the eastern front cases 0
thought that the assault might during World War I. He reported Waddes lives in Abilene,
come by air, sea or land. they - - 4- 4 - *4
Negro Charged After
Whiskey Discovered
"L" man Jack Backues filed
charges in Jones County New Year
confiscating two cases of whiskey.
Abilenian and Son
Return from Visit
To Los Angeles Kin
that on one occasion he thought
his name was called as he was in
his cell. When he turned he was
struck across the mouth with a
trucheon, knocking out most of his
teeth___
Inspector F. E. Parker of the
Brownwood sub-office arrested an-
other liquor offender near Brown-
wood during the day. Parker was
a visitor to the local office Wed-
nesday. -
Pangburn Employes
Granted Collective
Bargaining Ballot
An election to determine collec-
tive bargaining agent was ordered
to be held within 60 days at Pang-
burn Co., Inc., by the National
Labor Relations board in Washing-
ton, the Associated Press reported
yesterdy. .
The purpose for the election is
for the employees to determine
whether they desire to be repre-
sented by General Teamsters,
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen Helps
(AFL) Local No. 538.
The local manager of Pang-
burn’s Paul Miller, has reclared he
has no knowledge of the order or
reason for such an election. Cream-
ery headquarters are in Fort
Worth.
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helping to ease breath-
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passages. A great help
to have around the
house for these miser-
and it’s helpful for
Aviation Committee
To Confer Friday
The Aviation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has been
called to meet at 10 o’clock Friday
morning for a discussion of im-
portant matters. The call was made
by Jack Hughes, chairman.
Other members of the committee
are E. A. Hall, Harley Arnett, E. W.
Berry, M. L. Bird, W. J. Blakney,
A. J. Eder, W. J. Fulwiler Jr., Dr.
M. T. Ramsey, Jack Simmons, Ster-
ling Wooten, W. P. Wright, Esco
Walter and Marshall Warren.
evidenced by their physical con-
dition, dress and money when they
reach Berlin.
The problem of displaced per-
sons throughout Germany is near-
ing a crisis, Morgan said. Its. out-
come is dependent on the United
Nations, and especially American
action in deciding the future of
the UNRRA, he said.
"The Jews seem to have an or-
ganized plan that can become a
world force—a weak force numer-
ically, but one which is generat-
ing power for getting what they
want," the Britishofficer said.
"Their positive plan is to get out
of Europe."
Morgan- said he was becoming
more and more convinced that re-
ports of pogroms and atrocities
against the Jews in Poland were
based less and less on fact.
He charged that such stories
were by-products of an organized
Jewish plan to force the United
Nations to take some action giving
the Jews a permanent home.
Trainloads of Jews were arriv-
ing in Berlin almost daily from
Poland, Morgan said. He added
that the pockets of most of the
Jews were well lined with money,
and they were well fed and well
clothed. Their stories of persecu-
tion of Jews in Poland, he said,
were notable for their similarity.
Morgan’s representatives have
been unable to find any concrete
example of pogroms inside Poland,
he said. The stories invariably
North Carolina Here
Janice Kirk of Camp Butner,
Durham, N. C., spent the Christ-
mas holidays visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kirk at Haw-
Jey and her friend Mildred Powers.
626, an employe of the chamber of
commerce here.- She returned on
the Sunshine Special Wednesday
morning.
IRRITATIONS OF
EXTERNAL CAUSE
Eczema, acne pimples, simple ringworm,
tetter, salt rheum, bumps (blackheads),
and ugly broken-out skin. Millions re-
lieve itching, burning and soreness of
these miseries with this simple home treat-
ment. Black and White Ointment goes
to work at once. Aids healing, works the
antiseptic way. 25 years success. 10c,
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if you’re not satisfied. Use only as di-
rected. Vital in cleansing is good soap.
Enjoy Black and White Skin Soap daily.
Adv
See
SCENIC VIEWS
OF ALASKA
At the
CHURCH OF CHRIST
9th and Cypress
. Following regular 7:30
Worship Hour
TONIGHT 8:30
No Charges—No Collections
uga a *: 0 PICT
pared base of mutton
suet. Rub it on and it’s
gone! Handy. Effective.
25c and 35c. Always get
PENETRO
He arrived at New York MarchC.zat te,
4, 1940, after serving his prison pweerworer mon
sentence given by the Nazis. Buried at Clyde
. "You don’t know what you have [ SWEETWATER. Jan. 2(Spl.) |
here in this country. Stern is Joseph Alexander Aikins. 79, a
quoted as saying. You. who al- former resident of Clyde who had |
ways have had it, can’t know. lived in Sweetwater six years, died
There is only one thinghe at 5:30 p. m. Sunday in Young hos-
wants now, he declared. That is pital, Roscoe.
* * H 1 2 2-_T Funeral was held in the Aikins’
Born in Carlsbad, then part of home Monday afternoon with the
is: Austria, he came to America in Rev. A. L. Patterson, pastor of the
her 1902, when he was 15. He was con- Sweetwater Fundamental Baptist
verted- to Christianity in a Salva-l church, officiating. Burial was in
Angeles tion Army meeting in New York
226 City. He returned to Jarlsbad in
41912, when the World War broke
out. He was drafted into the Aus-
trian Army and was severely
wounded in battle with the Rus-
sians..
B R Blankenship and son, Ben-
nie, returned Monday night from
Burbank. Calif.. where they visited
during the holidays. Mr. Blanken- , . .: . . -----
ship’s mother Mrs Lida BlankenI to get his wife out of Germany
— SIP S ATS : Ca Didnxef | Barn in Cawl-—1 +1.____L.
— ship, Paso, and his sister, Mrs.
W. A. Van Fleet His mother is
spending the winter with 1
daughter.
Blankenship said Los
was whizzing with business, traf-
fic was dense, and people antici-
pating an immense forward move-
ment.
the Clyde cemetery under the di-
rection of Wells Funeral home.
Mr. Aikins was survived by one
daughter, Mrs. R. L.. Ponder, Sweet-
water and two sons, Troy of San
Angelo and Loy of Dallas.
V
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adding ton
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POPEYE CARTOON-NEWS
| After the war Mr. Stern became
director of an insurance business
in Germany, East-Prussia, was
deacon of a Protestant church for
many years, and so firmly estab-
lished himself in the community
that even after the Nazi ascend-
ency he was permitted to go un-
molested for some time.
‘Fundamentalists’
Win in High Court
ABILENE-
(Continued from Page ONE)
by L. A. Grimes, water superin-
tendent, that the 40,000 plus pop-
ulation figure was calculated.
He said that by figuring an av.
erage of four and three-quarters
persons to each meter, he had
missed the’ 1940 federal census
f figure by only 160. When multi-
plied by meters in operation Jan.
FARRAR
Starts Thursday Morning, January 3rd At 9 O'clock
WASHINGTON. Jan.___,____.____________________
The supreme court today set aside 1, the total is 41,515.
conviction of three members of a Two utility firms —Lone Star
"fundamentalist" cult who were and Bell Telephone — reported
charged with violating the Lind-that the ice of wartime expansion
bergh kidnaping act. . regulations was beginning to thaw
The three—two men and a wom- G. C. Lewis, Lone Star credit
an—were convicted in federal
court in Salt Lake City of trans-
porting a 14-year-old girl from
Utah to Mexico to become the
polygamous wife of one of the
men, William Chatwin, 68.
manager, said the company made
its first extensions of lines in
more than three years during the
fall. Customers were added on
Justice Murphy wrote the court’s
opinion. Justice Jackson took, no
part
Murphy summed up the opinion
with the statement that the pur-
pose of the Lindbergh act “was to
. outlaw interstate kidnapings ra-
ther than general transgressions of
immorality involving the crossing
of state Lines:"
OLD TIME
SQUARE DANCE
EVERY SATURDAY
NIGHT
et The
AMERICAN
LEGLON
North 1st and Cedor
HOYLE NIX
And His West Texas Cowboys
No Jitterbugs ,
the extensions in the north, north-
east and east sections of town.
Howard Kunz, local telephone
manager, revealed that switching
and dial equipment has arrived
and is being installed in the ex-
change which will materially aid in
providing service for some of 1,-
451 residents awaiting telephones -
The equipment was the first the
company has received in three and
a half years.
He estimated that the equipment
will allow the company to install
700 new telephones during the
first quarter of 1946. Additional I
equipment is scheduled to arrive-
during balance of the year, Kunz i
added..
Robes
Personal zed Chill Chasers! Handsome
robes with contrasting braid, trim- and
jauntily tied belts in our large selection
you will find a robe worth treating your-
self 10 , •
1-Price
Despite merchandise shortages, in
many lines, WADDINGTON'S
long-range purchasing plans have
provided a large and wide selection
of high-quality values for this great
sales event.
Blouses
Beautiful blouses . to wear with jacket
or without .. , classics to give the efficient
office look . . ‘dress-ups" for glamour
. . • lovely blouses, at
SWEATERS
Toast warm sweaters in a galaxy of beauti-
ful colors You never had a better selec-
tion. Each one marked for this sale at
BDBBY
JALHER
Now
Double
Feature
MW ,
Gall. .wiFuncic Ficrier
Also
Fighting Lady
Short
Subjects
MAJESTIC
Today and Tomorrow
$ -A1 - .
PE 00D
Lonfreg hafow
• Edgor Kennedy Comedy
• Campus Mermaids
Construction, dormant during
the war years, is beginning to stir,
figures supplied by City Engineer
Tom Willis’office showed
Starting up sharply in Septem-
ber. 1945, from a low mark of
$4,065 in March, building permits
for the year totaled $950,232-
highest since the best pre-war
building year of 1941 when per
mits totaled $1,243,553. The pace
in November and December was
approximately $165,000 monthly,
higher than the 1941 level
With demand acute for new
dwellings, indications were that
construction during 1946 may
challenge the $2,000,000 annual
building level of the late 1920 s. if
supplies and labor are available
Demand for existing dwelling
property that can be classed as de
sirable continue as high as during
the peak days of Camp Barkeley, We
S. Wagley, president of the Texas
Realtors association, reported. He
estimated 300 to 500 homes or
apartments are needed to bridge
the gap between supply and de i
mand. C
He conceded that demand cur
rently is not so high for rooms and
“cheap” apartments as was the case
during 1943 and 1944
Postal receipts—not unexpected I
ly—showed a decline in 1945 from i
the all-time banner year of 1944
Postmaster O. A. Hale reported 1
% % *
: For 1945, they totaled $404 497
73, against $582,829. 34 in 1944 and I
$504,666.83 in 1943 Surpassed were
totals for 1942 of $393,293 16. for-
1941 of $313,669 17, and for 1940 of 1
$217,936.25. . 1
For December, 1945, receipts I
were $40.820. 12 against $63,701 12
for the all-time peak month in the I
banner year of 1944 i
Hale pointed out that postal re- 1
ceipts dropped off directly in pro 1
| portion to the army population at 1
| Barkeley and the air field 1
| He disclosed, however, that the 1
| postoffice still has unfilled applica- I
tions on hand for from 60 to 10 I
persons for boxes at the postoffice I
There was no waiting-list in 1940. 1
he added.
1 Price
A
Furs are ‘so beautiful this season! There’s ro-
monce, allure, elegance about this year $ fur
fashions The true breath-tak ng loveliness
of the finest fur skins available gleoms ‘from
every one of these coats Russian Squ rrel
%.. Muskrot . . . Marmot . . . Mouton . . .
1 Off
FUR SCARFS
AND SCARF SETS
Women $ adore these exceptionally beaufi-
ful fur tiece They lend charm, and brilliance
to erv costume •
Silver Fox . . . Ranch Mink . . . Kolinsky. . .
Coney.. ‘
i Off
At no time during the fall and win-
ter season has our stocks been any
better than you will find to select
from during this sale.
WADDINGTON’S are indeed
proud to be able to offer, the wo-
men of Abilene the opportunity of
sharing in these money-saving
values.
DREWSES
McU/O)
tw JowJ
Junior and Regular Sizes
Many of these smart and warm dres-
ses have “just been received and put
into our already large stock Glowing
visions of loveliness to put you at your
glamorous best whether at the office
or with that special date.” Wools
... Wool Jerseys .. . Crepes .. Rayons
1 Off
4 .
Fur Trimmed
SUITS & COATS
They’re the suits and coats of the sea-
son! Made of the softest, finest wools
to be found; styled to flotter as well
as to wear comfortably.
1
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Hf
1 Price
SLACK PANTS
Several pair of these slack ponts to choose
from. We ve offered none better. Just the
thing for that “around the house” wear.
2 Price
ALL WOOL SUITS
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suits odd just the right amount of "effi-
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genuine buys for occasional wear or as a smart
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You need look no further if you are wanting a
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