Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 9, 1940 Page: 2 of 6
six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 18 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
JPAGE
TWO
THE BORGER DAILY HERALD
THK - BORCKK (TEXAS) DAILY HKHAI-H
Tl'ESL)AV, JANUARY 9, 1*9-10
Published at 106 North Main itreet, Borger, Tetas Every Evening
Except Saturday. and on Munday Morning by
J. U. PHILLIPS - - Editor and Publisher «
1 1£
•IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIllimilMllllllllllllllllltllllllHillliillllllHIIIIHIIIIIHIIIUIIMMU i almo ! iiihtautaiuiuu*. It wn-
"RETRIBUTION" 1"""""
SUBSCRIPTION HATES
By carrier lu Borger
Per Vrak
On* Year -——— • - -
By Mull
Que Tear ... ■ - —
•pitreo Months — -
Six Mentha -
Any erroneous reflectan upon Hie «Uu racier. Htaudtug or repu-
Stion of any individual. firn>, concern, or cm poriitloii Unit muy ap-
iai In the coluiuus uf the lleiald will in- giudly corrected when |
called to the attention of the editor, It i* -rot lut>-ulloti of thin
newspaper to wrongly use or injure any individual. l'lrm, concern, or
oorporatlon and corrections will be made when warranted nud
prominently as wua wrongly published reference or article.
$7.60
{2.10
|4.00
I .16 ;g
*7R0; F.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I MdlMir's Vole: Tin* ftol-
lowlii|t short lor> iilHiilileil
for puliiiciilioii bj Ailveiilh-
iiiK Solli lior II. Iii'iihaiu
I'litiiiei- given me editor mi
opportunity to compliment
a lliTiilil employe who I*
k ernel lie In Ills uccomplMi-
iiieuls. Mesltle- In-lng mi nee
iiiIvcmInIiii* siilesinilll, 1'nlmer
I- all eilferiiitlllllK iimgli'iiui.
having perfoi-iiied before Nor-
net' iilKlienres, unit 110 lie
proven Ills it hi Illy ii* un no-
i lior. lie mi) o tiltil lie leiirn-
eil lo trrlli' In worklnu over
"dim Hliii'iex" for til-. ml ver-
tl-lim neeoiilitx mi iIiiii lliej
would «Hp by (lie editors as
news).
A Short, Short Story
By— ~
D. Graham
11 • 11111111M11111111111111 f 111111111 ll^f
RENOVATING THE DEFENSE
MACHINE
No matter how hard AmericHn.s try, they can't
forget rhfre is a war in Kurope. Ono can't be casual about
it. It pervades all our national life. It hiiii^s over us like
a pumntent ghost, and it's pretty hard to shrug your
shoulders at a ghost.
Por a little while before the President sent his
budget message to Congress, people it: this country were
beginning to look at the war as something purely object-
ive, something associated with the United States only
remotely. The Christmas season helped that feeling along
r little. We were sympathetic toward Finland, contempt-
uous of Russia. We sighed when the Graf Spee sunk off
the coast of Uruguay ami were grateful that the whole
nasty incident didn't happen in some United States port.
Even though the war scene was brought closer to
our front door, much of the fatalism concerning our
eventual involvement had vanished. We had come to
the conclusion that the war wouldn't touch us and that
we needn't, worry about it too much.
Then the President submitted his budget. Almost
every item was clipped except one - national defense. The
chief executive asked an appropriation of $1,800.000,000
*0* defense—more than was requested for any other
program. The unfortunate aspect of the whole thing ímI drapietttt!e"type "wium yoii" know
that we've got to spend money for defense, whether
we'll need it or not. An a matter of fact, the more we
spend, the less likely may be our need for it.
Even the $1,800,000,000 isn't as much as most
observers had expected. But it's a good deal more than
con be comfortably laughed off. On the basis of 180,000,-
000 people in this country, that comas to about $14 a
head. To help meet this item, about $469,000,000 in new
taxes must be raised, preferably, the President asked,
through a super income tax plan.
Although we haven't taken up arms, it's difficult
for us to forget for long that the god of war is abroad
again. Everything we do as a government, from now
until the conflicts are settled, will be influenced by
events abroad. We are not self-sufficient; the world
means a good doal to us.
Making one's way in a world that is being shattered
requires some pretty agile footwork. The United States
government must be careful in everything that it does
bat no more careful than every citizen within the country
Fngiui wiik planning a murder.
Not JuhI an ordinary, uver> day
type of murder, hut Nonieifchiit
Htrenmllned; noineililiiK «Míe Ye
anfe is the proper word, Fugan
never thought of it from the
Viewpoint of pride of accomplish-
ment. but only that I: ntuM be
the perfect crime. Innolul le «o
that lie mlKht encape tinacal,bed.
There waa no courage in KiUStuin
heart.
A little, wlz-ened up mini, was
Fugan. filitterluK. bendy eyi s.
like n mtiikcH. Hawklike nose .jut-
ting oiit over u weak, receding
chin. Knwnlng in his mannerisms,
when uKkiiiK a favor; given to
hitler vituperations when of
feuded. All in all. a thoroughly
point . . IIiiii wy„ all. In llx-
opcratlon ot the typewriter Mis
Harvey would kill herself. Who
iiiiild poHslhly think of :t type-
writer as an Inst i npient of
death \fierwurd. in the'Whirl
ing activity Which naturally <Willi Id
follow the iIIm overy of the body
Kagan would remove the -medie
alid I line obliterate ail n-nrr of
crime
The III k| en I ii 14 uf l ite neiitlli to
the typewrltei key was a ¡tltiipli-
matter Kaon luid tried ii ovei
lililí over A thin -trip of iidiieilv'
lape held the liottotll of the
needle . . , Hltillteil forward at
about a '15 degree angle ... a
thinner «trip of tape at the top
. . about "tie fourth the way
'round the back of the letter It
. , Mis*. Ilarvoy invariably fin
lulled her hitters " Hespeetfully
yours" . I he needle held firmly
,, would not rthllke Intisi'.
The securlnc of the poison
had been a difficult task, lint at
laHt had been ucconipllHlu-d. hy
a means that Fugan was ciitulu
defied detection. He had stolen
it A ,1 cudiy poison. Injected in
Id ¡he lilood stream, death was
... J...JIU. ■ ..UUBLIJ .
scenes, which would strike him
to the heart. The heat laid iilnun
indeed.
horning 'Mili' "lin k ami ill- lti.ul
OtiMlliiiu rain. A tit morn
I'lK tor HUch aeflvlties Famui
until Ipilted. He had step! li st
lessly .mil iiioso .'> to with ati
odd. heavy fivtillK ol upi'telo it
.Mioh: «as ii pi "monition of
•oiiieihlng wrong Foolishness:
NoHiIum I'OM.fl go wioiifi. ijuicii
ly tie dressed anil sought out a
jmili ¡uiii'hrooin «djaceni to the
offiee. where he grabbed a nuiek
siuick ot breakfast . . didn't
seeni to bavi initi'h nppeiite
lie diNcnvered hy He eliore Wont- ; fell wonied and luirasse,) Wt.«r
an who eaiue niglitlypj to clean i ily, H)e tine* dragged an lie ti-
the office, Kieryone knew Ml si i waited what lo thought would bo
Harvey hud a weak heart , . i lie propii kite moment fm arrlv
no liioiighi of erinie wttttld >'iilec ; lio- on the senile of exiittneiii
lilt ) it the needle was (lie 1'eruiil I llir IV. o ol the office
opu 4ftliger. . ill ii s til I liM'cel ¡ Nienourapbeis lo preeedi lililí Fa-
gan look Hie elevator ti< the four-
Mi floor, 'and Willi hejri, pKjpilili
Iih; at an lUuritiMli' rate a¡>
was vufferlng from Angina Fee
! toris , the diagnosis of the e*
liming I'hvsii ¡an would he lielirt
I iHllui e
Tin- Hinge was set After loui
ing the offim i\<!;an determined
I ni |iee|i i oinpniihoiHlilp . . e tah
' il«h an alibi for tile hours lie
¡ tween T ".ii and 12 Hit o'clock
! midnight Sonó tluie between
tbene hours, the hod.v would be.
I discovered l( would I well it
he could prove he had not been
near. "It", and Fugan shudder-
ed a' the (bought would no doubt
to
. . mui-tij'i furget
' elnove that.
"The held laid plan,
of mice and inaii,
tiling all aglee "
l-'.igan had tbyuglu of every-
Ihinv \o loophole, lie Wtis cer
tain, was left Uncovered Once
get rid of tin
mu
i loin
his
|,reached Ule ofi i- .
posing Iih. feature';
templing i o si e,idy
. lit) enteriHl.
oi llie oolsoned needle, Some ihliig was wrong ,Vo
lUi oil*! cotlltl possibly prove I evident ; every
how. or by whom, the crime hail
lieen I'Olnmlltell . , el-ell tbougil
Hie needle pricked linger
Hie ooismi in the sysiem . was
discovered. No one <<oiil(l trace
the poison . tin' way lo had
got leu il.
I'ukuown to Fugan, tragedy
was being unioided behind the
(hito; seemed oillte us «i> nal. Willi
v.lilrliiig j'eason. he approached
111 d«sk and prepared for die
usual days toil; for (oil ü was
to him.
t'lesently. others arrived and
the office settled down lo lis ells
ternary routine of business The
eat ranee of Miss Harvey, quite
I in ibe pink of health, sturileil
1 Fuguti to such an extent that be
tipped over an Ink well, ruining
a let lei which lo had just fin
| ished l y pillg
Terrible inorntnu." v««' hsaietl
.Wi ■ \larlill. --Iiukllli' the rani
I'rulil her natty 111111■ rilieoal and
lianglii*' M lirlitilv ot' MO ciiut
i (•!;, "VVIíul s III. matter. Mt
! Fiigait. you look as thoir-h you
HIM -cell a ghost Ho I
.is lerrlble as mat" mid
Alar!Ill laughed cheerily
What had Hi wrong? Fa
nan's hands trembled so that lie
fell certain -ven eye was Intent-
ly fixed upon him He m««¡fried
.ono i o i tig a bolt i not i ceilnr «eil,
and netuiiisly ictaraei! to his
.vori, I'hump' 'I'liunip' TlHWl I"
i«'a an wa sure they could heat
lio e t * a t ¡. poll lid III ' uf liishtnrt,
Hy hi Hill feel sick.
Furtively. bW rat like little eyes
rllckertftf alaau the office N'e«
Mi«« Maritn «as -t.iniit.' heraelt
in fieoi uf her typewriter HoOle
Hiilic apparently hall Interfered
with tow wort indi tiímIm > . ■
and now . . . la « few moments
,, . , ii would happen For a
iitomeiii Faffiiii wiirited to scream
a warning, he no longer felt 'he
:i,..e til iitll toil hen > is- 111
ol him
He
Mined
lliatidiiily
Tappeiv
I la i vey -
keyhiiald
hoitrs. if
!'0r.
til): lap. lap Mis
the teller couipleied. she
wHlull' v the beet of paper U(|j
i-ei, iicii foi un envelope N'utliJ
jug had happened Fugun coutdj
, , sn ail, hinimtfli no longn sjj.l
eni ly lie pushed Ills chair hnc|t;|
from his <Wn|i. and with laliernojl
i,,, WHlkM Past Mi- - Hat veyl
i,, ,tie water fountain. In pimii
■ a;;. Ills eyes mis,si-d no ditlailj
.-cnietlilug WAS wrong. Ml-s|
Hut ve) always used a lioynl type,
wiii« : bin thai was no Uoyalll
'l'h> wol'llf "HeminKlon S!aia|,J
i ,,i>. (I out at him Ilk" aii I
c l'a bill to 111 I'd elect fit sijun ,\ jtiewl
ii,tin "I ft i i tying, thought !'aie,jj
h Frtl mind W in i ni
wai- i he Hoyal which Miss llaiveyj
t oonHniied on PAfíB gJX >
NAPPY RELIEF
, .. ;wvg«iiiu, bflinfui I
.>• -it'"- i'< HIumni . « ur cc< :4vn> ,in.1
I'tivi; - Mi#t>ti w,v v * r«sl "Hiitl 111 * t \ b(]
• lii.v. i't • h thi njpliv wi]\
! t,•' Kiiltd " Nnf.nri" h Wiití Wuy oí I
",«r. uiMil" iliil |i' WJihU' (HI! -'Í ;} t
b! . MI Hi- , lifii .i.f t | v |«um- HIM.JI' .I !
•tiw ,5-•:..
Ii ih«' t.. uiti- t ki.lni'A tultrii a .)
1./Í w.,¡K «M. au.hu matter
I ) • • iiniuriii
HHifttu jMii.i", Umm i'
_ ju*-, - " J|p|
VIM, uwl ili.irin " l ff.
tth!,v JMM,w|i« li){\
iHirtir.il"! ?bovv« fliwrt' U (h vhOh j|
"ii"; ¡k Wlclfftr.
for
tor m ' '10
,MP Wilt
i 5 iiifti* •! EUlitt'lt)! táiJf* Dliiib out UOJMi.'Ii' Ul
s -t ir v W,-t ynúr ' l.Kv-1. rlTte
i A He Itin
■:y, \1|" tü. «tvrüUty. j.uHit'
l> 1>
' ' : bwi'iúHit ••iiHiHiiui". .bow MIMIC l* <
nVrl" t II* i..im wiiii i ai kwlnvyt* or
«' her i.vpt h i Iter, lor wUi%/iSJRw ft
seemed lo Kiiv'.iU. he I'll'. pf Mippy «'IW ifjitl Sk'>
inyn
PjfP
*
V.& ■ ■S- '
ie seiies of small, unimportant incidents that
ctn pile Pp and lead to a sudden explosion. We are still
neutral., but the rights of a neutral nation aren't as
exalted as we'd like them to be. Many of the routine
things we do as a matter of course in time of peace are
banned or restricted when war gets under way.
If we've got to spend $1,800,000.000 for a war
machine—and we probably shall—let's keep the machine
bright and shiny. Let's try never to find an occasion
to use it.
It being leap year, married men can sit back with
a vicious gleam in their eyes and watch the proceedings.
New passport regulations provide for so much red
tape that it's a toss-up whether it's easier to fill out your
income tax returns or to run off to Blurope.
TEACHER OF YOUTH
HORIZONTAL
1 Head of a
woman's
college,
Virginia
12 Postscript.
18 To :rlve
Answer to Previous Punir
«Miara
oundlng in
lies.
kill ot fare.
18 To decay.
It To Join metal.
30 Laughter
sound
mm
21 Proposition.
22 Fine rim
ru.
To fatp
25 Anxiety. |
VERTICAL
2 Moron.
3 Spring fasting 31 Market.
13 Compass poln
16 She believes
in use o'
education.
17 To liquefy.
18 To blink.
20 Rabbit.
22 Without.
23 Destiny.
24 Complete
view of a
region
25 P,ussies.
27 Ring.
28 Medicinal
root
30 Cows' cries
through water
38 Opportunely
40 Matgrass.
41 Myself
42 Diversion.
44 Because.
45 Sheaf
46 Back of neck.
47 Distant.
48 She is the
object. Barnard slight surprise 41 Greater.
College (pi.). 10 Face. 43 Blemish.
ive'8 call. 49 She from 11 Printer's 44 Stout
dren. Barnard in measure. 45 Whirlwind
1898. 12 Point. 47 Musical note
To express
season.
4 Twenty-four
hours.
5 Ell.
6 Sniffed.
3 Earth.
8 Small shield.
9 Sound of
32 To sum up.
33 Northeast.
34 To affirm.
38 Goads.
37 Diminished.
39 Foretoken.
40 Water
scorpion.
1ST
r
r—1
4* * J *111
- . ■ * « * n
him, hut u barmlesK appearing
spec I m un to the ciwunl observer,
lie looked ho utterly helpless.
It waa uHtonlsblng. consider-
ing bin character, that Fagan
held on at Plain Hrothera Whole-
sale I'aperhouRe as long as lie
had . . . almost ten years. How-
ever, analysis might reveal that
his willingness to spend long
hours for a low wage, bad some
thing to (¡o with it. and the fact
that he had become somewhat the
office goat. It was iiandy t0 have
some Inoffensive Individual about
the place upon whom one could
leap With complete abandon,
when things went wrong.
Fagan was the office goat. He
took It . . but Oh, how lie hat-
ed . . . and this was something no
one had taken Into consideration,
That he did not like It. everyone
knew; but that he might bate to
the point of desperation and at-
tempt to do something about It.
no one realised . . . until too
late.•
Fagan was a widower. His
wife, a poor, long suffering, frail
little body, bail succumbed come
yenrH ago, leaving a baby daugh-
ter to Fagan care. Tpim daugh
ter now fifteen years old. and
the "spittin linage" of her moth-
er, was Fagan'it one and only
love, in tills affection. Fagtin's
pettyiieas faded away, as does tin
shadow of the night at the ris-
ing oí the sun. In the presenil
of I is daughter, the pitiable, lit
lie man was a changed character;
tender, solicitous. Through his
daughter, life was lo teach Fugan
a cruel lesson.
Faga,, hated with a dwp.
smoldering hatred He hated life
Itself, and seemingly about every-
thing it embraced . . . except bis
daughter Struggling! along, at
an ago Hearing alxly years, on a
salary of f'JS.BO a week . . .
bookkeeping . . . filing . . typ-
ing unimportant letters. Fagan'H
pride was slticke,, to the heart.
But the worst st.oke of all was
when Mlss Harvey had been em-
ployed lis office manager. A
woman . . so obviously young . .
Fagan' Boss. "No! By -! He'd
have no woman dictating to
him."
But he stayed on. because he
knew no other place to so. At
Ills age. Jobs were scarce . . .
and there was Alice. h1s daugh-
ter . , he must think of Iter.
And ko, finally, the plan or
murder built Itself up In Fagan'
mind. He would kill Miss Harvey.
Thus, with one stroke, he would
remove the cause of tils persecu-
tion and put a stop to the sneers
and ridicule which he imagined
aimed at him.
The hour was tdx o'clock; the
office empty, Miss Harvey had
been the tnsl to depart, locking
the office door behind her She i
bad been working nights for the
past two weeka and would re- j
turn at about 7:!H>, which was I
what Fagan was depending on. |
Bverythlng whc nHeni ns
death within the building, the
only disturbance being the occa-
sional passing of an automobile,
or the rtimble of the elevated
railway overhead. A key rasped
in the lock of the office door, the
portal opened and Fagan furtive-1
ly slipped Inside. Closing the
door softly Fagan crossed rapidly
to Miss Harvey's desk in the dim
radiance and busied himself for
a few moment,, with her type-
writer. Then, swiftly and silent-
ly ... he was gone.
The plot, was dtabolU-.it. per-
haps It WAS the perfect «rime,
as Faga ii thought. At least it
was unusual. A needle eioverly
ncealed on the
arvey's typewriter .
iadly poison on
. jBMHfciifl
FOST BINDER AND
X.EDGER INDEXES
A-Z, 26 Division
Genuine red Uathax taha, stamped with
genuine gold, H-lnch extension. Bull
Peerless Ledger paper, 32 snheianoe
Linen reinforced labs and binding edge.
Machine crimped hinge. Vowel ruled.
Made In All
Standard Sisea
ShMt
JL30.
CLASP
ENVELOPES
FOR OFFICE
AND HOME OSE
firmly anchored
enforced eyelet. 32 Substance Brown
eU*nL
ISubsta
gummed 0a|
Uap , re-
KxaftLife.
WASHABLE
LUGGAGE CLOTH
BINDER
Loose leaf, sheet aise 11x8 Mi
inches. WMer-resisbng luggugn
cloth binding over extra he ivy
sUil boards. Rounded corner ;
formed steel back. Three one-inch
rings, standaid centers. High
grade nickel plated metals: ring
openers. A most practical and
durable binder for commercial
, Steak Ho.
BtaaiftCealen
Lliil Price
T-W4
3-1-4X
$1.20 each |
BMSfflH
fff"'
iL*S
•ri
Proofs
Morahandlio
CarelopM le
• Pwkaoe
KISS
5 s 7 W
8
K 163
6V< s 9 W
7
K17S
74* 10H
1
H 190
0 x 12
a
K 197
10 s 13
4
livePopular
EiahLiie
and
Made of 16 gauge hard sheet aluminum. Powerful steel spring
clip with label holder and holes for barging. Capacity, lA inch.
%W-f" PRONO
FASTENERS "«PITT"
Stock No.
SlM
DoacrlpUoa
LUI Prlee
HC-514
10x13
Aluminum Sheet Holder
$1.75 each <
Made in oHhor styles and sises, to two-inch capacity.
RED
WALLETS^
Durable, heavy mate
rial,2-inch
Large flap and tie
taps. Illustrated wal-
lets big aelleca to
students.
i *>««• I ill
0Und*rd ataoo—
.One inch
CARRYALL
Sheet sise 1 ls6*'¿ Inches. One-piece split oewhida leather, won
wood grain. Large, roomy pockets in hunt and baak coven
"Zippif' fastener on three sides. One-inch er J* *-
Full one-inch three ring metal, ring openers; !
Cok
Black
Brown
j Rlnqa A Coater-
'^1 Tilas
un Price
llxO1
W-*
each
Slock Mo.
C. I C. el Prong
UM Puc« pw 100
Slock
No,
Style
■las US Prloe
Bar ol BO
R902
Plain
9* 12 $4.
R902A
Illustrated
9x12 4.50
R903
Plain
10x18 5.00
R903A
Illustrated
10x15 6.00
IMPROVED HUMMER PUNCH
POSTING
TRAYS
finished in olive greea
I enamel. Approximate
capacity using guides,
850 sheets, 32 sub.
^ stance, or B00 tarda,
MULTI-COLUMN
110 pound stock.
8h—181—
Ho- Wld I lilqi
"1 íT(
8 ,4 x n
it ill
Durably bound,gold hwhpu
red leather back and
corners, black cloth aides.
Sise 13xlS?4. Pen ruled,
42 lines to page.
ar:r sar
300 |
OMR PAGUE rORM
Stock No"
Made in aO
standard
rulings.
Stock Ko,
!K:£3 5 St 8
TWO PAQI rORM
Pouch hoads totorcbangeablo ind adjuatabis lo spact dosixod*
• * . • , moaauroroeDt so^R
i of malleable steel;
New style adjustable side gauge, back gauge, measurer
removable chip pan and felt base. Moving parts of malla
cast iron base, olive green finish.
8took Wo,
VÜ-3-Í4
IM-J-M
r^Tpoet Binder--tw^j
3 . . For Ring Books—three ^
269 I For Ring Books - three lit' holes 12.80
Heads madelor aU styles oi loose leoi punching,
LM Prlee
PHOTO MAILINC ENVELOPES
lie 90 oa*
LOOSE LEAF
LEDGER OUTFIT
Sheet Sise
B s 8H Inchee
Sturdy ring binder with seven one-lnoh
24 sub.jvhite; A-Z Index, 26 division, celluloid tabs.
i; 150 ledger sheets
wl
OUTFIT—"Deb.,
WASHABLE RECIPf
Durable black imitation leather
Double
ana prisai^
Of RECORD I
m iifflii
| .Aja V'Á
Balance" Sh
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Phillips, J. C. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 9, 1940, newspaper, January 9, 1940; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167879/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.