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Last Call For
Reservation* For
Valentine Ball
comicT
Europe And Far East
Threatening, Says
Admiral Stark
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18
— Tho navy high command be-
lieves that the, possibility or a
general Rurapean war and un-
certain conditions In the far east
threaten to produce a world con-
fiscation.
Admiral Harold R. Stark,
chief of aval operations, told n
bouse appropriations subcommit-
tee in testimony made public to-
day that the international situa-
tion is "fraught with more pos-
sibilities" trading the United
States than in 1914 and 1015.
"The ultimate alms and ambi-
tions of Germany. Russia and
Italy can not be definitely deter-
mined, nor can the public utter-
goverinets be ac-
vaiue." Stark said,
litions render like-
tbliltles or a general
and In conjunction
with far-eastern conditions. they
threaten a world conflagatlon."
Asserting that the navy's re-
quest for $#64,000.000 for the
next fiscal year represented all
possible economics, Stark told
the committee:
"It would in my opinion Jeo-
pardise the national security to
fail to prodcce the number of
vesaeU and aircraft recommend-
ed for active service, to fall to
man the fleet effectively, to cur-
tail Us training, or to curtail or
ay the building programs for
ps, aircraft an dshore facili-
ties."
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Hen Glove# titles ai Ama-
nto tftst week, #111 leave |o-
morrow noon #lth the other
members of the Amarllo district
team for Ft. Worth to enter the
state Golden Gloves tournament.
Livingston, the featherweight
champion, wtyl meet Kid John-
son of Mttnday In his first fight
at Ft, Worth Thursday night.
Strcmp, who look the Amurillo
welterweight crown, open*
against Phillip Honestante of
Houston also on Thursday night.
A. M. Mlnton, Jaycee boxing
(Continued or, PAGE SIX)
—
(¡nil Tltfifipi*
&30Í.M.
boys and
to at-
the annual Fathtfr-Son Ban-
•t at Borger Boy Seoul troops
p. m. tonight at the Bap-
tljiti % VíVJ'',
Scouts, Cubs, thalr fathers,
and other guests are urged to
attend the hatic.uet.
Any nan Interested in the
hoy« of Borger Is Invited to come
U the dinner anl have as his
guest there any boy whose father
oannot come with him.
The dinner Is 50 cents a plate.
Boya are fhvlted to eome, wheth-
er or not they oan bring their
father and whether or not they
have a tleket.
Scout stunta, gimes, and short
t*lks on Scouting will make
the program.
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VOL 14—NO
NBA Servibe
BORGER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1940 Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS
City's Taxpayers Asked
For Advice How To Spend
$500,000. Surplus Cash
MONTCLAIR, N. J., Feb. 13—(AP)—What to do
with a $500,000 surplus in the town treasury was the
question posed today for the municipality's 10,000 tax-
payers by the five-man Board of Commissioners.
Each of the taxpayers received a letter signed by
Mayor William E. Speers and Director of Revenue and
Finance Bayard H. Faulkner telling of the town's strong
financial position and asking what they would like done
with the surplus.
The letter asked:
"What do you think? Would you rather reduce the
town's debt another $100,000, leaving $400,000 to cut
down 1940 taxes—or cut 1940 taxes for the full amount?"
Postcards—postage paid—were enclosed for the
answers. . .
Borger High Coaches And Principals Re-Elected
125 At Stanford
Scout
A big roomful of befes and their
dads, about 125 altteether, at
down together for differ In that
close companionship only boys and
dad can know ut the annual Boy
Scout Father-Son Banquet at the
Sanford Community Hall.
Scouts, some boys not Scouts,
•and eome others not yet old en-
ough to be Scouts ot Sun ford nnd
Frltcb and their ralbara, real or
substitute tor the evening, en-
joyed the dinner, served by the
Sanford woman, and me program
of mtuHc and short talks.
"Boys today have so much more
HILL OPPOSES
INVOKING LAW
wonderful opportunities now than
they dW when we were boys,"I.. .
«U* Horry R. Wilbur.
banker who made the main talk
or the evening.
"You have so many more op-
portunities to perform greater
service than your dads did," ho
added.
Wilbur advised the young men
to cultivate a "sincerity of pur-
pose — know what you want to
do and do it" and to train thor-
oughly for whatever life's work
they choose.
"There are many doctors, law-
yers, an,I ministers, but the world
still needs good doctors, good law-
yers, good ministers and good
whatever you intern: to be," Wil-
bur concluded.
Cliff Berrien of Borger, dis-
trict commissioner, apeak (up, >u
"District Co-operation." assor^o
the district was developing the
"best co-operation we've ever had"
under flue adult leadership.
He pointed to the newly formed
Scoutmaster Patrol as a means
whereby many Scout problems of
the district could be worked out
and urged fathers t take n great
through round table discussion
er interest In their boys' Scout
activities.
Scout Executive Fred Roberts
after leading the group in the
Scout oath, paid tribute to the
work of Sooutmaster Robert M.
Means In promoting Scouting at
Sanford, and Means passed on
credit to his hard-working troop
committee. Wayne Sever was
Introduced as tho "sparkplug" of
this committee. Sever also In dis-
trict vloo-presldent.
Other Scout officers introduced
were Oscar Lipps. health and safe-
(Continued on PACE SIX)
Restricti]
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 — (/P)
— Becreary Hull haB expressed
state department disapproval of
a resolution to Invoke the neutral-
ity act in the undeclared Sino-
Japanese war.
Chairman Plttman iD-Nov) of
the senate foreign relations com-
bed this today, «ay-
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Four Phillips Youths
Injured In Car Crash
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I
Pour young Phillips people,
three Aten and a gtvl, were Injured
about 10:30 p. nhlast night In
a heed-on automobile colllson at
the signal light corner at Phil-
lips.
Most painfully injured of the
was Misa Jonelle Stewart.
- a m .<4 ■ —.a,
IS jrWM oiil who guuerea
i cuts on the (hoe and head,
Hddy. «O, Lloyd Mallard,
Cecil Williamson, all em-
at the Alamd Refinery re-
,„H cuts 0.1 the Wee and brul-
i. •
the ear In whleh.
nd Mallard
vw bruised on
Williamson was driving south on
the refinery roud and attempt-
Inr to turn left Inf.; the business
section street when the machines
collided near Mac'a Service sta-
tion.
Front ends of both automobiles
were considerably damaged.
Williamson was returning home
from work at tha refinery, and
Bddy and Mallard were return-
ing Miss Stewart to her home.
F. O. Holder, also a Phllllpe
employe, stopped In hla car Im-
mediately after the collision and
took Wllllasmson, Mallard, and
Miss Stewart to matea hosltal
at Phillips, where they were treat-
til
opinion ns reflecting the state de-
partment'* views not. only on the
Far Eastern conflict but also on
the undeclared war between Fin-
land and Russia.
Although Plttman declined to
make the letter public, he said It
whs apparent that Hall felt that
the peace and security of the Uni-
ted States wore not directly In-
volved In either of the undeclared
conflicts and for that reason did
not favor Invocation or the neu-
trality act, which would greatly
restrict American dealings with
the belligerents.
The Hull' letter will be consider-
ed when subcommittee tukes up
v isolation by Senator Gillette
jwa> to set In motion con-
4slonal machinery to place the
neutrality act in operation In the
rar eastern war. Chairman Geo-
rge (D-Oa) said the suhcommlt-
(Continued on PAGE SIX)
T—"srr—opwffi
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I :
As n last-minute notice,
those pl.-innlng ou attending
the Valetlne charity Ball In
the Legion Hall tomorrow, are
reminded to be sure and pur-
chase their tickets before tho
dance, us absolutely no tickets
will lie sold at the door.
Those wanting tickets may
contact any members of Beta
Sigma Phi sorority or call No.
fi.
BRITISH RUSH
NAVY AND AIR
SEA DEFENSIVE
Mine, Bomb Blockade
Objective Of New
Coastal Patrols
Cut In Fleet Gr¡
Biggest Made On
FDR Estimate
WASHINGTON, F*b. IS —<#) [1
—A *11.UHO.OIMI slaj.li woe inndn
in President. Hoowewit's brtlgrt
for the navy today by i* house
committee which recommended
appropriation* of «IMMI,778,878
ami urged that, the nation build
battleships anil cruiser* "super*
lor" to those abroad.
The cut, from tha president's
figure of 11,078,472,677 ww tho
largest yet made by the appro-
priations committee in any
single budget recommendation,
but the committee said the
floot's need could be "adequate-
ly met" with the smaller scm.
Difference Explained
(The president's budget fig-
ure of $1,07$,472,S77 Included
funds which he classified aa
emergency national detense as-
pendltures. These were respon-
LONDON. reb. 13 — (/P) —
Great Britain Is expanding her air
and naval eoKatal patrols sudden-
ly and swiftly to smash German's ¿"ble'for "¿he 7lfrerence" h«tw7
m nc-uiid-bonib blockade of Brit- ,hat f,RUrp Hn<| a m4 000,00<)
isli shipping. i, .quest by the navy to finance Us
The admiralty announced It was -mml. non-emergency opera
recruiting 10,000 additional fish- .ion and construction.)
2DHAi.l* aujh UaB^I
Brothers Heid
In Bank Robbery
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SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 18 —
(/P)— Two brothers In their early
twenties wore in Jail hero today
for the $1,660 robbery of the State
bank ot Rapanola, 35 miles north
or here, which one of them boast-
ed they had held up because "it
got awfully dull being broke."
Herbie Howse, 22. unemployed
carpenter, was captured in 8anta
Fe soon after the robbery and
his beapectatcled. innocent ap-
pearing brother, Bill, 20, gurage
employe, was taken in a police
trap In rront of a theater In down
town Albuquerque the same day.
Police recovered all of the loot
and sold they held confessions
rrom both brothers, who came here
two years ago rrom Plalnvlew.
Texas, where Herbie'a wife now
la.
On his return here in custody
of state officers, Bill was supre-
mely confident. Admitting the
robbery, his parting shot to re-
porters. within hearing ot four
stinte ; ollce, was:
"I'll como around and tell you
all about It when I persuade these
fellows to turn me loose."
District Attorney David Car-
mody said he would file charges
of bank robbery «gainst the
^brothers. The charges carry a
'maximum penalty ot life Impri-
sonment.
Bill related they had planned
the robbery since Friday, two days
after he had lost his Job In the
body shop ot a Santa Fe gar-
. .about $40 a
* awfully dull be-
brother nai| 't
iqpl Hoard ,)ast night i-e-electe ,t three Buldog football coaih.es and four scl
Coach "Cutr.KTi" Smith, .\M«l tirnt> Couch Sclnier Klrliy, and Assistant Coach O. It. "KiiMtf
ttocknc" (ioode wore rciiiiiiimi un «Affiles or the Bulldog rootball team.
Jack \ilkiiiN wit# w-elmetl high scimol principal, J. C. fCnowJes Wi'iitherly prlncl|Mtl, Miss Mild-
red Mctiliee Went Wnril |<riiicípal, nial Mrs. M. I). Jbooney Knst Ward principal.
Top, left to right: smith. Goortc, Ailkins: hot unn, Unolvles, Mr , l-oom-y, Sliss Mefíhee.
... —_—
British Cruiser Picks Up
Qrew Of Scuttled Freighter
Finns Recapture
Lost Positions
MRLSliNfKI. Feb. 18 -- (VP)
— After 13 days of hitter fighting
Finnish military authorities an-
nounced tonight, that all posi
tlons of strategical importance on
the Karelain Isthmus had been
won back by Finnish counter-
attacks.
Tne Finns acknowledged for the
fjrst time that they had "with
drawn" late Sunday rrom tome
or those positions In tho seclot-
about Summa.
A military Interpreter explain-
ed thnt this often occurs In "bat-
tles of such fury us ure now go
Ing on."
The Munnerheim line Is still
intact, (his Finn said.
(The Russian army untiounced
hi Moscow that Its forces on tho
Isthmus hud captured 32 "de-
fensive fortlHcatlons" Monday and
n total or 61 such positions with-
in the past week).
"We have recaptured these pos-
itions now," twild the Finnish
spokesman, "nd are leaving in
Russian hands only a few out lying
machine gun posts of no Import-
ance In the battle along the Mon-
(Continued on Page SIX)
RIO t)B JANEIRO, Feb. 13 —
(/P)~ Rear Admiral Sir Henry
Harwood told the Associated
Press today that the crew of the
German frleghter Wakuma, af-
ter setting their ship afire yes-
terday off the Brazilian conBt,
bad been taken aboard a British
cruiser.
Sir Henry, Commander ot Bri-
tish forces In the South Atlantic,
said in an exclusive interview
that ten otficers and 36 men of
the Wakama's crew had been
picked up in lifeboats by one of
the British patrol vessels.
Sir Henry's flagship, the
cruiser K vkins, entered port
here last night. Tho cruisers
Shrosphlre and Dorsetshire yes-
terday wore In the waters off
Brazil where the Wakaina was
Intercepted and fired by her own
inon.
Because she was considered a
menace to navigation, the burn-
ing Wakama was sunk. Sir
flcnry «nld. by the British cruis-
er that intercepted her. He would
not say which British ship de-
livered the finishing stroke hut
Mudelt clear It was not the
Hawkins.
"I dliln't see the Wakama
burning," he Niiid, "bul 1 know
she burned un dsunk because of
a eonimunlcutio t received from
the other cruiser.
"I uderslood they finished her
off so she would not menace otli-
(Continued ón Pago SIX)
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Young Movie Star
HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 13 — (,P)
— Artie Shaw, the band loader,
and Lana Turner, glamorous
young motion picture actress, were
married today in I/hh Vegas. Nov..
they announced after an air elope-
ment.
They were married at 4 p. m.
by Justice of the Peace Oeorge
Marshall, after getting him out
of bad. They also aroused a de-
puty clerk to Issue the license.
Miss Turner, a Wallace, Idaho,
girl who has been rls!üR rapidly
la ptcttii'M in the part year or so.
(im aMjn re. i a aesnu
Halu HBr mini® WW
TurtfW.
WltnoMoa w«
tbem
Cold Wave Sets
Back Rangelands
"TillSTIN. Feb. 13 —(JP)— Ab-
normally low temperatures In
Junuary set back Texas ranges
materially, the Fob. 1 condition
of till ranges standing at 67 per
rent or normal, dow4i six points
from Jan. 1.
The agriculture markotlng
service of the United Stales de-
partment of agriculture report-
ed today that some of the dam-
age should be ofrsei lv snow und
rain whlc haccoinpanled Jrn-
uary's cold snap. This was con-
ditioned. however on continued
fnVornble weather.
The central eastern and
southern portions of the state
suffered most. In the northwest
and western districts inotsture
conditions were favorable and
the outlook ror spring grating
was good. ÍMI-;
West Texas- Fair
|r; warmer
ana
Expectant Fathers
Learn Care For Baby
In Four Easy Lessons
M KM PHIS, Tenn., Feb. 13 —
i/Pi Kxpecf.mt fathers now may
learn In four easy lessons till a-
boni this baffling business of car-
ing for a baby.
The weekly lectures, starting
Friday under the educational pro-
gram or the maternal weltare lea-
gue or woman's clubs here, will
counsel prospective fathers on:
How to lake care of the baby
through practice lessons In diap-
erlng, bathing and feeding "jun-
ior,'• a rubber doll.
How to dress him in those cuto
little numbers all stylish babies
•are wearing.
What il tukes to persuade him
to let the family sleep at night.
"Strip Teate" Stag
Ends With Raid And
Arrest Of 1S7 Men
BAI.ITOMUKK, l-'eb. 13 — (*P>
— Four federal social security
hoard employes were under Indo-
finito suspension today and scor-
es of others were being question-
ed as an aftermath of a Sunday
night "strip-Teaso" slag «how
which ended In a police raid
and arrest of 157 men.
Joseph L. Fay. Chief ot the
board's otflce here, announced
the suspensions last night after
an all-day Inquiry. He said 2
the men arrested had bee
Itely Identified as board
as. and added:
1: afliu •--Mfcnl.mm
Any oinirrH
Inlated with
affair Will
ermen for naval patrol duty In
the war agalust German mines,
The air force, with u big British
plane construction program al-
ready In eftecl, was disclosed to
be buying heavy planes rrom "at
least, one other alr-skllled neu-
tral" besides the United States.
(This c.nutlously-decrlbed na-
tion was believed to be Italy.)
Since the war started 10,000
fishermen have entered the navy
to help Britain fight a 'throe
dimensinoal war" against submer-
ges and mines, surface raiders
nd planes which have bombed
nd mochlne-gunnod fishing boats
nd lightships.
At tho same time, the British
oyal Air force was disclosed to
<ie expanding Its fighting squad- .
rons to resist an exepectad Nasi amounted to
l«h shipping thlil spring.
At tho start ot the War the
navy used twelve trawlers under
charter contracts covering ves.
seis and crews, but as the coii-
racts expired the admiralty took
river the ships and enlisted the
crews.
"Many new vessels are being
built and others are being taken
up," one source said.
The air force,
hi hided in the measure was
"OH.OHO to start work on a
•no project desitnwd t<
th ;iny Pacific I*lan>
■ u m as a naval "lookout'
0 t Guam improvements
i ru d down by congress last
tfter a heated eon
■ Iv'ng questions of tore
Hi y townrd Japan.
I n send In? the naVy
■ !;> house floor the
1 o cut $16.311.6,280
mount of "contract
tons" recomtnelided in tl
et. With such author
iu linvy -ay contr et for
he fist'd for iutor
ota! de re me In the
•>vy roiild spe
the fiscal year
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ifioro
Enter Contest
More names today mute added
to the list of candidates for
already with Duchess attendant to the Band
a big airplane eonstruetlo.. pro- Queen to be crowned In esre-
gram in progress, Is buying planes monies tonight at the high
—mostly of the heavier type school.
In tho United States and from a Some firms are sponsoring two
(Continued on Page SIX) girls. The newly entered girls are
listed first:
Norma Harrelson, Gordon
Burch Voncile Womble, and
lust Bhipp, Mac's Recreation
Peggy Oreen way and
Sliouse, Jack's Mattress Factory:
Doris Barron and Linloel Geyer,
Panhandle lasurwice Agency;
Kdlth Jones and Elisabeth Keith.
Copsland Jewélry: rma Lee
Lindsay and Jo Beth Hughes,
Borger Dally Herald.
Pauline Taylor and
Brlggs, Avary Bhirnlturb
pany; Grace Addma
Japs Blame British
In Sinking Of Ship
TOKYO Feb. 13 — Ryo
Koynma. rightist member of
parliament, today laid responsi-
bility for the sinking of the Japa-
nese liner Terukilnl Martt last
Nov. 23 at the door of Great Bri-
tain.
Koyama made his charge In a
heated session or the lower house
budget committee which also
heard the all-powerful Japaueso
army criticized for the second
time in ten days on the grounds
that secrecy surrounding huge
military expedltures Is making
the people "uneasy."
The Terukunl Maru went
down of the Kugllsh coast pre-
sumably after striking a mine.
Koyama declared that "weather
conditions at the time make us
doubt thnt the mine was laid by
Germa nvessels; moreover It 1
clear that the British admiralty
designated the route" followed
by the liner.
Jo Brlictf. Ollie
Risher and Jean Stahl,
die Power & Light Gi
Chorlene Williams 4nd
McGowan, Juosen.
Bobbye Wallls
Marie Shipley. J. C.
pany; Betty I/ u
Pat Crosby, Kassel's
Bateman und Franees
Diamond Shop: Kot(,illa
and Jerry Brown, Dilley
Margie Little and Jo
House, Sol's Store.
Veima Hood and Betty
drew, Dunlap's ;Vem
By Borger
Rvlclenlly students in Borger
high school favor brunettes, aa
the four candidates for the queen
are brunettes.
Classmates of the prospective
queens are working tooth and toe-
nail today in an effort to see that
tholr candidate receives the royal
recognition when the crown Is
placed on someone's head tonight
in the high achool auditorium at
a ceremony, scheduled to begin
at 7:80 o'clock.
tentar have entered
m
*"jPi1
™ tan
the Auditorium will
who has been elected.
Nor will they know
been choten Duchess,
ant to the queen, until
Iowa the queen in
under
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