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Borgir, Texas, Sunday, April 20, 1941
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Stony fnce of A dolí Hitler leers across Hudson river north of Yonk-
er«, N. Y., where natives are torn between using u rock crusher or
charging two bits to see what nature wrought. Likeness resulted
from rock slide. Familiar hair lick and mustache ara brush and trees.
Twenty-Eight Nazi Airmen Escape
Prison On Hitler's Birthday Eve
By tha Associated Praia
PORT ARTHUR. Ont„ April 10
—Soldiers, Mounties and the hardy
Finns of the Lake Superior bush
country hunted tonight for the re-
mainder of 28 Nazi air raiders
who tunneled out of their intern-
ment camp last midnight in a
break believed tlm«d to coincide
with the Hitler birthday week-end.
Nine of the prisoners, most of
them non-commissioned air of-
ficers captured during raids on
London, were rounded up today
amid the tangle of evergreens and
rock* about the northwestern On-
tario camp.
Col. H. E. Stethem, director of
internment operations, authorised
th« himfer* to "use any force ne-
cessary" to capturé the rest.
(.The Canadian Pacific railway
line, the only route of the coun-
try Jto the international boundary
and the United States, was guard-
ed heavily.
The break was discovered at 1
a. m today. This was a few hours
before a special guard was to have
been put on duty at all intern-
ment camps in Canada to prevent
any trouble in token of Adolf Hit-
ler's 52nd birthday Sunday.
Consequently officials expressed
the belief that the break had been
long planned for just that purpose.
Although the figure brought to
01 the number of attempts to
break away from Canadian intern-
ment authorities since the first
German prlsoners-of-war were
brought here, only onu of the pre-
vious escapees is at large. He is
Baron Franz Von Werra, who
dropped from a prison train and
made his way to the United States,
where he now is free on bail on a
charge of illegal entry.
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Borgans Attend
Royalty Meeting
A number of Borgans yesterday
attended a full day of business
sessions and entertainment of the
Panhandle Producers and Royalty
Owners Asoclation in the Amaril-
lo Hotel.
Among «re many going from
here were J. Gordon Burch, Brian
Hooks, Bob Lindsey, Bob Grimes,
J. C. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd
Sabourln, Ed Ralston, Judge Nor-
man Coffee, R. S. Mauney. and
Walter David.
A luncheon at 12:15 o'clock
launched the meeting, followed
Immediately by tiye business ses-
sion. Open House in the Herring
Hotel was featured at 5 o'clock,
followed by a banquet two hours
Inter
A. E. cOllie) Herrmann of the
Hérrogan Oil Corp., with produc-
tion interests In Wheeler, Gray,
Carton and Hutchinson counties,
was elected president for the en-
suing year.
Weather Deals
Death To Eight
A sharp drop In temperature
and blustery winds that hit this
area Friday evening caught local
citizens unaware and curtailed the
appearance of summer clothing as
an accepted article of apparel at
this stage of the spring season.
Temperatures dropped to the
low 40's with a whipping wind
that made it seem much colder ac-
companying the drop.
Not much more of a seasonal
variation is expected in this sec-
tion but warm temperatures which
prevailed the first part of last
week will not return today. Freez-
ing temperaturas were on tap last
night.
Other places throughout the na-
tion were not so fortunate in the
last two days.
The Associated Press report-
ed that eight persons were dead
and two missing in floods and
windstorms in Missouri. Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. Pour were
injured in Illinois tornadoes
while Kansas and Nebraska had
snow.
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MARLIN, Texas, April 19—</P>
—Despite cloudy skies, photo-
grapher's pfettv modela registered
in increasing numbers today as
th« two-day bluebonnet photo fi-
esta began.
Ouebonnet fields were profuse-
ly abloom.
Lectures on photography and an
exhibition of pleturws shared the
~M*« spotlight with field trips.
By The Associated Press
Winter blew a farewell toot on
his silvery whistle in far north-
west Texas Saturday night with
the weather bureau predicting
freezing weather in the upper Pan-
handle and possibly a few local
snow flurries.
Dropping from snowy western
Kansas and tornadle Oklahoma,
a cold belt hemstitched the north-
ern Panhandle and brought late
afternoon temperatures below 40.
Elsewhere in Texas, however,
the bureau predicted no particu-
larly unusual seasonal departur-
es. In north central Texas, mini-
mums would hover around SO de-
grees tonight, forecasters said.
A torrid touch along the border
Saturday was provided by Laredo's
101.
Rain visited all parts of Texas
Friday night and Saturday with
scattered thundorshowers and oc-
casional showers predicted for
northeast West Texas and Eastern
East Texas Saturday night.
Streams were rising In several
sections but threatened no severe
damage.
Thirteen Registrants
In 1-A Classification
The draft board met and clas-
sified 29 men yesterday with
Class III-A receiving the majority
of classifications, although 13
draftees were placed in pending
Class 1-A, awaiting physical ex-
aminations.
Class III-A received nine clas-
sifications to uphold the majority
it has established in local classifi-
cations.
Other classifications:
Class IV-A, I; Class IV-P, 2;
Class I-C, 2; Class 1-D, 1; Class 1-
F.. I.
• Hospital lews
Mrs. R. L. S win ford underwent
a major operation in North Plains
hospital yesterday morning.
Move To Protect
Vast Oil Fields
From Nazi Thrust
British Action May
Strangthan Turkish
Rasistanca To Axis
By the Associated PrMs
LONDON, April 10 — Strong
British imperial forces landed at
the Iraq port of Basra today in a
swift move to keep that country's
prized oil fields from the Axis
powers.
It was announced officially thU
the new Iraq government—estab-
lished April 4 in a coup then des-
cribed by British sources as Axis-
instigated—was cooperating with
the British in line with assurances
given by Premier Sayid Rashid
All Al Bailani.
Foreign circles expressed the
opinion that this might mean ear-
ly British recognition of the new
Iraq regime and in any even*
would probably strengthen Turk-
ish resistance to German encroach-
ment.
'Turkey would of necessity be
the German roadway to Iraq and
perhaps to the Suez canal as well.
The official British announce-
ment said the Iraq government's
attitude had "made a favorable
impression in London and leads to
hopes that more normal relations
between the two countries may
soon be established."
What bearing this might have on
adjoining Syria, troubled French
mandate lying between Turkey
and the Suez, was not indicated.
The official purpose of the
British expedition, described simp-
ly as "strong", Was given as the
opening of lines of communication
through Iraq.
It was announced that "full fa-
cilities" were afforded the British
at Basra—home port of legendary
Sinbad the Sailor—and that a
high Iraq officer welcomed the
British commander and is collab-
orating with him.
The population was declared to
have given the British a warm
welcome in memory of the British
and Indian soldiers in the World
war. The country was created af-
ter the World war at Britain's in-
stance.
Previously, following the coup
which drove into flight Regent
Emir Abdul Ilah, authoritative
British sources had speculated that
the Germans hoped to obtain air
bases and other footholds in Iraq.
Gulf Employes Dine And Shine At Annual Banquet
Above is pictured a scene taken at the Gulf Oil Corporation's banquet in Amarillo last Tuesday night in the Amarillo hotel,
at which a number of local men attended and received awards.
All employes who, during 1910. completed ten. fifteen, twenty-five years of continuous service, were given diamond and rulty
studded lapel buttons.
L. P. Garret of Houston, vice president, made the principal address and presented the awards.
Soviet Calls Japanese Pact
Rebuke To U.S. Conspirators
Local Newsmen
Attend Conclave
The Borger Herald force turned
out practically en masse Friday
night and Saturday morning to at-
tend the annual convention of the
Panhandle Press Association in
Amarillo.
With headquarters at the Her-
ring Hotel, a barbecue was en-
Joyed at noon on the Tri-State
Fair Grounds, a buffet supper was
given that night in the Crystal
Ballroom of the Hotel, followed by
a dance.
Other hours of the day were in-
terspersed with interesting speak-
ers, which included a preacher,
teacher, banker and Judge.
David M. Wan-en, president of
the Panhandle Publishing Co., to-
gether with Claude J. Wells of the
Memphis Democrat, presided at
the discussion hour following the
Friday afternoon session.
A luncheon at noon and elec-
tion of officers yesterday conclud-
ed tho two-day meeting.
From Borger went Milton V.
Meier, J. W. Polklnghorn, Wayne
Lanham, Mr. and Mrs, Weldon
Jolly, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Karns,
Melvln Smith, Valda Cypher, all
of the Borger Herald; Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Sercomb of the Hutch-
inson County Herald; and Mrs.
BUI Stevens, of the 06 News, Phil-
lips.
AMARILLO, Tex., April 19—</P)
—The Texas Panhandle Press As-
sociation unanimously adopted a
resolution today calling for volun-
tary censorship of vital defense
facts.
The Panhandle editors, holding
their 32nd annual convention
here, also adopted a strongly-
worded resolution opposing strikes
In defense production plants.
Tex DeWeese, editor of the
(Continued on Page FIVE)
"Catfish" Smith
Ii Much Better
"Catfish" Smith, conl.ned
Worléy hospital in Pampa, last
night was reported by attendants
to be considerably improved.
Smith was stricken with a rup-
tured stomach ulcer while playing
ball with the Pampa Oilers last
Monday and underwent an emer-
gency operation.
His condition was considered
critlcol for several days, but it is
now believed he is out of danger.
Dr. Draper Is
New President
Of Rotary Club
Dr. L. M. Draper, one of no-
tary's most aggressive boosters,
Friday night was elected presi-
dent of the club at a directors'
meeting.
Dr. Draper will succeed Dave
Metz.
Fred Chastain was named the
incoming secretary and Ed Web-
ster, treasurer. Tom Davidson is
the sergeant-at-arms.
Directors are R. C. Mauldin. L.
M. Davis W. F. Seeger and the
Rev. Harold G. Scoggins.
Dr. Draper has been a Rotarian
for 10 years and a director for
three successive years.
Describe, Pact As
Dr. Sadler Elected
New T. C. U. President
Allied EHort
Pravda Editor Says
Pact Not Diractad
Against Axis Powers
By th* Associated Press
MOSCOW, April it —The Soviet
Union through the newspaper
Pravda, official mouthpiece of the
Communist party, bluntly des-
cribed the new Soviet-Japanese
neutrality pact today as a bewild-
ering blow at the plans of the
United States and British interests
whom it accused of conspiring to
draw Russia into the war against
Japan or Germany.
Declaring that the pact had been
under consideration for 10 years,
Pravda said it was not directed
against Germany and at the same
time disclosed, without elabora-
Gasser Baseball Officials Look
F® Crowd Tuesday Niyhl
Greek Resistance
CrumbleiBefore
Nazi Steamrolv.
Panzer Divisions
Breaking Through
Anglo-Graak Linas
By Til Associated Pms
German troops, hammering at
the British-Greek line,have "made
a push towards the south," the
Greek high command admitted
early today (Sun.) shortly after It
was announced officially that Pre-
mier Alexandres Korizis took his
own life Friday because of anguish
over Greece's "unequal struggle"
against Germany and Italy.
The high command report was
the first indication from Athena in
24 hours that the Germans had
moved forward but where the
thrust was made and how far it
had penetrated was not disclosed.
While Adolf Hitler, on the eve
of his 52nd birthday today (Sun.)
hurled wave upon wave of his
crack unite at the allied lines in
Greece, the Luftwaffe swarmed
over London and bombs were re-
ported coming down in various
parts of the capital.
All this burst of activity was
accompanied by an almost unani-
mous warning from the London
press to the British public to ex-
pect more serious setbacks in
Greece and a possible British with-
drawal.
The same lcfea was broached in
the Berlin press, but the tone there
was Jubilant as newspapers declar-
Local baseboll fans, umpire
baiters, grandstand managers and
all, will converge on Huber Park
stadium Tuesday night for the
opening home game of í.he WT-
NM league in what officials of
the champion Gassers hope will be
the largest opening attendance on
record for a Borger oaseball game.
The Gassers, wearers of the lea-
gue crown after a strong fight in
the playoffs lost season, will open
the season here against Pampa's
Oilers at 8 o'clock.
Club officiols make no secret of
the fact that they expcct to see
Huber stadium filled to overflow-
ing for Tuesday's game and are
making plans to entertain the
crowd before and during the
game.
l-ast year the Gassers opened to
a crowd of 1,500 and this year's
opening attendance is expected to
eclipse that mark without too
tion. that the Kremlin last No- much trouble If the weather is
vember refused a bid to become
an Axis partner.
Calling the Japanese-Russian
agreement an instrument of peace
whicn "creates a solid foundation
for development of friendly rela-
tions betwen the two states," the
Communist organ added:
"This obvious fact did not suit
the taste of those foreign political
circles which are striving not to
limit but to extend the atmos-
phere of war and, above all, to
draw the Soviet Union into the or-
bit of war.
"In the American press there
appeared even an official state-
ment emantlng from the state de-
right. In fact officials are shoot-
ing for the prize given the town
in the league that kads the rest
of the towns In opening day at-
tendance.
"Borger Is a good baseball town,
we have the champions of the lea-
gue und another topnotch club
coming up that already has shown
it will be hard to stop, so why
shouldn't we have a record crowd
out there Tuesday night?" George
Finger, president of the club said
yesterday.
"We owe It to the club to back
them to the limit."
Merchants and businessmen of
Borger are cooperating in trying to
FORT WORTH. Tex., April IB
—(/Pi— Dr. M. E. Sadler, pastor
of the Central Christian Church
at Austin, Tex,, for the last five
years, was named today as pres-
ident of Texas Christian Univer-
sity.
The 44-year old former chairman
of the Texas Public Welfare board
succeeds Dr. E. M. Waits, who re-
tired recently as Texas Christian
president but will continue as
president emeritus.
Congratulations To
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fraley, upon
the arrival of an 8 pound 4 1-4
ounce daughter, Linda Ann, born
at 6:M Friday night In North
Plains hospital.
galaxy of hits. Prizes by the doz-
ens are being offered to players
(Continued on Page FIVE)
Roy Pate Dies
From Pneumonkf
pnrtment that 'the significance of make Tuesday night's affair u
this pact is somewhat exaggerat-
ed; it merely formulates on puper
relations which lately have exist-
ed between these countries.'
However, the attempts to belit-
tle the importance of the Soviet-
Japanese pact suffers a fiasco. The
nerves of certain Anglo-American
commentators are giving way."
Pravda asserted that both Brit-
ish and American newspapers have
begun to display "unexpected soli-
citude" for the Interests of the two
signatories, adding that "discus-
sion is growing on the subject of
who benefits more from the pact
—the U. S. S. S. R. or Japan."
"All arguments of the British
and American press," It went on,
"lead one to conclude that, irres-
(Contlnuad on Pag* FIVE)
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Prestridge,
upon the birth of a 0 pound 8
ounce daughter, Mary Elizabeth,
at 8:38 yesterday morning in
born at 8:88 yesterday morning In
North Plains hospital.
Convicted Rapist Dios
Today As Solons Study
Capital Punishment
AUSTIN, April 18— Í/P)—Death
in the electric chair early tomor-
row morning faced George Griffin,
Negro convicted of rape in Nue-
ces county, as the last avenue for
further clemency apparently was
closed tonight,
While Governor W. Lee O'Dan-
iel's latest appeal for abolition of
the death penalty was still fresh
in legislative minds, Judge T. C.
Andrews, member of the state par-
dons board, announced that the
board would not interfere with the
scheduled electrocution in Hunts-
vllle notwithstanding it fell on
Sunday.
Executions falling on Sunday
are sometimes delayed for 24
hours, but Andrews said btcause
of the severity of the case the par-
dons board would not recommend
further clemency.
The governor this week re-
newed his appeal for abolition of
the death penalty by personally
appearing before a joint session of
the house and the senate. The
house later overrdde committee
action disapproving the governor's
bill, and voted to place it on the
calendar for debate by the entire
body.
Important rail canter and road
Junction city of Larisa, 40 miles
to the south, was in German
hands.
The editorial comnwnt lad poli-
tical circles to believe that the
German General Staff considered
the fall of Greece imminent —
possibly as a present for Hitler's
birthday.
Officials actually were more re-
strained in their comments, al-
though the high command in Ber-
lin said the southern exit of the
Greek mountains have been taken
in fighting and that the way would
thus be open for greater use of
Panzer units In the country south-
ward.
British headquarters in Athans
Insisted the British-Greek lines
still held firmly and that the
flanks had not bean turned.
The resistance oí British and
(Continuad on Page FIVE)
CHILD BRIDE IS GREAT
GRANDMOTHER AT AGE «8
Roy F Pate, 45, died in a local
hospital Friday night from pneu-
monia, following severul days' ser-
J ious illness.
Pate, who is survived by his
wife and two children, Roy, jr., 14, j
and Bobbie Lee, 8, is an ex-em-
ploye oí the Phillips Petroleum Co.
His father, Fred E. Pate of
Osyko. Miss., also survives.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel
State Oil Allowable
Upped 3,528 Barrels
AUSTIN, Tex., April 19—(/PI—
The railroad commission reported
today an increase of 3.528 bar-
rels in the net daily allowable of
crude oil production in Texas dur-
ing the week ended April 18.
Allowable for this week aver-
aged 1,382,697 as compared with
1.319,169 barrels during the pre-
vious weeek.
Actual production was estimat-
ed at 20,997 barrels below the U.
S. bureau of mines estimate of dai-
ly market demand in Texas.
SHAWNEE, Okla., April 19 —
(/P)— Mrs. Myra Pipkin, a bride at
13, became great grandmother to-
day at 45.
A 10-pound daughter was born
tp 16-year old Mrs. Otval Thomp-
son. Mrs. Thompson's mother, now
o grandmother at 30, ah-, was mar-
ried when she was 13.
BE'L NEW CRIMINAL
APPEALS ATTORNEY
AUSTIN, April 19—</P)—'Thlrty-
three-ycar-old Spurgeon Bell of
Houston today became state's at-
Germans Take 53
French Ships Far
African
By Tha Associated Presa
VICHY, France, April 1
ty-three ships of nearly _
tons have been requisitioned
France in recent months,
informations said today,
at least one open demand
government be firm and set a
to such action.
(The cable did not say so,
the Germans apparently t
tioned the ships, perhaps to „
port axis man and supplies to
rica.)
The transatlantic French
Grasse, 18,543 tons, "
of the ships reported
Others include
200 tons: tha
the Vendee. 0,153; the
571 and the Yam
This is the
quisitloned means
tion since
last Februi
000 French freight cars
requisitioned and that
the remainder had
trated in occupied
cars wart
German
of the Powell Funeral Home, with torney in the court of criminal
the Rev. H. J. West officiating.
Later the body will be taken to
El Dorado. Ark., for interment.
Active bollbearers will be .Tuck
Osborne, Claude Ruby, Osear
Beaver, John Sochrist, Jee L.
Brlggs and D. H. Ostrom.
Honorar. pallbearers will be
Sam Pfrlmmer, Frank Creek. Fred
Abel, R. C. Roddy, Buddy Butts
and Wilmus Sechrlst.
appeals
Presiding Justice F. L. Hawkins
announced Bell's appointment In
succession to Lloyd Davidson who
the court recently appointed as a
commissioner, two of whom aid
the three Justices.
Davidson, long the prosecutor In
the States Highway criminal tri-
bunal. succeeded George Chris-
tian who died this weak.
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Phillips, J. C. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 20, 1941, newspaper, April 20, 1941; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168260/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.