Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 185, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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Gtrauni Attack Along Polish-Russian Frontier
Attacking Carman soldiers r
villas*. During aarly attacks
dreaded flama throwers to b
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run along a railway track as smoka billows from a Russian-Polish
on Russian positions Gorman foreas ara said to hava usad tha
burn out thair anamias.
(NEA Radio-Photo From Barlin Passed By Oorman Cansor)
Forces (lather |¡f
Behind USO By Donating
r
The industrial people oí Hutch-
inson county are letting it be
known that they are forming an
•'nrmy behind the army" with
tremendous contributions to the
county United Service Organiza-
tions drive, the organization to
supply the men and women in de-
fense systems with proper recrea-
tion and entertainment, J. O.
Ward, chairman or the special
gifts committee, said today.
The biggest group collection for
the county was reported yester-
day when 1262.10 from the em-
W. Paris and his
Joe Head, from the employes of
thai department. Paris IS superin-
tendent of the gasoline depart-
ment.
"As soon as all receipt books
an audited, the Individual
name* of all industrial contrib-
utors will be published on the
honor roU list" Ward said.
Ed Ralston, superintendent of
the Standish Pipe'lne company,
announced that his employes have
contributed 918.90 as a group.
"It is through the cooperation
q{ the industrial leaders and the
generous giving of industrial em
inson county drive 'go over the
top'," Ward said.
Employes of the Gulf oil com-
pany became a 100 per cent back-
ing industry when S. G. Forney,
superintendent of the Gulf oil
(Continued en PAGE FIVE)
SAN ANTONIO, Te ., June 20
—(4*}—-Crash of a Randolph Field
airplane on weather patrol duty
during night flying, resulted in
fatal injuries to Lieut. John W.
Crews, 22, the pilot, and Pvt. Den-
nis A. Eckelberg, 18, hi* passeng-
er.
the plane crashed about 11:30
p. m. Wednesday on the ranch of
Qanahl Walker, about five miles
north of the oity limite on the
Blanco road, but searching parties
were unable to locate the wreck
until daylight.
Randolph Field had been in fre-
quent contract with Lieutenant
Crews throughout the night, as he
conducted the sky patrol to keep
student pilots on night missions
informed of the locatfon of show-
er* In the vicinity of San Antonio.
He gave no Indication of being
in difficulty up to the time of his
last message.
First report of the accident
came from Walker, who called
both Randolph Field and Kelly
fUlld and said he had heard a
crash soon after on airplane had
flown low over hi* house. He
also reported the crash to city
police.
Lieutenant Crews wa* the son
of John F. Crews of Columbia,
S. C. He graduated from the Uni-
versity of South Carolina In 1940.
Private Eckelberg, son of Char-
le* F. Eckelberg of BellviUe, en-
listed In the air corps August 1,
1*40. He wa* a member of the
Johnson Broadcast
Slated For Tonight
With final duys of a feverish
senatorial campaign waning away
and the election coming up Sat-
urday, candidates are redoubling
efforts to round-up votes and try
to sway more numbers lo their
cause.
Congressman Lyndon Johnson,
member of the house naval af-
fairs committee, one of the lead-
ing candidates will make radio
speeches tonight and tomorrow
night from 9 to 9:30 p. m.
Johnson cautions all his sup-
porters to mark their ballots
properly so that they won't be
void. Other party candidates must
be scratched In addition to all
democrats except Johnson, J. H.
Blundcll, a campaign manager,
tails Johnson supporters.
Mrs. Richardson,
Cousin Injured In
Head-On Collision
Mrs. Lewis Richardson and her
14-year-old cousin, Oleta Merrick
are in North Plains hospital today
suffering injuries from an almost-
head-on collision with a trupk
late yesterday afternoon at the
Y, immediately north of Panhan-
dle.
Mrs. Richardson, according to
the attending physician, is suffer-
ing a compound fracture of both
bones below the right knee, and
bruises and cuts about the face
and body. One of the lacerations
In her face required a couple of
stitches. She will be confined to
the hospital for several dsys, the
attending physician said.
Miss Merrick, a cousin of Lewis
and Buck Richardson, is suffer-
ing cuta and bruises, but her con-
dition is not serious, the physi-
cian said. She is visiting here from
Dallas.
Mrs. Richardson and Miss Mer-
rick were returning to Borger
from a visit with relatives in
Tulia tnd the truck was Floy-
dada-bound at the time of the
accident.
Nine Crew Members
Of Robin Moor Are
At New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, June 28 — (/P)
— Carrying nine crew members
of the torpedo American Mer-
chant ship Robin Moor, the S. S.
Deltargentlno of the Mississippi
shipping company, entered the
Mississippi river early today on
its lust voyage before being turn-
ed over to the Maritime Commis-
sion.
The 93,000,000 combination pas-
senger and cargo vessel mude a
special trip to Recife, Brazil, to
pick up the survivors of the Rob-
in Moor which was torpedoed in
the South Atlantic May 21.
Among those taken aboard was
N. D. Rice, Bowie, Texas.
Blue Stamp' Food
Plan Is Business
Of Meeting Today
There will be an important
meeting this afternoon of busi-
nessmen and Chamber of Com-
merce officials interested in es-
tablishing the "blue stamp" food
plan in Hutchinson county, Hom-
er Pruett, Chamber secretary,
said this morning.
The meeting will be held at 5
o'clock this afternoon In the
Chamber 6f Commerce offices at
City hall.
The meeting will center around
preliminary discussion prepara-
tory to submitting an application
for the plan in this county. There
has been considerable local agi-
tation for such a plan, Pruett
said.
Hoavy Spring Rains
Nay Causa Whaat
Estimate To Drop
Wheat crop prospects for Hut-
chinson county, which several
weeks ago were estimated to yield
900,000 bushels, probably will fall
far below that because heavy
spring rains W. S. Bennett, coun-
ty agricultural agent said this
morning.
"Wheat is going 'down hill"',
he said, "and It is too wet to
plant row crops so right now,
things don't look too good."
The first wheat probably will
be harvested around July 10 ac-
cording to Bennett, who estimated
this year's yield st about 70 per
cent of the acreage plantad.
Wheat may average 12 bushels to
the aero he said.
FRENCH TO FtOHT RUMIA
VICHY, Unoccupied Franca,
Juna 26—OP)—The Paris press de-
clared today a legion of volun-
teers was being raised In France
to fight against Soviet Russia.
Red Cross Sponsors
First-Aid Course
Starting Monday
E. V. "Red" Garrett, newly ap-
pointed Red Cross first aid in-
structor. will conduct a standard
first aid course beginning next
Monday, June 30, in the Red
Cross war production rooms, 208
N. Main street, at 8 o'clock.
No charge is made for the in-
struction and anyone desiring to
take the course is asked to regis-
ter Monday night.
Members of the newly organiz-
ed motor corps service are re-
quired to have first aid training.
Among this group to enroll for
the course will be:
Mesdames C. C. Tate, B. L.
Bryan, Steve Posclk, G. A. Ibach,
Harold Davis, t. R. Krulish, K.
A. Anderson, A. G. Lane, and
Miss Ona Manahan.
Others include Mr. and Mr*. W.
E. Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
W. Smith and J. £. Ellis.
Poison Batt Plant
Opened In Stinnett
The county grasshopper poison
bait plant opened Tuesday In Stin-
nett and batt may be obtained be-
tween 3 and 8 p. m. every day of
the week except Sunday, W. S.
Bennett, county agricultural agent
said this morning.
The bait will be distributed
fro.* of charge, if no one is at
t at the dt
the plant
the operator
phone 28,
The
Hutchinson
ble according to
designated time,
be called at
•aid.
menace in
I* nearly negll-
e county agent.
Russian Army Enveloping
Pali sKMeHva nized
Japanese Nay Occupy Russian
Bases To Block American Aid
To Reds Via Pacific Sea Lanes
ROME. June 26—</P)--Admiral
Gino Ducci of the Italian navy
said today that Japan might join
in the Axis war on Russia, oc-
cupying ail cf Sakhalin island
and the Soviet base at Petropav-
lovsk on Kamchatka to prevent
the United States from ocupying
Siberian bases in a war against
Japan, German and Italy.
United States commercial aid
to Russia "may force" Japan to
"re-examine her defense prob-
lem toward the west and north,"
Armiral Ducci wrote in U Gior -
nale D'ltaiia, the newspaper of
the authorltstive editor Virgin-
ia Gayda.
Complete occupation of Sak-
halin and the port of Petropav-
lovsk on Kamchitka would com-
plete Japanese security toward
the north against possible war
initatives of the United States,"
the admiral said.
(Russia owns the no ihern half
of Sakhalin island, Japan the
southern half. The island lies
north of Japan off the Siberian
coast.)
Don Patterson Is
New Mann? Recruit
Don Gene Patterson, son of
Mrs. Virgie Titus, 208 north
Whittonburg, recently enlisted in
the United States Marine Corps,
according to word from the Okla-
homa City recruiting office.
Private Patterson enlisted in the
Voluntary Marine Corps Reserve
which carries an indefinite enlist-
ment for the "the duration of the
emergency". He hos been assign-
ed to the tiainlng base at San
Diego, Calif.
Horseshoe Committee
Will Meet Tonight
There will be a meeting at 7:30
o'clock tonight in the Chamber
of Commerce offices for the com-
mittee arranging details of the
Panhandle district horseshoe tour-
nament which will be held here
sometime this fall.
Members of the committee ure
Gordon Burch, Hoy Broadway,
Boyd Cox, and Si Clayton.
Inquiry Into 0-9
Disaster Announced
BOSTON, June 26 — </P>— An
Inquiry into the submarine 0-9
disaster probably will begin in
New London, Conn., tomorrow,
the first naval district command
announced today.
An open court of inquiry con-
vened formally in Portsmouth, N.
H. yesterday for the purpose of
organizing, but adjourned almost
immediately without taking testi-
mony.
The ship took 33 men to their
deaths in a test dive last Fri-
day.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
TRANSFERRED TO OKLA.
Tom R. Payne, who has man-
aged the local Western Union of-
fice for almost 11 years, has been
transferred to the Chlckasha.
Okla. office where he begins his
new duties tomorrow.
Mrs. Payne will be the tempor-
ary operator here until tlu com-
pany selects a permanent opera
tor.
Prices Of Tires,
Tubes Frozen At
June 16 Level
WASHINGTON, June 26—</P)
—Leon Henderson, price admin-
istrator, announced today that
both wholesale and retail prices
of automobile tires and tubes
would be frozen at the levels
prevailing June 16,
Henderson said that conferenc-
es with the tire industry would
be held within the next few days
to smooth out certain details of
the proposed schedule which is
expected to be ordered next week.
An advanc
the pending
upon Henderson said to advise
the trade as to what to expect
and to avert any price changes
before he schedule is issued.
In connection with freezing tire
and tube prices, Henderson list-
ed these principal points:
Price ceilings on new or newly
retreaded tires and new tuoes sold
by producers, wholesale distribu-
tors and retailers will be those
charged on the most recent sales
prior to June 17. However pro-
vision will be made to take care
of retailers who may have been
selling below the general price
level prior to June 17. Produc-
ers and wholesale distributors
will be required to file a price
list covering June 16 sales for
each size, design, quality and
make of tire and tube.
Retailers will be required to
draw up a similar list which must
be attested to under oath and
posted in a conspicuous place on
their premises.
Navy Wants Civil Service Machinists
at tho
A.F.L.
«wn for
Appears Stalled
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Russia Moy Accomplish
What French Pallad Ta
Do Chackmato Hunt
By the Associated
With Germany
on detalla of the Ru
paign. reporta from
tert, including tho
dicsted late today that
fenaivo had
largo sections of the llOQ-mii*
active line oa the fifth day of
tho epic dash.
The Red army was
in Russian military
today to be
thruste of Germany's
ised armies and if
successful the tactic
first checkmate ever
the psnaer infiltration.
By the Russian account, mass-
es of Red troops, thrown into the
breach after passage of German
tanks in their drive toward Vilnii,
Lithuania, reformed the front,
leaving the tanks to be disposed
of in rearguard action.
The French triad it a little
more than a year ago and it did-
n't work.
Russian forces
holding tight in the
and elsewhere
mile active battle
dispatches said
the border
m
í civil service machinists
r'r —— — — rJSt time sihee ¡Way 12th.
Here workmen a.a hanging a sign at the registration office where
several workmen are waiting to resume work. (NEA Telephoto)
• Hospital News
Mrs. H. D. Zollars was dismiss-
ed from Pantex hospital this
morning.
Adelaide and June Berrien
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Berrlon, underwent tonsllectom-
ies today in Pantex hospital.
BuBter Kerwln underwent an
appendectomy in Pantex hospital
early this morning.
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Frank Elmore Becomes President
Of Lions Club; Other Officers
Are Installed At Ceremonies
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Frank Elmore took over the
presidency of the Borger Lions
club, at the club's regular lunch-
eon yesterday noon, when he re-
ceived the president's pin and gav-
el and bell from the outgoing
president, R. M. Bradshaw.
Other officers installed in the
informal ceremonies yesterday
were T. L. Wright, secretary;
John Kiekbusch, first vice pres-
ident; Paul Richerson, second
vice president; Eusie Turner,
third vice president; and H. D.
Schmalhorst and Frits Thompson
to complete the board of direc-
tors; and Karl Klein, tall twister;
and J. F. Alexander, Lion Tam-
er. Hold over directors are R. L.
Grimes and Cliff Haggard.
Lion Rev. James G. Glenn gave
an Impressive talk on "The Per-
ils of Isolationism" in which he
sighted the plights of the barons
of feudalists days and their down-
fall as a result of isolationism,
(Continued en PAOL FIVE)
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FRANK ELMORE
British Sink H azi
Surface Raider
BERLIN, June 26 —</P)~ The
German high command acknow-
ledged today the loss of one of its
surface raiders in an Indian Ocean
battle with a British cruiser, but
announced the return of the Poc-
ket battleship Admiral Scheer
from a raiding cruise in the At-
lantic which netted 152,000 tons of
shipping.
The Daily communique said
that the Auxiliary cruiser Pin-
guin, "which '..ad been active in
foreign waters naginst enemy
merchunt shipping, was lost in the
Indian ocean in a fight against
much superior heavy British
cruiser Cornwall."
"The commander and the maj-
ority of the crew were killed af-
ter a heroic fight," the communi-
que continued. "Some of the crew
were captured by the enemy."
'Lloyd's register lists a German
steamer Pinguin of 983 tons, built
in 1807, home port Bremen. The
Cornwall is a 10,000-ton cruiser
carrying eight 8-frich guns >
The communique said the 10,-
000-ton Admiral Scheer com-
manded by Captain Krancke, "ar-
rived at a German base after a
long successful cruise In the north
and south Atlantic." It credited
her with the sinking of 86,000 of
her total of 152,000 tons in the de-
struction of a single convoy.
(The Admiral Scheer is a sister
of the Admiral Gruí Spec, which
was beaten by three British cruis-
ers off the coast of Uruguay in
December, 1939, and later was
scuttled off Montevideo.)
War Bulletins
CAIRO, Egypt. June 26—(/Pi-
British forces in Syria have made
"substantial gains" west ol Dam-
ascus "in the face of increased
resistance," the British command
reported today.
Positions captured yesterday in
the region of Merdjayoun, south-
ern Syria, are being consolidated,
the daily communique said, while
British land'gpns and guns of the
British fleet off the coast are co-
operating in supporting the Brit-
ish drive toward Beirut.
Everett Dys Joins
Navy Air Corps x
Another youth, Everett Dye,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dye,
has joined Uncle Sum's forces.
Everett will report to Grand
Prairie, July 1, for a month'
training In the navy air corps.
After the training period he
will bo transferred to one of the
coastal bases.
U. B. FLAG POPULAR
LONDON, June 28—</P>—'There
has been auch a heavy demand for
American flags since passage of
th lend-lease bill that the newest
United States embassy canst get
one.
Anthony J. Drexel Blddle, Jr.,
ambassador to Poland and Bel-
gium is also short of chairs, oar-
pets and a plaque for his dour.
VICHY, France. June 20—
—Jacques Benolst-Mechln, vice
oresident of the Vichy cabinet
has arrived in Ankara carrying
a specal message from Chief of
State Marshal Petain for the
Turkish president Ismet Inonu.
it was announced officially to-
day.
(Previous reports said Ben-
oist-Mechin was flying to Tur-
key to ask permission for
French troops retreating from
Syria to cross Turkish terri-
tory. This has not been con-
firmed In Vichy)
VATICAN CITY, June 26— (/P>
—Pope Pius XII will deliver a ra-
dio broadcast Sunday in which
he is expected to deal with the
situation arising from the war
ugainst Soviet Russia.
successes coincided
cast of an Official
ment charging Finland with
grant violation at Germany's* d
tate of her treaty with
S. R. and threatened blows
lend and sea to end the "prove
cations."
While Britain moved into clo
er cooperation with Russia i
their common foe, reports
lated In London that Rus
would be asked to subscribe^
inter-allied agreement
concluding a separate peace
the Reich before the end of
war.
Informed sources
however, that a formal
Russian alliance probably would
be a prerequisite and
dared there was no
that sueh was under
tion at present
Instead of Issuing the detailed
account of German "successes
baffling the imagination" that had
(Continuad on Pa«e FIVE)
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Soviet Accuse#
Of Violating
Finland Peaoe
HELSINKI,
iVP)— President Rlsto
land, in a radio mea
country aven as Russian
es were carrying out
air assaults, charged
LONDON. June 26 — (/P) —
Confidence in the RAF's ability
to clear Great Britain skies
of German bombers was seen
today in en announcement of
the return of "Merrte Eng-
land's "open air' entertain-
ments.
Beginning tonight a gay time
is planned. Bands will play In
two London Park , and In fo< -
others actors, singers and danc-
ers will entertain from band-
stands.
BERLIN, June 26—UP)—Ger-
man dive bombers have wrecked
15 Russian transport trains filled
with troops, war materials and
motor trucks at one point on the
eastern front, according to an au-
thoritative announcement here to-
day.
BERLIN, June 26—(/Pi—The
Finnish port of Turku was
bombed heavily again today by
Russian warplanes. DNB. Ger-
man official news agency, re-
ported from Helsinki, and fires
(Continued en Page FIVE)
Soviet Rússia
threatened the
the
Finland
March,
Ryti told his people that
Soviet government has decldad <
even more brutal
against Finland tl
Reviewing the
German war against
said that "the Soviet air
carried out air raids on
try. killing aged people,
and children and
valuable property of ou
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SWIMMING POOL
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