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'On The Spof
Currently sitting on .Europe's
hottest seat is President An-
tunas Miuetona of Lithuania,
whose government capitulat-
ed to un ultimatum from Po-
land demanding restoration
of diplomatic relations.
Dictators Into
Huddle To Plan
For World Peace
II Duce Shouts Italy
Ready for Peace—'But
Also Ready to Fight1
By United Press
The world's dictatorial pow-
ers moved today toward peace-
ful legalization of their vast
territorial and economic gains.
In Rome, Premier Mussolini
shouted to a cheering crowd
that Italy was "ready for peace
but if necessary will fight."
Fascist newspapers warned
France not to aid the battered
Spanish loyalists iest she force
Italy into war.
In the Warsaw senate, Polish
Foreign Minister Josef Heck
declared that the "road is open"
to good relations with Lithuan-
ia.
London newspapers report-
ed unofficially that protests
against the mombing of Bar-
celona by Spanish nationalists
had led General Francisco Fran-
co to disclaim responsibility
and act to prevent future bomb-
ardments. Pope Pius also vigor-
ously protested the bombing.
The British cabinet confirm-
ed the government policy of
keeping out of trouble in cen-
tral Europe and approved a dec-
laration on Britain's foreign
policy which Prime Minister
Neville Chambelain will deliv-
er tomorrow.
Legal Department
Holds FDR Right
In Firing Morgan
TVA Head Expected to
Challenge Legality
Of His Removal
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
President Roosevelt today trans-
mitted to congress a report on
his removal of Arthur Morgan
as director of the Tennessee
Valley Authority and emphasi-
zed he had no objection to a
congressional inquiry into the
situation.
His message was accompan-
ied by an opinion, written by
Acting Attorney General Robert
Jackson, upholding the presi-
dent's right to remove Mor-
gan.
Court Action Expected
Senate and house leaders
were expected to start a con-
gressional inquiry. The presi-
dent, however, did not specifi-
cally request such an inquiry.
Morgan is expected to file a
court action challenging legali-
ty of his removal.
Citing his reasons for re-
moving Morgan, his charges
against his fellow directors and
refusal to present evidence, Mr.
Roosevelt said, "Mr. Morgan has
repeated that -Ve will answer
questions only to a committee
of the congress. Obviously, there
can be no objections to hear-
ings before such a committee."
Inquiry Into TVA
Sweetwater Reporter
Outfit
VOL. XXXX
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 23, 1938
NUMBER 323
Bicycle Parade Event Open
To Boys and Girls Under 16
I)It MORGAN SEEKS
'ADVICE OF OLD FltlENHS'
CHICAGO — (UP) — Dr.
Arthur Morgan, ousted chair-
man of the TVA, announced to-
day that he had come here to
solicit the advice of "a number
of old friends". He said he felt
it "inappropriate" to discuss the
matter of his removal.
Held As 'Chiseler
Attempting to dodge photo-
graphers, Stanley Jasosky, 22,
is shown as he was arraigned
in Federal Court in Newark,
N. J., charged with writing
six ransom notes demanding
$30,(KH) from Murray Lie vine,
of New Rochelle, father of
long-missing 12-year-old Peter
Lev inc.
Czechs Plan Air
Raid Defense
PRAGUE—(UP)—The larg-
est air raid defense exerciser
ever held in Czechoslovakia
were conducted today. Meantime
in parliament government coal
ition continued to lose strength
in the lower house to the grow-
collaboration of German inter
ests.
>a.\MKIl> SUFFERS
INTENSE SHELLING
MADRID—(UP)—Central and
northwestern Madrid sufferer1
the most severe shelling in sev
en weeks today. Extent of casu
alties was not determined im
mediately.
Negro Intruder
Shot By Youth
BRAZORIA — (UP) — Fred
Lewis, 18, high school student
shot and killed an unidentified
negro today in the bedroom of
his mother, Mrs. J. J. Lewis
The negro was sitting on thf
edge of Mrs. Lewis' bed wher
she awoke shortly after mid
night.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Partlj
cloudy and slightly warmer to
night and Thursday.
Maximum temperature yes
terday 81 degrees. Low thir
morning II degrees. Tempera
ture at 2 p. m. today 71 de
grees.
WEST TEXAS—Fair, warm-
er In Panhandle. Cooler south-
east tonight. Thursday fair and
warmer.
EAST TEXAS—Partly cloudy,
cooler in southeast portions to-
night. Thursday fair, warmer in
Interior.
CONGRESSIONAL TENSION
INTENSIFIED BY MESSAGE
WASHINGTON — (tH>) —
Tension in congress was inten-
sified today by the message
from President Roosevelt, lay-
ing before the legislative body
the explosive TVA controversy
and the refusal of an alleged
lobbyist to comply with a new
subpoena by the senate lobby
committee.
Meanwhile, the iiou.se approp-
riations committee reported fav-
orably the largest army ap-
propriation bill since 1921, and
the senate finance subcommit-
tee recommended that Senator
Tom Connally's bill to levy
high taxes on war profits be
attached to the new tax bill
as a "rider." A joint resolution
was introduced to provide $50,-
>00,000 for the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps and to continue
100 camps scheduled to be
closed.
$477,808,550 War Suppy Bill
The $4-17,808,550 war supply
bill brings proposed army and
navy appropriations to well ov-
er $1,000,000,000.
Senate debate on the admin-
stration reorganization bill
.vas resumed after a flurry
aused when Dr. Edward Rume-
y refused to comply with a new
ubpoena by the senate lobby
ommittec. The subpoena ask-
d for records of "efforts to
ontrol the sources of medi-
wis of information."
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Waco Boosters To
Be Here Thursday
Arrangements for an impromp-
u reception for Waco boosters
vho will visit Sweetwater
"hursday forenoon from 11:25 to
'1.55 are being made by offi-
cials of the BCD. A committee
s being formed from city and
:ivic organizations to meet the
rippers who will arrive over
he Santa Fe. No program is
xpccted on this brief stop,
weetwater lias been advised. I
Bond of $25,000
Set For 'Cowboy'
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Bank Robber
Harry Wells Waives
Hearing on Federal
Charges of Robbery
SAN ANTONIO—(UP I—Har-
ry Wells, 20, the "cowboy bank
bandit," waived hearing on a
federal charge of rank robbery
today and was ordered held for
district court trial under $25,000
bond.
Wells, escaped Arkansas con-
vict, said he robbed several fill-
ing stations for marriage funds,
then held up a bank at Luling
to finance his honeymoon. He
was indicted Monday by a fed-
eral grand jury at Dei Rio.
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Mrs. Baxter s
Father Killed
Mrs. Esther Baxter was called
to Waterville, Kan., Sunday
night pn account of the death
of her father, C. A. Reitzel, 63,
Who succumbed to injuries suf-
fered in a car collision about
0 p. m., Sunday.
Mr. Reitzel left his home to
drive to the downtown section,
when he is thought to have
been struck by a car. His ne-
phew found him dead at the
wheel of the machine about
dark. His head was crushed and
he sustained body lacerations.
lie is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Carl
B. Hasenyger of Waterville, with
whom he made his home. Mrs.
Reitzel died last year.
Funeral services are to be
held some time Thursday.
Former Austrian Nobility Held With
Common Criminals In Vienna Pur«e
VIENNA
men whose
voted to a
restoration
(UP) — Nine
lives have been de-
long struggle for
of the Hapsburg
•nonarchy were herded into a
lolice cell today with pickpock-
ets and drunks, as Austria's
Nazi masters carried out a
virtual purge of the old nobili-
ty. I
Among the prisoners were
Duke jtfaxmllian and Duke Ern-
est of Hohenbcrg, sons of Arch-
duke Francis Ferdinand whose
assassination at Sarajevo start-
ed the World War.
The "official" list of Aus-
trian suicides neared the 100
mark.
Besides the Archduke's sons
—Maximilian is 36 and Ernest
35—the prisoners included:
Prince Karl Kmil Fuersten-
berg, 71, Austria's former Im-
perial Ambassador to the court
of Madrid. He has large es-
tates both in Germany and Aus-
tria.
Baron Karl Werkmann. 00,
Baron Hans Zelsner-Spltzen-
berg, 53, General Othmar Ban-
esch, 77, Count Tliun, Baron
Reisclilln-Meldegg, and Col-
onel Gustav Wolff, 60.
1 Hurry boys and girls, up to
16 years of age, with bicycles?
to the Reporter office and enter
the great bicycle parade in con-
nection with the Sweetwater
merchants' Fashion Revue, Mon-
day evening, March is.
Every boy or girl entering the
parade will have an opportunity
to compete for two prizes. A
boys' prize and girls' prize of $2
for the most originally decorated
bicycle and similar prizes for
the most original costumes worn
by a bike rider will lie given.
Here is an opportunity to
have some fun by being in the
parade and at the same time
you may win one of the $21
prizes. Come to the Reporter of-
fice and register, then plan your
bike decorations or youi
tume. Remember that original-
ity will win.
The Spring Fashion Revue
will provide a showing of lat-
est styles from the nation's ap-
parel centers displayed by liv-
ing models in the store win-
dows. Not only is this a novel
method of holding a style siiow
but it is one that will be of
decided interest to everyone.
Window displays will feature
the living models throughout
the evening.
Everyone in the Sweetwater
trade territory is urged to keep
a date with the Fashion Revue
at 7 p. m., Monday. March 28.
Scout Finance
Drive Planned
For Next Week
Part of Money to He
Used to Improve
Campsite at Lake
Aims Big Guns
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Factory Payrolls
Increase in Feb.
WASHINGTON—(UP)—Sec-
retary of Labor Frances Per-
kins reported today that fac-
tory employment rolls increas-
ed in February for the first
time in four months. Siie esti-
mated that generally there was a
decline of employment of about
100,000 workers in non-agricul-
tural jobs between January and
February. She added this was
the smallest decline in three
months.
2 More Arrested
In Levine Case
NEW ROCHELLE — (UP)—
Two young men were arrested
here today and accused of ex-
tortion in connection with the
kidnaping of Peter Levine, 12.
They were identified by police
as E. J. Penn. 18, high school
senior, and W. F. Luck, 23, un-
employed, a native of Germany.
The boys were booked on charg-
es of extortion.
Sheriff Wade Goes
After L. F. Pigg
Sheriff Tom Wade went to
Pryor, Okla., Wednesday to
return L. F. (Frank) Pigg. want-
ed in Nolan county on a charge
of driving a car while under
the influence of intoxicating
liquor. Pigg was indicted by the
January grand jury, but had
not been apprehended until
Tuesday. iHe was located
through prints made by Cap-
tain Homer Bradford. finger-
print expert with the Sweet-
water police department
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Fisher Farmers
Receiving Checks
ROBY — A second allotment
of government checks to Fish-
er county farmers who cooper-
ated in the 1937 soil conserva-
tion program were received this
week by county Agent T. H.
Roensch, he announced today.
The second allotment totals
$12,000 and brings the total re-
ceived to date to $160,000. The
farmers of the county are to
receive more than $200,000 when
all claims are paid.
Cards are being mailed out by
Mr. Roensch to farmers whose
checks arc awaiting distribu-
tion. Farmers are requested to
wait until they receive their
cards before going to the agent's
office for payment.
The finance campaign, plan-
ned for next week by the Boy
Scout officials, will make pos-
sible the development of camp-
ing facilities for local Scouts of
i Lake Sweetwater and will pro-
vide Sweetwater's share of the
cos,! expense of the Buffalo Trail
Council, according to Aubrey
Legg, chairman of the district
finance committee.
Sweetwater Scouts share, with
Sweetwater citizens, un appre-
ciation of the beauty and recre-
ational opportunities w h i c h
Lake Sweetwater affords and
are happy that they have had
set aside for their use 1000 feet
of lake frontage, said Mr. Legg.
The finance campaign next
week will provide the necessary
funds for m-iking the campsite
more usable by the Scouts
by making possible the
transfer of the C.C.C. officers'
quarters to the campsite. This
building was given to the city
by government officials and the
city, in turn, gave it to the
Scouts. The building is to be
placed on a point overlooking
the lake and will be available
for troop use all year and for
district camping in the summer.
In addition, progressive plans
for development of the camp
site have been made by Scout
leaders.
The Sweetwater district's
share of the council expense
will also be raised during this
drive. The headquarters of the
Buffalo Trail Council are in
Sweetwater. This council serves
a territory of 15 counties from
Sweetwater to Pecos. More than
1350 Scouts and Cubs are en-
rolled. Of this number 435 are
in the Sweetwater district.
The council budget provides
the salary and traveling expense
of three executives and an of-
fice secretary who serve the
needs of many volunteer leaders
of troops, packs, districts, and
the council.
The council budget provides
funds for camp administration,
Scout leader training, troop ser-
vice. Scout records, awards
badges, and insignia for the
Scouts, supervision of activities,
organization, promotion and de-
velopment of all council-wide
activities, courts of honors and
similar Scout projects. Exten-
sion of Scouting to more boys is
made possible in institutional
contacts, recruiting, training of
that appeals to the Scouts.
Holding in cheek the 50,000
crack Polish troops massed in
nervous tension at Lithuania's
border near the disputed city
of Vilna is General Stachie-
\rk% above, commander - in
chief of the armies of Poland.
He says he will not withdraw
his men mitil Lithuania actu-
ally establishes official diplo-
matic relations in keeping
with the accepted terms of his
country's ultimatum.
Three Residences
Are to Be Built
On Woodruff Lane
Dick Jackson Obtains
Permits Totaling $8,790,
Year's Total to $45,000
A residence building boom
forecast - for Sweetwater in!
1038 was given a big boost when j
Dick Jackson Tuesday after- j
noon took out building permits j
for three houses on Woodruff | in
Highway 1,
Gty to Ovi
To Be Wide.
Contracts Covering 200
Miles Texas Roads Let
Today by Department
AUSTIN—(UP)—Included in
contracts, covering approximate-
ly 200 miles of road work in 35
Texas counties, let today by
the state highway department
was one covering a mile and a
half on highway No. 1, from
the east city limits to the Texas
and Pacific railway overpass.
The contract calls for widen-
ing of culverts and improving
shoulders and was let to Jack
Buckner of Cleburne, low bid-
der at STi,518.
Contracts let by the depart-
ment totaled $2,256,772. Feder-
al approval is to be required on
federal aid projects.
Other Low Bids
Low bids included:
Grading and drainage struc-
tures on a three-mile feeder
road from Highway 66 in Palo
Pinto county to Whitt, Parker
county, Allhands and Davis, Dal-
las. $11,545.
Bituminous concrete paving
on five miles of Highway 89
Parker county from Pat-
rick Creek to near Big Grind-
stone Creek. R. W. Briggs
company of Pharr, $17,645.
Five miles of grading and
drainage structure on a feeder
highway in Palo Pinto and
in these locations: 1000 Wood-1 Hood counties from Highway
ruff Lane. $2,850; 1002 Woodruff 66 to Lipan. Crouch and Nolan
Lane. $2,875; and 1000 Woodruff i and E. F. Bucy of Rising Stair,
Lane at a total estimated cost
of $8,790. bringing the 1938 per-
mits over the $45,000-mark.
The houses to be constructed
by Jackson are frame stuccos,
Vegetable Crops
Studied At Tech
LUBBOCK — Fifty agricul-
tural students at Texas Tech-
nological college are studying
vegetable crops and are plant-
ing individual gardens in plots
17x18 feet in the college orch-
ard.
Selfishness Is
Blamed By FDR
For Recession
Flays 'Feudal System'
In First Major Speech
Of Last Three Months
GAINESVILLE, Ga. —(UP)
—President Roosevelt in his
first major -address in nearly
three months blamed the "self-;
ishness" of a few citizens today |
for retarding national progress |
and prosperity.
Asserting that there still
was too little consideration for
that third of the population
which is "ill-fed, ill-clad and
ill-housed", he said that those
who believe that such feudalism
was the "best system" were
leaning toward fascism.
'"When you come down to it"
he said, "there is little differ-
ence between the feudal system
and the fascist systm."
He said he was equally op-
posed to communism.
Mr. Roosevelt called for
higher wages in the south to
provide adequate purchasing
power. To a congress that has
been slow about passing his
legislative program, there was
a warning that he has not
given up his fight for social
and economic reform.
Mr. Roosevelt's address was
for the dedication of Roosevelt
Square and celebration of Gain-
esville's recovery from a torna-
do two years ago. He is en route
to Warm Springs for a vacation.
Lane, $3,045.
Jackson already owns his own
home on Woodruff Lane and |
another house in the block j
where the three proposed dwell-
ing will be constructed.
It is understood that plans
are considered for two addition- |
al new houses in this same j
block on Woodruff Lane.
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260 Crop Loans
Made in District
Approximately 260 crop loans
in Fisher county and 85 in No-
lan county have been made
under tile 1938 program of the
crop loan division of the Farm
Credit administration, accord-
ing to information from the of-
fice of Ed F. Jay, supervisor for
the Sweetwater district.
Collection of previous loans,
another function of the loan
supervisor, is reported good.
The general public is apt to
overlook this end of the loan
plan. Jay says. The office col-
lects, as well as lends.
Jay just returned from an
instructional meeting in Dal-
las. in conference with J. Ed-
win Brown of Amarillo, state
supervisor for the West Texas
area, and other officials in-
cluding two from Washington,
D. C.
$34,865.
Hartgraves's Will
Is Probated Today
Hearing was held this morn-
ing in county court to probate
the will of the late W. B. Hart-
graves. Maryneal rancher and
stock raiser.
Judge Charles W. Lewis, pre-
siding, named Mrs. Hartgraves
independent executor without
bond. The estate was valued at
$6,000.
Application for administration
was made in the estate of the
late J. F. Roper of Roscoe. There
was no will and the probate
court issued Mrs. C. F. Ross let-
ters of administration. The pro-
perty consists of farm lands.
Speech Contestants
To Be Club Guests
The semi-finals of the "My
Home Town" contest are to be
held at 3:45 p. m., this after-
noon.
The contest is sponsored an-
nually by the West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce at the conven-
tion.
Students entering the
finals are Horace Young, John
Palmer Leeper. Juno Brooks.
Beatrice Tippett, Marjorie Ste-
venson, Robert Faver, June
Heath. Marcelle Moore, Benja-
min McDonald, Betty McCord,
Henry Elizabeth Brown, Lorene
Chaffin, and Dorothy Davison.
They are under the direction of
Miss Sara Wheat, head of the
high school speech arts depart-
ment.
Five of the thirteen students
above are to speak at the Sweet-
water Club Thursday in the
finals, the winner to represent
Sweetwater in the VfTCf' event.
semi- Mone\
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27,179 Bales Are
Ginned iit County
The final report of the de-
partment of commerce on 1937
cotton production m 'his area
shows a total of 27.179 oales gin-
ned in Nolan county, consider-
ably abov< the estimate at the
beginning of the seas< n.
Final production figures of
other c 'untie# in the area are
as follows:
Callahan. 3.995: < «ke, 5,314;
Colen an. 25.863: Dickeps, 37,290;
E; -t!; 2.516: (kisher, 44.329;
Ha-k^ll. 9>.S30: Howard, 47,714;
Mitel.,.:; -n.f,65: Scurry, 47,174;
15.110; and Taylor,
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Literary Events of County Interscholastic League
To Be Held in Sweetwater Friday and Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Neves
Win Farm Contest
ROBY — Mr. and Mrs. T. P.
N'cves. well known Fisher coun-
cnuple. have been rated first
;n the annual Progressive Farm-
er Model Farm Family" con-
tot for 1938, according to an-
nouncement today by T. H.
Roensch, Fisher county agricul-
tural agent.
Mr- and Mrs. Neves will be
rated in the district 6 contest
sometime in April or May, Mr.
Roensch said.
In the same contest last year,
Mr. and Mrs Fred J. Imken of
Fisher county won the state
award.
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Schedule of literary events in
the Nolan County Interscholas-
tic League was announced to-
day by G. E. Williams, director
general, following a meeting
at John H. Reagan junior high
school Tuesday night to make
final preparations.
Friday afternoon, these events
will be held at Reagan school:
3 o'clock, all divisions choral
singing: same hour, debate; 4
o'clock, extemporaneous speak-
ing; same hour, picture mem-
ory, and typing. '
Piny at Newman
The one-act play competition
will be conducted Friday night
at 7:30 o'clock at Newman High.
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(V small admission charge will
be made.
Saturday morning, all events
to lie held at Newman High, this
is the schedule: 9 o'clock, num-
ber sense, ready writers and
declamation, the latter having
divisions of ward, rural and
class B; same hour, spelling and
plain writing: 10:30 o'clock, three
R contest, music memory and
story telling.
Those In Charge
In charge of the various
events are: debate, Ford Allen,
Highland: declamation. Miss
Hallie Trammel, Divide; extem-
poraneous speech, Emmett Bry-
an, Blackwell; ready writers,
m t ,, , , , , „ Foundation For
Miss Jewell Dickson. Blackwell, , , t
spelling and plain writing. Miss oCflOOl 0Omplet&l
Mallie Lee Pyron. Blackwell:
picture memory. Miss Essie Lee
Guthrie, White Flat: music mem-
ory, Arnold Richards. Black-
well; choral singing Mrs- "ul"
ton Hill. Highland: number
sense, Paul Counts. Sweetwat-
er: three R. Miss Essie Lee
Roberts, Cottonwood; one-act
play, E. H. Parris, Divide; type-
writing, Miss Grace Lackey.
Sweetwater; and story telling,
Miss Sally Glenn Elliott, Sweet-
water. J , .
Dalton Hill. Highland, Is In
charge of athletics.
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Scurrv District
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Court In Session
SNYDER — A Scurry coun-
ty grand jury, which convened
Monday for the March term
of district court, is expected to
report Wednesday:
The term, which opened vfor-.
day, is for three weeks, with
Judge A. S. Mauzey or; the
bench. District Attorney George
W. Outlaw representing the
state and W- JR.. Swaini. court
reporter.
$75,000 Damage Suit
A jury for the civil cases
has been called for Monday,
March 28. Prominent in the
civil suits to be tried is a
$75,000 damage petition by J.
H. Burkett vs. H L. Gallion et
al. It involves alleged dam-
ages involving a car accident.
The criminal docket will be
called Monday. April 5, with
a light amount of business N.
prospect unless the grand jury
makes numerous indictments. J|
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ROSCOE — The foundation,
is complete for the new $80,-
ooo high school building and
signs are that the building will
be completed on schedule.
Brick and tile have already
been laid, sill high, on the west
wing and yesterday afternoon
workmen put window framea.
in place on that wing.
An idea of the lieauty of
finished building. wRh its —'
rough finish brick with
stone trim at window
doors, and other places
now be opined.
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