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VOL. XXXX (2 SECTIONS—16 PAGES) SWEETWATER, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1938
NUMBER 323
COUNTY ROAD PUNS TO STATE
Local Man Due
To Appear At
Board Hearing
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Roosevelt Promises
To Push Drive For
Aid to Highways
AUSTIN — (UP) — Thirty
highway problems will face
the Texas highway commission
at its meeting here Monday with
county and city delegations.
Scheduled.' conferences in-
clude:
George Barber, Sweetwater
Hoard of City Development, for
general discussion of road pro-
jects. County Judge C. E. Story
of Stantnn on a road from An-
drews to Hig Spring.
NATIONAL All)
TO HIGHWAYS
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
President Roosevelt's recom-
mendation of an additional $100,-
000,000 for roads assures an
"adequate" road program next
year. Chairman Wilburn Cart-
wright of Oklahoma of the
house roads committee said to-
day.
House leaders have agreed
that when the agriculture de-
partment bill is brought by-
Tuesday for final action, they
will not oppose his amendment
adding $101,500,000 for road
work, he said.
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Churches Hold
Services Today
As a prelude to Easter Sun-
day, practically every church
in Sweetwater today was hav-
ing, or taking part in services
which will be climaxed Sunday
with special Easter programs.
At high noon today, the three-
hour devotional of churches,
whose pastors are members of
the Ministerial alliance, got un-
derway at the First Methodist
church. The service is to be con-
cluded at 3 o'clock.
Holy Family Catholic church
began at 2 o'clock an hour's ser-
vice commemorating the death
of Christ. At 7:30 o'clock this
evening the church will observe
Mater Dolores, "Our Lady of
Sorrows," service.
The Hermleigh Catholic
church Saturday will hold the
service of blessing of the fire
and baptismal fount and read-
ing of the prophesies mass at
7:30 a. in. Confessions will be
held in Sweetwater from 2 to
6 p. m., and from 7 to 0 p. m.
The St. Stephen's Episcopal
church had a 45-minute pre-
Easter service this morning
and will have Easter services
Sunday.
Members of the Ministerial al-
liance have requested that, bus-
iness houses, where possible,
close Sunday morning to permit
all employes to attend church.
The pastors hope to have every
church auditorium in Sweetwat-
er filled Sunday morning.
KXIGHT TEMPLARS
PLAN ANNUAL SERVICE
The Knights Templar annual
Easter services are to be held
at the Knights' hall from 9 to
0:30 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Rev. George T. Palmer,
pastor of the First Methodist
church, is to make a brief talk.
All Knights, Royal Arch and
Master Masons arc invited to
attend.
WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Unsettl-
ed, possibly some warmer.
Strong winds. Possibly sudden
change.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 83 degrees. Low this morn-
ing 52 degrees. Temperature at
2 p. m. today 75 degrees. Rain-
fall .17 inch.
WEST TEXAS —Partly
cloudy, cooler in southeast to-
night. Saturday partly cloudy.
EAST TEXAS—Cloudy, local
showers In central and east to-
night and probably extreme
east Saturday. Cooler southwest
tonight.
Light Rain And Hail Covers
Narrow Territory Yesterday
HV UNITED PRESS
Cyclonic disturbance^ pre-
vailed over most of AVest.
Texas ami the I'anharfdlo
during tin- past 24 hours,
according lo federal weather
reports loday. No serious
damage was reported.
Aniarillo, which experienc-
ed dust storms last week,
had a thunder squall last
night.
Central, Northeast and
parts of Hast Texas receiv-
ed one inch rains.
Small twisters dipped in-
to several West Texas com-
munities. At Colorado, the
roofs were blown from sev-
eral buildings. Childress had
heavy showers with some
hail. Several barns were
overturned at Clarendon by
high winds.
SWEETWATER RAINFALL CHART
Jan Feb Mar
Apr
May
.Ine
•fly
Aug
Sen
Oct
Nov
l)ec Toll
'26
.77 .0-13.02
2.56
2.28
4.09
0.46
1.95
3.42
5.08
.72
3.31 33.99
'27
.49 1.66 1.05
1.09
.05
2.42
4.77
' .81
7.75
.92
XX
.90 22.57
■2H
.41 .91 .33
.81
0.78
2.40
7.48
3.53
.75
.91
.04
.48 25.52
'29
.401.101.94
.81
0.70
.52
3.03
XX
5.10
1.41
.22
.09 21.35
'30
.27 xx .27
1.08
3.31
1.17
.82
1.72
1.51
7.40
1.70
1.75 22.00
31
1.50 2.881.29
2.24
1.32
1.30
2.32
.68
XX
8.90
2.52
7.18 27.13
32
2.54 2.58 .05
0.07
8.20 1-1.07
1.16
9.04 14.76
.17
XX
5.25 64.95
'33
.10 1.01 .28
.85
4.14
.10
.62
5.66
1.79
1.03
1.70
2.19 19.43
'34
.24 .50 3.15
2.72
.13
1.69
.70
1.88
.33
.33
3.48
.06 15.02
'35
.12 2.34 .54
3.05
8.89
6.80
1.64
.16
4.20
1.22
1.21
.26 30.43
'36
.11 xx .75
1.78
2.78
XX
3.67
.01
6.31
1.77
.72
.80 18.70
'37
'38
.59 .02 1.02
1.67 2.47 2.02
.41
.22
3.99
.75
.43
.91
.66
1.80
.85
1.35 13.44
6.98
IIICII WIND HITS
SWKKTWATKR
luiin, accompanied by high
wind, sand and some hail, fell
over a limited area in this sec-
tion of West Texas at midafter-
noon yesterday, ranging from an
inch in the northern part of
Fisher county to a "hairI sprin-
kle" al fSlackwell. "a few drops"
at Snyder, "enough to settle the
dust" at. Colorado, "nearly a
half an inch" at Roscoe and .17 of
an inch in Sweetwater.
In sections where the fall
was heaviest, the moisture is ex-
pected to help revive vegetation
damaged by the recent cold
weather. Roscoe farmers believ-
ed that the hail will he bene-
ficial to the grain, since it was
sufficient to beat, off the leaves!
killed by the frost.
April Total To .22
Yesterday's precipitation in
Sweetwater brought, the total
for April to .22 of an inch. Snow
which accompanied last week's
blizzard amounted to .05 of an
inch, according to the records
of M. C. Manroe, volunteer gov-
ernment weather observer.
Sweetwater's total rain for
the year is now 0.98 inches,
compared to 13.4-1 inches re-
corded for the entire 12-month
period in 1937.
ICoscoe Gets .41 Inch
Rainfall at Roscoe totaled .41
of an inch. It was accompanied
by high wind. The hail was
light and lasted only a few mo-
ments. It played out to the
south, amounting to approxima-
tely .10 of an inch at Maryneal,
dwindling still more to the south
of Maryneal.
According to reports from
Snyder, only a few drops fell
there. There was no hail, but
plenty of sand.
At Colorado a hard shower
fell. There was no hail but the
wind was high.
Blackwell got. a hard show-
er, accompanied by some hail
which was not sufficient to
cause damage. The shower was
accompanied by a hard wind.
Temperature Drops
The rainstorm here was ac-
companied by a considerable
drop in temperature. Previous
to the storm the mercury was
standing at 83 degrees. It be-
gan falling and early this morn-
ing had dropped to 52 degrees,
a variation of 31 degrees.
Indications were that unsettl-
ed weather would continue over
the weekend. High wind was
forecast, and continued medium
low temperature was expected
to prevail.
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Veteran Doctor
Dies At Presidio
PRESIDIO — (UP) — Dr. G.
N. Thomas, 07, veteran West
Texas physician, died here to-
day. He was found unconscious
yesterday morning at his home.
Attending physicians said he
suffered an attack of acute ne-
phritis.
Dr. Thomas served several
years as El Paso city health of-
ficer. He was a naval medical
officer during the World War.
Railmen Threaten
To Reduce Wages
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
The Association of American
Railroads warned rail labor ex-
ecutives today that unless they
agree to discuss voluntary pay
reductions, the carriers will set
in motion machinery to force
wage cuts.
.Ml indications were that the
labor executives, representing
nearly 1,000,000 rail workers,
would stand firm in their re-
fusal to accept less pay.
President ,1. ,1. Pelle of the
association of railroads, after
conferring with association exe-
cutives would give the labor
chiefs one last chance to con-
sider their proposals for salary
reductions.
It was understood a 15 per
cent reduction would be asked.
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Chinese Assume
Offense in War
SHANGHAI, Friday — (UP)
—Chinese shock troops, advanc-
ing behind flame • throwers,
again have assumed the offen-
sive in south Shantung pro-
vince, General Li Tsung-Jen in-
formed the war office in Han-
kow today.
Simultaneously, Japanese ac-
cused the Chinese of using poi-
son gas, but the Hankow au-
thorities said this charge prob-
ably arose from the appearance
of the flame-throwers.
Hankow reports said that the
Chinese were battering at the
gates of Yi-Hsien, north of
Taierhchwang, and that heavy
rains had immobilized the Japa-
nese mechanized units sent into
south Shantung as reinforce-
ments after the extensive Chi-
nese victories of the past 10
days which culminated in the
capture of Taierhchwang.
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Ivy Pool Test Tops
Sand At 3£00 Feet
STAMFORD — The Iron
Mountain Oil company No. 2
Beck in the Ivy poo northeast
of the Avoca field topped lime
this week at 219!) feet with first
oil show at 3200 feet. The test
was drilled to 3201 feet with
plans made to run five-inch tub-
ing and drill in the deep well
this week.
Pair Quizzed In
Frome Slaying#
DALLAS — (lTP) — Jack
Marvin Flippcn. 30, and Jack
Orviil Barnes, 31, ex-convicts
questioned about their activi-
ties at the time Mrs. Weston
Frome and her daughter, Nan-
cy, were slain near Van Horn,
have admitted they were in the
El Paso section at the time,
police said today.
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State Proration
Hearing Monday
AUSTIN — (UP) —Oil circles
looked forward with keen In-
terest today to Monday's state-
wide proration hearing.
Nude Body of
Little Girl Found
LOS ANGELES — (UP)
—The sheriff said today that
Charles McLachlen, ,V ,
house painter, has confessed
that he killed .fenny Moreno,
7, and left her body in a
clump of weeds where it
was found.
LOS ANGELES — (UP) —
The nude body of seven-year-
old Jenny Moreno, ravished and
apparently beaten to death, was
found in the weeds in a vacant
lot 100 yards from her home
early today.
Upon discovering the girl's
body, 100 neighbors ran to the
home of a 53-year-old man. shout-
ing "Lynch him", until sheriff's
deputies arrested the man. Nei-
ghbors were attracted to the
home earlier by a cloud of
smoke and said they found him
burning blood-spatterrd cloth-
ing.
The man denied molesting the
girl but was held for question-
ing.
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Mystery Ships
Are War Vessels
MANILA—(UP)—'The 21 mys-
terious vessels anchcred in Da-
vao Harbor in the southern
Philippines are war ships, the
collector of customs at Davao
said today.
Manila army authorities are
awaiting the returt of two
planes sent to investigate the
vessels at Davao, vhere there
is a large Japanese population.
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Relief Progrim
Hikes U. S. 9ebt
WASHINGTON— (UP) -
President Roosevet's new re-
lief recovery pro,ram, if ap-
proved by congres, will rock-
et the federal defict during the
1939 fiscal year to at least
$1,561,000,000. Tlis Is $611.-
394,000 higher thift budget es-
timates announcet last Jan. 3.
France, Britain
Negotiating Two-
Way Agreement
England Trying- to
Form Treaty With
Dictator Mussolini
I!V I'N'ITED PRESS
franco indicated today that
slip would soon join Great Bri-
tain in diplomatic chiseling at
the axis joining Italy and Ger-
ma ny.
The Rome-Berlin axis was
formed by Mussolini and Hitler
as a friendly working agree-
ment.
Aided by mutual suspicion
between the two dictators, Great
Britain staked peace on an ef-
forr to offset the Nazi-Fascist
combination by negotiating a
treaty with Italy. It will be
signed Saturday, and the British
will then turn to Germany.
International Front
Meanwhile, along (he interna-
tiimal front:
Spain: Nationalist troops oc-
cupied the Mediterranean sea-
pert of Vinaroz late Friday, cut-
ting loyalist Spain in two, the
nationalists announced. The
■movement split Barcelona, base
of *>">r supplies, from loyalist
Valencia and Madrid. An early
end to resistance at Madrid was
believed likely.
China: Chinese armies conti-
nued tf> make Japan's long lines
in Shantung province a great
danger to the invaders. Japan-
ese casualties in north China
were estimated at 250,000, kill-
ed or wounded. Tokyo received
"reliable" reports that Chinese
General Kai-Shek was wounded
in both legs during the bomb-
ing of C'hangsha. The Chinese
denied the report.
Head of a household now, Jackie Coogan. who won fame as
The Kid in a Chaplin movie, looks to the problem of sup-
porting a family. He lias sued his mother and stepfather,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bernstein, lower photos, for the $4,000,-
(M)0 which he earned as a child and which hi' contends they
are illegally withholding from him. Said (lie mother: "I am
hurt." Said Bernstein: "The young man is suffering from
hallucinations." Jackie and his recent bride, Betty Grable of
the films, are shown in a homey scene in (he top photo.
EDR Tells Plans
I • * ' *
To Aid Business
State Employes
May Form Union
AUSTIN — (UP) — Issuance
of a provisional charter for a
state chapter of the American
Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employes was an-
nounced here today. The char-
ter was issued from the federa-
j tion's headquarters, Madison,
Wis.
i Enrollment of 10,000 eligible
| state employes was to begin
immediately. George Slater, for-
mer executive secretary of the
state federation of labor, was
sent to Austin as organizer.
The organization is an Am-
| erican Federation of Labor af-
filiate.
19 Billions Spent
For Relie f In U. S.
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
President Roosevelt's new $4,-
512,000,000 spending-lending-cre-
dit expansion program, if ap-
proved by congress, will in-
crease to $19,015,693,000 the fed-
eral government's outlay for re-
lief and recovery purposes since
the fiscal year 1932.
A treasury recapitulation
shows the government has
spent, as of April 12, $15,746,851,
(MX) for all purposes, including
$14,503,693,000 for recovery and
relief. During the same period
the federal income amounted to
only $26,528,251,000.
Vincent L#pez Presents Singable
Version oiStar Spangled Banner
NEW YOR1 — (UP) —
American Legnn officials
applauded tody when Vin-
cent Lopez, oChestra lead-
er, presented his singable
version of theltar Spangled
Banner.
The Lopez version elim-
inated the hid notes which
sometimes ei
ers of narro\
Jeremiah
legion commt ler, announc
ed he would
oarrass sing-
range.
Cross, state
Dve for adop-
tion of the Lopez version
as the official anthem at the
next state convention.
"I am always embarrass-
ed," Cross said, "when we
sing the Star Spangled
Banner because when I try
to reach the high notes it
creates a discord. And if I
don't sing, thev think I am
unpatriotic."
Lopez said he had revis-
ed the anthem "without
impairing the basic melodic
lines."
Divide Teachers
Are Re-Elected
DIVIDE — H. D. Norris. for
three years superintendent of
the Divide rural consolidated
high school, was re-elected to
the post this week by school
hoard members.
Prior to coming here, Norris
was superintendent at Sylvester
for six years. He is a graduate
of East Texas State Teachers
college.
Other teachers re-elected were
It. R. Petty, vocational agricul-
ture: Mary Clark Sturdivant,
home economics; E. Parris, prin-
cipal: Foye Sliger, Maude Sexton
and Mrs. Dean Elkins.
The Divide school is a fully
affiliated high school.
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623 Cubic Yards
Of Trash Hauled
A final check on the amount
of rubbish hauled away from
the residential area of Sweet-
water showed that 625 cubic
yards were handled in the citv-
wide clean up campaign last
week.
According to Charles V. Car-
ney, sanitarian, the citizenry
cooperated well in the move to
cleanup the town.
Two trucks, furnished through
the courtesy of the city, and
six men handled the trash, su-
pervised by Carney.
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Car Sales Rise
Sharply In March
AUSTIN — Sales of automo-
biles in Texas during March
rose sharply above those of
the preceding month but were
much below those of the cor
responding month last year, the
University of Texas bureau of
business research has announc-
ed.
Reports from thirteen repre-
sentative Texas counties show
total sales of 4,895 cars, an in-
crease of 36 per cent over the
preceding month but a decline
of 34.8 per cent from March
last year. Aggregate sales for
the first three months 12,299 cars
were down 27.7 per cent from
the like period last year.
New truck registrations in
the thirteen counties totaled ],-
037, an increase of 13.5 per cent
over February.
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
President Roosevelt placed the
nation's economic crisis before
the people last night in his
first fireside chat in five
months and pledged that he
would muster all the resources
of the government in an attempt
to defeat the depression.
He apologized for speaking
during Holy week, the most
sacred season of Lent, but said
that the emergency confronting
the nation calls for immediate
action.
"In this decision", he said. "I
have been strengthened by the
thought that by speaking to-
night there may be greater
peace of mind and the hope of
Easter may be more real at
firesides everywhere, and that
it is not inappropriate to en-
courage peace when so many
of us are thinking of the Prince
of Peace,"
A condensed text, of his ad-
dress follows:
"Five years ago we faced a
very serious problem of econo-
mic and social recovery. For
four and a half years that re-
covery proceeded apace. It is
only in the last seven months
that it has received a visible
setback.
"And it is only within the
last two months, as we have
waited patiently to see wheth-
er the forces of business itself
would counteract it, that it has
become apparent that govern-
ment itself can no longer safe-
ly fail to take aggressive gov-
ernment steps to meet it.
"This recession has not return-
ed us to the disasters and suf-
fering of the beginning of 19!$3
Your money in the bank is
safe: farmers are no longer in
deep distress and have greater
purchasing power; dangers of
security speculation have been
minimized; national income is
almost 50 per cent higher than
in 1932; and government has an
established and accepted res-
ponsibility for relief.
"Hut 1 know that many of
you have lost your jobs or have
seen your friends or members
of your families lose their jobs,
and 1 do not propose that, the
government shall pretend not to
see these things.
See FDR TELLS Page 3
Death Hill County
Leader Investigated
ITASCA — (l"P) — Authori-
ties opened an investigation to-
day into the death of Will
Hooks, 43. prominent Hill coun-
ty landowner and political lead-
er who was found shot to death
at his home here yesterday
Roosevelt Plans
2 New Messages
To Congressmen
To Ask Removal of
Tax Exemptions on
Government Bonds
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
President Roosevelt swept his
new deal recovery drive into
high gear today, outlining new
proposals he will submit to
congress to accompany his $4,-
510,000.000 credit expansion pro-
gram.
Mr. Roosevelt reported a 7 to
j 1 ratio of favorable responses in
the 700 communications receiv-
ed thus far at the White House
on his new pump-priming pro-
gram.
Two New Messages
Two new messages will be
sent to congress, he said,
{ asking:
1. Removal of tax exemp-
tion privileges on bonds of
federal and local govern-
ments, reciprocal taxation of
the incomes of state and
federal employes;
2. Methods of meeting
problems of business mon-
opoly and price-fixing.
The president would not say
whether he will ask action at
this session of congress on the
tax and business problems. Yes-
terday in outlining his new re-
covery drive, he mentioned both
issues.
Government agencies, the
president revealed, are working
at top speed to put into action
the new campaign.
The president made plain that
he believed, contrary to some
authorities, that the government
has full power to end bond tax
exemptions and to tax gov-
ernmental salaries. Fiscal
experts have said about $140,-
000,000 would be collected if
tax exempt bonds were -elimi-
nated.
Last night Mr. Roosevelt
dedicated his new program to a
distribution of prosperity among
all the people.
Southern Demos to Fight
! Southern democrats, instru-
mental in .kiilijag a wage-hour
bill in a bitter house fight last
year, organized solidly today
against a new wage-hour will
and predicted its defeat.
The southern bloc organized
I as the house labor committee
reported a bill designed to es-
| tablish a minimum wage of 40
i cents an hour and a maximum
i work w eek of 40 hours by grad-
ual adjustment of standards.
Road Fund Plans
Are Outlined
COLLEGE STATION —(UP)
I —Col. Ernest O. Thompson, Am-
I arillo. state railroad commis-
I sioner and candidate for gov-
ernor. told 500 delegates at the
i annual highway engineering
short course that there should
be no further diversion of
| funds from highways and
schools.
"These funds should be used
for the original purpose for
which they were raised,"
. Thompson said. "Economy in
! our government is much need-
ed, but it can and should come
I from the elimination of waste-
ful and unneeded expenditures.
"In no wise should we at-
tempt to save by reducing or
diverting money intended for
schools or highways. That
would be poor economy."
Thompson stressed in his talk
to the engineers the importance
, of transportation in the pro-
i gress of civilization.
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Scouts' Sectional
Contests Saturday
Dr. Charles A. Rosebrough,
chairman of the Buffalo Trail
Council Boy Scouts first aid
committee, reports everything
arranged for the sectional con-
test in Sweetwater Saturday at
2:30 o'clock when teams from the
local council, Brownwood, Lub-
bock, San Angelo and Abilene
areas will compete at John H.
Reagan school. A luncheon for
two judges from each area will
be held at the Blue Bonnet
at noon tomorrow.
Nolan Co. Man Held
On Check Charge
Constable Neely D. Reeves ar-
rested Charles Gabler of near
Champion and signed a worth-
less check complaint against
him in the justice court of 8. H,.
Shook. It. is alleged that Gab-
ler has given several cold checks
to local merchants. He is being
held in the county jail pending
trial.
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