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PAGE FOUR
MARKETS
THE ABILENE REPORTERNEWS
Tuna In On KRBC
Tuesday Evening, January 2, 1040
Tuesday Ev
erciless Weather
reatest Ally of Finns in Destroying Russians
New
Patrols Wait
Where* Finns Brought the War Home to Russia
Abilene
To Let Reds
Become Numb
By HUBERT UEXKUELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FINNISH ARMY,
ROVANIEMI, Jan. 2—The story of
the Lake Kianta, death trap, In
which a relatively small force of
determined Finnish troops caught a
Russian division of 18 000 men and
destroyed it was told to me today, - I
Bringing to a grim climax a care-
fully planned campaign that start-
ed three weeks ago. the Finns caught . i
the Russians in their trap, in the
Kiantajaervi sector of the Suomu-
salmi front in mid-Finland. and
waited 10 days until the bitter arc-
tic cold which has been Finland's
only ally, had done its work and
made possible the greatest Finnish
victory of the war
—I
Men Nearly Frozen. 7 WA
When the Finns made their final | *
attack, I was informed the Rus- | Just east of tb^ Finnish village of Lieksa, pictured above, Finland’s soldiers smashed across the Soviet-
sians were so nearly frozen at Finn frontier to carry the war onto Russian soil for the first time,
they could hardly lift their- mines 1
Many men, as well as horses, were
found on the battlefield so weak,
and so near death from exposure
that they could hardly move their
limbs. _
The Finns could never, by direct
attack, have challenged successfully
the overwhelmingly larger Russian
163rd division to which they were
opposed. Behind the official Finnish
communique announcing the den
struction of trial division and the
capture of a large amount of war
material, lies the alliance between
the Finnish army and the merciless
• Finnish winter which resulted in the
defeat of the army that, a few weeks
, ago, seemed about to drive across the
. narrow bottle neck" area of Fin-
land to the Gulf of Bothnia, thus
cutting the country in two. .
As early as Dec 9. a Finnish here today,
communique announced the recap-
1 ture of the village of Suomusalmi.
Markets Today
Today
Drivers who attended the recent
traffic safety school, conducted by
Vernon L. Engberg, will meet again
Jan. 10. Laurence Jay, chairman of
the group, has announced. A gen-
eral discussion of safety matters dis
planned. The meeting will be held
at the Wooten hotel, beginning at
7:30 p. m. * .
Walter Hammond, president of
the Texas Agricultural association,
will discuss Cooperation Among
Farmers at a meeting of the Wylie
Progressive Farmers at Wylie to-
night The meeting -will be held in
the school's vocational agricultural
building, starting at 7:30 o’clock.
All farmers of the vicinity have
been invited.
Johnny “Regan, English cowboy
trick roper with the Hardin-Sim-
mons university Cowboy band, de-
parted today for Wellington, to give
a high school assembly program
there tomorrow. His visit is on invi-
tation from John C. Hooper, Well-
ington band director, who was pres-
ident of the Cowboy band last year.
One case of reckless driving in
corporation court this morning
brought the defendant a fine of $25
and a sharp reminder for safe
driving from Judge W. J. Cunning-
ham. The Judge not only pointed
No Opposition
To Ship Sales
By ANDRUE BERDING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—OPI—In
contrast to the outcry against the
proposed transfer, of eight Amer-
ican merchant ships to Panamanian
registry, their sale to a Norwegian p
corporation—just approved by the
maritime commission—met virtual-
ly no opposition. .• ,
The difference may be traced to .
a decision of the "interdepartmental
committee on neutrality, not yet
formally announced. In effect, this
decision says:
"Transfer of American ships to
the registry of Latin American na-
tions is objectionable and must be
disapproved.
"Transfer of American ships to
the registry of European or other
nations, neutral or belligerent, is I
I less objectionable but must also ′
be disapproved.
“Outright sale, in which owner-
ship legitimately changes hands,
may be approved."....
The purpose behind transfer
of American ships at this time
is to permit them to operate in
the banned European combat
Cotton
COTTONSEED PRODI CITS
FORT WORTH, Jan. 2 Western Feed-
ers Supply company’s, cottonseed quotations
(fob Texas mills):
Prime loose hulls, per ton—8.50-9.00.
Prime cold-pressed seed, per ton—29.00-
30.00:
Prime .cracked, screened meal and cake.
43 percent protein, per ton—34.50-36.00.
I Financial.
?
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—The stock market
opened the New Year today by posting
small fractional gains for leaders
At a slow "ket-away, improvement was
shown by, United Aircraft, du Pdnt. Santa
Fe, N. Y. Central, Anaconda, Chrysler,
General Motors, U. 8. Rubber, Consoudat-
ed Edison and Loews.
Among numerous forecasts conned by
NEW unteARe market followers were those. from the
NEW ORLEANS. Jan 2—Cotton futures merchandising field where the outlook was
opened steady 6 to 12 points net higher said to point to first quarter gains in *
tail spending over the same time last
year of 5 to 8 percent for the country as
NEW ORLEANS
a whole.: .. *
With automobiles in Decemberthe sec;
* 3 of L opened 8 to 1% higher. I ond best for that month in the history ot
Little more was heard, in deta * Prradine in the * nd hour saw a steady the industry, motor share holders noted
operation on that front until * Ju-stream or price fixing orders carry prices | latest estimates that output for_the
bilant New Year eve communique ahead more than $1 a bale. Although 55.
: announced the victory. Suomusalmi
” commands the only road to the Rus-
— sian frontier, 20 miles to the east.
- Quickly and quietly the Finns
2 sent machine gun patrols back
- of the Russian fines to cut the
’ 163rd division off.
, The Russians had got themselves
tangled up with Lake Kianta, or
Kiantajaervi, which is shaped like,
• a “Y" with its two arms pointing
. northward. Two regiments, a little
• over 8,000 men, had reached toe
' west end of the lake, A t
: to skirt the south shores of the lake.
■ The fourth regiment in the division
‘ was in reserve east of the lake
: Their ski patrols, with machine
• guns, well, placed Between the 163rd
' division and the Russian border, the
: main body of the Finns took their
• positions It was impossible, because
• of the patrols, for the Russians to
: cross the broad sweep of the lake
: in face of open machine gun fire
• and reach safety that way. Other
Finnish forces on skis advanced
2 through woods to the south and
i north, cutting off escape that way.
- The trap had now been pre-
1* paredI and the prey was in It.
I All that remained to do was to
: spring it. The Finns waited 16
days. In the 10 days of bitter cold
i with temperatures below 44 be-
low zero, the Russians were
without shelter, their supplies
1 ' were dwindling, their strength
| ’ was being sapped.
On the 11th day the Finns at-
1 : tacked from all sides. Despite their
I - weakness and hunger, the Russians,
‘ all hope of escape gone, resisted for
three days. On the fourth day all in
was over Several thousand Russians
were dead Nest of the rest were
scattered in small groups in forests
and all that remained to be done
I - was to let Finnish patrols and the
I * inescapable cold "mop them up.’ The
1 " two regiments at the north end of
1 - the lake were toe first destroyed.
1 ' The third sought to move north-
■ 1. ward to-join them and was destroy-
r ed. The fourth, which had been in
I- reserve, sought safety in flight to-
I ward the frontier with the Finns
I behind them Reports today were
I- that the Finns already had crossed
NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Jan 2
stream—of price—fixing
Cotton futures
sore..........- —- . I was around 3.725.000 unit-or more than
eign support was ess€ pronounced after. 41 percent above the 1938 nieure
Liverpool closed and a leading spot ,n- ------------------------
terest continued active selling at limits on
the way up; offerings were easily absorb-
ed by trade accounts. ′ -----.
Mday prices were 8 to 21 higher: Mch
21.17; May 10.82.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2.—Cotton—Spot
quiet, prices 16 points higher. quotations
in pence American, strict good middling
9.46 good middling 9 06: strict ‘middling
8.96 middling 8 86 strict low middling
8.76: low middling 8.41: strict good ordi-
nary 7.96 good ordinary 7.61 Futures
......__closed 25 higher. Jan 8.57; Mch 8.60; May
third tried 8.58: July 8.501 Ot 8.27
French Outline
European State
PARIS. Jan 2 —(P)—The Idea of 1
a federation of European states as
an outgrowth of the present war
was set forth in authorized French
circles today. This was a develop-
ment of the subject broached by
Premier Daladier in a speech to the
senate Dec 29.
A campaign for such a system,
which would be along the lines of
‘the present wartime collaboration
between England arid France, has
been started by the French press
and radio
TYPICAL RELATION
The point was stressed that "po-
litical quarters” regarded the pres-
ent British - French
relations as
typical of those that should exist
1 peace between nations that
would form the European federa-
tion.
Grain
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.—Wheat prices ad-
vanced about a cent in first dealings of
the new year today. <
Some buying was attributed to milling
Produce
FORT WORTH
PORT WORTH. Jan 2 —Produce: Poul-
try—Fryers 10-15; hens 6410; turkeys 6-
11. Eggs—No. 1 candied 4 50-4 80 per
case. Butterfat 25.
< HICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Butter 1.356,604,
(2 days) firm: creamery -93, score, .30-30-
%; 92. 29%: 91, 2d 90, 28%: »». 28%:
88. 27%: 90, centralized carlots, 29-29% -
Eggs 16.636 (2 days) firm fresh grad-
ed extra firsts 20; firsts 19: current re-
ceipts 17%: refrigerator extra* 14%.
standards 1412, firsts 13A.
Poultry live. 2 cars, 36 trucks,
hens 44 lbs up 16, under 4% lbs 14: leg-
horn hens 11: broiler# 24 lbs and down,
colored 15, Plymouth Rock 16% White
Rock 16%: leghorn chickens 10: springs 4
lbs up, colored 14%. Plymouth Rock 16,
White Rock 16 under 4 lbs colored 18.
Plymouth Rock 17%. White Rock 17,
bareback chickens 10; roosters 9%, leg-
horn roosters 9%: ducks 4% lbs up eot-
ored 114, white 13. small colored 9%.
white 10; geese over 12 lbs 12 lbs and
down 14: turkeys, toms old 12, young 18
lbs up 13. under 18 lbs 15: hens 18:
capons f’lbs up 19, under 7 lbs 17.
out that the defendants car was
being operated at 50 to 55 miles an
hour, over the limit allowed for
even emergency vehicles, but he
also declared, that no person
charged with reckless driving in
the city court would escape with
a light penalty. "Unless we can
strike fear into the people—unless
they come to realize they will be
penalized when apprehended—we 1
cannot have safer driving," the
court declared. •
L. S. Moore received the first
1940 building permit—$1,125 for con-
struction of a residence on Cypress
street.
Theft of a package containing
automobile parts from a truck
parked in an alley off Pine street,
was reported to police last night
by Merchants Fast Motor Lines.
interests..
Opening 1, lower to ‘s higher. May
1.04-1.044, July 1.01*4-1 02. wheat later
advanced further Corn started unchanged
to s down May 58% July 52‛il €
Wool
BOSTON
BOSTON, Jan. 2 —(USDA)—The wool
market in Boston was quiet today and the
price situation was showing no change
from last week. The lack of, new devel-
opments in the market reflected, a waiting
attitude on the part of buyers and hold-
ers of wool. Goods markets were being
watched closely for indications of an «-
pansion in orders. Wool prices in South
American markets were receiving a great
leal of attention
New Orleans Man
Killed in Wreck
VICTORIA, Jan. 2—UP—William
G. McGuire, 26, of New Orleans,
died in a hospital here at 11:25 a m.
of injuries suffered in a car crash
on a highway detour 31 miles from
Victoria.
The car he was driving appar-
ently alone, turned over on a sec-
tion of road near Refugio. He had
suffered a broken leg and internal
PRICE OF WAR—Pensively Eunice Lahtinen, 5, studies
her last year’s sled which may serve again this year as a Christ-
mas present. The Finns in Fitchburg, Mass., who constitute one
of the largest Finnish colonies in U. S., are skipping Xmas this
year to be able to send the money to their homeland. About 5,000-
Finns live in Fitchburg.
Syphilis Clinic of
Taylor County Gains
26 Cases in December
the Russian border.
This story of the death trap was
of nearly 250 miles from Ruvan-
iemi, which' is general headquarters
: for the mid-Finland and northern
army, to the Arctic front. We drove
1 through northern Lapland in tem-
- eratures which reached 43 degrees
below zero to the Petsamo front.
Christmas Garlands,
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2.—Produce: Eggs,
firsts 17%, current receipts 16%: cream-
ery butter 29%: butterfat 24-26
Poultry: Hens 8-12; roosters 5-6%:
springs 10%-15%: broilers 13-14-
POTATOES
CHICAGO. Jan. 2— • USDA)— Potatoes
237, on track 238; sacked per cwt. Idaho
russet Burbanks US No. 1. few sales 1.85-
2.00: US No. 2, 1 60; Nebraska bliss tri-
umphs 90 per cent and more US No. 1,
washed few saies 3.10-15; North Dakota
Red River valley section cobblers 85 per-
cent US No. 1. 1 30 bliss triumphs 85
percent and more US No. 1, few sales
1.30-35.
Livestock
7
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH, Jan 2.—(USDA)—Cat-
tie salable and total 2.200; calves salable
and total 1,100, medium and good fed
steers and yearlings 7.00-8.50; few year-
lings to 9 00, and some held above 9-50;
common steers and yearlings largely 5.50-
6.75; beef cows 4.75-6.25: butt 1.00-6.30:
slaughter calves 5.50-8.50; good stock
steer calves 8.50-9 00; load yearling stock-
injuries . ,
McGuire was a brother of Dave
McGuire, staff member of a New Or-
era 8.25.
Hogs salable 1,600; total 1,700; packer
top 5.60; bulk good and choice 175-285 lb
weights: 5.60-5.70; packing sows 40
down.
Sheep salable and total 1,500: wooled
fat lambs 8.00 down/ fall shorn lambs
7.25: wooled yearlings 7.25: fall shorn
yearlings 7.00, shorn aged wethers 3.73.
The teachers of the Abilene negro
school have, purchased a $15 health
bond from the Taylor County Tu-
berculosis asosciation, Lena Wilson,
secretary, announced today. Bangle
sales among students of the negro
school amounted to $5.10.
The Taylor county syphilis clinic
gained new cases-during December
and begins its ninth month of ope-
ration with 341 patients under ac-
tive treatment. This was shown in
the monthly report made today by
Mrs. Laura Nell Guthrie, nurse.
The clinic was opened in the
courthouse basement May 1, 1939.
St. Paul Stewards
To Meet Tonight.
A turkey dinner in the basement
of the St. Paul church at 6:30 this
evening will precede what Chair-
man Greenleaf Fisk predicts will be
the most important meeting of the
board of stewards of the year.
Fisk expects tonight’s meeting
will reveal the stewards have ob-
area without plunging the
United States into diplomatic
quarrels with belligerents if
anything should happen to the
vessels. .A
But many .officials felt that if
incidents developed to the ships
while flying the Panamanian flag,
the United States still might be in-
volved under the Pan American
neutrality policy.
In a transfer to a foreign flag,
| It has shown a steady growth each
month since, with gains ranging
from 22 to 119 new patients being
Payment of poll taxes in Taylor
county still lags Through this
morning, only 1,446 had been paid.
C.- O. Patterson, collector-assessor.
said. Eight thousand or more are
expected to be issued before the.
shown from month to month.
Fifty-five persons were given
blood tests in December. Twenty-
four showed positive reactions, prov-
ing presence of syphilis disease,
while 31 were negative. The other
two new cases added in December
Jan. 31 deadline.
Lena Wilson, secretary of the
Taylor County Tuberculosis associa-
tion, appealed today tor the return
of the large cross that had been
erected in the iris bed at the in-
tersection of North First and Pine
streets for the holiday season. Sun-
day night it apparently was run
over by an automobile and subse-
wer of another type venereal dis-
ease. • -
Nine of the 26 new patients are
children of school age, Mrs. Guth-
rie said.
Of the 341 persons now under
treatment, 189 are women and 152
men.
In the eight months the clinic
quently taken away.
Abilene Veterans of Foreign Wars
post is scheduled to hold its first
1940 meeting tonight at 7:30 at the
W. O W. hall on South First street
E. J. Litleer, commander, is to pre-
side.
Third battalion headquarters
has operated, 1,320 persons have
been administered blood tests and
350, or almost 27 percent of them,
were diseased. .
Dr. Jack Crow and Dr Stewart
Cooper are the clinic physicians
It is held each Monday and
Wednesday nights for negroes, and
Friday night for whites and Mexi-
cans. Treatment of patients begins
at 6, and registration closes at 7:15.
. GREENLEAF FISK •
all that changes is the flag. The
American financial interest in the
ship continued, and conceivably
could result in pressure on the ad-
ministration for diplomatic action
if the ship were sunk by a belliger-
ent.
In an outright, bona fide sale
the American financial. Interest in
the ship ceases Before giving its
approval to the sale of the United
States Lines’ vessels to, the Nor-
wegian corporation, the maritime
commission had to decide whether
the corporation was genuine and
the sale complete. It evidently ob-
tained satisfactory information on
both points, and the company will
operate the ships between New
York and Boston and London and
Liverpool.
Cook to Face.
Slaying Quiz
FORT TOWSON, Okla., Jan. 2
—(P)—A prison camp cook was ar-
rested today for questioning con- w
cerning the deaths of Mr. and Mrs
Elmer Rogers and their 4 year old ,
son, Dean, whose charred bodies
were found in the ashes of their
farm home Sunday night.
County Attorney Norman Nor-
ton said the arrest followed disoov-
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tained pledges enough to cover all
expenses of the church for the past 1
year Individual reports will be
asked for all stewards present.
The dinner will be served by
wives of the stewards. An attend-
ance of about 100 is expected. No
entertainment program is arranged.
Fisk will be master of ceremonies.
The board recently elected new
oficers in addition to Fisk, they
are F C. Hughes,- vice chairman,
and Mason Altman, treasurer.
James Glenn Rogers, 8, told of-
ficers two strangers shot his par-
ents and set fire to their three-
room home
The suspect, who was taken to
McAlester prison for safekeeping,
was serving 30 years for murder.
He has been corresponding with
a woman In Fort Towson, Horton
said, and had "threatened the life
of a Fort Towson man ” The county
attorney declined to elaborate.
1 i
company, 142d infantry, Texas na-
tional guard, is due to return late
today or tonight from Camp Wol-
ters. near Mineral Wells where it
has been engaged in winter ma-
neuvers since Dec. 27.
Mrs. J. D. Woodard and son, Paul
Douglas, and her mother, Mrs. L.
Stephens, have returned from El
Paso where they were holiday vis-
itors in the home of Mr." and Mrs
N. L Taylor. Mrs Taylor is a sister
of Mrs. Woodward.
J. W. Day, 2406 Simmons, was
admitted to Hendrick Memorial
hospital Tuesday morning for
treatment.
Cruiser Ajax Due
At Montevideo
$1.00
11
%
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.- (USDA)— Salable
hogs 28,000; total 36.000: top 5.80; 1*0;
220 lbs 5.55-80:220-240 lbs 5.35-65, wood
300-550 lbs packing sows * 10-50.
Jug------------Salable eattre 15,000; salable calves 1.5
of his brother. Me- 000; strictly choice yearlings held around
11.50: several loads, yearlings and light
steers 10.75-11.25; vest heavies 10 50:
, best heifers 10.00 bulk heifers 9.00 down
ward; best weighty, sausage bulla 7.8:
most vealers 11.00-12.00. .
Salable sheep 7.000: total 11,000: good
wooled lamba early 9.25 down: best held
9.50-65 and better: good slaughter year:
lings 8.00; sheep about steady: native ewes
4.00-50; few light weights ITS.
leans newspaper.
The victim's body was held here
pending arrival
Guire was on his way to Kingsville
where he worked as a member of a
The present cooperation between 1__________________
England and France provides for: seismograph crew for the Magnolia
1—Interchange of products with Petroleum company.
understandings to insure fuller - ■ -4------...---
manufacture and free flow-between German Airliner
the countries -of goods of which
one of the other is short.
2—Removal or alteration of tar-
iff! where: they would interfere
with such a free flow
Resumes Service
COPENHAGENJan-2-Pk •
The first German airliner to ar-
3—Direct exchanges of. currency I rive here since the outbreak of the
at a-fixed relative value without European war landed today with
involving gold operations: nine passengers It was believed
4—In wartime, full cooperation] regular German-Danish air service
for armies might be resumed.__
with a single command
and for the navies.
It has been agreed the British-
French cooperation plan will con- |
tinue six months after the .war
Pennsylvania Crude
Prices Advanced
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Jan 2.-UBDA)-
Salable and total 3000: top 4.60:
good to choice 160-230 lbs 5.45-55: 50WP.
4.10-50.
Cattle: Salable 4500: total 4525: several
loads good to choice weighty steer early
9 00-40000 good to choice yearling: 10.25:
choir ib heifers 9.90: odd head good
cows up to 1.00: choice vealers, up. to
11.00: three loads choice around 800 ID
simp * Salable and total 4300: early, top
jamb-g 15: most sales 9.00-15; fed
fearines 7 85; shorn 6.50: slaughter twen
2 75-4 25.
MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 2.-P-
Uruguayan officials today worked
out measures to make sure the in-
terned German freighter Tacoma
would remain a captive here for
the rest of the war and prepared
for a visit from a British man
o war.
Authorities said the cruiser Ajax,
BANK - ... :
(Continued from Page One)
Mr. James himself, who 50 years
ends.
Christmas
Lights Being Removed
T The last reminder of Merry
, Christmas was gone from down-
town Abilene today.
1 Christmas garlands strung above
, streets were taken down last night
: This morning the huge municipal
: Christmas tree was removed from
, the T. & P. lawn, and Christmas
• lights were being taken down
• Merle Gruver, manager of the
: chamber of commerce, said the tree
‘ will become possession' of the St.
1 Paul church Boy Scout troop 8 The
I boys plan to make a totem pole
< Of it.
_____________.» PITTSBURGH, Jan 2—) The
is variously celebrated price of all classes of Pennsylvania
in North Carolina In addition to grade crude oil advanced 25 cents
the conventional date, the day Is, in a barrel, effective .
some communities, observed on Jan- South Penn Oil company reported
uary 5. 6 or 7.today..
DENVER __
DENVER, Jan. 2 (USDA) Cattle sal-
able 1,300: calves salable200: talking %
__________er on ted helfers, beat Monday 1A Met
yesterday, the fed, neer.alta 11.00 %
6.15: cows 5.50-6.00: stock steers 700.
,m; steer caiven 8.10.0 9- neifer
* % ..labie 1,500; Food and choice 1to
240 ib butchers 5.50-5.65; Packer "
6 ApeCm-s 20 130g; trueked-in ufet
Mimiba steady. 8.00-8.35; top fed iambs
Monday 9 00 freight paid.
: December Money
• Order Total Up
1 ’ A total of 4 709 money otders
I : issued at the Abilene postoffice in
1 ' December aggregated $39,414.53,
1 ' showing a alight gain over the same
period a year ago. Tn December
I' 1938, the 4.347 ‘ money orders
I l totaled #7867 50, I
The office cashed 6,375 orders in
December to pay out $74,531.49.
I' while in December 1938 a total of
1:6,700 orders were cashed for $90.-
11131.20 __-
11 December 1939 sale of government
bonds amounted to $25,818.76.
Hongkong Harbor
Closed by British
HONGKONG, Jan. 2—(P)—The
British navv closed the crown col-
ony harbor of Hongkong today as a
necessary defense precaution.
The ‘order was the result of an
alarm from an off-shore patrol. The
cause of the alarm was being Investi-
gated.
Ships of all nationalities were pro-
hibited from entering or leaving
pending further British admiralty
orders.
MP
TRY THIS ON A TRAY—When search hi the White
House (rear) failed to turn up a single sled, Eleanor and Curtis
Dall, grandchildren of the President, used a waiter's tray for
eliding Their mother is Anna, F.D.R.'s only daughter. /
An Apple a Day
Not So Healthy
ROANOKE. Va. Jan. 2—()—The
admonition to eat an apple a day
for health’s sake has no appeal for
several city jail prisoners. .
They were arrested after a state
liquor board agent visited, their
homes—posing as a countryman
selling apples--and, sw apped apples
for bootleg liquor, r. •— ■
You'll V
Major Measures
Confront Solons
ago today came here from Baird
and went to work in the F & M
bank, opened that day by his fath-
er. the late General Fleming Wills
James, on South First street. G O
Creswell, who has been one of
the bank's customers since soon
after 1900, was among the early
i visitors D B Morgan Sr. early
customer and a resident of Taylor
20
one of the three victors in the
battle with the German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf Spee Dec-
13, would arrive tomorrow for a 48 ..._____________
hour stay to refuel and provision county since 1885, was’expressing
in the harbor Uruguay’s minis- - — .....-5
lure navy stood -guard against a
possible dash for freedom by the
8,258-tom Tacoma, while officials
prepared to intern her crew and
dispose of the cargo of oranges
grapefruit and nuts. One possibility
discussed was that the freighter
Only One Claimant
To 1940 Baby Title
Abilene’s New Year baby appro-
priately. Is a girl—little Miss, Leap
Year 1940
She is a daughter, born to Mr
and Mrs Everett Tadney, 925 Wal-
nut street, at 5 06 a m New Year s |
Day. . .
That, while not yet official, seems
to’be the decision in the 1940 baby
derby No other New Year’s babies,
had "been reported to challenge
young Miss Radney’s claim, to the
title When nei birth certificate
sworn to by the family physician,
is presented’ to, the Abilene Repor-
ter-News, she will be declared win-
ner—unless, of course, some other
Abilene youngster offers proof of
arrival-before 5:08 a m. on Janya
ary 1. 1940
■ To the first 1940 baby, Abilene
merchants present many valuable
gifts.- * _
Community Singers thelrhands. .______
To Elect Officers Marine Quota for
New officers will be elected by the 5 ,'
Community Singers in their weekly January IS 10
meeting at the Corinth Baptist
church. Sixth and Sycamore streets, Sergeant* P. D Marcom, recruit-
this evening. It will begin at 7.10 ing officer for the Abilene office
Present officers are Wade Willis of the United States marines, an-
would be beached
Red Army Base
Taken in East .
his best wishes R W Miller, who
made his first deposit soon after
the bank moved to a new building
adjoining the old Palace hotel on
Chestnut in 1890 was a caller. A. C
Manly, whose bank business
has been with the F. & M and
Larry Hays, route 2. were other
early customers. Henry Saylea Jr.
- another of the frist to dp busi-
ness with the bank and a former
employe and - assistant cashier,
called this morning: . .
Mrs James came in to say best
wishes not only to her husband
but to her son, Fleming James,
who has been employed in the
bank since 1914 and who is now
.-cup- cashier of the institution Mr
.0 points James is not too far from another
reported anniversary—his golden wedding,
which he and Mrs James will ob-
serve on Dec. 8. 1942, Mrs. James
at Aittajoki- was an ,----------1 farmer
WASHINGTON, Jan, 2.—(A)
—Here are the major measures ′ .
confronting the congressional
session starting tomorrow:
Defense—President Roosevelt -
will ask early approval of rec-
ord- breaking appropriations.
Finances—President expected *
to. suggest substantial reduc- , •
*ft
HAY BRC
Foo
HELSINKI, Jan 2—(P— The cap-
ture of a Russian army base and the
smashing of an all-day tank-sup-
ported red army attack at two 1
on the eastern front were
today by the Finnish army commu-
nique.- CIty — - . carmuer
The Russian toise at Aittajoki- was an Abilene girl, the former
“passed from hand to hand during Jane Elizabeth Chilton They were
the day” before the Finns finally married here in 1892.
took it . the communique said, add- Mr James today was wearing a
Ing that three machine guns: a field golden anniversary gift from his
kitchen and 400 overcoats feU into
Sergeant- F. D Marcom, recruit-
.of the United States marines, an-
and Glenn Haddox, vice presidents nounced today that, the January
and Silas Clark Secretary. The
presidency., has beeri vacant since
the removal of Andy Jones to Ban
Angelo several months ago
Willis emphasized that his or-
ganization, the original Community
Singers still homas regular meetings
each Tuesday night at the Corinth
quota for enlistment* is ten men
Recruits taken’ here will be sta-
tioned in San Diego for training _
service., -
employes—a gold watch engraved:
"January 1. 1940 Golden Anniver-
sary Henry James. From employes.
F & M bank"
Officers besides Mr. James are
Paul Jones and B L Ellis, active
vice presidents: .Fleming James,
cashier and Roy Johnson, assist-
ant cashier. The directors are H
O Wooten. 8 M Jay. Geo. 8 An-
derson. C W Lacon and Mr. James.
lion in other governmental ex-
penses to compensate in part
for defense outlays, leaving to
congress the question of wheth-
er to raise new revenue or in--.
crease the present $45,000,000,-
000 debt limit.
Farm-administration probab-
ly will ask continuance of pres-
ent benefit program but will
urge that congress raise addi-
tional revenue for any extra-
budgetary benefits.
Neutrality — Few, If any.
changes contemplated in pres-
ent neutrality act, but senate
sentiment growing for special
legislation defiling with Japan
Trade—Major battle in pros-
pect over continuance of the
administration’s reciprocal
trade program.
Labor-Several groups de-
manding changes in Wagner la- , ’.
bor relations law; wage-hour.
amendments also may be offered.
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Guara
Pe
The World:War .
church /
The Community Singers will soon
observe their eighth birthday The
group was organized "eb. 1. 1932. by
M Shaw and has continued active
since that time without interrup-
tion.--
25 Years Ago
By The Associated Press
Jan. 2. 1915—Russia asks Great
Britain to make demonstration
against Turkey. _ /
Shaw Takes Oath
As Commissioner-
M Shaw, Abilene abstractor, look
oath of office today as special con-
ciliation commissioner -for Stone-
wall county. The appointment was
made by Federal District Judge T.
Whitfield Davidson.
Shaw also serves as commission-
er of Taylor county and special
commissioner of Fisher county.
Conciliation commissioners are ap-
pointed to hear petitions filed un-
tier section 75 of the bankruptcy
act. ,
HOM
FRESH
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