Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 113, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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Graham Daily Reporter
They AH Reed It—Therefore A First CUm Advertising Medium
GRAHAM, TtXASk, THURSDAY, JANUARY X 1M1.
>ry about Brit-
tle enemy air
n a dajr or two
K oJu
8*M for your
a- a waok or aa
f yowu for you.
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avy Ordered To Full Strength
k
Click Bible To
Be Weaker Here
At Banquet
Penix of the Grahaai
Chib today announced
Dana X. Bible, coach
reraity of Texas to be
for the annual feot-
of Graham High
m.
one of the
In America, told Penix in
■ letter received hero yeaterday
he would (bring with Urn a picture
of one of the great games of the
year, probably that with A. A M- .
Penix Ijaa been wmfcteg for mere
thaa a faieoth ia efforts to secure
BMe for* the speaker at the ban-
quet. at which time the football
boys of Graham high will he hou-
cMsf
hal
speaker f<
I Jtjtmry
Ford To Mak£
Parts of Huge
War Planes
Case Filed Under
U. S. Labor Act
Is Settled Here
What is believed to be the firxt
case filed in Graham courts under
the new Federal Labor Relations Act
waa tried In Justice of the Peace
J. T. Rickman's court Wednesday
afternoon after it had been reduced
to a state case.
E. R. Alford sued Thomas D
Humphrey, oil operator of Dallas, for
alleged labor debt. The C. 8. Labor
Act is said to provide that if a labor
hill is not paid within six days the
mm to be collected may be doubled.
Plaintiff asked for straight time pay
alleged due qnd overtime also, the
total claim, including attorney fees
beiag $178. Judgment was rendered
egahist defendant, favor of plaintiff
for $60 principal, $9 overtime, $9
liquidation damages, $20 attorney’s
fees and 6 per cent per annum in-
terest.
W. D. McPariane was attorney for
the plaintiff and Lae Ayeock attor-
ney for the defendant.
Recognition for American Indian Art
PRIZES OFFERED TO
NAME FAIR PICTURES
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HAM. TRXft*
DALLAS, Tetas. Jan. 7.—A total
ba produced through cooperation of p<th. Te it bas
the Ford Motor Company and the
Consolidated Aircraft OMporMion. j
This was made public today by
here- by Harry L- Seay, who has be-
gun his third year as President of
~*he alauasl fergotten arts developed by ladiaas will be recalled Ju
■ary a when the -government, universities and sausemms will re-eperalr
te feature their atfeievemeata. Above, a group or Navajo Indians demon
strste theii handiwork, which wiU appear m the museum of modern art.
New York elty. Upper right: A young Indian girl proudly wears tesdt
Ueaal tribal . i itaa i.
_-._. the “world’s largest State Fair." One:
Mdse! Ford, auto prise of $60 will be awarded for the I
and Mai. Reuben H. (Fleet, head or ^ ijU( ^ ta for ^ #teTen mllw
the aircruft corporsUxm.aMm an.fa,-1 ^ Hghteen minute
speetion qf .CooaoWnted's San Diego .
pUnt and a consultation that lasted pictures are ia soimd and!
Fbrd said ba was williijc to piece
aO *««m*hs of Ms River Range plant
Rube Griffith Is Tried
In Distrid Court For
Shooting Chester Brogden
Baht Griffeth, well Mown farmer,* ' —:----
color and In 16 ana and 36 mm sixe.
This will ba shown in schools, thee
lag built now by
who lives sootbwfaet of Newcastle,
XU an trial in District Coot Wed-
nesday and today on charge of ar-
son it with aMawpt to murder in eon-
aeetIM with the shooting of Chester
which occurred Severn!
wat to the Jury about
At 3:89 fide afternoon
tree and organisation meetings
Patrol! into production, "either throughout the Southwest in 1941.
m whole or in part." on the B-24, [Tha, 1940 picture waa shown to more
h*")U^*’iT<^utr^eiif» wm be vp wtaSsTW
| leased- ter shnoteg first, and wfil ha
Ftens, itiH ia tha ftwmatlve staare, I flowed Uter in the year by tha
call for ceuetroetteu by Fted of longer piettm.______________thw jpsw hHI ml riglatlt
Tk* ***«■* **' Brogden, partly parriyxad team fete
taaas wiB clem °n Jebruarr L flte gmabm wmmR m, . witims. in the
title mntt he of six wolds or teat, trial, beiag bmgfet in on a cot.
The sbootiag is alleged to leave
occurred at tha boaae of Gdffetk’*
daughter, who lived la the cbnOmni-
I tty and tb steam ttogdsn waa fehring
attention, in the absence of hsr lnm-
band, according to testimony given
by Griffeth on the stand Wednes-
day. Tha defendant teid a narrative
Censoliitetsd at a plant to be erected
at Fort Worth, Texas. --------
Immadjata expend
longs pfcat apd a -
uto tSv
iiiwuiilhtat In tha
irt
MOy BnUaek was a Foot Worth
Visitor Wednesday. > > -
f
auto prdfMMam to- plane parts, is
NateMfetl la tha flan.
The iMfem company also wtB
have 4 fhm te the pUtore, atesmb
ling parts tatted out by the Ford
plant fas a factory to he buOt in
Tales, Oklahoma
The head of the gigantic automo-
bile eonoern would tot baxta* R. A. Moore of CoUege Station,
opinion on die length of time needed market quota auditor, and W. B.
to re-tool the Elver Rouge plant for Neeley of Wellington, D. C'., market
' Tea usi Dickinson if' Fort Worth
was a business visitor in Graham
today.
production,
“It will
o( plan* part*.
months,”
1 quota
be vision
• of Washington,
specialfet of the
of AHA, were
the southern
business
ltors in GrahSm today.
di-
ris-
Burning Car
Charge Filed
In Court Here
New State Finance President Asks
Plan Ready For New Three Fleets
Texas Legislature Instead 0f One
ABILENE, Jan. The bill for WASHINGTON, Jan. Official
state financial reorganisation will be Wasington wax lifted to its highest
ready for the 47th Legislature when i tension and bustle of activity today
the gavel falls. Monday a pre-sen- following the President’s order last
sion conference on the bill’s contents night putting the U. S Navy on a
was under way in Austin. Conferees full war-time strength immediately
were D. A. Bandeen, manager oi the and the creating of three U. S. fleets
West Texas Chamber of Commerce; instead of one.
Rep. Joe Humphrey, of Abilene; and Secretary Knox announced the
Geo. 0- Heater of Southwestern Uni- ehanges, whieh were authorised by
versity, WTCC-engaged collaborator, President Roosevelt. The navy sec-
with Bandeen on the widely discussed retary also told his press conference
plan to equip the administrative dc- he did not believe the United States
partment of the state government could spare more destroyers for
with a system of budgetary control Great Britain without “impairing”
and fiscal management designed to our fleet.
actually supervise spending and at Rear Admiral Husband E. Kim-
the same time provide adequate in- jmel, who will head the Pacific fleet,
formation to the legislature as a also wiU be eommander-in-ehief of
basis for its policy making. the combined forces.. He will have
This involves creation of a gover- 'the rank of admiral and will succeed
nor’s cabinet with advisory func- Admiral James O. Richardson, who
thWls, a' new department of finance |has held the post for little over a
and control, a complete centralised yesr.
purchasing scheme, and a civil serv- Richardson was ordered to report
lice system for employment of state to Knox for duty, hot the secretary
1 personnel t did not disclose what his new ss-
j The bill covering the plan, to be sigtmnent would be
I ioinfly presented by the West Texas, | The authorised enlisted strength
East Texas and'South Texas eham^,°f the navy was raised to 232.008
ibers of commerce, will bear the name men including both regulars and rr-
jof Rep. Humphrey, 116th district, serves on active duty The present
I who will introduce it in the Jqwer 4 personnel number* a hoot 191,900
;house. It ia expected to go before'™™pared with 115.000 enlisted men
ithe two houses early in the session >n the navy last July. The increase
I opening January 14, and to have be- ju the limit was effected under Mr.
| hind it an immense weight of public Roosevelt’s powers to change the
I opinion. The West Texas chamber authorised strength in an
has taken the plan to its own terri- emergency.
tore in 35 regional taxpayers' meet- Knox said that ships in service
ing attended by groups from 132 operating with crews at full
towns, and the Etex and Sotex war-time strength, but that the in-
chambers are now actively poshing «*•** described to assure full
it in their sections. strength manpower for new vessels
, A week after the close of the WT «' the>’ *r<" completed
ICC tour* the organisation had in' Pro«**nt Roosevelt recommended
its portfolio endorseirient* of the i te budget message to congress
plan from nearly 100 taxpayer groups t‘«tey that Hie navy receive $M68.
were comine in everv Mill 1668,414 during the fiscal year atagt-
iyo felony case* were filed
Jnmprir tfci Fneer J. T. Rickman’s
as follows:
Chamber.' of Commerce and boards , chinory and for
of dty development: Iowa Park, land mahMtnanrr_______.
Vdrnon, Breckenridge, Seminole, Pe- [ Ttie sum is expected to cwittm aadT
cox, Stephenville (senior and Junior, rOmpietr construction of 449 vessels,
chambers) Gainesville, Del Rio, He- Of that (mother. 89 already have
'■ Wedueaday in relation to dl»-
appearanee of agtomebOee
F: W. Whitley was charged with bra*. Coleman, Slaton, Snyder, East been
burning an automobile, an insured
He bee been
bead to await ec-
ow. R JIM declared.
Bleaed under $600 bow
dee of the Grand Jutj
Cherges of ear theft were filed
egainet aaetker aeaa but the name
Decatur, Anson, Olney,
Clarendon,
tend,
hart,
lone and Childress.
Lion* Clubs: Abilene,
Stephenville and A noon.
’> Rotary: Seminole.
Other organisations: City of Bal
Dal- , certain aMtiarts to
AM- other it mas udueh wiil be charged
against the betldiag tend.
Knox said the navy attended to ask
Winters,!
wLn™ 1Thl te given until artnet Has been Ilnr,r. winters Booster, Club. Win- j The change, i.
shoe tine .made. ters Home Demonstration club, 20th Mjd, would be eft
is , .w . I . .. ' * Contort eltabi (senior and Junior) of j
He, testified that previous to the l • . —...___«■_ u__»J__■__n.c '
slootiag- that he - Mb
f And Use Planning Committee Has
First Meeting of Year Here Monday
C. P. Gehagan Gdtt
Trades Dtiyi Award
The- largest crowd of the sea
a Mendel the Appreciation Day,
r.rah.™ Wiri. Win.
the tax coniWWee of the Fort Worth , Over StephenVIlie;
[chamber of commerce.
in addition to official action by
boarte of dirdetora, endorsements
Ringgold Here Monday
The Graham High School Basket
The Young County Land Use Plan-* con tact men
nreg committee held its initial meet-
ing for 1M1 last Monday, January 6,
for the purpose of discussing the ac-
rompliahmrnts made in 1949 unde*
the unifiqd program and the 1941
plan of work a# suggested by area
eommitteef, under the leadership of
F. G. Wiley, chairman.
Ir
t> A. Adam, secretary to the Plan-
ning committee, discussed in detail
the taggestod plan of work which
the outstanding feature of
sixty-seven field days to be held
during February, March, April and
October, on Yard Improvement, Poul-
try, Family Recreation -and Lend Use
Meetings will be heM
in all oowunmitie. throughout the
and will be sponsored te tte
iary vessels which officiate estimated
wotdd cost an additional tm.H0n.990
the fleet, Knox
shooting I-- none Lsmonininun ow, -vwi ssKT, wouhi oe effbetive Feb. 1
previous to the 1
MkRbbMW Brog-
den to lot Mx (Griffith’s daughter)
alone, wanting, be said, against dis-
turbing her home and causing trouble
with her atid her- husband. Ba (plat-
^ hv KU dlughteri. IT y- Pn* •froup* *te" 58 toWn" n0t the Stephenville team by the .wore of
hog*, he came bafck by hla daughters neaday afternoon. included above. Chamber* of Com- -e . . ._____ _____. .
house after her to carry Iter to his ! -XT tn 88 to 19 l*te* * Urr* fro d h
house, knowing, he declared, that I WHbert Gough wa, in charge of i™*** " tlT* tnwns aro^expc. d Graham High gymnasium,
her husband wm gone out of the fte program and much interest was make the endorsement officte . George Wilde was high point man
;"ommunity for the night. He said manifested until the award of the, Coauthor of a similar plan sever “'■‘h 1* points. Alvin McClelland was
the educa- when he approached the house, after wwk w»* announced. It was for a yfa„ >|po wa, Gr,dy Woodruff, a™”"'’ with II points
tion of the soil conservation district leaving hi* truck a half a block away, tot** °f I97 an<l **• received by C. P. (ken state senator .from the Decatur 771 *’ Graham team will play the
plan of work—namely: R. O. Prid- the house Was in darkness and first «*b**un, who live, ten miles north- dhtrict n,, Woodruff-Hsrry Graves strong Ringgold team he-e in the
Max for Markley and vicinity; A. C- heard no noise except a radio, then ot Graham. bill was, in fact, much more compre- Qrahnm gym Monday night, January
Casey for Jean and vicinity; W B. he heard a man’s voice and then he ———— hensive than that put forward by the '*• .
Howard for Olney and vicinity and later, looking through a window, he the bedroom, prior to Griffeth's ap- West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Before the main game Y ednexday
H. G. Millican, Loving, supervisor, j recognised his daughter and Brog-1 pearance, and that her two children It aimed at complete reorganisation ni*ht the B squad defeated 'he South
The status of the general acreage den in the house as Brogden struck'were on the bed there then, that he | Jf the state government, passed the *' 'm b* th‘‘ «*>«• <>f • *■
allotment under the Agricultural Ad- 1 a match at the water bucket In the and Mrs. Webb had gone into the house but died in the senate—be-
justment Administration program for kitchen. Defendant said- he thqp kitchen When Griffeth entered the cause. Woodruff told WTC0 lead-
1941 was discussed by J, H. Cr^w- went around to a door where hi* house. He said he ran out into the ert> je was too comprehensive
to assist in
HOSPITAL NEWS
Taylor was dtemixsed
______ _to a door where his house. He said he ran out into the erS( jt was too eomprehenstve In ___
ford, secretary of the Young County .daughter met him and scuffled with yard and declared Griffeth shot him scope, involving too big a TSlte at one the^Graham Hospital today
Agricultural Conservation Associa- him to prevent him from entering in the back and that he lay there on time. Woodruff has written the We«t
tten. After due dteeussion with the land tried to take a pistol away Bom the ground until the men, George, Texas chamber - excerpts: •! have
committee, the committee voted to him. Then he testified that he puah Williams, and Lara more, curried him twn interested in thin program for
make proteat and give reasons for ed himself into the room and shot to a hospital for. aid. Ir long time and It is the moat impor
teste proteat to the AAA officials in at Brogden, after Brogden had made j ni n , ^ th>t prW ^ ^ ; tsnt thing that could be done in Tex
- .ftff .Jfltert!1... .? "tell will
_i I ean to advance your
My rongratutetio-s to the crating from
Chamber at Commerce Graham Hospital, is
thehr protest to the AAA officials in at Brogden, after Brogden had made , M . iu, . A jtant thing that roul
Washington for having cut the Young W move m his pocket as if drawteg -s j i - , - fcji . . niiffklii M 1** Ute- HrtS,ftter
county allotment five thousand sens, knife. Testified he shot four time* b ° 1 f. fc, ir^irtLU.'jj dauteiter I ,n|l*P do aR I ean
Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Moren were et Brogden , . - psegram My eong
selected aa tha Land Use demonstra- ! The defendant also testified that j . ' Tk.. Zl WeeS Taxaa Chaari
th**_*I*? ‘upon thte, conatvttatfve undertaking’
The cterent MB recognise*
Mr. and Mra William Gang of
taring are the parents of a Hitle
son born this morning at the Gra-
ham Hospital
BiUy Wellman was dismissed from
the hospital today.
Mali Katherine Tie*, who far rssug
tion te tee
tortod te be
g off too tten sought, said WTCC
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 113, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1941, newspaper, January 9, 1941; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1064193/m1/1/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.