Amarillo Daily News from Amarillo, Texas • Page 1

AMARILLO DAM NEWS -1. xxxi. Ko. 314--Associated Press Day and Night Leased Wire. AMARILLO, TEXAS.

WEDNESDAY WORKING, NOVEMBER 27 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FIRE! DANGER! FIRE! Amariiloons MUST Be Careful Be careful with candles! That warning was issued yesterday by Ed Spann, city fire marshal. "AmarHIo's hazard is at its highest peak," said Mr. Spann, who said the warning to be careful should be sharp, stern. "Even under the most favorable conditions the fire hazard increases at this season of the year, what with Christmas decorations up, and so danger now is a thousandfold, 0 be continued. The dancer is thousandfold because so many of the homes are depending on candles, sene lamps--a make-shift at best --and improvised gas lights or open torches.

"Whatever you do don't let children get near the candles or lamps. They're dangerous enough for adults to handle. Two or three small fires already hare been started by children playing with lighted candles. They wouldn't hare been small fires except for prompt discovery. -What makes it still all the more dangerous is the fact that Amarillo doesnt yet have a reserve supply of water sufficient to fight st big blaze.

''I want to issue a special warning to stores and other places of business still forced to use cau- dles and lamps. "Amarillo has been extremely lucky so far. Let's exercise all the caution our command to prevent any further damage." Mack'ofArea Skares Tragedy Of Ice Storm. Amarillo isn't the only Panhandle town that has to eat supper by candlelight or start sawing off broken limbs from its-prize trees--that's part of life today in many another Plains city. The'northern and western half of the-Panhandle-north to the Oklahoma state line, west to the New Mexico line and as far south and east as Farwell, Hereford, Canyon, Panhandle, White Deer, Stinnett, and Santa Plans Visit Here On Dec.

7 Here's some information of interest mainly to the children: Santa Clans will ride down Polk Slreet Dec. 3- He will be in a giant Christmas parade, one produced by B. of Wichita. Kansas. In the parade, besides Old St.

Kick himself, will be 100 persons, a live camel. Santa's own ponies, beautiful floats, toyland characters 1 clowns. For music there will be electric chimes. Restoration of City Water Supply Expected Early Today Spearman--is in the same boat with AmarilliX The principal damage, as in this city, was to. power, and communication lines and to trees.

Telephone, telegraph, and power poles were snapped off for miles at a stretch and many were pulled to the earth by weight of the ice. Has a Bright Side There were bright sides to the situation however. No casualties -were reported, livestock did not suffer, and because of the heavy moisture received the wheat crop outlook is the, best in years 'and drouth stricken ranges are much improved. Many a Panhandle ditions that laid low the power and communication in the Panhandle. Yesterday, linemen were working on the" only telephone circuit remaining out of order--that to Roswell.

JJorger was isolated from the outside world Monday but continued to enjoy such modern conveniences as electric lights, lots of water, and oca! phone calls. Telegraph and ong distance phone service was be- mained dart again last night'and for some of them there was little prospect of getting lights and power at least several, days. one of the hardest hit of qontinued-Jsolatod. 1 telegraph c'ir- All cults were out-and because" of the heavy icing conditions that, have prevailed, local repairmen were not able to even start work on their lines until yesterday. With lines down to all outside power sources, the.

city continued without electricity and it was indicated that -it may be the best part of a week before service can be restored. The water situation has reached the se'rious stage. Although arrangements are being. a to pump water from an underground storage tank to the standpipe by tractor, even then only-a two-day supply will be available. Since the pumps are electrically driven and no power, is available, officials frankly admit they don't know what they will do after the present supply is gone.

Cities Hard Hit Stratford and are exactly in the same predicament as far as power and communications go though the water situation is not nearly-as acute; While residents of Spearman are inconvenienced by the blackout and the lack of telegraph and telephone service, there is plenty water in the city The inconveniences have been more than offset by the general satisfaction in that area over the four inches of mois- ng restored to points outside the storm-area yesterday. Monday afternoon the Borger Herald, without Associated Press service, went to press with national and international news garnered by radio. Livestock Benefit Pampa, outside the of the no curtailment, of utilities service, some trouble for" a while was experienced because of fallen lines in other parts of the Panhandle, served, along with Clovis and other cities outside vof pprtant-liaison points Amarillo. Livestock began to enjoy yesterday, far finer pasturage than they lad before the storm. Because of he great amount of moisture, the ranges are in excellent Though they had difficulty in grazing because of the ice covered ground Sunday and Monday, it was not cold enough to injure stock.

Because of many fences down along the highway, highways in Moore and Hutchinson County had new traffic hazard in roaming cattle. The heavy. rain, sleet and snow that the entire Plains area brought moisture, ranging from, two to four and even more inches anc gave the area the best wheat prospects it has had in a decade. ture received there, Bill Miller, editor of the Spearman Reporter, said here yesterday. Dalhart In the northwest corner the Panhandle felt the storm's ip also.

Electric power went off in Dalhart early Sunday morning and remained off until late Mondav With no power available in Dalhart, Publisher Ed i and Editor Albert Law of the Dalhart Texan took type and forms to Clayton, N. where the Monday afternoon's edition of the Texan was printed. Stinnett, i electrical power for two days, was back to normal Monday night after lines to Borger had repaired. where lights were off sll day Monday, had limited power again beginning late Monday However, service was not continuous and it was indicated that several days would be required before II was returned to normal. Telephone and telegraph lines were likewise down into the Carson County seat Fire Trucks Pomp Water To restore regular power service east of Amarillo to Panhandle and White Deer, another striken town the Southwest Public Service Company had a crew busy working on that line, yesterday.

To the south of Amarillo, crews were working frantically to restore electric service to Canyon; Hereford Friona and Farwell and late yesterday had restored at least partia service at most of these points Communications to these towns were disrupted by the storm and were being restored yesterday. These points, especially Hereford and Canyon, suffered heavy tree damage. Canyon was faced with a water problem until the fire tracks were pressed into service', to pump from the city wells' Into the s. eastern edge of Hew Mexico iccelved heavy snows but thev missed the ice-iormlng weather con- Axe Will Ring For Days on City Trees The ring of the axe, a sound almost unknown to Panhandle ears, will be heard in Amarillo for many days to come as an emergency crew of 200 men clear out city's debris. Yesterday noon the big crew i WPA workers and 30 tracks bega work under direction of City' Man ager H.

R. Smith to clean up th effects of the ice storm: All of the fallen tree limbs sufficient size will, be utilized. Th wood will be-cut and stacked onlh city section, where It will be con trolled for distribution to need families for fuel through welfar agencies. Men working in these emergent crews are taken from WPA rol. of certified workers and the trucks with operators, are provided list contracted with the treasury department, explained A.

A. Mere dith, district WPA director. Except where a situation hazard ous to life exists, these workers can not go on private property, citizen should clean up their own premises putting broken limbs along the cur lines to be hauled away College Public Schools Remain Closed Amariilo's grade and high schools will remain closed today and tomorrow but higher education Bill be resumed. John P. Mead, president of Amarillo College, announced late yesterday that classes at the college would be resumed this morning.

Efforts were made yesterday for the re-opening of the public schools but because of lack of heating and lighting facilities, they will remain closed today ana through tomorrow. Since the Sandies will play Pampa here tomorrow afternoon, school would have only been held until 1 o'clock. In view of tills, officials decided not to re-open for the one short day. Delays in re-opening are giving pupils a full week of vacation. They were dismissed last Wednesday for a two-day Thanksgiving holiday.

St. Mary's Academy will remain closed. Officials there said classes would not be resumed until the school again had electric power. Clear Skies for Today Forecast There's fair weather ahead for the Panhandle for at least a day and everyone is happy. The telephone, telegraph and power line repair crews are 1 going to need all the fair weather they can get to help, put fallen lines back into service.

Tree lovers and surgeons welcome the melt the ice from the trees and provide an "-do "necessary trimming and pruning. Wheat farmers and ranchmen are to see the warm weather so ihat wheat and grass can take advantage of the recenfc heavy- mois- iure; Although still handicapped by meager reports and few instruments, H. T. Collman, local weather observer, says that on the basis of available information, clear weather should continue to prevail at least through The Panhandle area received its best moisture of the year and not MAN OF THE RIVER?" Forced irom-their near Houston by encircling flood waters," Pete iheVstronger-sTiouiders 'his friend, E. Marlbrough, to be carried to safety when he found his legs wouldn't stand up against the stiff river current.

All Travel Facilities Reach Normal Today AH facilities ai. expected to be in operation through Amarillo by. this afternoon. and buses are meeting their schedules with difficulty All roads and railways, are open, bul ack of communications severely handicaps the service. Buses to' Denver resumed service ast night.

With continued fair weather, the airlines expected to resume daytime operations this afternoon. However, the planes will be unable Field at night until the airport is lighted again. The WEATHER D. 8. Wathtt Bureau co AND VlCIHITT-Falr and XA8--Pair "tonight and r- north 0 only did the rains break a long drouth, but Mr.

Collman believes it might be the start of a "wet decade." Records kept since 1892 show alternating wet and dry decades and according to it, 1940 is due to start a wet 10-year period. In Amarillo 3.17 inches -was received to boast the year's total to 3.25 inches. The normal for the first 11 months is 19.21 inches. Jn all parts of the Panhandle rams were received over the week-end. Spearman reported four nches while other North Panhandle mints reported from two to four nches.

Around Plainview, where three to four inches fell, ducks iljere eported swimming In wheat fields. moisture provided sufficient moisture to assure a good stand for the 1841 crop. Veteran grainmen reported the outlook for next year's crop the best in a decade. Veteran Repair Crews Rush Work Speeding Restoration of Service one line, that 'from the generatin plant to the city's water pumpin station and reservoir until that lin was put in service late Monda afternoon. Next efforts, turned in the.direc tion of hospitals, met.

their firs success at 3 o'clock Tuesday morn ing when the power reached Anthony's Hospital. Certain residential areas, also re ceived electric service' when the Jin to the hospital.was energized. Northwest Texas Hospital and th Amarillo Veteran's Administratio Hospital were.next in order an lines were being built to the hos pitals yesterday. Next in order, vital to the healtf of the city, were the milk process ng plants-and crews were also rebuilding those lines In I all cases, the vital lines also pro for certain residentia Power lines were also being re stored to meat processing plants which are believed to be essentia to the health of the city. No definite prediction as to when electric service to outlying area could be resumed was possible yes terday.

Southwestern Public Servia Company officials said. When electric service has been restored to the vital services the problem of repairing or replacing lines to residential areas will be tackled. The city will be taken a section at a time and all lines wi! number required in the current be repaired and checked before the power is turned oh. Fully a week will be needed to restore service to some outlying residential districts. Trouble-shooting line crews rushed to Amarillo almost without being asked when the plight of the city and the Southwestern Public Service Company became known to All the crews are veteran linemen who arrived in the city with Ml equipment and ready to go to 'We asked for the best they had and that Is 'what they sent," one official of the company said yesterday.

"These linemen who came to cur assistance are the best linemen and trouble-shooters in the South- Nine Shutdown Days Ordered for Stale AUSTIN, Nov. 26 TO-A 60-day proration order for Texas oil fields, effective Dec. 1 and permitting net daily production of 1,316,657 al casES th barrels, an increase of 1.432 barrels TM ed Dowcr over current net output, was announced by the state railroad commission today. The order required nine shutdown days each for December and January but numerous fields were exempted. The new daily allowable was 39,557 barrels larger than tho Federal Sureau of recommendation or December, but commission en- said nonr-al underproduc- ion would result In a dally flow of nly 157 barrels above the estimate f.

demand. Shutdown days, the same month- number required in the current 0-day order expiring Nov. 30, were tipulated for Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14,15 21 22, 25, and Jan. 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 9, 25 and 26.

May Call Guard Patrol Streets While the situation does not- yet warrant calling on the National uard to help patrol Amariilo's ghtless city streets, Mayor Ross D. ogers said last night that he still ad the suggestion under advlse- cnt. Terming Amariilo's water situ- lon critical, the mayor Mid that would wait until today noon here determining whether he would assistance from the guardsmen. Several hundred guardsmen, call- by Uncle Sam for one year's rvice Monday, are now being artered (t tin fair noundi. west.

"We told them that, we would be short on supervision--we-just didn't mye the personnel to supervise large crews of inexperienced men-and we got them. They are men who can go ahead vyith a minimum of supervision." Line crews Ama- Reheved by warmer-weather of the impediments of-heavy coats and gloves, more than 125 linemen were rushing repairs on Amanllo's vital electric power lines yesterday, asrthe city worked its way out from under the burden of "down timber" and fallen The vital service plan of restoration of the city's power lines- plan which calk for restoratio first of the lines most important the city's: health--was' being into "effect as the crews jconcei trated on lines, hospitals and. food product)! plants. All efforts were concentrated rlllb to assist in the crisis include two Southwestern "Public Service Company, crews from Roswell, Artesia and Carlsbad, N. a crew and truck from the American Pot-, ash Company.

Carlsbad, a Corporation which tied up work Vultee Strike Comes to End DOWNEY, Nov. W) -A 12-day strike, at Vultee Aircraft crew and two' trucks from tl Southwestern Light and Powe Company. Lawton, a ere and" truck 1 from the Albuquerqu Gas and Electric Company. Albu K. two trucks''an crew from the'Texas'Electric Serv ce Company, Fort Worth; tn 'and crew from the Dalla.

Power and Light Company, Dallas hree trucks and crews from th West Texas utilities Company, Ab ene; two trucks and crews from Oklahoma Gas and Electr Company, Oklahoma City; and se' al trucks and crews from th Texas Power and Light Company Dallas. book could be written abou the efforts of the linemen'to re tore the. line from the main dis ribution, plant to the city's wate rtant. Efforts to repair the regu ar lines were futile as the lins con Inued to break. The Hnemei tarted stringing a new line, have this line'go down.severa imes under Orming ice.

the weight of fast Finally, just as the new line was eady to be put into service th lain line from the generating sta ion went out and the entire city ras plunged into New nes had to be run from the gen rators before the city again had ghts in the business district and len-the line to-the water pumpini tation, was found to be grounded Repair of city lines, was given dded impetus yesterday after the ity officials decided to attempt to install.gasoline motors'on wells at he McDonald site, five miles south the city, rather than wait for le power-line to be rebuilt. Since everal repair crews were working the line to the pumps, these "ews were called back and put to ork on city lines. dvice fp Trees icarTree: This advice is free, Tree. You're pretty bad.shape, but like the st of us Panhandlers, you're tough nd will come through with flying lors. But when a feller Has brok- 1 limbs he wants the best of care, we advise you to have your own- call in nothing but on expert runer He'll find them advertised Globe-News Want Ads, idcr Classification 53 and in the usmess Directory, "Who's Who In Yours truly, 'GLOBE-NEWS WANT ADS Dial 6262 WANT-AD -HEADCJUABTSRS on military contracts totaling.

$84,000,000 ended today with ratification by striking CIO worecrs of a new contract. which will increase wages of 5.200 employes by $1,400,000 annually. Employes will returning to work at 7.A. tomorrow--- unde the watchful eyes of Bu reau of Investigation agents, de termined to see that no spies obtdi entrance.in the guise of workers. Company officials emphasize tha there could be no "mass.re-employ ment." One of-them commented: 'It will.be a slow men will be subjected to almost a.

close scrutiny when they wer originally employed." Ten days of negotiations amon company officials, CIO United Au omobile Workers Union member a government representatives rame to an end noon oday when John P. Stee'lman, chie of the U. S. Department of Labor'j conciliation service, emerged from his first.conference with' the war ring groups to announce: "I am happy that immediate re- iumption of operations Is LoganWaltei Bill Passed By Senate WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.

(a The Senate passed the controversial Logon-Walter bill iodoy, 27 to 25. Tlic bill, designed to facilitate appeals to the courts from administrative rulings of executive agencies of federal government, has already passed the House. It MOW goes back there, however, for action on several amendments. The Senate action came sooner than members had expected, after Democratic Leader Barkley, of Kentucky, announced that despite Ms opposition to the measure anil his belief that action should be deferred he was prepared to vote at once. Barkley had argued that wltti only a bare quorum present and with the report of a special committee appointed by tile attorney general on the subject of administrative procedure forthcoming shortly, action on the legislation should have been delayed.

Program Friday Honors Troops Five hundred uniformed Nations Suardsmen are expected to attent he community patriotic cclebratloi" at Muncipal Auditorium Friday eve- ling at 7:30 o'clock. A committee meeting was held vlayor Ross D. Rogers' office y'cstcr- lay nf Lcrnooii to work out fina details ot public moss meeting 1. P. Rose, chairman of Hanson Post Americanism committee, pre- Ided.

Mr. Rose reasserted that purpose if the community meeting is-to'do mnor to Amariilo's selective service eglslrants and National Guard roops. Ho revealed that 7,000 let- ers are being mailed, to Potter Jounly selective service registrant)! nvitlng and urging them to alien the program. "We also want to invidc all Han- all County registrants, especially nd other Panhandle young men to ttend the rally," said John K. 3oyce, commander of Hanson Post.

The city administration'arranged he entertainment, sponsored the merican Legion and Veterans of oroign Wars. The Amarlllo High School Band will present a 30-mlnutc concert, irected by Oscar Wise: Commander oyce will preside as master of crcmonles. National Guard troops, Boy, couts, ROTO troops, Hanson Post o. 54 and Veterans of Foreign Vars will participate in an advance mass colors. The Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will lay.

Mayor Rogers will deliver Ama- llo's tribute to: selected service cgistrants and National Guard oops. Community singing will be by H. A. Shaw and.Homer Rice, rescntatlon of selected service rcg- trants and National Guard troops ill be made by Potter ounty Boards Nos .1 and 2. Col.

E. A. Simpson will deliver has k-Supply Is Approved The warning to boll milk ecn lifted by the city. "A city inspector worked all day with both of the pasteurizing plantr the city and found them to operating at full capacity and un- er normal conditions. We are satisfied that both plants are being perated properly," Mayor Ross Rogers said in a- statement last Ight.

milk sources were found to be in the same satisfactory condi- oa 'While the warning of Sunday Ight to boll all milk was timely in lew of conditions existing then are now lifting that order as esulfc of pnhspnuenfc developments nd restoration of power," the may- said. ewsboys Taken' BAtLAS, Nov. 26. Newsboys hoarse from long shooting of war news made (he most of the Texas storm. 'Aniarlllo taken," they jelljd.

'Amarillo taken by Uic enemy -Nature!" 'Panhandle frozen like Finland. UM flooded but refuses lo urrender reui all ibhM.it" her crotkeiL ic principal address, speaking' on Patriotism of 1940." Fire Protection Forces Shutdown For Second lime Amarillo was i u't water again inst night; and city officials stressed -the point that tho situation is critical. Mayor Ross D. Rogers said he "hoped the water might be turned back on some time this morning." After a day of water service--which had followed.SO drinkless city supply was again shut off last night at 7 o'clock. Mayor Rogers' statement! The-water supply is at luch point that It is deemed best to cut It off entirely at 7 o'clock.

This will leave sufficient water on hand to be used In the event of a serious fire. Everything possible Is. being done to connect stationary gasoline motors to the wells at the McDonald Water Site, but, fl now appears that this cannot be done before sometime "We hope that we can turn the water back on for use by the people sometime early Wednesday morning." Last night officials' efforts were Dong made to gee gasoiino motors, two of. tho pumps at the McDonald site, operating. However, supply from only two lumps would be far from adequate, servo the city's needs.

The pumps were expected to be, operation In a few hours, but 'ater situation still will be lib next 24 hours, Mayor Ross Rogera announced. One portable motor-generator set was received In Amarillo late last tight and was Installed at ono of city's water wells and was reported In operation, and.two others being rushed here. The; set installed in service was rom the Southwestern Light- owcr Company at Lawton, Okla, nd the other two are coming from Oklahoma Cos Electric Corn- any, Oklahoma City, and from the Mexico Utilities Company, -lobbu, N. M. These wlli.be instalfed nd placed In operation at city 'ater wells, as soon as they ar- ivo today.

Theso units will give the city iree producing water wells In- ependent of Ihc usual supply of cctrlo Despite all temporary efforts for upply, the Southwestern Public service company is going ahead to the poles and re-string the Another warnlnf (o boll all waicr used for drinking or domestic purposes Has issued late ast night. Citizens were asked to take no chances upon the purity of water which may have been in storage the city's reservoirs for a long period of Boiling of water for 15 minutes will make it absolutely pure'arid for general purposes. Pleas for Aid Are Answered Amarllloans nlways respond. And they did this week. Two welfare agencies rcporte ast night that they had been abl lo take care of all appeals to then Tor help from Amariilo's needy dur ng the emergency created by Sun day's storm, duo to the generosltj of Amarillo citizens who answerci picas for help.

These: agencies are the Socia Welfare Association and the Salvation Army. "We have taken care of al emergency cases," said Adjutan Villiam T. Johnson, of Salva- ion Army, "and these 'demands lave been met with supplies ant provisions given during the last few days. However, we have now given out all clothing, coats, quilts and ilanfcets on hand, and any further help given the needy will have to be rom contributions received today arc not too dependable' and later." Nearly 100 cases were cared for by the two agencies and no one iccding help was denied, the ad- utant )octor Williams Will Be Honored Members the First Church tonight will hold a fare- service for Dr. and Mrs.

J. Howard Williams and family. Or goes this week to iklahoma City to become pastor of he First Baptist Church there. The meeting is open to all mem- ers of the church and their friends nd the program will include all bases church life, it Is nn- ounced by Harry W. Miner, ed- catlonal director.

A fellowship hour will follow the arewell service. no from Amarlllo to the McDonald te. A large extra crew will start ork this morning on this ill not rest until the lull water ipply Is complete. Earlier In the day the municipal partment was Instructed to cut 'entirely the largest users In an 'fort to conserve the water supply. Crews Speed Hookup Stunned still from winter's ice filom, the Southwestern Public Service Company will be unab'le'to restore service to the water supply base days.

The city-yesterday was making heavy inroads on Inr underground reserve supply of 8,000,000 gallons. This reserve, could not be tapped until electrical lines were run" to the power plant at Eighth Avenue and Bonham Street Monday to. produce pressure. The emergency crews employed jy the city worked frantically' at the McDonald site, eight miles southuest, In an effort to set up the gas pumps. City Manager Smith and.

Mayor Rogers were at- the scene. The pumps were expected to be in operation, early pccted to be in operation by ntld-moming But at best the supply to the and they -The city-water pressure yester-: day was lowered to a'minimum. City hall workers called all service stations and garages, asking hem to discontinue using water or washing cars. Fe, one of the largest users, was shut off early, Supply Loaned Santa Fe officials a volunteered to forego use city water, ind yesterday began shipping wat- ir into Amarillo by the On one.train'from Pampa came 39 ank cars of water. Almost continuous- laboratory tests of the.

water being taken from lie reserve supply were being run the health department. D. McDonald, who Developed 'ie nearest water site, was put In barge of installing the 1 gasoline umpj, loaned by Cocko'i: Braden, Ighway contractors, and the In- Harvester company. Imperial desks, RuacU COt.