Big Spring Daily Herald from Big Spring, Texas • Page 8

Eight I Government Announces New Program For French Civilian Supply System Big Spring Herald, Big Spring, Texas, Sunday, February 4, 1945 Buy Defense Stamps and Bonds By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Feb. 3 (ff) The government announced to night a far reaching program fo French civilian supplies, but priv officials conceded that Fran co-American relations will worse before they get better. The announcement covere thousands of tons of food stuffs Industrial materials, and badl needed transportation equipment including 700 locomotives an 8,000 trucks, authorized for French purchase here. fThe goods are being shipped a Jtepidly as cargo space become available.

The announcement dis dosed that 46,000 tons of civilian were shipped to Franc Curing January. said, however, that th' rrench people are now going through one of the worst winter. In their history, suffering intense ly from lack of fuel, clothing and food in many parts of the coun try. They said the failure to ge supplies delivered in time to pre Tent thiii suffering inevitable means some loss of good will between France and the other allies "Somebody has to be a scapegoat," one authority summed it up "and it looks like we're anc ffce British. The supply failure Is blamed on greater need than was anticipated last summer, when it was nol A Vital Message To Men Who Feel Old Why not regain the vim and vitality you once enjoyed? If life apparently hai I cut iti Kit, yon again abl.

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thought that all of France would be liberated as quickly as it was, and also on the heavy demands of tha military forces on all forms of transportation. In some instances, It is said, conditions have led to unfavorable comparison with the situation under the Germans when many of the French enjoyed a kind of material comfort. French political leaders striving to solidify their support are inclined to blame the United States and Britain more frequently than the conditions of the war. There is unexpectedly prolonged difference on one issue between the French and American representatives negotiating over supplies here. That is the extent to which France should use her available resources $2,400,000,000 to pay for civilian goods and the extent to which those goods may be shipped under some form arrangement.

of lend-lease Graduating Exercises For Tech ESMWT Class Here Thursday The graduating exercises of the fourth class to conclude the engineering science manpower training program will be held Thursday, Feb. 8 at 8 p. in room No. 4 of the Settles hotel. The class of 23 young men was sponsored by the Big Spring Safey Council under the leadership of Franklin Nugent, and was held under the auspices of Texas Technological college of Lubbock.

Otto 'eters was the instructor for all if the classes which included 96 hours of basic training in safety engineering. The program conducted by Burl Haynie of Texas highway patrol vill include a lecture by Peters ollowed by an open forum of uestions pertinent' to safety en- ineering. A safety film will be shown, at conclusion of which M. E. Harlan will award the certificates.

The completion of this course rings the number of graduates in OUT OF Beartn? a home-made white flag these Filipinos advance toward Americans on a Luzon beach along Lingayen gulf. They had been In hiding. ig Spring to 70 completing the ourse in safety. Of these five ave obtained positions as safety ngineers and directors. Navy-Marine Fliers Masters Of Japs WASHINGTON.

Feb. 3 UP) In three years of war, navy and marine corps fliers have established a superiority ratio of more than 5 to 1 over the Japanese. To January 1, the navy disclosed today, Japanese planes shot down in combat or destroyed on the ground by its fliers totaled 9,819 against 1,882 planes lost. The figures do not include losses to antiaircraft fire by either side. "Although the Jap is steadily and rapidly improving the fighting performance of his and some of his latest models are excellent during the last year most of his planes could not be regarded as the equal of compar- 1 able types employed by the navy," For Thomas LAMESA, Feb.

3, (IP) District Judge J. E. Garland today se Feb. 16 as a tentative date he would hear a motion for a new trial for Jim Thomas, convicted on a charge of murdering Dr. Roy E.

Hunt, of Littlefield, Tex. A jury in 106th district court convicted Thomas here Jan. 12 said Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, deputy chief of naval operations for air. "But a more important factor was the superior quality of our navy and marine pilots." The navy, said at least 65 per cent of the navy and marine fliers forced down are rescued.

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RATION CERTIFICATE We will be glad to In any way with your Tire Ration Certificates and to fill your order for either Grade 1 or Grade 3 Tires. Bring your Tires fo Us for Expert VULCANIZING and RECAPPING We will see that you get the BEST In Quality Materials plus Expert Workmanship on AH Tire Repairs Dependable RECAPPING and gave him death. Counsel for Thomas then said an appeal action would be instituted if Judge Garland should decide adversely on a motion for a new trial. The trial here was the second for the 50-year-old Thomas. He had been given death by a jury at Plainview earlier, but a new trial was granted and the case was brought to Lamesa on a change of venue.

Dr. Hunt and his wife were found dead in their home at Littlefield on Oct. 26, 1943. Thomas, a convict on parole, was arrested the next day Galveston. He was charged only in the death of Dr.

Hunt. SCOUTS' ROUND TABLE A Scoutmaster's round table will be held Monday night at 7 p. m. at the chamber of commerce, it was announced Saturday by Commissioner Charles Watson. Newsprint Quotas May Be Lowered WASHINGTON, Feb.

3 UP) The War Production Board an nounced today it might be impos sible to maintain present quota: of newsprint for newspaper; through the second quarter of the year. The announcement followed i meeting this week of the news paper industry advisory committee, whose publisher members recommended there be no change in present newsprint allotments in the forthcoming quarter. "There are many uncertain factors that may develop in the next 30 days which might make it Impossible to maintain present consumption quotas," WPB said in a statement. The WPB reported an "extremely tight supply situation" in all pulpwood products, largely because of military demands for nitrating pulp. Third Person Dies After Haskell Fire STAMFORD, Feb.

3 OP) A third person was dead today as a result of a fire which Wednesday night swept through a farm home near Haskell as 11 members if the A. C. Robertson family celebrating a family reun- on. Mrs. Harris Robertson, 20, died a local hospital today.

Mr. and VIrs. C. Robertson, parents of ler husband, died Thursday in a Haskeli hospital. Eight others were burned in the ire.

lasscock Pipeline Tested, Repaired AH of the pipeline from the Ilasscock county well field to Big ipring has been tested and with the exception of one ection, it was announced Saturday City Manager B. J. McDaniel. The city manager stated that se of water is still restricted in he city park and on the golf ourses, and will remain so until is estimated how much water citizens will use. The consumption of water has ncreased only slightly since the ater restrictions were lifted Siursday, McDaniel said.

9RIN AND BEAR IT By "Elmo was shocked out of his complacency and overoptimitm he's taken to doping out. war strategies Evangelist Sentenced For Theft Of Car MIAMI, Feb. 3 Evan- lelist Joseph E. Jeffers was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and fined $1,000 in federal court today as the result of his conviction of stealing his divorced wife's butane-burning automobile in California. Jeffers said he would appeal, but Judge John W.

Holland declined to release him under bond pending the action. The judge assessed a one-year sentence against Clinton R. Rummel, one of Jeffers' followers in the Kingdom Temple sect. A third defendant at the trial this week was Sam King, another follower, who was acquitted. Jeffers was accused of taking the automobile despite the fact that it was awarded to his wife, Joy, when she obtained a divorce.

Joe Jeffers is remembered somewhat sadly in Big Spring is the evangelist who held a booming meeting 12 years ago. Sensational charges against the city administration feathered his crowd la well that offerings were taken in wash tubs. The meeting climaxed with an offering of fruits for Christmastide distribution, ended on a sour note with departure of. both fruit and the evangelist. He later reappeared in Jones-' boro, to dog the steps of the Rev.

Dow Heard, who had previously been pastor of the First Baptist church here. The natural enemies of crop pests are go inconspicuous that trained are necessary to detect them. RE OVAL WE HAVE STARTED REMODELING OUR NEW LOCATION AND THIS STOCK MUST BE CLEARED OUT. THESE BARGAINS WON'T LAST. CREIGHTON TIRE CO.

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