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Rodeo Shows again tonight, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. IG SPRING DAILY HERALD VOL. 14; NO. 58 BIG SPRING, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1941 Crowds Here For City's 8th Annual Rodeo Entrants, Sponsors Plentiful As First Of Four Performances-Starts Big Spring jumped into the big middle of its eights annual rodeo today after a parade through the downtown district set the program going. The initial performance was to be launched at 2:30 p.

m. in the rodeo grounds at the end of llth street and was Eight Pages Today Partly cloudy, scattered show- tonight, Saturday; temperature change. 120 Riders Lead Rodeo Paraders Headed by more than 120 riders, the annual parade preceding the rodeo was witnessed Friday afternoon by the usual big crowd that jammed downtown traffic. Cars and people lined the way along the 16-block route of march and most side streets were clogged with automobiles. With the highway patrol clear- Ing the way, a mounted color guard led the parade along with the municipal high school band.

Then came sections of scores of tiny tots to elderly mounts ranging from Shetlands to big raw-boned animals. Interspersed were more color bearers. In noncommercial floats, the Lions club colored (gold and pur- jjle) "covered wagon" led out, followed by the Lions Auxiliary, the Klwanis club float featuring a big emblem, a unit by the recreation department, a float and three cars entered by tho Women's Christian Temperance Union of 'feig Spring, thie Red Cross, the American Busixiess club float, with Miss Martha Cochron aboard, boosting tha ABC motorcycle races Also included was a bicycle brigade, a chuck wagon by the ridiing academy, a horse and buddy, the Cosden aid team, the Big Spring polo team, a fleet of city trucks, and more than a score of commercial trucks, decorated cars, and a group of farm tractors. Adding beauty and color to the parade 22 sponsors who will appear In the rodeo Friday afternoon and evening, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Young 1 Woman Is Found Slain LUFKIN, Aug.

15. today sought two khaki-clad men as suspects in the bludgeoning of Mrs. Roy Morehouse, 19, bride of five months, whose body was found last night in the kitchen of her farm home. Weather Forecast WEST TEXAS Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Saturday, with scattered showers and this afternoon and evening, becoming more numerous Saturday. EAST fair tonight; Saturday partly cloudy, jjcattered thundershowers In north portion.

Gentle to fresh southerly winds on the coast EXTENDED forecast lor West Texas, period 6:30 p. m. today to 6:30 p. m. Wednesday: Temperatures will be slightly above normal, no definite trend; light showers.

LOCAL WEATHER DATA Highest temp, yesterday, 90.6; lowest today, 70.7. to be followed by the second show at 8:30 p. m. Each of the two. remaining days will be limited to one show each, Saturday at 8:30 p.

m. and Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Latnesa day was to be observed Friday afternoon and Colorado City was to be singled out Friday evening. Communities due special recognition at the Saturday evening show were Stanton, Ackerly, Garden City, Sterling City, Coahoma, Knott, Vincent, Forsan, Luther and Westbrook.

Midland is sending a motorcade here Sunday afternoon for Midland day. By early Friday Big Spring had taken on an air of celebrating with flocking to town, souvenir hawkers blossoming out, cowpony trailers lining the streets and genuine cowhands becoming very much in evidence. Although the show had been given only two weeks of planning, the number of sponsors entering was more than Young women from various communities and ranches continued to show up Friday morning to enter the rodeo and to compete for a saddle given by the association. Contestants were plentiful, too, for at noon a total of 91 had been listed in the various events such as wild cow milking, calf roping, steer, bronc and wild mule riding. How many would be entered in the Pony Express race, a featured attraction, was unknown, but officials said there would be enough to insure this thrilling exhibition to be presented at every show.

Due to cut a caper with the crowds was Little Brown Jug Reynolds, three-year-old youngster from Graham, who will do trick riding on his tiny Shetland pony during each the four shows. Cash awards for the rodeo -will total $1,500 and there will be other valuable prizes. Top eight sponsors will ride Sunday for five places and 15 calves and wild cow milkers will vie in the concluding show. FDR May Return To Shore Tomorrow SWAMPSCOTT, Aug. 15 tff 5 An indication that President Roosevelt might come ashore tomorrow, ending the historic 'cruise during which he conferred with Prime Minister Churchill, was given today by a member of the White House secretariat William D.

Hassett of the White House staff told a steadily increasing aggregation of reporters, photographers and radio men gathered here that an announcement would be made tonight at 7:00 p. Standard Time, as to the president's plans. LULACS Convene In State Capital AUSTIN, Aug. 15. hundred or more members of the League of United Latin-American will meet here Sept.

7 In state convention, G. M. Martins, treasurer-general of the organization, announced today. Martins said Governor Coke Stevenson would be requested to address the assembly. Army Not Retain All WASHINGTON, Aug.

15 Senator Thomas (D-Utah), floor manager in his chamber for the congressicnally approved service extension legislation, said today that a substantial number of men might be released from the army before serving the 18 additional months provided under the measure. Under the legislation, the president is authorized to order an additional 38 months for "any or all" of the selectees, reservists, national guardsmen and regular enlisted men. The president could order an extension of less than 18 months jf he so desired. Thomas told reporters today it wns unlikely that the chief executive would Issue a blanket or- continuing all of (he three- year enlif.tcd personnel 38 months. "There will be a certain group which will be sufficiently trained and ready for release," Thomas "These should be placed In the reserves in order that new Likely To Soldiers men may be trained." The draft extension measure, approved finally by a senate vote of 37 to 19 yesterday, now awaits Mr.

Roosevelt's assured signature. At the war department officials indicated that action would follow swiftly upon Mr. Roosevelt's signing of the bill. There was some speculation that the department would recommend that the president order extension for troops now on limited duty but then would excuse on an individual basis many thousands whose services were not considered essential. For instance, the legislation provides that within the discretion of the secretary of war men 28 years of age or older may be mustered out.

One estimate was that more than 100,000 men in this age group would be permitted to return home, but that all those who are In skilled positions or on duty at overseas posts such as Hawaii or Iceland would be kept in uniform. When Roosevelt and ChurchOI Met At Sea- Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. It was released at the White House August 14 with a caption which said it was made after church services August 10 aboard HMS Prince of Wales a British battleship. 12 Americans Die In Crash In England LONDON, Aug.

15 Twelve American fliers enlisted In the transatlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash In which 22 persons in all died, including: the Bt Hon. Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council In North America, The crash, announced by the RAP 1 ferry command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident'Sunday in. which another 22 were killed, making the week's toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans. Not a man escaped yesterday's accident. The big plane, which wag taking the Americans back to America In a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst Into flame Immediately on crashing.

Among the American victims was Capt. Joseph Creighton Mackey, 31, of Kansas City, who was the lone survivor of a crash in Newfoundland last February in which Sir Frederick Banting, co- discoverer of insulin, and two others were killed. The dead included nine Canadians, among them Purvis, and one Englishman: Eleven of the Americans were pilots, and one was a radjo operator. Seven cf the Canadians were radio operators, one was a pilot. The victims included: Capt.

J. C. Mackey, Kansas City; Capt A. C. Earl, Huntingdon, W.

Capt M. D. Dilley, Kansas City; Capt J. J. Kerwln, Oakland, Capt.

E. B. Anding, Merrick, N. Capt. M.

J. Wetzel, Jamesburg, N. Capt Gerald Hull, Royal Oak, Capt. E. Hamel, Bralntree, Capt P.

F. Lee, Frederick, Md. Flying Officer W. L. Trimble, Fort Worth, Flying Officer E.

W. Watson, Torrence, Flight Engineer R. F. Davis, Seattle, Wash. Officer Watson -was the only man taken out of the plane alive, and he died In a hospital during the night The 22 were killed In a take-off accident, the second such accident to befall the ferry command within a week.

Seven American officers died in the other crash, which occurred Sunday, making a total of 19 Americans to die in this phase of the war effort. The Sunday crash took a total of 22 lives also. It occurred just a few minutes before British Minister of Supply Lord Beaverbrook took off in another craft to fly to the sea. rendezvous between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Allied War Chiefs May Meet Stalin LONDON, Aug.

15. 5 Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill were reported today to b.e planning to send a communication to Joseph Stalin proposing a meeting in Moscow between Stalin and h)s war chiefs on one hand and high British and American officials on the other. Ukraine Armies Falling Back Russia's armies were apparently falling back beyond the Dnieper river, the next great defense line in the Ukrain, authoritative London quarters said today, while on the north, other soviet troops battled fiercely to check a three-way German onslaught against Leningrad. Soviet officials acknowledged that Marshal Semeon Bud- yenny's army of the southwest had abandoned the Bug river town of Pervomaisk, 115 miles northwest of Nikolaev, and Bevo, 100 miles northwest of Nikolaev. There -was no Indication, however, that nazi columns storming into the rich grain, Iron and industrial province had yet captured either Odessa, Russia's big Black sea port, or the manufacturing city of, Nikolaev, G5 miles east.

London advices said there was some danger that Russian forces defending Odessa and Nikolaev might be cut off by German troops advancing toward the Industrial, of Dneprope- trovsk, at the great bend of the Dnieper river, A red army war bulletin, silent on the bloody struggle in the Ukraine, mentioned only that fierce all-night fighting raged in the sectors cf Kakisalmi, 75 miles north of Leningrad; Staraya Russa, about 140 miles south of Leningrad, and in Estonia, southwest of the old-time capital of the czars. Italian military dispatches said fascist troops entering the fight on the southern front had made their contact with the Russians, encountering furious resistance. The Germans claimed that all crossings of the Dnieper river for several hundred miles south of Kiev were already In nazi hands, but there was no detailed report of any crossing. British estimated that the area reported over-run by German, Hungarian, Rumanian and Italian troops contained about 50 per cent of the Ukraine's heavy Industries. Adolf Hitler's high command re- Iterated yesterday's claims of big gains in the Ukraine and declared briefly that "on other parts of the east front, fighting continued to be successful." Parachuting Spy Executed In London Aug.

15 OP) Josef Jakobs, described as a German national, was executed today following his conviction as a spy. Jakobs, who was born in 1898 in Luxembourg, was at the Tower of London. A war office statement said he was a non-commissioned officer In the German army attached to the meteorological service and had been arrested shortly after he landed by parachute in the vicinity of London. 300 British Bombers Hail TNT On Nazis LONDON, Aug. 15 large fires" started In Hannover, Germany, last nigh when more than 800 RAF bombers Invaded the relch for hoavy assaults on Hannover, Brunsivici and Magdeburg, tho British reporl od today.

Other attacks were made on th docks at Rotterdam and Boulogne a communique said. Loss twelve planes was acknowledged. During yesterday, the communi quo declared, Blenheim bomber scored direct hits on an axis sup ply ship off the Dutch coast ana left it in flames and sinking. One plane was lost In daylight operations. (Tho Germans said an attempt also was made to attack Berlin but claimed German defenses repulsed the raiders, shooting down eight.) It was announced 12 craft were missing from the night's operations.

Besides the attacks on Germany, subsidiary raids were made on docks at Rotterdam and Boulogne. Cowgirls Throng To Rodeo Headquarters Sponsors for tha eighth annual Big Spring rodeo piled into the Crawford hotel Friday noon, signed up for their event, and got acquainted with former chums of the rodeos. Louise Ann Bennett, Miss Big Spring, dressed in a sky blue riding habit and cowboy hat, was seeing that girls got acquainted and properly registered. Tlhe smallest and youngest of tho sponsors, Sally Jim Small of Shamrock, was being bragged on by the other girls as the "cutest one here." Young Miss Small Is 12 years old, but she didn't want anybody thinking, her young. "Well, I'll be 13 old in February," she stated definitely.

Billy Marie Miller, sponsor for the Miller ranch, was on hand. An expert rider, Miss Miller has already this year won a saddle and other prizes at the Lamesa and Stamford rodeos. Carolyn Cox, representing the Cox ranch In Glasscock county, Is back in Big Sprmg for her second rodeo here and "ready as I'll ever be," to take part In the sponsors contest The first year to ride in the Big Spring show, Mrs. Nell Snyder of MolvJn, getting her "Underworld," ready to ride. An expert at roping, she would rather rope than just ride, but is ready anyway for her chance at the contest.

An old timer to Big Spring la Bobby Harris, who will ride for the K-Bar ranch of Odessa. This is her third year here but Bobby was afraid she might not have as much luck this year since "there ara so many good riders here this time." Riding for the TF ranch Is Addle Ruth Fulkerson, who is also representing her ranch for the third year here. She had just gotten in and had registered for the sponsors contest. Dressed in blue habit and just a little bit excited was Marilyn Lowe of Crane, -whose excitement was partly due to the fact that this is her first year as a sponsor. Pretty Nancy La.

Force of Midland was dressed all in brown habit to ride a horse named "Pea seratta." She didn't know where ho got that name either, but he is ntlll a fine horse. Other sponsors were arriving bringing their horses In trailers and getting set for the lead-off parade that began at 1 o'clock. U.S.- Britain Action Talk Floods Capital Many Plans Believed Discussed In Roosevelt-Churchill Conference WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 Reeling pervaded the capital today that parallel Anglo-Amercian Action of a decisive nature was in the offing to implement the policies agreed upon in the historical sea conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Informed diplomatic sources here, like some hi London, shared the opinion that much more than the joint declaration of peace aims after destruction of "the nazi tyranny" could be expected from the momentous meeting, that the manifestation could be looked for soon and that there would be no mistaking it when it came.

This was based on the belied that thero were numerous important decisions behind the generalized language of the joint statement issued yesterday. Only In the statement's preamble was mention mado of unspecified measures being taken by Britain and the United States. Shot Injures Gail Sheriff Sheriff Sid Reeder of Borden county was accidentally shot in the arm Thursday afternoon while he and other officers, including Sheriff Andrew Merrick of Howard county, were investigating a case near Cedar Lake, Gaines county. Merrick said that Reeder had stooped over to check the motor number on a car when his gun slipped from his holster, struck the car, and discharged. Although the bullet struck the bone in the arm, it was not thought likely that Reeder would lose the arm.

He Is In a Lamesa In connection with the investigations carried out at Cedar Lake, Sheriff Merrick said charges of cattle theft had been filed before Justice of the Peace Walter Grice against J. N. Kemper, who is accused of taking cattle belonging to Roy Medlin. The decisions. It was recognized, would remain In the category of military secrets.

Despite the rule of some official sources thought that tho president might give the nation further details of his conversations with Churchill perhaps In a chat. Tha importance of American az-ms production in the discussions was evidenced by the arrival in Washington of Lord Beaverbrook, Britain's dynamic minister cf supply, who participated In the conferences. "The Beaver" flew here yesterday presumably taking off as soon as he got made no bones of the fact that his mission was to see about increased Jease- lend aid. He threw cold water on theorizing that Britain was counting on winning the war from the air, "Bombing from the air did not beat us," he said vehemently. This remark waa Interpreted as Implying that Britain Intended sooner or later to Invade continental Europe In an attempt to roll back the nuzl armies.

Meanwhile some additional details were added the meager store of public information on the circumstances the meeting of Mr. Roosevelt and Britain's prime minister. The exact location of tho rendezvous was still veiled by the vague description "somewhere in the North Atlantic" but photographs released by the White House last night disclosed that H.M.S Prince of Wales and tha U.S.S Augusta had figured in the confefences. Both are warships of reputation. The White House pictures also disclosed the large number of high American and British officials who had gathered at sea for the unprecedented series of conferences.

A few vivid glimpses of the conferences at sea appeared in the London Daily iiaii in a dispatch from Us correspondent, Walter Farr, "somewhere on the American Atlantic coast." The president and the prime minister sat on the sunlit deck of a warship, Farr wrote, "with seagulls wheeling around. "Occasionally the drone of a big American flying boat patrolling the skies was heard. Tho navy was taking no chances." Besides the planes droning overhead, tho account reported, a con- (stantly moving circle of destroy ers, patrol boats and other sma! naval vessels formed a precaution ary cordon around the conference ship. 'Come Get Our Arms' Say Nazis McDaniel, Malone Go To CAA Parley City Manager B. J.

McDaniel and Dr. P. W. Malone, chairman of the chamber of commerce aviation committee, left In the lattur's plane for Fort Worth Friday morning to confer with CAA authorities concerning the Big Spring municipal airport project. Together with other officials they had a conference with WPA state executives in San Antonio lax: week.

At that time it was learned that there would bo some readjustment of tho project, but that probably Its basic facilities would be unaffected. The CAA and WPA are cooperating with the city on the project. RFC May Finance Synthetic Rubber WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Leon Henderson told congress today the Koconstructlon Financ corporation was considering allocating a "considerable sum" fo the establishment of synthetic rubber plants.

By The Associated Press Germany thus challenged Britain nd tho United States today: "If he so-called democracies want Jermany disarmed, let them coma nd got our arms." Authorized quarters In Berlin, coffing at the dramatic aca meet- ng between President Roosevelt md Prime Minister Churchill as 'a 100 per cent flop," made this "It would be undignified aver to discuss the Roosevelt-Churchill joints, "We know but one offensive and that Is military. We but. ona aim and that IB the annihilation of he enemy. Wa have but one taslc that is victory. If the so-called democracrles want Germany disarmed, let them come and get arms." Meanwhile, diplomatic circles In the capitals of the world voiced opinion that the "Atlantic charier" would soon produce more startling developments than tha folnt declaration of peace alms.

To the suggestion of one American newspaper that Boose- velt should be president of the world nnd and Churchill his prime minister, the sources growled; "We can only congratulate." In Washington, they claimed, "there's a hangover psychology" concerning the deep sea parley. A foreign office mouthpiece said the joint declaration had disclosed "openly and brutally their desirea for omnipotence." British sources likened the meeting to the conferences between Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini which have kept the world guessing, and expressed confidence that far-reaching decisions had been made which would be disclosed only at the right moment. Tokyo reflected a similar belief and some quarters there asserted that a plan of joint military action against Japan to thwart her ambitions for establishing on Asiatic "co-prosperity sphere" undoubtedly had been discussed. In Rome, fascist circles also adopted a contemptuous attitude, saying they did not see how the declaration would disturb the efforts of the axis powers. Mexico's reaction, swiftly voiced by her foreign minister, was one of complete approval.

Words of approbation also came from government offirials in Canada and New Zealand. In Argentina, Buenos Aires newspapers applauded the declaration enthusiastically. Said El Mundo, it "should receive the warmest adherence from all men of good will. All governments and peoples of America trust many benefits will come from the two great men who spoke in behalf of two great nations." Commission Cancels Oil Qift Ceremony AUSTIN, Aug. 13 majority of the Texas railroad commission today cancelled a ceremony for presentation of warrants representing oil donated to Britain but did not rescind an order permitting operators to produce one day's run of crude for the purpose Sunday.

Members Jerry Sadler and Olin Culberson of the commission, state oil regulatory agency, informed President Roosevelt, who with Britjsh government representatives had been Invited to receive tho voluntary gift from Texas operators, that tho presentation ceremony, slated for a statewide pro- ration hearing Monday, htxd been called off because: "Efforts have been made by certain companies to stifle this program." A number of producing companies have announced they would not donate oil because oi technical difficulties. The telegram to the president condemned some companies which, the commissioners asserted, desired to "fatten their coffers with the taxpayers' money" through the lend-leasa and other vital defense contracts. Some companies, the commissioners informed the president, had been exceedingly generous. "It is with regret that we inform you of this step, but such action has been necessitated be- of obsttnanco on tho part of certain oil companies who Insist on tying up this meritorious plus camouflaged lopal ties," telegram saUJ..