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A cut dollar 13 OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with U.S, WAR BONDS TKeWeather For the Valley: Warmer: Tuesday: High 77. Low 62. Pull Details Paje 3. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR--No. 145 FINAL EDITION For Fifty Yean a Service Institution of and Fof the Valley BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY I ESCAPE CORRIDOR CUT BY REDS: TROUBLE IN AFRICA HINTED BY EDEN 'Cowboy' Henry Captured, Chides Officers Protests Deluge Jeffers But Gas Ration To Stand December 1 Still Deadline For Motorists; Fight For Extension Is Continued WASHINGTON--(ff 1 )--Protests against nationwide gasoline rationing deluged the capital today but rubber administrator William M.

Jeffers declared the program' stands. December 1 remains the effective date. Representative Johnson (D-Okla) said he would continue his fight for a 90 day stay and Representative Anderson (D-NM) said he and a group of other oil-state congressmen would try to show that nationwide rationing is completely unnecessary. After hearing Jeffers yesterday, however, members of a House interstate subcommittee said privately it appeared that little could be done to avert the move. They referred to Jeffers's declaration Last Chance Is Given Car Owners To Get Rations Stragglers Sign Up Today; i Will On Turkey Day Stragglers in the gasoline registration program were give-n a last chance today to obtain ration books and reports from the Brownsville Junior college indicate that a surprising of car owners failed to register during the regular period.

Superintendent of schools Ben' Brite announced that 60 motorists had registered up to noon today that rationing was not 'necessary to gasoline outside the east but was essential for the-conservation of stocks of which, he said, 'might reach a dangerous low next year. Chairman Truman CD-Mo) of the special senate defense investigating committee announced that Jefiers, L. Ickes, Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman and Price Administrator Leon Henderson had been directed to appear Friday to establish the need for rationing. He said he hoped to develop through the four officials "such a complete picture of the necessity" for general rationing that opposition would' subside! "Once the American people are convinced that this drastic step is necessary, they will be patriotic and co-operate as they always do," v.

Conceding that there was no hortage -of gasoline in the -west and middlewcst, Jeffers reminded the House committee that "a car Fugitive Nabbed ID Beaumont By Jittery Pob'ce Texas Prisoner Had Sought To Free Doomed Wife, But Fails And Who Will Pay The Bill? BEAUMONT, e- -Claude. (Cowboy) Henry was captured without resistance here today, three days after his. escape from a Texas -prison farm which he left with the intent of seeing his wife before her scheduled execution in Louisiana Saturday. Police Capt. George White and two other Beaumont officers roused the convicted slayer from a hotel bed at 7:15 m.

and he surrendered without show of resistance. "You fellows seem mighty nervous," he chlded the officers who had covered him with their weapons. "I'm not going to cause you any trouble." Wife Faces Death Mrs. Annie Beatrice (Toril 'Jo) Henry, wife of the 29-year-old San JUitonio Louisiana electric chair for the slaying of a Houston salesman. Henry was captured only 60 miles from Lake Charles, where the pay the bill if the fine type management now existing at our port is abandoned? You will.

You as a taxpayer will pay and pay and pay. Read the. in today's Herald, on page 4. Experienced Port Director Pledged By Incumbents Will Import Expert And Not Appoint Local Man; Rumor Is Denied Only a man experienced in port operations, will be named director, of the Port of the pres- Japs Abandon Tanks in Guinea Jungle i ii RATION BOOK ORDER WASHINGTON (AP) -Persons who do nol possess war ration book No. 1 must flic applications for the coupon book with local ration boards by December 15, the office of Price Administration said today.

Book No. 1. the familiar sugar rationing coupon leaflet, will become valid for coffee purchases at midnight November 28. Not only 1 is po- scsslon of the book necessary for the purchase of both coffee and sugar, OPA noted, but it will have to be presented to local boards around the first of the year in order to receive war ration book No. 2, the so- called "universal'' ration book.

will burn up as much rubber in execution will be carried out. He Oklahoma, for example, as It will I told officers he was soyry he hadn't been able to "get over there" to sec his wife. Chief of Police Rcss Dickey related that Henry said he traveled through brush, county getting away Maine. "Our problem Is to keep cars running," he added. the and expected to handle that many more this afternoon.

This Is the final chance. lor motorists to obtain books, as thc ration board officials have.been ordered to ship all records and equipment to the state office at the close of business tonight. The supplemental gasoline tionlng board at thc Bucna Vlda Housing project will be closed tomorrow, according to L. S. Bourne, local chairman.

Bourne said that forms for registration for non-highway gasoline allowances would probably be available on Friday nnd persons desiring to obtain supplemental supplies of fuel for irons, stationary engines, may apply on that day. To The Ladies Help War Effort, Give Your Old Stockings ADIES! If you have not ac- 4-1 complishcd much to help the war effort, here's-your chance -get out all your old silk stockings and bring them down to one of these five Thc Vogue, Bollacks, -Anthony's, Azls Brothers or J. C. Penney, The drive for old sink stockings which started today is being urged by thc government because the army and navy need this silk for the manufacture of powder bags and other necessary war materials which need silk. Mrs.

Volney Taylor of. Brownsville. chairman of thc Women's Division of the Salvage work in Brownsville, Is urging every girl and woman In the city to co- from the prison Houston Tuesday farm, reaching morning. That- night he arrived in Beaumont after hitching a ride. He- registered at a.

hotel as second-class Harper." This morning officers knocked on his door and yelled "open lip, open Henry, Chief Dickey said, replied, "All right," and let them in. He Was Unarmed was clad In khaki trousers, undershirt and was unarmed. When officers threw a flashlight beam his face, he made his remark that they seemed nervous. One of them answered that "we're not worried about you causing us any trouble. When -officers ent commission, according to a statement issued by-the commission today in refuting rumors that certain local persons slated for the job.

"Many rumors arc being spread among the voters that the present if re-elected, Intends to appoint this or that individual to succeed F. W. Hofmokel," the statement "We 'thought we -had made this clear in our previous statement, wish to repeat that we shall not appoint-any man to this 'position who has not had years of experience in port work as manager, assistant manager, or Bother responsible executive at some other port, There are some splendid and capable business men in this district, but there are none who have these qualifications. "Furthermore, it is going to be necessary to secure a port manager who will be approved by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 'Critical Phase' Of Africa Drive Is Now Reached Last Stand Remnants Of Jap Invasion Clash Today With Aussies LONDON--(AP)--Reuters said the Morroco radio in broadcast tonight reported that a German column has been thrown back miles south of Tunis and that Licul-- Gen. Kenneth A.

N. Anderson, commander of a. British- American army, is on the point of launching large-scale offensive against Tunis and Bigcric, U.S. Thanksgiving Dinners To Be More Bountiful than Ever Millions To Work At Factories On Holiday, But Food To Be Best In Years Extermination Of All Jews Sought German Plan Bared By Dr. Wise art of order day.

Keep war produc- 3.celebrate asked him he wasn't armed, Henry replied: "Maybe I was angling for guns." Chief-Dickey said Henry added 'that he hoped to make contact in Beaumont to acquire guns, ammunition and a car. He didn't cx- which closely supervises all our why operations, and we already know week as 01 lc countl "i 7 a been 'jammed this i i i i UMieQ LO "t.HrVfve Details of a-campaign which Dr. Stephen S. Wise said was planned to Russia's armies squeezed German "escape corridor" from Stalingrad down to a bare 30 miles today, engulfed 12 more towns and illages, and boosted enemy osses to 100,000 in a violent even day old offensive vhich the Nazis admitted lad not yet reached its eak. Northwest of Stalingrad, the Red -rmies were reported to have driv- 80 miles into thc depth of Nazi ei'enses inside the big bentl of the ion river, and to the southwest ic Russians had knifed 65 miles Ho tlie invaders' lines.

Dispatches jaws closing steadily. Nazis Admit Setbacks the Germans cknowledged that thc Russians had uccccded pcnctrat- ng" Nazi defenses on the front, 130 miles northwest' of Moscow. A Berlin, broadcast said the Russians smashed through after three assaults en the German lines. It was not immediately clear this was a full-scale Soviet offensive synchronized with the great counter-drive from Stalingrad, but it was tlic second time in 24 hours that Berlin had 'admitted serious breaks in thc German lines. Dispatches from Moscow pictured the German siege armies, estimated plain what them.

He said he got a face scratch when he ran through the brushy country near the prison farm, from 1 that they are not going to approve! any other than an experienced man. "No personal friends of the commissioners have ever been employed in any capacity in the past, and he intended doing with I wil1 not in the future." The statement was issued by G. E. Dodd, Henry W. Bell, and James W.

English, the present ui yiaci in at Her.rv wai prison e. fn it can be sent Immediately to the 1040 fo- nc ai defense supply corporation. San pouL tfficer. Last Friday Mrs. Henry confessed sioners, and candidates election in tion.

commis-! for re-' vegetables, pastries and'all other trimmings. Never before, report Agricul. lure Department officials, has there been so great a demand for food. Possessing: a record volume of purchasing: power and limited outlets for its expenditure, an unprecedented quantity of ood things to cat. Families that never before thought of buying turkeys' are in the market now for the festive bird.

Some of heavy buying, gov- "jammed this I turkeys, chickens, Union Services Are Slated Here the December elec- ernment- officials said, undoubtedly represented purchases for the Every "mixture" or silk stock- MEET POSTPONED American Legion members will not hold their regular meeting Thursday evening because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Herald Suggests "T'HAT 3-ou cast an absentee ballot in thc Brownsville Navigation District election if you plan on being out of the city on December' 1, which is the opening of'the quail season. This is one pf the most important elections ever held in Brownsville--one that ma'y effect your tat bill and your Income for years to So cast your ballot before Friday if you are going after quail on December 1. ings including nylon, cotton and nylon, nylon and rayon in fact, everything except all-rayon may be used in this new salvage campaign. Miss Ella Evans, president of thc City Federated Women's Clubs, and a committee will pack the stockings.

Everyone bringing stockings to one of these five stores Is asked to launder them first. There will be a special box- placed In each store to place the stockings In and every woman is urged to start sorting out her stockings now and contribute to the campaign. she fired the shots that killed J. Calloway of Houston, after she and Horace Pin on Burks had robbed him. She said she made the confession to prevent Burks losing his life.

A plea for clemency Burks, also under I Is in preparation. death sentence, Payrolls In Texas To Keep Going Up AUSTIN, in Texas will continue to rise for six months at least while war industry is moving toward its peak, predict the University of Texas bureau, of business research. future by, persons fearful of short- schools- ages later. Banks, Schools, Stores Will Close Brownsville banks, stores, and' at 300,000 troops, as miaate all Jews in Nazi-occuoicd I temmed inlo narrow passageway j.i extending 120 miles westward from Euiope by the end of the year stallngra di with the ussialis at are to be laid before a committee lacking furiously from both sides. c-f leading Jewish organizations I ln addition to the 100.000 Nazis today In New.

York. story--which Dr. Wise said was confirmed by the State depart- ment-and a.personal representative of President Roosevelt--deals with killed or captured, unofficial ports said about 120,000 had been wounded. Critical In Africa. While the Russians threatened.

Adolf Hitler wiUi his greatest mili- how more Jews al-jtary disaster of thc" war, Britain's ready have been slaughtered in Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden accordance with a race extinction order by Adolf Hitler. Before leaving for New York to address the committee this afternoon. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, chair- Not all of the- demands are being met.

In some localities the supplies will celebration of the 78th annual day of thank's, first established nation- were tljcir limited and grocers set up i al 'y "'a-presidential proclamation own rationing schemes. In Fordham University Reports Earthquake NEW YORK Fordham University reported today its seismograph had recorded two fairly severe earthquakes last with thc center of the disturbance about 2270 miles from New York in a southerly direction. The shocks were time dat 9-2421 and 9:29.46 o'clock (EWT) Jap Raider Sunk In Indian Ocean LONDON (a)-- The admiralty disclosed today that a heavily armed Japanese raider was engaged and destroyed In the Indian ocean Nov. 11 by a minesweeper of the Royal Indian navy and a Netherlands motor tanker. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD DECEMBER 6, 1942 Regular subscribers will -get their copies at no Increase in price.

Due to the high cost of.productior all extra copies will be sold at per copy. uut 0 au cxua Order Now 15c Per Copy Mailed in the Rio Grande Valley. To points north of Corpus Christi, add lOc for postage. pie5 hutol ical Use This Coupon The- Brownsville Herald Brownsville, Texas Enclosed find cents plco.se send me Copii Anniversary Edition. (Coin) (Stamps) for which of The Herald's 50th NAME ADDRESS the case of some foods the overall supply was insufficient.

Not. all who turkeys, for instance were able to' get them. In other cases, labor and transportation shortages interfered with' or else retailers 'had failed to stock: up sufficiently to meet thc abnormal demand. Some Shortages Reports Indicated that the temporary shortages were greatest in the cases of, meat, poultry, milk CSee THANKSGIVING, Page 2 Pioneer McAllen Resident Dies William. Pleasant Ragsdale, -'66, pioneer resident of McAllen, died at the Hospital today after suffering a.

stroke early yesterday morning. He came to McAllen 29 years ago and had teen in the dairy business here from that time until thc past.spring when.he sold his herd. His Captain W. P. Ragsdale, was reported missing off the' coast of Australia several months ago.

He the first McAllen soldier be reported lost. Funeral are. pending arrival of relatives. of Abraham Lincoln in 13434. Wiiile there will be many vacant chairs around the Thanksgiving table as the nation celebrates the first war-time Thanksgiving since 1917, merchants the usual preparations in 'progress for big day.

War-time restrictions on. men in service and shortage of transportation will be reflected in homes where a was formerly used for'the "annual assembly of widely separated families. Thanksgiving services of the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and Christian churches will'be held Thursday morning at 8 o'clock at, the' Church of the I Advent- and not in the evening as-stated in. Tuesday's Herald. Rev, Kermit Gibbons of the First Methodist church will give the sermon and there-will-be special music.

Men of Ft. Brown will be entertained Wednesday night with a special Thanksgiving' dance. 'Bolts And Nujs' To Be Presented Tonight "Bolts and -Nuts" is the 1942 Junior Class being presented this evening, at' 8 o'clock at the which the 'Junior Class will entertain at a Tickets for the play and the man of the world Jewish Congress and President of the American Jcw- sh Congress, said he carried of- close Thursday in ficial documentary proot that -Hitler has ordered the extermination of all Jews in Nazi-ruled Europe 1942." After a. consultation with State department-officials, he announced they, had termed authentic certain sources which revealed that approximately half of. the estimated 4,000,000 Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe already had 'been killed and that Hitler wrathful at "failure to complete the extermination immediately." To speed the slaughter of the other half during remaining month before the edict's deadline, Dr.

Wise said thc-Nazis were-mov-. ing some four-fifths of the Jews CSee JEWS, Page Two.) dance have been on sale for the past few' weeks by members of the class. A large crpwkd is expected to attend both the play and the dance which. will; follow. Brownsville Begins To Dress Up For Festvie Christmas Holidays Evergreen Christmas decorations are being put up today in Browns- ville's'business section in preparation of the Chamber of.Commerce committee which had planned to have holiday decorations in.

thc city by Thanksgiving Day. These decorations are made possible through "the cooperation 'of. Brownsville merchants; -Johney Snow was chairman of the committee which planned and ordered the' evergreen. told parliament in London that the battle for North Africa had readied "an exceedingly critical phase." Capping this ominous statement, however. Eden declared: "The British First Army, strongly- supported by United States forces, is making its way eastward over enormous distances with the utmost possible greatly helped In the advance by the vigorous resistance which the French troops of Tunisia already arc offering to the German and Italian Hitler's high command reported heavy air blows against the British in Libya and the Allies in French North but said there was "no fighting of importance' on either battlcfront.

A Reuters (British) dispatch, said a mammoth German transport seaplane, capable of carrying 80 fully-equipped soldiers, was shot down into the sea yesterday off (See WAR, Page Two.) SONF WRITER DIES DUBLIN-- yp.1-- Peadar S. Kearney, 58, the Dublin house painter whose "soldier's song" became the Irish Free State jiational anthem and the subject of wrangle over royalties, died yesterday. War At A Glance RUSSIA Xcw Red winter offensive. In seventh day, rolls on. Nazis face trap at Stalingrad.

Russians claim enemy casualties total 000, German morale badly ihak- en. NORTH AFRICA Struggle to clear Tunisia of ncars showdown. Allied patrols roam throughout Hector. Two German screening forces turned hack. American aircraft blazing at enemy concentrations.

British maintain against retreating- Rommel forces in Libya. PACIFIC Contest for last Japanese foothold- in Buna-Gona sector ncars end as American and Australian troops surround enemy on Hires sides. All Allied planes aloft without meeting: opposition..