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PAGE TWO THE AMARIULO GLOBE. AMARILLO, TEXAS WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6, Five Injured In Car Crash Five pprsoiis were treated for Injuries last night following an automobile accident 60 miles west Amarillo on Highway 66. They' were brought to Northwest Texas Hospital by a motorist, who arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes after it occurred. i Miss Agnes Pfeifer of Kansas City was the most, seriously injured.

She suffered a broken pelvis, cuts and bruises. Her condition today was reported favorable. i Miss Pfelfer, according to state highway patrolmen who Investi-1 gated the crash, was a passenger! in car driven by Bertram Legan, a Marine stationed at Santa Monica, who was treated for cuts and bruises. Herbert R. Falone of Cleveland, O-, driver of the other car involved in the accident, suffered cuts and bruises as did Mrs.

Fa tone. Lee Patone, five years old, lost i teeth in th? crash. A of the Pa tones was uninjured. The accident occurred, patrolmen said, when the car driven by Le- Ban hit a snowdrift and slid in front of the Patone car. headed west.

Patrolmen investigated ID other accidents during the past two days but no one was seriously injured. Wittgenstein Concert Is Crowd Pleaser Displaying an artistry which made unfamiliar modern compositions thoroughly enjoyed by his audience, Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, performed as guest artist of the Amarillo Philharmonic orchestra's second concert of tills season in the Municipal Auditorium Jast night. Robert L. Barren, conductor, and the Philharmonic Orchestra opened the program with the Overture to "Der Freischutz" by Weber. Mr.

Barron exhibited absolute control over the players in this number. ''Der Freiscliuiz" began with a well- executed repetition of low sustained tones by the string section and built to a moving- climax in which all the orchestral sections participated. Tlie players ability to establish the fntelul mood of the work was outstanding. In the four movements of Haydn's Military Symphony hi Major, which was the second offering-on the program, the orchestra and its conductor introduced each theme with understanding. The symphony A SOLDIER IN THE EAST INDIES area is very anxious to see this young man.

He is Pvt. Robert O. Riggs, and his son, Robert Otto, is now four months old. The baby is a grandson of Mrs. Maude Riggs, 1304 East Fourteenth.

Robert and his mother are living in Brookhaven, Miss. is not characteristic of and the orchestra hnd Its name, difficult 61 Sells Bonds A total of $225,000 in Series A Traveler aul Townsend Dies in Action Paul Townsend, 824 Kentucky, wns killed In action in Germany Mov. 16. Mrs. Townsend has been fficially informed.

He was in the nfantry. His final letters were dated shortly before that time, Indl- atlnK that he fell the first or sec- ind day his unit was in action. Townsend was 32 years old. He md been In the Army since last March. Survivors Include Mrs.

Townsend. two daughters, Janice, seven years old, and Paula Marie, who was born a. month after her 'ather entered the service. Mrs. Townsend formerly was Ethel Freci- erlcksen of Orobm.

Before moving to AmariUo a few years ago, Townsend was in the oil distributing business at Groom, where he was reared. He was member of the school board. While attending school at Groom ho was star on the football and truck teams. Townsend worked at Pantex as a fireman after moving to AmariUo. A brother, Ivan Townsend, works at AmariUo Field.

The parents, Mr. suicl Mrs. O. Townsend, live at PlioenLx. Ariz.

(2.50 to the two home rooms selling 1 the most bonds. During tlie week ending Dec. 1, Amarillo High School students bought a total of $41,725 In the War Bond campaign. Offensive- (CONTINUED PROM PAGE 1) tons of pig iron. The exact location of the new Daar River bridgehead was not specified.

A battiefront dispatch said that patrols the Tenth Armored division had crossed the river near Merzig, a Siegfried line slrongpoint 16 miles down the river from Saarlautern. Gen. Eisenhower's communique said Patton had captured Ruhrling and Woustwiller; reached Hundling; and were advancing near Oermin- gcn and Dehlingem. All are In the Saar.hr«cken-Sarregueiiunes sector Eight miles, northwest of the out- dcstrcyed or disabled 38 locomotives, 128 rail cars and 68 motor transports. A spokesman said the Germans were having great difficulties getting supplies to that front.

The Third Army's 35th Division moved Into the edge of Sarrcgue- mines and the sattcllte town of Sarreinsming, a mile southeast, against only moderate opposition from small arms and light artillery. Another column advanced three miles and entered two miles south of Sarreguemines, The 320th Regiment of the 35th fpeared out seven miles to Siltzhelm. three miles southeast of the border city. The main concentration of Seig- frled defense's In this area is about ten miles north pf SarrcRue- mlnes. The outer fringe of the wtst wall barriers, howeyer.

begins just ward to Bluing. miles south of, fried Line the border. Some Fourth made only against stiff opposition, but beyond Schmlttvlller, eight southeast of Sarrcguemhies. units ot the! bridgehead Inside Saarlauteni, the a half mile Infantry reported artillery fire coming in at the rate of 240 rounds miles! an hour yesterday. The.Fifth I vision cle.ired out the Karlsb nnd wined out a sallenT The 26th Infantry moved up 0 0 te ot saarlautern In advances three miles norlh and northeast post Sarralbe and Saltzbrooii.

heavy artillery shelling and much, small arms fire were encountered. The 90lh Division crossed the Sarr in a rain of rifle and machine gun fire nnd was fighting on Ihe: east bank In the edge of the Seiu-i (o mlles COLD CLOGGED Ftcl Bluffy? 2 fe jcsch nostril, help you 1 hreatlio freer. Caution: Uso iily oa di reeled. Get PENETRO HOSE DROPS across the river, trench ments a placed there. Extensive pillboxes fiixth Armored Division tanks clanked east of IppHng, a mile and a half due west of SarregMcmines, and pushed four and a half miles! center of Haugenau, troops entered TM'l and SI to Hambach, three miles southwest mmmmt Ol 1 Veraon Sez: Quit srlDlti 1 ahout baa nlr1 service and send your clotlies to UJ.

We know how to clean 'em right- ORIENTAL CLEANERS 10U BiKlwnin HANCOCK, Owner Mcrtzwiller. Gains of "several of the city. Another column of the miles were made" In the high a snowy Vosges Mountains between Fourth rolled three miles north- na ward into Weidesheim, six miles I southeast of Sarreguemines, and I av7viiucn.il. "Ji um cutiiui ico, IVLJM Strasbourg and the area below another a flve mUes nol War Bonds has been sold to date I Last night Gnrford Wilkinson of in the GI War Bond contest, ac- i the Bureau of Reclamation office cording to a tabulation today Amarillo tried to help a traveler the American War Dads commit- 1 set his car out of a Enow bunk the tee. judges ol the contest, in which other side of Dalhart.

The traveler the first award will be a choice residential in Bivins Addition, donated by Miles Bivins and Hugo JLoewenstem Additional Company, awards will was blinded by a train headlight; so he just kept his distance from the train, which he thought was a Disabled Vets Name Officers Completing its roster of officers, some of whom were elected two weeks ayo, the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans, named three chapter officers anrt elected Jimmle Moore, commander, PS state executive committeei-nan, at the chapter's meeting last night at the Legion Hal). Officers elected were Robert E. Gorman, a World War 2 veteran, as chaplain; Roy Beard, officer of the day; and General Alsabrook, judge advocate. Commitnder Moore announced that all of the chapter officers i would comprise the local executive committee. To raise funds for the chapter's rehabilitation and service work, the chapter will conduct a forget-me- not sale on Dec.

22 and 23. Dispatches from the 2lst Army group headquarters (n Holland said floods had covered 30 square miles between the IVaai and Neder Rhine, but that the rivers were now dropping. Lt. Gen. Miles C.

Dempsey's big guns shelled the Dutch fortress town of Ven lo. Pla nes 65 1 erday A I PLUMBING CO. Repairing and Contracting S. O. CALLAHAN, Jr.

R. L. ZELSMAN PHONE 8315 Comfort for I'amily ana Friends be five right, but the The hlgh.vay turned to the! So1 chief of staff nnd $100 War Bonds to be presented i ahead into a rm traveler went tralBht; dc adjutant, was a special lountain of snow. The visitor at the local chapter's meet- car was really buried. Failing to 'get the car out of the i snow, Wilkinson told the traveler a ought to go into Dalhart and not! ta.sk in performing the work without dullness.

Tone shadlngs and dynamics in developing the symphony's key themes helped to hold by the AmariUo National, First National, and American National banks, and Interstate Theaters. Judges of the contest were stress- j--o uil ut ing the admonition today for all' take a change on freezing to death, to cast their votes promptly. Wilkinson's warm car the man should be cast at the Paramount became comfortable and took off (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Bonds- Theater on the date the bond purchased. his heavy Wilkinson let him off In lorth by the students. 1CI, lull! UIE in UJUnarl.

1 ILIU mull UJ I Mtfi. the audiences lagging interest To nom irmte any soldier, sailor, All he know about the man was that -Thomas Haynle and Mrs. Sybil this number. Marine, or coast guardsman, all that he was stuck In the snow and that IBrierlcy are the faculty members Jar. Wittgenstem, whose nex ied is to fill in the voting he lives in Billings.

Mont The manhandling the sales. aiice ot uie concerto TOT the Left ccrtlficale nnil cast i hnd no ldf a Wilkinson's identity; Guy Saunders, Potter County War Hand by Ravel the featured' nl ur residence. I Bond chairman, has offered a $2n A persons TM i ccr Tllls mornin i i lo tlle Amarillo Hlgn School nt selling bonds with the wlth the persons TM i ccr 1 Tllls morning Wilkinson fount! a It be- It was the solo pianist's responsibility to establish the concerto rhythm for his accompani- Of from AmariUo or Potter County longed to the traveler. largest cash value. Another "That man's in about the coldest bond will be awarded the individual country the world ruid has noi lhnE bonds to the greatest num- entlre concerto.

The performance of this work was a spectacular display of balance between the orchestra and the keyboard. Following the Intermission the (juest artist played three studies by Chopin-Godowsky, arranged by Mr. Wittgenstein and opening with Etude." In his and number of this group he played Scrlcs Bo ds soki a 869,500. his arrangement on the familiar Amoll 'he contestants who who has not already been overcoat." Wilkinson remarked. Heifer customers.

In addition, the or to vote for their choice from the I i writing the newspaper 1n Billings Student Congress will award $5 and contestants already entered. i to locate the man and The American War Dads commit; return the overcoat, tte, who will judge the contest, is of Ross Rogers, E. H. Quattelbaum, E. O.

Gregg, Bruce Daniels. This committee was named by Horace Grfggs of the American War Dads. Votes already a a and rep- "It irns a bcaulijiil service" "1'es, it icns beautiful and comforting" Comments like this show why our service lives among a family's cherished memories. We a i a i one high standard of service. A wide choice of prices makes il availnble to all.

Every a i decides upon the price it can afford to pay. Courthouse resented in the $225,000 worth of "Quartet" theme from "Rieoletto" by Liszt-Verdi. The orchestra closed the program with two compositions. "Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime" from Humperdlnck's "Hansel and Gretcl" and "Blanlk March" from thn symphonic poem, "Blanik," by Smetana. lorging to the front nre Milton E.

Crow. 421 West Twenty-second District J. P. Olovier's Body Is Brought Here Avenue; Gene Groom. 808 West i I William Eugene Stephens.

1612 West Eleventh Avenue; Herman atrnub, 1611 Lincoln street; Walker Watklns, 3001 Hayden Street. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) The body of Julius p. Glovler, who died Dec. 1 in Portland, arrived here this morning. Mr.

Glovier was 66 years old. Funeral services will be held in had worked against him and said probably Saturday, under' the felt Eden meant the Badoglio rection of Blackburn-Shaw Funeral government Instead. Home. "Do you seriously mean to main- lain the a i a Count Sforza has worker) against Signor Ronoml when Signer Ilnnnrn! says that that Is rot no?" asked Sri ONE FIRE CALL Amarillo firemen were called to 2220 Fillmore at 8:27 o'clock this morning to put out a small fire in the kitchen at that address. Greece- TM, OUD A Garnett vs.

Hylois Oarnett-- Sixteenth Avenue; John M. Heket. rcc 3101 Polk Street: Bob Hlatt 2030 'h E. cayton vs. Ellen Lois Llpscoml) Street; Samuel ir.

Lump- Cayton--dlviH-ce. kin, 1514 Harrison Street- Ray: Clyllc Andcrso vs. James B. An- mond Thornton. H04 Madison derson-dlvorcc.

Street; Bob Watson 2400 Polk Marrla Licenses Clarence Hill and Daythet Taylor. William Burrell Jackson rnri Minnie Alice Montgomery. C. C. Hutton and Clara Hayes.

R. M. Campadonlco Rild Agnes E. Hai-tgenbush. D.

W. McKee antl Thelma Pool. John w. Robinson and Betty June Boatright. Dan Crowley and Margie Wright.

Karl Gibson and Marlon Elizabeth Stephenson. Thomas A. Shllman antl Nancy Wallace. Robert E. Woodworth and rietl E.

Cusmnn. Russell D. Clements and Beatrice Lotella Long. Leonard C. Cooper and Mattie Mae Shacklcy.

Jess Blankcnshlp and Lucy Gle- Eden- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) leftists are supporting ihe gov- Ulcharrl Aclanrl Ip.ider of the Icfl- winp commonwealth party. "I have said what our position Is," replied Eden. "I have nalh- Ins lo add." her. Norman w. Robinson and Edna Nlemann.

Kenneth J. Smith and Eleanor M. Tne Discussion was broadened to ernment," Marine Minister Fana- Britnin's pojlcv in other lib- glotls Canellnpoulo salil In an In- countries when Eden was ask- ten-lew after the meeting. "We whether Britain's maintenance of Gray. are waginc a struggle for the present Belgian government in Kenneth W.

Hays and Edith Lou Democratic front against the off ice was "dictated solely by mill- McGce. Fascist left." tary considerations." Eden said that any action taken Themlstocles Sofoulis, leader of by Allied troops in Belgium was car- the Liberal party, disclosed earlier i out under Instructions of Gen- that Papandreou had asked him on era! Eisenhower and that whil Vincent J. Russo nnrl Geralrilne Joseph A Jordan and Mar- Ellen Thomas. gium remained a zone of militarj operations the supreme commander must be free to lake whatever action he thought necessary to keep order Asked If the Americans were in "Yes, Monday to form a new government but asserted that the British ambassador informed him yesterday that latest instructions from Churchill made "any change in the present head of the government agreement, Eden replied, possible." far as I am aware. Scobie also asked him to support Papandreou, Soufoulls but he BACK ON JOB replied that he could not comply because that would mean "supporting a dictatorship." "I fwl bound to make this statement to enlighten Krillsh American Soufoulls said.

J. ti. Klrkman, corporation court was back on the job today latter having been absent since last rrmrsdny, due to Illness If Ruptured Try This Out Modern Protection Provides Great Comfort and lloldjnr security Without Torturous Truss Wearing 4 I PKCTECTOR' The crisis wns touched off by the government's order to ELAS members in surrender the arms tvlth which they helped to liberate Greece. ELAS rcfuseri on grounds that such action would permit the government to set up a dictatorship, especially since its own forces Rould remain armed. A 6:30 P.

M. curfew was ordered by the military governor of Athens, but spasmodic skirmishing con- throughout the -light. PRIJlTino Ollver-Eaklr; Bldj. Ph. 6517 AQ revelllon In iftn- etbte nnd comfortable reducible rupture protection may be youn for Mklnr without cost or obllmion.

Simply aend name and r.ddrou to Rice Dipt. Adtmi. N. nd lull detnlls ol the new dirierent Rice Method je jient ION Free, without hard l.uh-RouKlni padA ur tprmenllnK prei-avire. hire'a Support that brought ioy comfoH to by relcartns them rrom Tru.wra AITAIV that hind and cut.

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If sometimes your dealer's stock is low, he should have more soon. Hanes production is serving both our men in the) Armed Forces and those ot home. P. H. Hanes Knitting Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

A I A A Charge Purchases on Open Account Payable Feb. 10,1945 Again this it's a 1 $27.50 diamond lolitaire engraved mount- fi.es Weekly from Sha'i thrilleJ beeaiiia ihc i('j a gift from Zale'l a beautiful, anducing gitt that will remind her of you forever. Charming Avalon I a a yellow gold-fillsd caie, 17-jewel movement. Govgeoui fishtail palf of rlngil for fho i i i SparUinrj diamond in yellow qotd teUinq. $62.50 25 Weekly 6UTTERPLY JEWELRY littering coitume pin of gold i sterling lot with rhmesfbnei.

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