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(Lite (Camerini iterali! VOULME NUMBER 81. CAMERON, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912. EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 38 SOON BE UNDER The War in Europe claimed major attention today when it became known that Adolph Hitler who recently assumed command of the German armies began massing troops in Greece. Since Turkey has been brought into the lend-lease program under the Roosevelt theory of protection, il was believed that the Germans would soon march upon that country. The drive would have two effects, one to attack all democratic powers and the other to forestall allied troops in the near east to say nothing of a march on the Suez Canal and to make the Mediterranean war a major conflict.

It was said that the Germans are building air bases in Greece within 15 minuites flight of Turkey. The first communication from Admiral Nimitz said the American Pacific fleet is acting between Hawaii and the Philippine Islands. It was disclosed in London today that the Royal Air Force carried out an extensive bombardment of Malta which is an Italian possession in the Mediterranean. A major battle is raging north of Manila in the Philippines and Secretary of War Stimson said Manila will not be given up. There was a rumor that General MacArthup id been ordered to abandon his troops and to save himself.

He has been made full General. The Dutch were 3 ahead of schedule today with four Japanese transports sunk. Japan has suffered great losses in the attack on the Philippines and in Malaya. Red Cross Drive Nears Completion The results of the recent Red Cross Drive are gratifying to the teams responsible for the solicitat- ing, since it seems that without a doubt our quota will be reached and possibly passed The workers want to thank the public for their generosity and for the spirit of complete co-operation that was shown. In all but a few isolated cases, the needs for this great cause were understood, and were met with whole-hearted response.

A complete list of the work done by the teams from the American Legion can now be seen in the window' of the Masonic building which was formerly occupied by the bakery. This list will be added to as the other teams turn in a completed report and will reflect a true record of the efforts of the various teams and the generosity of our citizen. Leave For New York New Year Vacation Mr. and Mrs. E.

II. Coffield left Cameron Sunday for Dallas where Monday morning they left by plane for New York City. They are going to spend several days in New York and especially will enjoy the city on New eve. The plane that took them to New York was a Braniff liner and was due to reach the metropolis sometime during the late afternoon of Monday. Their many iriends here wish for them a happy in New York and a safe return home.

Mr. Coffield is agent for the Gulf in Cameron. Immediate Enlistment Of Aviation Cadet Applicants Now Aviation Cadet candidates who have previously applied and been found qualified and who have been awaiting notice to complete their enlistment and proceed to a flying field to begin their course of instruction may now be enlisted immediately, provided they have in their possession a certificate from the Chief of Air Corps showing such qualifications, according to word received today by Lt. Col. Laurence II.

Hanley, District Recruiting Officer. They are advised and requested to go immediately to the nearest Army Recruiting Station from which point they will be furnished transportation to the San Antonio District Recruiting Office, Builders Sxchange, San Antonio, where their enlistment will be completed. of procedure have also been decentralized and streamlined so that those who have never appli 'd may place their application, be examined, be passed on by the Board of Officers, have their enlistment completed and be sent to Kelly Field within a very short time, provided they are qualified," Col. Hanley stated. Nazi Emblem Found In Wind Charger at Farm Near Sharp A Swastika, the flag that Adolph Hitler gave to Nazi Germany, was found painted on the fan tail of a wind charger on the August liseli farm near Sharp.

The wind charger containing the German emblem, is now in the office of Sheriff Valter White. The Daily Herald was told at the office of the Sheriff that the wind charger had been taken down by members of the American Legion Cameron and brought to the office of the Sheriff, It is known that investigation has been made. The Swastika is painted on the fan with white paint against a ml back ground. The hook crosses are reversed. Mrs.

August Galliseli was horn Germany but came to America after the worlj war and was married here. J. A. ARCHER DIES AT Low Temperatures Are Expected Here Cameron and Central Texas were due to get below freezing temperature by Thursday nidi according to a weather forecast made available to the Daily Herald by F. G.

Blake of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Mr. Blake telephoned the Herald this morning to say that temperature had fallen to 5 degrees zero at Amarillo with a 25 mile win(j and Oklahoma City reported 11 degrees above with a 35 mile northwest wind. Cameron has had warm weather for the major part of the past 60 days. Livestock owners are warned and automobile owners to look out after their anti-freeze.

REV. KEY TO PREACI1 Rev. Ira F. Key, now pas)or of Methodist Church in Bryan and former Pastor of the Cameron Motho dist Church wi 11 preaeh ai the Wateh Service to be held at 11:05 p. m.

on Wednesday ni ht, Dec. 31. Mrs. A. J.

Triggs of wlll direct the singing. A cordial invitation is extended to ail. CHURCHILL TO RETI RN Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain in Canada to address a spssion of Parliament, will return Dryei to Washington where he and the! President are planning a on the war. Henry Ford of Fort Worth spent the Christmas holidays with his aunt and uncle, Mr, and Mrs, Henry J. 1).

Kirk of Hanover transtacted business in Cameron Monday. J. F. Archer, 55. died Monday afternoon near Minerva, He had been cutting wood returning to a house in which he was camping.

Evidently he felt he could go no further and sat down. Tie was later found dead. He was born on t. 14, 1886, in Mississippi, later coming to Texas, He was a Veteran of World War No, 1. He enlisted in the army in 1917 and i maim until 1010, He is survived by his idow, Esta Phelps Archer, 2 sons, hdwin and Flton Archer of Houston.

2 daughters, Naomi and Fayona Arch or of Cameron and one sister Mrs, L. Smith of Fort Worth, services will be hold at 2 p. m. at Powers Chapel Church near Rosebud with interment in the Powers Chapel Cemetery. Rev, C.

W. Sanders, P. of the First Baptist Church of Cameron, will conduct the services. Funeral Home vvPl direct arrangements. CLARK KELLY DIES HERE ME WEDNESDAY Clark Kelly, GO.

widely known Milam county business man and Nursery owner, died in a local hospital around 6 p. m. Wednesday from a heart stroke. Mr. Kelly suffered an attack at his home near the Nursery and was rushed to the hospital where he Mr.

Kelly suffered a heart stroke about a year ago and for many weeks was in critical condition and in the hospital for treatment. He recovered sufficiently and returned to his home. It was durina this period of several weeks in which he remained in the hospital that he was married to Miss Irma Porter of Rockdale and for many years a members of the school faculty in Cameron. Mr. Kelly was reported to have been alone late yeasterday and immediate medical attention was provided by friends who rushed him to the hospital.

Mrs, Kelly was in Austin at the time of the attack and did not know of his death until a car was dispatched to capital to return her to Cameron. Mr. Kelly vva.s a native of Tennessee, born in the city of Nashville. He had been a resident of Milam county for many years and formerly lived in Rockdale where he engaged in the Nursery business, later moving io Cameron, Mr, regarded as one of the best informed Nursery men in Texas and had built up a large business here, expanding his farm wlvm he moved it to its present location on Highway north oJ the city. Last year Mr.

and Kelly ere a beautiful home adjoining the grounds and Mrs. Kelly re tired a a member of the loca school faculty, Funeral services will be held from the home in Cameron at 2 p. m. ay, 2, with interment in the Ymetery at Rockdale Mr F. Kolba and Mrs.

Sneed I of North Elm and Mi I. Whatever else the New Year may promise, good or bad, it is certain to bring a political campaign from. Precinct to Stale. War may curtail political enthu- siam and the average aspirant may feel less inclined to launch out and ask for office, thinking perhaps this is no time to disturb xisting conditions, but that can be expected. Elections are held each two years, the first a city campaign will be under way with primaries in February.

The general election to be held ifi Apnl with all officials io be elected except three aldermen who hold over. School trustee election is also to be held this year with three to be elected. I Then will the July primaries with nominations to be made for Precinct, County and State officials. The November election will close the politieial year of 1942. DAY BY DAY I I I ieraid im in the Austin spent the week Mai ek home.

THE DA OF WRA TH Both Theatres to Show New Year Eve Pictures Both the Cameron and Milam Theatres will be host to New Year's Eve crowds tonight at 10:45 it was announced here this morning by Stanley Swift, owner of the Theatres. The pictures of Zombies' with John Archer and Mantan Moreland and with Bela Lugosi and Polly Ann Young will be shown and in order to accomodate the crowds Mr Swift has decided to open both Theatres. Both pictures booked for the special New Eve preview will be shown at each Theatre. This means that if you wish to attend the New' Milam you may do so with the assurance that you will see both pictures and likewise at the Cameron. These pictures are both new and are the toys in horror films to characterize this unusual program for New Eve.

MORE RED CROSS FUNDS F. G. Blake, Chairman for the Red Cross Roll Call of Milam county, said today that 8750 had been turned in and he is preparing a complete list of contributions from all communities. It appears that all quotas will be exceeded. BANKS WILL CLOSE Cameron Banks will close Thursday, January 1 in observance of New Day Notices were posted in the lobbies for the past two days and customers are asked to make the best of the situation.

By HENRY R. LUCE Editor of Life and Time This is the day of wrath. The disaster which befell America on Dec. 7, 1941 was an episode. But it was also a sign.

It was a sign of all the weakness and wrongness of American life in recent years. The thousand-odd dead ait Pearl Harbor that first day were not merely the victims of Japanese treachery. They were the victims also of a weak and faltering America that had lost its way and failed the wrorld in leadership. We have come to the end, now, of as pusillanimous an epoch as there ever was in the history of a great people: the twenty years of American history between 1921 and 1941. It is not even possible to call these years tragic, for tragedy implies at least the dignity of fate.

And there was no dignity in these years and nothing of fate that wre did not bring upon ourselves. The epoch that is closing was much less tragic than it was shameful. The President says we have learned a lesson. Some people think he means that we have learned that the Japanese (as now constituted) are a treacherous and dangerous people. But if that is the only lesson we have learned, then God knows what agonies we shall have to undergo before we learn the lessons we have got to learn.

We will learn. Every American, not excepting Mr. Roosevelt, now faces the deepest necessity of his life the necessity of learning that he must find a spiritual rebirth or lose his soul alive. stands Thine ancient sacrifice, an humble and a contrite It is not enough for us at home to say: as if we could forget the past by one easy act of renunciation. We will learn these things.

Looking at the past, we know that we have not been worthy of looking at the future we know that we can and will he a better people than we have been. We know, too, that however we have misused it, we are the principal trustees in this century of a great heritage of human freedom under God. And therefore we must have victory. We must have victory for the faith of our fathers and for the hope of our young people and our children. We have still at this moment almost is needed lor victory.

We have, first of the young men and young women of America. Despite the meanness of the spiritual environment which we have recently provided them, the strength of this land is in their hearts. We have natural wealth in more abundance than any other nation. We have our American scientists and engineers who stand ready to serve us with their knowledge and their creative toil. We have now.

as major allies, Britain and China, two nations bound closer to us by the things of the spirit than any bond that Hitler can forge with terror. We have common military interests with Russia and the chance to build a bridge between a changing Russia and a changing West. We are seeing Pan-Americanism become a fact not a phrase. We have other allies of deathless gallantry in eon quered countries and elsewhere. All these are good things, great things.

We have others. We have already the example of heroism of our soldiers and sailors in the far islands of the Pacific. We have at home the greatest productive ability and capacity in the many ways a greater ability and capacity than all the rest of the world put together. What then do we lack? In this first hour of common counsel in an aroused nation, it is necessary to concentrate first on two things. We lack good organization.

And we lack unity. Victory depends on the whole people. But it begins with organization begins with leadership. It is no use to have the greatest resources, the best workers and the ablest managers in the resources, workers and managers are not linked together in clear and dynamic organization which provides for both initiative and control. We are fortunate that we have done what we have done, that many ships are on the ways, that great factories are built and being built, that we have trained fliers and soldiers and sailors.

Rut toe fact is that we done done this vast job well enough. And the principal reason is that, the organization of our war-efforts has not been good, It has beer, poor. All that is past. There is no demand for head. Every man in Washington will be working harder today than he did before Dec.

doing better than he knows how. But it must be insisted that there be no of the existing management ini ply to or to feelings" or political reasons. If some men are not equal to the terrific jobs assigned to there are such kindness and patriotism demands that they be given mor sellable tasks. If bettor men can be 1 they must be used. But quality of though it of less importance than correct organization.

Our war effort has not been correctly organized, ft must be correctly once. And now what about unity? Are we united 1 Are we resolved? We all say the same hearty, manly-sounding things. What, then, makes our brave words sound a trifle hollow, and our rage carry a slight suggestion of impotence (Turn to page four) Things We Want to Say Hospital, Hines, Illinois. I Mr. J.

B. White, ftditor Cameron Herald. Cameron, Texas. Dear J. As I told you while 1 was at home from Dal us, that when got up here 1 would tell on something about this place.

Hines is located about 12 I -i! miles west of hieago, The hospital covers the entire post office of Hine main hospital i divided in tions, ABCDKFO, each hav four floors, The bin is four -ss ni.eh and one half mile Thru- is a lone hail on the west side the going the entire length I the 1-2 mile. On bail day walking this is the Way we get exereis This i ha branches off into each eetinn to the recereation room, I office and canteen. In this, a there is a -ton where we can buy most anything we want, ineludina ties and underwear. Al has a tailor shop and barber shop, all of whnh does hie; busim ss. Oh ye there is a cafe in there too.

John is in charge of the recreation. To him goes a lot credit for the entertainment we get. We have picture shows twice a week and other nights there is usually a show of some kind, Last week irs addition to the picture we had the First National Bank of Chicago orchestra, including about pieces and a quartet. Also the big event of the year is the Midwest Baseball league's annual Christmas party. This starts off with the distribution of magazines to all of the boys, then the drawing of bathrobes and sweaters.

There was about one thousand given away. Then night was the show of shows. it lasted over three hours and could have lasted longer as some of the entertainers get to t. There was radio and movie stars, entertainers from some of the largest night spots in Chicago Willie formerly of ield, the Duke of Paducah, that is on the Bugler Tobacco program on Wednesday night and lots more as you will see from the enclosed program. B.

Klson who broadcasts the world series and other Natnrna1 sports was also here, he is going to announce the Cotton Bowl game at I this year. All all if there were only one show no doubt the cover charge would be about $25, That figure wag given by one of the men in charge. While the show was going on Sant visited each bed k-aving a filled with fcnit, sandy, toot and paste, shaving cream, ta. cr, cracker da-k. and three ahead during Christmtt.

Claus On being admitted, the rnghl after supper the Chaplain visits each member ol taith. I s.en the ProU slant Chaplain on the Wards yet. Nest ing a representative of the eterans of Foreign Wars calls on each patient seeing how many members of that organization is here. On Sunday they have church services for both and Protestant. Of course at different times.

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