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THE VERNON DAILY RECORD, VERNON, TEXAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1943 PAGE TWO Ramirez Orders Officials Ousted Signers of Pro-Democratic Manifesto Lose JobsJewish Papers Published. Buenos Aires, Oct. 16. (P)- President Pedro Ramirez ordered Saturday the dismissal from their jobs of all public officials who signed a pro-democratic manifesto Friday. At the same time Lt.

Col. Hestor L'Advocat, chief of the president's press office, declared that Jewish papers in Argentina had been suspended because of an "unfortunate misunderstanding, "and expressed regret over circumstances which resulted in President Roosevelt's protest yesterday. (At his press conference yesterday, President Roosevelt expressed apprehension "at the taking in this hemisphere of action obviously anti-semitic in nature and of a character so closely identified with the most repugnant features of Nazi L' L'Advocat explained that there had never been any intention to close the papers permanently and that an order authorizing their re-appearance had been issued before President Roosevelt spoke. One Jewish paper had received its authorization before the President made his statement and the others were advised a few hours later. Cancellation of the original measure was announced publicly by the press.

Vermon-Quanah Game Draws Largest Crowd of Season Total paid admissions to the Quanah-Vernon football game Friday night, according to school officials were 3.063. Total receipts were listed at $1.323.20. Expenses amounted to $314.32 of which $133.82 was Federal tax. Net receipts amounting to 008.88 were divided equally between the two teams. The largest previous attendance this season was at the Altus-Vernon game, when 2,536 fans paid admissions.

FOR QUICK SALE--List your Real Estate with L. E. Piper, BRISTO BATTERY STATION WILLARD BATTERIES Battery, Generator, Starter and Magneto Work 1701 Wilbarger St. Phone 392 NOTICE We Have Again Secured More ELECTRIC IRON CORDS FOR YOU STALEY'S 1819 Marshall St. Lieut.

-Gen. George S. Patton, whose whereabouts along with the U. S. Seventh Army was a pre-Salerno mystery, turns up 111 Italy, shown talking to American wounded.

(Signal Corps photo.) Stevenson Has No Comment Or. Blast by Gerald Mann Austin, Oct. 16 Gov. Coke R. Stevenson Saturday had no comment on Friday's blast from Attorney General Gerald C.

Mann. in which Mann said that if he remained in public office it would be as governor. Stevenson returned by automobile from a north Texas trip, during which he was quoted at Amarillo as saying he would be a candidate for re-election. This he denied. Mann sharply criticized the governor as being out of harmony with the national administration.

Stevenson did not indicate wher. or if he would reply to the state ment. MANGUM OFFICER KILLED Mangum, Oct. Lloyd Bex of Mangum, serving with the 45th Division in the United States Army since September, 1940, was killed Sept. 11 in action near Salerno, Italy, according to official notification received Friday afternoon by his father, J.

H. Bex of this city. ELECTRA MAN PROMOTED Electra, Oct. Billy Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs.

H. M. Barnes, has been promoted to third class petty officer in the Navy. He is serving in the metalsmith division and is stationed at Norfolk, Va. A graduate of Electra High School.

he was a member of the Tiger football squad. TWO YOUTHS ENLIST Wichita Falls, Oct. Joe Nick Edwards of Childress was accepted for the Navy's tion battalion. and Robert Wesley Owens, 17, of Kirkland as apprentice seaman in the reserve. Both left for Dallas to be enlisted there Saturday.

STRIKE ENDS Salt Lake City, Oct. 16. (P)- Ore trains rolled steadily between mills and the huge Utah Copper Company mine at Bingham Canyon Saturday as production returned to normal following a 24- hour strike. "'Caught me milkin' and thinkin'" 'Milkin' time's about the only chance a fellow has to think, nowadays. Too busy, rest of time, producing food and things to win the war, mainly about how I'm going to get by on less and still produce more.

Started to raise Cain with the oil mill to try to get more then realized they can't help it; they sure can't produce more than we farmers grow. And they've got to spread it out. so thet I'll get my share and the other neighbors get theirs, without anybody getting too much. "So, I made up my mind that my cottonseed and peanuts will be delivered to the oil mill as soon as possible. then I'll figure out how little meal can get by not ask for more than and find out from the County Agent how to produce more on less." Vernon Cotton Oil Co.

Vernon, Texas Junior Red Cross Plans Are Made Junior Red Cross organization in Wilbarger County was discussed Friday afternoon by Mrs. Freida Kennedy, district Red Cross chapter advisor, and A. K. Hamblen, who recently accepted chairmanship of Junior Red Cross activities in the county. J.

A. Anderson of Oklaunion is vice chairman. Mr. Hamblen will appoint A junior sponsor in each school to direct enrollment of students. National Junior Red Cross enroilment period is Nov.

1 to 15 and the Wilbar. County committee is planning an enl stment campaign in all county schools. According to the ianic enrollment plan. Mis Kennedy explainca, each child is asked to contribute whatever sum he may be able give. As in the enlistment plan for acults.

no set membership fee is asked. but all funds collected above the small sum which goes to the National Red Cross wiil remain in the school. to be used for whatever project its students adopt. Each room which enrolls receives A subscription to the Junior Red Cross magazine and each child receives his Junior Red Cross membership card and tag. Mr.

Hamblen and Mr. Anderson plan to attend a district conference of Junior Red Cross 1 leaders and field workers at Wichita Fells Monday, and then will outline a complete program for Wilbarger County, car ying cut suggestions made at the conference. Price of Short Staple Cotton May Be Hiked Washington, Oct. 16. (P.

ton growers had assurance Saturday that an attempt would be made to keep up the market price on three-fourths inch cotton through greater purchases for Army goods using that grade staple. The assurance came through Representative Mahon, Democrat. Texas, who said Commodity Credit Corporation officials and War Food Administrator Marvin Jones promised him efforts would be made to induce the Army to order greater use of three-fourths inch staple in such items as sand bags, sacks and blankets. Hosnital Briefs Miss Betty Long was admitted for major surgery. C.

S. McColloch was dismissed following surgery. Mrs. Thomas McKay and infant daughter were dismissed. Mrs.

Ammer Sherrin was dismissed following medical treatment. Mrs. Larts Thomas and infant son were dismissed. Lorene Miller was admitted for major surgery. Mrs.

E. L. Norris was dismissed following major surgery. Mrs. Thomas D.

Cox was dismissed following medical treatment. Mrs. G. G. Garrett and infant son were dismissed.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thornton announce the birth of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs.

C. L. Archer announce the birth of a son. Rita June Huff was admitted for a tonsil operation. SHIPS DODGE GENOA Lisbon, Oct.

16. (P)-Because Genoa now is considered a dangerous war zone, Swiss ships that have carried freight for Switzerland to the Italian port henceforth will go to Barcelona instead, it was announced Friday night. From Barcelona the freight will go by railroad to Switzerland. FOR QUICK SALE--List your Real Estate with L. E.

Piper. TRAILWAYI A PEEr of Tie WORLDS AIR CONDITIONED COACHES SCHEDULE CHANGES Bowen Motor Coaches "The Preferred Route" LEAVE VERNON FOR Electra, Wichita Falls. Fort Wortb Dallas. Houston, Corpus Christi Austin, and San Antonio, Texas 3:52 R. m.

p. p. 10:07 p. m. p.

4:23 LEAVE VERNON FOR Chillicothe. Quanab, Childress. Ama: rillo. Clovis Albuquerque, N. Denver Colo.

Los Angeles, Calif All points on West and North Coast 4:38 m. p. m. p. 8:38 p.

m. D. a. New Stainless Steel Coaches From Fort Worth and Dallas To Houston, Corpna Christi. Austin.

San Antonio, Dallas to Amarillo. Texan. NEW LOW RATES Bus travel le not rationed and will not be rationed. BOWEN MOTOR COACHES Local Texas Company Phone 656 Call Agt. BOWEN County Briefs Special Correspondence Te The Record Northside Mr.

and Mrs. S. B. Dunson of Fort Worth spent the week-end in the home of his brother, M. M.

Dunson. G. H. Hildebrand left Sunday for Fort Worth where he will be employed. Mr.

and Mrs. Piner L. Cates and daughter, Elizabeth Nell, and son, Lynn, moved recently to Fort Worth to make their home. Mrs. Bud Mouser left Wednesday for Laredo to join her husband, Mrs.

Bud Mouser has been staying with her father, W. F. Frost, for the past two months while her mother was at the bedside of another daughter, Mrs. Ronald Chilcoat, of Sweetwater. E.

H. Cole left this week for Fort Worth where he will be employed. Mrs. Cole and son, Alton. will join him soon to make their home there.

Staff Sgt. Joe Dale Parker who is stationed at Dalhart spent the end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parker. Miss Corene Gauntt, a student in W.

T. S. T. C. at Canyon, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Gauntt. Mrs. W. F.

Frost returned home Wednesday from Sweetwater after two months visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ronald Chilcoat. Mr. and Mrs. 0.

D. Stowe and son, Don, and 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stowe of Fort Worth, returned to their home Monday after a week's visit with Mrs. Stowe's mother, Mrs.

W. W. Adams. Elliott Mr. and Mrs.

Grady Long and C. Long are visiting in Fort Worth this week. Mrs. A. S.

Lemon left this week to join her husband at Grand Prairie where he is employed at the North American Aviation Plant. Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

Pierce and Mrs. R. G. Lemon and children returned Friday to their home in Grand Prarie after a brief visit with their mother, Mrs. C.

C. Pierce. Word was received here, Wednesday, that C. L. Cook, formerly a resident of this community and now living in Compton, was slightly injured in a street car accident there.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson and friends here, Wednesday. Marvin Baggett made a business trip to Fort Worth last week. Mrs.

C. C. Pierce left Monday for Grand Prairie where she will visit relatives. Odell Mrs. Ella Keys visited her son and family Mr.

and Mrs. Ted Cade of Altus over the week-end. Floyd Carlton, who is employed at Dumas is spending a few days here with his family. Mrs. Neal Scott left for Louisville, where she will join her husband Flight Officer Neal Scott.

Mrs. Dan Harrison of Grand Prairie is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.

Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Howe Watson visited her brothers, Iver and Willie Thompson, of Canute, Okla. Friday.

Miss Nettie Thompson who had been visiting there for a few days returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. L. A.

Cummins spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rueban Guild of Hobart, Okla. Mrs. Leon May and daughters, Diane and Marilyn Sue, of Grand Prairie are visiting in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. E. B. Vassey. Sgt.

Leon Anderson of San Antonio, Texas, is visiting in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams of Grand Prairie visited in Odell last Friday. Mrs. Williams accompanied her husband to Grand Prairie Saturday for 8 few days visit.

Miss Joyce Spratt visited in Sanger, Texas over the week-end Mrs. Jack Newton and daughter of Long Beach, are visiting Mr. Newton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.

B. Newton and other relatives. The Odell Home Demonstration Club reorganized and had its first meeting at the home of Mrs. W. A.

White Thursday evening. Ray Morgan, who is in the U. S. Navy is home on a furlough, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Morgan. Tolbert Miss Bonnie June Quisenberry, who is attending business college in Fort Worth spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P.

Quisenberry, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neimptsch and small daughter of Wichita Falls visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Hare and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Rape, over the week-end. Pvt. Henry Morrison of Camp Young, Los Angeles, is visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. T. A. Morrison and sister, Louise, and Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Hutson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mosley and family of Lubbock. former residents of this community, moved to Vernon last Thursday, where he will operate a filling station.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cagle and Badges Awarded Cub Pack Members Achievement barges were presented to five Cubs of Pack 130, Den 1 at their regular pack meeting at the First 1 Methodist Church this week. Three boys were initiated as new Cubs in the den. Receiving the achievement badges from Mrs.

John Burkhalter, Den Mother, were Alvin I L. Borchardt and Robert Herald, Bobcat; D. H. Palmer, wolf gold arrow; James D. Oliver and Jimmy F.

Layne, wolf silver arrow and additional silver arrow. Initiated into the Den were Alvin L. Borchardt, Robert Herald and Tommie Ashley. Cubmaster John Burkhalter presented each Cub with a pack numeral. Den Chief cords were presented to Carl Ray Thornton and Tom Latham.

den chief and asistant den chief respectively, by Denner Bob Lowke. C. A. Clark, field executive, spoke on leadership at the ing. D.

H. Barham also spoke. The meeting was opened with Den Chief Thornton leading the Cubs in the pledge to the flag and the singing of Mr. Barham gave the invocation and the boys sang their Cub song and gave their yell. Guests at the meeting were parents of Cubs, Mr.

and Mrs. Clark and Mr. Barham. GETS CURFEW Stockholm, Oct. 16.

(P)--The Germans have clamped a curfew On Copenhagen and Aalborg following a new wave of sabotage in Denmark, it was learned here Saturday. All traffic has been forbidden between 8 p. m. and 5 A. m.

and restaurants must close at 7 p. m. CHRISTMAS MAIL HEAVY New York, Oct. 16. (P)--Postmaster Albert Goldman reported 13,000,000 Christmas packages for American soldiers overseas had arrived at the New York post office Friday midnight--the deadline for mailing holiday gifts to Army men and women abroad.

DUKE FARMER KILLED Altus, Oct. A. Burnside. 36-year-old Duke farmer, died Wednesday in an Altus hospital from injuries suffered Sunday when he was thrown from a horse, receiving a fractured skull and concussion. WORKS UNDER GUARD Madrid.

Oct. 16. (P) Spanish correspondents in Paris reported Friday that such hatred exists against Juan Herold Paquis, radio Paris broadcaster and ranking French fascist, that he must work under police guard. $1.25 S. M.

A. BABY FOOD OWENS WEST VERNON DRUG STORE 4005 W. Wilbarger St. Phone 1275 Ration Stamp No. 18 Is Being Counterfeited E.

B. Holloway, district rationing executive of the Fort Worth office, has advised the Wilbarger County Ration Board to be very careful about replacing loose Stamp No. 18. It appears that counterfeiters have been at work in the North and East, but none have been reported in Texas. The board member who issues special stamps should carefully examine the 100se No.

18 stamp to see if the coloring and perforations match the book from which it is supposed to have been torn. Counterfeit stamps have a slight blurring of the ink and ti the perforations will be different from those used In War Ration Book One. Local merchants are also warned to be on the lookout for any counterfeit stamps. BECOMES DIRECTOR Washington, Oct. 16-P-Aubrey Williams, early New Deal figure, who resigned last month as chief of the National Youth Administration (NYA), Friday became director of organization for the Eastern and Southern States for the National Farmers Union.

RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Washington, Oct. 16. (P)-The resignation of Monsignor Francis J. Haas as chairman of the fair employment practice committee was accepted Friday by President Roosevelt and deputy chairman Malcolm Ross was named to succeed him. CORVETTES DELIVERED Lisbon, Oct.

16. (P)-The Brit- ish Government Saturday delivered two corvettes to the Portuguese Navy, the first of a number of warships Britain will turn over under terms of the agreement whereby she gained antisubmarine bases in the Azores. 700 LATE TO CLASSRI FOR RENT- house with bath. 2404 Lexington Street. Price $10.

Rhoads Hingst. 1811 Wilbarger. Phone 11. FOR SALE Fishing rod and reel. Pair rubber hip boots and Browning 12-gauge Over and Under shotgun.

All items practically new. P. O. Box 2065. 299-2tp FOR SALE -Nice new stucco home in Vernon's best neighborhood, near Hawkins and High School.

Phone 1123-J. 299-1tc War At A Glance- (By The Associated Press) Italy--Allies sweep Germans from four major defensive towns. Russia--Reds make bold drive to trap Nazi forces in the Crimea. Pacific- hit enemy airdromes in heavy aerial attacks. son, Melvin, moved to Lexington, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Canafax and family who have been living on the E. B. Page farm moved Ito the Will Lawson farm Satuday.

Emmett Wayne Lawson who is in the Navy, left Saturday afternoon for Shreveport, after his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Lawson, and other relatives and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson and daughter, Norma Jean, of Grapevine, visited her sister, Mrs. M. A.

Mashburn and family Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morris and daughter, Carolyn, Sue visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

I. L. Morris. and Mr. and Mrs.

Hershel Morris of Center Point last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Inglish and son, Jackie, and Bill Bass, all of Fort Worth visited Mr. and Mrs.

F. R. Morris and family over the week-end. Doans Mr. and Mrs.

Burl Burdette and children, Billy Bob and Loma Sue of Dallas, Mrs. Grady Harkins Mrs. Harvey Hicks, Ed and J. E. Burdette all of Comanche, Joe and Jim Burdette of Goldwaite, Tom Burdette of Oklahoma visited Mr.

and Mrs. H. E. Key last week and attended funeral services for R. J.

Burdette of Chillicothe, former Doans resident. Mr and Mrs. Mack Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wilson of Hollis, Oklahoma, spent Sunday with B.

F. Wilson and Mrs. Sallie Wanner. Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Byrd of Olney spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. T. Adair.

Mrs. H. H. Harrell and daughter, Inell, of Fort Worth are vis. iting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Armstrong and family. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Chisholm of Inglewood, announce the birth of a baby boy, Homer Donald, Sunday, Oct.

3. They are former Doans residents. Mr. and Mrs. Motley Miller and son of Tucson, are visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Sears. Joe Dale Parker who is staItioned at Dalhart visited his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Parker last week-end. Markets New York Cotton Open Close Jan. 20.00 20.11 March 20.03 20.01 May 19.89 19.81 Dec. 20.16-17 20.16 Vernon Markets Heavy hens Light hens Fryers Eggs Cream Cottonseed $55 per COTTON Middling Chicago Potatoes Chicago, Oct.

16. (P) -(WFA) -Potatoes: Idaho Russet Burbanks US No. 1, 2.65-80; Colorado Red McClures US No. 1, washed 2.85-90: unwashed 2.75- 85; South Dakota Chippewas US INO. 1, washed 2.60; Minnesota and North Dakota Bliss Triumphs commercials 2.30-35; Wisconsin Chippewas US No.

1, 2.40. Fort Worth Livestock Fort Worth, Oct. 16. (P)- Cattle 200; calves 175; steady; and common butcher yearlings and heifers 6.50-9.00; canner and cutter cows 4.00-7.50: medium butchers to 9.50; good fat calves 11.00; common and medium butcher sorts 7.75-9.00. Hogs 250; steady; butcher hogs averaging 180-325 lbs.

at ceiling price 14.55; lightweights from 5 to 75 cents a hundred under top hogs; packing sows 13.75 down. Sheep 600; steady; common ewes 4.65. NEW CHIEF NAMED Dallas, Oct. 16. (P)-New chief of the Eighth Service Command's public relations branch is Lieut.

Col. Roy A. McMillan, former Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce public relations director. He succeeds Col. Royden Williamson, retired.

LIST YOUR PROPERTY with us for sale. We have buyers.T. E. Davis Agency Record Classitied Ads Get Results Phone 721 D. ESTES 1611 Wilbarger GOV.

KERR WILL SPEAK Altus, Oct. 16-Gov. Robert S. Kerr has been secured to speak for the general session of the Southwest District Convention of School Teachers in Maingum when the convention meets Nov. 4 and 5 there.

Governor Kerr's address is scheduled for the second day of the meeting. LIST YOUR PROPERTY with us for sale. We have buyers.T. E. Davis Agency.

Record Classified Ads Get Results FLAVORFUL FOODS THE SAFE ICE WAY Food odors don't mingle or flavors spoil when you seep your retrigerator well ced. And keep strong-odor foods right under ice chamber vents. SAVE WITH RUSSELL ICE 1500 Cumberland St. Phone 863 DR. C.

H. ROBERTSON "REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST" RADIO BUILDING 1809 Wilbarger Street Phone 1313 .20 .18 .27 .38 .48 ton .1978 18.38 FEED YOUR CHICKS CROWN Growing Mash FOR QUICK GROWTH Martin-Lane Co. Phone 603 Vernon. Texas EXPENSE "MONEY" IS YOU CARRY TRAVELERS CHEQUES American businessmen are on the go these days. Travel in crowded trains, jammed hotels and high-tension existence everywhere has greatly increased the risk of lost or stolen wallets.

Before you start on a trip it is a wise precaution to change your money into American Express Travelers Cheques. They are spendable anywhere like cash -but unlike cash, if lost or stolen, your money is refunded in full. The cost of this protection is only per $100. Issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50 and $100. Minimum cost for $10 to $50.

You can buy them at this bank. THE WAGGONER NATIONAL BANK VERNON, TEXAS Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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