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Tune in RB PAGE THREE Saturday Morning, October 27, 1945 THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS In Story Too Strange for Fiction Liberated Soldier Relates How Fellow Townsman Died June 18, 1942, in Prison Camp Near Manila SWEETWATER. Oct. 26 (Spl A war department telegram this week informed Mr. and Mrs. S.

I of their Edwards, Sweetwater, that, had pen reported missing since the fall of Bataan, died in the Philippines on June 18, 1942. in the telegram was obtainemation the war department from Cpl. Otto Whittington of Sweetwater, following his liberadon in September from a Jap prison camp on Kuyshu. Corporal Whittington arrived in Sweetwater Wednesday morning on a 90-day furlough and was able to give geant Edwards' parents the story their son's death. Sie Edwards died in the jungles south of Manila.

He died in his sleep, and the man sleeping beside him, the last person he talked to in life, was Corporal Whittington. The 1 two had never met before the day of Edwards' death, and the story of how they finally did meet involves coincidence that could be, perhaps, too strange for fiction. The two boys were both taken prisoner on Bataan in April 1942. Whittington was taken with the 31st infantry, Sergeant Edwards ith the 93rd squadron of the air corps. Whittington was among truck 200 men hauled out of Bataan by but Edwards made the Death March.

Both were taken to O'Donnell prison camp near Manila, but they Dere in separate enclosures. Both were among 300 200 prisoners taken south Tayabas, Manila, some to build kilometers, in swampy jungle country. Men fell sick like flies, Whittington says. There was no medical aid of any kind. When the sick got past going, they crawled up on the grassy banks of a dry river and lay down.

The well men slept in the rocky river bed. The well men did the cooking for the sick, using the wheelbarows which they also in the road work. While the men were able to work, Trent Scores First But Loses ASPERMONT, Oct. 26 The Aspermont Hornets won a 38-13 district 2-B victory over Trent here this afternoon, but had to come from behind to The visitors strong, dotarted punching across a touchdown in he first series of plays after taking the kickoff, and kicking the point. The Hornets came back after the next kickoff to tie the count at 7-7, with Fullback Eddie Springer scoring from the ninevard line.

Trent went ahead again in the second quarter, scoring on a pass. The Hornets again knotted the score with a statue-of-liberty play paying off for a touchdown with End Pat Mitchell carrying. The half ended 13-13. Aspermont scored twice in the third quarter, End Freeman tallying once on a pass and Springer adding another on a 15-yard run. andalfhads Hill yards for intercepted a a touchdown pass fourth, and Springer wound up the scoring with a 25-yard trip to the goal before the game ended.

Lueders Whips Rule In 39 to 0 Rout LUEDERS, Oct. romped over Rule 39-0 district 2-B setto here this afternoon. Thompson contributed four touchdowns and Eubanks and Helmer one each to pile up the scores. One of Thompson's tallies came on a 60-yard punt return in the fourth quarter, another was scored o.n a pass from Helmer, and the her two were on short runs. Arrington, center, and Webb, tackle, were stalwarts of the Lueders line.

Robert Lee Trounces Wingate Team 38-7 WINGATE, Oct. The Robert Lee Steers gored the Wingate Pirates 38-7 in a district 5 engagement here this afterbon. Jarvis Littlefield and Will Perciful teamed up to administer a sound beating on the home team. Perciful scored three touchdowns and Littlefield two, with Gerald counting the other for Robert Lee. Wingate scored in the last two minutes after driving to the twoyard line, from where Vernon Compton went over for the touchown.

Wiley Hancock passed to bill Bagwell for the extra point. Robert Lee led 12-6 in first downs. Officers Seek 2 Runaway Girls Juvenile Probation Officer Phil A. Diltz is instituting a search for two 15 runaway the girls other from 16. Abilene one and her girls from here left during month.

according to a report Diltz, but parents seemed unconcerned, he said. The 16-year-old girl was traced to Wichita Falls, where she was reported with a carnival company showed here during the recent fair. The carnival had moved to Fort Worth and gone into winter quarters. The 15-year-old girl left several days ago, Diltz said. No trace of her has been found.

0 50 EISENHOWER CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY -General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) celebrates his 55th birthday Oct. 14 by attending a football game at Victory Park, Frankfurt, Germany, with Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

(right). Photo by Associated Press Photographer Peter J. Carrol. Pay Thickness May Be Factor In Yates Field AUSTIN, Oct. of pay sand under various units was proposed Thursday to the Texas railroad commission as one of the factors in allocation of oil production in the big Yates field, Pecos county.

Under the proposal as advanced by Standard Oil company of Texas, the proration schedules would be computed by 40 acre units. Presently the field has 100 acre units and uses the potential producing capacity of the wells on the unit as a factor. Schedules were submitted to the commission showing how the field's total allowed production of 46,852 barrels a day would be divided among the 25 operators under the new formula. A 26th unit is operated jointly by two companies that also have separate units. Some wide changes would result.

Probably the greatest would be to change Midland Petroleum corporation's share from about 958 barrels a day to 12 barrels a day. Ohio Oil company would get about 47 percent of the total allowable in place of a present 53 percent and Standard would have its share increased from about 11 to 17 percent. The field has 20,500 acres and some of the state's largest producing wells. Ohio, Standard of Texas and Gulf are largest operators in the field in that order. Ohio has 224 wells, Standard 69 and Gulf 62.

Only Texas oil field using sand thickness as a proration factor now is Van field, Van Zandt county. Buffs, Raiders Play LUBBOCK, Oct. 26 -(AP)- A football rivalry that has been flaming since 1925 will be renewed here tomorrow night when Texas Tech's resurging Red Raiders meet west Texas State's downtrodden Buffaloes. Beware Coughs Following Flu After the fu is over and gone, the cough that follows may develop into chronic bronchitis if neglected. Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes.

No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis News Dealers Will End Session Today Last session of the business meeting of the Independent Magazine Association of the Wholesalers, be held in the Wooten hotel throughout today, Earle Cogdell, host, said. Approximately 60 members and guests were present at the meeting Friday when C. R. Pennington.

manager of the Retail Merchants' association, and Charles Green, manager of the chamber. of commerce in Abilene, spoke a luncheon. The business conference is main ly concerned with postwar plans which will affect the organization Officers of the association are W. C. Edwards of Beaumont, president; H.

J. Sandoval of El Paso, vice president; and Kenneth Page of Fort Worth, secretary. Ships Combine Maize Merkel has shipped 262 carloads of combine maize this season and Merkel and nearby community gins turned out 2198 bales of cotton this season, according to M. T. Shultz, T.

P. section foreman of Merkel, a visitor in Abilene 15 Papers Receive Extra Newsprint WASHINGTON, Oct. Fifteen newspapers have been IV. en extra-quota grants of newsprint aggregating 2,290 tons as the result of appeals, the War Production announced today. This is the first list covering ex tra grants of tonnage by the WPB appeal board for the fourth quarter of 1945.

The newspapers and the tonnage granted include: Times Corpus Morning Christi, Caller, Dallas, News, 93; Fort Worth, Tex. Press. 36; Fort Worth Star-Telegram 201. 2 drops in each nostril NOW shrink membranes, cold BREATHE stuffed Useonly nose as opens. directed.

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GLOVER MERKEL. Oct. 26 None the worse for 40 months as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, Cpl. James M. Bagley, USMC, son of Mrs.

Earl Mashburn, arrived home on the morning train nesday from the Naval hospital at Oceanside, to remain until Jan. 18, when he reports to the Naval hospital at Corpus Christi. Due to the fact that along about June the Japs got more liberal with their food supply to prisoners. and that after the war was over they "brought in everything" by way of food and clothes, Corporal Bagley says that he weighed 140, pounds, when liberated Sept. time he volunteered June 1, 1941, he weighed 135 and never fall below that mark in the monthly periods when weigned in prison.

While he saw a lot of brutality toward practiced by the Japs their prisoners, he was not the victim of such mistreatment, he reports, but he was slapped twice by guards for disobeying minor orders. As a possible explanation of his seeming exemption along score, he said that a Japanese superstitution was responsible. Because he indicated a desire to learn the Jap language, the natives concluded he was "crazy," as they could conceive of no reason why a prisoner would undertake that. Here's where the superstition came in: Because they considered him crazy, they also believed that, should they mistreat or injure him, he would come back after death to haunt the perpetrator. planes spotted the camp and dropped food and medical supplies.

After his liberation, he was taken by train along with a group of 313 fellow prisoners to Yokohama, where after an examination aboard a hospital ship he was pronounced able to fly and was returned to the States by plane. From Yokohama, he was flown to Yakasu airport Sept. 9, and reached Guam He was in camp No. 10 at Nomatchi, near Nayga, when, Navy R. J.

Hewitt, 69, Dies at Merkel 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.0 1.00 1.00 1.00 were "left alone in camp, but the engineers were pretty rough out on the job," Whittington says, beat prisoners with pick-axe handles or anything else they could lay a hand on. Edwards was already among the ill when Whittington was stricken by malaria and yellow jaundice and had to take his place among them. "We didn't talk much we were too weak." Whittington recalls. But one night he and Edwards happened to be lying next to each other. Edwards mentioned Sweetwater as his home town, and Whitsaid his family lived there, tington, although had been in the Army since they moved there in 1938 and therefore knew little about the town.

"We kidded a little about who would be the first one to get back," Whittington says. "Edwards told me his father was a grain dealer. Later we drifted off I gues you'd call it going to sleep. It was morning when I knew things again. I saw our men coming with a wheelbarrow of rice.

I tried to Edwards to tell his it was chow time. He was dead. Two other men died same night, Whittington says. sick they one had to dig their graves, because the wel lones had to work. We were so weak it took six or eight.

of us to drag one body. We couldn't dig the graves very deep. We marked Edwards', limbs, grave but with a cross imagine made the cross is rotten by About a week after Edwards' death Whittington and eight other of the weakest sick ones were hauled by truck to the naval hospital in Manila. There he began to mend American doctors were in charge and treatment was "pretty good." After five months he was sent to Bilibid prison, then to Cabanatuan. Whittington describes the latter as "better than most." He and other prisoners kept some track of events Weinert Tips Wylie 13-6 in 2-B Tussle WEINERT, Oct.

Weinert Bulldogs nudged Wylie 13-6 this afternoon in a 2-B district clash here. Hutchinson opened the locals' scoring with a touchdown early in the second quarter, on a 10- yard end around play. Wylie knotted the score at 6-6 in the third quarter with a pass for touchdown. Halfback Earp, put the game on ice for Weinert a 15-yard touchdown and extra point in the fourth quarter. Anson Blasts Albany, 13-0 ALBANY, Oct.

26 -(Spl) The Anson Tigers defeated the Albany Lions 13-0 here tonight in a District. 11-A game. Anson scored the second quarter to lead 7-0 at the half and added another in the fourth period to coast in. Albany threatened only once, driving to the visitors' 12 before being stopped. Ballinger Continues District 9-A Scourge BRADY, Oct.

26 -(Spl) just beat the heck out of us," fairly wel describes the massacre of the Brady Buldogs here tonight by the Ballinger Bearcats, the scourge of District 9-A. According to weary sports writers covering the game the final count was. Ballinger 90, Brady 9. Score at the half was 45-0. The touchdown parade was headed by Russell who tabbed five.

Black scored four, Davenport two, and Currie, Brazier and Sikes tabbed one each. Moran Takes 19-0 Victory From Clyde BAIRD, Oct. 26-(Spl.) defeated Clyde tonight in a non by a 19-0 here, score. Neither team was able to count in the first half but Moran broke into the scoring column in, the third period and added two more touchdowns in the final quarter. Cottle scored all of the Moran touchdowns.

Three Suits Filed Three suits were filed in Taylar county court Thursday: M. L. Sellers vs. Leo D. Burleson, on note and foreclosure of chattel mortgage; J.

M. Radford Grocery company vs. W. 0. Winston, garnishee.

in suit against W. O. Winston. garnishment. Rotary Scout Body In Session Today Rotary, scout.

committee will meet. today at 4 p. m. mezzanine of the Windsor hotel, Paul Ireland, field scout executive for the Chisolm Trail council, said Friday, On the committee are M. E.

Perkins. Aubrey Stephenson, A. C. Hunter, Jr. F.

C. Olds, W. P. Ledbetter. Eugene Pearce, E.

A. Pliler, and Rufus Starnes. through news notes smuggled in to them by the Filipinos. He sent some Red Cross cards, home and wanted to tell Edwards, but couldn't, since prisoners were not allowed to mentions names or dates on the cards. While he was in Bilibid Whitting.

ton met two other Sweetwater prisoners of war, Sgt. Jimmie Owen and Sgt. Raymond May. Owen was a medic and freed or" Philippines. May was one the several hundred American prisoners lost when a transport was Allied torpedoes in the South China sea in October 1944.

Whittington was moved to Japan in July 1944, and at the time he tried to get May to go along. May said he'd rather take his chances in the Philippines. Whittington attributes part of his well-being in Bilibid to Sergeant May. May and 10 other prisoners were to have been shot when they first came to Bilibid because they had been caught stealing rice. A Japanese doctor helped talk camp authorities into sparing their lives.

Later May learned the Japs needed a baker in their galley. May had never baked before but he obtained a recipe for bread, baked a sample loaf that passed the test, and got the job. He smuggled food out of the galley for Whittington and others. get out of camp alive. His keepers in Japan repeatedly told him and the other prisoners that they would be killed when the American vasion came.

Women and children, working with sharp bamboo sticks near them, would tell them: "When the Americans come, we'll kill you with these, and then we'll take to the Whittington gave his information about Edwards to government authorities soon after his liberation Edwards was reared in Sweetwater and is a graduate of Sweetwater High school and of Hardin-Simmons university. Whittington never did expect to Hamlin Resident Dies at Stamford ANSON, Oct. 26 Mrs. D. J.

Turner, 60, who lived in the Anson area for 29 years before moving to Hamlin a year ago, died in the Stamford hospital at 8 a. m. Friday. The former Kizzie Lee Hatley, she born in Alabama on Jan. 15.

1885, she was married to D. J. Turner in Comanche county March 8, 1903, moving to Jones county in 1916. She was a member of the Baptist church, Mrs. Turner was the mother of 12 children, 10 of whom are still living.

The five' daughters surviving her are Mrs. Joe B. Harris of Irving, Mrs. Alton Mayfield of Hamlin, Mrs. Haskell Moore of Corpus Christi, Mrs.

Walter Caldwell of Hamlin and Mrs. Clyde Carroll of Colorado City. Sons are Clee Turner of Abilene, Clyde Turner of Irving, Otho Turner of California, D. J. Turner enroute home from Italy where he has served with the armed forces, and Carol Turner of Hamlin.

is also survived by her husband; three sisters, Mrs. Isabel Bradley of Birmingham, Mrs. W. E. Wardsworth of Forsan, and Mrs.

E. L. Lock of Dallas; two brothers, Noah Hatley of Vernon Willis Hatley of Abilene: 24 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m.

Sunday in Hamlin Baptist church with the Rev. Walter Fielder of Anson officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie View cemetery under direction of the Lawrence funeral home of Anson. Pallbearers are to be Ellis Dean, Walter Alford, Jimmy Mayfield, Will Van Ness, L. B.

Hammock and Odell Rainwater. Throckmorton Beaten 27-0 THROCKMORTON, Oct. 26 (Spl) Newcastle high outclassed the Throckmorton Greyhounds here tonight, winning a trict game by a 27-0 count. non The visitors counted once the first, third quarter, and added closed the two more" evening's in scoring with another touchdown in the fourth. Morgan crashed over from the two-yard stripe in the first period to put Newcastle out front.

Pevehouse, Newcastle center, ran 22 yards after intercepting a pass for the second touch, and Morgan counted the next one on a 25-yard sprint, also after a pass interception. Wray pounded over the eight for the game's final tally. First downs favored Newcastle 10 to 1. Phone 2-0344 for PICKUP and DELIVERY SERVICE Expert Work! Silks Our Specialty CROWN CLEANERS 425 Chestnut St. the following day, Sept.

10, thence to Honolulu and San Francisco, where he arrived Sept. 13. After 10 days in the Oakland Naval hospital, he was transferred to the Naval hospital at Camp Pendleton. Oceanside, Calif. His mother, who received a telegram Sept.

13 that her son was in the States, left the following Monday, and spent two weeks with him. Upon her return home, her daughter, Mrs. Roy Huffman, went to Oceanside and remained with her returning home with him Wednesday. Besides his mother and sister, Corporal Bagley has one brother, Charles Bagley, who graduated from Merkel high school last year. Rice the main diet of the Japs, a supply to prisoners being, was 700 grams for three meals, for those working; (if prisoner was sick, only half that much), Corporal Bagley's duties were inside work, helping records office, keeping the quarters clean.

He was on duty only four hours, but could not leave the camp at any time. Bagley, who moved to Merkel with his mother about three before enlistment in the Marines, attended Merkel school one year and was also in the Civilian Conservation corps for some time. He was 18 years old Jan. 5, 1941, before volunteering June 1, of that year. He left the Aug.

15, bound for the Philippines, where he was stationed at Cavite, Manila, in the Navy yards. He had been at Corregidor from Dec. 21 until that fortress. fell on 6, 1942, and along with 1,500 Navy and Marine personnel was taken to POW camp No. 3 at Cabantwan, still in the Philippines.

On Sept. 1 they were taken to Osaka, R. J. Hewitt, 69, died at 11:55 a. Friday at his family residence in Merkel following an illness of about ten days.

Feb. 15, 1876, at Lindville, Mr. Hewitt lived in Hunt county in Texas a number of years before moving to Taylor county. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.

W. A. Lyday and Mrs. Clarence Newton of Tye, and two sons, Clarence, of Abilene, and Roy, of Trent. The Rev.

D. D. Dennison will officiate at services, which are, to be held Sunday at 2 p. m. the Methodist church at Merkel.

Elliott's funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will include G. W. Hobbs, Lee Pounder, J. F.

Osburn, Len Knight, Johnny Rister, and Bob Ayers, all of Merkel. Burial will be in the Rose Hill cemetery by the side of his wife, who preceded him in death. Sergeant Swallows Tack-'Doing Nicely' T-Sgt. Theodore Jenkins, 2701 South 2nd, was reported "doing nicely" by attendants at St. Ann hospital last night, having undergone surgery Friday morning after swallowing a carpet tack.

Although the tack was not removed, Sergeant Jenkins was dis missed from the hospital. Japan, where he was at a sub-camp until June 18. His last internment was served at Nomatchi. WE WILL PAY Top Prices for Pecans, Poultry Market and Egg. 317 Locust Phone 7981 Dr.

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