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but One Ism in America Americanism!" Press Slogan axahachie aily ighy VOL XXXIX WAXAHACHIE, TEXASQueen City of the Cotton Belt THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 3941 WEATHER HIGH .................................71 Pggwl CLOUDY AND MUCH COLDER NO. 233 Nazis Rush Air Units Editorial I By FLOYD CASEBOLT rrvvrrvi Needing More a AN illuminating presentation of a rentable American condition i-i presented by John Ersklne, famous educator and author, in an American magazine article that we have just article in which he wants to know, should any boy leave the American high school without at least one manual Furthermore, it is pointed out: is something fundamentally wrong when our great Industrial states have a chronic shortage of skilled mechanics and artisans, while their high schools to grind out thousands of graduates, few of whom are fitted for jobs and only a small percentage of whom go to There's a lot to that, 'there? In other words, are people deciding that going to quit working with their hands? If so, better right about, to the extent that at least enough mechanics and artisans available to till the demand, particularly in this mechanized age, both for war and for peace. In fact, one of the stepR away from unemployment. We have considered with a good deal of satisfaction the trend up at our own Waxahachie High School, and the facilities available and being used out at the Waxahachie PCC Camp. At the high srhool, for mechanical courses such as woodworking and drawing have been offered; a more recent addition is vocational agriculture, and a NY A workshop has been author- iled.

Out at the CCC Camp, a long list of courses for the artisan and mechanic are provided, and they have served to train hundreds of boys and young men. Erskine is absolutely right in his view that well for evpry youth to have at least the fundamentals of a gainful trade by the time he leaves high school. best for him, war or no war. best for his community and his country, war or no war. Waxahachie has definitely done something about it.

And the chances are, it will do more a- hout it. We should be proud of that. Waxa Boy One Of U.S. Marines Whom Put In Jail Jap: Local Women Win Awards In Crustene Cash Contest Event Mrs. Jack W.

Morris, 119 East ruiversity, has been announced by officials of South Texas on Oil Company, makers of Crustene Shortening, as one of the winners In the Crustene Cash Contest, conducted in fifteen Central Texas Counties. Mrs. Morris received $5.00 as 13th Prize in this contest. Also, Miss Mary Wray, 411 Cynisca Street, received a 4 lb. carton of Creamy Crustene Shortening.

prize of $200 was won by Mrs Dcrrothv Webb of Hillsboro. There were numerous other prize inners. Security Office Serving Ellis Co. Move Announced Removal of the Dallas office of the Social Security Board from 1590 Allen Building to Terminal Annex Building wras an flounced today by Ernest L. Tutt, manager, in charge of this work for an area including Ellis Conn ty Functions of the office are to issue social security account numbers and receive claims for monthly old-age and survivors insurance under the Federal system as amended in 19:19, were being performed at the new location on a current basis, the move having been made without interruption of service to the public, Tutt said.

In addition to the city of Dallas and Dallas county, the Dalian office serves the following counties: Ellis, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman and Rockwall. Tutt requested all persons in these counties desiring Information about old-age survivors Insurance claims or social security numbers to address communications to the Security Board, 506 Terminal Annex Building, Dallas, Texas. Private Walter G. Allen of Waxahachie, is one of the five IJ. S.

Marines, (part of whom were injured), jailed by Japanese gendarmes at Peiping, China, and held for 17 hours after a cabaret fracas, according to wire reports from Peiping. American officials indicated that they considered the incident serious. Thp American version is that five marines were arrested by the gendarmes shortly before midnight New. eve at the embassy quarter, after an altercation with Japansese civilians The marines said they were threatened insulted by the Japanese. The five were held incommuni- andcado until 5 p.

m. yesterday despite three demands by Colonel Allen Tunnage, commandant ot the marine guard of the United States embassy, that they be handed over to custody Turnage insisted they innocent of wrongdoing. One of the fi.e was uni tut red. The other four were taken to the Marine Guard hospital, where it was said none of their injuries as serious. The live (which injured was not indicated Corporal Petroff, Washington, D.

Corporal Francis A. Barber, Dorchester, Privates Walter G. Allen, Waxahachie, Texas; Hubert Big Creek, and Merlin W. Ankrom, Portland, Ore. Gall Made For CGC Lads Prior 10th APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT WELFARE OF PIPE AT OLD JAIL.

British Pay Nazis Back In Own Coin With Hard Blastings A call is now heina made for boys between the ages of 17 and and 23 1-2 that wish to enrol! in the Civilian Conservation Camp. Applications may he placed with the Welfare Office located in the old jail building in Waxa haehie between now and January 10. it is expected that Ellis County will have a large quota, for there are many eligible boys to fill this quota. The previous payment arrangement has been $8.00 to the boy and $22.00 to his family. has been changed in that the pay to the hoy is still but he may retain $7.00 additional to be deposited to his credit.

Through this many boys have furthered their education and have been of great service fh their family, in earning while learning, it was explained. Jimmie Coward Wins Special Mention In Talent Contest James Lemuel Rumsey Funeral Services Are Held, Bethel Last sad rites for James Lemuel Rumsey, who died Tuesday morning at his home in Five Points, were held atthe Bethel Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. pastor, officiating. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery. Mr.

lumsev wSs born July 21, 1871 in Alabama anti had spent his adult life in the Jceupation of farming. He a member of the Retnr-i Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife, the former Mrs. Maggie Wallace; two daughters, Mrs. G.

W. Hines, J.one Elm; Mrs. R. M. Green, Five Points; two sons, L.

W. Rumsey, Cleburne, and F. G.Ttnmsey, Fort Worth: fourteen grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and two brothers, D. R. Rumsey and John Rumsey, Boone, Colorado.

Jimmie Coward of 617 Brown Street, Waxahachie, is one of the amateur songwriters awarded honorable mention by the Song Hit Guild of New York. An advisory board composed of Paul Whiteman. Guy Lombardo, Billy Rose and Kay Kyser found manuscripts showed unusual promise 4 he fact that they barely missed receiving top honors. The Waxahachie songwriter was a participant in the 3rd talent project. Operating from headquarters in the heart of Tin Pan Allpy at 1619 Broadway, New York City, this organization has succeeded in launching the careers of more than a score of talented "unknowns" in less than two years.

A unique system affords tyros an opportunity to collaborate with leading professionals among whom are Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer and Walter Donaldson. 'Plie Guild is currently conducting its 4th such country-wide project Songwriters should submit their manuscripts later than mid night. May 1, 1941. JvONDON, July 2 (U.E)—Big formations of Royal Air Force bombing planes rained incendiary and high explosive bombs on Bremen during the night in retaliation for Sunday fire raid on ancient area, it was reported today. 'Flie Royal Air Force the Germans back in their own for the fire raid, the press association reported, and dropped big quantities of fire and explosive bombs on the important Brprnen area.

In addition to the Bremen raid, Royal Air Force pianps, opening their offensive program, attacked numerous submarine bases, invasion ports and other target? in German and German- occupied territory. Aid Funeral Services Are Held Thursday For G-eo. R. Bradley Foitoer Resident Of Red Oak Community Buried There Thurs. The body of Mrs.

James A. Eagle, 79, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Simpson, Raymondville Wednesday, arrived here at 11:41 Thursday and was taken to the Methodist Church at Red Oak. Red Oak w.is her home until 1933. Funeral services were held at 3 p.

m. Thursday at Red Oak Methodist Church, with the Rev. Garland lavender officiating. Burial followed in Red Oak Cemetery. Mrs.

Eagle is survived by many relatives and friends of the Red Oak community. Bowl Game Briefs By United Press Undated Bowl Games at a glance. Sugar Bow) (New Boston College 19. Tennessee 13. Attendance, 73,188.

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Stanford 2). Nebraska 13. Attendance, 91,500. Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas A. M.

13, Fordham 12. Attendance 4 5,507. Orange Bowl (Miami, Mississippi State 14, Georgetown 7. Attendance, 35,101. Sun Bowl (El Paso, Tex.) Western Reserve 26, Arizona State 13.

Attendance, 14,000. Bast-West (San 20, East 14. Attendance, 60,000. Bette Nuptials Ccime As Big Surprise To Romance Experts HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 2 (U.P) Davis bad pulled a fast one on Holly Love- and-romance experts today by going on honeymoon with Arthur Farnsworth, Vermont son.

The experts even know she was in love with him. They never had heard of him. They received the first jolt of 1941 when Miss Davis dispatched telegrams to news service offices, an- iipuncing her marriage to Farnsworth on New Year's Eve, at the 15,000 acre ranch of Justin Dart near Rimrock, Ariz. Mrs. Dart is the former Jane Bryan, movie star.

MONEY MAN Ferdinand Kuhn, former chiaf of London bureau of New York Times, appointed by Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, as special assistant. Ha is expected to act as liaison men in connection with financial aid to Britain. LATEST WAR BULLETINS ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 2 Several Italian tanks were captured or destroyed in fierce fighting northeast of Ghimira, on the south Albanian coast, on New Day, a government spokesman said today. TOKYO, Jan.

2 (U.P)—Japan, seeking to expand its interests and influence throughout the Far East and the South Seas, named its first minister to Australia today, following the lead of the United in establishing direct relations. Tatsuo Hawaii former foreign office spokesman who lias had diplomatic experi-1 ence in the United States, was named to the new post. Mother and Babe Home. Mrs. W.

S. Horne and baby daughter, Wilma Jean, were taken by ambulance from the Waxa-1 haehie Sanitarium to their honte, 1V3. Allen Bex, 17, i 1101 East Marvin. The baby was born December 31. Both mother Smashing Raids On II Dromes Lashed By British Rev.

B. C. Beard To Deliver Sermon For Church Here Friday The Rev. B. C.

Beard of Leveland, Baptist Church will preach at Farley Street Baptist Church Friday night, Jan. 3, at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend. ROME, Jan.

2 (U.P)—German air squadrons will proceed to Italy to fight in the Mediterranean Basin, Gen. Francesco Prfco- io, undersecretary for air, announced today. Gas Changed To Liquid Heads Achievements Of Great Utility Industry The achievement of reducing natural gas to a liquid for storage is listed at the head of gas engineering accomplishments in the annual report of Alexander Forward, managing director of the American Gas Association, who told also the part the industry is playing in national defense, its use of advertising, and its growth in many fields. A huge plant built at Cleve- ASHINGTON, Jan. 2 The German-American Bund wan described by the Dies Committee today as a "completely military" organization patterned after the "ruthlessly machine set up in Germany by Adolf Hitler.

By Joe Alex Morris UP Foreign News Editor Italy for the first time today officially' admitted that her axis partner, Germany, is diverting part of the great Nazi air to aid the bogged-down Fascist military machine In Albania and North Africa. How large a proportion of tha Nazi Luftwaffe will be diverted to the Mediterranean war theater was not indicated. However, Gen. Francesco Pricolo, Italian undersecretary for air, announced Jand, Ohio, natural gas that German air squadrons will Two Suffer With Fill. Mrs.

Lucian McMillan, who has baby aiv along fine, been quite sick at her home with an infected throat, is reported: Party Attends Game, improved. Mr. McMillan, who; Mr. and Mrs. Y.

C. Carlisle, suffered a relapse of flu, is now Miss Margaret Neil Carlisle, Mr. able to be hack at his work with, and Mrs. Ed Waltman, Mr, and Fant Milling Co. i Mrs.

O. M. Lander, Frank Rogers, an 0f Waxahachie, and Mr. and Is Laid To Rest In Cemetery At Bethel Attend Game in Dallas. Mrs.

Al Culbertson of Dallas, for- G. T. Morton and Cooper Curry raerly of Waxahachie, attended saw the A. A. game in hall game in Dallas yesterday.

Dallas Wednesday. Attend Game. Dr. and Mrs. M.

E. Hastings and son, Miles Hastings, attended the A. Sc football game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, yesterday. George Richard Bradley, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. C. Bradley of Route 4, Waxahachie, died at 10:50 p. Wednesday. The baby was born Tuesday at 11 a.

m. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 3 at the Rudolph Brothers Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in Hillcrest Burial Park. The baby is by Ills parents, R. C. and Annie Mary Bradley; four sisters, Clara Bell, Mary, Annie and Sallle Bradley; two grandmothers, Mrs.

Anne Bradley and Mrs. W. B. Banks, and a number of aunts and un- 1 cles. Return to California.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Conway and son.

Billy Moore, have departed by motor on the return journey to their, home in Hollywood, after a Christmas-holidays visit with Mrs. father, E. F. Owen, and Billy grandparents, Mr. Owen and Mr.

and Mrs. Will Moore, In this city. Mr. Conway is with the Los Angeles Times. They had an enjoyable visit here, but as It drew to a close, Mrs.

Conway suffered a flu attack and it appeared that about the time of their departure, Mr. Conway was contracting the Illness. They planned to stop In Weatherford, for a visit with Mr. father and sister, en route to their home. David-Goliath Stand of Greeks Spurs Drive for Relief Funds PURRED by fresh reports of the tiny Greek heroic resistance to forces, the Greek War Relief Association has intensified its nationwide drixc for to aid distress among the civilian population in the invaded areas.

Appeal for the funds, which will be used for the relief of civilian suffering behind the lines of the Greek army was launched November 20. Already has been received for transmission to Athens for distribution by the Administrative Committee fori American Relief in Greece. The funds will go to purchase i ambulances, food, clothing and other relief supplies needed to alleviate I distress caused by the Italian invasion. More than 500 local committees have been organized throughout the United States, with the assistance of 2000 Greek clubs and other organizations to aid the mother country. Harold S.

Vanderbilt, American philanthropist and sportsman, heads the list of distinguished men and women who are serving on the National Citizens Committee of which Mr. Vanderbilt is honorary chairman. The Most Rev. Athenagoras, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America, is national chairman; and Spyros P. Skouras, head of a national chain of motion picture theatres, la national president.

Also engaged in the appeal are Mrs. Huntington Astor, honorary national chairman of the Auxiliary, and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia. Madame Kimon Diaman- topoulo is honorary sponsor of the Auxiliary. Others who have enlisted in the causa for Greece are the Rt. Rev.

Fulton J. Sheen of Catholic Univer- The Mott Rev. Athenagorat turnt over a check to Harold S. Vanderbilt, honorary chairman, covering the firtt ditburtement to be made for civilian relief In Greece aity and the Rt. Rev.

Henry St. George Tucker, presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. National headquarters have been established at 730 Fifth Avenue, New York Citv. Last rites for Iva Allen Box, 17 years of age. who died at 4 p.

m. Monday at his home in Bee Creek community, were held at the Bethel Methodist Church Thursday afternoon at 2 with the Rev. Hollis Carpenter of Waxahachie officiating. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Box; two brothers, James and Otis Box; two sisters, Lanier and Corina Box, all of Bee Creek; grand par to a liquid at a temperature of 2g0 degrees below zero stores it In a special container from which it is later withdrawn in Its original form and fed into distribution mains. Some of the advantages are saving in storage space, availability of gas in emergencies, and the meeting of peak demands. The Industry is taking a leading part in supplying the vast heating needs of national defense. "From hardening intricate parts of machine guns to the final heat treatment of the largest guns, especially designed gas furnaces are speeding production at an ever-increasing says tho report.

"In the Navy yards, some of the largest industrial furnaces ever built are annealing fully assembled gun turrets with gas. Equipment developed for peacetime uses through cooperative research and engineering under sponsorship of the American Gas Association, is rapidly being put to work to speed production III war industries." American housewives bought more than 1,600.000 gas ranges in 1940. The gas Industry, supplying towns and cities with a population of more than 84,000,000, served a total of 17,980,300 customers, an Increase of 481,000 over 19 Much of the increase Is attributed to expanded advertising programs. The industry haa an- ents, and Mrs. J.

C. Higgs Dodson, a grandmother, Mrs. nounced its intention of increas- Nancy Box, Bee Creek. ing advertising to promote use of gaS (or the four big Hack to Mr. and Mrs.

L. W. Phillips returned to Chicago spending the Christmas holidays with homefolk in Waxahachie. Home From Wedding Trip. Judge and Mrs.

A. Royce Stout, newlyweds, have returned from their wedding trip to New Orleans. ine, water heating, house heating, and refrigeration. MARKETS See Football Game. Mr.

and Mrs. Grady Cheatham, I Miss Rae Files and Forrest went to the A. football game in Dallas yesterday. MARCH 10-42 MAY 10 37 JULY 10 16 FORT WORTH. Jan.

2 (UR) uce: Pou 11 17-20; hens 8-12; turkeys 7-15. 1 candled 6.00-6.90 per case. Butterfat 33-34. fight for Italy in the Mediterranean basin. He also announced that the Italian air units which have been cooperating with the Germans to bombardment of Great Britain were being called home to force the Italians on their ing fronts in Albania and Africa, Only one unit of Fascist fighter planes will remain with thh German air force on the English Channel fighting front.

On the war fronts action was limited. The Greeks reported capture of fortified positions round Klisura and tanks northeast of Chimara. A report bobbed up again that the Italians are preparing to evacuate Valona. The reported little action in Albania and not much more in Libya. London reported a raid of exceptional severity upon the great north German port of Bremen where, it was indicated, an attack was pressed home upon the Focke-Wulf Aircraft Factory.

Royal Air Force bombers flew over Bremen for three and a half liours and were described as paying Germany back for the devastating attack upon London's city section. The Germans admitted that British planes attacked three factories the location of which was not specified. CAIRO. Jan. 2 Smashing raids on Italian airdromes and bases over a far-flung area In North Africa were reported by the Middle East command of the British Royal Air Force today.

LONDON. Jan. 2 and the United States were reported today to be considering a plan by which American merchantmen would take over for the duration of the trade routes in an extension area of the Pacific, thus releasing British ships for service In the Atlantia and Mediterranean. Attend Game in Dallas. Dale Martin and brother.

Billy Martin, attended the A. football game yesterday. START NEW YEAR I OFF WITH WANT-AD I IN DAILY LIGHT. a profitable way I to start the new year off: I If you have something to buy, sell, rent, anything that can be ob- tained or disposed of through the Daily Light Want-ads, begin using them. pay you.

I POEM By L. L. McMackin Flight. On tireless flight is ialsebood kept While truth Is kept aground All falsehood seems flight And truth seems bound. so free in BERLIN.

Jan. 2 (U.P) German high command today said the Nazi Luftwaffe rained 94,797,800 pounds of high explosive bombs and 3.527,350 pounds ot incendiaries upon Great Britain between start of the air offensive Aug. 8 and midnight of Dec. 31. Perhaps God who figured out That through its hurried flight Some falsehood might, In haste, forget And treat some fellow right.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2 (U.P)— Bombs from unidentified planes crashed into several Eire areas last night and today, killing at least three persons and injuring several. LONDON, Jan. 2 United i States bombers are being flown sometimes across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain "in a steady Viscount Beaverbrook. minister for aircraft production, today.

Back at Wo-k After Flu. Pot Boze was able to return to return to work yesterday after a flu malady. For Better Business In 1941 Use The Daily Light Advertising Columns.