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THE BRYAN FRESH QUAKES SHAKE TURKEY ABOUT TOKAT Bring Fears of More Disaster And Deaths MANY THOUSANDS DIE 40,000 in Erzincan, Survivors Facing Starvation ANKARA, Dec. violent earth tremors in the vicinity of Tokat, in Northern Anatolia, brought fears today of additional disaster as officials reported from Erzincan province that the deaths there would total at least 40,000. The extent of damage by the new quakes has not been determined. Trainloads of wounded were brought to Ankara today from Wednesday's earthquake area. The victims, all needing surgical attention, included a number of high ranking Turkish officials and one general.

Military planes flew over Erzindropping bundles of food and can, clothing to survivors huddling half naked in snow-covered fields. The rescue of many persons in isolated districts appeared hopeless 88 snow continued to block highways and railroads. Officials said women and children were falling victims to the cold, 25 and 30 degrees below zero. NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR. MEDICAL SOCIETY Dr.

W. M. Boguskie of Hearne is the new president of the Brazos-Robertson County Medical Society. Other officers are Dr. S.

B. Slaughter, vice president, and Dr.1 K. W. Fox, secretary, both of Bryan. Blac Peas To Be Featured In Etex Dinners ATHENS, Dec.

Texans are planning this year to give official observance to the tradition of "eating Black-Eyed Peas on New Year's day and have good luck the remainder of the year." Superstition may have a part in the celebration, but the average East Texan would not think of letting the first day of the year go by without a liberal supply of black-eyes on his New Year day menu. So strong is the belief that this Mayor M. O. Kinabrew of year Athens has issued an official proclamation calling on all housewives and public eating establishments "to serve black-eyes January first and thus bring good luck to our fair city." Business men also are giving official recognition to the legend and will gather for a black-eye pea banquet with A. S.

Ford, president of the First National Bank of Athens, as the toastmaster. Bowl games may occupy the atof most of the nation on tention. Year's day but Athenians will be particular to see that the black-eye pea bowl is full to start the year off right. BRYAN DAILY EAGLE People's Column 63 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Subject: "Friends and Foes of the Kingdom." Bible passages: Matthew 58; Matthew, 13:54. And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55.

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his bretheren, James land Joses and Simon and Judas? 56. And his sisters are they not with us? Whence then, hath this man all these things? 57. And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58.

And he did not many mighty (Continued on Page 8) About Bryan Misses Elouise Nevill of Houston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Nevill, is expected home this afternoon to spend the week-end.

She will return Monday morning to begin her duties again a as a student nurse at the Baptist hospital. Among the many local people who will be in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl game Monday are Mrs. Lottie LoBello, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Smith, Roland Chatham, Miss Estelle' Sheppard, Miss Kate Parker and Mr.

and Mrs. John Sidney Smith, Jr. S. P. FLYER IS DERAILED; 21 PERSONS HURT CARS LEAVE TRACK NEAR ORANGE; PILE UP 'IN DITCH ORANGE, Dec.

coaches of the Southern Pacific's New Orleans-San Antonio flier were derailed and piled up in a drainage ditch on the putskirts of Orange today, injuring 21 persons. First reports said the injured included two white persons and 19 negroes, most of whom were riding in the first coach. One coach overturned as the train moved over a trestle bridging a six-foot ditch. An unidentified section worker shid he believed a broken rail on the trestle was responsible for the derailment, but the exact cause has not been determined. Line Boss Catches Hot Wire; Burned On Hands Wilmer Ross, in charge of a force of linemen on the Bryan REA system, was severely burned both hands Friday while workon ing on a transformer in the Snook He caught a "hot" wire and area.

was knocked out, as well as burned, only his belt preventing him from falling to the ground. Ross was rescued by Freddy Jolly, who works with him. Jolly had no climbers, Ross wearing the only pair in the gang, and he went the guy wire, hand over hand, up planning to hook Ross' belt over the wire and slide him to the ground. He managed to revive Ross, howand finally he was able to ever, climb down the pole. Jolly got back same way he went up.

Ross is at the Fire Station, as he is a member of the department, and fellow firemen and other friends are helping him kill time while he is laid up. Italian Trains Crash Today; 40 Killed, 150 Hurt NAPLES, Dec. 30. -(P)- At 40 persons were killed and least 150 injured today when an press train crashed into the rear of -a troop train on a siding at Torreannunziata station, 18 miles south of here. A switch apparently failed to function and the express plunged siding, and into cars full of onto a troops, including high ranking officers.

Two inches of snow and intense cold hampered rescue work. BRYAN TEXAS BUILDING Legless Girl Prepares To Wed Miss Jessie Simpson (right), Hackensack, N. J. lost both legs in a train accident two years ago, was as busy. as other bride-to-be as.

she looked over wedding gowns and maid tumes at a New York hotel. Gowns which caught her fancy included the wedding dress (center) modeled by Florence Drew, the bride's maid costume (left), worn by Mildred Miencke. Mise will wed James Seward January 19. son Germany Feels Pressure Of Allied Blockade; Leaders Plan To Draw Nation's Economic Belt Tighter By KIRK L. SIMPSON Associated Press Staff Writer Herr Hitler and his No.

1 aide, Field Marshal Goering, are preparing to tighten nazi Germany's economic belt another notch under stress of the allied sea blockade, winter weather on Balkan transportation routes, and the disruptions traceable to the Russo-Finnish war. That, at least, is the construction that can be placed on Berlin's announcement that Goering, already economic dictator as well as an BRIDGES NOT COMMUNIST, IS LANDIS SLANT REPORT ON C.1.0. LEADER IS MADE BY HARVARD LAW DEAN WASHINGTON, Dec. report by James M. Landis, dean of the Harvard law school, today cleared Harry Bridges, West coast CIO Maritime Union chieftain, of charges of Communist membership or affiliation.

Dean Landis, acting as special examiner for the Labor department, advised Secretary Perkins that Bridges, while "energetically radical" and who had "welcomed" Communist support for his labor activities, was not a member of nor -affiliated with the Communist party. O'Daniel Activities No. 1 Story Of Texas Year; Rise Of A-M Team Ranks Fifth In Ten Deemed Best By DAVE CHEAVENS Associated Press State Editor Politics and personalities dominated the front pages of Texas newspapers during 1939. Texas Associated press staff men, who write and edit the state news, voted unanimously that the varied activities of Gov. W.

Lee 0'Daniel constituted the No. 1 story of the year. John Nance Garner's abbreviated announcement that he would accept the democratic for the Maury Mavericks trials, presidency, tribulations and triumphs in San Antonio's stormy political arena and the oil shutdowns decisively took second, third and fourth places respectively, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1939. PERMITS LONG SESSION VISIONED BY MANY SOLONS! Are Hurrying Back To Washington For Opening RELIEF, TRADE PACTS These and Other Issues Likely to Prolong Session WASHINGTON, Dec. Congressmen streaming to the capital for the politically important 1940 session, talked chiefly today about brewing battles over government spending and the renewal of the administration's reciprocal trade agreements program.

Despite President Roosevelt's known desire for a short, harmonious session, many legislators conceded it probably would be tempestuous and prolonged, not only Leby the trade agreements and spending, issues, but by proposed changes in the Wagner labor act and whether to increase the public debt. limit. SUFFERS BROKEN HIP IN FALL AT HOME Mrs. W. H.

Morgan, 82, had the misfortune to fall in her room yesterday. afternoon and received a serious injury. She was walking across the room and her slipper toe went under the rug, making her stumble and fall. 7 An X-ray examination at St. hospital this morning showed a fractured hip joint.

Mrs. Morgan is the mother of C. C. Morgan, Mrs. H.

P. Dansby and Mrs. Roy W. Nunn. HEADON CRASH FATAL TO TWO; FOUR INJURED TEXANS IN ACCIDENT ON HIWAY NEAR DALLAS EARLY TODAY DALLAS, Dec.

L. Murff, of Grapevine, and Olyde Elam, whose parents reside in Austin, were killed and four injured today in a headon collision of two automobiles near here. Among the injured, J. M. Sim-1 mons of Denton is in critical condition.

COUNTY ATTORNEY IN. ROLE OF GRANDFATHER County Attorney Lamar Bethea was all smiles Saturday morning and buying coffee for the court, house personnel, and other friends, while accepting congratulations on his new status as grandfather, This morning a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. C.

(Buddy) Moehlman at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic, and mother and babe are doing nicely. Mrs. Moehlman was Miss Edna Bethea before her marriage. NOMINATE MRS. ROOSEVELT AS HEAD OF NEWS GUILD Dec.

Eleanor Roosevelt was nominated Friday to succeed the late Heywood Broun as president of the American Newspaper Guild. The nomination, unanimously approved by the executive committee of the newspaper guild of Denver, was telegraphed to the guild's international executive committee in New York. Hitler Visions 1940 Victory In New Year Speech BERLIN, Dec. -Adolf Hitler, in a year-end message to the Nazi party today, expressed the conviction that 1940 would bring victory to Germany. Declaring the reich is fighting "for.

construction of a new Eur- in ope," he said "Germany and Europe must be liberated from the oppression and constant threats which today, as in the past, orig-1 inate in England." (By Associated Press) RUN TO $666,215 Clues In Mystery Slaying A woman's shoe, a yellow gold cial red rose were the only clues ing to solve the slaying of an Her nude body, stabbed many times, butterfly brooch and an artifi. Los Angeles police had in attemptunidentified, attractive blond girl. was found near a big gas tank. Business And Industrial Leaders Express Hope For Improvement In Coming Year; War Effect Puzzle NEW YORK, Dec. 30.

ness and industrial leaders of America expressed today their hope for peace and prosperity in the United States as a new year dawned. Referring almost inevitably to the European war in their reviews of the past year, the leaders expressed confidence that the United States, free of foreign entanglements, would find plenty for its people. Some of the comments by outstanding figures follow: C. M. Chester, chairman, General Foods "The war in Europe did not affect the availability of most quality foods in this country.

"Ample food supplies of most kinds are assured Americans in 1940, barring, of course, disastrous weather conditions. Although we lack some of the food surpluses that marked the two preceding year ends, this country possesses food producing and distributing machinery capable of satisfying Funeral Service Held At Calvert For M.A. Gilland Many friends Bryan were grieved to learn of the passing of M. A. Gilland at his home in Calvert Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, following long illness with a heart disease.

Mr. Gilland well known here, and for was many years had been branch manager for the Brazos Valley Cotton Cooperation Association at Calvert. A member of a Texas pioneer family, Mr. Gilland was born in Franklin more than 60 years ago, and lived at that place and in Calvert all his life. He was a memof the Methodist church, and ber a courteous and refined gentleHe was married to Miss man.

Alice Smith of Franklin many and his widow and a years ago, daughter survive him. The son and Clifford Gilland, lives in San son, Antonio and the daughter, Mrs. Tommie Goodrich, in Marlin. Funeral services were held from his late residence in Calvert this afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. F.

P. Goddard of St. John's iating. Interment was made in the Episcopal church at Marlin officfamily burying ground in Franklin. Pallbearers were Elmo Reynolds, Franklin; Tom Field and Reagan McCrary, Calvert; 0.

T. Oliver, Navasota; A. W. Kershaw, Caldwell, Bren- and ham; C. B.

Oiver, Gordon Rountree, Bryan. Among those who. went from to Calvert and, Franklin this Bryan afternoon for the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Conway, Mrs. N. N. Snapp, Mrs.

Frances Cloud, Miss Becky Foster, Gordon Rountree. THE WEATHER NEW ORLEANS, Dec. (Spl.) -Frost -Fair Sunday and not morning. cold East Texas so north; frost in south with temperature 34 to 38 degrees in lower Rio Grande Valley tonight. Sunday fair with rising temperature.

West Texas Fair tonight and Sunday. Warmer tonight. IS RECORD CITY HISTORY OF BUILDING Total of $534,240 For 1937 Was Previous Record MORE PERMITS ISSUED Good Increase Is Seen In Number of High Cost Homes national, as well as some world needs." William S. Knudsen, president of General Motors "We in the automobile industry have every reason to be gratified with the general improvement in busiwhich became so marked in ness the last quarter of 1939. We certainly can look forward to good business 'in 1940, which, if the (Continued on Page 6) MAJOR FIGHT IS IMMINENT FOR FINLAND VETERAN RED TROOPS TO REPLACE CONSCRIPTS ON ISTHMUS HELSINKI, Dec.

30. (P) Many military experts believed immi- the war's first major battle was nent today as veteran red troops conscripts under cover of replaced continuous artillery bardment of Finland's Karelian Isthmus defenses. Viipuri, largest city on the isthmus, continued to undergo artilllery, fire. a LONDON, Dec. 30.

(P) An Exchange Telegraph company Helsinki dispatch reported today that Russian planes bombed Tempre and several other Finnish centers. A.F.L. SEEKS CONFERENCE TO CUT UNEMPLOYMENT WASHINGTON, Dec. (P) The American Federation of Labor said Friday that getting the unemback to work was the No. 1 economic.

problem for 1940, and ployed suggested a conference of business, labor, farm and consumer sentatives for co-operative action to that end. If industrial production could be increased 25 per cent above the 1929 level, the A. F. of monthwould be jobs for virtually all the survey of business said, there ly 9,000,000 unemployed of and a for higher the general standard living entire population. All building records for Bryan were broken this year, according to the report of City Secretary Guy P.

Bittle. Permits ran to 215, compared to $397,585 for 1938, and to $534,240 for 1937, the previous high in the eity's history. The permits for December this year totaled $30,390, compared to $54,130 for December last year, but the total for the year was far in excess, running almost twice the total for 1938. The number of permits has steadily increased in the last three atively high cost homes also has and the number of comparbeen increasing. In 1939, 447 permits were issued.

These included 146 homes costing more than $1200 and 18 costing more than $5,000. In 1938 the number of permits was 401, with 105 for homes costing more than $1200 and nine for those costing more than $5,000. In 1987, the former peal year, 350 permits were issued. Of these 68 were for homes costing in excess of $1,200 and five for those costing more than $5,000. Attention was called by Mr.

Bittle that the total of permits for 1937 was swelled by the building of the new Stephen F. Austin high schoc. which went into the permit record at $280,000. This year the remodeling of the postoffice, for which a permit slightly in excess of $90,000 was the major business improvement, though the building also swelled the total. But new Community Gas Company a larger percentage of the investment in new building this year was in homes than ever before in the history of the city.

The records of County Clerk Frank Worsham show that ics liens for December ran to a total of $25,073.91, while for the year they amounted to 277.57. As this is the first. year this record has been kept, there are no comparative figures. The record covers all liens filed, whether in or out of the city, in the nazi army chieftain, has reorganized his machinery economic control. By means; of an economic general staff on the model, he will hereafter deal ly with the problem of keeping the nazi larder.

full and munitions output in high gear. This reorganization comes time when the pressure the Franco-British sea siege has at work for Germany must be clear by now to nazi leaders, That allied economic net to be drawing tighter ter around Germany. On her hand, the German ade seems to be falling of what Berlin hoped. The a striking subsidetide ber of ships sunk by pedoes in British waters, (Continued On Page 6) Bryan Grid Fans Follow AM Team To New Orleans Leaving Bryan tonight. by train for New Orleans to witness the Sugar Bowl game on New Year's Day, will be the following party, who will occupy two Pullman cars enroute and use the cars as hotels while in the Crescent, City.

One car will take Walter F. Coulter, Roy M. Vick, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dean, Mrs.

Ervin Smith, Mr. and Mrs. F. Luckenbach of Menard, Major and Mrs. R.

E. Hill and Col. and Mrs. 0. E.

Beezley of College, Lt. Col. R. J. Dunn, A.

M. director, and R. M. Triesmeyer, of Corsicana. A second Pullman will accommodate E.

H. Astin and Mr. and Mrs. Seth Barwise of Fort Worth, Mr. and Mrs.

Roderick Rawlins of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. George G. Chance, Dr. and Mrs.

R. Henry Harrison and son Dick IT, Dr. and Mrs. W. M.

Boguskie of Hearne, H. C. Seale, W. B. Roman, Nallie Womble, Sam Harrison, Charley Cade, George Stephan, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Milton Fountain, Geo. Wilkins, Myer Wolfson of College, R. A.

Alford of Mumford, Brazos Varisco, Louis Mauro, J. B. Covington and Clyde Freeman Tris Many other Bryan folk left this afternoon for. New Orleans by automobile. One party included Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Goldsmith and Mr. and Mrs.

R. V. Armstrong. Miss Joyce Goldsmith accompanied them as far as Houston and will spend the New Year holidays there visiting in the home of her aunt, Mrs. R.

L. Greer and family, county. FORMER SOVIET SPY HEAD QUIETLY LEAVES U. S. NEW YORK, Dec.

30- (P) Walter G. Krivitsky, former sovjet chief of the military espionage in western Europe, and later critic of Joseph Stalin, has secretly left the United States, Ellis Island officials revealed Friday. It was indicated the secrecy may have been due to his fear of foreign agents. His visas would have expired Sunday. home of his son, W.

S. Barron, was reported today as in serious conI dition. SERIOUSLY ILL John M. Barron, Ill at the Refrigerator Locker System For Bryan And Trade Area To Be Topic At Mass Meeting Wednesday Night After that, it was eenie-meenieminie-moe. The Athenia girls and the were nip and tuck for fifth spot, and here was final vote.

5. Rise of the Texas Aggies, the nation's No. 1 football team. 6. The hescue of Texas girls aboard the Athenia.

7. The Irwin Mingle kidnapping at Port Arthur. 8. L. Lt.

el the Badgett quadruplets at Galveston. 9. Slaying of Attorney Brooks Coffman in Dallas. 10. Dedication and developments from the McDonald Observatory.

No Doubt About 'Daniel Obviously, the "ten best" omits (Continued on Page 4) Establishment of a refrigerator locker plant in Bryan, for the use of residents of the city and trade territory, will be discussed at mass meeting be held Wednesday night, at 7:30 o'clock, in the Stephen F. Austin high school auditorium. Everyone interested in any of this project is invited to phase attend. Sterling Evans, president of the Bank of Cooperatives of Houston, is expected to be present, to take in the discussion as many of part these plants are established and operated on a cooperative basis. Others have been built and are operated as private businesses, and others, it is said, are operated in connection with a municipally owned and managed abbattoir.

The plant in Corsicana, in tion for the past year, which is privately owned, was inspected Williamson, this week by Dizector E. H. Roy Snyder and C. E. Bowles af the Texas Extension Service, George Cargill, head of the Brazos county turkey pool and well known farmer, and E.

E. Yeager and D. L. Wilson of the Bryan and Brazes County They found that many residents Chamber of Commerce, of Corsicana made use of the lockers, though use by farmers was increasing steadily. City dwellers who own farms are making a practice of storing products, to be used at will.

The Bryan group saw sweet corn, strawberries and other fruits and vegetables which had been chilled and quick-frozen, and meat. that was frozen hard as a board and could be kept indefinitely, imopera-proving from week to week..