The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Complete New Coverage by tbe Awnrbtcd resi
Student Newspaper of the University of Oklahoma
The Olvlallima Daily
Powerful British
Stroke in Egypt
Smashes Italians
26TII YEAR NO 75
NORMAN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 1940
Solons Have Lively First-Day Session Here
1
price 5 cents I Eden Mentioned
As Successor
To Lord Lothian
Phillips Asserts
Balanced Budget
Is Primary Need
Firmly asserting that Okla-
homa's budget will be balanced
hv the next legislature Governor
Phillips i n a strict-economy
speech Thursday night told house
and senate members here for the
legislative procedure short course
that "we are either going to have
to raise more money thru taxes or
slarh state appropriations"
"Draphe the constant rrillrUm of
me and the legislature last session
we st PI spent morn money than we
had" the governor said ‘We are go-
Inq to quit that — we've already quit
It"
The fiery chlnf executive declared
that the forthcoming eighteenth
legislature will cither have to raise
110000400 or slash the budget 17-
000000 Co-npentloa Asked
Speaking to an audience of mote
than 400 university faculty members
legislators members of the board of
regents state officials and Norman
townspeople Phillips railed for the
ro-operstion In the task confronting
(he legislature
"It will be a great job" he said
"to bring order of chaos get revenue
coming In and wean people from the
Idea that the exchequer at the ripltol
la big enough for them all"
With official university hopes high
for an increase In appropriation! for
the next biennium faculty member
received in silence Phillips’ remark
that "If you weren't paid any more
for your work than members of the
legislature In proportion to the
amount the v do you wouldn't be get
tlnq IJ00 a year" '
Studding hi speech with Indirect
slaps at the Roosevelt administration
the governor declared that "It wl’l
take the co-operation of Intelligent
thinking people to carry ‘out this
Irndget-halanrlng program
laiwmsklng ‘Not Mysterious
"Any Intelligent person who lines
not Iwlieve in such a program is i
traitor to his children"
To freshman members of the leg is
laturv fur whom the course wss pri-
marily designed the guvernor re
marked that "thia thing la not and
should not Is- mysterious"
"It shouldn't lw easy to pass
luwr he told them “and when you
have passed a law it should appeal to
everybody Find out how they ail
feel about the proponed legislation1
He also pointed out that he did
rot expert any legislator to vote for
a bill unless the lawmaker first had
got "personal approval of It In his
own mind or conscience
Public Interest Asked
"I have nothing but coniemit for
a memlsT of congress or the stale
legislature who hasn't got ts cout
age of his convictions and wlU say
so In his vote
"I am gulng lo introduce some bills
into legislature which I would like
to Is1 passed but they are not going
to Is1 ’must' hills" he said
"However I am rx peeling their
supiort liecuuse (hey know that
am not using my position lo get an
other Job after my term expire'
l1iilliM added
The governor also told I he clllient
attending the banquet to watrh the
developments of the next legislative
sess km
Credit line lgislstare
"I harp the ambition for this legls
Inlure that It will 1m aide lo meet the
most difficult problems In a rredi
shir manner" he said
l'hilliw pointed out that the legls
lulure never has received credit for
thr "gissl things It has done for the
Male"
The governor also declared that
"we have Ihr right of the co-opera
Him of this institution In helping to
make the slate financially secure1
Vralwa Feast Vanishes
nnrViO Iter 12— (JPt— Frank
Fcrn-ra planned a venison dinner In
his tavern and hung the deep rarrasa
no a sign high alswe the front door
Thursday he hail lo rancel the dinner
The tlivr waa gone till the sidewalk
Is-neath the sign was a long pule with
koilt! lied lu lit end
¥ l i IANIJON
Lawmakers Discuss Eden
Dec 12— (AV-Anthony
mentioned prominently
46000 Fascists
Reported Snared
In New Encounter
Sy Associated Press
In four swift days of British-
Rules Lobbying
In Day’s Meeting
j here Thursday night as a possible style blitzkrieg Italy’s invasion
I choice to succeed the late Lord lxith-j armies in Egypt were reported
lian as Ilritish ambassador to tlie
! United States
I A cabinet memlier may be selected
Sparked by a short but lively’ a "losman "! the eyrs of
! many observer foil inimecJiatply on
driven into headlong retreat
Thursday night with more than
20000 men taken prisoners and an
estimated 46000 caught in the
ji I it iimny uiirsi n iiii iiimivijuitt ly tu
I discussion on lobbying in state WPlvH n exliwiely fav British
legislative sessions in a meeting bie reception on his visit to the! Dispatches from the bat lief rent
ion rules of order the two-day United States In 1!IK
I said the battalions still held out at
i short course in legislative proced-1 Furthermore It' was pointed out the j only one or two points along the
'ure got under way on the campus' daipcr war secretary etiys the sun-i miles of Mediterranean sea coast
Ihursday with more than 50 law-!port of a" I“rtic ln thc IrltlBh EWPt which the fascists Invaded
‘ J : liament ! in September
makers registering for the school A ren- ain that in the! Drive Is ‘Harprise’
The setwlona of the course which I event the choice falls on someone hold-! An Associated Press correspondent
began Thursday morning were hlgh-'n ambassadorial status the likely with the Hrilish said the initial at-
l lighted by a short talk on lobbying eholce wou(I Sir Ronald Campbell: tack ly armorerl columns took the
during a group discussion by Joe formpr nritlsh amlaissador to France Italians by such stunning surprise
Chambers Tulsa representative who lIe recently waB namH envoy to Port-! that many were eating breakfast In
thc “misconception that '
said that
there is a lot of lobbying going on :
during a legislative session Is caused
by sensational newspapers
Newspapers Are Hcnml
ugal j their desert ramps when the British
In Washington the unexpected opened fire
death of Lord 1-othian In the midst I Britain meanwhile underwent a
of bunion some duties as British am-j new pounding from German air raid-
han'dor created the possibility a era Which came over in waves dur
“It has been my experience that tfnltprl States warship night trans-jing Thursday night and spread their
there haa been an awful lot of holler- tiis body thru the Atlantic war! attack to Industrial areas hitherto
lng about lobbying going on In thejmp to tiia embattled homeland unscathed
ON THE SIDE — Governor Phillips smoking one cigar and revealing three other cached away
in a vest pocket (sec picture) sat in on a joint house-senate panel on procedure Thursday chat-
ted informally later with new and old members of the legislature With him above right is
quiet-spoken James E Rinehart of El Reno floor leader of the senate
'
Tuition Not
Favored By
Legislators
house or representatives'' Chambers
declared "That Is a lot of hooey
"I believe that any cltixen has the
right to come up to me and talk
alxml any MU he wishes" the repre- who dted of unmic isonlng
(tentative added “Thc idea that there!
is a lot of lobbying going on la caused
liy newspapers who art seeking
something sensational to print”
Chambers said he had never been
approached by a
ed him money or a gift to oppose
vote for a measure j
A E Montgomery Tulsa repre- j
scntallve who also was taking part
1 In the discussion said several state
j businessmen had asked him how
much money could be made by 4
British and American officials how-
ever waited word from Lothian's rel-
atives In England before arranging a
funeral for the 58-yearold diplomat
It’s a Sad
he had never been n
lobbyist who offer- j 3 gQ Dill
a gift to oppose or 1 7
Ends Happy
One bright rtckel-plated pistol and
1 glossy black candid camera test-
ified Thursday to the untold story of lo destroy Italian morale
The Italian high command
The Germans said 8:bcffield the
qreat steel producing center was
picked out for the heaviest assault
Northeastern Industrial area as well
as thc east midlands were getting It
hard London reported Casualties
and damages were declared to be
heavy
Pluses Not Idle
In the British offensive In Egypt
RAF airplanes were reported machine-gunning
the fleeing Italians
from the air while British naval guns
shelled them from the sea
British agents in Italy Rome
newspapers charged are spreading
Inshluous propaganda" in an attempt
f legislator whd voted the "right wav"i university student who In an In-
i ' J discriminate moment turned thief
and then repended
noted
only that "operations are still under
way In north Africa" and that "fierce
fights took place west of Skti'Earranl
with heavy losses on both sides"
Captives laclsde Officers
Among British captives were list-
ed an Italian corps commander two
GREETINGS— Purcell's Senator Nance gets a prolonged word
of greeting front Janies C Powell head of the denartment of
business law Many professors listened in on Ihr legislative
panels which were held Ihrunut Thursday in live business
administration auditorium Nance who is rhairmun of the sen-
ate committee on committees is (hr legislator who proposed -that
the legislative procedure short course lie held on the
campus -
Offered Halt - af Clothes
"Even one member of the legls-
lature from Tulsa-he Just wanted to 7h "d rMmrra Hr h'
r-o-iioat Thursdau to know— asked me how much leg i'- j ’“‘k af a safa la thr fTevrlaad
” "1 K L latora made from lobbyists" Mont-! “J "h'rifr Th' ‘“'
gomcry declared I -Mt WM Rradaated from the school
The Tulsa representative reported 01 tinr ar" sprlag
that during hia legislative experience Thumtay artemoon Deputy Sheriff! division general and huV-rts of
he once had been offered a suit of George Jones took the pistol and cam- officers Another Italian general was
i clothes to vote for a bill "That was ! ra from he “f n‘ them on j killed in one of the first skirmishes
' No' tuliinn plan for university stu-'the only offer from a lobbyist I have ' dek before him “There's you a0 tke battle
' dents u ill be a-kiptefl hy the state 'ever had and I didn't take It" he °rj-" he said "It's a little oldj In he -W-day-nld Balkan war
' tegisialuiv in its forthcoming session! sabl : But mdaxly has ever' heard it be- kiussollnl s legions were reported
the iKwnl of regents' pnwtil unlver-! Olher mMnlwrs of the discussion 1 f- Wt' lI lhe udcnt that stole i-hig equal setbacks
ally budget for tlie next biennium will igrojp which talked on the rules of h uff 8® because he was a good Athens said the fascists attempted
! be trimmed hy Oklahoma lawmakers ' order for both houses Included Ha- i krt" curious counter attacks on two polnta
! and the proposed campus building I old Freeman Paula Valley house! Tlw" whv lie susd the stuff? m the snow-covered mountain only
' program will meet with opposition In floor leader Glen Johnson Okemsh waH a fotluW Bme In havy lo at lhc hanrt
Ixah hoiiM-s assistant floor leader In thc house: j I®"" J‘np relaled “It was cold f 1‘ freek army
These were the unofficial olrwr-! James Rinehart El Reno floor lead-' 111' he was drunk He found an un-
vallnnx madu Thursday l- leaders er in the senate: H M Curnutt kwkri car and crawled Into it to A T Toney
In both the state house of represent-1 llarnsdall president pro tempore of S1'1 wirm n there he saw the new i 7lcf LJSeS
stives and senate who were on the I the senate: and Senator James Vance ramrr “nd PUtoI- He took them
j campus Thursday for the legislative ! VamHL “ - '
' proecdurc sliort ruurae i In a disrusshm on thc preparation' haia 4 Ity and P"rd kb- haotr
! Both the hw aad he sraar '
that pisir preparation of measures Is1 ro r harried here aad odd
' tlie major cause of delay ln the pa-: hal It He said he was wllllag
sage of legislation to go to Jail or do anything to make
(Uriel Order Nerewiry ' “t hi" deed I laid him (a go
"I worked my way thru the uni- Th lmll4o u tluit 1 gr (he Muff
I vrndiy and If tln-re had tss-n any n (M j( hurry n( wri( wlh M -Next day he Uinmht it lck
i tultkin charges for students at thfit (h(v pan )mi inunretol In almost I udd him that was all We silver-
1 time I wouldn't have been able 10
! do It" one vneran senator said
I "Tuition chargM would not
Wit to Describe
Profit System
1 lisiiir Ameringer humorist and
lidair tv 1 1 lor from Oklahoma City was
supisistvl to talk alsiut hi philosophy
: of life Thursday night to the L'iO ro
pie who i-mwded into tlie aY‘ lounge
r-WSi
increase lhe iinl'rsily'H fumts lie
j cause the aiimuni gained hy tuituill
would he deducted from appropria-
tions for this Insii'uiion" lie saal
In declaring his ppiiilon to the
tuition another senator iwiinted out
that "students shisiUln'l have to par
to attend a state supported -hnnl
I "I think I fret sale In saying
j that a lailioa iinitHnal will nl
he adopted hy the tealsLilurr" he
1 added "There are loo many Irgl
j lalors who hate had to work their
! way Ihra school"
to hear him talk
InUiqiretetl In almost I I'dd him that was all We silver H (h) 1-1 chlwen
any way" Curnutt said “You can't '" recovered goods over hr j A philmnpher is a person who
I lake tua much care In the prejuir- nnlMi Iiut lHlwly ever claimed them j Hw 1V(rrhllfV kMWK m a way
1 si ln of a measure which you wlshi "Vo I won't tell his name lie was
III imnsliHv" j a M li If we had
Vance told the freshman l qisla- him and sent him to prawn he proli
turp lo insist on a strict following hlv wmiM’i he that now
of the rules i4 order fnr "It rertainlv "A i Is he's making a fine high
To Tage sclewl ssvv-h aisl music leach'r"
Ps-s-s-st — Superstitious?
Then Guess What Today Is
I Another di-n ill In tin1
eii (id low lui'Ul on unhappy Fit
nnUfflv 1 in understand" aiHl prorred-
pnawrutnl (1 1n im H audieme with hits
11I his f hrtory and a iimptc di-ni-H-ii
if lhe profit syetem
"The pngiij isleni only works in
111 eMnding economy" ho rxplallird
— irn--ioi: ilia! the capitalist system
1 in 00 loegpr rxMtvl the editor nf the
1iH-rnrfi1 ihiaoliaii nnmienle tliat
I'etpioiiH'tM' h-i-i n-siillivl
Ilwrpr'aliH-tHII he iletllH-d a
lihi-iSMn initi wlo'ii siple starve In
fiolllv Msm ie:iih Iuhiii-o llirv isim loo iiiikIi In
rl
Ati-i w hut lie lluiligld of college
ivliiiaiiH! iineniigi'r answered "My
lieu i-t gm nut lo the professors Ttiey
jov noi iM-riiiiiivl to led what they
know f ir four ihev will Inei1 tlielr
tJt
CONGRATULATIONS— Veteran plate politician and editor
Jim N'unee trf I’urcrll siwrwnl of the nun: nr I ism mid stuliility
that point lo king ctmlinunlion of his stirressful rareer at the
eapitol gave the senator iul glud-hnnd Tlmrsdity to Cilon John-
non of Okenwh new assistant floor leader of the house of repre
sciuilives and one of the gnvemor'a key men for tlie next session
Ry Itoy Calvla
Today oh ushappy fate is Fri
day the thirteenth Juki If vtnl think I da'
1 ' A li'ader lit the house declared ihul vm1 M auierstllullon Is a hot oia1! finger nail trlnnmtig mi Frida t ‘
he wnt npiHisisl 11 the tulim is Ijk(1 a k tiw dsndy oii-s roL ihc ildiie-tiih will Iwinq sure Ms
i-ause "lhe Male lias always slieiv1 t)r railwrighl sa 'ssier
to idiey of ftv iliKalhm and now pcofessnr of sesutulary nlu j ('hangliig Insii im'c house an j
U not time lo elianqe such a silley" -oth-r tei Frhlsv the ihhieentti Is Iasi kJt"
Altho the l'gislaiurv (’aik-ra In-1 t'artwrlghi Im-s not limit ht files form Ims-uim- HI Imk will result: ll a iv warn I pnslKilm frn use in-
dicated that the prrsiscd budget on stirrst Pillion to sut-li a mere ' fimi vmir "move siead of prof 11 "Tilv we have pro-
ainmnt for tlw university for t!i trifle as Ft May the thirteenth bur A jui n-y starting on Friday the dm ''m (“ ei'iinmnic constipation ami
next Mennlum will h slashed hy tlie ' fnm lng arc the little Mis he was tlilrtnhin will bring lad Imk that s the mly wnvl I ran me tn tic
lawmaker they pointed Out that aia in rrH up on short order FugPives frun Isolwr lii should-1 crils it"
Urn amount of appn'irltim for this Thunulay : A't weaken on Friday the thirteenth
Institution fnr the next hl-nidiim will verse luck than being IsirnlNxaiise mifni tune shimM they have
Is greater than the aiiHMiin nf funds on Fridas the thirteenth mold fall their Hair rul sun-lv will le theirs
Jissrlvrd hy tlie university lit 19W u a child' bl j '
' "Altho the univcrsiiv's appnqrla- Mirrieges Is-ginning on this dav! Ilrre1 or "tvller
1104 foe the next biennlmn will be will suelv end on the rusks dott'l s'k
(less than the aiMSMkM rmpieslrtl by tlliilmtilll
Aerlilrat Kills Grate Digger
I'IAM'IIARD Dee 12— 4V-ll a
Mnilli -Veirsiti cemetery caretaker
some ihx iih-nially kdtol hunwir with Ills
lor wsk tut Friday tlie own puk a lie was diKKluq a grave
1 A Hu lit swung the pick It glanced
1 lhe irg-ni they sitmUv will lw H eggs are set o Friday the Itrlr I play at li-m dmit go cattiht “ft the side of the grave and ptenrd
Iiiiih than Hie fond twoivnl lv Him rem It you will get a very poor hatch tot null a daik diesry dav tbelHk of Ms skull It died Instant
tuilversliv dining the last iwmeais" ml on tig of that all th rtkks NriHmr tree Pm- garden lunUh ‘"un'v '"rnrv Smlh lw''1'
i Ta rage will lie nxnlera j Ta Pag 1 m impci ws n--sary
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Royal, Nancy. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1940, newspaper, December 13, 1940; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1799311/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed June 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.