The Sunday Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 14, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 7, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHER
Sunday: Partly cloudy.
Slightly rising temper-
atures.
The Sunday Record
DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF MINEOLA AND WOOD COUNTY
WORTHWHILE}
Don't forget to go to
church today. You'll
enjoy the fellowship
you will find there.
Eleventh Year—Number 14.
Mineola, Wood County, 'Texas, Sunday, July 7,1940.
Four Pages Today"
Main Line
MUSINGS
By STACK RATTLER
This column is created for
the purpose of giving the gen-
eral public the news and goings
on in general of the railroad
and its personnel.
Mineola is the division point
and home terminal of a great
system. I believe the incidents
and occurrences of the every-
day - operation of it will be of
interest to the public in gen-
eral and to the friends and rel-
atives of the men who are the
personnel of the Fort Worth
Division.
Heretofore there has never
been a column in The Record
devoted t-o railroad news and
we hope it will be a success,
and of great interest to all.
Like all new undertakings, the
fate of this column lies in the
hazy distance of the future and
its success a matter of conjec-
ture. So it is with bated breath
and beating hearts that we en-
ter upon this new enterprise
md pray for its success.
To one who has years of ex-
rience in the train and en-
service, it seems that to
the incidents and hap-
lgs of our daily work, hid-
1 unfair to our outside nei-
Jrs and friends. Every day
Fewhere along the main line
Pies of human interest are
^cted. Some are tragic, some
lorous and they all bring
the fact that railroad men
in general a very human
of fellows.
The operation of trains and
bhe maintenance of schedules
'demand the best qualities that
are contained in the human
hody. Dangers are hidden at
every mile post that must be
met, overcome and cast aside,
because trains must move re-
gardless of obstacles. Violent
storms and thick foggy nights
are everyday occurrences; wash-
outs and floods occur often
■enough to keep the daily grind
from becoming monotonous. Did
you ever watch the play of emo
tion on the face of the Hogger
when the lightning's flash made
it visible in the dimly lighted
cab? He may grin sheepishly
at you and joke about the heavy
dew, but nevertheless he is not
joking inside.
Final Rites For
Mrs, Will Craver
At Alba Today
Yantis Burial
For Native of
Wood County
Mrs. Will Craver died Fri-
day afternoon in a hospital at
Greenville where she had been
receiving treatment for the past
two weeks. Funeral services
will be held at the Baptist
Church in Alba at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Rev. M. T.
Tucker, pastor of the Alba Bap-
tist Church, will read the final
rites, assisted by Rev. L. A.
McKinney, pastor of the Quit-
man Baptist Church. Interment
will follow in the cemetery at
Yantis.
The former Reginia Faulk, and
a native of Wood County, she
became the bride of Will Crav-
er, moving to Alba from Yan-
tis in January, 1903, where
they had continuously resided
from that time.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by seven children, five
daughters and two sons. They
are Mrs. F. F. Grimes, Alba;
Mrs. Dixie Phillips, Dallas;
Mrs. Jerry Skipworth, Dallas;
Mrs. Willie Chumney, Abilene;
Mrs. Marcelle Younk, Tulsa,
Oklahoma; Kenneth Craver,
Houston, and Kyle Craver, of
Lawn.
So, to cast aside any further
preliminaries, we will enter in-
to the business of attempting
to make this column a success
and worthy "of its intent.
As this column is starting
out upon its first venture, it
has the opportunity to greet
and extend congratulations to
another stranger who is also en-
tering a new life. Brakeman
Halden is the proud father of
a brand new son. "Fat," as he
is affectionately known among
the Rails, is strutting about and
throwing out his chest because
of the arrival of his first born.
The home folks down around
Hoard can expect to hear the
whistle of a big six when Fat
goes by. What hoghead would
refuse to salute such a grand
occasion?
We notice George Knox cruis-
ing around in a new car. Betcha
that car will be broken in ac-
cording to Hoyle. We often won-
der why an enginman pets his
car and attends to its every
need and then gets on his en-
gine and proceeds to kock the
stack off her every jump in
the road. Well, we don't haul
box cars with an automobile.
Engineer Blankenship and
Night Foreman Lang, accom-
panied by their families, are
back from a few days vaca-
tion in the hill country. They
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Army Expansion
Brings Training
Of Specialists
Sergeant Claude Parham ji
charge of the army recruiting
office, post office building in
Tyler, announces that he is
now accepting applications for
all branches of the army, which
includes air corps, quartermast-
er corps, infantry, field artil-
lery, medical department, corps
of engineers, and many others.
Sergeant Parham states that
owing to the big expansion and
the fact that the army is being
mortorized and mechanized, the
army is in need of specialists.
Knowing that most youngsters
are not specialized, the army is
setting up additional schools
in the various forts in order
to train such youngsters.
Sergeant Parham says that
he has been on recruiting duty
for the past fifteen years and
that he has never seen such a
variety of opportunities in the
army for those who have a
trade or profession or those
who want to learn a trade.
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First bale cf 1940 cotton for
the United States was ginned
Friday at Edcouch, Hidalgo
County, Texas, by Ben S. Bear-
don. The bale netted 401 pounds
from a load of 1,300 pounds of
seed cotton.
British Bomber Blasts Nazi Munitions Train
■ 4^,^
mm,
Government Takes Over
Green Tomato Buying
Green Beans Make
Good Production
One of the most unusual photographs to come from the war so far, this picture was snapped from a British
bombing plane during an attack on e. German horse-drawn ammunition train in Flanders. Men from the
train can be seen sprinting across the fields at right as they flee the rain of machine-gun bullets. Smoke
rising from along the road indicates the fliers have scored vital hits and slowed Nazi preparations for an
attack on Britain
German Envoys W arned
Against Too Free Talk
Confronted with a challeng-
ing note from Germany calling
the United States Government's
interpretation of the Monroe
Doctrine "untenable," the state
department Friday served no- consul gerjeral at New Or-
tice anew that it would uphold
the doctrine and in addition
virtually threatened to oust any
German diplomats in this coun-
Former Marion
County Sheriff
Dies at Quitman
Thomas Ward Taylor, 61, for-
mer Marion County sheriff and
resident of Jefferson 60 years,
died in Quitman at 4:45 a. m.
leans, had been quoted in the | Thursday afternoon after an
try who publicly discussed Amer-
ican policy.
The latter action was evok-
ed by the fact that Baron Ed-
gar Von Spiegel, the German
press as saying that Germany
would not forget the aid given
her enemies by this country.
Swim Queen, 1940
Soothing to the eye is Ann Cor-
coran, of Virginia, winner of title
"1940 Swim for Health Girl," in
&ew York. Her dimensions: Height,
5 feet 8; weight, 117 pounds; bust,
34 inches; waist, 24%; hips, 34.
She can reallv swim. too.
Legion Plans
Basket Picnic
Monday Night
A basket picnic under the
auspices of the ladies auxil-
iary has been set for 8 o'clock
Monday night at the Smith
Lake near Crow.
Members of the American
Legion and their families will
participate.
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New War Taxes
Affect Movies,
Fags, Gasoline
New Federal taxes to help
pay the war bill for prepar-
edness went into effect Mon-
day. Local interest was im-
mediately turned to the tax
on cigarettes, movies, and gaso-
line, calling for half a cent
additional on gasoline, half a
cent a package on cigarettes,
and three cents on 25-cent
movie tickets.
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60 Year Resident
Of Van Zandt Dies
At Grand Saline
Mrs. Arch Allen, 70, a resi-
dent of Van Zandt County lor
more than sixty years, passed
away Thursday at her home in
Grand Saline. Funeral services
were conducted Friday after-
noon at Providence, with Rev.
B. C. Dodd in charge of the
last rites. Interment was at
the Providence cemetery.
Mrs. Allen was born in Pike
County, Alabama, and her
maiden name was Era B. Boy-
ett. When nine years of age
she came to Van Zandt Coun-
ty with her parents, and in
November, 1890, she was mar-
ried to Arch Allen.
Mrs. Allen spent most of her
life in the Providence commun-
ity, though she lived in Grand
Saline for seventeen years. She
was a member of the First Bap-
tist Church in Grand Saline.
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illness of two days.
Funeral services were held
at Quitman Saturday morning
j at 10 o'clock. Burial was in
| the cemetery at Jefferson.
Mr. Taylor had lived in Quit-
man about one and a half
years, and died at the home of
The recruiting quota for the his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Cathey.
Marine Corps
Seeks Recruits
U. S. Marine Corps remains
unlimited for July. Since the
start of this recruiting drive,
men have been pouring in the
District office at Dallas stead-
ily.
In order that young; men
residing long distances from
Dallas may apply for enlist-
ment without traveling far,
four additional stations may
have been opened in Texas.
These stations are located at
Austin, Fort Worth, Houston
and San Antonio.
It is expected that the ad-
ditional 9,000 men authorized
He served as sheriff of Mar-
ion County for the thirteen
years from 1923 to 1936.
Survivors include six child-
ren, Mrs. C. C. Cathey of Quit-
man, Miss Maxine Taylor of
Oklahoma City, Mrs. M. R.
Proctor of Aztec, N. M., and
Edward Taylor, Miss Louise
Taylor, and Mrs. J. L. Hag-
gard of Jefferson.
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Quiet Fourth
Observed Here
The Fourth of July was a
. ... . , ! quiet and solemn day in Min-
for the Marmes will be reach-, ola No u„,0wardhap-
ed in record time'. bringing j , Automoblle drivers seem.
the total strength of the Mar- ed ^ drfve ^ extra cauUon
ine Corps to 34,000 men. After
Two Mineola
Boys Enlist
In Air Corps
Mineola furnished two re-
cruits for the United States Air
Corps at Brooks Field June 29,
according to an announcement
by Sgt. Claude Parkham, in
charge of the Tyler recruiting
station.
They are James Alfred Ray,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ray,
412 North Line Street, and
Richard A. Rowden, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Row-
den, 515 North Line Street.
Troup Ships 10
Cars of Pepper
Troup is finding peppers a
profitable crop to grow this
season. Ten cars have already
been shipped, *vith truckers
buying large quantities in the
territory from the farms where
it is grown.
Unlike tomatoes, pepper is
not easily bruised and is ship-
ped in bushel baskets without
being wrapped. It is loaded in
freight cars at 720 bushels or
20.150 pounds.
The rains which have ham-
pered the sale of tomatoes
throughout all of the East Tex-
as section have not damaged
the pepper crop in the Troup
area and peppers are expected
to con^nue to be marketed
until fall.
this figure has been reached,
I'ecruiting activities will no
doubt fall off again and only
a few men will be accepted
each month.
Many young men having
just finished school, are taking
advantage of the opportunities
and courtesy avoiding difficul-
ties of any kind.
A majority of the stores clos-
ed leaving the day open for re-
laxation and enjoyment, ac-
cording to the inclination of
the various individuals. Fish-
ing, golfing and visiting friends
other places were the prevail-
Winnsboro Gets
Water, Sewer Aid
Authorization to begin work
to improve and extend water
and sewer systems in Winns-
boro has been granted by the
state administrator of the Works
Progress Administration at San
Antonio Thursday.
WPA funds furnished Winns-
boro will be $39,240, which will
be matched by $13,081 to be
supplied by the city. Seventy-
eight workers will be employed
on the project.
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The Hall-Aluminum Aircraft
Corporation will start work
within a few weeks on a five
million dollar plant in Dallas
to manufacture bomber and
pursuit ships, it was revealed
Thursday night.
ing order of the day.
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offered by the Marine Corps
Institute, which offers more
than one hundred and seventy j W^nnsfooro Child
courses, free to members of j Whpn Sfniek
the Marines. These courses T'Mtl1 k
cover many subjects taught in ( By Auto July 4
our colleges and the high
school course is comparable
with that of any high school
in America.
Young men desiring infor-
mation regarding the Marine
Corps, may see their local
postmaster, writ? or call in
person at any one of the fol-
lowing Marine Recruiting Sta-
tions: Dallas, Austin, Fort
Worth, Houston and San An-
tonio.
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Moore County dairymen have
tested over 75 per cent of the
dairy cattle in the county for
Bangs disease, J B Waide jr,
county agricultural agent, re-
ports. By having several herds
tested on the same day they
have been able to make ar-
rangements with a veterinarian
to make tests at a reasonable
cost.
Geneva Turner, four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lu-
ther Turner, was hit by an
automobile as she was crossing
the road in front of the Lee
Cemetery, two miles south of
Winnsboro. The accident oc-
curred about dusk. She died
following the collision and the
funeral services were held Fri-
day afternoon.
Arch Raley, driver of the
fatal car, was returning to his
home in Pittsburg after having
played a round of golf on the
Mineola Country Club course.
He stopped at Quitman and
witnessed a wreck there when
a negro turned a car over.
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AT STATE MEET
George D. Minick attended
the meeting of the Texas Bar
Association in Fort Worth Sat-
urday-
To Visit Mineola
Monday Afternoon
ERNEST O. THOMPSON
Railroad Commissioner Ernest
O. Thompson will carry his
campaign for Governor into
East Texas this week. He will
speak in Mineola Monday at
8 p. m. Tuesday he will speak
at Quitman, 10 a. m.; Winns-
boro at 1 p. m.; Gilmer, 3 p.
m.; Longview, 5 p. m.; Mar-
shall, 8 p. m. Wednesday he
will address the voters of Tyler
at 12:45 p. m.
Hala Estimates
1,000,000 Pounds
Green Blackeyes
In Mineola Area
With the entrance of gov-
ernment buying in tomato mar-
ket, private buyers have found
themselves unable to cope with,
the situation and have prac-
tically eliminated themselves
from the East Texas shipping.
Almost all of the buying of
tomatoes is now dependent up-
on purchases by the Surplus
Commodities Corporation.
The two cars of tomatoes al-
lotted Mineola area by the Sur-
plus Commodity Corporation
were purchased last week. The
committee headed by County
Agent Jack Hudson and Com-
mitteeman A. McReynolds, will
return to Jacksonville tomor-
row to seek further purchases
by the government in order to
market the remainder of the
tomatoes in this area.
Continued rains have con-'
tributed to a slowing down of
harvesting the crop. Rain-
soaked tomatoes cannot be
shipped. Farmers were urged
the past week to hold off gath-
ering until the tomatoes get
a day or two of sunshine. Witfet
the weather preventing the
tomatoes from being gathered a
good many are passing the
green wrap stage and many are
finding themselves with ripe
tomatoes on hand.
V. Hala has made arrange-
ments to handle ripe tomatoes.
Peas Coming In.
With the dry blackeyed
supply on the market almdfll
exhausted, V. Hala, local buyef^
anticipates a steady demai
for both green and dry blacks-
eyes this season. He has al -
ready started purchasing the
green peas expecting to double
the purchase of 500,000 pounds
of green peas received here last
year. Eight car loads of dry
peas were shipped last year.
Hala states that there are
only five blackeyed pea can-
neries in East Texas and that
this crop is produced in only
a few sections of Texas, with
the Mineola area being excep-
tionally adapted to its cultiva-
tion.
Beans Productive.
Hala has just completed mar-
keting of green beans from a
contracted acreage of fifty
acres, paying around one and
a half cents a pound through-
out the season. While a few
farmers managed to dispose
of their beans at a more ad-
vantageous price in the city
markets, Hala figures that a
fair profit was derived by all
of the growers. He presents
the following figures to show
what is being aceomplished
with this product: C. A. Mc-
Clanahan produced 3.532 pounds
green beans on one-half acre,
I. B Hass, 6.698 pounds; F. C.
Otterbach, 5.654 pounds. G. W.
Jarman, 4,119 pounds, and
Thomas Wooten (Col.) 3,491
pounds each on one acre. 11.
V. Palmer got 8,867 pounds on
one and a half acres, and C.
G. Shaver 2,564 pounds on one-|
half acre.
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Return Today
From New York
r\
County Clerk and Mrs. B. A.
Holbrook of Quitman and Mr.i
and Mrs. John T. Robinson ofj
Golden left New York City Fri^
day after a two weeks visit wit
relatives and are expected to j
arrive home tonight.
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