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NAPLES, (MORRIS CO.) TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1942
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PRICE, Single Copy, 5 Cents
My Column
By
Maxine Price
"APRIL SHOWERS bring
May flowers." If that predic-
tion is wright we are sure
going to have some pretty
flowers soon. These showers
are not only doing flowers good
iHmttor
VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1
Navy Relief Society
Drive For Morris Co.
SetAt $165.00
I have received the follow- I have also taken it upon my-
,ing telegram from Gerald C. .self to set the quotas for the
but gardens and crops too. Wo ]\|anrij chairman, Texas Citi- various localities, since other
was all glade to see this rain
for we needed it. From the
way the weather man has been
Z. Z. Smith Re-elected
Mayor
Opposition liesday
Forty-&ix v ;tes were cast in
the Naples fjity election last
Tuesday, in \Mwch Mayor Z. Z.
Smith was > c-elected without
opposition. j
For aldem a >e to be
elected — Lem Coker, 0. A.
Tabb and E. p. Bryan-were re-
elected. |
The vote <was-Leon Coker,
sens Committee, Navy Relief wise we would have to have a 37; 0. A. fal b, 32; E. 0. Bry-
Society: "I should like for you meeting for th:s purpose. In,i*11* 27; 0. Di Nolen, 8; B. C.
to handle Morris County in 1h? setting the quotas I tave fol-(Franklin, 6; k. A. Strickland
act'ing this year, he shows us iNavy Relief Society Drive. Wa lowed the same poportion as 21
we are going to have a pretty
good year on crops. We are all
greateful too because we w'U
have been asked by the Seer:- that agreed on in getting up
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tary of the Navy and Chair- the money for the Red Cro^s
man of the National Civil an > drive, which proportions were
eat mostly from what wa raise J Committee to raisa $210,000.00 agreed upon at a county w'de
next year. ;n Texas for this worthy un- meeting. I figure the quotas
How have you been help ng dertaking. We can ba of per-and have set the same as tol
the defense program. Let'si all vjce to our armed forces lows: Daingerfleld, $42.00, Na-
help and buy defense bond*A through our working to raisa plea, $38.00, Omaha, $35.00,
Even little tots can help thai; (this fund. The fighting edga Cason, $20.00, Jenkins, $15.00,
way. Some people put the ex-0f our fighting mm ii sha • Jand Rocky Branch, $15.00,
cuss "Well I can't buy one to-;pened when they know that, which will be a total of $165.-
day, I havent the money," another loved ones will ba caradjOO, which is the quota for th?
yet they have the money to for during their absence from County.
buy those foolish little th'nga, home should any emergency | Please accept the respons'-
which will be of no good a arise. May I count on you t > .b-'lity of securing the quota in
year from now. If we inves- help in this Texas drive? It is your community. Nothing in
our money in defense bonds we an opportunity for real service, (the way of getting up money
will have something to show The quota for your county is .is more 'mportant than this,
for in a few years, that wo $165.00. Please answer immed - and I hope that you will not
The electioi; was held by C.
C. Davis, Rev G. R. House and
Mrs. H. D. > uore.
will really ba proud of. Not
only the money you will re-
ceive makes any defference
but you can say you helped
to win this war, which we arc
going to win.
A Junior Red Cross First
Aid course was started Mon-
day, April 6, with Mrs. J. M,
Lasater as insrtuctor. The class
decided to meet every Monday
and Wednesday,, from 6 p. m
to 7 p. m. 'in the basement of
the Baptist church.
Attendance1 pins will be a-
„tlva opening- esses-
cise of the Naples Baptist
church as follows: Betty Jack
Strickland will receive four
year attendance bar, Tommie
and Billy Walls receives a 3
year attendance bar, and R'ch-
ard Porter will recieve a one
year attendance pin. Lets all
go to chuch Sunday and ever
Sunday so we can get one of
those pens.
I guess the seniors are fell-
ing good now. Because school
will soon be out and they will
say goodby to their . school
days. Some .of them will be
glade and some will not.
Drive slow and conserve
rubber. Not only that but wa
can also help our self. There
has been lots of automobil acci-
dents near Naples, and some
citizens of Naples have been in
the accidents. Its against the
law to drive while intoxicated
but some people dont obey
these laws. Not only the peo-
ple who a«e drunk* gdts hurt
but some who are not, get-hurt.
But not only liquor cause
ately."" |d lay raising this money. I am
Naturally I answered that attaching to this letter two
Morris County could be count- J additional blank sheets, tipon
ed on to raise its quota in the wh'ch you can list your con-
drive. I would like for you to|tribtors to the Niaval Rel:ef
take over the chairmanship 0? Society, which is helping the
the drive in your local ty. Sine? families of those who are d>
we all go to many meetings, lfendng us, and which is en-
can see no need for having a'dorsed by the Secretary of tin
meeting to discuss ways and j Navy and the Naval Depart-
means of getting this more \ ment.
Instead of discussion, we w'l>
just get up the money, and
save tires, time and money ex-
pended in coming to meeting?.
Sincerely yours,
Boyet Stevens
Morrisi County Chairman
Nanlae Rmr In 'MethodistChurch Sunday
liapies DOy ID Easter Program
U. S. Air Corps
Program
Into the Woods, Page 210
Scripture Luke 23: 24-33 Read
by Bro. 'Myers
Ivory Palaces Page 191-Chorus
Scripture Luke 23:34
iChrist of the Cross-Pago 31
Be seated
with the adults for an Eas'er
program during the opening
exercises of Sunday School.
Patsy and Shirley M:Coy
sang a song entitled "Easter."
... ,James 'McCoy gave a prayer,
wrecks but careless driving* ^ Mayme Fae McCoy told the
Vas Vegas, Nevada— Wen-
dell B. Coode, of Naples, Texas,
is now taking the course at
the Air Corps Gunnery school
here. He is the son of Mrs. T. j
P. Whitecotton of Naples. Pvt. jScripfcuw Luke 23: 35-46
Old Rugged Cross Page 30 B;
seated
Scripture Luke 23: 47-56
Duet-Wilmeth Callaway and
Peggy Lou Harrison
Scripture Luke 24: 1-9
Up from the Grave Page 220
Be seated
The children of the elemen- Luke 24:10-34-Christ the Lo.d
tary department met upstaiirs Risen
Cood^ is a 1935 graduate of
the Naples High school.
Baptist Sunday School
Easter Program
and bad roads. Dont , try to
gossip or watch some * enter-
tainment go'iv on trips, keep
your ©yes 011 the road. Drive
story 'of the meaning of the
cross, and followed it with an
ppeal to those in the con
H&llelujah!
What Easter Means to me T
W. Stewart, Mrs. O. A. Mills
andr Mildred' Franklin
He Lives - Page 241 Be seated Worth ;isit"ed fr^ds and" re-
Mrs. Clar.i B..izemore, of
the local telephone office left
last Thursday for California,
to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Msrrell. ;
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Russel's
and son IBohby Charles and
Jack Thompson of Talco vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
McNurney.
Miss Orene Kennel Flemming
student at BTST<' College, at
Commerce, TYxas, spent the
Easter Sunday with her Par-
ents.
Mrs. Joyce Hayes of Hous-
ton returned home Monday af-
ter a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lesslie Forsyth
of Naples.
Mr. and Mr... Ham Davis of
Naples left by bus Saturday to
visit their da ughter, Mrs. Toe
Hill at Kontze,' 'l^xas.
Mr... r.t.nl : 1 rt V.'cd
nesday for" Shreveport to ba
with her daughter who is ill
in that city.
Mrs. 'N. G. iEllis and child-
ren left March 31st for an ex-
tended visit in the East. They
will visit Dr. Ellis's parents in
St. Louis and Mrs. Ellis's par-
ents in Fall River, Mass. They
are expected to return to Na-
ples about 1 lie middle of May.
Dr. Ellis was all smiles this
week—Why?--well he has just
purchased a nice new Chevrol-
et automobile. It is good to be
a Doctor in these days, for one
thing, they can get tires and
new cars when needed.
Lewis Shew left Sunday for
Dallas where he will take th3
examanation for the army.
Mr. O. A. Tabb and Rev.
(Charles Myers visited tha
Monitor office Monday after-
noon and extended the new
publisher and his family a
hearty welcome to Naples.
Mrs. O. A. Lunday of Fort
Steel Plant Official
Gave Information
About Steel Plant
MR. AND MRS. MORRIS
RECOVERING FROM CAR
- ACCIDENT INJURIES
A telephone message yester-
day from Shreveport, where
Mr. N. T. Morris is 'in a hospi-
tol as a result of a car wreck
last Sunday near Oil City, La.,
said his injuries were serious
but that his condition was very
satisfactory and incouraging.
Mr. Morris most serious in-
jury is a fractured skull and
that, the doctor said, is do-
ing as well as could be ex
pected.
W. O. Irwin, Sr. Explained
Situation To Large Group
Here Wednesday
FOURTH REGISTRATION
TO BE HELD APRIL 27
The Morris county Draft
Board is making preparation
for the fourth registration
which is to take place 011 April
27, when all males between the
ages of 45 and 65 inclusive
must register.
This registration will be
ed.
The wreck occurred last Sun-
day about two miles South or
Oil City, when a car coming
jjnto the highway (struck thn
car Mr. Morris was driving
and caused it to turn over.
Since the above was written
Jack Morris arrived in Naples
from Shreveport on his way-
back to college in Austin. He
said the doctors assured him
that his father was definitely
out of dano:or and should bs
Mesisage~Bro. Myers
Sunrise Tomorrow Page 108
Glory for 'Me. Page 130
CHOIR:
R. O. McMichael
gregation who were willing to i ^ a>'ne Leeves
to help conserve rubber and try to carry their crosses in Glenn Davis
your self also.
Mr. J. M. Watson Jr, of Aus-
tin visited his parents and his
friends here last week. Mr.
Watson returned
Austin.
life like Christ carred his, to, -Andy Young
place their flowers upon the i Guy Kennedy
e.npty cross which it was fill- R'chard Giddings
ed with flowers and became
beautiful represented the beau-
Monday to ty of a life that tried to like
'Christ.
Gotten Rises To Highest
Prices in Thirteen Years
Last week the prioa of cot-
ton advanced to the highest
levels in thirteen years.
It was stated that mill buy-
ing and steady trade accounted
for the rise.
In the South the over-age
price of spot cotton advanced
to around twenty and ane-half
cents a pound.
• The principal spur appeared
to be the placing by the gov-
ernment of heavy orders for
cotton goods, supported by a
report of the Department of
Agriculture that the United
States in August would be
about 10,000,000 compared
with more than 12,000,000
bales on August 1st., 1941.
L. L. Truitt
Mrs. W. D. Watson
Mrs. Glynn Davis
Miiss Patterson
Miss Peggy Lou Harrison
Mrs. Hattid Frankliin
Mrs. J. M.Lasater
Mrs. E. J. Leeves
Miss Desmai Brabham
Mrs. J. M. Hampton
Mrs. Jack Hummel
'Mrs. Guy Kennedy
Mrs. Ola Moore
Mrs. L. E. Kerbow
Irma Louise Franklin
Hope Hampton
Shirley Strickland
Pianist—MiM Wilnroth Calla-
way
Violinist Mrs. Chas. Myers
Choir under the direction of
Mrs. J. W. Medlin, Simms, Tex
i Mr. Jessie Shew left this
week where he will take up
his duty in the army.
latives in Naples over the
week-end.
Miss Emma Towler has
been employed at the Post
office, she <is fitting the vacancy
made when Mrs. O. H. Vaug-
han accepted a position in the
Bryan Mill Post Office.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Davis
Mr. and Mrs Carl Mathews
were Texarkana visitors Sun-
day.
Mrs. O. H. Vaughan was
home over the week-end. Mrs.
Vaughan is now employed at
the Post Office at Bryan Mill
Mr. and Mirs. O. A. Walls
were Longview visitors Sun-
day.
Mr. R. B. Smitheman of At-
hens, was a business visitor in
Naiples this week. Mr. Smither-
man was former Superinten-
dent of Naples Public schools
in 1917-18 terms.
Miss Virginia Flucher return-
ed to her position as teacher
at Overton. She was a visitor
to friends and relatives over
the week-end.,
M'iss Maurrite Watson re-
turned to Commerce where sh?
is attending school. She visited
parents and friends over the
week-end. ^
Mrs. Morns, who was injur- , .. . . _
, . A, ' , . handled in the same manner
ed in the same car wreck, and , , , ,,
, , , . „ , , and as near as possible by the
had a couple of ribs fracturerl 1 . ,, , , .
, F I same personnel that conducted
has been able to leave trei,, . . . , ,, ,. ,
iT •+■ 1 I1*10 'ast registration, Mrs Jones
d' t 1 u 1 'Secretary of the Morris County
Their son Jack, who was a:- ^ „ , .. , ,
' ... Draft Board, said yesterdav\
so in the car escaped unmjur
Places for registration w'U b?
el up in each precie.it and
he hours will be from 7 to 9,
Mns. Jones said.
These who reg'ster on thn
271 h will be given a number
without any lottery drawing
and will not b-< subject to
military duty.
FARMERS TO RECEIVE
MORE FOR TOMATOES
out of darker and should 1>2
out in a couple of*weeks. 1 f g<
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
ELECTED SATURDAY
In the election last Saturday
l'or two school trustees foi
Naples schools and one county
trustee H. C. Fulcher and O. A.
Tabb were re-elected for local
trustees and N. G. Watts was
elected county trustee.
Seventy-one votes were ens'
in Naples as follows:
For local trustee-O. A. Tabb
54; H. C. Fulcher 29. E. A
Strickland, 27; B. J. Floyd, 12:
Dr. N. G. Ellis, 15.
For county trustee—N. G.
Watts received 65 votes in Na-
ples; Hiram Taylor received 10
in Rocky Branch and 5 at
Plainview.
J. W. Pratt was elected local
trustee for Rocky Branch
school.
Joe Tigart was electod trus-
tee for Plainview.
j/oveTrme n .'ntT;
promised to buy, through t' e
Sulplus Commodity Corpoa-
W. O. Irvin Sr., one of the
directors of the Lone Star
Steel Company, promoters of
the big steel plant to be lo-
cated near Daingerfield and
Napte:« wajs he^e WednesGay
afternoon at 2 o'clock for a
meeting to explain the pros-
pects for starting work on the
big steel project.
Arrangements were made
by the President of the Cham-
ber of Commerce for the meet-®
ing at 2 p. m. in the theatre
and despite the downpour of
rain, nearly'every business man
and other citizens and seveal
business ladies of Naples
were on hand to hear what
Mr. Irwin had to say about
Ihe big steel mill and their
|ilans.
Mr. Irwin stated that tl;e
capitol stock of the mill wou'd
be one million dollars and fur-
ther stated that they wanted
to have as many Morris cownty
share holders as possible "in
the company and offered an
invitation to all to buy shares
in the company. He fltatei
that the one million dollars can
wit' be easily rawed hi a,
very siwrt ffrne,' but wsrfrerr
the citizens of Morris county;
to have their share in rh.e
tion, 30 per cent of the pack of stock if they wanted it.
all canners who pay their prr-| ]]e a]so stated that the
ducers $17.50 a ton for the r[money could all be raised in
tomatoes. Dallas alone in case the eit!-
At 817.50 a ton, the farmer
will receive about $10 a ton
more than he got last year.
MORRIS COUNTY SENDS
14 MORE TO ARMY
This week fourteen men wer;
sent from Mc.-.ris County by
ihe Morris County draft bo n!
to Tyler for final pbysicial ex-
p^yig of Morris county failed to
subscribe for the full amount.
Mr. Irwin made his self clear
thai he was not trying to sell
any shares, but was only giv-
ing his home people a first'
cbr.ricc in securing stork in
this big plant. - v.
Iryin stated that an ap-
plication for a charter was
signed Monday and some of
ho directors were in Austin
1mination and induhtion Tnlo now to secure necessary papers
'.ho army.
They were:
Corrie Jones, Marvin Sm'th
Virgil Smith, Thomas Thi x-
pen, Jr., Bill Goodwin, Cebran
for operation of the corporation.
Irwin also stated that work
would start next week on dig-
Ring of fifty pitts and placing
washing machinery for the
ATTENDED SPEAKING
Those attended the speakin •
at Sulphur Springs from Na-
ples, Thursday afternoon 1o
hear speaker Sam Rayburn and md was occupied by M
Congressman Wright Pat man j Whitecotton and -small
Hammonds, Robert Brown. Cas washing of iron ore, and that
tie Kirkham, L. J. Forsyth, .1 Ve would soon be shipped to
C. Hall. Taft Lambert. Buddi'iSt. Louis to help keep the mills
Tigjert, Earnest
cell Connor, Jr.
Ha well, TW-
IN CARWRECK
A car wreck which happen-
ed in Gieteiwille la%t Friday
J. L
sc
there running until their plant
is finished. He also stated
that engeneers would be in
Morris county next week to
make a definite locaHo 1 of the
plant, which will be located in
Morris county.
It was stated that it would
require 1500 to 2500 acres for
water purposes alone for the
were: I Johnnie, of this city, and M
O. A. Walls, J. M. Lasater. J. H. Ilerren. Mrs. Lucille Her- |runm:ng' 0f" the big mill
G. W. Granberry, Rev. G. R.lrin, and their colored maid,
House and N. G. Watts. ICora Turner of Mt. Pleasant.'
I Mrs. Whitecotton received r
ATTENDANCE PINS fractured shoulder and knee in-
WILI, BE AWARDED! juries. Mrs. Hcrren and Lucillr
Herren received head and knre
Attendance pins will be a- injuries. The colored maid re-
warded in the opening oxer -!ceivod back injures.
oises of the Naples Baptist | Cora the maid was riding in
Church as follows: the back seat holding Mrs i'he Naples Lions Club will
Lions To Hold
Meeting On
Wednesday
Betty| Jack Strickland will
receive four year attendance
bar, Tommie and Billy Wall ■
will receive a three year at
Whitecotton'* small sou. Jonn- hold their luncheon and bus:
r.ie and by quick thinking, held ness meeting next Wednes-
him up above the seat and a day noon. April 15th., at the
voided Johnnie from receiving Baptist church. Much good has
tendance bar, and Richard Per- any Injuries when the head-on been secured by this active
ter will receive a one year at-
tendance pin.
CHARLTON W. HEARD
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
collision occured.
BOND SALE
club since it was organized
a few months ago. The Wed-
MEETING {nesday meeting is expected to
| bo well attended and much
Those attending the Defense important business transacted.
Bond Sale at Omaha from Nn-
News has reached the many pies Wednesday night were: ! Mi^st Oreiu Flemmings ret-
friends in Naples of Charlton | G. W Granberry. Rev. G. R turned to school at Commerce
W. Heard's death in Long House, O. A. Walls. Leon Cok- after a visit with parents and
Beach. California April 4.Charl- jer and N. G. Watts. ifriends here.
ton was the grandson of 'Mrs.| —— "
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Price, Tom L. The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1942, newspaper, April 10, 1942; Naples, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth329531/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.