The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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With razors and blades now
being restricted,
Clean-shaved men will become
scrace, 'tis predicted.
(Not in the Army, of course!)
Yes sir, men, the war production
board has at last come to our res-
cue. Only one blade per week is
to be allowed each man. Those of
us with wire-like hair on our
chins are going to find the quota
much too low, and therefore will
have a perfect excuse to out-talk
the little-ones' request to pretty-up
a bit on most any day except Sun-
day. All the other six days may
be enjoyed without the tortures of
shaving, just to save that one good
blade for Sunday morning, or Fri-
day night when the lady-of-the-
house requests your company to
bank night at the theatre. We are
sorta happy, now, that our $16.50
de-luxe electric razor started act-
ing up a few months ago. Person-
aly we have always been jealous
of our forefathers who not only
didn't have to shave during the
week but did'nt have to shave on
Sunday either.
* * *
The 40-hour week is the talk of
the day;
But it still takes the farmer 72
to make hay.
(And summer weeks are longer!)
All this talk about 40-hours for
labor must sound odd to those on
the farm. Those who are replying
to Washington's request for food-
for-victory usually work from can-
see 'til can't-see and brother that's
a full six-day week schedule and
in most cases includes certain parts
of Sundays—about milking and
feeding times. In fact about the
only people we know of who be-
lieve in the present 40-hour week
are F.D.R., Frances Perkins, labor
unions and factory nightwatchmen
who would be cut off the pay roll
if workmen began working around
the clock, as they should be doing
to produce the necessary war ma-
terials. Those of us in town will
put in an average of 10 to 12 hours
per day for five days with Sat-
urdays extending farther into the
night. Those on the farm put in
from 10 to 16 hours. And, we ain't
exactly drawing scale wages.
* * *
The all-male style show should
be good;
Others would dress up, if others
would.
(Come on, don't be a kill-joy)
•
There isn't a man in Saint Jo
who doesn't feel sorry for those
football boys who played hard and
earned their sweaters, only to be
told that they don't have the nec-
essary money with which to pur-
chase them. Money has been raised
for athletics during the year, it
is true, but the fact still remains
that the letters have not ' been
awarded. Now the boys have taken
it on themselves to raise the funds
for something they have already
[ earned once. A number of business
' men are cooperating with them in
putting on a male style show, feat-
uring, of course, women's wear.
It will be lots of fun for those
attending and even more for those
' taking part. The Tribune would
like to see every business man in
town come to the aid of those
kids—for their sake. The more, the
better.
* * *
Coming Saturday is "Old-Hen
Day,"
Bring a fat one—for better
pay!
(You May Get In the Money)
Last year we issued a special
edition, with front-page headlines
in red, but this year we are con-
serving ink and paper for national
defense. We will have to trust a
regular edition to get the job done.
One thing about this year's heavy-
hen contest—old Jim Embry has
been disqualified. He won the top
money last year with a 9%-pound
hen. Banker Jim now has a way
of gettin' our money without win-
ning it on old-hen-day—we are
renting his building—so he is dis-
qualified, just like our wife is. She
would like to get her hands on
a new dress and hat's worth of
that prize money herself, but we
are savin' it for the legitimate
' folks. "Jim," we says, "you can
turn that old hen out and stop
feeding her buck shot, 'cause you
are disqualified." And he comes
right back with, "Well, shucks, I'll
just pay up my subscription in
cash then." Which he will, ofcourse.
because even bankers are interest-
ed in what's going on around them.
* * *
Checking over last year's "old-
hen day" edition, we found: an an-
nouncement of the first campaign
for the sale of Defense Bonds, now
a thonsand times more important
than they were to most of us then.
—Binden field, four miles east
of this city in Cooke county, had
just been opened.—the 7,000 pound
truck limit had just been raised
to 38,000 pounds.—new radio frepu-
encies had been assigned to the
"clear channel" stations of the air.
* * *
We may be 3-A to the army, but
wt know a 4-F man who beats
us at golf.
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Serving Wide Area of Cooke and Montague Counties In Northwest Texas
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Established In 1898
VOLUME 44
Saint Jo, Montague County, Te*. Friday, March 27, 1942
NUMBER 41
FIVE MEN ARE IN
RACE FOR LOCAL
SCHOOL BOARD
The names of five men have
been filed for places on the school
trustee ticket, which will be voted
at the regular election April 4, it
was learned Thursday. The names
were filed with T. L. Richey, sec-
retary of the board. Thursday was
the last day for filing, it was under-
stood.
Those already announced for the
three vacant seats on the board
are Field Grant Hoover, local uti-
lity manager, Cecil Bellah, dry
goods merchant, and Earnest E.
Hayley, publisher. These three, by
their announcements, become op-
ponents of Richey, Fred Holland
and a vacancy which ha6 been
unfilled for some time. The three
new candidates were added to the
ticket late Thursday night, after
the names of both Richey and Hol-
land had been placed on the ticket.
Richey, Texas theatre owner, is
serving the board as secretary af-
ter being appointed to an unex-
pired term, while Holland, tele-
phone company manager, has al-
so been a member of the board
by appointment.
Indications earlier this week,
when it was understood that nei-
ther Richey nor Holland would
seek re-election, were that several
other names were being consider-
ed by local citizens. It was still
understood late Thursday night
that at least one other candidate
was scheduled to have announced.
It is believed by some that if
others are not admitted to the
ticket Friday, they will become
strong "write-in" candidates.
Carryover members of the board
are: President Roy Huchtons, Lee
Husband, W. E. Meador, and O.
K. Williams.
ARMY CAMP TO
BENEFIT LOCAL
WORKMEN. RENT
Although complete details have
not yet been announced, final ap-
proval of the proposed army can-
tonment along Red river between
Bulcher and Gainesville was re-
ceived last Friday. Earlier plans
indicated that the camp would be
for the housing of one or more
triangular divisions of United
States troops.
A survey of the proposed site
was made several weeks ago. The
tentative location of the camp
proper, rifle range, artillery range
and maneuver areas, amounting to
approximately 60,000 acres of land
were laid out. The completed unit
is expected to house approximately
35,000 men and officers.
Gainesville is already "booming"
in the construction fields of both
the business and residental dist-
ricts, but Saint Jo and other near-
by towns are expected to prosper
likewise, at least during the con-
struction period. Workmen from
this city will be used so far as is
possible, the Tribune was informed
Tuesday, and those capable should
register for work with the Texas
office of unemployment, southwest
corner of the square in Gainesville.
A workman's board may be erect-
ed at the Tribune office later, it
was learned Wednesday.
The Gainesville chamber of
commerce informed this newspap-
er this week that a count of vacant
houses would be requested within
the next few days. Workmen who
are unable to find living quarters
in the Cooke county city will have
to live in other neighboring towns.
On the dark side of the picture
is to be found the hundreds of
landholders who will be forced
give up their places and move to
other sections. The loss of citizens
will be noticable to both Saint Jo
and Cooke county areas.
Saturday Is Trades Day,
'Old-Hen Day5 In Saint Jo
ALL-MALE SHOW
BENEFIT IS SET
FOR TUESDAY
- Members of the Saint Jo Pan-
ther football squad took it on them-
selves this week to raise funds
for the purchase of letter-jackets,
earned for the 1941 season, when
they received pledges of local
business men supporting two events
to be held within the next two
weeks. The first of the events is
scheduled in the form of an all-
male style show to be held Tuesday
night of next week and the other
public entertainment will be a
dance at the Aldriedge building
on Thursday night, April 9.
The public was quick to catch
interest in the proposed style show
which is to feature such business
men as "Little" Don BeSaw who
will parade before the audience
dressed in the smartest basketball
bloomers on the market today. C.
N. Turner will model the latest in
pajamas. Field Grant Hoover will
appear in dainty slacks and Coach
Cecil Young is sure to delight the
crowd in his grass skirt. This is
only a few of the creations to be
modeled.
Other business men who will
co-operate in the fun-making and
money-raising event will be Her-
schel Boyd, Frank (Wimpy) Kath-
man, local distributor for Purity
Bakery, Newell Thompson, Clif-
ford Ware, Billy Julian, Earnest
E. Hayley, Mack Fulton, Dave L.
Cook, Lester Phillips, Garland
Boyd, Cecil Lawler and perhaps
others.
The spring style event will be
held at the gymnasium Tuesday
night at 8:15. Admission charges
have been set at 22c and 11c. All
grade school students will be ad-
mitted for 11c cents.
Besides thse already mentioned,
the football boys will appear in
girls dress.
Murder Charged
After Fatal Fight
NOCONA—J. D. Frazier, 21, was
lodged in the county jail Thursday
morning charged with murder in
connection with the death of Wil-
liam Edward Perry, 55, who lived
a mile and half south of Nocona.
Perry died of a fractured skull
following a fight at the Perry
home Tuesday night, Sheriff Dick
Lawrence said. Two men also are
held in jail as material witnesses.
Perry is survived by his wife,
an eight-day-old child, and sev-
eral other children by a previous
marriage.
Lest you forget! Saturday is that
"Old-Hen Day."
'LETTER DANCE'
SCHEDULED BY
FOOTBALL BOYS
Arrangements were completed
late Wednesday afternoon for a
dance to be held here Thursday
night, April 9, under sponsorship
of the 1941 Panther football team,
the Tribune has been informed.
The dance, which will feature the
well-known orchestra of Gordon
Shay of Wichita Falls, is to raise
funds for the purchase of letter-
jackets for members of the grid
team. The letters should have been
awarded several months ago, but
funds are still lacking, members
of the team have been informed.
Members of the 1941 squad have
taken the situation into hand for
themselves, a spokesman said, and
are out. with the cooperation of
local citizens, to raise their own
letters.
Gordon Shay and His Orchestra
made a big hit with local dancers
when they played for the Saint
Jo Firemen's annual ball last July.
The fire department cleared better
than $50 with their dance and the
sponsors of the dance April 9 are
hopeful that equally good results
can be had with their venture.
Advance sale of the tickets will
begin next week, when placards
and other advertising material will
be distributed throughout the trade
territory.
Sister of Saint Jo
Man Succumbs
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Vicien White, 63, sister of Alvin
Rice of this city, were conducted
from the Smyrna community chur-
ch, east of Sunset, Monday after-
noon. Rev. D. A. Lambert, Naza-
rene pastor of Bowie, officiated and
interment was in the Smyrna cem-
etery.
Mrs. White was found dead in
bed Sunday morning at the home
of a son, Alvin White. Death was
from natural causes. She had
been a resident of Montague county
50 years. Her husband, J. H. White
died 14 years ago.
Survivors include three sons,
a daughter, eleven grandchildren,
four sisters, including Mrs. Ella
Bell of Postoak, and four brothers,
including the Saint Jo man.
Saturday is double-feature
day in Saint Jo!
It is not only the annual
trades day "big event" of
spring, but it is 8th annual
"old-hen day" at the Tribune
when subscribers pay-up for a
year of home town news with one
heavy hen or two lights.
Ifs usually the biggest day of
the year, in Saint Jo, besides the
Christmas holidays.
Prizes for the heaviest hens ap-
plied add to the other attractions
of the day and this year the bonas
money has been increased to $12.50.
Hens must weigh as much as
four pounds to classify as a heavy.
Other rules of the day are listed
below.
Last year the old-hen day event
attracted state-wide recognition, as
a unique subscription drive. This
year the drive may result in less
hens, due to the high produce
market, but those wishing to may
renew at the old cash rate of $1.00
in advance.
The fowls must be brought to
the Tribune office between "the
hours of 9a.m. and 6 p. m. on the
specified day. The offer is good
only for the one day.
Five dollar bonas, besides the
year's credit on a Tribune sub-
scription in Montague or Cooke
counties, will be paid for the
heaviest hen brought in and ap-
plied on subscriptions; $3 will be
paid for the second heaviest: $2.50
for the third heaviest; $1.50 for
the fourth heaviest. Prize money
will be divieffed, in case of a tie,
in any or all four places.
According to the rules of the
contest, one heavy hen or two
lights will be accepted in payment
of one year's subscription to the
paper to any address in Montague
or Cooke counties; One heavy and
one light hen or even three
lights will be accepted as pay-
ment of a year's subscription to
any other mailing address in the
United States.
The chickens must be in mark-
etable condition. The Tribune will
have to reserve the usual right to
judge a fowl marketable or re-
fuse it.
Due to advancing prices, the
Tribune's subscription rate will
be raised April 1, from $1.00 per
year in Montague county to $1.25;
new rates on out of Montague and
Cooke counties will be $1.75. An-
other story in this issue explains
the price raise in detail.
COUNTY YIELD
IS 2„000 BALES
SHORT OF 1940
Montague county produced only
2,752 bales of cotton from the 1941
crop, as compared with 4,445 bales
produced the year before, accord-
ing to the final government tabu-
lation revealed Wednesday. This
county was one of the 14 in the
Northwest Texas area failing to
equal the 1940 crop.
The yield of the area was far
higher than a year, earlier, despite
exceptionally rainy weather which
resulted in much reseeding and
insect infestation and delayed pick-
ing.
Jones county stood at the top
of the counties in this sector with
61,148 bales. The total yield of
the state was 2,555,611 bales in 1941
a decrease from the 1940 total of
3,111,051 bales.
Montague county is expected to
devote more acreage to cotton for
the coming season than in several
years, it as been unofficially re-
ported. Efforts are being made, it
is understood to obtain the acre-
age increase.
Clyde Yetter Safe
On Midway Island
Clyde Yetter, son of Dr. and Mrs.
Clyde W. Yetter of this city was
still safe on Midway Island March
8, according to letter received from
him this week.
The letter was written on Sun-
day and reached here the follow-
ing Monday week, which was rec-
ord time. Clyde is with the Marines
Be a regular on the home front!
Make regular pay-roll purchases
of U. S. Stamps and Bonds.
SUGAR SALES TO
BE HALTED FOR
WEEK IN APRIL
All sugar sales in the Ufiited
States will be halted at midnight
April 27 for approximately one
week, government officials .'an-
nounced last week-end, after they
had set six days in April and Mrfy
for the nationwide sugar ration-
ing registration.
John E. Hamm, acting chief of
the Office of Price Aministration,
reported that sugar would be off
the market on April 28 and would
not be available to buyers again
until May 5.
Hamm explained that the ban
was ordered as a step preparatory
to sales under rationing, which
will go into effect as soon as the
moratorium on sales ends. .
Earlier, dates were fixed for the
national registration—biggest i n
the history of the United States
and involving every man, woman
and child in the country.
Frank Bane, field chief of the
OPA, announced that individual
or family consumers would re-
gister on May 4, 5, 6 and 7 at
public elementary schools, and that
wholesalers, retailers, bakers, con-
fectioners and other industrial
users would register April 28 and
29 at high schools.
The period for recording the
data concerning 131,000,000 Ameri-
cans were scheduled at a confer-
ence of rationing administrators
from the forty-eight states.
Bane reported that it had not
been determined finally whether
the weekly individual ration would
be a half pound or three quarters
of a pound.
Officials stated it would be the
first general registration of Ameri-
can citizens of all ages and the
largest task of its kind ever under-
taken although the census cover-
ed as much ground on a head
count system. It can be used as the
basis for rationing of all kinds.
Spokesmen said that the registra-
tion would follow this pattern:
Individual consumers will go to
designated public schools in their
neighborhoods at hours to be fixed
locally on any of the May dates.
Teachers—probably 1,250,000 t<j
1,500,000 of them—will serve as
registrars.
One member of a family can reg-
ister the entire household. He or
she will fill out and sign an appli-
cation giving the name, age and
address of each applicant, and the
amount of sugar on hand. Each
person will receive a war ration
book. It will contain twenty-eight
stamps. Each stamp represents a
two-week sugar allotment.
It was estimated that registra-
tion would require five minutes
Industrial users will use certifi-
cates instead of stamps. The exact
formula for their allotmens has
not yet been fixed.
DR. DRABING IS
CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR OF CITY
Dr. M. L. Drabing, well known
physician this week filed his name
with City Secretary Ruth Davis
as A* candidate for mayor on the
regular election ticket to be voted
Tuesday, April 7. C. Doyle Powell*
manager of the local yard of Fox-
worth-Galbraith lumber company,
Will make the race for the council
ptet being left vacant by retiring
alderman, C. N. Turner.
Mayor T. E. Giles and alder*
man Geo. Wright had not announc-
ed for re-election Thursday.
City Marshal Bill Donley is to
be a candidate for re-election, ac-
cording to Mrs. Davis, but Thurs-
day he was still without opposition.
224 AUTO TAGS
SOLD HERE IN
TWO-DAY DRIVE
A total of 224 automobile license
tags were sold here Tuesday and
Wednesday when E. L. Anderson,
county assessor-collector was at
the First National Bank for the
convenience of local car owners.
The sale of tags here was perhaps
better than it was one years ago,
despite earlier predictions that a
great number of car would be
placed in storage after April 1, be-
cause of the rubber shortage. It
has been estimated that approxi-
mately 500 cars are owned in this
precinct.
The sale of farm tags dropped
off to only 28 for the two days,
but passenger cars totaled 178 for
the two days. Only 18 commercial
vehicles were registered, which
might indicate that many larger
trucks and pickups will not be
driven during the next twelve mon-
ths.
Those who did not purchase tags
while the assessor-collector was
here or had previously obtained
them will have to make a trip to
Montague for them now. The car
or vehicle cannot be registered in
any county other than the one in
which the owner resides, accord-
ing to law.
WILDCAT BLOWS
IN AFTER BEING
"ABANDONED"
Thursdays are playing a big part
in the life of a wildcat test four
miles north of Saint!
Last Thursday, during the high
wind,—the derick blew down on
the No. 1 Julian Agee being drilled
by Rogers and Rogers. The crew
walked off and left the test at
about 2850 feet, after drilling 5^£
inch plug at 2822 feet and testing
sand from 2834-44. After swabbing
six hours, the hole had 1,500 feet
of oil, but the derrick blew over
when it was attempted to set
spudder. Thus the well was left,
and —Thursday morning of this
week—the well blew in for itself.
Jack Reed, neighbor to the test,
first heard and smelled the odor
of the wild well before daybreak
Thursday morning. Investigation
disclosed that oil was being blown
some thirty or forty feet into the
air. A crew was called out and the
flow shut off.
Interest in the area has in-
creased. Benton and Holmes have
staked location for an offset on
the Grimes place, it was learned.
M. W. Blair Oil Company No. 1
M. M. Gilbert, 330 feet frQm south
and east lines of Gilbert farm in
H. Ledbetter survey, abstract 429,
about seven miles northeast of
Saint Jo, a wildcat, is drilling at
1800 feet in shale.
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company,
No. 1 C. Henderson two miles south
east of Denver has been condition-
ing the hole after coring and taking
a drill stem test that revealed
promising oil shows. Recovery, at
6007-85 feet showed 1300 feet of
oil, 90 feet of oillcut mud and 900
feet of salt water. Later another
core was pylled from 6085-6100 ft
and recovered three feet of lime
showing oil and six feet of dry
lime.
The same company's No. 1 I.
M. Jones, two miles east of Stone-
burg, is drilling ahead in a shale
formation at 7745.
The Collier test, six miles east
of Montague is drilling conglo-
merate with slight oil show from
780-84 feet and is preparing to
take core of the formation.
P-T.A. Changes
Paper-Collecting
Center Set-up
The local P-T.A. salvage for
victory campaign—collecting old
papers for national defense—will
be in better position to serve and
cooperate with the public, since
moving their reception center to
garage building at the side of the
Eber N. Dunbar residence, it was f
revealed this week. ;
Those have old papers art Re-
quested to flatten out j ll cartons
and boxes. Tie in a neat ' bundle;
keep dry and clean; pile newspap-
ers separately from other mater-
ial anl tie in separate bundles, then
contact some child member of the
Junior Red Cross. This group is
cooperating with the P-T.A.
Mrs. M. L. Drabing is president
of the sponsor organization.
Give Old Tags to
Red Cross-Defense
A place will be provided at the
office of Dr. M. L. Drabing for
the collection of old, 1941, auto
tags for national defense, he in-
formed the Tribune this week.
The plates may be left at the
office for the Red Cross. The total
pounds to amount to several hun-
dred, he predicted, if the public
will cooperate with the plan.
Saturday is Trades Day in Saint Jd'
Bonds Protect American Views*,Old Hens Bring a Year of News
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