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"A Good Community Newspaper Dedicated to Community Service"
Kerens, Navarro County, Texas—Friday, June 15, 1945
Number 25
Local Cleanup Campaign Planned to Start Immediately
FATHERS HONORED
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
ON SUNDAY
A special service honoring the
fathers is to be conducted at the
First Baptist Church of Kerens
iStunday morning. at the 11 o'clock
hour. All men of the church and
fathers not attending .services el-
sewhere, are urged to be present
for this service i|n their h^nor.
Mrs. Lon Holt, for whose Serv-
ices the 'church is grateful, will
present a beautiful bouquet of
flowers to the oldest father
present. This service promises to
be djne of uinusual interest and
profit, and men are expected to
be present i|n large numbers—
bringing their families with them.
In accordance with the iindispen-r
sably important place that men
must fill in the w,ork of the
churich and thus iln the w,ork of
Christ's kingdom, it is urged that
every father, setting the proper
example before his family, be in
Sunday school at 9:45. There are
three mein's classes in the church
with consecrated and effective
teachers to lead in am intelligent
study of God's word.
The Training Union, which
meets each Sdnday evening at
7:30, invites and challenges the
me,n of the c'hurch to train them-
selves for greater and more effi-
cient service in the manifold du-
ties of church members. Evening
worship at 8:30 will emphasize an-
other aspect of the work of our
men in reaching lost people for
Christ. Following the preaching
service, the Intermediates and
Y0uing people will gather for their
fellowship period.
The elntire church membership
is reminded of the prayer; service
of the church each Wednesday
might at 8:30. This is followed by
choir rehearsal Under the direc-
tion of L. Murphrey to which both
youing and old are ilnvited.
Wives, young people, boys aind
girls, join the mein in the ''House
of the 'Lord" Sunday, A cordial
welcome awaits you at all services
of the First Baptist Church.
PRESBYTERIAN
MISSIONARY
SOCIETY
The Presbyterian Missionary So-
ciety met Man d ay .evening at 4
o'clock in the newly decorated
church parlor, with Mrs. P. N.
Stocktoln, president, presiding.
After disposing of business om
hand Mrs. Stockton led in prayer
and called for a vote of thanks
;aind appreciation to the Friendly
iSlervice Class for their splendid
work in redecorating both the
church parlor aind pastor's study.
Mrs. Finis McClu.ney led the
devotional, using for her scripture
references Matt. 5-13-16, Luke 2-
49 and the first Psalm-' ^nd f,or
her theme — ''Youngsters Ready
for Action." She was assisted in
her discussidn by Mrs. Charles
Reese, Mrs. Don Foster aind Mrs.
C. A. Berry, who brought a very
inspiring report from the Val-
ley Mills Conference.
Mrs. H. C- Barlow, leader for
the afternoon study, read a letter
from cjne ©f our soldier boys,
Billy Prince Berry who expressed
his love and appreciation for the
church and sent a substantial of-
fering to help on the expenses
recently undergone in church act-
ivities. #
The lesson topic—Guatamala and
Central America—was ably pre-
sented by Mrs. H. Barlow, who
presented the political, social ;and
religious life of the people of
these countries.
A 10-minute spiritual life group
meeting led- by MrsrT *N. Stock-
ton aind followed by prayer by
Mrs. R. H. Logan closed the meet-
ing.
METHODIST CHURCH
WELCOMES YOU
SUNDAY
The doors of the local Methodist
Church swing wide in welcome
to you for her services and acti-
vities next Sunday, June 17. The
pastor will preach at both the
11:00 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. hours,
using timely themes as the basis
of his sermons.
The Sunday school exercises
will open at 9:45 A. M. with
J. C. Claytojn in charge., Every
teacher and pupil will be in his
place, please, and .all those who
do not attend Sunday school else-
where are cordially ilnvited to
find a wholesome fellowship in
the Methodist Sunday School.
Classes for all ages.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet at 7:45 P. M. The af-
ter-church fellowship period will
be held on the lawn of the home
of Mr. Dick Quaite. All youth
are invited. The public is received
with a cordial welcome at the
Methodist church where Christ
is preached as the only hope of
mankind!
summer, rehearsals will be held
at 1:30 P. M. every Monday.
BAPTIST GIRLS' CHOIR
RECEIVES (NEW MEMBERS
Monday 4 new members were
welcomed into the IBaptist Girls'
Choir after tryouts. They were:
Misses Yvonfne Gray and Billie
Jean Early, first sopranos; Miss
Eloise Johnson, second soprano;
' and Miss Delores Ware, alto. This
BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
PERIOD
This coming Sunday night the
young people- and itermediates
will go to Bobby Brister's after
training ulnion aind church. We'll
see you all there. Don't miss it!
Last Sunday night everybody
enjoyed a fellowship period at
Dwaiin Brujner's home. Games, di-
rected by Mrs- Elmin Howell,
were played on the lawn. After a
brief devotidn Mrs. V. D. Brunei1
served saindwiches and popcicles
to the guests.
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Elmer Thompson and family of
Conroe spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Banks.
DICK QUAITE TO ENTERTAIN
YOUNG PEOPLE
Beloved ''Dickie" Quaite will en-
tertain the young people at the
regular after-church fellowship
period of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship ajnd the young people
of the Westminister Fellowship
of the local Presbyterian Church
on next Sunday night after church.
The yout^ people \yill gather on
the lawta. in Mr. Quaite's beautiful
flower gardens for a gala even-
ing of fun, fellowship aind inspi-
ration. All young people are cord-
ially invited to attend the after-
church fellowship after the wor-
ship services Inext .Sunday night.
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Mrs. J. K. West aind daughter,
Mrs. L. T. Ault of Beaumont
visited her sister, Mrs. R. M. Mc-
Carter over the week-end.
RANGER'S REPORT
HAS FACTS-
HUMOR
Austin, June 15 — Col. Homer
Garrison, director of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety and chief
of the Texas Rangers, is taking
the edge off one of his favorite
stories.
The yam involves an effort
before the turn of the century
to get the traditionally lacanic
Rangers to write reports on their
activities. A simple form was
drawn up, calling for (names of
injured person and the defendant,
nature of offense, date of com-
mission, and disposition. One of.
the first such reports to be sub-
mitted was on a murder case,
and it said: ''Disposition: Mean
as the devil; had to shoot him,."
In January Col. Garrison de-
cided that the scope of Ranger
activities should b? more com-
pletely recorded, and so he had
the Headquarters Detatohment, un-
der Capt. Fred Olson, start using
a somewhat involved statistical re-
port form. The result surprised
even Olson and his men, for this
is what the Captain and seven
Rangers did in four months:
Made 581 investigations, com-
pleting 188 cases; made 137 ar-
rests and obtained 48 convictions;
assisted other officers on 569 oc-
casions; apprehended 44 fugitives;
confiscated $5,&66 in property;
recovered $9,086 in stolen prop-
erty, and recorded $2,960 in
fines, in addition to a host of
miscellaneous duties.
So Garrison called in all the
Ranger captains and instructed
them to begin using the new
form. Whan one veteran drily re-
marked that ''one of my men is
going to get killed behind a type-
writer yet," Garrison emphasized
that ''it. iain't enough for us to
do our job well; we've got to
show the Legislature and the peo-
ple where and how we're epend-
ing the taxpayer's money.''
PRESBYTERIANS TO
HONOR FATHERS
SUNDAY
HELP TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE
SPREAD OF POLIO URGED BY OFFICIALS
People, Spots In The News
COUNTY HD AGENT OUTLINES WAYS TO
SAVE SUGAR IN FRUIT CANNING SEASON
YOUTH RECREATION
CENTER OPENS
TONIGHT
The Kerens Chamber of Com-
merce announces that it will open
a Youth Recreation Center for
the youth 0f Kerens and surround-
ing communities toinight (Friday)
at the Armory Building from 8-
10 o'clock. The grand opening
will be in the form of an Open
House, with all youing people
and their parents cordially invited
to be present. The recreational
equipment which the Chamber of
Commerce has purchased will be
iln use, and the games to be
played will colnsist of: volley
ball, table tennis, shuffleboard,
badminton, bowling games, dart
games, and others.
Refreshments will be served
FREE to tall those present. It is
expected that a large crowd of
youth aind their parents will be
present for the clean and whole-
some recreation which has been
plalnned to meet the fellowship
needs of the youth in >a Christ-
ian way. The grand opening will
be an ainswer to the dreams and
wishes of many Kerens youth.
—Reported
Sugar helps most canned fruit
hold its shape, color, ain.d flavor.
But sugar is not necessary to
keep fruit from spoiling. When
canning without sugar or with a
small amout of sugar, use the
strained juice from crushed fruit
which .has been heated. Process
.unsweetened fruit the same as
sweetened.
Make sugar syrup according to
availability of sugar and personal
taste:
For thin syrup use 1 cup of
sugar to 3 cups of water or juice
to make approximately 3 1-4 cups
syrup; for medium syrup use 1
cup sugar to 2 cups of water or
juice to make approximately 2
3-8 cups syrup; for heavy syrup
use 1 cup sugar to 1 cup of water
or juice to make approximately
1 L2 cups syrup.
The general wartime rule is 1
pound 0r 2 cups of sugar to 4
quarts of fruit. One cup of syrup
usually covers 1 quart of fruit
when it is well packed. A thin
syrup is very desirable from a
nutrition standpoint.
Sugar substitutes:
(1) Corn syrup or corn sugar
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277 'GALS' HERE! But 275 are ca-,
pacity of this B. F. Goodrich non-combat
version of Allied airmen's friend, bullet-
sealing gas tank. Used in huge cargo,
planes, this all-synthetic cell is extreme-
ly light and protects against leakage
from structural strains, minor crack-ups.
MUDDY BUDDY—
Flanders was muddy in
World War I, but the GI
boots of Cpl. Charles
Lissa of St. Louis, serv-
ing with 106th Infantry,
testify to the super-
gooeyness of the going
on Okinawa.
Rev. John P. Dainy, Minister
Sunday, June 17, 1945
Moiining:
9:45—Sunday school
11;00—Morning worship
Sermon: "For I was My Father's
Slo|n"
Evening:
7:30—Young People
Discussion: 'aWhat Communion
Should Mealn to the Young Peo-
ple"
8:30—Evening Worship
Sermon; ''God's Attitude toward
Men"
Our Sunday morning services
stiart with the S. S. at 9:45, Mr.
W. A- Price superintendent. This
Sunday we shall observe Father's
Day aind the pastor will deliver
the appropriate message .We would
like t0 encourage in,ot only the
fathers to come and worship with
us but also all the members, both
youing and old, aind pay tribute to
those on whose shoulders lies the
responsibility for giving a sound
moral background to future gene-
rations.
The youing people will meet at
7:30 in the Upper Ro,om. The dis-
cussion will be led by Diink
Reese o in "What Communion
Should Mean to the Young, Peo-
ple." This is a very interesting
topic atid we trust that every one
will be present. Immediately after
the young people's meeting the
eveni|ng worship will follow. Af-
ter the evening worship ,0ur young
people Will join the' Methodist
youth on the lawn of Mr. H. A.
Quaite for after-church fellowship.
All our young people are cordially
invited.
Wednesday night at 8:15 is our
prayer meeting hour. At this time
part of the hour is devoted to the
study of Paul's letter to the Ephe-
sians, chapters 3 aind 4, in which
Paul stresses the importance of
the church, prayer and the serv-
ice which Christians ought to
render. Let every one inot 0nly in-
vite but also bring someone to our
prayer meeting.
Every oine, whether he be a
member or a Visitor, is cordially
welcomed to attend all the serv-
ices held at the Presbyterian
church,. We wish y,ou to find in
our church the real presence of
God and the spirit of Christ Whom
we proclaim as the Saviour of all
mankind.
We are happy o learn that the
Presbyterian Intermediate Pioneer
Conference, held at YMCA camp
inear Valley Mills, had a gre^t
spiritual influence on those you'ng
people who attended it last week.
The center of emphasis was Je-
sus Christ. From the first day, the
conference started, we were grad-
ually led to the meaning of the
Cross during morning watch, 3
class periods, and the evening
vesper. The conference reached
its climax during the consecration
service Thursday night when the
cross an the other side 0f the
river was lighted and all present
began to sing ''The Old Rugged
Cross" led by Miss Jacqueline
Reese.
Y
L. P. THOMPSON IS
PROMOTED BY
GUARD
CHURCH OF
CHRIST
G. F. Weatherford, Minister
Bible Study—10:00 A. M. Sun-
day.
Preaching—11:00 A. M.
Young Folks Class—7:00 P. M.
Preaching—8:00 P. M.
Ladies' Bible Class—4:00 P. M.
Tuesday.
Song Drill and Bible Study—8:30
P. M. Wednesday.
We wish to remind you of our
forthcoming meeting which be-
gins Sunday, June 24. Bro. Tillet
S. Teddlie 0f Dallas, who is well
known here, will do the preach-
ing for us.
MARY RUTH PRICE
LT. VAN SIMMONS
TO MARRY
Miss Mary Ruth Price will be-
come the bride of Lt. Afndrew
Van Simmons, Saturday evening
at 9 P. M„ at the First Baptist
Church, with Rev. J. W. Ousley,
pastor, officiating.
Relatives and friends of the
couple are invited to attend.
NOTICE TO SINGERS
To all friends of central Texas,
McLennain County a,nd the Waco
Singing Associations: Tabernacle
Baptist. Church regrets to announ-
ce indefinite postponement* of
future meetings iln church audi-
torium, until further notice, made
necessary by complete .overhaul
repair and set up of 712 pews,
whiich matter is pelndilnig arrange-
ment with local manufacturer, and
whe<a satisfactorily settled, audito-
rium will be re-opened to large
gatherings, and will also' be of-
fered to Waco as a municipal audi-
torium when air-conditioned year
arodnd. Sunday church services
continue as they have since April
16 with temporary pulpit stand on
floor, due. to dismantled pews in
front of platform, according to
Pastor A. Reilly Gopeland, who
also invites public for WACO
Sunday broadcast 7 A. M.
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Mrs. Thomas J. Teetz and s.oin
Jerry, left Motaday for Colorado
Slprings, Col., to visit her parents,
Mr. ;aind Mrs. A. L. King for aim
extended visit.
Citizens from Kerens, Bazette,
Rural iS'hade, Round Point, Buf-
falo, and all other adjoining
communities are urged by health
officials to join in a general
clean-up campaign to prevent and
control the spread of infantile
Paralysis. Thus far seven cases
have been reported in INavorro
county. It is pointed out that
sanitary precautions are the best
known means of controlling polio
and so we are urging .families
and communities to enforce strict
sanitary precautions to prevent
the spread of the disease.
It has been observed ,here in
the City of Kerens that pools of
water, garbage, trash piles, and
many Piles of tin cams Partly
filled with water have been al*
lowed to stand. Miany business
houses have allowed decayed
fruit and vegetables to accumu-
late iln rear of stores which at-
tract flies, mosquitoes, and rats.
In some of the alleys in Kerens
business district unsanitary con-
ditions have been discovered;
this includes garbage and trash
piles incompletely burned, tin
•cans partly filled with water.
These conditions cause flies, and
flies carry germs and spread the
infantile paralysis disease.
It has been planned that every,
business house and every dwell tog
householder be cantacted within
the next few days for a general
check-up and to assist ym ~if
possible in a clean-up campaign
alind better sanitation program. In
this general check-up program in*,
structional letters from the health,
department will be given out. Yon
are urged to ico-operate in this
clean-up campaign as it is for
your health aind your benefit that
this survey is being made-
Trucks will be available June
18 to pick up all garbage, trash,
and other refuse. All citizens are
asked to clean up everything haz-
ardous to our health aind have it
in containers by 8 A. M. next
Mdnday morning and placed in
one of the above Inamed towns or
on the highway.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Ty,ner of
Mexia; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tyner
aind family of Mildred, and Mrs.
Mary Nichols of Corsicana spent
Suinday with Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Tyner,
EARL SEMJE ELECTED C OF C PRESIDENT
ROADS - FOOD LOCKER REPORT IS GIVEN
x#OVER HERE—65 Liberators and Flying Forts, carrying 1,075
officers and enlisted personnel, land at Bradley Field, Conn., in the
first mass •'redeployment" of U. S. Air Forces from the European
and Mediterranean war theaters. /.. •
Austin, Texas, June 15—Appoint-
ment of First Sergeant Leonard P.
Thompson to the grade of Secofcid
Lieutenant in the Texas State
Guard, 37th Battaliqn at Kerens,
has beeln approved by Brigadier
General Arthur B. Knickerbocker,
the Adjutant General of Texas.
Lieutenant Thompson is assign-
ed to duty with Company C, 37th
Battalion, TSG.
An official commission, signed
by GoV. Coke R. Stevenson as
Commander-in-chief of the Texas
Stat© Guard, will be sent to Lt.
Thompson.
OUTING HONORS TWO
BEAUMONT GUESTS
LAST WEEK
Wednesday, Jline 6th, Tenny
Whorton entertained at Whorton.
Lodge in honor o,f his cousins,
Linda anl Suzainlne Rowe of Beau-
mont.
The guests met at the lodge at
7 .o'clock -and proceeded to Trini-
lad by car, where hiking, various
games and dancing provided en-
tertainment for the evening.
Chile, hot dogs, soda water aind
cookies were served from an out-
door table at the lodge.
Assisting Mr. and Mrs. Whorton
and Tenny in host duties were:
Mrs. K. W. Rowe, Beaumont, Mr.
aind Mrs. R. P. Walker, Mrs. W.
M. Bain, Dick Quaite, Mrs. J. B.
Coates, Mrs. Virgil Walker, of
Trinidad, Colo., A. N. Bain, and
James Luther Whorton, Jr.
A large crowd was present aind
expressed themselves as having
had a wonderful evening's enter-
tainment.
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Mrs. D. F. Rogers of Lubbock
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Eddins
Kerens CofC met in a regular
business meeting last Friday night
with President R. D. Mabry pre-
siding.
The secretary gave a report on
the; fr,0zdn food locker situation,
stating the locker man was +s*y«
ing to get >a location for the plaint.
No suitable place has been se-
cured at this time and prospects
were not very bright.
The president reported 0n the
proposed farm-to-market roads for
Navarro County and said from
newspaper reports our precinct
was given! only 9.4 miles, which
was not considered very much
help, considering the amount of
roads needed to get the farmers
to market and the cdnditioin of
the roads and was not in propor-
tion to other precinicts of the
oouinty, and stated a meeting
had been arranged for a com-
mittee to meet with commission-
er's court to see if ainythtog could
be done about it.
The secretary, who is handling
the rationing business for Kerens
and the Kerens trade territory,
reported that his office had hand-
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