The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1942 Page: 1 of 10
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•plan. Preserve,
Gat and Conserve
For Victory."
The Olney Enterprise
THIS IS YOUR TOWN—THIS IS MY TOWN—IF WE ALL SUPPORT IT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT, IT WILL BE A ONE HUNDRED PER CENT TOWN.
VOLUME XXXII.
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT FOR OLNEY
OLNEY ENTERPRISE
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1942.
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN YOUNG CO.
NUMBER 12,
13,795 Get War Books,
* Sugar Sales Resumed * * * * * *****
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Only 34 Refused •
Ration Books for
Too Much Sugar
j^If you have your war ration
nRok/ then you may buy sugar
after sales of this community were
frozen for a week. Registration of
3,795 Olneyites was completed in
two big rush days at grade school
with an additional 163 signed up
Wednesday. Issuance of ration
books is continuing through today
(Thursday) after which time per-
sons desiring books will have to
appear before the county ration-
ing, board.
*hirty-four persons were refused
ration books since they had more
sugar than the law allowed, 24 of
these were turned down Monday
and 10 on Tuesday. Monday 2,184
made applications for books, stated
C. V. Morgan, local rationing board
member, and 2,160 books were
^■^issued. On Tuesday 1,482 made ap-
plication and 1,472 received books
with the coupons.
In purchasing sugar, Mr. Morgan
explained, the consumer must pre-
See Sugar, col. 2, back page
Lions to Install
^Officers Publicly
At Banquet May 14
Instead of their regular Tuesday
luncheon next week, Lions Club
members will hold public instal-
lation of officers duiing a banquet
at 8 o’clock Thursday evening, May
14, in the Rotary Building, an-
nounced the outgoing president,
G. W. Jessup.
With W. F. Fiveash in charge,
this week’s program included vo-
cal selections by Iris Doyle and
Jonnie Sue Davis as well as an in-
x teresting and informal talk by
Sharbutt of New York City,
Yft>n of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Shar-
.. butt.. Sharbutt, radio program an-
..^■iuncer, related some of his ex-
periences as a C. B. S. employe.
During his remarks he stressed
optimism in the outlook .on cur-
rent conditions, saying we must
plan for construction following
this war of destruction.
Peck Westmoreland, who is mov-
ing to Lockhart, made brief fare-
well remarks to the club. W. G.
Drummond of Graham attended as
a visiting Lion while Rev. Shar-
butt was a guest,
STORM WARNING
TO BE SOUNDED
If you should hear the fire
siren and the fire bell sound-
ing at the same time, its time
to scurry for your cellar.
Olney volunteer firemen, at
their regular meeting Tuesday
night decided to sound this sig-
nal as a warning of an ap-
proaching storm. So remember
— the fire bell and the fire
siren going at the same time
indicate the approach of a
storm.
Pub\\c May View Garden Club
Annual Flo werPisplayTwoD ays
Search Continues
For Negro’s Body
HarrelTs Promotion
Gives Olney High
Ranking Army Officer
-Highest ranking officer from Ol-
ney in the ranks of the United
States Army is' Lty^olonel Fred
Harrell who has /bgen promoted
from the rank bfvmajor.
Olney has another high rank-
ing former resident, Major Joe
Humphrey, in the army.
Lt. Colonel Harrell recently was-
named chief surgeon and placed in
charge of the station hospital at
Camp Russell near Marfa. Friends
here learned of the doctor’s promo-
tion and signal honors when Mrs.
Harrell visited here and in Throck-
morton for several days during
the past week. Mrs. Harrell return-
ed Wednesday to Marfa.
Efforts are still being made to
locate the body of Arthur Powers,
negro, in the waters of Lake Kemp
following a tragic opening for the
fishing season Saturday afternoon.
As the Enterprise went to
press ,E. E. Meade, state, game
warden at Lake Kemp, tele-
phoned to say the body had
come to the surface about 11
o’clock Thursday morning, a
half mile northwest of where
powers was last seen.
Complete funeral arrangements
had not been made but the
deceased’s mother said Mc-
Cracken Funeral Home would
be in charge and services will
be held in Graham sometime
Friday.
Powers, who was employed at
the Hamilton Hospital at the time
of the accident, was seen struggling
wih a “live box” after the boat in
which he and three Olney white
men were riding was capsized by
a stiff southwest wind. The other
Olneyites were Loy Mitchell, Roy
See Negro, col. 6, back page
Pyeatt Enlists in
Naval Reserve
Melvin Pyeatt.
call for active sei'
val Reserve after
is awaiting
'lice in the Na-
enlisted last
^Letter Reflects Life
Qf Embassy Secrtafy
Interest has always been felt in
the South American neighbors and
that interest today is heightened
due to national events. The fol-
lowing paragraphs are excerpts
from letters written by 22-year-old
Edith Oliver, niece of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Pearl Doss, who is employed as
a secretary for the United States
lbassy at Caracas, Venezuela,
le first letter, relayed to Mrs.
by Miss Oliver’s family in
Little Rock, was written shortly
after Oct. 8, after her arrvial in
Venezuela.
“This is probably the most beau-
tiful place I’ll ever see in my life.
Just as soon as I settle down, a bit
-41} intend to take lots and lots of
pictures of everything and send
the films to you. Of course, you’li
miss the real beauty since the pic-
tures will be in black and white.
This is the rainy season (although
it rains about like it does in the
spring in Lttle Rock) and every-
Olney Drives For
$1,4000 for USO,
Atchiey in Charge
woot iv, noli™ tt \ • j , . Seeking $1,400 as Olney’s share
rDallas He \ received the'; the colmty u.S.D.O. goal oi $3,-
ClaaJ J fmat,a ^ 50°- °r apportionment of 20
the du’|r? r CaPi\Vn athe °lnnyhar-a
While his summons to duty mav A ,1?aders ™ *?e drive will begin
»t „„„ t™. ™ Monday in their campaign for so-
Imitations.
Paul Atchiey is general chair-
man of the north end of Young
county and he has named Ray
Horany his assistant. Others co-
operating are: Mrs. Troy Dees, trea-
surer; Len C. Warren, publicity;
Mrs. Sid Perryman, women’s club
chairman; William Thomas and W.
Harrell, rural communities; Harry
M. Bettis, J. F. Carter, A. D.
Myers, L. C. Boyd, R. G. Spears,
Travis Edwards, Pat Fowler, D. R.
Criswell, # E W. Hunt and E. G.
Thornton, general canvass division
chairmen; B. F. Harbour, Olney
schools; Clarence Daniels, New-
castle; and J. J. Jordan, Markley.
Rural community chairmen are
yet to be appointed. In the event,
Mr. Atchiey said, rural residents
are not contacted, they may leave
their contributions with Travis Ed-
wards at the First National Bank.
For the convenience of the public,
jars will be placed in various busi-
ness firms where contributions of
pennies, nickels and dimes may
be left.
come at any time, Pyeatt, an em-
ploye of Shell Oil company, does
not expect to be called for per-
haps two or three months.
Mr. and Mrs. Pyeatt returned
Thursday night from Dallas and
Fort Worth where they had gone
on Wednesday.
Mr.' and Mrs. Raymond Lunn
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Hallman
and son and Miss Virginia Moore
visited Sunday in Crowell.
thing is a brilliant green and all
k’.r.d? of flowers bloom everyone
sets the eyes. The country isn’
really tropical, more of a'deser
ccuntry or something like that
Caracas is so high in the moun-
tains that the heat is never noticed
as it is in the interior and on the
coast. The climate is just as nice
as the reports said, if not nicer.
Every night I sleep under blankets
and I have worn my suit nearly
every day as it is chilly in the
mornings. (Too, my trunk has not
arrived as yet (although a little
one) I wasn’t allowed to bring it
on the plane) and I haven’t just a
lot of work clothes. Most of the
things I brought on the plane were
dress clothes, and I’ve certainly
used them too.
"Believe In Living"
* 'These people really believe m
living here. It’s tennis, badminton
See Letter, col. 4, page 7
Metis Bible Classes
%p Combine Sunday
Combined Sunday School ser-
vices for the younger men’s Bible
classes from most of the city’s
churches will be held Mother’s Day
at 9:45 o’clocok in Lunn Funeral
Chapel.
John Hailey of Megargel, who is
well known in this area, will be
guest speaker. Music will be given
by the Bullock Sisters who broad-
cast over Station KWFT in Wich-
ita Falls. Bernard Lunn is program
chairman and he invited everyone
ttend Sunday’s services.
V. L. Clarkson of Lubbock
Saturday for a visit with
kson.
Mrs. Neal Takes
Out Sugar, Wins
Prize for Recipe
Sugarless recipes are pounced on
with glee by Olney housewives as
rationing of that commodity makes
it literally “white gold.” And for
her ingenuity in changing a cook-
ie recipe, Mrs. John Neal has been
award a -5 war stamp by Mrs.
Tucker. Announcement otj ithe
prize was made Monday noon
during a program over Station
WFAA.
Mrs. Neal gave her recipe to the i
Enterprise, declaring her family
couldn’t teU the difference in the
cookies made by the changed reci-
pe. Here’s how:
1 cup molasses, 1 cup shortening,
See Recipe, col. 6, back page
Five Tires,
Stolen at M
First tire thefts from a local
service station were reported Tues-
day morning by Loy Mitchell of
Mitchell Service Station.
Entrance was gained sometime
Monday night by the thief or
thieves "by knocking out a back
window. Four truck tires and a
boat motor belonging to Mitchell
were taken. A spare tire and wheel
belonging to Clay Simmons was
stolen also, Mitchell stated.
School Cale
Of Closing Events
Ic Compiled
Calendar of closing events has
been compiled by B. F. Harbous,
high school principal, with dis-
missal of school just a litte more
than two weeks away.
Seniors will spend Thursday and
Friday of next week taking their
examinations and then the next
‘weekj,i when other students
are digging away, they will be
enjoying the varied activities of
Senior Week.
Wednesday students in high
school, except for the graduating,
seniors, checked schedule cards to
indicate their preferences to assist
Mr. Harbour this summer when
he makes out the 1942-43 schedule.
t Friday ^the eighth grade students
will be given this opportunity also.
May 15 will see the seniors re-
port at one o’clock to the audi-
torium to practice the processional
for the baccalaureate sermon at
8:30 o’clock May 17. Senior Class
Day exercises are slated for May
18 during the activity period while
May 19 and 20 will be devoted to
examinations for the other three
high school classes. Teachers will
devote May 21 to grading papers
and no students will be .permitted
to enter the building. Report cards
will be issued all students, includ-
ing seniors, at one o’clock in the
respective homerooms on May 23.
The school bus will run at 12.:30
o’clock and will stay until after
the seniors practice for their grad-
uation marches.
MAYOR REQUESTS THAT
FLAGS BE USED SUNDAY
Request was made. Monday
by Mayor Bernard Lunn that
all Olney business houses dis-
play their flags Sunday, which
is Mother’s Day. Mayor Lunn
asked that the flag salso be
flown at residences in Olney.
This request is in co-opera-
tion wit hthe federal govern-
ment’s authorization for the
flying of the United States
flag on Sunday at all govern-
ment buildings.
Soldiers Canteen
To Open Soon
Opening of the soldiers’ canteen
as soon as next week-efonis seen
as plans begin to take! shape for
this project which has peen given
the co-operation of id clubs and or-
ganizations in town.
Mrs. John Neal, canteen chair-
man and representative from the
Order of Eastern Star, has called
a meeting for 5 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon when representatives
from the 12 other member groups
will be present. Each member club
is to have a member on the board
of directors which will be in ac-
tive charge of planning and arrang-
ing for the canteen.
Any other organization in town
wishing to join in this project will
be welcomed, Mrs. Neal stressed.
Representatives from the follow-
ing groups attended this week’s'
meeting: Junior and Senior Altru-
istic Clubs, Garden Club, Amity
Club, Rebekah Lodge, Forum, Soro-
sis, Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority
and societies of the First Baptist,
First Methodist, First Christian
and Cumberland Presb^erian
churches which comprise- the Fed-
erated Women’s Missionary Society.
For a Chuckle
A sign we liked on a restaurant
wall . . . .“We have an agreement
with the First National Bank: they
will serve no sandwiches and we
will cash no checks.”
* * * * *
A Good Idea
When JUNE Ragle gets paid for
the first time—she has just ac-
cepted a job with Austin company
at CONSOLIDATED— she plans
to buy a BOND.
*****
Two of 'Em
Geraldine BARBEE, teacher at
Ingleside schools, has a twin bro-
ther, Berline. Their home is at
Rule.
*****
Vital Statistics
We bet families learned more
about each other than ever before
when they got together on data
for the SUGAR rationing books. . .
And to the people we’ve heard
complaining about having to reg-
ister for sugar and getting the
amount cut: We and other Ameri-
cans think it’s a pretty poor brand
of patriotism. Perhaps you don’t
have a brother, son or friend prob-
See Personal, col. 1, back page
Show to Be Held
Saturday, Sunday
In Rotary Building'
Committees are busily at work
with final preparations for the
Garden Club annual flower show
to be held at the Rotary Building
Saturday and Sunday which is
Mother’s Day.
The decoration committee, head-
ed by Mrs. L. D. Clark, has made
elaborate preparations for an out-
door living room, using spring
flowers in red, white and blue.
Paul’s Scarlet roses will clamber
over a white trellis, the whole in
a setting of outdoor furniture and
outdoor atmosphere. Assisting Mrs,
Clark are Mesdames George Rice,
Bascom Nelson and Joe Parsley.
Mrs. Joe Benson heads the stag-
ing committee which will be in.
charge of all tables and alcoves to
hold the exhibits. It is stressed
that entrants may bring their own
tables to display table and float-
ing arrangements, if they so d-sire.
The ample room of the Rotary
Building will enhance the setting
of the floral pieces. Working on
this committee with Mrs. Benson
are Mesdames Paul Atchiey, Solon
Glover, Albert Ragle, D. G. Moore
and Miss Modette Collins.
Mrs. H. C. McKinney, who has
secured three judges, has announc-
ed that Mesdames Carl Morrison,
E. Jeffers and J. M. Pogue, all of
Burkburnett, will act as judges.
Mrs. D. H. Rodgers is general
chairman for the flower show,- and
closely associated with her in the
preparations, is Mrs. E. G. Thorn-
ton, Garden Club president. The
public may view the flowers from
5 to 9 P. M. Saturday and from 2
to 6 P. M. Sunday.
ENLISTS FOR DURATION
Ovelan King enlisted Wednes-
day at Wichita Falls for service
“for the duration” in the United
States Navy. He went Thursday
mroning to Dallas to be inducted.
BRADY MAN TO
SUCCEED PECK AS
THEATER MANAGER
New manager of the Westex and
Olney Theaters is to be Artie
Kempf, 31, who xvill arrive Sat-
urday and willYtancd over his du-
ties Sunday. Kempz succeeds Peck
Westmoreland.
Mr. and Mrs. Westmoreland and
son plan to move Monday to Lock-
hart where he will be partner with , ber
his father and serve as manager
of Westy’s Pharmacy. Peck resign-
ed his position here last week after
he was called to Lockhart by the
illness of his father who plans to
continue as pharmacist for the
drug store. The Westmorelands
have made their home here for al-
most two years. He has been very
acitve in the Lions Club, Chamber
of Commerce and civic activities.
Mr. Kempf has been employed
by Griffith Theaters for 10 years,
the last five of which have been
spent in Brady as manager of
three theaters. A native of Oklahoma,
he has been active in Brady civic
affairs. Mrs. Kempf will accom-
pany her husband here to estab-
lish their home. They have no
children.
Members of the Senior class will
attned the Westex Theater tonight
(Thursday) as guests of Peck West-
moreland, manager, to see Kay
Kyser in “Playmates.”
Rotarians Plan
To Attend
District Meeting
Every Olney Rotarian who at-
tends the district convention in
Wichita Falls Sunday end Mon-
day will have an opportunity to
win a pair of cowboy boots, an-
nounces the president, Raymond
Lunn, who will head the delega-
tion.
Roy Graham has been named
chairman of the “On lo Wichita”
drive. Delegate miles will count if
the delegate attends either day
and registers.
The convention officials are of-
fering a pair of boots to the presi-
dent who' brings the largest nuni-
of Rotarians, traveling the
most delegate miles. President
Lunn will, in turn, offer his chance
at the boots to be shared to every-
See Rotary, col. 1, back page
CC Still Seeks
New Manager
Progress on selection of a suc-
cessor to Leo Kuehn as manager
of the Chamber of Commerce was
reported Monday night at the
monthly meeting of the board of
directors.
Mrs. Beatrice Davis, instructor
from the University of Texas Ex-
tension Service, will begin a mer-
chandising school here Aug. 3. it
was announced. M. A. Browning,
also of the extension service, wrote
that Olney has been included on
the schedule for a course in show-
card lettering, advertising and.
display with date to be set.
Favorable Report Made by Schoolmen
Listing recommendations and
suggestions for improvement, area
school officials turned in a report
highly pleasing to A. D. Cum-
mings, superintendent, and B. F.
Harbour, high school principal,
after they had spent two days vis-
iting classes, attending assembly,
inspecting the physical plant and
otherwise ‘evaluating’ phases of
Olney high school life and curri-
culum for their co-operative study
of secondary school standards for
the Southern Association of Schools
and Colleges.
Summary of evaluative criteria
was placed at the front of the re-
port and succeeding pages graph-
ed, by means of a thermometer,
at the summary would indicate the
report was unsatisfactory. Far from
it, he explained, the report was
favorable with finances bobbing up
here and there as the main element
against which the school is work-
ing.
In the nine major points con-
sidered, the school ranked from
four to 44 points above the Sou
them Association regional average.
In outcomes the school was graded
two below the regional average.
Languages, music and teachers’
salaries were marked inferior, in
the breakdown. Pulling down the
final grade on curriculum was the
fact that arts and crafts, indus-
the various elements considered in
the nine major points. To the lay-
man, Mr. Cummings said a glance
trial arts and vocational shop are
not offered at all.
In individual fields, business ed-
ucation, girls physical education,
school assembly, home economics,
school clubs, adequacy of teaching
staff as well as selection, profes-
sional qualities, group improve -
ment and general load of teaching
staff were all graded superior. This
superior rank is given in compari-
son with all schools in the United
States.
Olney high school was graded in
the average bracket on seven of the
final summaries and in the su-
perior bracket on two. Only the
best 10 per cent of schools are
ranked in the very superior brack-
et. Grades were as follows as com-
pared with the regional average of
Southern Association schools: Cur-
riculum, 44, 4 above; pupil acti-
vities, 56, 18 above; library, 52, 5
above; guidance, 48, 12 above; in-
structive, 57, 16 above; and out-
come, 41, 2 below; under educa-
tional program: staff, 78, 44 -hove;
plant, 58, 18 above; and adminis-
tration, 81, 44 above.
Curriculum Checked
Under curriculum, the visitors
considered the following, together
j with their grades: General princi-
' pies, 50; curriculum development,
50; amount of offerings, 50: Eng-
lish, ' 50; ancient languages, 20; and
modern languages, 20. Tire lan-
guages rated only inferior and this
*See Report, col. 1, back page
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Warren, Len C. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1942, newspaper, May 8, 1942; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1132594/m1/1/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Olney Community Library.