The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953 Page: 15 of 22
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Our Merry Christmas
wishes ring oat
truer, and clearer than
any other greeting
we could extend to you.
GARBADE LUMBER CO
PHONE 4-3342
SHINER, TEXAS'
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ARMO CREEP FEED PELLETS
ARE EASY TO FEED • NO?
WASTE FROM BLOWING
WIND.
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THE SHINER GAZETTE — SHINER, TEXAS
Thursday, December 24, 1953
The two-toned four-door sedan in the “210” Series
typifies the new beauty and smartness of the Chev-
rolet line for 1954. The “210” Series is one of three
offered by the company in an array of 13 body models.
Added power and chassis improvements, extension oi
the Powerglide automatic transmission option to all
cars and luxurious new interiors in striking color
harmonies are a few of the principal features. ,
Books For Members
Of The Armed Forces
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Austin, Texas. — More than
100,000 books for members of
the armed forces, collected
mostly by Texas children, are
arriving daily in lots of hun-
dreds and thousands at the
state Selective Service System
warehouse here.
Texas truckers, members of
the Texas Motor Transportation
Association, are bringing in the
books free of charge from more
than a score of Texas communi-
ties, James E. Taylor, associa-
tion executive secretary, said.
The truck operators began
their work as an observation of
Truck Transportation Week in
Texas, a state recognition of the
fiftieth anniversary of the
trucking industry.
Children collected books over
a three-month period in cities
the size of Houston and Dallas
down to towns like Vernon and
Denison. Some children brought
in hundreds of books each, go-
ing up and down streets in lit-
YOUft COW NEEDS RiLiiF FROM THAT BIG CALF.
Your mother cow has done her part and will continue
to assist in aiding the growth of her calf. However, after
the calf reaches 250# to 300# it needs an additional ra-
tion to produce a high grade of beef. ARMO CREEP
FEED PELLETS are your answer.
SHINER
Poultry §l Egg Co.
JOE SVATEK
PHONE 4-3343—SHINER
COME SEE IT I
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First and onSy low-priced car to bring you
all these new features and advantages!
New!
POWER BRAKES
First in the Low-Price Field!
Chevrolet Power Brakes make stop-
ping wonderfully easy and conven-
ient. Optional at extra cost on Power-
glide models.
Nav!
NEW POWER IN
“BLUE-FLAME 115” ENGINE
Out-Powers All Other Low-Priced Carsl
In gearshift models, the more power-
ful “Blue-Flame 115” engine also
gives you finer performance with
money-saving gas mileage!
New!
LOWER PRICED POWER
STEERING
Another Chevrolet ‘‘First"!
The first Power Steering in its
field now reduced in price! Op-
tional at extra cost on all models.
U&i!
AUTOMATIC WINDOW AND
SEAT CONTROLS
More Chevrolet "Firsts"!
Touch a button to adjust front win-
dows or seat. Optional on Bel Air and
“Two-Ten” models at extra cost.
NEW STYLING IN
BODY BY FISHER
Another Chevrolet Exclusive!
All around the car, and from every
angle, you see new beauty in the only
Fisher Body in Chev-
rolet’s field.
Na?/!
NEW POWER IN
“BLUE-FLAME 125” ENGINE
Mosf Powerful in its Field!
Most powerful Chevrolet passenger
car engine ever built! Teamed with
Powerglide, optional at extra cost.
New!
FINEST, MOST COLORFUL
INTERIORS
In the Low-Price Field!
Here are the most luxurious interiors
on any low-priced car. New interior
color harmonies are keyed to brilliant
new exterior colors.
New!
CHEVROLET’S EXCLUSIVE
POWERGLIDE
Now for All Models!
Now you can have smooth, thrifty
Powerglide on any model. Teamed
with the “Blue-Flame 125” engine,
it’s optional at extra cost.
y CHEVROLET^
of
More things more people want, that’s why
MORE PEOPLE BUY CHEVROLETS
than any other car!
SHINER MOTOR SALES
tie red wagons and other chil-
dren’s play vehicles to haul
them.
Karl Hoblitzelle, president of
Interstate Theatres, gave free
shows for kids, asking them to
bring in books and get free
tickets. Banks, loan associations,
merchants, and other business
men donated government bonds
from $25 to $100 in- value for
children bringing the most
books
Newspapers and radio and
TV stations co-operated in let-
ting yhe public know about the
book drive. Publishers, theatre
executives, and draft board
people in some towns went in-
to the schools to tell students
about the book shows.
The collection of books is
planned as a memorial for an
East Texas soldier who died in
Korea, Private First Class
Douglas E. Humphrey of Kir-
bwille.
A bookplate was designed by
J. Warren Hunter, San Antonio
artist, to be placed inside the
front cover of each book, which
contains a message from Gov-
ernor Allan Shivers. A picture
of the youth is shown against
the shoulder patch of the First
Cavalry Division, together with
other symbolism depicting his
army service.
Humphrey was a lover of
books, and a letter he wrote
his family was inspiration for
the book drive. His last letter
home was printed in The Kir-
byville Banner, where it was
noticed by Mrs. Genevieve N.
Cox, draft board clerk at
Orange.
Mrs. Cox sent a clipping of
the letter from the Kirbyville
paper to Brigadier General
Paul L. Wakefield, state draft
director, and the drive shaped
up from that point. Wakefield,
members of his staff, and draft
board personnel over the state
first started the campaign.
“When we first began the
drive,” Wakefield commented,
“we thought it would be nice if
we could collect as many books
as there are Texas men and
women in the armed forces.
“It didn’t look possible at
first,” he continued, “but so
many generous Texans got be-
hind the drive with time and
effort that we exceeded that
Slow Down For
This Christmas
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“That white Christmas we
dream about could be a night-
mare for the careless walker or
driver!”
That warning was given to
motorists today by Col. E. B.
Tilley of Houston, President of
the Texas Safety Association,
and Services Advisor for the
Gulf Oil Corporation. He urged
all citizens of Texas to coop-
erate with the Texas Safety
Association, the National Safe-
ty Council, and the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety in
their efforts to reduce holiday
traffic accidents.
“Bad weather is one of the
greatest driving and walking
hazards at this time of year,”
he said. “And snow, seldom
seen in Texas, is not the only
villian in this respect. Fog, rain,
and ice also are a snare for the
unwary.”
“Whether you’re walking or
driving, bad weather—in any
form—is a signal to slow
down,” Col. Tilley asserted.
“Snow or rain make it dif-
ficult for motorists to see pe-
destrians, and muddy, icy or
wet pavements make it harder
for, the driver to stop the car
after he has spotted a walker
or some other obstruction in his
path,” he said.
He pointed out that walkers,
too, are handicapped by bad
weather conditions. They can’t
see cars as quickly through a
screen of snow, rain, or fog. And
they are not too sure-footed on
slippery pavements. At Christ-
mas time, too, many pedestrians
obscure their vision by carrying
high stacks of packages.
Col. Tilley advised both
walkers and drivers that slow-
er speed and increased alert-
ness are the best defense against
winter’s dangerous weather.
goal. We got more than 100,000
books. Texas has about 80,000
people on active duty in the
uniformed services.”
Present plans by Wakefield
are to send as many books as
possible to individual Texas
soldiers, sailors, airmen and
Marines.
Mural Youth Day
S. A. Exposition
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A Four-H and FFA Grass
Judging Contest will be one of
the highlights Rural Youth Day,
on February 13, at the 1954 San
Antonio Livestock Exposition,
according to contest superinten-
dent, W. P. Coleman, of San
Antonio.
Open to any FFA Chapter and
Four-H Club in the nation, the
Grass Judging Contest will
have competing teams of four
members. Any Vocational Agri-
culture Teacher, County Agri-
cultural Agent or Assistant
County Agent may enter a team
trained under his supervision
in the contest to be held at the
February 12-21 Exposition.
Three leading grass special-
ists have been appointed to aid
Mr. Coleman as assistant super-
intendents. They are A. H.
Walker, Range Specialist, Texas
Extension Service, College Sta-
tion; Don Windrow, Soil Con-
servation Service, San Antonio;
and Charles D. Parker, former
Area Supervisor of Vocational
Agriculture, Corpus Christi.
—Soil conservation supervisors
from 25 districts in the San An-
tonio area will be appointed to
grade contestants’ papers. En-
trants will be given score cards
with 45 seconds to identify and
write in the common name and
check the characteristics of each
plant in the contest. There will
be four members on each team,
with the three highest scores
being used as the team’s score.
The fourth member will be eli-
gible for one of the ten indi-
vidual prize medals.
No entry fees will be charged
for the San Antonio Grass
Judging Contest, but each team
coach must apply for an entry
blank before February 2, 1954.
Judging will begin at 8:30 a.m.
on February 13 and awards will
be presented during the Rural
Youth Day matinee perform-
ance of the World’s Champion-
ship Rodeo.
Complete information and
contest entry blanks may be
obtained from the San Antonio
Livestock Exposition, P. O. Box
1746, San Antonio 6, Texas.
DIAL 4-2214
SHINER, TEXAS
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953, newspaper, December 24, 1953; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163669/m1/15/?q=denton+history: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shiner Public Library.