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GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1945
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Lt Glenn Grimes, Transport Pilot,
Home from Duty in European Area
Many Men Placed
In IV-A Class by
Draft Board Here
Soldiers Sit in Rain Three Hours
To See Cape Gloucester Mat Matches
Railsplitter Major Plays Rookie
Trick, Captures German Commander
Jones Gets Senate
Committee Posts
Issues Warning
After Grass Fires
Proclaimed Here
By Mayor Latham |
30th Anniversary of
Service Club To Be
Observed Next Week
zone where he was stationed.
le made appropriate illustra-
Lt Gilliland is
Given Appointment
Reclassifications of
Large Number of Men
Are Made Public
Howze Cagers
Lose to Eagles
DENTON, Texas, Jan.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller and
dauehter. Voncille, visited the
making of loans to applicants.
In the near future,' a new mem-
ber will be added to the county
No Changes in •
Banks’ Officers
No changes were made in the
WOUNDED — Pvt. Wilmer A.
Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Reed, Star route, Gainesville, has
received the Combat Infantry-
chairman.
Mr. Robinson also announced
the membership of his planning
committee, which includes J. L.
Leazer, county chapter chairman;
L. A. Wilke. Chamber of Com-
merce manager; Joseph F. Dona-
hoe, field director. Red Cross, at
Camp Howze; Lt. Junius R. Fish-
burn, public relations officer at
the camp, and G. D. Bell and Cliff
McMahon of Gainesville.
ber must be a veteran of World
War I.
As people kneel to pray,
For those both near and far,
L too, will also pray
Upon this Christmas day,
For you. Mother, Dear.”
Lewie, J. J. Raiser and E. M.
Thompson, directors.
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of proper instruction will do; be-
cause not knowing any better
they up and did it.
Maj. Ronald L. Kolb of Fond du
Lac, Wis., certainly should have
known better. After all, he is the
commander of the First Battalion
of the 334th Regiment But he led
a five-man patrol on a little re-
connaissance mission.
shoulders in fewer than 10 min- years ago when the late Billy Ed-
utes. The spectators liked the re- wards was at the climax of his
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By SGT. J. GARLAND SMITH I Wrestler 59 Years Old
Register Correspondent ‘ 11 Grey haired, tobac
CAPE GLOUCESTER • ------ * — •
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is the best wrestling country in
the world, second only to India,
Gainesville National bank of-
ficers are B. A. Dillard, president;
Ancil Smoot, vice president; Le-
Roy Robinson, cashier; Anton
Fipp, assistant cashier; Dillard,
Smoot, Robinson, R. S. Rose, O. T.
Carr, W. T. Bonner, J. W. Schad
other patrols did. The woods were
| lousy with them, so Kolb and
Stooging around out there in his crowd had to stay nidden with
Muenster Mutual
Elects Officers
MUENSTER, Jan. 12.—Albert
Henscheid was reelected presi-
dent of the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance association at the 51st
annual meeting, when a rate of
10%4 per cent was announced,
without assessments since 1942.
Other officers are John Klem-
ent, vice president; F. J. Hess,
secretary; Victor Hartman, treas-
urer; W. H. Endres, director, Jake
Bezner, auditor.
Pfc. J. E. Matthews
Killed in Action
in the Philippines
Mother Had Received
Christmas Card Which
He Had Made for Her
WITH THE 84th DIVISION, on
the Belgian Front, Jan. 15.—This
Rail Splitter Division has been in
combat only a couple of months
or so and it must be excused if it
keeps pulling those rookie tricks.
You see, it has been busy fight-
ing ever since it hit Europe. Con-
sequently, there wasn’t time for
anybody to explain that, accord-
ing to recognized rules of war-
fare, a battalion commander just
does not walk across no man’s
land at night and capture the Ger-
man battalion commander oppos-
ing him.
It just goes to show what a lack
force, and participated in the Sam
D-day invasion bv transporting E- -
paratroopers to France. There-
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KILLED IN ACTION — Sgt.
Marvin C. Mitchell, 23, son of
Claude R. Mitchell of Gainesville,
who was killed in action on Leyte
in the Philippines December 3.
ad
at home, Judson and his troupers
are expert showmen, are well
versed in every trick of the mat
game.
Slow moving, unassuming Piers,
purposely arousing the resentment
of the audience, was an unpopular
winner over Atlas in the initial
show at Cape Gloucester.
Judson himself took on Piers in
the final bout and pinned his
Child Admitted
To Polio Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bomar, 721
North Taylor street, left Saturday
for Gonzales, Texas, where their
two-year-old son, Maurice, will be
admitted to the Warm Springs
Foundation for Physiotherapy,
after having suffered an attack of
infantile paralysis.
The child had been ill for some
time, and the ailment was diag-
nosed as infantile paralysis Friday
by a Sherman specialist. The ill-
ness is past the acute stage.
Ted Herrmann, chairman of the
2,000,000 servicemen and women.
The Kiwanis club of Gainesville
will observe the 30th anniversary
of Kiwanis International at a
meeting to be held at noon Tues-
day, Jan. 23, at the White Rose
cafe, Club President Roland Wil-
son said Monday.
Highlights of the program will
include the reading of a message
from Ben Dean, Grand Rapids,
president of Kiwanis Internation-
al, and announcement of the or-
ganization’s objectives for 1945.
Mr. Wilson said that Kiwanis
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were started by trash fires.
Mr. Simpson said trash should
not be burned near fences, dry
grass or other inflammable ma-
terials. He suggests that trash
should be burned in containers,
and not on windy days.
Register Correspondent Grey haired, tobacco chewing
CAPE GLOUCESTER — For Monday, who at 59 is still able to
90 minutes one evening last No- grapple for an hour, pulled all of
vember we sat through a sweep-, the comedy antics in the books in
ing rain storm in open air Talawe an unsuccessful attempt to throw
Bowl to see three wrestling Bums wihtin 15 minutes.
Pfc John E Matthews was
killed in action on Leyte in the
Philippine islands on becember
' 6, last year,' his mother, Mrs. Sa-
rah Matthews, widow of the late
William M Matthews, was ad-
vised in a telegram from the War
department Thursday night.
Pfc. Matthews was born Jan-
uary 28, 1909, in Gainesville and
entered the service October 12.
1942, being assigned to an air
corps, told the gathering of the
critical need for nurse’s aides at
Camp Howze station hospital, and
pleaded with business men to en-
courage their wives and other
women to enroll in the nurse’s
aide training course to be started
shortly.
Four new members of the club.
Jack Lewis, L. V. Henry, Cecil.
Gardner and Carl Wilson, were|
introduced and welcomed by Ce-
cil Tinsley.
Dr. A. A. Davenport had charge
of the program and distributed
tickets to the Kiwanis club cir-
cus, 10 to be sold by each club
member.
Guests included R. W. Corley,
Fort Worth; Dr. P. F. Richardson,
Boyd Sisson, Jim McCrory, Lt.
James Bandy, and J. L. Fickling,
Gainesville.
reports that instructions have
been received on title 3, which
deals with making loans to veter-
State Senator Charles R. Jones
of Bonham, representing the dis-
trict composed Fannin. Gray-
son and Cooke counties, was
named chairman of the commit-
tee on commerce and manufac-
turing. and vice chairman of the
committee on public buildings
and grounds of the senate by Lt.
Governor John Lee Smith, pre-
siding officer, Thursday.
LL Gov. Smith announced all
his committee appointments for
the present session of the legis-
lature Thursday morning. Several
committee chairmen were made
known Wednesday.
January 5 and came home last
week, after reporting to Fort
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Cooke County Infantile Paralysis
family of Mrs. Miller’s sister, Mr. Eougpraticea "Ar adeatehent late
and Mrs. Earl Foreman and fam- 1 Friday, and in telephonic commu-
ily, in Denton, Sunday. The miration with officials of the foun-
Foremans are the parents of ajdation in Dallas made arrange-
baby girl, Jimmie Earleen, bornment for admittance to the Gon-
Three years ago we wouldn’t
have considered making a sacri-
without damage. Both
He grabbed for hair, gouged,
rabbit punched, took swings at
the referee, tied his opponent in
the ropes, jumped out of the ring,
protested to the crowd and in-
vited the speaker of an uncompli-
mentary remark to come into the
ring.
Judson during an intermission
demonstrated several holds, em-
ploying volunteers as victims.
During the day between shows he
conducted informal classes in
wrestling for jungle fighters who
wished to brush up on their hand
to hand combat technique.
- The USO wrestlers look as well
as act their role as tough gentle-
men with whom you wouldn’t
think of starting a fight until
counting to at least 1,000.
Evidence of their many years in
the ring are giant muscles, cauli-
flower ears, broken noses, dis-
torted faces and bruised limbs.
Judson is Navy Veteran
Judson, who served in the navy
during the first World war, chal-
lenged Joe Stecker in 1927 for the
world’s heavyweight title,- and
later tangled with Strangler Lew-
is. During the same year he
wrestled his way around the
world.
The United States, Judson said.
Paced by Bill Canzler, who scored
twenty - one points, and Bill
Forbes, who dropped in fourteen,
the North Texas State Teachers
College Eagles defeated an invad-
ing Camp Howze quintet here
Wednesday night, 48 to 40.
A sizzling last half followed a
low-scoring opening session
which found the Eagles in front,
13 to 8, at the intermission.
he had made, due to the fact that
none was obtainable in the fight-
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On Veterans' Loans in composea
N. A. Cleveland, supervisor of following verse on the card:
_ ----o------- -------------- “Upon this Christmas Day,
France and Germany, according
to word received by relatives
her. His wife is Mrs. Zelma
Reed, who lives in Paducah, Ky.
Like the grunt and groan art- 1 _____ - ________
ists who appear on weekly cards where wealthy princes generously
corps ground crew. He received
his training at Perrin field, Waco
Other members of the team
are:
Henry Piers, 223, former Olym-
pic heavyweight champion; Jim
Atlas, 210, former European
champion; Nick Monday, 165, ex-
United States middleweight
champion, and Soldier Burns, 160,
a Brooklyn amateur.
The hundreds of soldiers who
Latham Monday issued a procla- two reasons.
mation setting aside the period First, we hadn’t seen a wrestling
of January 21 to 27 as Kiwanis match since leaving Honolulu last
Anniversary Week in Gainesville, i Christmas eve. Second, looking
Mayor Latham declared in his over the first USO Camp Show
proclamation that local communi- wrestling team to tour the Pacific
ties throughout the United States and to appear on New Britain was
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in Washington November 13 last merce Street Church of Christ,
year, it was determined $180,000.- - .Surviving ar his.motheritwo
000 was the minimum need for sisters, Mrs. Rohert. Reynolds
the work of the Red Cross for the 418 North Clements streetwith
year beginning March 1,1945. Of whom.Mrs.Matthews is residing
this total $120,000,000 represents andMrs.W ende lOyens, David
national and international needs, Worthiandwobr t . Mitchell
and $60,000,000 is needed by of Gainesville, and T-5 Mitchell
chapters throughout the country. Matthews, serving with the th
Cooke county apportionment Field hospital, somewhere in
for the national and international -tay- .....
needs is $12,800, and the chapter One of the last communications
requirement is $51,800. received from Pfc. Matthews by
_________________ his mother, was a Christmas card
Gets Instruction
Willie Bierschenk, Robert Malone,
(Ira C. Altum, Releigh L. Masten,
Joseph J. Knabe, Mansell D. Holt,
Clay Y. Brooks, Alfred P. Dick-
man, Cuba T. Allen, Henry M.
Dunn, William H. Schad, Joseph
J. Neu, Charles H. Kirchenbauer,
Roy A. Bragg, Henry C. McElroy,
Roy Winfrey, Jack Gunter, Wal-
ter M. Brown, Milfred O. Sten-
fill, Henry Luttmer, John D. Tur-
ner, Arris D. Helm, Eddie B. Park-
hill, Othel E. Large, Richard L.
Thomas, Henry C. Mc Burnett,
Fred A. Gooch, John D. Gilbert,
Charlie M. Howard, Joseph C.
Dennis, Frank A. Welch, Tony J.
Burden, George A. Mullenkopf,
Harold Leverett, Charles L. Me-
Dearman, J. B Cole, Roy T.
Leonard, Cecil Tinsley, Joseph E.
Sockwell, William S. Shadv,
Adolph J. Jurecks, Bennie L.
Chandler, Clarence C. Macon, A.
W. Noble, Mark H. Roberts, Mel-
vin O. White, Samuel W. Stone,
Morgan C. Browning, Paul A.
Linn, Frank F. Herr, Earl Faulk-
ner, Roger L. Beckner, Thomas
Whaley, Odes F. Fellers, Carl M.
Jones, William T. Knight, James
W. Priddy, Melvin R. Harman,
Ralph G. Buckingham, Herbert G.
Black, Everett M Bosley, Cecil
Lynch, Harry N. Southern, John
H. Woth, Pat W. Cox, Robert H.
Reynolds, William P. Hugon, Joe
John R. Enderbv, Herbert E.
Scott, William R. Fellers. John C.
ichmidlkoffer, and William J.
Witt.
—Build for Peace,” also will be
discussed.
Mayor’s Proclamation
\ The mayor’s proclamation fol-
lows:
“Whereas, cities, towns and vil-
lages on the American homefront
have assisted in turning the tide
of worldwide aggression by sup-
plying food, equipment, medicine
and other needs of the United Na-
tions’ fighting forces, and
“Whereas, Kiwanis Internation-
al for 30 years has endeavored
to strengthen the local commun-
ity, which has not faltered in the
face of the supreme tests of World
War II, and
“Whereas, members of the Ki-
wanis club of Gainesville, with
139,000 other Kiwanians in some
2,250 clubs throughout the United
States and Canada, have cooper-
ated wholeheartedly in the war
effort by purchasing bonds, do-
nating blood, giving their time to
draft, ration and other emerg-
ency boards, and working in war
plants, and
“Whereas, more than 13,000 Ki-
wanians are serving in the armed
forces,
“Now, Therefore, I, H. A. Lath-
am, Mayor of the City of Gaines-
ville do hereby designate the pe-
riod beginning Sunday, January
21, and continuing through Sat-
urday, January 27, as Kiwanis
Anniversary Week in Gainesville,
and urge all citizens to further
strengthen the community and
promote the war program by sup-
porting activities such as those
carried on by the Kiwanis club
of Gainesville.
“In Witness Whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the City of Gainesville
to be affixed this 11th day of
January in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Forty-
Five. .
(Signed) “H. A. LATHAM.”
Cooke county draft board an-
nounced another group of reclas-
sifications this week.
Those now listed in the IV-A
classification include: Charles W.
Cowling, Eddie D. Felton, Clyde
E. Hale, William E. Corpier, Ce-
cil L. Hill, Toy W. Beard, Hugh
G. Perry, Connie Massey, Mark
E. Liedtke, Alec C. Lambert,
Richard M. Massey, John D. Un-
sted, William H. Weatherly,
Frank C. Wooten, George W. Lil-
lard, Roy P. Wilson, Eamary E.
Tutt, Archie Campbell, Julius
Hermes, Hobart C. Nowell, J. C.
Keith, Walter L. Freman, Nick
Miller, James F. Bullard, Joseph
R. Dangelmeyr, Raymond Brown,
Carl Shockley, Richard P. Hut-
son, Seymore Phillips, Alvin
Bruce, Burnie D. Franklin, Joe
B. Dennis, William D. Matthews,
William G. Hutson, Hubert F.
Lee, George E. Shasteen, William
L. Schooley, Will A. Dill, James
R. Houchin, Harry H. Whitfield,
Owen A. Watson, Mason E. New-
ton, Jessie R. Blakely, Fred B.
Bullard, Perry F. Arnold, Silas
B. Wilson, Tony M. Crawford,
Johnnie B. Cox, Frank L. Bar-
thold, Pascal L. Brackett, Nolan
O. Brown, Arthur Blanks.
Calvin A. Caldwell, Ancil H.
Gordon, Thomas M. Hammer, Mat
L. Mitchell, Ray C. Hudson,
Lawrence E. Smith, Clarence D.
Owen, Roy T. Lynch, Jim Coom-
er, Ray C. Hood, John Strent,
Jesse N. Carpenter, Aubrey L.
Fields, Percy D. Gandillon, John
Burrow, Claude Talley, Jesse L.
Links, Burney F. Almon, Robert
L. Brown, Charles J. Shin,
Charlie W. Burks, Thomas J. Car-
ter, Vere W. Watson, Milton S.
Terry, Otis Prestage, Bud Taylor,
Arthur D. Newsom, John T. Lowe,
Leroy Porter, John F. Zimmerer,
John Bomar, Carl Faulkner,
James T. Lance, William E. Ca-
son, John B. Hancock, Roy Man-
ueL David M. Pitt, Harvey E.
Covington, James H. Dever,
Alex M. Smith, Henry W. Miller,
Lawton J. Moon, Aloyious P.
Walterschied, Ray K e n n e d y,
George M. Gunter and Vernie L.
Scott.
Those in the IV-F classification
are: Joe W. Barthold, Denzil A.
Gray, Jack Sparkman, William A.
Graham, Jr., Walton O. Loftis,
Charles M. Smith, Troy Long,
Jack R. Howton, J. W. Stewart,
William W. Scott, John R. Bez-
ner, Howard O. Epps, Helmar E.
Schurig, Alvis E. Edwards, Elmer
L Hassenpflug and John D.
Oatts.
Wolf Joseph M. Thompson, Loren theme for this year, “Win the War
R. Blankenship, James B. Cason, - -
James L. Munn, Hayden L. Mil-
ler, Jack Ray, Druie M. Maner,
Kenneth W. Mask, Norrise Young,
____Houston to obtain his leave, plans and training division of the
He will go to Miami Beach, Fla., military training and deveiop-
. meat branch.
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after, he was kept busy moving
in men and supplies, and evacu-
ating the wounded to England.
Meets Cousin in England
While in England, Glenn had
a reunion with his cousin, S-Sgt.
Frederick Mauldin, serving with
a bomb group, and he also saw
Flight Officer Jack Merrick, for-
mer Gainesville young man, who
is with a troop carrier in Eng-
land.
Lt. Grimes arrived in the States
s.
Fire Marshal W. C. Simpson is- .
sued a warning to local citizens .and Roy P. Wilson, directors.
about burning trash, after two! First State bank, reelected
grass fires were extinguished byFrank Morris, president; Claude
the fire department Saturday I Jones, vice president; William
----- Lewie, cashier; Morris, Jones,
member of the board. The asso- a shorter soldier. Realizing they mans gradually were pulling
ciation has $1,558,665 worth of in- were in “Indian territory,” Maj.. back. When dawn came this
surance in force, a gain last year. Kolb had his men hide beside the morning, Kolb and his company
of $93,685. trail He stepped behind a tree | returned safely.
Emil Vogel, who served 120 suddenly saw a tall, lanky figure Four or five enemy patrols
years as treasurer, retiring this' strolling down the forest trail to- ! came close up, but did not dis-
year, was made an honorary ward them. Behind this one came cover them. Meanwhile, the Ger-
entertainment centers, and kept gsat with us in the rain were
:—• . .. ... „ f amazed at the punishment the
wrestlers dished out with no cash
story of the appointment of Lt.
Curtis R. Gilliland, Gaihesville
young man, as personnel officer
of the ASF classification depot,
at Camp Beale. He is a son of
J. R. Gilliland of Gainesville, and
his wife, Mrs. Eugenia Gilliland,
also resides in this city. The news-
paper was sent by Lt. Charles A.
House, who is also stationed at
Camp Beale.
LL Gilliland, who enlisted in
the army in 1942, had basic
training at Fort Warren, Wyo.
While there he received addition-
al training in the grade of staff
sergeant, in personnel work and
as instructor of special training
units.
In July 1943, he was transferred
to Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
where he became sergeant major
in the testing and classification
branch. He entered the Quarter-
master school, Camp Lee, Va., as
a master sergeant and was com-
missioned second lieutenant in
November, 1944. LL Gilliland
was assigned to the Office of
Quartermaster General in the
Mrs. Howard Brodhead, captain jectiand prepare for immediate
of the Gainesville Nurse’s Aide
In IV-A by Draft
Board Recently
Reclassifications Are
Being Made in Large ‘
Numbers Currently
Further reclassifications have
been announced by the Cooke
county draft board. In classifica-
tion ILA are Claud E. Dishman,
Robert D. Dennis, and Delmar M.
Estes.
Those now classified as II-B
are as follows: Joe O. Martin,
George V. Gehrig, Harlon M. Ful-
mer. Arthur L. Fletcher, Walter
J. Luttmer, Boyd M. Conaway,
and Richard E. Grewing.
The, following men have been
placed in classification IV-A:
John C. Kupper, Albert L. Lyle,
Willie Stinnett, Joseph Kleiss,
Emmitt E. Richardson, George F.
Hobbs, Robert L. Inglish, Joseph
F. Dunham, Sr., Willie L. Stinson,
James A. Farrell, William L.
West, Marvin C. Welch, Toney L.
Miller, John W. O’Brien, Clifford
T. McMahon, C. M. Walterscheid,
Lewis G. Henard, James* E. Rob-
inson, Ward D. Henderson, Robert
H. Bell, James J. Nichols, Floyd
C. Cobb, Wafford T. Hall, Martin
J. Friske, Ray Phillips, Leon F.
O’Neal, Rufus R. Rodgers, Rich-
ard G. Daniel, William H. Hobbs,
Samuel D. Higgins, Woodie J.
Christian, John A. Popp, Henry J.
the service organization pur-
chased and sold war bonds valued
at more than $1,000,000,000.
Records also show that they do-
nated 55,000 pints of blood,
bought millions of cigarettes for
soldiers overseas, served on draft,
ration and other emergency
boards, established canteen and
, ranks of officers and directors of
Three applications have been ' Gainesville banks in the annual
approved for the purchasing of elections held Tuesday by the
farms and these will be bought stockholders.
Commending the community
until the figure came up and then
jumped out in front of it and said
sharply:
“Haende hoch!"
Whether the enemy understood
the Major’s German or whether
he saw a .45 pointed at the middle
of his stomach is not quite clear,
but he promptly put both hands
up as instructed.
Playing follow the leader, the
German soldier behind him did
the same thing.
Taking them into the shadows,
the major’s patrol discovered the
tall one was a German captain
commanding the battalion oppos-
ing them. It also was the First
Many Increases
In Rent Granted
By OPA Office
Major Improvements
On Rent Property Are
Given Recognition
More than 1,055 petitions for
rent increases have been received
and 946 of them granted in the
Gainesville defense rental area
since OPA put control of residen-
tial rents in effect here, Area
Rent Director W. H. McDaniel
announced Monday.
Of this total between 350 and
400 have been granted under pro-
visions affording a landlord relief
when he has made a major capi-
tal improvement to his property.
To expedite the processing of
petitions under this adjustment
provision, Mr. McDaniel asked
that landlords in preparing their
petitions give full and complete
details of the improvement made.
As one example of what might
constitute a major capital im-
provement, Mr. McDaniel cited
the complete rehabilitation of a
dwelling unit or apartment
house.
“Where this has been done,”
Mr. McDaniel said, “the landlord
should state in his petition the
amount of money he spent in the
rehabilitation. He should give
details of how the money was
spent such as new roof, re-built
cellar walls, rewiring, new
plumbing, complete re-decora-
tion.
“Complete details will enable
the rent office to-process the peti-
tion quickly, eliminating unnec-
essary delay which would be oc-
casioned if the rent office has to
request additional information.”
By themselves, the items enu-
merated would not constitute a
major capital improvement, Mr.
McDaniel points out, but would
be considered ordinary mainte-
nance and repair. It is where the
character of the structure is
changed by the rehabilitation,
placing the structure into a
higher rental range that qualifies
a landlord to petition for a rent
increase.
First Lt. Glenn Grimes, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Grimes. 1017
East Broadway, is at home for
a 22-day leave, after 21 months
of service in the African and
European areas as a transport pi-
lot.
Lt Grimes was wounded on
D-Day as he piloted a C-47 trans-
port plane, carrying paratroopers
into Normandy. He received the
Purple Heart
He also wears the presidential
unit citation awarded the 52nd
Wing of the 12th air force, while
operating in the Mediterranean
area: the air medal with two
oak leaf clusters, and his Euro-
pean theatre of operations rib-
bon bears five stars for major
engagements.
Entered Service in 1949
Lt Grimes, formerly stereo-
typer for The Daily Register, en-
tered the service July 4, 1940, en-
listing in the air corps at Brooks
field. Texas. He received his
primary training at Stamford
army air field, his basic at Brady,
Texas, and obtained his wings
and commission as a transport pi-
lot at Lubbock army air field.
He went overseas in May, 1943,
and was first stationed in Africa
with the 12th air force, engag-
ing in missions in connection
with the invasions of Sicily
and Italy, and hauling supplies
to the American troops and
evacuating wounded men out of
Italy.
He moved from the Mediter-
ranean area to England, where
he was attached to the Ninth air
wanis with helping to provide the quintet of professional gtap-
much of the moral stimulus. j piers gave two performances on
Kiwanis International, accord- New, Britain before resuming a
nentthesprpclamatononnwnnasnaedthed X "tM
2,26lushP th is eoun try and possibly iincluding the Philippines.
Ar-d, in mis -oIL- 12 Members of-Team
Canada. Last year members of "5--”- "5"
and Canada have not faltered in worth the effort.
. Headed by 213-pound Frank
World War II and credited Ki- Judson, former Harvard conch.
Kiwanians Are
Entertained by
Harlan Powell
Songs and Recitations
Given in Blackface at
Weekly Luncheon
Members of the Kiwanis club
and their guests were delightfully
entertained by Harlan Powell at
the club’s weekly luncheon Tues-
day at noon. Mr. Powell, dis-
guised as “Rastus” in blackface,
with top hat and Prince Albert
coat, gave an interesting variety
program.
He told jokes at the expense of
club members, sang some old time
minstrel songs, gave a comical
reading, “No News,” and con-
cluded with a “sermon,” after
which he had club members join
in the singing of “Swing Low
Sweet Chariot.”
mg The Register has received a
| copy of The Bealiner, published
| • at Camp Beale, Calif., carrying a
open their purse strings to see
good sport.
He further pointed out that
Texas ranks among the top states
for wrestling, as promoters are
cooperative and the events are
well attended.
Both Judson and Piers, who
wrestled under the name of “The
Purple Flash,” made a number of
appearances in Dallas several
While enemy shells bracketed
his carrier, his plane . was
launched and he headed for a
Nachi-elass cruiser. Though the
enemy threw up a devastating
anti-aircraft barrage, Lt Run-
yon pressed home his attack.
Flames roared up over the stern
of the cruiser as he scored
three damaging near misses
with his bombs.
Says State Guard
Training Helpful
Roy Dillon of Gainesville has
received a letter from his son,
Pfc. James S. Dillon, member of
an infantry unit, on duty in the
European theatre, saying that the
training he received as a mem-
ber of the Gainesville company
of the Texas State Guard has
been very helpful to him in the
army.
“Keep the boys going,” James
writes, “for they will be in this
war before it is over and all that
they can learn there on top of
what they get in the army, will
not be all they should know.
When they get into the real thing,
is where the little training that
the State Guard gav, will come
in handy. All the training that
you can get in the army isn’t
enough, though it is the best in
the world.
“The army doesn’t have
enough time for each person to
teach all that is needed and the
training from the State Guard
helps when one gets in the thick
of it. Just tell the boys that it is
for their own good or the govern-
ment wouldn’t be spending thou-
sands of dollars for Guard train-
ing.”
Battalion. The little fellow was
the captain’s orderly.
Although the German captain 7
carried a burp gun (a machine i
gun pistol) in his hands, be did I
not give any trouble.. However . — I
Red Cross War
Fund Quota for
1945 is $25,600
Slight Increase Over
Last Year’s Figure Is
Assigned Cooke County
Cooke county’s 1945 quota for
the Red Cross War Fund drive
will be $25,600, it was announced
Saturday by William C. Robinson,
Marvin Mitchell
Former Football
Star, is Killed
Gninesville Young Man
Dies in Action on Leyte
in Philippines Dec. 3
Sgt. Marvin C. Mitchell, 23, son
of Claude R. Mitchell, 628 East
Garnett street, and f o r m e r
Gainesville high school and Tex-
as A&M college football star, was
killed in action on Leyte in the
Philippines December 3, his fa-
ther has been advised by the War
department.
Sgt. Mitchell is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Eula May Mitchell of
Richmond, California; his father,
a brother, Pfc. Willard Mitchell,
who is overseas; and four sisters,
Mmes. Vaughn R. Stewart, Tuc-
son, Arizona; Gerald D. Neely,
Gainesville; Everest Giles, Pasa-
dena, Texas; and Albert Dulock,
Jr., Fort Worth.
He was born December 12, 1921
in Gainesville, and was educated
at Gainesville high school, where
he was an outstanding football
player, and in 1940 was men-
tioned for all-state football hon-
ors. He went to Texas A&M col-
lege two years, and lettered in
football with the Aggies. He vol-
unteered for army service July 2,
1942, and received his infantry
training at Fort Ord, Calif.
He was married to Miss Eula
May Frost, July 9, 1942.
Sgt. Mitchell went overseas in
July, 1943.
He was a member of Whaley
Memorial Methodist church.
» •
Injured Persons
' Show Improvement
Two persons Injured in an au-
tomobile collision on U. S. high-
way 82, three miles west of
Gainesville, near the Lone Star
Gas company plant last Saturday
night, were reported getting along
satisfactorily Friday.
Joe Hickman, 18, driver of a
Gainesville taxicab, and Miss Ve-
ronica Rollman of Muenster, were
driving the cars which collided
headon. Each suffered broken
bones and numerous cuts and
bruises.
District Officials
0f> OPA Visit Here
Several district officials of the
Office of Price Administration.
Fort Worth, visited the local wai
I price and rationing board office
in the basement of the courthouse
Thursday.
The party was headed by Jack
Kultgen, district director; and in-
i eluded M. J. Kavanaugh, board
operations executive; J. Wamei
Zimmer, district rationing execu-
tive; and Frank L. Hulse, fiek
board operations officer.
F. S. A. committee. This mem-
Lt Runyon Presses
Carrier-Based Plane
Attack on Nip Ship
IX (j. g.) J. B. Louie Run-
yon, U. S. N. R., route 2,
Gainesville, has returned from
a tour of duty as pilot of a navy
torpedo plane based on a baby
flat-top, the USS Fanshaw Bay.
Attached to composite squad-
ron 68, he was in the thick of
the invasions of Saipan, Tinian,
and Leyte.
Lt. Runyon flew an Avenger,
which can attack with bombs,
rockets of .50 calibre machine-
gun fire, as well as with torpe-
does.
He wound up his tour of duty
by flying in the big battle off
Samar island on October 25. •
. . _ . Mr. Robinson, Mr. Leazer, Mrs.
man s badge for wounds received ; Alma Johansen, executive secre-
in combat on the front lines in tary of the Cooke county chapter,
and Mrs. Thelma Hawthorne, sec-
retary for the War Fund drive,
will attend a conference in Green- ;
ville next Wednesday on the 1945
Sister
ans. There will be a district
meeting at Greenville January 19
to clear up questions on this sub-
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