The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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he Canton Herald
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1943
VOLUME 61
NUMBER 28
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WEEK IS ANNOUNCED
PROCESSED
FOODS—Blue
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Be a Fighter in This War
cal care for babies. A serviceman’s
wife may make aplication for
that he was one of the sixteen in-
Baptist Church
This action
cooperatives
$
continental U. S.
notice
rious.
source of obtaining glycerine. You
Back the attack with war bonds.
; to the Bible. This period was pre- lived at Myrtle Springs and will be
Lions Club Begins
flags and Bible. The high point
days in singing the good old
two
Mrs. M. R. Johnston passed away
Back the attack with war bonds. ;
Anysexcuse you can give for I
of Gladewater conducting. Burial । Beaird is the neice of Mrs. Cox,
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tant uses our waste fats have in
fighting the war.
requirement in many medicines.
The shortage of glycerine is se-
com-
preg-
More than three-fourths of the
states have received approval by
the children's bureau, department
cool place, preferably not over 60
degrees. If possible, a cellar makes
wives of men in the four lowest
pay grades of the armed services.
your signature.
Attach all three of these togeth-
er and mail them to the office of
the war price and rationing board.
Canton, Texas.
stamps K, L, and M will continue
good through July 7. Blue stamps
N, P, and Q valid from July 1
to August 7, inclusive.
Tomatoes have been selling for j
such a good price that it may be |
but they can only dehydrate eggs
of good quality Therefore, they
want these eggs kept so they will
reach market i good condition.
Beginning
Rev. Scott L
not upping your payroll sav-
ings will please Hitler, Hiro-
hito and puppet Mussolini.
maining seven days.
Friends of the church and those
who would know Christ are urged
to be present with us.
to their local boards for addition-
al rations if necessary.
COFFEE—Stamp No. 21 (1 lb.)
is good through July 21,
I he Sacred Harp State Every Housewife In Van
Convention Held In Athens Zandt County Wants to
RATIONING BOARD
MOVES TO NEW
LOCATION — JAIL
occasions, is well known in Can-
ton.
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MRS. M. R. JOHNSTON
DIES AT KILGORE
Has Served Canton and Van Zandt County For Over 58 Years
Judge Dawson Was In
Kaufman For Hearing
; non-productive months.
I Steam pressure, canners are not
। necessary for canning tomatoes as
they should be proc essed in hot
"5 ; an ideal storage
upon advice of the department of
agriculture that gardens planted
Maternity Care for Wives
Of Servicemen
With such a short fruit crop it 1
is more important than ever be-;
fort that a big supply of tomatoes
and juice be canned this year to '
help take the place of fruit, said j
Miss Maggi" Peach, county home [
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Waste Fats Chairman Van Zandt prayers.
County Salvage Committee
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EVERY FAMILY
SHOULD CONSERVE
TOMATOES OR JUICE:
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j having visited here on numerous
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: the flock when the hatching sea-
son is over. Eggs should be gath-
l ered at least twice per day during
the summer months, placed in a
wire basket or some kind of con-
, tainer so they can cool out rap-
idly. Eggs should be stored in a
can readily see the very
was taken by OPA |
one of their buddies
a lone Japanese plane
out that it will be impossible to
was in the Hillcrest cemetery.
spoonful of waste fats every day ing service at 11
for ur gvernment and may our
< personal messages cannot be sent others not notified are requested
I to soldiers stationed outside the to appear before them if
L, tha war depart- have a tax problem.
The tax equalization board for
the Canton independent school
as "Tiny Tom”, being
which sell approximately at cost
to make full replacement of their
stock.
least one tire inspectors report.
Remove the back from your old Ernest Matthews, son of Mr. and
basic A book which must contain Mrs. E. D. Matthews of Colfax
of labor, of programs for medical Goodman, B. R- Joslin, R. H. Mi
and hospital maternity care for ler, W. M. Blackley, R. V. Hollo-
, Olie T. Brown, pastor at Golden, the murder of nightwatchman Ma-
in will preach in Canton Sunday niht. rion Smith. Both have been resi-
People of Canton are urged to re- ■ dents of Kaufman for numbers of
Clayton Stroud, serving with the
armed forces is visiting his pa-
! rents of Colfax.
and stewards are functioning as
the committee on finance.
jured with
I by the comittees and the commun- J
1 ity is anticipating a real spiritual
I Wakening: ? an ' tradswtersitnvu naoheedonton grAl
charge o e ay v , .1 8 emergency by carrying all waste
Dawson ordered the prisoner held
without bond.
I
15 water bath, so not even a cull I
should be allowed to go to waste. 1
As the culls may be used to bet- |
tion No 19. Previously, the dealer
could use the farmer’s certificate
to get supplies only up to 75 per
cent of his sales. The amendment
. tendance. The program began each die for their country and we just
P morning with the worship period kt them."
and the salutes to the flags and Young Taylor’s father formerly
maximum effort ba foremost
our minds at all times.
W. H MORRISON.
Thursday, J uly
known in this music circle, carry their savings. We are mak-
! Mr. Bateman r calls the form- ing an effort to eliminate this
ing of the organization and was handicap, and if possible there
one of the enrolling clerks and will be a dealer in every town
■ states that most all the states in and community village to receive
ceeded by the parade with the remembered by many.
purposes. Housewives may apply
ete medical care during
any member of this gasoline board,
or from the office of the war
price and rationing board. Be sure
and fill it out properly.
Get your old tire inspectors re-
port No. R534. It must have at
No. 13 good
Let us resolve today that we
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GASOLINE—“A” book coupons
No. 6, good for four gallons each
until midnight, July 21.
o'clock. Rev. of Hodge Thomas charged with
FERTILE EGGS ARE
COSTING TEXANS ELMoor Jr. who has re-
centiy been inducted into military
Several thousands of dollars is service, has been sent to Fort Sill,
being lost each dav in Texas for Qklahoma to begin his training
everyone has not removed th, He has been asigned to the field
roosters from their flock. Any fer- artillery and is well pleased with
tile egg wil start incubating in his work there. EL. is the grand-
three days during th hot sum- son ° Uncle Junie Moore of tha
., , , , Moore communitl.
। mer. therefore, where people are
place. Several
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Co-ops Can Replace Stocks
Farmers’ cooperatives and any
other dealers who sell farm sup-
plies at cost or at a markup of
not more than three per cent, are
last year and until that time they
resided east of town and have
many friends in this locality. There
are nine children surviving in-
cluding Mrs. Ruby Anderson, who
was employed in Canton for a
number of years.
Her funeral services were held
at the local Methodist church at
5 p. m. Friday with Rev. Turner
' NeW Year Here are gong to save every ounce of
— —. waste fats that we possibly can ; of attendance was Thursday when
The Lions club is now bagin- every day of the week, every day 41 were present,
ning a new administration fol- of the month and ev ei > day in _ . ______. ___
lowing recent installation of new the year and see that it gets to Rev. Scott L. Tatum, pastor. will
I officers for the year. The officers some dealer until we have won begin a revival meeting at Golden, District Judge A. A. Dawson
and directors for the new year the war. Let us set as our very j in Wood county. He will return was in Kaufman Tuesday after-
minimum. a goal to save one table- I to Canton for the Sunday morn- noon for a habeas corpus hearing
ter advantage in
for 5 lbs. through August
F. M. Loughmiller, J. J. Jones, W.
The programs also include medi- ■ H. Morrison, J. L. Johnson.
On Monday the contest of
ar:
G. K. Allen, president: B F.
at a tea given in Tyler Sunday
afternoon for Miss Ann Elizabeth
Beaird, who will be married in
August to Sgt. Chester H. Sho-
quist of Crystal Falls, Mich. Miss
Van Zandt county was well rep-
The Van Zandt county war price resented at the State Sacred Harp
iand rationing board is now located singing convention in Athens on incnasotthe Waysthal We can
the in the old jail building. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday of . "Try oIihPftunesS, and
will of Mrs. A. W. McNair went building having been recently re- last week and among those pres- sv na important one, that.m
into trial before the jury. The modeled makes a very desirable ent were two charter members of mV, 2edea rs
Pnancy and childbirth, and for six testimony has been completed and location. The board occupies the th t0e Colton that-wastorganized this resp et has been, and s stini
weeks after childbirth. She/may the case given to the jury a first floor of the building, and has umin far from satisfactory
also apply for medical care for her Tuesday afternon but on Wednes- plenty of room to serve the peo-’Daye, Hubbard and T W Rate-
child to extend throughout the day when the paper went to press ple of the county. i
child’s first year of life. To get they had not given out their de- The bqard members are as fol-
i such care, all that the wife needs cision. lows, B. A. Mitchell, chairman; I
to do is to fill out simple forms. The case of Donald O’Neal vs. H. H. Riley, community service
which, if her own doctor is un- H. M. Overleese et ux was set to member.
able to furnish copies, she can get follow the McNair case on Wed-, Tire Panel members are N. L.
ett. -1 denartment nesdav This case is a damage suit Cheatham, Edgewood; F. B. Smith,
from the state health dep n. y of an automobile Grand Saline; A. D. Davis, Can- Sunday and again sing in the ties of the county arrangements
. I' collision that happened east of ton; Geogre eJnkins, Ben Wheeler, choir 03 well as lead tha songs were not made with dealers to
No Gas to go to Gardens col - , M that have been his hearts de- handle waste fats and some of
. ,, „ 1 c.. Ren Wheeler some time ago. Food panel members are C. E. .
Special rations of gasoline for ben W l light his entire life and is widely the people do not know where to
travel to victory gardens were —--. 1— 0 wii' p
discontinued July 12, although Tax Equalization Board b rd. Wills Point
For Canton School District
“ To Meet July 27 and 25
E. L. Goss, C. J. Dockery, Jesse
A. Groom, Sam A. Jordan, W. L.
Adams, Clayton D. Jordan, Elmer
J. Knowles, W. O. Massey, Paul
T. Mann, N. I. Keese, J. D.
songs that we have enjoyed for
_____ many years.
at the home of a daughter in Kil- [ Willow Springs is five miles
gore Thurslay, July 8. Mr. John- north of Canton and five miles
ston passed away in September of
after that date would be too late
to produce enough food to war-
rant extra use of tires and gaso-
line in cultivating them.
P. S.—Very soon we will an- 4m_
nounce the list of dealers through- 02
out the county that will receive | gg=
your waste fats i 7
no motive for the murder and
there were no eye witnesses ac-
cording to information received.
Following the hearing Judge
Tom, Jr. is a senior at ETSTC
at Commerce, having played on
the basketball and tennis teams
for three years. He will be re-
Gasoline, R. W. Curtis, Wills
Point; B. R. Joslin, Grand Saline; • , - —----— L ... ..
M P M Fd • C W Hvd" one of the enrolling clerks and will be a dealer in every town m) • zu « kluled when
Ma6np • states that most all the states in and community village to receive Kaohst IhKrciL sneaked into an American plane
Price anel Alton Mills Van’ the south were represented when end pay the customary price which L formation coming in to land on
A J Fowles Grand Saline1 R. J the convention was organized and is four cents the pound for waste -- the island and successfully dropped
MeVeod Wills Point-S c' Bobo that he enrolled 150 members in fats. The Training Unioa of the Can- bis bomb aid made his escape,
district will meet July 27 and 28 canton’ ’ ' ’[one day. He was especially solic- you me askel to save the drip- ton Baptist church has recently Earl. Ji., was hit in the upper
in the assembly room of the court, Mrs s L Cox is chief clerk , ited to lead his special song at pings from bacon, ham. pork, been reorganized. New officers left arm and shoulder with flesh
house for the purpose of equlaiz- and office personnel Mrs Ruby the singing in Athens Sunday. Mrs. beef, fish and poultry. Also fats have b en elected and new mm- and muscle being completely torn
ing the school taxes for the dis- Wattner tir clerk- Missi Carlye Bateman was also at the meeting used in deep frying. Save all bers enlisted. The training union away. He returned to the states
trict. All matters of tax adjust- walage ood clerk’ Mrs Ruby when the organization was formed waste cooking fats whether from meets each Sunday night at 7 30, landing at a hospital in California
ments for the year 1943 must be Qideon gasoline clerk- Mrs Lexie and has long ben widely known animal or vegetable sources. They and majors on ti lining for church on February 28 where he is still
presented to the equalization sides ’ , nd shoe clerk J ' for her outstanding triple voice should be strained to remove all memb rship There is a union for a patient. He states that he has
board at this time. ’ ‘ ~ ____ I familiar to the sacred harp music, food particles or meat and vegeta- each age group, and those who received the very best of medical
Th school board would like to IIIIAN pFIIIAI Another Van Zandter of note in bles. The color of the grease need training in church member- attention from the start md th .t
make it clear to the public that UNIUN KEVIVAL this music circle, Tom Beard was makes no difference Please ac- ship are urged to tak< dv i
the equalization board is the only TO BE AT WALLACE a guest at the singing in Athens cumulate the fats in a clean of the union. operations before he can be dis-
body with authority under the law -____ Sunday. Though he has been an metal or glass container. Don’t iecently there has been a story missed from the hospital
to adjust school taxes, and that Herman Millikan of invalid for numbers of years he carry less than one pound to tha hour begun at the same hour as Young Taylor volunteered for
when the taxes are set by that J 5 . * ‘ * tL, invita-was carried and remained in his dealer. training union Those who are un- service with the marines in the
body the school board itse ifhastionor the presbyterian-Metho-wheel chair and athissfamiliar Plea...... ” that
no authority to make any changes. d the meting ! place in the singing choir. p r cent of thesa fats is glycerine, welcome, and a helpful story, with high school at the age of seven-
Thus it is necessary for the school dit v•is Sunday, July 183. n is ■ vital ingredient in many 1 verses
tax payer to bring all matters of A medtings are to be held at PUBLIC URGED TO powerful explosives. It is the only bert Riley is the capable leader of San Diego. He was with the first
adjustment for 1843 to the equal- prsbytrian church with the C A IE w AeTE F ATS liquid on which accurate ships this group Allmothersand fath marine ci y to leave ti it base
ization board. fXX schedule- 9-11 a. mJ SAVE WAS I L F A 1 9 compasses float Itis the only ers ara urged to come themselves following the attack on Pearl
After having examined the in- lation school: 11-12 . be used
ventoriesthe qualization board ig devotional service; and I The public is gain bi ing ul ged d aulic recoil mechanism of coast theit boysand -
Can’t Send Recordings Overseas ' will mail out notices to those A,lning beginning at by the government to save and guard big guns, which are often training union or story hour. the south Pacific before receiving
Discs or recordings containing whose renditions are too low, but ^ne x st er roups and deliver their waste fats for the exposed to extrme cold. It is The vacation Bible school closed his injuries
‘ ’ Y I manufacturing of explosives. used in the hydraulic landing last Friday with a week of help- When asked about the Japanese
they > 8°SPsn88 Dians have been laid' Arrangements have been made gear of airplanes. It is a prime ful Bible study, recreation, hand- and their equipment he said.
-5 • with Kellis Grocery and Market as requirement in many medicines. work, and character guidance com- "Their equipment is fair. They are
a local distribution center for the mi 1 .. . Miw.Awim ie eo pleted. The faculty was very good fighters and it is absolutely
• , i faithful, and the pupils were true they will fight to the last
and waste fats is our last . . . T. .
prompt and regular in their at- man. It seems that they want to
B. A. MITCHELL URGES r—- _ ■—
MOTORISTS TO APPLY $7 REWS OF OUR
ment has announced. There is no
objection to sending discs of per-
sonal messages within the conti-
4 nental United States.
Coupons No. 15 and 16 are good
for 5 lbs. each for home canning
SHOES-Stamp No. 18 in war use a seprosiv carried by the i g
ration book one good for one pair ’ home demonstration agent and ;
through October 31 I canning quantities of juice. । |
prevent delays in issuing new
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i selling the eggs only once per
week a great per cent of these
eggs will reach the market un-
fit for human consumption. All
i cockerels should be taken out of
Mrs Looren Parsons left this
week to join her husband in Den-
ver, Colorado, where he is in
training with the armed forces
stationed at Larry Field. Pvt.
Parsons had been in service since
the 23rd of April and had been at
Salt Lake City, Utah, until only
a few weeks ago. Mrs. Parsons
has been with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Heard.
to this
Willow Springs July 17 and 18. All patrick and pavid Norman are I
sacred harp singers and lovers of i n charge of the singing, and Mrs. j
sacred harp music are invited to Rubye Fae Patrick is consecrat-
bring your books and spend the ing her time with the daily va-
cation Bible school. The elders
well, Coy Keahey, A. J. Fower,
than in canning the tomatoes, the
I home demonstration clubs are
pooling their equipment and labor
and having all day meetings to j
The Frantic Boy at the Leaky Dike
hard for even those who have I
MF them to keep an adequate sup-
. ply for home use during the win-,
* j A ter and spring months until to-
g ' inato season again. Enough should
_xa be conserved by every family in
Van Zandt county to have toma-1
, toes or juice every day of the i
I Gray, first vice president; J. L.
1 McElvany, second vice president;
I H. H. Riley, third vice president;
W. H. Morrison, secretary-treasur-
er. Alf Foster, tail twister; Rufus
Taylor, lion tamer. Directors are
; Paul H. Stanford, B. D. High, Joe
Hackney, and Loy Dean Patrick.
I County Judge L. F. danders is
the retiring president.
Marine Pfc. Earl Taylor, Jr.,
a youth of only ninteen, is home
on sick leave. Young Taylor was
in Canton Monday visiting his
grandfather, Jsse TayTor; ond
aunt, Mrs. W. L. Steed, with his
father, Earl Taylor, and a young-
er brother who met him in Dallas
to accompany him to their home
in Nashville, Tenn.
A bombshell victim of the Japa-
nese an Guadalcanal on January
6, ha was carrying his arm in a
sling with evidence of much phy-
sical suffering but with a smile
on his fac he was indeed a per-
fect example of American youth
and fighting courage. He stated
permitted to replenish stocks on
farmers’ certificates on a dollar-
for-dollar basis, under a recent
amendment of priorities regula-
The pastor in charge of the 10-
_ cal Methodist church, Howard K.
south of Edgewood: Wiliams, will hold the services
B. R. RUSHING, (for commitlee) the first sunday and Rev. Milli-
1 IC, kan will b e in charge the re-
Attend Tea at Tyler , K n
Mrs. Sibyl Gox and Miss Bethel
Shivers were in the house party
enables farmers’
is home on a fourteen day fur-
lough. Young Matthews is sta-
tioned in North Carolina.
member this meeting in their years and the hearing revealed
stamp R becomes valid July 11
and expires July 31.
MEAT, ETC. Red stamps P _ -
and Q good through July 31. Red PETIT JURY LIST FOR
FOR "A” BOOKS NOW g,.4 MENadWOMEN
-- --1 IN UNIFORM
B. A. Mitchell, chairman of the 1 Eu-—------wjn
Van Zandt county war price and
rationing board .today urged all 1 - homas D Sherbert, Jr., son of
motorists to get their applications ) M1 and Mrs. Thomas D. Sher-
for basic A gasoline book in be-! of Ben Wheeler and Houston,
fore July 21. Mr. Mitchell pointed entered officers training school
■ ** at NTAC, Arlington last week.
A number of jury cases were j
set and are being tried in district I
court this week with the follow-
’ ing jurymen being sworn in for
' service:
Mi and Mrs. George Faglie re-
' ceived a telegram from their son,
। William G. Faglie, Monday say-
j ing he had landed safe and had
I a swell trip.
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have gotten a water cooler to
keep their eggs in, can get plans
from the county agents’ office.
According to B. F. Gray, county
It is not unwillingness on the agent, eggs should be marketed
man. part of any one in this county at least twice per week There are
Uncle Dave, now past eighty that we are not giving full coop- a great number of drying plants in
years has been in failing health eration to the waste fats program, the state of Texas and they are
j for some time but was overjoyed in a way, we are all to blame for wanting more eggs all the time
’ at the privilege of attending the our tardiness. We have not been to supply the demands of our sol-
singing on both Saturday and properly organized in some locali- diers verseos nd lendcacc
in the ties of the county, arrangements After eggs are dehydrated they
songs were not made with dealers to will keep practical! indefinitely.
drt.’e.a-
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books unless this is done.
This is what to do in order to
get a new basic A coupon book; membered
Secure an application blank No. 1
R570 from any service station,
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