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THE CANTON HERALD
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1945
NUMBER 3
ri
Somebody Shot My Dog
t
ILA LUMPKIN
in
Three home town boys meeting
that
of
On Ration Board
Van Zandt county ration board.
check
Canton will see Mr. Pruitt or B.
Mediterranean
Dies January 12
conducting.
Mrs. Foster, nee Mary Eliza-
L”
to Mr. Foster they came to Van
estab-
Dallas.
control
scaraifier and bulldozer.
WITH DINNER TUESDAY
proposed contracts,
.m.
dy course , ---------—
beginning | CRADLE ROLL
NOTICE
the message and wired it directly
to his parents. Lt.
had been overseas about a year.
sympathy
have the sincere
CARD OF THANKS
their friends here during the days
anxiety and hope that he is
of
McGrady writes
Mrs. Ernest
We all enjoyed their singing and
that she
town.
in preparation for
they had received that he was a country
prisoner
early in August of last year.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our
most
a
/ Sa
12
Dewitt Flowers
Killed In Action
Death Claims
Mrs. Murphrey
Mrs. Ida W. Davis
Expires Jan. 12
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank
friends and neighbors
Mr. Flowers was employed with
Eubank Bros Hardware Co. here.
They have the sincere sympathy
or Murchison will se Mr. Moore
about their gasoline problems.
been serving on this assignment
some two years.
Army Service Forces Training
NOTICE OF LETTING
OF CONTRACT FOR
COUNTY DEPOSITORY
chance and brought the army, the
navy and marines together at her
home Sunday but it was prob-
ably with the understanding that
all discussion be kept on friendly
Scientists variously estimate the
height of the atmosphere at 100
to 500 miles above the earth.
Zandt County, Texas 3t2
W. L. STEED, County Judge
MRS. BLACKWELL IS
HOSTESS TO SERVICE MEN
notice. 3t3
W. L, STEED, County Judge,
Van Zandt County, Texas.
A baby girl was torn to Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Hall of Anahuac
Jan 15. Bob’s mother, Mrs. S. L.
Hall, received the news by wire
early Tuesday.
abled vehicles or tanks to repair
shops and who clear roads in case
of accidents.
B. J. HENDERSON DIES AT
HOME OF DAUGHTER
*7 NEWS OF OUR
2 MENaaWOMEN
M-IN UNIFORM
at the Wesley Chapel church Sun- I very pleasant surprise when a
I
I
Defense Ribbon and the Mediter-,
ranean Theater Ribbon with two ।
membered as one who courage-
ously accepted grave responsibili-
l ties in life and one who lived to
S1c, husband of Mrs. K. G. Tay-
lor, Rt. 1, Grand Saline, has re-
ican Red Cross that their son, a. M. Gulledge, of Ben Wheeler,
Sgt. William H. (Billy) McGrady, that he has landed safely in Italy. j
is a prisoner of war in Germany., He stated he made the trip all
This letter confirmed other news , the way by plane, saw lots of arrived on
they had received that he was a country going through South
and Africa and on to
for thirty days after spending
several months with the fleet in
the Pacific, his last engagement
being on the invasion of the Phil-
ippines.
in- ! good faith of which all interested -------
Mrs. Perry Foster
shor station for further instruc-
tion and work. Seaman Taylor is' ]
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. sent to Amarillo for training on
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VOLUME 62
S. L. West has resigned as a
Gordon Whitaker is home on
away a few years ago. Mrs. Fos-
ter maintained her home there
county in days of critical illness from a
pu.t of such fall in which her hip was broken
inthe maxi- and she deveoped paralysis. She
cently attended the naval air Center, Camp Barkeley.— Head-
. technical training center at Nor-1 quarters of the army service
SANDERS DIRECTOR OF ,
PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION JAN. 31
Dr. T. :R. Keahey’s office
will be closed Monday, Tuesday
and Wedresday, Jan. 22. 23 and
24, for him to attend the Dallas
Dental and Surgical Clinic.
Mrs. H. E. Blackwell took
tions and Individual Bankers of Moore Pruitt
hope that it is only the begin-
ning of their part in our worship
services.
The men’s Brotherhood will
meet at the church next Monday-
night at 7:30.
after being reported America
• power or hydraulic ton, but later moved south of
with attachments cab town where Mr. Foster passed
Van Zandt County, Texas,
; and
built
their home in the Phalba com-
munity and spent their entire
life toward its upbuilding. She
was converted and united with the
ervise the work of some 2,000 is stationed at Wright Field, Zandt County, Texas, will
Italians. Overseas 23 months, Cpl. Dayton, Ohio, and was sent
Rusk wears the North America Forth Worth on business.
The little white Spitz, remember? I am thankful in-
deed that he has another chance for he did not die.
Dogs have certain characteristics of nature even when
cared for as a cherished pet and often times can become
a neuisonce especially when stray dogs are permitted to
roam! -- precaution the owner might try
to make for t. _ -protecion.
If the person who shot my dog knows his personal his-
tory this letter does not mean a thing but if that person
does not know these facts even though he does r^rp for
in Athens. The Flowers family
formerly lived in Canton while
Pvt. J. W. Barron, Jr. of leave from the naval base on the
Camp Wolters spent the week-1 west coast. He was recently home
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Barron.
Word came to Canton that De-
witt Flowers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Flowers of Athens, was
killed in Luxemburg on Dec. 19
after having first been reported
missing in action on that date. He
An Air Ttransport Command
Base in England.—Promotion of
2nd Lt. Durward A. Reid, son of
Mrs. Mattie M. Reid, Rt. 2, Can-
ton, to the grade of first lieuten-
ant in the army air forces, has
of Vernon, and a brother Will
Doss.
Mrs. Foster had been a member
missing in action over Austria Italy.
Pvt. Drew Duncan of the army
air corps, stationed at Brooks
Field, San Antonio, is spending
L. F. Sanders of Canton has
been appointed director for Van
Zandt county of the president’s'
birthday celebrations and March
of Dimes to fight the spread of
infantile paralysis. The appoint-
George Waverly Briggs, Dallas,
vice-chairman of the Texas state
burial. Her
day afternoon with Rev. W. D., very able and quite large youth
Johns conducting. Rev. Johns, a, choir made its initial appearance.
long time friend, paid a lovely
of their many friends here
this great sorrow.
Cool Springs cemetery under the
direction of Curtis Hilliard.
Her pallbearers were Daniel
and Hamon Ayers, Joe Davis, J.
D. Doss, Walter Ward and Leon-
ard Morris.
Zandt county and first
K. Rusk of Canton, and husband since last July
of Mrs. Pearl A. Rusk of Grand wrote that he had completed - - ,
"2"
ties 63,000 different items—from | ______ " companied by a certified
a needle to heavy artillery—on Mrs. Walter Pittman received a payable to the County Judge for ( Persons living in the vicinity of
its four million square feet of number of pictures and other not less than 1 of 1 per cent of .
floor space. Its men take pride in souvenirs from the county’s revenue for the pre- i A. Mitchell when Mr. Pruitt is
servicing combat troops of the Pittman, at present on ’ the Ha- ceding year as a guarantee of not available.
Jordan, an
Morning Worship—11 a
Baptist church at an early age
and was consecrated and devoted
throughout her life.
Funeral services were held at
Old Bethel Monday afternoon at
2 o’clock with Rev. G. Grammar
of Grand Saline and Rev. Kerr of
Mabank conducting. Burial was
in the Old Bethel cemetery with
Curtis Hilliard in charge.
Notice is hereby given
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Ross enter-
tained Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fincher
and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Weaver
with a dinner at their home
Tuesday evening in honor of Mr.
Fincher, who leaves the Ross Auto
business firm Monday for mili-
tary service. He is a brother of
Harvey Fincher, who was con-
nected with this place for several
first army. The letter was dated
ternate routes and how to get to Dec. 26 and was the first receiv-
them with a minimum of delay. j ed since Dec. 5. Because of the
They also operate recovery units | German counter offensive, there
the depositing of the public,
funds of Van Zandt county in 1
such bank or banks for the en-:
suing two years, such hearing will j
It is with sincere appreciation
we wish to thank our friends for
the manv acts of kindness ex-
pressed in the recent death of
our sister, Mrs. J. P. Etheridge.
We shall always remember such
acts of kindness in our most sa-
cred memory.—G. R., Jewel and
Lessie Douthitt.
Married in Tyler
Mrs. Iva Lee of Tyler, formerly
I of Canton, and Carl Lewis of
Tyler were united in marriage in
Tyler on Jan. 1. Mrs. Lewis has
been employed in Tyler for sev-
eral years and Mr. Lewis is en-
gaged in carpenter work there,
where they will make their home.
The Herald extends to them
sincere good wishes for their fu-
ture happiness.
A man’s character is measured
; by what he would do if he knew
he wouldn’t be found out.
he were a Prince. To kill my dog would do more than this. I RAY FINCHER HONORED
Mrs. Boyd Emerson was de-
lighted indeed to get a letter
from her son, Cpl. Royce Clem-
ments, fighting with the second
infantry division of the American
senger planes monthly carrying Umn last week from a letter from
important passengers, vital war Herbert, Jr. It is not hard to
cargo, and all-important soldiers’ imagine the pleasure this meet-i
mail and returning the wounded ing provided for the youths so
American soldiers to the United far from their homes.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks
with sincere gratitude to our
friends for the many acts of kind-
ness, words of sympathy, com-
fort and encouragement, and the
beautiful flowers as an expres-
sion of your love during the ill-
ness and death of our beloved
mother.—The Davis Children.
they had for their guests, Morris
Wages, Petty Officer 11c, on leave
from San Diego, Calif., naval
base and Marine Lt. Maurice
Taylor of Quantico, Va.
sincere thanks to our friends for
each act of kindness expressed in
the death of our loved one, J.
B. Henderson. Your kind words
of comfort and the lovely flowers
" spread joy and happiness to those
B. T. Sanders, Jr., in naval had been tense anxiety about his with whom she came in contact.
emergency they must know al-
in Clerk’s Office
Mrs. Lill High has been em-
ployed as deputy in the county
clerk’s office. She resigned em-
nlovment in the county ration
board to accept this position.
are deeply appreciated in sacred terms. Her son. Cpl. Joyce Black-
memory of him.- Mr. and Mrs. J. j from his base in Oklahoma and
P. Dawson and Family.
B. J. Henderson, probably the
oldest citizen of this section,
passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Dawson,
Sunday morning at the age of 92.
He passed away in his sleep and
was found by the family when
they awoke Sunday morning.
Mr. Henderson was born in
Mississippi Feb. 12, 1853. He was
been visiting several days with
the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Pittman.
also has a wife and baby residing committee for the fund-raising
celebrations Jan. 14 to 31.
-- | sedvice with the infantry in the
Cpl. and Mrs. Glenn Roy Weeks Asiatic-Pacific theater of war.
of Roswell, New Mexico, have -----
U. S. Army Ordnance Depot,
England—Keeping vital supplies
moving over the intricate net-
work of England’s roadways for
Uncle Sam’s Berlin-bound combat
troops, Pvt. Leonard Fanen of
Canton is a member of a group of
U. S. army ordnance troops oper-
ating on a 24-hour schedule from
a base depot behind the Channel
Coast. Driving the huge trans-
ports, semi-trailers and convoys
of tanks or heavy armored vehi-
cles they must know where to
avoid roads that are too narrow,
corners that are too sharp and
bridges that are too low. In an
made up of powerful 10-ton
wreckers with crews of tank and
automotive mechanics, riggers,
and welders who evacuate dis-
----- his 15-day furlough with his pa-
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jordan of 1 rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Duncan,
Houston received the sad news on i and family of Ben Wheeler. He
Wednesday, Jan. 10, that their has been at Randolph for the past
son, Lt. Eugene Jordan, had been two years as a mechanic and
missing in action over China since truck driver hauling gas to and
Dec. 24. His wife and baby, who, from different fields.
reside in West Texas, received -
Dallas—Kay Garnell Taylor,
Taylor of Canton. He is a grad-1 a B-29 superfortress,
uate of Canton high school, and ■ -
attended NTSTC. Prior to his en-! S|Sgt. Elgin Berry has arriv-
listment in the navy May 4, 1944, ed at Camp Swift and will visit
he was employed as a cost esti- his sister, Mrs. Corine Chaney, in
mator at North American Avia- ■ the near future. Sgt. Berry has
tion. i just completed eighteen months
----- | Funeral services for Mrs. Perry
Notice is hereby given that the Foster were held at Cool Springs,
Commissioners’ Court of Van south of Canton, at 3 p. m. Sun-
—, zazu. ucuzy, ...u, w.1 on the day, Simpson Daniel, pastor of the
to 12th day of February, 1945, at Baptist church of Grand Saline
10 o’clock, A. M., in its usual conduntine
meeting place in the courthouse at
, Morris Wages, Petty Officer, Canton, Texas, proceed to re- beth Doss, was born Oct. 17, 1880,
battle participation Stars and he 1 1c, of San Diego, Calif., is home ceive and consider competitive at Mexia. Following her marriage
has been awarded the good con- on leave for two weeks with his bids for the purchase of the fol-
duct medal.. Before entering the parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. lowing described road machinery:
army, he was employed by the wages. Mr. Wages is an instruc- One or more Deisel Motor grad-: lished their home north of Can-
United Glass and Mirror Co. of tor in the hospital unit of thejers, either ' ’ ” *en hut —"ed emtth
San Diego naval base and has control v.
army pilot, stationed in India,
declared a literary classic simply because of its significient
truth.
I value my dog because he has every characteristic of
the faithful, loyal, humble dog. Truely man’s best friend,
but the sacred devotion I have for him can best be ex-
plained in my editorial in the Herald, dated Aug. 8, 1941.
It reads, “If you have a dog you would be an interesting
converationalist with your editor, as she is now the proud
owner of the very finest dog anyone ever had. Sonny
brought the six weeks old puppy all the way from Camp
Bowie, Brownwood, in his arms as a gift. He was also
carrying a small suitcase and came the thumb route, mind
you.
The editor thinks his rate of distinction could never
be disputed. First he is a full-blooded Eskimo Spitz and
that means he would rate at any canine party.
Second, and all together in this case it’s not the gift
but the “giver” and that could not be explained in one
issue but the substance is "If you don’t have a son, you’ve
missed a lot.”
Because of his army connection we christened him
“Yoo Hoo”. He has already expressed distinct pride in
hearing the word and has shown every evidence of possess-
ing spirit.
That was three and one half years ago now. Sonny
was a soldier it’s true, but just a little boy at heart. He
loved his dog. The pleasure of the dog remembering him
despite his long absence with a playful romp every night
was among the events of his coming home from camp. He
would share his best food with his dog. “You greedy
Rascal.”
There are people in the world who could never appre-
ciate the common pleasure of a boy and his dog. To kill
a prson’s dog is taking from him his best friend, the one
that would kiss the hand that has no food to offer, the
one that would guard the sleep of his pauper master as if
of the Pittman, at present on the Ha-, ceding year as a
theater of opera- waiian islands. The pictures i..- C . "i " " '
tions with any of these ordnance eluded real photographs of some Banking Corporations Wi take
items within 48 hours. In its first of the finer buildings, drives and
three months at the present site other places of beauty and inter-
the unit received 1,000 tons of est on the island. Seaman Pitt-
supplies and distributed 42,000 man was recently home on leave.
tons. More than 1,600 tons of _____ NOTICE TO BIDDERS
equipment were unloaded in one Arlo Norman spent a few hours
record day. Six hundred Ameri- Saturday night with his parents,'
can officers and enlisted men sup- Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Norman. He
One of the county’s best known
pioneer women, Mrs. Mary Susan
Murphrey, better konwn as Aunt
Sue Murphrey, passed away at
her home in the Phalba com-
munity, Sunday Jan. 14 She was
bom in the Phalba community
May 15, 1866, the daughter of
William and Phynie Wages Fos-
ter. She was married to Isaac
Murphrey Aug. 3, 1880 and to
this union eleven children were
born. Her husband and three
children preceded her in death.
Surviving are Ira, Walter, Jesse,
Allen and Grover Murphrey of
Canton; Ed Murphrey of Mabank;
The local campaign will tie in
with activities in all Texas coun-
ties, now being intensively or-
ganized. The American Legion,
the American Farm Bureau Fed-1
eration, 4-H clubs, future farm-1
ers of America and other organi-
zations have volunteered full co-
operation. Balls, bazaars, bene-
fit concerts, sports contests, the
March of Dimes and other events
are being planned to raise funds
for combatting the dread disease
Mrs W H Oliver received be held thereon in the County
word last'Friday that her neph Court room of Van Zandt county, member of the gas panel of the
Allied Force Headquarters, Italy ew, Finley Swinney, was missing At CantnnyTaxps,rat 102°lo ' Vanv-mndtrcountartionabarp.
- _ om- • s ’ _ . . - in action. He had neenrcrtss 1945. All applications shall be ac- j Pruitt of Canton have been ap-
companied by a statement show- pointed to fill his place. Persons
And, will at such time let a
contract therefor if any bids are for quite a number of years and
accepted; all such bids to be later went to live with her
i made as required by law; and if, daughter, Mrs. Virgil Ayers, of
-------- _ . any bids are accepted, it is the in- j Raymondville, where she passed
man, Okla., where he received forces training center announced tention of the Court to issue away on Jan. 12 following eight
training in aviation ordnance. He this week the promotion of A. F. time warrants of said cnuntv in days of critical illness from
will now be transferrer to a Wise to sergeant. He resides at j payment of all or part
naval unit afloat or to another Rt. 1, Canton. proposed contracts, in tne maxi- anu on- F-----— —
----- . , mum amount of $15,000.00 to bear, is survived by three other daugh-
Lt. William T. Todd has been interest at the rate of not to ex- ters, Mrs. Henrietta Chaney of
nt to Amarillo for training on ceed 3 cent per annum, and Terrell; Mrs. Willie Smith and
B-29 superfortress. I shan mature serially over a pe- Mrs. Ruth Moore of Los Angeles,
___ . - - . . ‘ riod of 8 years from their date. Calif., and three sons, Dee Fos-
Authorized by order of the ter of Lubbock; Coy and Perry
Commissioner’s Court of Van Foster both m service in the
South Pacific, two stepsons, Tom
Foster of Canton and Joe Foster
Mrs. Ida Waters Davis passed
away at Kingsville Jan. 12, at
the age of 72 years. She was
born at Garden Valley Nov. 17.
1872, and married Wiley W.
Davis in 1892. To this union was
born seven children. Her husband
preceded her in death.
Surviving are Mrs. Zelma Sel-
lers, Dickinson; Mrs. Lura Thomp-
son, Ben Wheeler; Mrs. Faye
Horton, Kingsville; Mrs. Winnie
Sides, Sawnie E. and Howard
Davis, Canton; George W. Davis,
i U. S. Navy Shore Patrol, Galves-
i ton.
She was a member of the Lit-
: tie Hope Baptist church for many
years and lived a devoted Chris-
tian life.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 p. m. Sunday at Little Hope
i church with Rev. Ed Barrett and
Rev. Frank Johnson officiating.
Burial was in Cox cemetery with
' Eubank Bros. in charge. Her
nephews were pallbearers.
States. Lt. Reid is a graduate of
NTSTC, Denton. 1
, which cripples thousands
America’s children each year.
tribute to his long and useful
life.
Burial was in the cemetery at
Wesley Chapel under the direc-
tion of Eubank Bros. with his
nephew, Wayne Dawson, in
charge.
Friday Night, Jan. 19:
Teacher’s Meeting—7 o’clock.
Prayer Meeting—7:30.
Choir Practice—8:15.
Sunday Services
Sunday School—9:45 a. m.
He was a charter member of iors, intermediates, and adults,
the W’allace Presbyterian church The emphasis in each of these
and was consecrated and devoted lasses Will he placed on the
to the church and its activities greatest of all arts—the art of
throughout his entire life. Though evangelism. Everyone is invited
he had grown quite feeble and al- to ait end. There will be a devo-
most lost his hearing entirely, he tional period each night, along
enjoyed getting out and mixing with special music. There is a
with people and always had a blessing in store for each person,
friendly smile and greeting of S0 come and receive it.
good cheer for everyone he met. j At church services this past
His funeral services were held, Sunday night everyone had a
our kind of the Bantist church for 62
for their years. Her life exemplified her
kind and comforting words strong character of assuring faith
shown during the illness and in Christianity. She enjoyed gianzuciuzc.
death of our dear mother and church fellowship, community ac- ‘ grandchildren,
grandmother. We especially thank tivities and a simple home lifer
the kind pastor for his service, with her family and loved, ones
May God’s blessings be with you around. Mrs. Foster can be re-
all is our prayer.—The Weaver
, Children and Grandchildren.
I bodv, accompanied by loved ones,
ui.. c.1 Saturday afternoon
| where it lay in state until the
burial hour, which was in the
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Baptist Church
a dog, might make some allowances for his getting into
their way occasionally. . .____
Personally I like a dog. I deeply appreciate Senator G. }£ Durphrrof
G. v est s wonderful tribute to the dog which has been their home in the Phalba
service in the Pacific, has been safety and most certainly it was Her joyful spirit remained with
home on leave from his base in a relief indeed to get this letter her to the end according to her
.— ----- ---------- - San Francisco for a visit with of recent date. He spoke of his loved ones near for her last ex-
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and family his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Christmas over there, attending pression was that she was very
" ? sympathy of Sanders. church services and enjoying a happy with the anticipation of the
------ good Christmas dinner, real beauty of heaven clearly re-
ui anniey auu aavpe -u • - *- Mrs. Ernest McGrady writes ------ ■ vealed to her. Her love and devo-
yet alive. His grandmother, Mrs. from Grand Prairie that she has Cpl. Billy Gulledge has noti-; tion to her home was likewise ex-
J. W. Strickland, resides east of received word through the Amer- fied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. pressed in her request that she
--- • -3 "---- -Let .L.;_ — . ,, --3- af Den VTheeler be returned to her old homestead
years before going into service.
I Subject—“Man In The Hands of a Harvey is now stationed Tn a
married to Miss Laura Swinson Wrathful God." a , hospital in England from wounds
and to this union five children' -6:30,... I received in battle in France last
were born. His wife and four Evening ship * P.m. (August,
children preceded him in death, A Training Union study
leaving his only daughter, Mrs. Will be held this week 1 _
Dawson, surviving with seven Monday night at 7 o’clock and
grandchildren and fourteen great lasting through Friday night.
There will be classes for the jun-
been announced. Lt. Reid entered
service a§ an enlisted man in Au-
gust 1941 and received his com- _____________ .... ......
mission on Oct. 27, 1943. He has by accident on the far away Ad-
served in the British Isles with miralty Islands has again been
the European division of the confirmed. Marion Adrian wrote
USAAF air transport command his mother, Mrs. Will Jacobs, of
for the past 15 months and is a his meeting and spending Christ-
member of the finance section at mas with Jerome White and Her-
this ATC base. Lt. Reid’s organ- bert Simmons, Jr. and spoke of .
ization is the trans-Atlantic aerial the pleasant surprise he enjoyed the Commissioners Court of Van
supply line between the United in the opportunity of being with Zandt County, Texas, . will re-
States and Europe which oper- someone from home. This same ceive. applications and bids from
ates hundreds of cargo and pas- news was mentioned in this col- Banking, Corporations, Associa-
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