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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945
THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
PAGE THREE
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IREDELL ITEMS
BY STELLA JONES
************** *******************
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Johnston were in Me-
ridian Wednesday.
Mrs. Elvis Lott returned Mon-
day from Hale Center, where she
visited her mother, Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sadler,
Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Sadler and
Anne and Mrs. Clanton were in
Dallas Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Newman, of
San Antonio, visited his parents
this week.
Mrs. Virgie Ellis, of Walnut,
was here Wednesday.
Mrs. Jake Burmmel and baby, of
Dallas, are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gosdin.
Sgt. and Mrs. Oakley Sloter are
the proud parents of a daughter,
born March 20, weighed 8 lbs. and
named Mary Jack, Mrs. Sloter was
Miss Charlene Conley.
Mrs. Claude White was show-
ing a large picture of her brother,
Charles Sheer on Saturday after-
noon in town, he is in the Marines
and overseas.
Mrs. Maude Seals, of Ft. Worth,
is visiting her brother, Joel Hud-
son and wife.
Mrs. Myrtle Duncan came in
Friday from Calif, where she has
been for 5 months.
Misses Mary and Lelah Odem
spent Thursday with Mrs. J. A.
Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Reamy and chil-
dren, of Wickett, spent the week-
’ end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Wilson.
Mrs. Homer Whitley and daugh-
ter, Joyce, Mrs. Jess White, Miss-
es Deloris Davis and Wilma Burns
were in Stephenville Thursday.
Mrs. Moore and children, of
Chalk Mt., spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Cooper. *
Mrs. Alva Wilson was surprised
with a birthday party at her home
Friday night by their neighbors
and friends of the Spring Creek
community. The ever popular
game of 42 was played and all had
a big time. Cake, cocoa and cof-
fee were served. Her friends
wish for her many more happy
birthdays.
Willena Dell Partain, daughter
of L. L. Partain of San Antonio
and Mrs. Lynn. Martin, of Comp-
ton, Calif., was recently killed in
a car wreck in Calif. She is sur-
vived by her husband, her parents
and one brother. The family have
lived here and all are sorry of the
tragic death and extends sympa-
thy.
Ted Clepper and James Wilson
were in Waco, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis spent
Thursday with his brother, John
and wife.
Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs. E. H. Dun-
lap and Miss Clara Hughes visited
Mrs. Summeral and Mrs. Potter at
Snyder hospital in Glen Rose Wed-
nesday afternoon, Mrs. Summeral
is improving some.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Phillips and
daughter are living on the place
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Querter.
Mrs. E. A. Jackson and Mrs.
Marvin Gaskin were in Hico this
week. ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pace spent
the week-end in Fairy with her
daughter.
Misses Francis McGlasson and
Miss Stewert spent the week-end
e in Meridian.
Miss Stella Jones was in Meridi-
an Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell received a
letter that her son, Pvt. J. W.
Wayne, overseas, was wounded in
the head the first of January
somewhere in Germany and is in a
hospital in England, he has been
in service over 5 years.
Mrs. Billy Joe Pylant and son,
of near San Antonio, are visiting
\ his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Pylant.
Miss Joan Hayden spent the
week-end at home.
Ray Hensley, James Phillips and
B. L. Mitchell Jr., who are stu-
dents in John Tarleton spent the
week-end at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strange and
daughter spent the week-end at
Merkel with relatives.
Rev. Potter visited his wife and
her mother, Mrs. Summeral at Glen
Rose Saturday.
Miss Annie Tidwell and Pvt. J.
R. Linch were married Saturday
night by Justice of Peace, Allen
Dawson at the groom’s home.
Mrs. Linch is the daughter of Mrs.
Tidwell, who lives east of town, is
well known here. Pvt. Linch is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Linch, of Iredell. Their friends
wish for them a happy and proper-
ous life together.
Harris Tidwell, who was on a
furlough here for 10 days with his
parents, returned Sunday to N. Y.,
he is in the coast guard.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Conley spent
Sunday in Stephenville with their
daughter, Mrs. Sloter and baby.
Dr. and Mrs. Vance Terrell and
children and his parents, of Steph-
henville, were here Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Bondarant, of Port-
land, Oregon, visited her aunt,
Mrs. Rosa Cunningham and other
relatives the past week.
Mrs. Bryan Bateman and daugh-
ter visited in Meridian Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyett and baby,
of Stephenville, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
burn Phillips.
Mrs. Stacy Tidwell and two sons,
of Meridian, visited here Sunday.
Lavern Hensley, daughter of
Mrs. Ella Mae Hensley celebrat-
ed her Sth birthday Saturday,
March 24 at her home in the after-
noon. Those present for the party
were: Eddie Lee Putty, Patsey
Jean and Elmer Dean Lott, Oliver
and Wylie Basham, Bob, Patty,
Jean and Joe Dunlap, Darnell
Soil Conservation
District News
Several farmers have planted
Hubam Clover the last few days.
Hubam is being used by a rapidly
increasing number of farmers and
stock men in Bosque County. It
has proved to be an excellent crop
for soil building, hay, and pasture;
and the seed may be harvested and
sold as a money crop. Some
farmers who have planted Hubam
recently are B. C. Rogstad of
the Mustang Conservation Group;
Chris Rohne, and Orville Olson of
the Upper Meridian Creek Group;
W. H. Dameron of the Cove
Springs Group; Bill Hampe of the
Womack Group; Albert Zuehlke
of the Fairview Group; and Gar-
vin Germany of Meridian.
Much money and time have been
invested in stock ponds in this ter-
ritory, and these ponds need to be
protected from erosion as they
will be useful for flood control,
wild life, and fish, as well as for
stock water. The dams and spill-
ways of these ponds should be sod-
ded to grass—Bermuda in most
cases. A dam can be sodded in a
short time if Bermuda sprigs are
taken from sandy land and put in-
to the dam with a sharp stick or
grubbing hoe. Some farmers who
have taken advantage of the re-
cent wet weather to sod their
dams are Royal Beatty, George
Phillips J. W. Clanton and Roy
Gosdin of the Pikeville Conserva-
tion Group; J. A. Bernhardt of
the Cooper Group; and 0. B.
Cosper, Jeffie Hanna and P. H.
Benson of the Graham Cole Group.
Fritz Mueller of the Cayote
Group seeded two channels to
buffalo grass last week. Mr. Mu-
eller swept the seed from a local
pasture. Local seed which can be
swept well after such rains as we
have had lately are likely to give
better results than other seed.
ST. OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH
Cranfills Gap
Sunday, April 1—Easter Sun-
day) 10:00 A.M. Sunday School
and Bible Classes. 11:00 A.M.
Festive Easter Service. A brief
Communion Service for those
home for the day and others will
be conducted immediately after
the dismissal of the Easter Service.
8:30 P.M. Senior League-Hosts:
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dahl Families.
Monday, April 2—8:30 P.M.
The Male Chorous.
Tuesday, April 3—2:00 P.M.
The South Aid (At the Church)
Hostesses, Mrs. Alf Anderson and
Mrs. Sam Samuelson (The South
Aid will pack Cookies for one of
The Lutheran Service Centers in
Texas).
Wednesday, April 4—2:00 P.M.
North Aid (At the Church) Host-
ess, Mrs. Conley Tergerson (The
North Aid will pack Cookies for
one of the Service Centers in
Texas).
Wednesday, April 4—8:00 P.M.
(At the Parsonage) Adult Class..
Saturday, March 31—10:00 a.m.
Junior and Senior Confirmation
Classes. 3:15 p.m. Junior Choir
Rehearsal—All members urged to
be present. The Junior Choir will
sing the First Sunday after Easter.
A sincere and a cordial wel-
come to come and worship with
us.
WANTED—100 Young White
Leghorn Hens. See Loyd Trim-
mier. Route 1, Hico, Texas. 46-p
Wanted small pair of work ani-
mals with harness, also Milch Cow.
See Dick Blystone, 6 miles east of
Meridian on old Terry farm locat-
ed on route 2, Meridian, Texas.
Howard, Dorothy Bateman, Jim-
mie Burns, Johnnie Howard, Tom-
mie Clyde Whitley, Dannie Fred
Pylant, Lavern and Joyce Barn-
hill, Jerry Sue and Peggy Nell
Montgomery, Nelda Gosdin Max-
idene, Anna Lee and Norma Sue
Luckie, Rowe Dean Gray, Jimmie
Hanshew, Billy Loyce and the
honoree Lavern Hensley. . Several
games were played and all had a
fine, time, Lavern received many
nice gifts. Refreshments of Pine-
apple, cake, strawberry, punch and
cookies were served, the cake had
8 candles and the honoree blew
them out. Mrs. Hensley was as-
sisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Chubby Howard, Mrs. Cecil
Luckie, Mrs. Emett Howard, Mrs.
Elvis Lott, Mrs. Norma Lee Gray,
and Mrs. McAdoo, all wish for Lav-
ern many more happy birthdays.
Mrs. John D. Smith is working
in Dallas.
The beautiful days of Spring-
have come all the trees have put
out new leaves and are pretty.
Mrs. Wilda Basham is in Ft.
Worth with her sister, Mrs. R. Y.
Gann, who was operated on Satur-
day.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the people of
Iredell and community for the nice
things they gave us when our
house was destroyed by fire.
Words cannot exress our apprecia-
tion. We also thank Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Davis for taking Ruxie
and Myrtle in their home after our
house was destroyed by fire. We
again thank you all and may God
bless you all. W. 0. Linch and
children.
%
For Service Car
ANYWHERE—ANYTIME
—CA LL-
Day Phone.......37
Night Phone 154
Tom Gillaspie
I MEET ALL TRAINS
AND BUSSES
No. 736, Banks
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Of The
Farmers State Bank
at Meridian, State of Texas,
at the close of business on the 20th
day of March, 1945, pursuant to
call made by the Banking Commis-
sioner of Texas in accordance with
the Banking Laws of this State.
Resources
Loans and discounts,
including overdrafts
U. S. Government ob-
ligations, direct and
guaranteed ..............
$122,069.77
Obligations of States
and political sub-
divisions ..................
Cash on hand, balan-
ces, due from other
banks, including re-
serve balances, and
cash items in process
of collection, (in-
• elude exchanges for
clearing house)........
Bankinghouse orlease-
hold improvements..
Furniture, fixtures and
equipment ..............
655,000.00
14,163.64
427,422.26
8,000.00
2,250.00
TotalPesources....$1,228,905.67
Liabilities and Capita
Capital Stock...........
Surplus;
(Certified $14,-
000.00) ....................
Undivided profits........
Demand individual de-
posits ...........-----......
Public funds, includ-
ing U. S. Gov’t. de-
posits ....—........—
Deposits of banks (ex-
cluding reciprocal
balances) .............-
Total all de-
posits $1,165,593.01
Accounts
,10 000.00
Other liabilities.......
Total Liabilities...
14,000.00
9,212.66
967,005.87
193,707.38
4,879.76
100.0C
$1,228,905.65
Memoranda
Contingent Liabilities:
Customer’s securities
held for sakekeep-
ing, Series “E”
Bonds held for sale
under issuing agen-
cy agreement, etc...:.$55,100.00
STATE OF TEXAS, )
County of Bosque. )
a shower of rice for Waco where
I, Chas. W. Fuqua being V-Pres.- they spent a few days. The bride
Cashier of the above named bank, will finish out her school term at
do solemnly swear that the fore- Kopperl, Texas, where she is one
going statement of condition is 0f the popular young teachers,
true to the best of my knowledge The groom will return Tuesday to
and belief a ~oo------p
Cashier of the above named bank,
Enavusnann
Chas. W. Fuqua,
V-Pres. and Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 22 day of March, 1945. |
F. R. Woodruff, Notary Public,
(Seal) Bosque County, Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
TUCKER GLENN,
WM. B. BERTELSEN,
JOSIE E. GLENN.
Directors.
Member Deposit Insurance Corp’n.
Own
CHICKS
Sa
Claud Sheppard and wife, of
Laird Hill, visited in the home of
his mother, Mrs. Bert Boyd, Sun-
day.
CORN FOR SALE—About 100
bushels of Oklahoma Yellow Dent
Corn, $1.15 bushel at my barn.
Earle Page, Route 3, Meridian,
Texas, 46-p
Nationally-Known
Product
VAI
............
"Making Their
Way by the Way
They Are Made".
SAME HIGH QUALITY
Only the name has been changed!
The same famous Southern Mald
recipe that has gained national
prominence.
60%
NUTS
and FINE FRUITS’
. .. and slow-baked in the can,
insuring their freshness and flavor
until opened, even months later,
in your home or overseas.
SHIP A CAN TODAY TO THAT BOY OR GIRL IN THE SERVICE!
Your Grocery, Drug or
Department Store Sell
Made in Texas by
Texans for Texans
Miss Gloria White Is
Bride of Clifton Man
On Thursday night, March 15,
1945, at the home of Mrs. Joe
White, in Meridian, Gloria White,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
White, of the Fairview Commun-
ity, and Clarence Ray (Billie)
Stryker PM., 2/c son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Stryker, of Clifton,
were united in marriage. The
ceremony was solemnized at 8:45
o’clock in the presence of the fam-
ilies and a few close friends of
the couple by Bro. Johnny Jordan
of the First Baptist Church of
Meridian, in a double ring cere-
mony. The altar was banked by
wicker baskets of Ornamental
Peach Blossoms, white Irises, and
Ferns.
The bride was gowned in a
street-length dress of acqua blue
with beige and snakeskin acces-
sories. Her corsage was a white
gardenia surrounded by white
carnations. She carried out the
tradition “something old, some-
thing new, something borrowed,
something blue” ----her en-
semble was the new, her dress
was the blue, and an old gold
bracelet that had belonged to the
maid of honor’s mother was bor-
rowed from her and served as the
old and borrowed. The groom
was attired in the traditional blue
sailor suit of the U. S. Navy.
Velma Claire Eggen attended
the bride as maid of honor, and
Cpl. Thomas J. White, brother of
the bride, served the groom as best
man.
After the ceremony, the bride
and groom, together with their
guests, were ushered into the din-
ing room. The lace-covered table
with its center-piece of white can-
dles and Ornamental Peach Blos-
soms was the center of interest
for on it lay the three-tiered wed-
ding cake, topped by a miniature
bride and groom, and presided
over by Velma Claire Eggen. On
the other side of the table was the
punch bowl presided over by Ruby
Ellingson. The bride and groom
cut the first piece of cake togeth-
er, and then each guest was serv-
ed. Lucie Helton presided over
the bride’s book at which each'^HIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIU
guest registered.
The bride and groom left amidst
PIES
A BABY CHICK
MARKMAN
FEED AND HATCHERY
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
£ PURINA
CHOWS
MANY WOMEN SAY: "But I never have fats left over."
Certainly it’s good economy to re-use your fats.... but there’s always
some left over even after that...and that little is more important
than you can imagine. Only one tablespoonful of used fat will help
make 5 machine-gun bullets. So there just can’t ever be too little
to save! Come on, everybody) scrape your broiling pan, your
roaster, skillet. Save meat trimmings and scraps of fat left on plates.
TEXAS PRIDE FRUIT CAKES
BAKED BY
SOUTHERN MAID BAKERIES
WACO, TEXAS
Approved by WFA and OPA. Paid for by Industry
Seattle, Washington, for further-
sea duty.
The bride graduated from Clif-
ton High School and Clifton Jr.
College, and has, since been em-
ployed as a teacher of the Kopperl
High School. The groom grad-
uated from Clifton High School
and attended radio school in Waco.
Since August, 1942, he has been
serving with our Navy.
The best wishes of. the many
friends of this young couple go
with them on the road .of life.
DANGERS OF KITE FLYING
NEAR ELECTRIC LINES
POINTED OUT BY HEGAR
With kite-flying time just a-
round the corner, Community Pub-
lic ‘Service Company again issues
its annual warning about the dan-
gers of flying kites near electric
lines.
“Every year scores of children
needlessly lose their lives through
accidents resulting from the use of
wire kite strings or climbing poles
to take down kites caught in
electric lines,” says E. M. Hegar,
power company manager. . "Such
tragedies can be avoided if kite
flyers will follow a few simple pre-
cautions—the most important of
which is to fly kites in open fields
away from power lines.”
To enjoy kite-flying safely, chil-
dren are urged to follow these
rules:
Don’t use wire or metallic kite
string.
Don’t fly your kite with wet
string or in damp weather.
Don’t use metal kite sticks or
WANT PLEASANT OUTDOOR
WORK in a business of your own?
Good profits selling over 200 wide-
ly advertised Rawleigh home-farm
necessities in Erath, Somervell and
Hill counties. Pays better than
most occupations. Hundreds in
business 5 to 20 years or more!
Products - equipment on credit.
No experience needed to start—
we teach you how. Write today
for full particulars. Rawleigh’s,
Dept. TXC - 505-145, Memphis,
Tenn. 46-p
A gooa stock of Commodes,
all kinds of plumbing fixtures and
Water Heaters. Septic Tanks and
fittings. Don Cameron, Meridian
and Glen Rose, Texas: 89-tf
i Sun-Proof Paint $2.98 per gal-
lon. This is not ch' ap paint—it
is absolutely second to none. R.
B. Spencer & Co. 3-tf
aamuunmumunuuuumumuuumaunmunumnumnn.
Several Choice Lots for Sale.
Get your lot now. Build later.
Cash or terms. Foster Carroll,
Meridian, Texas. 47-p
FOR SALE OR TRADE—An 8-
foot McCormick-Deering Binder,
mounted on rubber tires. See or
write R. Wilbanks, Morgan, Texas.
46-p
FARM FOR SALE—Good Black
Land Farm, 52 1/3 acres; good
improvements; two wells, one with
mill; creek water in pasture; lo-
cated 3 miles northwest of Kop-
perl, on school route and public
road. Write or see me. Mrs.
Annie Robinson, Kopperl Texas.
46-c
K’s Beauty Shop
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Your Patronage Appreciated
Shop
Phone 9
Residence
Phone 10
Helen Curtis Cold Wave
KATHLEEN C. MITCHELL
Proprietor
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BENSON’S
FOOD MARKET
"Everything Good to Ear”
frames.
Don’t climb a light pole to get
a tangled kite.
Don’t poke a stick at a kite
caught in wires or try to pull it
down by its tail.
Always fly your kite in open
fields away from power lines and
busy highways.
If your kite gets away from
you and falls into an electric line,
don’t try to take it down yourself.
Call the power company and they’ll
send a man to remove it.
DELIVERY WAGON For Sale
KATE SMITH asked
to write this message
on Saving Used Fats!
or Trade. John L. Tidwell, Ire-
dell, Texas. 46-p
iiiniiiiiiiiigl
Nature’s Way to Health
Chiromasseur-Radionist
“The help of every woman is needed in saving
used fats for hundreds of battlefield and home-
front essentials. But some of us don’t know all
the ways we can do it. Here are a few points I’ve
found helpful ”—Kate Smith
DR. J. E. NICHOLSON
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
MEMBER
---of ---
BUY
WAR BONDS
INoy
Packed In
one- and two
lb. hermet-
ically sealed
cans.
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OTHERS TELL ME: "But my fats are often too dark to turn
in.” It doesn’t make a mite of difference how dark or blackened
...or what smelly things like onion or fish you’ve cooked in your
fat. Every drop of it will help make parachutes, synthetic rubber,
soaps for the fighting and war fronts. Don’t feel ashamed to hand
it in to your butcher. If you save every bit of fat you possibly can,
you’re doing a job to be proud of!
THEN YOU HEAR: “But what sort of container will I use?"
Any kind of tin can will do. The next time you open a can of fruit
or juice or soup or vegetables, save it. But please don’t use glass
...it almost always breaks and makes the fat difficult to salvage.
When the can is full, take it to your butcher. For every pound,
you’ll get 2 red points. If you have any difficulty disposing of your
fats, call your Home Demonstration or County Agent.
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