The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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MY
Be U.S.WAR BONDS
VOLUME 3
THE GIDDINGS STAR
A PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER FOR A PROGRESSING CITY AND COMMUNITY
Bw U.S.WAR BONDS
GIDDINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVI MEeh 6. 1942
NUMBER 32
STATE FARM MEET TO BE HELD
IN WACO NOVEMBER 17 AND 18
Everything Is Ready
For Harvest Festival
Thursday November 51
Caution In Handling
Firearms Urged As
Hunting Season Opens
LOCAL SCRAP DEALER RECEIVES
PRODUCERS EMBLEM FOR SEPT.
LEE COUNTY COMMITTEE
TO ATTEND
Waco—Farmers and stockmen
Lee Co. Again Exceeds
Bond Quota For Month
All arrangements for the Harr Austin—As the hunting season
vest Festival Thursday November
5 have been completed and with
approaches, the
Texas State
from 200 Texas counties will meet -----—
in Waco November 17-18 for the Giddings Post Office ......$ 937.25
annual state convention of the Citizens State Bank ........4,087.50
Texas Farm Bureau Federation, J. First National Bank ........1,262.50
Walter Hammond, president, has Lexington Post Office .... 124.60
announced. Oscar Boriack, Lincoln Lexington State Bank .... 1,031.25
5 have been completed and WILL Health Department urges caution
favorable weather a large crowd in handling fire arms. More than
should be in attendance. 200 Texans were killed in 1941 as
The celebration will be stage at a result of carelessness in hand-
the Fair Grounds Col. Brann’s ling guns, and at this time when
crack Military Band from C am human lives are being snuffed out
Swift will play from 2:00 to 6:00 in the war that is enveloping the
Vice-Prexy Of T. L. C. Exes
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273,266 POUNDS OF SCRAP
SOLD DURING MONTH
Guy M Attaway of Dime Box, and Dime Box Post Office
Ernest Kieschnick. Manheim will
attend from Lee County.
4,654.05
Total
$12,097.15
Problems of all-out production Sales first half of month 8,460.20
for victory will be discussed and' ---------
a Farm Bureau program for the Total for the month $20,557.35
coming year adopted, Hammond | We again raised our quota the
said Directors from Districts 2, past month, so let’s do it every
4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 are to be elected month. Our quota is set low in
for two-year terms. comparison with other counties a-
The Farm Bureau is the largest round us, and we therefore should
organization of farmers in the buy our share of bonds every
state with more than 16,000 mem- month.
Paul Nerger, Chairman
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bers in 200 Texas counties.
Hammond is urging all county
Farm Bureaus to send their full
quota of delegates to the meeting. Turkey Movement
“This will be one of the most im ”
p. m. entire world, it is more than ever
| Mr Walter Hammond, president important that we should con-
of the Farm Bureau, and Mr Pay serve human lives on thc home
of the AAA Office will speak. A fronts.
representative from the Internal With the inauguration of meat
Revenue Department from Austin rationing and the reduced supply
will also address the audience , of this particular food, there is a
4-H Club cattle and hogs will possibility of more hunters going |
be on exhibit and there will be into the field than has been the
plenty of entertainment provided custom for many years.
for the visitors. “It is not enough to deplore the
War Stamp prizes will be awar- waste of human lives caused by
ded for the best peanut candy, the careless handling of fire j
peanut butter, peanut pies and arms,” asserts Dr. Geo. W Cox,
cake. The coronation of the pea- State Health Offficer, “we should
nut queen will take place at 7:30 learn from the deaths of these vic
P. m. after which a dance will take tims the lessons of safety which
M G Jakobik, owner and op-
erator of Jake’s Iron and Metal
Yard of Giddings, was awarded
the “scrap producers emblem” by
the government. This emblem a-
warded by the WPB was given to
138 scrap dealers throughout the
country for outstanding work in
i moving scrap material.
The emblem, awarded for the
first time in September, was pre-
sented only to those dealers who
made certain requirments estab-
lished by the WPB The amount
shipped by Jake’s Iron and Metal
Yard during September amounted
to 273,260 pounds
Mr. Jakobik buys scrap in Bas-
trop, Burleson and part of Wash-
portant state conventions in the
history of our organization,” he
stated. “The fate of the civilized
•world depends upon the ability of
American farmers to produce the
food and fiber needed by our arm-
ed forces and our allies to crush
the axis gangsters. Organized ef-
fort on the home front is just as
esential as organized action on
the fighting front. We must work
together and plan a 1943 program
that will get the job done.”
Some of the outstanding agri-
cultural leaders of the state and
nation have accepted invitations
to appear on the program. Ham-
mond said. Among these are I.
W. Duggan, director of the South-
ern Region. Agricultural Adjust-
ment Administration; H. H. Wil-
liamson, director of the Extension
Service, Texas A. & M. College;
Dr. V. P. Lee, president of the
Production Credit Corporation, of
Houston; Verne Marshall of Tem-
ple, state administrator, Soil Con-
servation Service; R. A. Manire
of Austin, state director of Voca-
tional Agriculture; and Mrs. W. G.
Kennedy of Muleshoe, president
of the Texas Home Demonstration
Association.
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Salvation Army
Collection Is $154.89
Takes On Momentum
The local turkey movement
is
place for which Blumes orchestra will prevent this needless and as Lutheran College Alumni As-
will furnish the music, shocking waste ” sociation.
_______Ly________. The State Department of Health The T. L. C Exes will hold their
suggests the following safety sug- 13th annual Homecoming on No-
vember 7-8.
Giddings Peanuts Sales
on its way and farmers are bring- A — , on
ing their turkeys to market. • Close 1 O 1,000,00 Lbs.
Fairmont Creamery Company,
largest dressing plant in the state
shipped their first car on October
22, according to Mr. J. R. Thomp-
son, local manager, and have now
shipped a total of 12 cars. Rains
have somewhat slowed up the
movemeent.
Drews Hatchery, who buy and
sell live turkeys, also reported a
good movement during the begin-
ning of the week.
The turkey crop is expected to
be somewhat better than last year
and farmers are looking forward
to good returns for their birds.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Anniversary Nov. 10
November 10th marks the one
hundred and sixty-seventh anni-
versary of the United States Ma-
rine Corps. Under less grave cir
cumstances it would be timely and
fitting to recount the proud story
of the Corps, and its influence on
| American History.
However, in this period of our
Seguin—Lucille Fritsche of Gid- ington counties, besides being the
dings is vice-president of the Tex- only scrap dealer in Lee County.
Due to being shorthanded, he has
Peanut sales are now near the
million mark and the sacks are up
to the ceiling in the huge ware-
house at the oil mill.
Sales Friday amounted to 76.175
pounds and on Tuesday 62180 lbs.
were sold according to Aug. Hold
1 gestions in handling guns:
While hunting be sure that the
loaded gun is on safety until ready
to fire. Never shoot without see-
ing your target clearly. Never
crawl through a fence carrying a
been unable to check up the re-
sults of the recent scrap campaign
which was started in Lee County
on the 21st of September. Mr.
Jakobik states that he could use 5
employees instead of two.
ARMISTICE DAY
TO BE OBSERVED
loaded gun. If hunting with a Armistice Day November 11.
companion stay close to him. Do will again be observed as a ho-
not strike the ground or wounded liday and banks and business
game with the butt of a loaded houses in Giddings will be closer
gun. Never scufle while holding on that day.
a loaded gun or point it at a per-
Jr. who attends to the scales at son “for fun." Always unload a----------------------------------
the oil mill, weighing the peanuts, gun before attempting to clean r D
| hogs, maize, etc. brought in by the it. Always unload guns before Old Age Grants To be
farmers. Rain kept down uisme them * $1 Lower This Month
sales of peanuts this—w
The total in the Gidd
way in the home out of the reach
house is now 965,055 pounds and of small children,
with Lexington having bought ov-i
er one and one half million pounds I ^
the Lee County total is now near-
ing the 3,000,000 mark.
Hog sales Tuesday amounted to
8,850 pounds.,
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Smithville Tigers
Blank Buffs 19-0
| Humble To Broadcast
Four Games Saturday
Football fans will have their
choice of four games to hear on
.the Saturday afternoon program
of broadcasts.
• At 2:20 in Austin the Texas
Longhorn-Baylor game will go on
I Austin, October 29 — (Special)
The State Department of Public
Welfare announced today that a
flat cut of $1 will be made in each
Old Age Assistance grant when
checks are written in November.
An estimated 182,000 aged persons |
will be affected. The notice to be
Scrap dealers everywhere are
being recognized as the leading
citizens of their community. Many
of them are on school boards, civ-
ic and church boards, or hold oth-
er offices of trust. They operate
under strict government supervis-
i ion. The local scrap dealer is vis
ited by a WPB official every 15
1 days, who checks up the amount
of scrap iron shipped.
me to stop there. He says that
he is going to strive for the Army
and Navy "E" which would mean
an increase of 33 1/3 % in a per-
iod of six months.
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AAA CONSERVATION
CHECKS REDUCED 2.39
than your certified grant. The
the air over stations KPRC, Hous- monthly cost of Old Age Assistance
ton; WOAI, San Antonio; WFAA is now jn excess of income. Under
Coach Pearson’s up-and-coming Dallas-Ft. Worth: and KTBC. Aus the law eligible applicants must
Smithville Tigers, kept up a tin. Play-by-play will be handled continue to be added to the rolls,
greatest national emergency our chance for the district 33-A cham- by Kern Tips and color by Har- which will make less money per
duty dictates obligations far be- pionship by dropping Coach field Weedin. - recipient
mailed with each old age assistance | The Lee County AAA office had
check states: just been advised by the State Of-
“Effective November, 1942, and fice that the 1942 rate or deduction
until further notice, your Old Age from the AAA Conservation
Assistance check will be for $1 less Checks will be only 2.3 %. This
By TED PREUSSER
deduction is necessary each year
to cover the expenses of the local
AAA office for 1942 and includes
committee expense, clerical assis-
tance. cost of measuring allotment
crops and soil building and con-
serving crops and practices, as well
as all other expenditures necessa-
yond reciting the deed- of yester- Stooksberry’s Giddings Buffaloes; From Dallas the SMU - A&M welfare Deartmient has
year. History is in the making, 19-0. Psencik and Foerster prov- game will be aired at 2:20 over no control over its income Old Age ry to the efficient operation of the
and today Marines in the perform ed to be sparkplugs, furnishing stations KGKO, Ft Worth-Dallas; Assistance financing provisions are AAA program within the county,
ance of their faithful duties, are the invaders' scores in the last KTSA, San Antonio; KRIS, Cor- —
writing new pages for the annal of half of the game, pus Christi; KXYZ. Houston; KR-
the Corps. The end of the first half found GV, Weslaco; and KFDM. Beau-
weanedav to Our traditions have been upheld the score 0-0 after Smithville had mont. Bill Michaels will be the
Friday and was the first of its lately at Pearl Harbor, Midway, knocked at the Buffaloes separate play-by-play announcer and Bill
kind fn several years Wake, Guam, in the Philippines door three times. George Lee Newkirk will handle
Adj. Trummell spoke very high and in the Solomons deeds are Preuss, Buff back, started an aer- work.
Iv of the contributors to this no- daily being recorded that will ial attack late in the second quar- | auc arnunbas-uce Su- -----, .
ble cause and takes this means of provide latter day historians with ter which drove the Tigers back the air at 1:50 from Fayetteville, ation of the ability of relatives to
expressing sincere thanks to the a wealth of material on Marine to their goal, but the march was Charlie Jordan and Buddy Bostick support aged applicants, the rolls
people of Giddings and Lee Coun- heroism and fighting qualities. halted
tv and assures them that every Thus we pause as we pay hon- Early in the third quarter, Foer play-by-play and color respective-
tens contributed will bi spent orable tribute to today’s heroes to ster scored, climaxing a 65 yard ly. KRLD, Dalas. and KTRH, at 182 000 now eligible A smallI per-
to the best advantage wherever likewise salute those who have march, supported by passes and Houston will carry the game. centage of these were not being
need is greatest wherever gone before the men of the Marine nnc attacks The try for extra I Texas Tech meets T. C U in supported by relatives when eligi- |
Anyone else wishing to con tri- Corps whose past contributions point was unsuccessful. Midway Lubbock - broadcast time 2:20 bility was established This FOUR
bute may leave their donations make our anniversary an event in the fourth quarter the Tigers Ves Box will report play-by-play has added approximately $1 200 -
their name with Mr W of national significance. took a Buff punt from the 50 to and Dave Russell, color. Stations 000 per month to the cost of Old
A Huddleston secretary of the The November 10- 1942 is Ma- the 4 from where Psencik circled carrying ths game will be WRR, Age Assistance in Texas. The rolls
Chamber of Commerce rine Corps Birthday and the re- end for the score. The extra Dallas: KFJZ, Ft Worth; KRBC, and costs have mounted steadily
quest is made that all merchants point attempt failed again. In the Abilene; KGKL, San Angelo; each month since liberalization of
will please display the American waning minutes of the game Psen- KTEM, Temple; KBST. Big Spring the law by the 47th legislature and
flag in honor of the Marines cik set off a terrific passing bom- KRIH, Midland; KFYO, Lubbock; applications continue to come in. |
Those men who want to join bardment, completing 7 out of 8 ,WACO. Waco; and KABC. San
the Sirthday Platoon of the Mar- and counting Smithvile’s third Antonio.
Ines from Central Texas: Please score. The try for point was good
call at the Austin Recruiting Of- and Smithville had won a hard- •
fice in the New Post Office Bldg., earned victory 19-0. Smithville FAMILY REUNION
Giddings and Lee County recei- this platoon will be a direct pres- made 11 first downs to 4 for Gid- |
ent to TOJO, BENITO. HITLER.
The yearly collection of the Sal-
vation Army from the local busi-
ness houses amounted to $154.89,
according to Adj. Eula Trummell,
representative from state head-
quarters at Dallas. This collec-
the color
The Arkansas-Rice game
takes
The County Committee wishes to
set by law. State law provides an
appropriation of $1,750,000 month bring to the attention of all con-
ly in the Old Age Assistance Fund cerned that this 1942 deduction of
All money now being disbursed in 2.3% compares to the 7.9% deduc
excess of this amount comes from tion necessary in 1941 and repre-
federal grants to the state.” sents » saving in 1942 over 1941 of
Since the state waived consider- approximately $5500.00 to the far-
mers in Lee County.
by the end of the first half, alternating at the microphone for have made a net gain from 122,059
in January, 1941, to the estimated
centage of these
were not being
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CALDWELL HORNETS PLAY
HOSTS TO GIDDINGS BUFFS
NEXT FRIDAY
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Plenty Of Rain Falls
During Week
Coach Stooksberry’s Giddings
Bufaloes will make an eff rt to
come back, as they tangle with Ox
Darley's Caldwell Hornets. The
Hornets, as the Buffs, have been
unsuccessful in winning every
game, but both teams bolster a
fighting spirit.
V -
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ATTEND METHODIST
I CONFERENCE
MARKET REPORT
Thursday, Nov. 4 1942
ved plenty of rain during the early
part of the week, the precipitation
Monday and Tuesday amounting
to 1.65 inches. More rain fell Wed
nesday.
The rains are beneficial to fall
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COTTON GINNING REPORT
Rev. Ed McCleskey, pastor of
dings. The Buffs completed 5 outMr. and Mrs. William Mueller the Methodist Church, M. F Kieke
of 7 passes, the Tigers 7 out of 12. held a family reunion at their and Ed Hamff left Tuesday for
home Sunday, when all of their Houston to attend the Methodist
children and grandchildren were Conference Mr Kieke is repres-
present. Those present for the enting the local congregation as
occasion were Mr and Mrs Wil- delegate and Mr Hamff as alter-
liam Mueller, son Myron, and Mr. nate.
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GREAT-GRAND-
Census report shows that 4,130 DAUGHTER BORN
gardens, winter crops, and pastures bales of cotton were g inned in Lee
The total rainfall for the year County, Texas, from the crop of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Daniel received and Mrs. Clyde Bellows of Gid-
up to the 31st of October amounts 1942 prior to October 18, as com- 'word Wednesday that a little daugh dings, Mr. and Mrs. R L Mueller |
to 31 84 inches Plenty of rainfall pared with 1,715 bales for the crop ter arrived at the home of Mr. and and son, Bobbie, of Uvalde, Mr
during the winter months is neces- of 1941. IMe - - — -1 - 4
They will return Friday
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WATCH this paper for the date
sary to provide a gaad season for
next year's crops.
11-3-43
Mrs. John Chapman of Galveston, and Mrs. H. W. Mueller and Mr and place of the CHRISTMAS
this being their first great-grand- and Mrs Fred Muller and baby of Store that the
Special Agent, daughter. Houston.
Roy Durrenberger,
Methodist Ladies
are having.
Middling ...........................17.90
Cotton Seed, per ton ......44.00
Meal, per ton ....................47.00
Meal, per sack ....................2.35
Hulls, per ton ....................13.00
Hens, per pound ......16c—18c
Fryers, per pound .... 18c—22c
Eggs, per dozen
Turkeys. No. 1. ..
Cocks, per pound
........33c
21c—23c
.. 6c—Be
Cream, per pound ......41c—43c
Hides
10c
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