The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1942 Page: 2 of 8
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the MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1948
Jeff Davis Wins
From Waco In
State Meet, 31-26
Comic Artists and Old Cowhands
AUSTIN, Tex.,
-The Jeff Davis I
ezed pa at
the first
Texa
March 5 -(U.R)
earn from Hous-
Waco, 31 to 20,
class AA game
InUrscholastic
ton sque
today in
of 1 111' 1
League state basketball tourna-
ment.
A pre-tournament favorite for
the championship, Jeff Davis trail-
ed 17 to 15 at the half, but pulled
ahead during the final period. The
Houston team'* semi-final oppon-
ent will be the winner of this af-
ternoon's Robstown-Dallas Tech
game,
AUSTIN, Tex., March 5 —(U.R)
Minesweeper to
Be Launched at
Orange Today
NEW ORLEANS, March 5 (U.R)
— A minesweeper will slide down
the ways at the Weaver Shipyard,
Orange, Tex., today, the eighth
rnval district announced.
The .district said it was the first
of several minesweepers set for
launching soon along the Gulf
Coast.
High School Cage
Tourney Finals
to Be Broadcast
—Van's Vandal* braened through
to an easy 50 to 30 victory over
Gati'sville today to open the 1942
state high school basketball tour-
nament. The teams played in class !
A division.
Van got away to an overwhelm-
ing early lead, and at half-time
held a 37 to 11 advantage. The de-
cision was not surprising, for
Van's record this season includes
victories over two teams that are
competing in class AA at the state
tournament — Dallas Tech and
Denton.
Six-Day School Week
Unsatisfactory
AUSTIN, Tex., March 5 —(U.R)
—Few Texas schools have adopted
the six-day week advocated by
State Supt. L. A. Woods to relieve
the farm labor shortage, and these
are in rural centers.
Numerous schools have received
permission to hold classes six days
a week but have not' put it into
effect.
One county school teacher, in a
school where the six-day plan was
tried and dropped, reported that
by the time Saturday arrives the
students and teachers were "too
tired" to accomplish much. Attend-
ance declined, because the pupils
took the time-honored holiday any-
way.
The six-day school week was
suggested to shorten the school
term and free children for farm
work in May.
Calvary Church Has
'Defense Stamp' Day
Sunday was "Defense Stamp"
day in the Sunday School at Cal-
vary Baptist church, and every-
body was asked to bring a ten-
cent Defense Stamp to be applied
or a Defense Bond for the church
building fund.
Attendance at Sunday School
was 105. Stamp receipts were 104.
AUSTIN. March 5 (Spl) —
Finals in the high school State
Basketball Championship race ere
to be broadcast fro\u the Gregory
Gymnasium,' Austin, Texas, on
Saturday. night, Morch 7th.
A special radio network has been
formed to carry a full description
of play-by-play for the three final
parnes. This radio network will
enable every section of the state
to dial in and hear the final results.
The whole state will be covered j
from Beaumont to El Paso and '
from Anxsi-illa. to Weslaco.
For the-first time in the history
of high school basketball, the i Harlev Opry in
championship of the three divi-
sions — "AA'", "A", and "B", will
be decided under the direction of
the University Interscbolastie
League.
There are 1,128 basketball ttaras
in the three Texas divisions, with
i ach division: divided into dstricts
as is done in high school football.
118 teams arc in Division "AA",
•104 basketball teams in Division
"A," and 700 teams in Division
"B".
Broadcasting of the three final
championship games will begin at
7:00 p. m. on Saturday night,
March 7th and will extend until
11:00 p. m. The following radio
stations have been selected: Anmr-
Jim Williams, left, and Fred Har
and "Red Ryder" for Mexia News,
California ranch. Both men are
western life, Williams for his ra
hard riding hero who gives his
Williams after a trip to Hollywo
the movies and is being starred
man, who draw "Out Our Way"
get together on Williams'
famous for their portrayals of
nch cartoons and Ilarman for the
name to the strip. Harman visited
od, where Red Ryder has gone into
on a radio network program.
Billy Mitchell's
Son a Soldier
Mrs. Bates to Speak
at Teachers Meeting
U. S. Air Corps
Harley O'Pry, who has been j
stationed in the Medical Detach-
ment at Camp Berkeley, Abilene,
hss volunteered for the Air Corps.
O'Pry spent several days in Mex- 1
ia visiting his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. O'Pry before leaving
for Houston where he will be as-
signed to duty at some station of '
the Air Corps. ,
A determined Corp. John E.
Mitchell, son of the late, air-
minded Brig.-Gen. William
(Billy) Mitchell, reports for
duty at Ft. Knox, Ky., armored
force officer school. He'll train
in tanks to become a second
lieutenant. '
Charles Tatum Weds
Miss McNabb in Ga.
Last Sunday's Atlanta Constitu-
tion carried an announcement of
• STORIES
IN STAMPS
fs
illo, KGNC, 1410 kc.; Austin, KN- jthe marriage of Charles M. Tatuin
0\V, 1490 ke.; Beaumont, KFDM,
560 kc.; Corpus Christ!, KRIS,
1360 kc.; Dallas, KRLI), 1080 ko.;
El Paso, KROD, 600 kc.; Fort
Worth-Dallas, KGKO, 570 kc.;
Houston, KXYZ, 1470 kc.; Long-
view, KFRO, 1370 kc.; San An-
tonio, KTSA, 560 kc.; Weslaco,
KRGV, 1290 kc.; Wichin Falls,
KWFT 620 kc.
to Bertie McNabb, both of Atlanta,
Ga., on February 20th. Mr. Tatum j
is the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Tatum, having visited Mexia and
is well know among the younger
set here.
Cpl. Hodges Goes
to Bollng Field
( pi. J. E. Hodges, sort of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Hodges of Mexia,
Has been transferred from Brooks
Field, Texas, to Boiling Field, at
Washington, D. C. He is with the
material squadron, Ferry Com-
mand.
D. F. Smith and C. L. Tatum
were guests at a Linns Club meet-
tng held in Groesbeck Wednesday, ; Mrs. Lee Horton, of Los Angeles,
George Petty returned California, and Miss Alma Robin-
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Christie are
spending several days in Houston
on business ant! visiting with rel-
atives.
Truman Rugsdale of Tevarkana
is spending several days in Mexia
\isitinp friends.
Mrs. John C. Jones has returned J
after spending a week in Fort
Worth where she visited her sister
who underwent a major operation. J
She was accompanied home by her i
husband and daughter, Miss Mari- |
vonne Jones, who spent the week j
end in that city.
Mr. end Mrs. L. N. Robinson, |
Sr. had as their guests during the
week-end Mr. Robinson's sisters,
Mrs.
Wednesday after spending a few
day.s in Houston where she was a
guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Don l'hornbury.
Miss Ruth Henley of Wortham { ...
visited friends in Mexia Tuesday, parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Smith.
son of Dallas.
Miss Wanda Smith, a student
of Sam Houston State Teacher's
College at Huntsvill.e spent the
week-end in Mexia visiting her
Ecuador Pledges Aid,
Co-operation With U. S.
AS war halts much of the U. S.
trade with the Far East it be-
comes increasingly apparent that
South America will furnish a great
part of American imports.
One of those nations friendly to
the U. S., a nation that has pledged
full aid and co-operation in hemi-
sphere solidarity and trade ex-
change. is Ecuador. The stamp
above, issued in 1940, pictures an
Ecuadorian farmer plowing the
fertile fields where some U. S. im-
ports are grown.
United States buys cocoa, coflce.
crude rubber, fibrous plants from
whose leaves "Panama Hats" are
made, from Ecuador and will
probably import more rubber at
plantations are more fully devel-
oped.
The nation's proximity to the
Panama Canal bring it into the
scope of the hemispheric defense
plans; airplane bases ore contem-
plated for strategic points there.
There is a possibility that pe-
troleum and petroleum refining,
which ranks seventh in the na-
on's productiveness, may be fur-
her developed to provide the oil
'or the Allied war machines. "
HOME GARDEN TOOLS
H a n d Sprayers, Pruning
S hear s, Plow Points,
Sweeps, Reoair Handles,
heather Goods, Harness-
Trace*—in fact most any-
thing lK'« (lod on (he farnt.
J. I. Riddle & Co.
Hardware Funeral Home Furniture
'March to Church
'n March' Drive
I Is Launched Here
I The Mexia Ministers Association
(today launched a "March to
j Church in March" campaign. Rev.
j Robert L. Dobson, president, Rev.
|C. O. Shugart, vice president, and
i Rev. Wilbur J. Mindel, secretary-
! treasurer of the association, are
arranging for a barrage of public-
ity on the campaign. Windshield
stickers have been printed, and
i newspapers, theaters and schools
i will cooperate in publicizing the
I campaign.
Purpose of the campaign Is to
create more interest in church at-
i tendance in the weeks before
Easter, which comes on April 5,
| and also to help conserve rubber
I tires for national defense.
Mexia High School has been
honored in the selection of Mrs.
John L. Bates, teacher of foreign
language, to appear before the
Foreign Language session of the
Texas State Teachers Association
at its District 10 meeting to be
held in Temple this week end. Mrs.
Bates will speak on the subject
"Methods of Teaching First Year
Latin." The Foreign Language
Session convenes at 8:30 a. m.
Saturday under the direction of
Miss Etha Petty of Temple who is
chairman of the organization.
Mrs. Bates is well qualified to
assume a position of authority on
this subject. She has had all the
Latin courses offered by most of
the Universities. She holds the B.
A. degree from Baylor and has
completed a sufficient amount of
work for the Masters degree. She
is also distinctive in that she has
three different major subjects;
Spanish, Education, and Bible,
along with two minors; Latin and
English. She has been teaching
Latin and Spanish, and on oc-
casions English, for the last five
years in the High School and prior
to that time taught in the R. B.
Cousins Elementary School in
Mexia for a number of years.
Another distinction that has
come to Airs. Bates is the high
rnting given here last year by the
Evaluation Committee of the
Southern Association Evaluation
program.
Baptist Workers
to Meet Friday
The Limestone county Baptist
Workers Conference will meet at
Shiloh Baptist church, Friday. The
following program has been an-
nounced.
10:00 Song and Devotional—
Peter De Young.
10:20 "Fellow Helpers to the
Truth," Mrs. Robert L. Dobson.
10:60 Week of Prayer for Home
Missions—Mrs. W. R. Hammond.
11:05 Song and Prayer.
11:15 Sermon—W. R. Miller,
Fairfield.
Noon Lunch served by the Shiloh
church.
1:00 W. M. U. and Executive
Board meeting.
1:30 Business Meeting.
2:00 Inspirational Address—
Rev. Jno. Scott, Teague.
MRS. McELROY FETES
FORTY-TWO CLUB
Mrs. Troy McElrOJt was hostess
to the members of the Wednesday
Forty-two Club when she enter-
tained in her home on South Ross
Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Artistic arrangements of jonquil*
were placed at vantage points a-
bou'. the entertainment rooms.
Interesting games of forty-two
furnished delightful entertainment
for the afternoon.
The hostess served a delicious
dessert course.
Guests other than regular club
members were Mrs. R. B. Ward
and Mrs. Eddie Werdlow.
SAM SEWELI, TO
TRAIN IN MISSOURI
Sam Sewell, who was inducted
into the army recently, has been
assigned to a camp in Missouri,
ho wrote his mother, Mrs. Alice
Sewcll. Name of the camp was not
given.
Oliver Lee and B. W. Webb were
in Lufkln on business Wednesday.
Fred Doering and Howard Woo-
ton were in Temple Wednesday.
D. T. McNeill was in Dallas on
business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wooton
and daughter, Betty, were In Waco
Wednesday. They were accompan-
ied home by their granddaughter
and niece, Little Anita Faye Dark
who will visit here for several
weeks.
Ed Black was In Waco on busi-
ness the first of the week.
A Switch in Time
■JFTER 10 YEARS
IN MTTCB0R6H,
Am VAU6HAN
SLUGGING SHOPTSTOR
SWITCHES' TO BROOKLYN
ANP THIRD BASE
T"0 COMPLETE
BASEBALLS
COSTLIEST INFIELD.
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Knights of Pythias
to Meet Tonight
Knights of Pythias will meet in
their Castlo Hall, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock, in regular convention.
All members are urged to attend.
Visiting members are welcome —
A. C. Franklin, Past Chancellor.
Miss Helen Bunn has returned
to her home in Waco after spend-
ing several days in Mexia visiting
in the home of her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Jackson.
Mrs. W. M. Peyton has returned
from Dallas where she spent sev-
eral days.
PERSONALS
J. A. Young is reported serious-
ly ill at his home, 521 South Belk-
nap Street.
Miss Cathereene McGl«ail, Col. J.
K. Hughes, C. W. Kennon, Jr., and
Raymond Dillard were in Austin
Wednesday on business.
Miss Artis Pearcy of Waco was
in Mexia Thursday on business
and to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric B. Davis
htve s"s their guest, Mrs. Elmo
Williams, of Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tyner have
returned to their home in Van
after several days visit in Mexia
with Mrs. Tyner's sister, Mrs. L.
B. TWkington.
Mrs. T. G. Hamilton and Mrs.
Dan Edd Hamilton were Corsicana
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. W. H .Cook left Thursday
morning for several days visit
with her husixtnd in Burkburnett
on business for several weeks.
Mrs. J. M. Eller and Mrs. John-
nie Kennon were Dallas visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. R. W. Trantham is spend-
ing several days in Dallas where
she is visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Willa Mae Brotherton
visited friends in Corsicana Tues-
day.
J. W. Gossett of Dallas is spend-
ing a few days in Mexia on busi-
ness.
Good Will Club
Meets Wednesday
The Point Enterprise Good Will
Club held its regular meeting Wed-
nesday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. Agie Johnson. There wera
fifteen members in attendance.
Following the roll call, reports
were made by all the officers and
standing committees. Tho club
will sponsor an entertainment, "A
Womanless Wedding," to be held
April 10 and all candidates will
be given an opportunity to make
announcements during the pro-
gram. A pie supper will be held
following the entertainment to
which the public is invited.
It was announced that. 130 gav-
mcnts had been turned in to the
Limestone County Red Cross «ew-
ing room since the club Red C'Jjss
chapter was organized in Janmry.
W. A. Hugg, Jr. of Lvti Angeles,
California visited Mr and Mrs.
Morcus Glover and other friends in
Meixn Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. H. L. Hinga returned Wed-
nesday after a few days visit with
relatives in Houston and Goose
Creek.
Miss Curry Jo McElroy, a stu-
dent of Baylor University at Waco,
is spending a few days in Mexia
visiting her pnrents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. McElroy.
Mrs. J. E. Urschel left for Dallas
today where she will take medical
treatment.
Mrs. B. L. Walkup has returned
after several days visit in Kilgora
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Walkup.
GUESSWORK IS GONE!
—No more disappointing
A .steaks, roasts, chops for
O | J you, if you change to A&P
0t Pa 11 Meats—because there's no
i JM guesswork here. You see,
V ▼ ▼ Jm every single pound of beef,
UTAiuiais /M pork, veal or lamb that
you buy is unconditionally
i t guaranteed to satisfy—or
FOOD STORES I vour money back!
RV0RCM|i'ilRP'illUiMii I "I!«'. I'WWl
SPRING LAMB Leg Ib 31c
Chops lb 43c Shoulder ... lb 23c
FANCY VEAL
ROLLED ROAST lb 25c
VEAL CHOPS Ib 35c
LOIN CHOPS m 35c
FANCY MATURED BEEF
ROAST No. 7 Ib 25c
LOIN OR T-BONE lb 35c
STEAK No. 7 lb 27c
FISH
Fresh Trout ... lb 31c
Fresh Shrimp .. lb 21c 0
Select Oysters, pt. 37c «*
BAKED GOODS
OVEN FRESH
Jane Parker Donuts, cakes and
rolls—and Marvel "Enriched"
bread, "dated" for freshness—
guaranteed to satisfy you.
Dated Enriched
l>/2 Ib. loaf I A
Marvel BREAD 1UC
Jane Parker Dated
DONUTS, doz.
Pan
ROLLS, doz.
Angel Food OO-
CAKE, 29 oz., ea OJt
BRING US YOUR EGGS!
CUSTOM GROUND
COFFEE IS FLAVOR-FULL
COFFEE1
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1 EIGHT O'CLOCK COFFEE
3.^59*
World'* Largest Selling Coffee
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Canned Vegetables and Fruits
25c
lona Cut Green
BEANS, 2 cans
lona OI-
BEANS, 3 cans Lit
tona Of.
CORN, 2 cans „.LoC
Puritan C-
HOMINY, can JC
CATSUP
Pnre
Tomato
lona No. 2V& can 1 Q _
PEACHES, can ..... 13C
lona No. 2Vi can Ol
PEARS, can L1 L
A&P Grade A O1 -
CHERRIES, 2 cans OIL
Sultana Fruits 07/
COCKTAIL, 2 tall.. LI C
Bottle IOC
14°,
Miscellaneous Items
Armours o £
TREET, car. jDC
Gerber's 4 cans
BABY FOOD
Sunnifield
RICE, box
Comet
RICE, 2 Ib. box
29c
9c
25c
LARD
FLOUR
SHORTENING""'"
NUTLEY
Unconditionall guaranteed
3 lb:c,n 63c
I)EXO
Daily
DOG FOOD, 2 cans
Ideal
DOG FOOD, can ...
Pal Dog
BISCUITS, pkg
Sunnvfield
Pure Hog
lona
*t Crt.
A Lb-
1 Crt
9c
9c
19c
53c
$1.49
67c
lb. 15c
OUR PRODUCE IS HOURS FRESHER
Some of our folks have a
regular job of searhing the
countryside for the pick of
the crop. They rush it direct
to us! That's a saving—a
big saving in time and
money for us and for you I
CABBAGE
ORANGES
Fresh
Firm
lb. lc
2 doz.27c
GRAPEFRUIT, Texas, 10 for 25c
Fresh /
spinach, Ib DC
RADISHES
CALOVAS
3 bunches 5c
3 for 19c
ANN PAGE WILL
SAVE YOU MONEY!
Save without sacrificing quali-
ty! That's what the buyers of
the 33 Ann Page Foods, do.
Ann Page
MACARONI or
SPAGHETTI 2 bx. 3C
Ann Page /•
NOODLES, box DC
Ann Page 1 Q ,
HONEY, pt. jar lJC
Ann Page pkg. ir
MELLO-WHEAT _1DC
White House Cnd. or
MILK. 2 cans .? LOC
Ann Page Salad QC_
DRESSING, qt. jar J DC
Ann Page Garden 1Q
RELISH, pt. jar 1 «)C
Ann Page Sparkle 1 7 _
PUDDINGS, 4 pkgs 11 C
Ann Page Sandwich on
SPRE AD, pt. jar... LuC
Ann Page Pt. Jar OA
PRESERVES ..£UC
White House Evaporated
MILK
3c™1 25c
FROM FOUR-LEAF
CLOY ERL AND!
Our dairy products are rushed
direct from America's better
producers—nothing to stale
their freshness.
Country
EGGS, doz. ...
Silverbrook
Top Quality
BUTTER, Ib.
Ideal for Frying
Nutley OLEO, lb. ...
Meli-o-bit. American
CHEESE, 2 lb. box.
Wis. Full Cream
CHEESE, Ib.
Butter
MILK, qt
Pasteurized
MILK, qt.
26c
38c
15c
65c
31c
8c
13c
BEVERAGES AND
DESSERTS
Yukon Club
2—32 oz. bottles i r
GINGER ALE IDC
Dromedary No. 2s
ORANGE JUICE ...
A&P qt. bottle
GRAPE JUICE
Prune
JUICE, 2 cans
Pineapple
JUICE, 3 801. cans .
Grapefruit
JUICE, 46 oz. can ...
Apricot
NECTAR, 3 cans.
lona Tomato
JUICE, 3 tall cans
Grapefruit | r
JUICE, J No. 2 cans IOC
3 Bunches
CARROTS
HOUSEHOLD
White Sail 2 boxes
SOAP FLAKES
10c
29c
15c
20c
17c
25c
19c
10c
27c
17c
White Sail box
SOAP GRAINS .....
Soap Powder p
OCTAGON 2 boxes «)C
Laundry Soap
OCTAGON 2 bars...
Scott
TISSUE, 2 rolls ...
Scott Paper
TOWELS, 2 roll*..
P. & G.
SOAP. 3 bars
Palmolive
SOAP, 3 bars „ ....
Lux
SOAP, 3 bars
11c
15c
19c
11c
19c
19c
JIIGH TEST
0XYD0L
GRAPEFRUIT
JUICE
SUNNYFIELl)
FLOUR
Large
Box
19c
Tall
Can
5c
48 Lb.
Sack
1.65
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