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Complete News and
Advertising Coverage
for Atlanta and Cass
County Trade Area!
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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT'S SPEECH TUESDAY NIGHT
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Powerful and resourceful gang-
sters have banded together to make
war upon the whole human race.
Their challenge has now been flung
at the United States.
We are now in this war. We
e all in it—all the way. Every
ngle man, woman and child is a
artner in the most tremendous un-
[ertaking of our American history.
We have suffered a serious set-
back in Hawaii. Our forces in the
Philippines . . . are taking punish-
ment, but are defending themselves
vigorously.
We must be set to face a long
war against crafty and powerful
bandits. The attack at Pearl Har-
bor can be repeated at any one
of our many points in both oceans
and along both our coast lines and
against all the rest of the hem-
isphere.
Your government has decided on
two broad policies. The first is to
speed up all existing production by
working on a seven day week ba-
s in every war industry, includ-
ig the production essential raw
Materials. The second .... to rush
additions to the capacity of produc
tion by building more new plants,
adding to old plants, and by using
the many smaller plants for war
needs.
At present we shall not have to
curtail the normal articles of food.
There will be a clear and defi-
nite shortage of many kinds for
civilian use . . . We shall have to
give up many things entirely.
The United States can accept no
result save victory, final and and
complete.
Remember always that Germany
and Italy, regardless of any for-
mal declaration of war, consider
themselves at war with the United
States at this moment just as much
as they consider themselves at war
with Britain and Russia. ■
We are going to win the war and
we are going to win the peace that
follows.
Atlanta Loses Bi-
District to Center
Center's Roughriders played a
superior brand of football last Fri-
day evening and defeated the At-
lanta Rabbits here 27 to 0, and
thereby gained the right to play the
Gaston Red Devils at Joinerville
school in the regional champion-
ship.
Center scored early in the second
quarter, and while the Atlanta
team fought and resisted through-
out the game, that early lead seem-
ed to take the pep out of the Rab-
bits for the game.
Swails, speedy Roughrider, scor-
ed three of the Center touchdowns
and Crocker accounted for the oth-
er marker. Swails' first score came
when he intercepted a pass on the
40 yard line and ran 60 yards for
the tally. He then carried the ball
over for the extra point.
Atlanta made 7 first downs to
Center's 14. The Rabbits completed
4 passes, had 14 incomplete, had 5
intercepted. Center completed 13
passes, 3 incomplete and had 1 in-
tercepted.
Starting line up:
ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1!)41
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Be Loyal to Atlanta!
• Trade at Home!
• Sell at Home!
• Buy at Home!
NUMBER FORTY-NINE
OUR DEMOCRACY
by Mat
Hughes Springs
Pastor is Dead
Resolution Presented in Senate by
Tom Conally of Texas
WASHINGTON — Quick action
following President Roosvelt's re-
quest for a declaration of war Mon-
day. The Senate in record time
adopted the war war resolution
82 to 0.
In the House several members
spoke heartedly in favor of the
resolution, among them women
members from Massachusetts and
Maryland. Representative Fish not
only urged passage of the resolu-
tion, but said he would immediate-
ly volunteer his service.
The House voted 388 to 1 for the
passage of the war resolution; the
lone negative vote came from Miss
Jeanette Rankin, Republican, who
also voted against entry into the
war against Germany in 1917.
Atlanta—
Steele
Thompson
Caver
Daniel
Prator
Trice
Hawthorne
H. Johnson
Decker
Thomas
R. Johnson
Position
LE
LT
LG
—Center
E. Corriker
West
Bradshaw
Windham
Hughes
Clark
Ramsey
Pate
Crocker
Brittain
Swails
Dr. Hawley Talks to
Rotary Club
Dr. S. De Zell Hawley, local in-
surance man was the speaker on
the Rotary program last Thursday.
He brough many interesting points
about the insurance business. He
gave facts and dates as to how the
business was begun in England
many years ago, and how it has
grown to its present place, as the
biggest business in America. In-
surance may now be extended to
cover about any kind of an enter-
prize or peculiar situation one can
imagine.
Adult Craft Classes
To Be Started
C Many adults, after seeing the
colorful display of the craft class
at the WPA play center in Atlanta,
expressed their desire to do similiar
work in craft. The shop and its
facilities wall be available to all
adults from 1 to 3:30 o'clock any
afternoon.
Wednesday, December 3, a group
of boys and girls of the folk danc-
ing class carried a picnic lunch and
went on a hike into the country to
collect things of nature to make a
charm string and natural decora-
tions for Christmas. They plan to
start their charm strings in craft
soon.
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Atlanta drew 4 penalties for 35
yards while Center was penalized
9 times for 105 yards.
Substitutions, Atlanta: Brabham
Pedro Howe, Hall, C. Thompson,
Dillinger. Center: Thomason, Lans-
ford, Rudd, G. Carriker, K. B. Pet-
ers.
The 1941 football season was
brought to a close Wednesday night
with the annual football banquet.
Frank Kimbrough, Baylor Univer-
sity coach, was the principal speak-
er at the event.
Notice to All
Car Owners
Nay Barker, Cass county tax as-
sessor-collector, announces that the
deadline for all auto owners to se-
cure their Certificate of Title is
January 1. If you haven't received
yours yet, please call at his office
in Linden immediately and get it.
You will not be able to register
your vehicle in 1942 unless you
have a Certificate of Title or appli-
cation therefor.
Do this today and avoid the
last minute rush. It will save you
time and make it easier on the of-
fice force.
WAR ON WASTE IS
AID FOR DEFENSE.
I
its as
simple
as this:
EVERYBODY
WHO
PREVENTS
AFIRE —
EVERYBODY
WHO
PREVENTS OR
AVOIDS AN
ACCIDENT —
EVERYBODY
WHO
CONSERVES
OR
PRESERVES
UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR ON
JAPAN; OTHER COUNTRIES FOLLOW
-IS DOING HIS BIT OR HER BIT.
CASS COUNTY RED CROSS QUOTA OF
$4,000.00, MUST BE RAISED QUICKLY
Dr. Joe D. Nichols, chairman of
SCc^rweydntC'-^\ Registrants Urged to
telegram from Norman H. Davis, J Keep 111 1 OUCil Wltn
national chairman, assigning. the Draft Boards
James McCoy ^amed
*^\Deputy Grand Master
w/At Waco Meeting'
Of Maronic Lodge
At the a, 1 meeting of the
Grand Lodg jf Texas Masons held
in Waco, Texas, last week, James
McCoy, of Atlanta, was appoint-
ed District Deputy Grand Master
for District No. 5, which is com-
posed of Atlanta, Linden, Jeffer-
son, Hughes Springs, Douglassville,
Kildare, Marietta, Bloomburg and
Avinger.
Lions Club Plans
Christmas Party
The Lions club enjoyed their reg-
ular weekly luncheon Wednesday
noon at Hotel Atlanta. Reports
from the minstrel held last week
indicate that the club cleared bet-
ter than $150.00. This fund will be
used Christmas to "bring cheer to
needy families in this territory.
It was voted to have the annual
Christmas party Thursday night,
Dec. 18 at the hotel at 7:30 p.m. All
members and their lady friends are
expected to be present. Capsules
were drawn and gifts will be put
on the Christmas tree at the party.
local chapter a quota of $4,000.00
as a part of a national drive for
$50,000,000.00, to pay for essential
services to the armed forces and
distressed civilians.
The telegram follows:
"Again the American Red Cross
is called upon to serve our nation
in war. Both nationally and locally
we face vast and definite respon-
sibilities for services to our armed
forces and for relief to distressed
civilians. To provide essential funds
Red Cross today is launching a
campaign for war fund of minimum
of fifty million dollars. The Presi-
dent will issue on Friday a procla-
mation supporting the appeal.
"Your quota is $4,000.00. Chap-
ters may retain fifteen per cent of
their collections for local war relief
expenditures. Chapter should at
once devote full efforts to raising
their quotas in shortest possible
time. Please report action taken.
We must not and shall not fail in
this crisis.
Dr. Nichols calls for volunteers
to meet at the Citizens Journal of-
fice this (Thursday) afternoon at
2:00 o'clock to organize. Cass coun-
ty must not fail in this undertak-
ing. Our men are giving their lives
if necessary and we must give free-
ly of our time and money to help
them keep fighting.
Mrs. Epsie Waters
Now at Club Cafe
Mrs. Epsie P. Waters is now
operating the Club Sandwich Shop
just west of city limits. Mrs. Wat
ers was reared in Atlanta and has
had several years experience in run
ning cafes here and in larger cities
She cordially invits all of her
friends and the general public to
visit her when hungry.
Grade School Pupils
Buy Defense Stamps
The pupils in grade school are
this week organizing Defense
Stamp Clubs. The pupils who
bring their stamp books to home
room teachers will have their
names published in next weeks pa-
pers.
One day a week will be set aside
for pupils to go in a group to the
post office for the buying of these
stamps. Teachers will appreciate
the cooperation of parents in spon
soring these clubs.
Presbyterian Church
Announcements
Bro. W. S. Easterling will preach Ii
J at the Presbyterian church next/)*
With a vote of 470 for and 1
against, Congress approved Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for a for
mal declaration of war with Japan.
Now that we are in a shooting
war we hardly know what to ex-
pect next. We do know that the
local boards will be called on for
many men. Although we have
more than GOO volunteers serving
in various branches of service we
must furnish many more.
All registrants, regardless of
age or classification are urged to
keep the local board notified of his
mailing address each time it is
changed.
Your cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Navy Department
Calling for Reserves
Enlistments in the Naval Re-
serve in all classes except those
providing officer and aviation ca-
det training, are now authorized
for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years, and
for minority enlistments.
However, applicants must, prior
to enlistment, agree to, in the event
of war or national emergency, dur-
ing term of service, further obli-
gate themselves to serve through-
out the war or national emergency
if so required..
The opportunity to enlist for 2,
3 or 4 years in the Naval Reserve
is one that no eligible young man
can afford to pass up.
Make your applications at the
U. S. Navy Recruiting Substation,
in Texarkana, Texas.
a 0
Nazarene Young
People at Blalock
U. S. Navy Needs
Engineering Officers
Texas, which already has more
than 12,000 officers and men serv-
ing with the United States Navy,
was called upon today to provide
even more deck and engineering
officers for the rapidly expending
two-ocean feet. One hundred va-
cancies now exist in the Eighth
Naval District's deck quota under
the famous Class V-7 reserve offi-
cer's training program, while the
engineering quota has been desig-
nated as unlimited, it was announc-
ed by the officers in charge of the
Naval Reserve recruiting stations
at Houston and Dallas.
To be accepted for enlistment in
Class V-7, an applicant must have
reached his 20th birthday but not
yet passed his 28th birthday. He
must possess a bachelor of arts, a
bachelor of science or engineering
degree from an accredited univer-
sity or college.
However in the case of engineer-
ing students interested in appoint-
ment in Class V-7, those who are
working toward their degree and
who have completed four years of
college, including two years of,
mathematics and one course each in
physics and chemistry will be ac
cepted, provided they meet the
other requirements.
Applications for enlistment in
Class V-7 may be made at any U.
S. Navy recruiting station, or at
the Naval Reserve Recruiting Sta-
tions at Dhllas or Houston.
Rev. G. K. Williams, beloved Bap
tist minister, died at his home in
Hughes Springs, last Friday, on
his 94th birthday.
Born in 1847 in Culpert, Ga.,
Rev. Williams had preached for
60 years, serving 23 churches dur-
ing that time.
He hat' .baptized 3,000 people,
and buried 2,000 during his years
of service, and had served the
Prospect, Lassater and Avinger
churches as pastor fcjr a number
of years.
His wife, the former Rebecca
Ruston, died in 1924. Of twelve
children, three survive; Mrs. R. F.
Smith and Mrs. W. P. Parker, of
Hughes Springs and Mrs. Tom
Glover, of Bear Creek; also 85 liv-
ing grandchildren, 59 great grand-
children; and 11 great great grand-
children.
Funeral services were held from
the Methodist church in order that
more people could attend, Monday,
at 2 p. m., and were conducted by
Rev. C. T. Hatchel, of Hughes
Springs, and Rev. A. L. Pearce of
Bloomburg.
Burial was in the Hughes
Springs cemetery.
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Associational S. S.
To Meet in Atlanta
The second annual session of our
four-year plan for Sunday School
work will be held at the First Bap
tist church, Atlanta, Friday, De-
cember 12. A visiting team of
three members will be present to
lead us in the program. Team cap-
tain is Rev. Oscar Perkins, of
Memorial Baptist church, Port Ar-
thur, and the team pastor is Rev.
A. B. White of First Baptist
church, Paris. The third member
of the team is Rev. Morris A. Ro-
berts*,,First District Missionary.
The program, morning session—
10:00—Devotional, Rev. Ben R.
Stripling.
10:15—Reviewing the First of Four
Years, Rev. Oscar Perkins.
10:45—Planning for the Second
of the Four Years, Rev. Oscar Per
kins.
11:10—Our Goals for 1942, a
study by church groups.
11:45—Address, The Divine Com
mitment, Rev. A. B. White.
12:10—Special prayer.
12:15—Lunch. Visitors will
bring covered dishes or sandwiches
and the Atlanta church will fur-
nish coffee and dessert.
At the lunch period there will be
conference of Associational offi-
cers led by the team captain, Rev.
Oscar Perkins.
Afternoon session:
1:15—Praise and prayer, Rev.
John R. Bryant.
1:25—Department conferences,
led by Associational Sunday School
officers.
2:25—Music.
2:30—Associational goals and
plans for 1942, Asso. Supt. J. E.
Anderson.
2:50—District Missionary's Mes
sage, Rev. Morris A. Roberts.
3:10—Matt. 28:19-20, Our Pro-
gram, Moderator L. L. Burkhalter.
3:20—It's All For Evangelism,
Team Captain, Rev. Oscar Per-
kins.
3:35—Adjourn.
Names of all Associations hav-
ing every church represented and
the church in each association hav-
ing the best attendance will be car-
ried in the denominational papers
and Southwide bulletins as the
Southwide Honor Roll.
! Grade School
Honor Roll
The following list is the honor
roll for second 6-weeks of grade
school pupils.
First Grade Honor Roll—A & B
Wanda Joyce Brabham, Bobby
Lynn Cargile, Jay Sterling Cle-
ments, Jerry Gullion, Sally Ken-
nedy, Shirley Sue Smith.
Second Grade Honor Roll—A's
Suzanne Hanner, Evelyn Faye
Spears.
A & B Honor Roll
Sue Lavonne Aken, Mary Fan-
nie Brazell, Carolynne Ruth Capps,
Louise Gilbert, William Chesley
Mays, Mickey Lou McWilliams,
Billy Joseph Morreau, Shirley Jean
Moses, Jimmie Louis Nichols,
James Hall Reid, Billie Talley, Bob
by Carroll Teel.
Fourth Grade—A's
Jane Brabham.
A & B Honor Roll
Betsy Allday, Jane Ament, Ann
Willis, Shirley Brabham.
Fifth Grade—A's
Sallie Claire Carney.
A & B—
Geraldine Jones, Janey Steele,
Dorothy Ann Jackson, Betty Ruth
Stewart, Joan Talley.
Fifth Grade—A's
Starkey D. Davis, Biddy Cook,
Betty Nelson.
A & B—
Merlyn Waites, Frances Jean
Brown.
Sixth Grade—(A & B
Mary Joyce Bedgood, Eddie Blue
stein, Marianne Allday, La Juan
McAdams, .Dorrie Coates, Robert
Bradford.
Seventh Grade—A
Jacquelyn Aken
A & B—
Helen Carrington, Lena McGill,
Julia Ann Key, Guy Hughes Jr.,
June Livingston.
WASHINGTON -- Presid ent
Roosevelt Monday afternoon, at a
joint session of Congress asked
that a state of war with Japan be
declared as of December 7, 1941.
Se based his request, he said, on
e dastardly attack by Japan upon
the bases of the United States in
the Pacific.
■ Senator Tom Connally prepared
a resolution in keeping with the
President's request for introduction
in the senate, which convened im-
mediately after the joint session
dissolved. A similar resolution was
ready for introduction in the house
by the majority leader.
Widely cheering the President
upon his arrival in the House, the
house was in an uproar for several
minutes. Then the President be-
gan his short message by giving
a brief review of the happenings
Sunday. He said damage of a se-
vere nature had been inflicted by
the unprovocked attack by the
Japanese. He said efforts had
been made for some time to settle
differences in the Pacific and
pointed out that even while these
negotiations were in progress Ja-
pan was sending her ships of de-
struction into the vicinity of
American posessions.
"I ask that Congress declare that
since the unprovoked and dastard-
ly attack by Japan on December 7,
1941, a state of war has existed."
The President in the course of
his message said the facts speak
for themselves and that all Ameri-
cans are fully aware of the impli-
cations. "The American people will
win this to absolute victory, no
matter how long it may take," he
declared. "We will not only defend
ourselves," the president said, "but
we shall make certain that this
form of trerchery never again will
endanger us."
Farmers Plan
Terracing Program
A terracing program of 25,518
miles of standard terraces is the j tacks"m'adfe
goal of Texas farmers under the
1942 AAA farm program, accord-
ing to Fred Rennels, assistant ad-
ministrative officers in charge of
the Texas AAA.
The extensive terracing program
will be made possible by the con-
servation services or purchase or-
der plan of the AAA program, he
explained. The cost of terracing,
established at a basic fair price or
farms in a county, may be deduct-
ed from future AAA payments.
In arriving at a basic fair price
for each county, the AAA official
said that written offers will be
made to county AAA committees
by persons equipped to construct
terraces. The farms used as a
basic guide for establishing the fair
price w.ill be farms selected at ran
dom throughout the county and are
not necessarily included in the
1942 terracing program.
Factors entering into fair and
reasonable prices include the cus-
tomary price normally paid in the
county, the price at which farmers
can obtain terracing service
through other channels, and the
value of terracing to farmers in
conserving and improving sail fer-
tility.
In determining fair and reason-
GREAT BRITAIN
DECLARES WAR
LONDON—Great Britain is at
was with Japan. Prime Minister
Winston Churchill at a special
session of the House of Commons
that lasted < • thirty minutes
Monday, 'he house of at-
upon British
colonies and th,. states and
announced that G ?n was
in a state of war vv. Mr.
Churchill said there wa " t
whatever of the final outc
he urged that the people j,
for further sacrifice and a prolo.
ed struggle in order that the rights
of the free people may be pre-
served.
Others Declare War on Japian
Australia has likewise declared
war upon Japan. Canada issued a
war declaration Sunday. The
Dutch East Indies, owned by the
Netherlands has declared war upon
Japan, likewise Costa Rica and
Nicaragua.
Within hours, it appeared Mon-
day the Mexican government would
follow the lead of the United States
and declare war against Japan.
DEFENSE BOND
QUIZ
Q. What are payroll allotments
for the purchase of Defense Sav-
ings Bonds?
A. They are portions of em-
ployee earnings set aside each pay
day voluntarily by individual work-
i ers for buying Defense Savings
able prices to persons construct-' Bonds or Stamps to be exchanged
Ing terraces, Rennels pointed out eventually for Bonds, which be-
that consideration should be given come the personal property of the
to cost of constructing terraces, employee. Hundreds of compa-
kinds of machinery and scope of | nies have set up such arrangements
area to be served, and a reasonable to help their personal save con-
margin for construction work. tinuously and regularly.
After establishing a basic fair, Q. How can I give a Defense
price for a county, terracing will
vary by farms, Rennels said in ex-
plaining that the cost could vary
as much as 25 cents per 100 feet.
Any increase over 25 cents per 100
feet would be sent to the state AAA
committee for further considera-
tion.
. , , (First Baptist Church
A^up of « people f™, AnnouncemeIlts
the Nazarene church of Texarkana
will have charge of services at Bla-
lock next Sunday. They plan to
have several musical numbers and
•special songs. Some one of the
group will preach at 3 p. Iff, Our
Sunday School is coming fine, but
still, we need you. Be there at
2:!"] and enjoy the lesson with us.
Reporter
Trade in Atlanta—"We can do all i Sunday morning. The general pul jff.J
kirnls of Printing. I lie is cordially invited to attend.
Ill colors of cardboard at the
rial Office.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 10:50 a. m.j
sermon subject "God's Eternal Pur-
poses."
Training Union 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship at 7:30 p. m.;
sermon subject "Love Four
Square."
Ben R. Stripling, Pastor
Second Sheets, Carbon
Sales Pads at the Journal
Paper,
Office.
Flower Mart Shows
Christmas Gifts
The Flower Mart invites you to
see their complete line of gifts—
jewelry, vanities, music boxes, tav-
ern dripless candles, all colors and
lengths. Imports, including many
vases, bowls and bric-brac.
Hillsboro, Texas—Certified by
the Secretary of War as important
to national defense, a project for
Prayer Meeting at
Nazarene Church
Prayer meeting at the Nazarene
church Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
A special privilege to all. While
our country is being attacted by
our enemies, and all true Ameri-
cans are anxious to do there best
to defend our much loved country
and our brave young men are be-
ing pushed to front, we owe them
our sincere prayers. There is
nothing more nobler we can do
than pray. While this war was un-
invited on our part, I thing under
conditions God would say to we
true blooded Americans, as He
said to Moses of old Go and My
presence will be with thee.
John R. Ferguson, Pastor
Bond as a gift?
A. Buy a Series E Bond at
your post office or bank and have
it issued in the name of the in-
tended recipient.
NOTE—To buy Defense Bonds
and Stamps, go to the nearest post
office, bank or savings and loan
association; or write to the Treas-
urer of the United States, Wash-
ington, D. C. for a mailorder form.
Ladonia, Texas—WPA workers
have recently completed the con-
the reconstruction of highway 77 , strliction of 13 miles of farm-to-
through the city of Hillsboro has | r <jet *«ds in this thickly popu-
just been completed by WPA^«^-a ^r u section of Fannin
workers.
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Queen City Baptist
Sunday School A-l
The Sunday School of the Queen
City Baptist church has been award
ed the Standard of Excellence rat-
ing by the Sunday School Board o*
the Southern Baptist Convent'
Only two other schools in ,
Association have such a
Mr. O. B. Johnson is tu pJ*
tendent.
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