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Merry Christmas To All Citizens Journal Readert
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g*t U.S.WAR BONDS
The Citizens journal
ti* U.S.WAR BONDS
SIXTY-THIRD YEAR
ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1042
NUMBER FIFTY-01
• Good
Morning!
BURGLARS GET
TYPEWRITERS
AT SCHOOL
Burglars entered the Atlanta
high school building last Thurs-
day night and stole two practical-
ly new typewriters and $30.00 in
cash. Entrance was made to the
building by fire escape leading to
high school study hall on third
floor. Doors to superintendent and
principal's offices were opened by
cutting hole in door, enabling them
to reach through to unlock door.
Safe door was prized open and
currency was taken from safe.
Officers were notified early Fri
day morning by Supt. D. T. Smith
many "Americans,"formuch^of the j but no clues or fingerprints were
world, but as ,in all ages many, "erected. y
others are on the dark side of I
anxiety. To Robert Waylon Riley i gT'A ° /"T"^
and his sisters and his mother of j I
Queen City the joy of the usual I V -#V..'A V -Il.V..'V> ->*■ v.«
Christmas time is not near. Their f
Again we say Good Morning! j
And Merry Christmas!
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From where we perch in the
tree tops this 3ayem it looks
like the dream of Dr. Nichols
and others come true, a
WHITE CHRISTMAS.
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It is a fine White Christmas for
Dedicate
Flags
Provided for Methodist
Church by Mmes Rabb
and Paulette Spivey
Position Ooen For
I 11
: Civil Service Steno
daddy was interred Monday at
Springdale Cemetery after death
while on duty in Louisiana. To
J. L. Jones and family of Piney
Grove who have just lost a wife
and mother Christmas will not be
the same as of yesterday. To the
boys in the fox holes of North ,
Africa, and ip other fighting ports j and I aulette Spivey \J*\ ¥ /vnnl ' ' v T
of the world this Christmas will A Flag Dedication Service will I : '
not be as last and the year he- con(juctecj at the 10:55 a.m.j Examination for Junior
tore- | worship service at the Methodist j Stenographer Soon
** |Church Sunday morning, according.
For others just turned 18, Sat- to Kev. Henry T. Morgan, minis-' The local coun'.y well.are office
urday and for one week following i ter. Flag of the United States nepds a
Uluminatinn a room with randies will do much toward making it I oak mora
"homey" If you dorit want to tight a fire in your fireplace, its appearance will be
enhanced hy a liuht bulb covered with red paper and plated behind the loffs.
Don't be afrtiid to spread your Christmas presents on the floor under the tree—
it*s perfectly proper and far more informal than placing them an a table or chairs.
Victim of
Accident
Granison James Riley, age 30,
! was killed Saturday, Jan. 19, in
|an accident near Natchitoches, La., j,
while unloading a car of piling.!)
i He was crushed beneath the poles. [ i
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ]
; Lucille Riley, two daughters and |
one son, Mamie Learece, Evelyn j
Marie, Robert Walon, all of Queen ; j
J City. His father and mother, Mr., \
and Mrs. J. H. Iiiley of Spring- j
dale community; and four sisters,1 i
Mrs. Alice Young, Mrs. Gleennie <
| Allen, Mrs. Opal Storie, all of '<
' Queen iCty, Mrs. Louie Graves of
j Texarkana.
Included among the pallbearers
MOBILIZATION DAY SET JANUARY 1!
BY PRESIDENT FOR AGRICULTURE
FDli Says Food
With Our Boys
In The Service
LETTER FROM PAI L TURNER
(Col.) TO HIS MOTHER
Dear Mother:
Necessary To
War Effort
< Kick-off of next year's agricut-
? tural production program will wj
staged throughout '1 ■•••.as on Jai.
j ary 12.
j | Proclaimed as national Farii
<r | Mobilization Day by Presidenj
lioosevelt, all farm communities
<: I are being urged by the Texas
/ j CS1>A War Board to hold appro
' ' priate meetings on the designate:
\ day and lay plans for next year'
(I production program.
) j In county-wide and community
meetings, agricultural leaders
J farmers and ranchmen will discus
I ways and means of insuring max
imum production of vital food
th
Cotton Marketing
Quotas Will Be
Continued
SI Per Cent Texas
Farmers Vote "Yes"
Eighty-four per cent of the Tex-
teno"ianher. The job as cotton farmers voting in the
is the date they must journey to and the Christian Flag will be ded- will be filled in January through cotton market ing quota refi :n>-
their draft board and assert they . icated. J« Merit System examination to be dum favored using quotas on the
are MEN ready to fight though! The flags were provided by Mrs. held in Linden Jan. 9. 104.3 crop, George Slaughter, state
for three years they cannot vote. jKd Rabb and two daughters, Hetty j "Any persmi wanting to work AAA committee chairman, has an-
—W— Jo and Mary Lee—and Mrs. Paul- who has become reasonably pro- nounced.
These have been busy days for i etto Spivey honoring their hus-IHcient in typing and stenography _ Since quotas were approved na-
all of us this Christmas with no bands who are in service. ! should take the examination," ae- tionally, they will be in effect
one—except in government jobs—j A group of college students will|eording to Dr. J. U. V arborough, during 1943. Loans at 90 per
worrying about the 54-hour law be on the program for this occa- Administrative Supervisor of the cent of parity also will be appu-
for women workers and a limit toision. Texas Merit System Council, who table on next years crop. , v
the work-day hours for the rest of v announced the examination. He By limiting the number of acres I Atlanta National
us. The stores have been busy—I 0 1PVOnil I °?.'i.a'.n V,at: ie register ) ,e crln 11 'ln 011 / t\ -j " . j i
the railroad:-, have be,., busv- -i \{ 1 X k\P(lj, !«,ual.fied applicants thus obtained in, 1! 4., farmers are making cer- Declares Dividend
V/ v/Ukj S x i_/ 1 will be used in filling future va- tain that all available land, labor,
fancies also. i equipment and fertilizer will 1m
I The State Department of Pub- "fed to the greatest advantage
were four of Riley's work-buddies |
who were with him when the fatal just to say hello to all of you. I i needed in the war program,
j accident occurred. am doing fine. Don't Worry aboutjRoar^ ,sa'd. . j
Services were held Monday, Dec. I me. 1 am all right. When you don't \ "^n the President's proclamation
j 21, at 11:00 a.m. at the Spring- hear from me you know that I am |*e recognizes the fact that iood ij
| dale Baptist Church with Rev. J.! gone over seas. I have just return- Just as essential to the war effor
X. Cornelius officiating. Burial Rd from over in Africa where the as are munitions and that's thi
! was in the Springdale Cemetery j United States has their second j^'a^* *t should be, B. £. Yancij
I under direction ot Ilanner Funer-1 front. T saw lots of soldier boys chairman ol the Hoard, said,
al Service. |from Hope, Ark., that I knew. ,T j _ Immediately following the agj
-—--—A— spent some miserable days out at ricjiltural meetings throughout thv
Kogrers rrodlJCCS 3 U.a. It's really rough but we made state, the biggest job agriculturi
rj'iipe T Alio' Qtanla an>' way- Submarines shot andj^as ever undertaken will get ur
Otfica JOKIJJIC I torpedoed us but vfe fought out derway, Vance said in explairun,
J. I!. Rogers livintr south of At- ! way out of it. The foreign country, l'lat every rancher and farmer j
lanta, made three bales of long is really fine. You can tell every- tlle state would be contacted bt
taple .Sea Island cotton this vear ')Qdy that I have been across andj*ween Jfjiuary 11-31 as to prt
" 1 duction '
i Ian.-, for the IU43 prt
Sign up of individual farm pla
SAME AS 1942
the banks have been busy. We,
Manning of First National w£ APPORTIONMENT
paused long enough Tuesday for a
■cup of coffee.
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White Christmas or not this is! 153 Teachers Benefit
going to be a Christmas Card j From Salary Aid
Christmas if the demand for cards
is any sign. Every store in town
,,i. 1 I. nr.
'ers who will receive a direct bene-
on 13 acres which he sold for made !t back safe but there was a
150.00. One bale graded 1 3-16 time that 1 thought that every min- :Kra!"-
inch and brought 22.72c pound; one ute was the last but after a11 1 am u R1 , ,
i;railed l'i inch and brought 28.17 back ln the K"od °'d U.S.A. I am ;heet,8 ^111 conducted by cour
and the other graded 1 9-32 inch glad to be back. ty LfaDA War Boards in ever
and brought 28.17c pound. The cot- 1 have llnen dow" '« the Solo-jaunty and community in lexa
ton wa- ginned bv W F Draper mon islands whero hell is going on; When all data is completed o
;. j.; (Vueen ("'it v. ' " j in a big way but after all the US; Texas' approximate 400,000 farmij
—v is really winning out over the Japs the state USDA War Board wii
1 was there the day that they sank! have a blue print of next year
20 Jap ships. They were really. anticipated production for the W£j
some horrible days. It was pitiful program, the chairman said,
j to see so many dead people being •
Ten per cent dividend checks j walked on. You can tell all of my' Are you fond of Liberty? I
have been mailed to all stockhold-1 friends that I have really seen you want your children free
lie Welfare pays junior stenog- the production of more essential ers of the Atlanta National Bank some action. I have seen all kinds; "Yes? Buy D.B.&S.!"
raphers a salary range of $90 war crops, he said.
to $110 and stenographers receive,
salaries ranging from $105 to Three Stores Closed
$120. Appointments are at the 11 t \ ri j i
minimum salary for each position [All 1' cl V SatlirOUy
According to a report from J.jbut advancement is usually rapid,
for Christmas. Henry A. King,; of fighting in Solomons, France,,
1 president, stated that the bank has ; England, Iceland and Africa. I was !
. . . . , D. Betts, there are some 153 teach- Dr. Yarborough said,
has sold out and been beseiged , .... _ j. , I m ..
Hemenway - Johnson Furniture
enjoyed a fine year in 1H42 and also over there when the US took | 111., last week to begin hia bas
that the directors had declared a a whole little country over there, training to prepare him for duf
I ten per cent dividend and passed i I am not going to be able to aboard one of Uncle Sam'a figh
a nice sum to the surplus account, come home for Christmas because ! ing warships.
r , o . . ,, „ Officers and directors of the. I have too much work to do, be-, The new Bluejacket will receh
... ... . , . . . ..... .. Those wishing to apply may oh- -''mpanj, souinwesiern K,as k Atlanta National Bank are: cause you know that we have just'eareful instruction in a trainir
mi t isappoiiKi. paLions \ io , fr<>m the $73,411 salary aid; lain application blanks at the local ' f (. "inpan> and Ai \ansa.>- Henry A. King, president; L. F got to win this war simply because program designed to toughen hi
ailed too long to seek purchases. recornmended for the schools in;county welfare office, according to -"Uisi:ina Gas Company will be Allday and R. 11. Price, vice presi-, I have founi' out that the Japs do physically, and acquaint him wif
, | this county. A. J. Halbrook, field worker, State , cl°s^d allday rriday and Saturday, dents; R. C. Hardy, cashier; V. S . not care anything for the negro. lithe fundamentals of seamanshi
The Rotary Club will not meet | The state hopes to pay $22.50 j Department of Public Welfare, in "Y.lLCTyJ!rabham; assistant cashier; _C,eo. naw a lot of them prisoners and and naval procedure. He will tal
with
w
Thelma Penn, Rosielthey made fun of us. They don't I a series of aptitude tests whi<
was a carrv-over balance from last! be admitted to the January 9 ex- u"1,,',s are asKeu to piease raKe [,co Holland, and Margie Randolph 1 like us. I saw better than 0000 Jap'will serve as a iruide in an attem
will! your. The state has paid $8.00 i amination, applicants must have n°t>ce and arrange their business; bookkeepers; C. L. Cabe, Dr. Joe (prisoners.
this week, says Ed Bluestein, pres-1 pe,. capjta~this"~year since therelcharge of the Atlanta office. To the Christmas holidays. Their cus-jFant, Mis
ident. January 7 is the date of |was a carrv.over balance from last! be admitted to the January 9 ex- tomers are asked to please takejj,ee Holland
jiext meeting. Lions Club ...... v„.„„ ,
meet, Wednesday, Jan. 0. jj)C.r capita apportionment to date.j their applications in the office of "'th them accordingly.
W which is about $2.00 more than the Merit System Council in Aus- ...
Last week the Lions roared in'.was normally paid at this time tin on December 29.
a drive ''or sale of bonds and of year, due to this carry-over. " v "
stamps to the amount ol cash To meet the challenge of the lipniipf]Will I fiolll
sales in stores and the salaries of j teacher shortage situation in Tex- . , , : '
working men. They roared so as, serious thought must be given j liiXtCrmitiate KatS
long and loud the adding machines to the revenue upon which the !
have not yet finished the tally, iteachers salary is based. Living' '^r* alu' Mrs. Dewey Kennedy
—W— | conditions make it just as essen-lan' home for the holidays. He re-
Mrs. C. N. I'ope of Laredo will | tial for a teacher to seek higher i Ports he will start a rat and go-'
D. Nichols, and George L. Grogan,
! directors.
Rev. Baueum Accepts
So. Texas Pastorate
S 2nd class Paul Turner,
Norfolk Navy Yard,
Bar, A-7, Paradise Creek,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
to place him in the type of wo:
for which he is best qualified.
Upon completing recruit trai
,ing he will be granted a nine-di
| leave, at which time he probab
will be home,
Naval Aviator Gets Win<rs
get the Journal again through the'wages as for the farmer to leave| P'101' eradication campaign in this
coming year as a Christmas giftlhis land, the merchant to leave hisi cour*ty January 1. He will work in
of a granddaughter in Atlanta, j store, the mechanic to leave his j C0Tmecti°n with the county agent
—W— shop, or the banker to leave the anj' the county will furnish the
As we glance through this I bank to find work ln a defense] l)0IS0ric(' Praln' Futher details of |
week's Journal coming from the
press we note these little tid-bits
of news that sparkle like early
morning stars:
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plant or other work where good
wages are paid.
A common example is the teach-
er in Northeast Texas who had a
months, with a 0 8 .p.$0 eeeee
the program will be announced at
a later date.
8 Bargain Days
On Journal jiou. icahs rasiuraie i kexneth mason in
Only 8 days left for out of 11 Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Baucum and |
county residents to renew or [, son, Edward Lee, are moving to j Kenneth Mason has joined the
subscribe for the Citizens Jour- Hull, Texas, where he has accept- j Air Corps and has been accepted as Givens C. Wilson received
nal at the old rate of $2.00 per ed the pastorate of the First Bap- a mechanic. lie is stationed at j wings from Corpus Christi Na
year. If you wish to send the; tist church there. Rev. Baucum Brooks Field, 6 miles from San Base, Friday, Dec. 11. Wilson v<
Journal for a Christmas present 'las been pastor of the Ilryans I Antonio. Kenneth said it's a grand unteered in March, receiving I
to a relative or soldier boy, do M'" Baptist church for the past 18 flying field and he likes the Air primary training at Hensley Fie
so before January 1. Due to in- ; months as full time pastor. Dur- Corps fine. Kenneth is the son of j near Dallas. He was transfer^
crease in production costs and 'nJ? this time 23 new members'Mr. and Mrs. Q. Mason, formerly j to Corpus Christi and Kingsvili
living expenses we are forced : have been added to the church roll, I of Cass county. where he received his basic a;
Some Cass County steno can now B. A. degree, and received a
get a job and stay close to home | months, with a yearly income of
says A. J. Halbrook in announc- j $900. She had in her employ
ing competitive examinations foj'jan 18 year old girl who had finish-
a junior stenographer for his of-|ed the 5th grade, and who kept
fice. j house and attended a small child
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Read again the Douglassvillo [ to get a job in a defense plant
column this week. It is written I plant for 57c an hour, for 40
by a school teacher home from Ed-1 hours a week, with an annual in-
inburg for the Holidays. It is on come of around $1200.
a new and high plane for com- , , —v~"—z-
muiiity correspondence and worth; OSVlueildS DCCiarCCl
leading whether you know any of I3V TV'itioi-i'il
the persons mentioned or not. j ^ irSl iidllUllal
"_\Y, . ,■ Directors of the First National
.Sunday Schools in the rural I;{lnk met Monday evening and de-
( hurdles were handicapped last. c|are(] a ten per cent dividend for
"unday. Some failed to meet at i!M2 and checks have been mail-
all—BUT one reported a good at-
tendance. Hoo-ray for the folks
aL Alamance.
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IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO
sell and are in a big hurry to
sell it, let the classified advertis- j ) remain the same, $1.50 per year
ing department of the CITIZENS : Subscribe todav for the Citi-
to raise the price out of Cass
\ county from $2.00 per year to
I $2.50 per year.
The rate in Cass countv will
JOURNAL prove its ability as a i j zens Journal, your home news- i ^ ^ aRs county but wish them
speedy and efficient sales medi- paper. For 3c per week, this is ,toss in Hull, which is a full time
um.
It fear;
fesses!
"D-B-S's" the Axis con-
j the cheapest bargain offered
; the citizens of Cass countv.
ten by letter. The budget of the
ilryans Mill church has been dou-1 Staff Sergeant Nichols
; bled during his pastorate. { Visits His Mother
Rev. Baucum and family will i : . ,, . .. .... , IT
move to their new field January 1 a Nichols, L.
We regret to have him move fromj®' Army Air lorce, Gore Field,
[Great Falls, Montana, is visiting
i his mother, Mrs. J. W. Nichols of
Cass. Sgt. Nichols is in training
church near Beaumont.
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i All colors of cardboard at the
Journal Office.
advanced training. He now is
Ensign in Naval Reserve and al
has a commission.
Wilson reported from Corp|
Christi to Miami, Fla., for adej
tional training and will repj
from Miami to San Diego, Calif
where he will be on Pacific dutjji
, ... . . .. ... Givens visited his parents Mi
,0LP!.,0^r.y,u;? ^r.rr'^land Mr,. Carl O. Wil^n Of Dou 1
British Columbia and other points ia3Svi!le' last we'ek end_
in service. He says that when he
Sixty Attend Annual Christmas
Party of Lions and Hotarians
j left camp a foot and a half of
i snow was on the ground.
ed to all stockholders in time for
Christmas. Mr. Paul Dunklin, di
Jack Oakes Is
Chairman For
Program
The Atlanta Rotary and Lions
rector and cashier of the bank, clubs members, together With their
. said they have enjoved a nice busi- friends and guests, enjoyed
i hat poor boy on permanent k.p.! nK,s year and after pavinir'a J01"1 banquet last Friday evening
dut.\ had us worried until we the dividend passed a nice sum to December 18th at the Atlanta !!<•-
the surplus and profits account. , tol. I he guests gathered in the
Officers and directors of this fi- ' ,n,nK room wl,ich waa <lecorat.ed
nancial institution are: in, thc holiday motif with a large
T. R. Richey, president; T. A Christmas tree as the room deco-
Howe, vice president; R. P. Dunk rations. Approximately sixty per-
lin, cashier; J. E. Manning and W '"V ™jo.v<'d the banquet.
H. Hughes, assistant cashiers; J ''l<! table was decorated with
1 . Moore, bookkeeper; A. J. Ka- b,,,ries' powers and red can
where in this paper—and .written |t.ski and V. A. Richey directors. '"r" ">«eting was opened by
in a state department office—on ■ '——v — invocation by Rev. Herman Mor-
tise of wild rabbit for food. It CIVIC CLUBS NOT TO MEET gan and singiag "Jingle Bells" by
says "shoot only the rabbits that' Next meeting days of the two the entire group. Lion Jack Oakes,
run away." Reminds us of the ! Atlanta civic clubs will be the first program chairman, in his inimita-
noted that he was a regular camp
i ook. Kl' duly once vas thought
of us the height of army punish-
ment. Not so for doughnut mak-
er L. J. Forsythe.
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One of the silliest things w,.-
have run across lately is some-
time the 1927 Legislature debated j regular meeting dates of the new bio manner, kept the evening mer-
year. Thc Lions will meet, Wed- ry with his jokes and program,
nesday, January 6, and the Rotary Rotarian Joe Nichols, accompan-
Club will follow Thursday, Jan. 7. ied at the piano by his wife, de-
fer almost two flays on the ques-
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lighted the group with two vocal
solos, "White Christmas" and "I
Came to Speak for Joe."
The Lions were victorious in the
battel of the clubs, with defense
stamps as prizes to the winners.
Lion President Oval Harden call
ed on Rotary president Ed Blue-
stein to give a toast to women,
after which he introduced the Ro-i !> Corporal
tary pianist, Miss Mildred Ware,
and presented her with a beauti-
ul gift from the club.
Airy Metcalf Stationed at
Camp Bradford
Wood row Cornet t Is Made jl|
First Lieutenant
Word has been received here f
the promotion ol Woodrow W. ci|
nett from second to first lieutcl
Word has been received from ant AUS, ei'fi i live Dec. 14, 19.4
Any Metcalf, and he is now da-j The rapid rise of Lt. Cornett hf|
tioned at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, been watched with pride by
Va., where he is receiving special j many friends in Cass county,
schooling for the "Seabees." Mrs. He enlisted in the Texi;s Natlci
Metcalf, better known to friends]al Guard in Atlanta. Nov. 10, if
as Pauline, remains at home. She; with grade of private. Promoted
is now employed at Gilleys, Queen corporal' Dec. 11, 1040 while s
City. j tioned at Camp Bowie, Mro'
.. a n i. • wood. Lt. Cornett went from Ca
Kenneth H. lllue liomoted IBowie to Fort ir i-. Washingti
l' i !od Air 1-■■, o . . >ii; \\
j lits, California, Santa Rosa, '
Keiin.'t'i 11. Blue, son of Mr. at. I ||, appointed first serg#
Mrs. liOslle Blue, Atlanta. Rt. X' May I.-., 1! 42, appointed ni«||
Mrs. Oval Harden, Lion club pi- was P1,omote<1 fro'" private first sergeant July 1, 1042, attended)
anist, was also presented a nice | °'ass ll) corporal on Dec. 21. CpLificer candidate school. I'ort B|
rift bv the club. I R'«e> a member of Military Police. „in(r, Ga., June 29 to Sept.
Holiest John Cook was on the1 ( has 1,00,1 in ,Anll> si^;' P't2. Commissioned -ocond lieuf)!
was on
job as Tail twister and collected
several fines from members caught
off guard. In a lengthy presenta-
tion speech, Lion Cook gave Lion
Oakes a large box of apples in rec
ognition of Lion Oakes' splendid
work on the negro minstrel.
After a delightful evening, the
program was closed by prayer by
Rev. Ben Stripling.
Sept. 14, is now stationed at Ft.
Mcintosh at Laredo, Texas.
Raymond (ioodson Is
In Navy Training
Raymond A. Goodson, IS, son
of Mrs. Mary Graves, Rt. 2, At-
lanta, reported to the U. S. Naval
Training Station at Great Lakes,
ant infantry, AUS, Sept. 24, 1
Assigned and reported to 021
Air Base, Security Battalion, tj
7, 1042. He is Duty Supply i
Motor Officer.
Lt. Cornett and Miss Pe
Lynn Way, Atlanta teacher,
married in Durham, N. C. Dec,
1042. He is anticipating overs!
fcervice in the near future.
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