The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1945 Page: 3 of 4
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Thursday, February 15,1945
THE SHACKELFORD COUNTY LEADER
MORAN
My Column !BOY SC0UT troop
MRS. C. C. CADY
The largest amount of scrap pa- J
per was received in one week was |
brought to the newspaper office 1
this week. People of Moran are co-
operating 100%. Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Isbell of Ibex brought in
capers and magazines, also.
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Luncheon club meets next Wed-
nesday, February 21. Plan to be
there. We have much work to be
done in the post, war period. The
club must help to enroll our boys
in the Boy Scout movement, now
•KK; we have an efficient scout
master and assistant. We will
have three visitors from the Lions
Club of Cisco next week.
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At high school, coming, Capt.
Kilroy Harris, next Tuesday even-
ing at the high school auditorium,
February 20. Don't miss this next
treat of the Dallas troup. Program
illustrated with colored slides.
Prices 15 and 30 cents.
H* H1 *!•
Don't forget the Methodist
ladies and Eastern Star, they will
serve chili, pie and coffee in the
basement of Methodist church next
Saturday noon and evening.
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February 12, Lincoln's birthday,
a National holiday. Moran bank
closed, all other business firms
open for business. A slow rain or
drizzle began before day light and
lasted up to noon, which will be
line for the gardens, pasture and
grain fields. This is the first rain in
February. The past two weeks
have been like summer.
* * * *
Moran and community will be
treated to a show, a farm meeting
with an evening of entertainment
for the whole family. Your Texaco
man, Morris Cottle, will be host,
assisted by Carl Hull, superintend-
ent of the Texas Co. and Max
Parks, representative of the Texas
Co. Eoth of these officials attend-
ed the Luncheon club last week
and will be here Friday night, Feb-
ruary 16, at 8:30 p. m. at the high
school auditorium to assist Texaco
agent, Morris Cottle.
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Texans share in the war news:
Karnes make news today in war as
elsewhere. This week we reprint
a copy of a letter to Mrs. Hazel
Pettit, who lost her son, Pfc. Jack
Pettit, from his chaplain in Peleliu
Island. The letter is as follows:
HEADQUARTERS 323D
INFANTRY
Office of the Chaplain
APO 81
January 1, 1945.
Mrs. Hazel Pettit,
Box 253
Moran, Texas.
Dear Mrs. Pettit:
You have no doubt by this time
been informed of the death of yolir
son, Pfc. Jack L. Pettit, ASN
38515539, while engaged in action
against the enemy on Peleliu Is-
land.
I want to extend to you my deep-
est sympathy in this time of sor-
row. To you this is an irreparable
Joss and words, I feel, have so lit-
tle power to comfort where the loss
has been so great. He fought well
as a soldier and was highly re-
in spite of bad weather and a
sophomore party, the Scouts of
Troop 39 met again on Monday
night with a fair attendance. The
general trend of discussion was the
blow-out to be held next Monday
night, when the contest between
the two patrols ends. Both patrols
are working diligently toward the
final goal and each is determined
to be the winner. Win or lose,
however, all the boys have been
assured of a good time. We expect
to have plenty to eat, and play lots
of good games that only good
scouts know how to play and get
the most good out of.
I hate to bring a sour note into
this column, but these are the facts
and must be faced. Unless we se-
cure enough registrations of scouts
before the end of next meeting
night, the scouts are in line to be
folded up and cease to exist in Mo-
ran. That is a hard thing to say
about a town that is as progressive
in all other things, but it is true in
this case. We have only about half
enough registrations to hold our
charter and unless we do some-
thing and do it quick, we stand in
line to lose a fine organization. So
please, you mothers and fathers of
boys that are of scout age, explain
what it means to be a scout and
i get them to come out and register.
—The Scoutmaster.
CAPT. KILROY HARRIS
Capt. Kilroy Harris will present
an illustrated story of Australia
entitled "Off the Beaten Track in
Australia."
The British "Who's Who" shows
that Capt. Kilroy Harris has had
an adventurous career. He has
traveled thousands of miles on
horseback and with camels off the
beaten track in Australia, his na-
i tive country.
In his program, illustrated with
colored slides, Capt. Harris leaves
the beaten path in Australia and
takes his audience out into the
"bush" where kangaroos, teddy
bears, and aboriginals live in a
stone age environment. Much in-
teresling information will be pre-
sented about the land "down un-
der" which will occupy such an im-
portant place in the post war
world. At Moran high school aud-
itorium Tuesday night, February
20, 15c and 30c.
spected among his fellow men.
Your son was wounded while on
patrol duty against the enemy. He
was immediately evacuated to the
nearest hospital where he was giv-
en the best medical care, but died
that same evening.
A Christian burial service was
held on the afternoon of December
30, 1944, and the remains were laid
to rest in the beautiful American
cemetery on Peleliu. The grave is
number 116, located in Eec. 6, Row
5. His Commanding Officer, sev-
eral other officers and a large num-
ber of the men from his company
were present for the service.
In this time of sorrow, it is my
prayer that God will comfort you,
sustain you and lead you in the
days that lie ahead.
Sincerely yours,
CLARENCE B. FINSAAS
Chaplain, 1st Lt.
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Make this year a better one by getting
1 the right start from the very beginning.
For insance, start a bank account with
! us if you are not already a patron of this
s bank and then watch your savings grow!
And don't forget to invest every dollar
| possible in War Bonds.
The Moran National Bank
Moran, Texas
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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With Our Men
In U. S.
Service
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Booth state
they had a letter from their son,
Pvt. A. J. Booth, who is stationed
at Camp George Meade, Md., tell-
ing of a sight-seeing trip to Wash-
ington, D. C. He states he saw the
Washington Memorial, it was 555
feet high, made of granite 18 feet j
thick at the base and 18 inches at
the top, and had 8985 steps, but
t.he^' were closed so had to ride on
the elevator. He went to the
Smithsonian Institute, he saw all
kinds of things, such as old cars,
locomotives, stage coaches and the
plane that Lindburg flew across
the ocean, also the first airplane
made that was a success. He saw
the room and bed that Lincoln died
in, and saw the clothes, revolvers,
swords that George Washington
used. They went to the Capitol but j
it was closed, but they saw the
White-House, and also visited the
Lincoln Memorial.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Booth had as
their guest over the week-end, one
of Pvt. Booth's buddies, Pvt. Bar
low, who is now stationed at Camp
Bowie, Texas. He is a native of
Louisiana, but says he likes Texas
just fine. •
American HEROes
toy JULIAN OLLENDORFF,
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T/Sgt. Joe Donald Allen, who has
been doing special work at Buffa-
lo, N. Y., arrived in Moran to visit,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Allen. Sgt. Allen who returned to
the states last November after fly-
ing 50 missions as engineer on a
Liberator over Germany and Aus-
tria, from a base in the Mediter-
ranean area, will be stationed in
Laredo, Texas, after a 15-day fur-
lough.
fVERY purchaser of a War
Bond gives up something to aid his fellowmen with the same
spirit that Pfc. William P. Bowes of West Roxbury, Mass., showed
in risking his life to save a comrade on a Pacific Island, though
in a lesser degree. Though previous attempts to reach three wounded
men had failed, Pfc. Bowes crawled through the jungle in the face
of intense enemy fire and dragged one of the men 35 yards to
COVet. The action WOn him a Silver Star. U. S. Treasury Department
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Pvt. and Mrs. Jimmy Griffith
and baby of Fort Jackson, S. C.,
are visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Griffith in the Deep
Creek community.
Mrs. Joe Dorsey received the
Purple Heart last week from her
son, Olin Dorsey, who was wounded
in Holland and has been in a hos-
pital in England since last October
and is recovering nicely.
First Class Petty Officer Wil-
liam Hudman, home on furlough
for the past 21 days visiting his
wife and parents, left last Friday
for Camp Park, Calif., for reassign-
ment. He had been stationed in
Alaska since last July and was sta-
tioned near Point Barrow. He flew
out, as the only means of transpor-
tation. A brother, Wilton Hudman,
is in the navy and stationed in the
South Pacific the past year. Both
are sens of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Hudman.
Word has been received here by
Miss Julia Beth Ballard that her
father's brother, Raymond Ballard
of San Saba county, who was in
the U. S. Marines, and stationed in
Washington, D. C., has been killed.
He was a veteran of World War I,
and had volunteered in the Ma-
rines in this war. No details as to
how he met his death, were receiv-
ed. C. C. Ballard left immediately
for Washington, D. C.
MORAN PTA
(Delayed)
The regular semi-monthly meet-
ing of the Moran Parent-Teachers
Association was held in the high
school auditorium, Wednesday,
February 7. The president, Mrs.
David Parrish, was assisted by the
secretary, Mrs. Cordie Cuno.
The announcement was made
that there is a nice cash balance in
the treasury, which could be put to
a good use. After some discussion,
the assembly decided to order addi-
tional books for the high school
library. It will be remembered
that both high school and grammar
school buildings were recently
lighted completely, and since it re-
quired considerably more to do the
work at the grammar school, and
in order to equalize the expendi-
tures of both buildings, the books
will be purchased for the high
school.
The entertainment was furnished
by the sixth grade, under the di-
rection of Miss Baughman, their
teacher. The subject of the pro-
gram was the Life of Abraham
Lincoln. A goodly number of the
parents and teacher's were present
for this meeting.
There being no further business
to come before the house, they
voted to adjourn until the next
meeting Wednesday, February 21.
—Reporter.
BAPTIST CHURCH
GOD'S CALL TO WATCH
Things we need to watch: Our
Walk—"See that you walk circum-
spectly" (Eph. 5:15). Our Actions
—"Abstain from all appearance of
evil" (I Thess. 5:22). Our Time—
"Redeeming the time because the
days are evil" (Eph. 5:16). Our
Conversation—"Only let your con-
versation be as it becometh the
gospel of Christ" (Phil. 1:27). Our
Habits—"And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed"
(Ro. 12:2).
A little boy came to his father
looking much in earnest, and asked,
"Father, is Satan bigger than I
am?" "Yes, my boy," said the
father. "Is he bigger than you are,
father?" "Yes, my boy, he is big-
ger than your father." The boy
looked surprised, but thought
again, and asked, "Is he bigger
than Jesus?" "No, my boy," ans-
wered the father. "Jesus is bigger
than he is." The little fellow as he
turned away, said with a smile,
"Then I'm not afraid of him."
God calls us to watch the life of
Jesus as the perfect pattern in-
stead of the imperfect pattern of
men.
Come to the Baptist church Sun-
day and hear the Good News.
STRAUSS ATKINSON, Pastor.
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T. E. L. CLASS MEETING
The T. E. L. Class met in the
home of Mrs. Ida Leftwich with
Mrs. Jim Strickland co-hostess.
Hymn, He Leadeth Me; prayer,
Mrs. Barbara Townsend; devotion-
al, Mrs. H. R. Roberts; Bible ques-
tions, Mrs. J. C. Brooks; talk by
Mrs. John Fincher. Mrs. McCargo
had charge of the social hour con-
tests.
Others present were Mmes. Bud
Booth, J. Terry, Harris, Lummus,
Wild, Hopkins, Clayton, Dosser and
Nettie Terry.
The meeting next month will be
the 9th, in the home of Mrs. R. M.
Harris. An all day meeting with
covered dish, luncheon and quilt-
ing.
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METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday school—10:00 a. m.
Preaching—11:00 a. m.
Young People's Service—7:30
p. m.
Preaching—8:00 p. m.
Woman's Society of Christian
Service—Monday afternoon 2:30.
Sunday morning subject, "Luke
Warmers;" Sunday night, "Seek ye
first the Kingdom of God."
You are urged to attend our
services Sunday. We are anxious
to have you; you are welcome.
Good singing at every service.
Urge your young people to come
to the evening services.
WILL M. CULWELL, Pastor.
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TURKEY DINNER NEXT SUN-
DAY, FEBRUARY 18, BILL'S
CAFE, 75 CENTS.
FUNERAL OF VAN BILLS
Word was received here last
Thursday of the death of Van Bills
at his home in DeLeon. Van was
the son of Mrs. M. E. Bills and
brother of Floyd and Randall Bills
of Moran. Mr. Bills had been ill for
several years but was able to be
up, and his sudden death came as a
shock to his family and friends.
Funeral services were held in De
Leon on Saturday morning with
many friends and neighbors attend-
ing. The body was brought to the
Dennis cemetery for burial. A
short service was held at the grave-
side, Rev. Strauss Atkinson offi-
ciating.
Mr. Bills is survived by his wife
and daughter of DeLeon, his moth-
er and tiiree brothers and seven
sisters, all of whom are living,
Floyd C. and Randall of Moran.
Leanard of Scotia, Calif., Mrs.
Myrtle Alexander, Mrs. Viola
Bowman, Mrs. Oneta Bailey, all of
San Antonio, Mrs. Mabel Perkins of
Rising Star-, Mrs. Katie Mans of
Artesia, N. M., Mrs. Olive Odom of
Lubbock and Mrs. Alice Finley of
Houston. All were present for the
funeral service except one brother
and one sister who were unable to
attend.
Bob Barker, secretary for
many years of the State Sen-
ate, died the past week. He
was 72 years old.
Final rites were held in the
capital where he had worked
since 1903.
Dr. Kenneth Pope, pastor of
the First Methodist church in
Austin, conducted the funer-
al service.
Members of . the State Sen-
ate attended the services ih a
body.
Mr. Barker is said to have
had many friends and people
from all walks of life filed
past the bier for three and
one-half hours.
Jack: According to this all
' butchers must have rheuma-
tism.
' Mac: I don't get it.
Jack: Well, this article
says rheumatism causes a
j man to imagine his joints are
much larger than they really
are!
Thousands of baby chicks
hatching per week. AAA
grade $9 per 100, AAAA
grade $11. Leghorn cockrels
S3. Fourteen breeds.
Hatchery, Baird, Texas.
Star
THE METHODIST LADIES
AND EASTERN STAR
will serve chili, pie, coffe,
basement Methodist church
SATURDAY, FEB. 17
Noon through evening meal.
Everyone invited.
MORAN STUDY CLUB
The Moran Study club met Tues-
day in the home A Mrs. J. M.
Townsend with Mrs. Barbara
Townsend as hostess. Mrs. Fred
Wyiie conducted the business ses-
sion when committee reports wer e
given and correspondence was read
by the secretary.
Mrs. Oyler, war service chair-
man, reported sale of $3.00 in sav-
ings stamps, and $93.75 in war
bonds, to members present. Mem-
ber's were requested to bring to the
next meeting, the numbers of all
bonds bought from September,
1944, to March, 1945.
Mrs. H. R. Roberts gave an in-
teresting report on post war plan-
ning. The lesson study was John
The Baptist; roll call, Birds and
Flowers of the Bible; song, Sweet
Hour of Prayer, with Mrs. Paul
Harper as pianist.
Mrs. B. A. Elliott was program
leader. Mrs. Oscar Wise discussed
the. Birth of John the Baptist, and
Mrs. Fred Wylie told of the Minis-
try and the Martyrdom of John the
Baptist. Closing number on the
program was a song, The Beautiful
Garden of Prayer.
The hostess served a tempting
refreshment plate to Mmes. B. A.
Elliott, Carroll Loudder, R. A. Elli-
ott, Emma Jean Oyler, H. R. Rob-
erts, Jack Taylor, J. M. Townsend,
Oscar Wise, Fred Wylie and Paul
Harper.
Mrs. J. M. Townsend will be clufc
hostess on Tuesday, February 27,
and the program topic will be Art.
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ENTERTAINS AT
LIONS CLUB
Company C, lOUi Battalion of
Texas State Guard was well repre-
sented at Cisco Lions club Wednes-
day. Captain McCargo took a
picked detail of sergeants and
furnished the hairy beasts with
something out of the ordinary in
the line of entertainment. Colonel
John H. Alvis, Commander of 10th
Battalion, and Colonel Bryant from
Battalion headquarters, both of
Abilene were present for the lunch-
eon.
After a few snappy drills, includ-
ing the manual of arms by the de-
tail under the command of Lt.
Booth, Captain McCargo intro-
duced Colonel Alvis who spoke on
ffie very important matter of uni-
versal military training, one' of the
major bills confronting Congress
at the present time. He had with
him some especially prepared
charts to illuftrate point he was
making, enabling him to be better
understood.
Those attending from Moran
were Captain McCargo, Lts. Booth
and MeCollum, Sgts. Jim Parrish,
John Alexander, John Pettit, R. E.
Weber, Floyd Hamilton, Carroll
Loudder, Oscar Wise, Lloyd Walk-
er, and Corp. John Simmons. This
was a very educational program
and was enjoyed by the Lions and
their guests.
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our deep
appreciation to the people who
were so kind to help us in our re-
cent sorrow. May God bless each
of you for the beautiful floral of-
fering.
Mrs. Josephene Bills and Betty Joe
Mrs. M. E. Bills and family
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bills.
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TREE PLANTING TIME
Papershell pecans pay. Bear
third year. Apples, peaches, pears,
plums, persimmons, grapes, berries,
shade trees, shrubs, evergreens.
Fresher stock that lives. Lower
prices. Fine hogs, bred gilts. Vis-
,it us.
SHANKS NURSERY
& HOG FARM
Clyde, Texas
AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY
Met Thursday night at the Am-
erican Legion hall. There were
three new members initiated, Mrs.
C. B. Snyder, Mrs. W. M. Freeman
and Mrs. Fred Bankston. We are
hoping for several more next meet-
ing which will be March 8th. Every
one come and let's have a large
attendance. After the adjournment
of Legion Auxiliary, all joined in
singing patriotic songs for 30 min-
utes.
We have plenty of quarter-inch
and three-eighth-inch staples, at
the Leader office.
The Shackelford County Leader
is the same price—$1.00 in county,
$1.50 elsewhere.
(Additional Moran News on
another page)
VISITORS FROM SAN ANGELO
Doris Lummus, Ray Dorrance,
Delorus Mashburn and Jack Quinn
all of San Angelo, spent Sunday
with J. P. Mashburn in Moran.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moseley of
Orange, Texas, spent the week-end
in Moran, coming to be at the bed-
side of Uncle George Parrish, who
is improving, and he may be able
to go home with his daughter, Mrs.
Mamie Pratt to Hot Springs, N. M.
Mrs. Maggie V. Dyer and Mrs.
Lucy Robinson attended Methodist
church services last Sunday even-
ing.
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Theatre—Cisco
SUNDAY-MON., FEB. 18-19
FOR SALE
Would sell 5-room bungalow box
house, Waters Addition, bath, mod-
ern fixtures, newly painted and pa-
pered, 5 lots, house and one lot
faces east, 3 lots faces west on
street. Has a fine brick and ce-
ment cellar, with chicken-proof
fence; garage in fair repairs. House
now rents for $17.00. $3,000 cash
for all, or would trade for town
property in Lubbock. Write Ray
A. Dennis, 1612 10th St., Lubbock,
Texas.
CARMEN
MICHAEL
r_ O'SHEA BLAINE
gCMZTHm
FOR The
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R. O. P. sired English White
Leghorn pullets, AAA grade
$20, AAAA grade $22 per 100.
We do everything to improve
our breeding stock that other
hatcheries do but sell our pul-
lets for much less. Star
Hatchery, Baird, Texas.
EAT AT BILLS CAFE
We serve chicken dinners
every Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday. Home baked pies
every day.
We Try to Please.
HILLS BROS.
¥
PHIl SILVERS
SHEILA RYAN
PERRY COMO
GLENN LANGAN
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
THIS WEEK
RAY MILLAND
in
"MINISTRY
of FE A R"
with
MARJORIE REYNOLDS
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GARDEN SEED
FOR 1945
New line of Garden Seeds in bulk and
packages. It's nearly time for garden-
ing again, so thing about your Victory
Garden now—
PLANT GOOD SEED
We have on hand fine lot of Onion
Sets and plants, also Seed Potatoes.
Freeman Grocery
& Market
Moran, Texas
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