The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1945 Page: 3 of 8
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THE SHACKELFORD COUNTY LEADER
My Column
MRS. C. C. CADY
Postmaster C. Harper who has
faithfully performed his duty for
15 years in our Moran post office,
is in receipt of a farewell message
from Postmaster General Frank
Walker.
Farewell Message
To all Officials and Employees of
the Postal Service:
Tomorrow I shall leave the Uni-
ted States Postal Service. I have
submitted to the President a report
of stewardship. To you, I want to
say a more personal word regard-
ing the work we shared and my
feelings toward you.
We have been together for al-
most 5 years—the most, eventful
and dangerous years in our coun-
try's history. Preparations for
war, and then war itself, demanded
that we maintain at peak efficiency
a service essential both to the con-
duct of the war and to the welfare
and happiness of the American
people.
This is probably the last time
tnat I shall speak thus to all of
y6u and in the name of you. I have
never been identified with g finer
group of people than I have found
you to be. Ycu have given me
your .;.tfUSt, your1 friendship, and
your loyalty. I,shall never cease
being grateful to you for the help
you gave to me.' and the service
you rendered to the people of the
United States, during my term as
Postmaster General. .
Farewell. Upon all of you and
all of yours may God bestow his
choicest blessings.
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Jim Strickland who lives on the
Moran-Albany highway was a very
pleasant caller in our newspaper
office this week. Mr. Strickland
sends a one-year subscription of
our paper to W. O. Ingram at
Odessa for his birthday present.
We know that Mr. Ingram will en-
joy this paper after living here for
several years.
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While in Dallas last week we
purchased several copies of Texas
Almanacs, published by the Dallas
Morning News. The 1945-46 alma-
nacs are the best ever published.
Come in and get yours.
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FAMILY REUNION
A family reunion was held last
Sunday in the S. B. Killough home
where they entertained their son,
Cpl. Earl and Mrs. Killough and
their two daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Taylor and son, Ray Edwin
of Freeport and Lois Killough of
Cisco.
MORAN CELEBRATES
THE 4th
Moran celebrated the 4th of July
with a basket picnic and barbecue
at the City Park. More than 300
happy people were present with
large filled baskets of good food
and several 4 tiered cakes with
icing despite the sugar shortage,
was enjoyed by all present. The
old fashioned spirit of a country
picnic prevailed. Every one was
happy and helped the other fellow
to be the same.
The barbecue was a success with
500 pounds of meat which was well
cooked and eaten. There was
enough left for all to have supper.
Meat was sent out to all the shut-
ins who could not be present by the
Legionnaires who sponsored the
picnic. The general opinion is we
want more picnics and the public
must be awakened to the fact.
There must be more cooperation so
the work won't fall on a few.
Amusements were the Moran
State Guard gave a drill at the
high school grounds, followed by a
ball game of a mixed group of bus-
iness men, some from Moran and
Albany, in favor of Moran 7-1.
METHODIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
I have been away the last two
Sundays in a meeting at Seminole,
Texas. I want to express my ap-
preciation to the church for their
cooperation while I was away. I
am back on the field now and want
to urge all to be present Sunday,
at Sunday school and church. It.
was my plan to get in all the homes
this week, but the rains are keep-
ing me from doing that, but I will
be in each home as soon as the
roads will permit.
I am starting a series of sermons
Sunday on the "Victorious Living''
or the "Surrendered Life." These
sermons will last for the next four
or five Sundays. We will be look-
ing for you Sunday. Come and
help make our services what they
should be.
We will be glad to have you re-
member our revival that starts the
last Sunday in August. Dr. O. P.
Clark will do the preaching. He is
from First church, Abilene. Don't
let the rain and weather keep you
away from church. Just come on
regardless of what kind of weather
we are having.
WILL M. CULWELL, Pastor.
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NEW SUBSCRIBERS
THIS WEEK
Mrs. Leon Andrews
Mrs. G. W. Basham, McCamey
W. O. Ingram, Odessa.
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VISIT OUR FURNITURE
DEPARTMENT
New Furniture arriving daily—
Lowest prices in town.
SCHAEFER'S RADIO SHOP
CISCO, TEXAS
GUARD GETS WRITE-UE
In the July 1, 1945 copy of The
Guardsman appeared the pictures;
of Capt. George McCargo and Lt.
Walter McCollum and a writeup on
the State Guard of Moran written
by L. L. Walker.
Moran, Smallest Town in State
With Unit of Guard
Located in the southeast corner
of Shackelford county, on Federal
Highway 283, Moran is one of the
most prosperoous grain and cattle
raising section of Central West
Texas. Considerable shallow oil
and gas is also produced near the
city limits. The famous Tarrant-
Cloud "Million Dollar" oil well was
drilled in near the city in 1912, and
has been constantly producing
since that time.
This settlement, first named
Hicks, then Hulltown, was later
changed to Moran, and incorpo-
rated with the city council form of
government in the falT of 1921.
This little city, with a war popu-
lation of less than seven hundred
souls, boasts of excellent schools,
and four beautiful churches.
When the Texas National Guard
was mustered into Federal service
at the outbreak of the present con-
flict, Moran was the first town of
its size in the state to apply for a
unit of the newly created Texas
Defense Guard.
When a petition, which was cir-
culated by Moran's Earnest F.
Pettit American Legion Post, was
honored by the governor, Moran
became the headquarters of Com-
pany C, 10th Battalion. The offi-
cers to guide the destinies of this
patriotic organization were: Com-
pany Commander, George L. Mc-
Cargo; First Lt. Fred C: Smith;
Second Lt. John W. Booth; First
Sgt. Walter McCollum.
Since that time, Lt. Smith has
moved, and Lt. Booth was pro-
moted to first lieutenant, and First
Sgt. McCollum to second lieuten-
ant.
Captain McCargo is a very able
and instructive company command-
er, and enjoys the heartfelt respect
and esteem of each of his enlisted
men as well as his officers. Dur-
ing the time he has headed the or-
ganization he has never beer ab-
sent from his post on drill nights. |
Eighty-five percent of the mem-
bers of Company C are wearers of
the bronze service star, of which
they are justly proud. Another
noteworthy feature of this com-
pany is the fathers and sons, wiio
march and drill side by side. Lads
too young are enrolled as super-
numeraries, and go along with
their dads.
There are well over a dozen of
such cases in Company C, and all
are living for the day when they,
like dad, can enlist and be a full-
fledged Guardsman. And so, we of
Moran proudly boast of being the
smallest town in the state with a
unit in the Texas State Guard!
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Moran will be treated to a vaude-
ville and variety show sponsored by
the firemen of Moran, to be held on
the rodeo ground opposite the bank.
The advance agent was in Moran
Wednesday making arrangements
for their own big tent. Watch for
an ad in the Moran paper next
week.
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With Our Men
In U. S.
Service
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Booth had a
letter from their son, Pfc. A. J.
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parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cot-
tle of Moran. He is enroute to
Camp MaXie at Paris, Texas.
NOTICE
•The next fcgulfer meeting of the
Luncheon'club Nvill be July IS. The
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We now have a nice selection of
oil and gas cook stoves reasonably
priced.—Cisco Lumber 8c Supply
, new
officers will preside at that! Ca> Cisco.
Lt. and Mrs. T. G. Hull and chil- ( meeting.—Toastmaster Hugh W.
dren returned to Moran on Monday | smith.
from O'Reilly General Hospital in | 0
Missouri. Mrs. Hull and family j BAPTIST WMU
will make their home in Moran and
Lt. Hull will report back July 16.
ment at the W. M. Brewster home
in Moran.
William Howard Strickland, age
18, son of T. L. Strickland of Sed-
wick, left Tuesday,"July 10 for a
final examination at Dallas.
Booth who is stationed in Czech , Mrs. Hull will live in her old apart-
He states he is well and doing fine.
He has gone deer hunting twice,
the fishing is also good over there.
He has killed two deers. He also
said the cars over there were
"Oplins." The trucks burn wood
and have five gears forward. They
are very big and clumsy. He states
that during > the drive across Ger-
many he acquired two new German
pistols. He also said they did their
farming with their milk cows. Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Booth received a
box of souvenirs from their son. It
included a pair of wooden shoes,
blanket, and a French knife.
Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal-
ifornia—Marine Field Cook Wood-
row W. Hitt, (337463) of Box 194,
Moran, Texas, has been promoted
to his present rank from the rank i
of Assistant Cook.
Field Cook Hitt, born July 17,
1917 at Buckholts, Texas, attend-
ed high school at Moran, Texas. He
was employed by the Hitt Candy
Company in Camden, Arkansas be-
fore enlisting in the Marine Corps
in December 1941 at Dallas, Texas.
His brother, Corporal Cecil Hitt,
is in the Army and another broth-
er, Lt. (jg) » Mort Hitt, is in the
Navy.
Field Cook Hitt is a veteran of
27 month's overseas duty. He was
in action on Guadalcanal, Tarawa,
Saipan, and Tinian. He wears two
Presidential Unit Citations.
His mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. Mort Hitt, reside at Box 194,
Moran, Texas.
Sgt. Ernest Pinnell arrived from
overseas on a 30-day furlough to
spend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Pinnell. He was in the
European Theated of Operations in
England, France, Belgium, Ger-
many, Holland, Luxembourg and
crossed the Rhine on March 20. He |
went overseas in November of 1943. i
He flew to England and was in the!
hospital for an operation. On May'
19, he sailed for the states. After
his furlough he will report to Van
Nuyes, California to Birmingham
General Hospital for a 70 day treat-
ment.
The WMU met at the Baptist
church Monday at 2:30 with 10
present. Hymn, Amazing Grace,
prayer, Rev. Strauss Atkinson.
Rev. Atkinson taught the Bible
study on Justification. Dismissed
by Mrs. J. M. Townsend.
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FOR SALE—A good gas cook
stove. See A. Pritchard, Moran,
Texas.
(Additional Moran News oa
another page)
FOR SALE
House and lot in south part
of Moran.
Address
W. P. GRACE
Box 462, Hamlin, Texas.
Now plenty in stock, A. B. Bat-
tery packs.—Western Auto Asso-
ciate Store, Albany.
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Come in and get it, plenty of
black pepper and laundry soap,
with order.—Freeman Grocery &
Market.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson's
oldest son, S/Sgt. Elmo Simpson
arrived home from Germany after
9 months service overseas. He is
in the 95th Division, 379th Infan-
try. He is home on a 30-day fur-
lough.
Pvt. and Mrs. Delbert W. Mich-
ael and baby arrived here the first
of the week from Fairmont, W. Va.,
for a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Jeanis. Mrs. Mich-
ael and baby will remain here when
he returns to duty.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Tosh, Moran,
Route 1, have received information
from the war department that their
son, Jack Tosh Jr., is dead. The i he did not feel like a veteran, even
FOR SALE—One electric wash-
ing machine in good condition. See
Mrs. W. C. Brooks on Moran and
Cisco highway.
improved more rapidly when he
began to take more lessons in
handling the gloves.
By the time of the last lesson in
leather-slinging Bill advanced to
the finals in the intramural elimi-
nations ar.d was looking forward
to fighting in the monthly recruit
boxing championships.
The championship match was
held on Sunday, and Bill found that
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Theatre—Cisco
SUN.-MONDAY, JULY 15-16
Make your reservation now for
corrugated Roofing (26 GA. Alum-
inum). Shipment expected July
15th.—Cisco Lumber & Supply Co.,
Cisco.
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SPELLS YOUR FUTURE
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To you, War Bonds may mean a new |
I car, a home in the post war world, se- |
I curity for your family.
Save every penny you can and invest |
in War Bonds for the future as well as |
for Victory.
I Store your bonds in a safety deposit box. J
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The Moran National Bank
Moran, Texas
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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NOTICE
To all who wish to use the
school canning equipment for veg-
etables, see Mrs. Bumpers at her
home. She will assist you in your
canning projects, whether fruit or
vegetables.
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We have one of the largest
stocks of groceries in West Texas
to choose from. Out of town visi-
tors visit us each day to take ad-
vantage of our full stocked line at
Freeman's Grocery & Market.
Staff Sergeant Glen L. Pool, hav-
ing recently returned from Eng-
land, is spending a 30-day furlough
in Moran. Sgt. Pool served as
flight engineer-gunner on a B-24
Liberator in the Eastern Theater
of Operations, flying aerial combat
missions over Germany and France.
Decorations include the Air Medal,
Presidential Citation with one clus-
ter, and he wears 3 bronze battle
participation stars. Sgt. Pool will
rejoin the 491st Bombardment
Group after his furlough.
son had been a prisoner of the
Japanese in the Philippines and
was serving at Clark Field, Manila
when the war broke out. When he
died had not been learned. He was
a brother of Wallace Tosh, who
now is stationed in the South Paci-
fic. It was added here that Pvt.
Tosh was on the ship of prisoners
that left the Philippines on October
11 and was sunk on October 24.
Pvt. Tosh attended school at Lue-
ders. He enlisted at Ft. Bliss
where he was stationed for two
years until sent to the Philippines
in 1939. He was with the medical
detachment.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Locke receiv-
ed a letter from their son in Ger-
many saying that his company was
going to England. They are leav-
ing their equipment in Germany
and flying back. She also received
a letter from her nephew, Sam
Bender of Marietta, Ohio who was
seriously wounded in November,
saying he had been discharged
from hospital in Battle Creek,
Michigan and was able to work
some and was gradually improv-
ing.
for all his fights, before the large
crowd that he found when he en-
tered the ring.
The match turned out to be a
real slugfest which kept the crowd
roaring on their feet even during
the rest period.
For winning the match Bill re-
ceived a gold boxing glove, which
he has as px oof that the hard train-
ing during "boot camp" had its
moments of glory.
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Pfc. Olin M. Dorsey went over-
seas in April 1944. He had train-
ing in England in Mess Mgr.
Course as a free replacement mess
sergeant. Sgt. Dorsey served in
France and Germany as a free re-
placement. He served the 7th
Armored Division under General
Patton and went into Metz, Ger-
many. When the Germans surren-
dered he was 20 miles from the
Baltic Sea. He stated it was just
another day and from then on they
took prisoners. He was transfer-
red from the 7th Armored Division
May 14, 1945. He sailed for the
states from Le Harve, France May
27 and arrived at Boston harbor.
He was honorably discharged at
Fort Sam Houston with 103 points.
SAVE TIME AND
RUBBER
It is poor economy
to do without a tele-
phone w7hen it costs so
much extra time and
rubber in making un-
necessary trips to de-
liver a message.
Be economical and patriotic—
Use the Telephone
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COMPANY
FABIAN BEARDEN
Assistant Manager
James Cottle finished his basic
training at Camp Hood and is
spending his 11-day leave with his
Moran Youngster Wins 'Boot
Camp' Boxing Championship
at San Diego
Seventeen-year-old Billy Gene j
Allen of Moran has received a
great deal of attention for his fistic
accomplishments while stationed at
the San Diego Naval Training Cen-
ter.
Bill, who enlisted for the Navy in
Abilene last February, has not only
won the Center's lightweight box-
ing title but has received a page of
publicity in "The Hoist," training
center paper, in which he is depict-
ed as a "1945 edition of G. I. Joe
Bluejacket," who "slung the leath-
er around a little in his home town
of Moran, Texas, before signing up
under the management of Uncle
Sam."
The page in "The Hoist" not only
pictured boxing as taught in the
Navy as a recruit saw it, "through
the eyes of Bill Allen, Co. 163,"»in
words but also devoted much space
for pictures of the West Texan as
he went through the boxing train-
ing.
Bill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. j
William Chester Allen of Moran.
He enlisted when 17 years old. This •
is the second boxing title in six!
months to be won by a recruit en-
listed by the Abilene station.
Bill started his boxing instruc-
tions at "boot camp" along with
700 recruits. A few days late*' Bill
was selected to represent his com-
pany in an inter-company boxing
match. Bill took on his opponent
and ran him all around the ring to
win. His company went on to win
by one bout.
Bill next learned of the monthly
tournament for recruits at the base
and then decided to shoot for the
title in his weight division. Bill got
off to a fine start in the evening
eliminations 'in the tourney, but
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