The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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he Denison Press
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED PRESS
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1943 WEEKLY FOUNDED 1930-DAILY IN 1934
VOLUME 14—NO, 28
Hard-Hit Rommel Fights For Time
Denison Commended For Scrap Drive
WANT OUTLINE OF
HOW WORK DONE ON
RADIO PROGRAM
That Denison has done an out-
standing piece of work in the
matter of its scrap drive was re-
vealed here Wednesday when a
request was made from Dallas
that an outline of how the work
was conducted be given and that
the matter be presented on a
radio program at a near-distant
date. It is to be on WFAA at a
date to he announced.
Officials of the War Production
Board declared the work done by
Denison to be “one of the most
commendable pieces of work
done in the entire south.”
Parties learning of this record
by" Denison interested themselves
in order that the outline of how
it was conducted by broadcast
ALONG THE
NEWS BEAT
BY THE ED1TO.R
H«re’» Why
“I find it so hard to keep my-
self keyed up to the point where
I know I ought to be in fighting
this war. The fact that I am
thousaTyls of miles from any ac-
tual battle zone has a tendency to
make me let down in my enthusi-
asm. I even find it affecting my
war bond buying and I don’t like
it. I feel that I need something
every now and then to come
along and pep me up.”
That’s about the way a friend
talked this week. 1 And, if the
truth were known, there might
be flegions of us suffering from
the same lack of conseiousnesss
of a war that is eating at our
very vitals, but which is not yet
sufficiently organized in our ex
perience as to shock us as we
should be doing more about it.
Recently a wide-awake news-
paper man dug up every local
boy’s name who had gone to the
war—it was a most imposing look-
ing number of them from his
community—and printed them on
a double page spread and tied it
up as so many “Reasons for buy-
ing more war bonds."
We imagine if you looked onj
that list and saw on,e of your,
own flesh and ’ lood, you would!
feel very keenly the need fori
keeping up th*? old home spirit
and would also thank the editor
for his thoughtfulness and re-
sourcefulness in keeping the mat-
ter of staying in the spirit ofi
patriotism all the time in these'
trying days.
We newspaper men are trying
in first one way or another to
get over ideas of staying in trim
patriotically and in doing so are
offering cd-operative ads, Most
of the customers are glad to
sign up for such community ads
but occasionally there are those
who demur on the ground that
it does them no particular good.
Personal advertising, they say,
will do them greater good.
Well, in that sense, they are
right, but in the sense of a mass
attack by a big nd to arouse our
patriotism and call attention to
ne|ed for staying in the spirit to
win this war and carry on the
morale angle, we submit the co-
operative ad comes nearer doing
the work.
Our boys out there in the
front lines where the issues are
life and death and where they
cast aside their personal belong-
ings as if they were dung, and
press forward into the face of
the enemy with their breasts un-
bared, need no such stimulation
They are wondering if we back
home arp slippinro hack and be-
coming mercenary, and trying to
grab for our fancied share of this
(Cmtinued on Pag* 4)
and otherwise publicized as a
stimulation to other points.
A letter to that effect was
written Fred Harvey, who is
chairman of that committee under
the local Civilian Defense setup,
and Judge C. B. Carroll being
general chairman of the program
of civilian defense is preparing
the wanted information.
When the call first came for
acivilian defense setup, Denison
got into immediate action and
soon a complete setup was formed
with all branches of the defense
organized and manned. All civic
organizations, clubs, schools, Boy
Scouts, polico and fire depart-
ments were given a place in the
setup and a series of drills and
instructions have been conduct-
ed, rallies he'd and as a result
many civilians have been trained
in various useful ways in case of
emergencies and for special calls
such as scrap drives.
The whole has been placed at
the fingers’ tips and in a short
while all of them may be wung
into action. Wards have been or
ganized and block leaders named
—in fact it is a complete setup
of the Civilians Defense Organi-
zation and this work has been
aided materially by the untiling
efforts of Judge Carroll.
When the call came for scrap
material the whole organization
swung into action, and headed by)
Fred Harvey the job was prac-j
tically perfectly done.
“I am particularly proud of the
fact that Denison has been asked
to give the secret of how it was
done, but it is simple, just a lot
of willing people ready to work
hard at a task which meant mak-
ing a contribution toward win-
ning the war,” declared Mr. Har-
vey.
Judge Carroll stated “It isj
marvelous how willing the people
of Denison have been to do the
job. All of them have been fine)
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
Governor of the State of Texas
NO. 0271
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, America stands at the crossroads in the
most critical hour in its history, engaged in a supreme
effort to maintain high standards fundamental to a
free people; and
WHEREAS, every loss of food, supplies, production
facilities, property and life weakens the resources of this
nation • and
WHEREAS, the preservation of the health of our citi-
zens and the preservaton of property from destruction
by fire in of vital importance to the support of our men
engaged in the battles of a global war; and
WHEREAS, the Texas State Health Department and
the State Fire Insurance Department have, for a number
of years, sponsored an annual Cltean-up campaign in the
interest of better health and fire prevention;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Coke Stevenson, Governor of
the State of Texas, designate the week of April 4-10,
1943, as I
HEALTH AND CLEAN-UP WEEK
in Texas, and most respectfully call upon municipal offi-
cials, public health authorities, fire departments, civilian
defense? units, schools, clubs, civic organzations, the press,
the radio, and citizens individually to take an active part
in tho observance of Health and Clean-up week.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereunto signed my name
, officially and caused the Seal of
State to be affixed herto at Aus-
tin, Texas, this the twentieth day
of March, A. D., 1943.
ENEMY TRAPPED HAS
LITTLE CHANCE OF
DUNKERQUE PLAN
Local Debaters
Win First Place
Natl Contest
Denison’s two high school) de-
baters, Edgar Lee Ball and Billy
Earl Campbell, came out with
top honors in a nation-wide de-
bating contest for high school
students at a meet held last week
in Wentworth Academy, Lexing-
ton, Mo. About 20 of the best
teams of the country were in the
contest.
Tho meet was for only the spe-
j daily invited teams and was not
a regular tournament, although
the picked ones were of the very
best speech teams over the
country, and the Denison group
was the only Texas team invited
They won state honors several
weeks back.
Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, April 1—If Rommel held
«vny hope of making his escape
from the band of steel thrown
around him, that dream is now far
distant and his plans for a Dun-
kerque evacuation have all beer,
wiped out by allied bombings
w'hich “have hit eeryvthing that
was not buried,” as one American
pilot put it.
The Axis are desperately try-
ing to land forces by air in suf-
ficient quantities to bring relief,
but the overpowering aerial fleet
of the Allies are forestalling any
‘■uch move that might prove for-
midable.
Mighty air fortresses totaling
more than 100 bashed the impor-
tant Axis supply base at Cagliria
on Sardina Wednesday, seriously
crippling its usefulness to the en-
emy, while swarms of planes of
the Americans and British turned
Rommel’s retreat up the eastern
Tunisian coast a nightmare of de-
struction.
SEAL OF STATE
Geography Made Tex.-
Oklahoma Neighbors,
So, Let's Be Friends
i
COKE STEVENSON,
Governor of Texas
BY THE GOVERNOR
SIDNEY LATHAM,
Secretary of State
Large Vote Urged
In City Election
Here Next Tuesday
As showing how the larger
papers of the State of Texas are
noting the manner in which some
Oklahomans are bickering about
boundaries on Red river, name
for Denison dam, and in general
making political capital and gen-
erating strife between the people
of this section when good will
| should be paramount, especially
| at this time with the greatest in-
| land lake in the world in the
I process of formation between the
I two neighborhoods, the Dallas
News makes the following com-
munities of this area, visiting
them and asking that a delegation
he sent to a central meeting held
recently to make the most of the
big $54,000,900 dam for all
people of this general section in
particular and for the country as
a whole in general.
Just now we are trying to bring
about a common agreement as to
hunting and fishing and boating
on the big body of water whereby
both states will he equitably
served, but a recent pronounce-
ment from the governor of the
the
Denison voters will go to
polls next Tuesday to select a
mayor and a commissioner to
serve the city for the next two
years and the indications are that
a heavy vote will be polled. In-
and no city could have niore loyal (terest has been keener this week
people.” | _____________
VictoryGardens
Responding To
Warm Weather
The weather this week has
been on the side of Victory gar-
dens and all over the city the
more than 1200 gardens planted
as a war measure are vi.-ibly
green from the streets. While
seed dealers are sti ll doing a big
business, and the season is still
open for planting, much of the
planted stuff is up several inches.
During the past week sonic
complaints have been heard from
stray animals walking over the
fresh vegetables, and in one case
a miscreant deliberately do
stroyed a garden. Police are
still insisting on penalty of fines,
if patriotism fails, that owners
of chickens and pets which stray
over gardens, be kept up.
With the growing gardens in-
terest is increasing also in the
cash prizes that are being of-
fered for the best gardens or for
the largest pumpkin, longest bean
and largest vegetable spaghetti.
Those interested in the prizes and
the points in the contest may see
Miss Jennie Jackson, chairman of
the Victory garden movenieut
which is being sponsored by the
Denison Garden club.
A total of $117.50 is I cing
offered in cash for the garden
contest. The Chamber of Com-
merce is planning a special dis-
play of garden truck grown in
the Denison contest.
DENISON CHAMBER NAMES
POST WAR COMMITTEE
With President Floyd Babcock
acting as its head, a committee
of the Denison Chamber of Cotn-
meroe has been named to conduct
post-war planning, it was a
nounced this week.
With a view of planning for
activities that may he immedi-
ately launched following the close
of the war, the group will con-
sider all and any possible pro-
jects or courses of action that
will inure to the general benefit
of the city and surrounding
area.
Others on the committee nre
the vice-presidents of the organi-
zation and are W. II. Howell,
W. L. Ashburn, Jr., F. H. Koh-
feldt, It. B. Perryman, C W
Pierpont and W. L. Steakley.
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Hyde Park to Have Pie Supper
The Hyde Park community will
have a pie supper Friday night,
the affair being sponsored by
the Parent-Teachers’ organization
of the school. A community sing-
ing will also be part of the pro-
gram of the evening and singer-
are invited along with the gen-
eral public. Mrs, P. H. Larkin is
president of the P.-T. A of the
school.
_V-
A group of hoys and girls
composing tho singing club from
Peabody school visited the Rota-
ry club at its regular meeting
Thursday at Hotel Denison, giv-
ing several numbers. About 75
singers form tiro club. The sing-
ers were enthusiastically re-
ceived and their singing was ex-
cellent. The program was in
charge of Con Corcoran.
than at any time following the
closing of the time when filing
could Ije had by candidates.
The last day for filing saw
two in the race for mayor, and
three in the race for commis-
sioner. The candidates drew for
position on the ticket last Friday
and the ticket will be as fol-
lows :
For Mayor
Clarence Scott.
W. L. (Bill) Ashburn.
For Commissioner
W. C. (Bill) Darby.
Harry Glidden.
C J. Ussery.
saw
ment on an article appearing re- j state of Oklahoma declares that
cently in the Denison Press. j all the lake’s privileges belongs
It is quite timely and the tone
of it is generality characteristic of
how people feel over the section.
Denison through its Chamber of
Commerce has extended herself in
an effort to bring about the fin-
est of feeling among all the com-
As usual the last days
additional planks and
added to platforms or aims of the J tributors and
Meat Situation
In Denison Is
Satisfactory
The meat situation in Denison
following the rationing plan is de-
clared to be satisfactory follow-
ing a distribution)
to Oklahoma and says there will
be no cooperation on their part
so far as he is concerned in the
matter of coming to a common
understanding regarding regula-
tions which shall be mutually
fair fo both states regarding
fishing, hunting, etc. on the
lake’s waters.
The Denison Press article said:
After all, our Oklahoma news-
papers had just as well get accus-
tomed to calling it Denison Dam
instead of deleting that term
from the messages and placing
instead the words “Red River
Dam.” It will be indicated offi-
of " something! ola-lly, as has been suggested by
candidates, with no
sharp issues having shown up as
of Thursday, however, considera-
ble interest is being expressed in
the matter of what influence the
result of the recent election to
grant a gas franchise might have
on naming the men to fill the
offices.
promises! like 25,000 pounds to local dis-
at the disposal of
particular the retail trade.
As the week came to a close
last Saturday it was practically
impossible to find an ounce of
that diet in any store or mar-
ket, and even passers-through
went about to see if they could
locate any meat. Not any of
As it appears now the race
promises to be a rather close one
and will be more so than in any
election for some time.
It is hoped that a large vote
will turn out so that the election
will come more nearly indicating
the will of the whole people. The
voting places by
follows:
wards ave
parties active in" securing the
dam, that it be called Denison
Dam. After all, the words Red
River do not locate the dam dis-
tinctly enough. For instance,
there is the Red River ordnance
plant, and it is located far down
Red River at Texarkana. So,
come on, Oklahoma papers, and
be good sports and stop that de-
leting and let it stand as it comes
such persons were able to locate! trough on all messages and other
meat at any of the many stores literature out of Washington—
they visited, they stated. ! Denison Dam.
With the meat situation tighter| The News comments:
than normal times, local cafes After all. Oklahoma politicians,
no less than Oklahoma newspa-
are also meeting the situation in
a cooperative way and they re-
port patrons take the situation
in, a good frame of mind.
-V-
Wliere to Vote
Ward 1—Cecil Hardy’s Radio
shop, Morton street and (Hous-
ton avenue.
Ward 2—First Baptist educa-
tional building, North Mirick and
Woodard street.
Ward 3—North Side Grocery
and Market, 800 W. Morton.
Ward 4—Chas. Brigham’s Shoe
Shop, Sugar Bottom.
Ward 5—No. 529 W. Hull
street.
Ward 6—Trinity Methodist
church, 130 W. Texas.
pers, might just as well accept
us Texans. Denison Dam and all.
Too long have certain elements
north of the Red River, from Al-
falfa Bill on down, sought to
USO IMPROVEMENTS HERE *mako political capital at the ex-
TO START AT EARLY DATE pense of the Lone Star State.
Announcement is made by J. J.^’hat Mr. Bryan once said about
Madden, chairman of the rccrea- the 1 nited States and Mexico
tional council of the USO here, should be applicable to Texas and
that work is to start immediately Oklahoma—geography has made
n" considerable improvement! us neighbors, let reason and good
which is to be made on the local sense make us menus. TeXa.-, can
for soldiers. Several say this, even though we
centers
thousand dollar J in new equip-
ment has been received and is to
be installed by Earl Badgett,
local contractor.
The former Blue Moon, at 000
Morton street, is to be fixed up
for negro soldiers,
have
some lost territory in Oklahoma,
which is none other than Greer
County. A good place fbr our
neighbors to the north to start is
to refer to the great engineering
project at Denison by its right
name,
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Anderson, LeRoy. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1943, newspaper, April 2, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth526875/m1/1/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.