The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1944 Page: 1 of 12
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6th War Loan Drive
starts MONDAY. Nov. 20
Get Set!
The Hereford Brand
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44th Year—Number 46
The Hereford Brand, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, November 16, 1944
Price Per Copy 5c
ROUN
Town
T Leon Hartman War Fund
Killed in Action
Sights and Faces Seen
Quota Topped
By $300.00
A total of $3,054 has been con-
reader and gardener we like The official message further trtbuted by Deaf Smith County
Uasit week he read about those stated that because of exi.st-
record breaking turnips raised jn(? conditions the body, if r<-
by L. I.. Cannon and Instead of covered ,could not Ire returned
H. M
Leon A Hartman, son of O
C Hartman of Hereford, wa.s
killed In action while In the
service of his country, accord-
— - ' ing to a Navy Department tele-
Horton Ls the kind of |f|-am received here this week
people In the United War Fund
Drive, it was revealed this week
by Urlln Streu, chairman, who
Bond Rally Set
For Nov. 28th
A bond rally featuring mu-
I .sic by the 35 piece band from
! Amarillo Army Air Field and
variety acts, toy soldier enter-
tainers, together with talks by
wounded war veterans and by
a special representative of the
Treasury Department will be
part of the Sixth War Loan
Dilve In Hereford, it was an-
rulslng a lot of nasty matherna- ut, present; and the family was I said that the quota had been j nounced this week,
ticul quesUoias about yield, requested not to divulge the | oversubscribed by $354 and j The rally will be held at B
weight, Income. etc., he Just name of young Hartman’s ship I prulscd the splendid work of o’clock, Tuesday night. Nov 28,
at the Deaf Smith County Court
House, If the weather Is good,
brought us In one of his own or station. I volunteers In Hereford and
record breaking turnips. This Hartman, who hold the rank various rural communities In
specimen weighed .seven pounds, (>f baker, first class, In the U. H I the county and the cooperation 'the program will be held out-
.uni Mr Horton said he had RtVal Reserve, would have been of eltleen In general, whose aide and if real winter has set
some more In the garden nearly , 27 years old on Nov. 17 He at- j gifts made possible the rapid in, the entertainment will be In
as large. I tended the Westway School and I raising of the quota. the District Courtroom.
was a graduate of Hereford The chairman especially cited a large crowd representing
Most of the pictures in the IllKh School. For throe years the work of three rural com- the entire Hereford territory la
Brand come from a large news prlor p, his induction Into the tnunlties which raised a total anticipated and the rally la ex-
acrvlce and It’s strictly cotncl- Navy earjy in 1942 he was em- of $744 In the drive and listed pected to help In meeting the
dence, with odds about one ploypd l)y the Hereford Bakery. Dawn, Bippus and Wyohe aa county’s $3«(),(»(K) war bond goal.
thousand to one against the jje was iai<d home on leave in leaders In the rural campaign.--<>----
chance, that one of these news September 11*43 and had seen At Dawn, under the direction fa a 1 ■ w ■ . j
cuts will turn out to be a pic- duty ln both the Pacific and <>f local chairman II. E Millcr, |gQjQ£|On LlSl6Q
ture of someone from Hereford. Atlantic war theaters, j a total of $30(1 was raised; Blp-
But it happened last week, ac- .survivors, be,-rides his father, | pus community, under the chair- Micclnif in Aril AVI
cording to < orrlne Hami lton, ludo three sisters, Mrs O. C manshlp of Roger Brumley, dglisislHlJ 111 lavllUU
who says that the sailor pic- j|oaser Mr*. Oordion Wither- j contributed $21*3; and Wyche,
Big War Job Still Ahead And Bond Dollars
Needed to Finance March to Berlin and Tokyo
Many Boy Scouts Receive Awards
At Honor Court Held Here Thursday
The Deaf Smith District
Court of Honor was held Thurs-
day night at the Court House In
Hereford in Charge of W, E.
Dam cron, chairman of the
Court of Honor.
The program was opened by
the presentation of the colors
toy members of Troops 1 (50)
and 2 (52).
Awards for Second Class rank
The Sixth War Loan Drive
will get underway on Monday,
Nov. 20, with Deaf Smith
County citizens aiming at a to-
tal of $300,000 ln War Bond pur-
chases with $155,000 of tho
amount In Series E bonds.
Despite the fact that the
county has raised higher quo-
tas In the past, and that the
county, war finance committee
ls confident of ultimate suc-
cess ln the Sixth Drive; never-*
theless the campaign will be
no “push over” here.
For Judging from perfor-
mance ln reaching recent
were presented by Robert monthly quotas, some of the na-
tional spirit of over-optimism
(Continued on Page 12)
tured In the front i»ge cut ln ..,KX)n and Mi;lva Hartman
the Brand, was her brother. Hereford, and three brothers,
- Elwyn Hartman, who Ls cm-1
All this talk about early p|0y*d by an oil company at I
Christmas shopping has evl- ilro0|cs Canada, and Cl C Jr‘,1-n__■ Tl__
dently had an effect on the and Roger, both In the U. 8 ilGCGlVGS XlGS.
younger generation, for Santa Army
Claus this week received a let- ‘_______„___
ter from some Hereford kids,
waumt ttat "Wheeler went. » Rj{gg fg|>
(Continued on Page 12)
Hereford Boy
Unit Citation
Held Monday
(Continued on Page 12)
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Patriotic Rally
At Local Church
On Sunday Night
mine, a train, a tank, an air-
plane. a dump track, a six- u m mw Uiii
year-old bicycle, a teddy brar, a Wit'S. J. If Mlllgf
bull (or bell) a caterpillar
tractor and trailer, spurs, chops,
boots, black cowboy hat And
Jimmy wants a bow and ar-
row, a ride train, letter blocks, Funeral services were held
an airplane, a six-ycar-old bl- here Monday afternoon for Mrs
cycle, gloves, pockrtbook and j «. Miller, 52 years old, who
hatchet for daddy. Dcshe* for d|,.d Saturday night following a
mama Helen wants a wlggly three-day Illness.
Mrs Miller, who was born ln
Randall County, came to Here-
ford as a bride In 1900 and had
made her home here since that
] time. She was a member of the
Baptist Church, where she
taught u Sunday School Cla .s
for many years, and had taken
an active part in church life
throughout her long residence
I here. Hers was a living religion
The public is Invited to at- (Continued on Page 12)
tend a patriotic rally at the ---—0--
Hereford Assembly of God f*|__ fi|_L D.....I.
Church, Sunday night, Nov 10, UI68 vIUD ITcSoIlIS
when Lois leonard Coxe, field fn. f
representative of the service sTOgralll IOl IslOnS
men’s department of the church, --
will be in charge of the service A musical program was pre-
ln tribute to Deaf Smith Coun- sented at thp Lions Club Meet-
ty’s fighting men, Ing yesterday when Miss Ade-
Rev. 8. E Eldridge, local pas- line Koelzrr and members of
tor, emphasizes that the rally the Hereford High School glee
ls a community affair and that club presented a variety of solo,
ull persons, regardless of church quartet and trio numbers,
or creed, are Invited to parti- Miss Koelzer, accompanied
cl pate. ”Wc invite everyone to toy Troy ce Htambuugh at the
bring a photo or snapshot of piano, sang "The Lost Chord”
his friend or relative In see- and uLso presented an encore
Vice, together with the name number.
serial number and address of1 Presented by the Hugh School
the service man," says Rev. El-1 group under the direction of
drldge. "We will make an ef- Mrs Mac Jones were the fol-
fort to contact each man and lowing songs: 'Hot Time ln the
let him know that he received Town of Berlin,” "When You
recognition at this ceremony,” Wish Upon a Star,” "Honey-
Miss Coxe will describe the town,” "It Had to be You,” “Ills
work being done by Victory Rockin’ Horse Ran Away,”
Service Center* and will point “Salt Water Cowboy,” "Winter
out definite action which can Wonderland,” "The fllelgh,” "I
be taken by all person* to help Walk Alone,” and "Dance With
win the war and bring peace the Dolly,”
A US TROOP CARRIER
BASE. EUROPEAN THEATER
Or OPERATIONS The prrvi-
dcnttal unit citation was recent-
ly awarded to Staff Sgt Ver-
non A Wiliams by his Service
Wing Commander, Col. Franklin
8. Henley. The award was for
his efficiency and devotion to
duty while with a heavy bom-
bardment group
Williams Is a son of Mr. and
Mrs L. M. Wiliams of Hereford
Since Oci. 22nd
Staff Sgt Wade C. Ooldston,
son of Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Gold-
ston, has been listed as missing
In action since Oct. 22 over Ce-
ram -an Island Just off the
coast of New Guinea.
The official War Department
telegram wa.s received by the
Ooldston* on Thursday.
Bgt. Goldston, an engineer-
gunner on an A-20 bomber, had
been overseas since Feb l,
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Cab Scoot Meeting
Called tor Friday
Br
m
Missionary to
Speak Here
Tomorrow Night
Thompson to Scouts Glenn
Manning, Bobby Hamilton and
.lack Ramey, Troop 1(50); Nee-
ley Kimbrough and Clarence
Beauford, Troop 2i52>, First
Class rank awards were award-
ed by Rev. L. W. Bridges to
Scouts Sammy Hershey, Oliver
Streu, Bobby Mlllurd, Harold
Conklin, Troop 1(50); Pete Da-
vis and Ralph Fnllwood, Squad-
ron 2(52). Merit Badges In a
number of different subjects
were awarded by Urlln Streu to
Scouts Glen Russell, Tr. 1(50),
handicraft; Roger Corbett, Jr.,
Tr. 1(501, reading; Harold
(Continued on Page 12)
Fay E Livengood, missionary
In India since 1918, will speak
ln Hereford tomorrow, Nov. 17,
at meetings at the high school
ln the morning and at the First
Christian Church at night, it
Wilson Form Sole
Wednesday, Nov. 22
A meeting of boys of cub .scout
................age (8 to 12) and of their par-
The unit to which Sgt Wll- ents, has been called for tomor-
11am* Is now assigned Is main- row night, Nov. 17, at 8 o'coclt
tabling C-47's and gliders of at the courthouse, it was an-
MaJ. Gen Paul L. Williams’ US
Tr op Carrier Forces. The ex-
pci t work of service wing men
lias proven its worth by the
successes of Allied airborne In-
vasions of Nazi occupied Eu-
rope
Loss to Tulia
Throws District
In 3-Way Tie
By Naomi Brumley
Last Friday night for the
first time In four year*, the
Tulia Hornotfi defeated the
Hereford Whltcfaces, ln an "up-
set” game with Tullia scaring
10 to Hereford’s 0.
Hereford started strong hav-
ing two scoring opportunities
ln the first quarter. The ball
was fumbled losing one of the*e
and the other was lost on
downs.
The Whitefaces held their own
until the fourth quarter when
the Tulia eleven made their
first score. Jack Scott of Tull*
recovered a Hereford fumble on
Hereford’s 15 putting the Hor-
nets ln scoring position. Carllle
carried the ball over.
Tlilla s othtn* score* were re-
sults of pass Interception*. Don
Rev. M. L. Boyd
Relumed Here
As M. E. Pastor
nounced today by Jack Wilkins,
cubmaster.
Parent* are especially Invited
to attend the meeting at which
action will toe taken to bring
the cub scout's charter up to
date.
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Morrison Rites
Held Tuesday
Funeral services ^ -re held
here Tuesday aftera-on at the
E, B. Black Funeral Home for PlcM iy{ lh(’ mlart(>n »oc^y.
One of the biggest farm sales
which has been held ln this
territory ln recent months tos
scheduled for next Wednesday,
wa.s announced this week by j Nov. 22, when 8. O. Wilson will
Rev. iAiwrence W Bridges, sell the equipment at his farm
Christian pastor. Tire general one and one-half miles east of
public 1* Invited to uttend the Hereford on the old Dlmmltt
program which starts at 8 road. Mr, Wilson has recently
o’clock tomorrow night. ! fold his f irm and plans to move
After first serving abroad as to Hereford,
a teacher in Euphrates College I Included 'in the listing are
fir Armenian hoys at Hurpoot, both beef and dairy cattle and!Davis Intercepted on Hereford’s
Turkey, from 1011 to 1014. Mr hogs, and a large consignment 40 going over three plays later.
I.ivengood visited mission sta- of machinery, household goods! Ardls Intercepted another puss
tlons in the middle and far east and feed, Also on sale will be;on Hereford’s 35 making the
und after further study in the equipment consigned by J. W. final touchdown of the game.
States was appointed a mission- Alexander and the auction will I V. C. Hopson and C. W.
ary to India j be ln charge of Brumley and Reeves played the hardest ball
There he has served as a otten. (Friday night for the White-
teacher In the Christian Bible Starting time is 11 o’clock a. faces. H V Stanton, Whttefaee
College at Jubbulpore, head of m„ and lunch will be served by j coach, cited these boys as his
the boys' boarding and Indus- the Wycho Home Demonstra- outstanding players ln the Tulia
trial school at Damoh and evun- tlon Club. (game.
gellstio worker at Damoh and The sale bill 1* printed on I The Whitefaces starting line-
other stations. He has been ac- page 8 of this week’s Brand.
live in Boy Smut work and for -------o------- -
the past four years has been Un«alB_J Donatio Tn
superintendent of a weekly nemom reUpie 10
paper, published under the aus-
tor of the Polk fitreet Metho-
dist Church ln Amarillo, was
named to the post formerly held
J E Morrison, 88 years old,
who died Monduy morning.
Born In Baxevllle, Ark., Aug-
Rev. Marvin L. Boyd was re-
turned to Hereford a* pastor
of the Methodist Church In
appointments announced Sun-
duy at Sweetwater at the 35th
Annual Northwest Texas Con-
ference.
A new superintendent of the
Amarillo District of Methodist
n!U£hH ttf^>lr]l€l wh<>n*County In 1024 and was en-
Dr. Earl O. Humlett, former pa*-*,,,,,,,,,^ |n farming until re-
Present Program at
After graduation from the AmavillA ffnenital
University of Kansas and one •troanilU fiaspilai
year at Drake University, Mr.
up was Manjeot, tackle; Lon-
don back; Hopson, tackle;
Skelton, center; Reeves, guard;
Lookilngbtll, end; Close, back;
Rogers, guard; Sowell, end;
Worrell, back; and Davis, back.
As a result of Hereford’s de-
feat the district Is In a three-
way tie. Hereford beat Frlona,
ust 3o’ 1850 Mr Morrison could Livengood received his M A.| Hereford people will give the pYiona beut Tulia and Tulia
recall ’the turbulent days im- fn;m Harvard ln 1011 program at a ranch party on beat Hereford. Nothing defln-
medtutely after the Civil War
and knew condition* in a pio-
neer country. He came to Tex-
and hi* B. D. from Yale in 1017 Nov. 24 at the Amarillo Army (to has been decided as to the
Mr. I.ivengood will be well- Air Field hospital. It was an- J settlement of this tic.
qualified to bring up-to-date nounced this week by Mrs. P.
gaged ln
cent year*.
Survivor* Incude his wife,
Mrs. J. E. Morrison, three sons,
M E., J, C. and Edwin Morrison,
■O j/U I l/l u miuittliu
w r Kfunfi r.i onH ^Ir®' W. J. Frost of Hereford
M uluS Mr‘ Frtd ^rns of Bovina,
MUM ,B*av/,54 and 16 grandchildren,
ed the Hereford Church at the n„rtai
Methodist Conference. i Cemetery
o
a.s in 1000 and to ix«af Smith f‘ld «Mt-hand information on }i_ OUlliandc^alrman of Deputy Tax ColUctor
the many world problems which the liK-al Red Cross camp and D • • * -• ■ .
are brought to a focus ln India, ] hospital sprvee committee, who Keiign* tor Austin Joa
as he returned from that coun- say* that the jyrogram will re-1 -
try in February of this year and fleet the atmosphere of the old-1 Mis* Mary Jane Morgan, for
hds long residence there has time west. | the past two years deputy tax
thoroughly familiarized him Square dances will be pre- collector In the office of Sher-
ln West Park
Thaksgiving Dale Officially Set for November ^#rldnWsr “
aa,. J, , - . . 1 „ . .. , Form Organization
30lh; Federal Agencies Observe November 23rd
Kendall Died Tkis
Morning in Dallai
In accordance with a procla-1
matlon issued 1n behalf of the
Btate It aptreared today that
Hereford will observe Thurs-
day, Nov. 30, a* Thanksgiving.
The probable date re*ult*d
after considerable discussion,
most of which arose as the re-
sult of an article in the Ama-
rillo Newe last week Indicating
that Texas would observe Nov.
23. Finally, Mayor E. S. Ireland
wired Oov. Stevenson ln an ef-
fort to secure the Thanksgiving
date for Texas. Stevenson an-
swered declaring Thursday,
Nov. 30. the official date. Fol-
lowing arrival of the wire from
the governor. Mayor Ireland ts-
eued the following etatement
in an effort to create a coopera-
tive celebration between the
town and erhools;
Her. 14. K44
With reference to what
Sag should he duimi la
Day, I wish to say that on
yesterday I wired Governor
Coke Ntevrnnon asking that
he advise what day had
been designated by him, and
to-day received the follow-
ing reply:
“November 30th, proclaim-
ed Thanksgiving Day in
Texas. Copy of Proclama-
tion In Mail.”
While I understand that
Thursday, November *3rd.
is the day fixed by Congrese
ae Thanksgiving Day; and
the Preeldent In compliance
with the will of Congrese
hae leeuetf a proclamation
deelgnatlng that day ae
Thanksgiving, yet In view
of the fact that eariy In
the year, oar School, ae well
aa meat Schools of the
State, made early plane to
IMh In-
toy Dr. Will C. House, who ls to ____ ____
“ wd“,,d,S - h«,k;2“wTdSS «»£— *-ijgfi,VEL5SrS.*SS
and Mrs. Lan 8ht)re will have oHlce, has resigned her Job hero
charge of an old time fiddling and left Sunday for Austin,
content, Many other Hereford where she will be employed la
jwjple will take part on the the com/ptrollpr’s office. Ia
program, Mrs, Gilliland says, Austin she will Join her mother,
adding that every effort 1* be- Mrs. Cooper Morgan, who cold
, , Ing made to provide the service- ( her home here and moved to
Lee Kendall, prominent local men (many of them from the ; Austin lait spring,
fanner, died at nine 0clock this north and east) with a mem-j Miss Morgana position In the
morning at Baylor Hospital In ortlhji« afternwn of western en- tax collector’s office will be ta«
Dalta.s, No funeral arrange-. tertalnment. | ken by L, H, Foster.
mente nave yet been made. | .. ....... ...........__
Mrs. Kendall, Joe Kendall and
An organization of the Uni-
ted Veterans of World War II ..........................
was formed ln Hereford Wed- Mr. and Mrs. Ky Lawrence arc
ne*day night when a group of (n Dallas
veterans of the present war met
at the City Hall and made plan*,
for further meetings of the Public Invifdd to
They urge all veterans to ap- ^'9^ ^c^°°i Carnival
services accordingly, It ap-
pears (hat (he logical thing
would be for the entire
town to obrrve that day In-
stead of November 23rd.
E. 8. Ireland, Mayor. _____ _______ w _
Although observation of the pjy for membership and huve
TV’xac Thanksgiving, actually called another meeting of the
the original date, will simplify organization for Tuesday night
the situation for apparently Nov. 21. at 8 o’clock at the Flre-
the greatest number of people, men’s Hall
considerable confusion will _0_
still result a* all Federal gov- _ M ,
ernment agencies, Including the on QT n9r9tora wll, gct undPnwiy ttnd Mrs. Frank Oyles, president |*tructlon when our boys
post office and Hereford P O. W. raopla Diet in AmoHllo I style show at 7:30 o’clock and of the Auxiliary, and their home. Defense of dem
Camp, will observe Nov. 23, - a variety of booths will pro- committee*. Decorations for the abroad ls not enough, our bOM
Alvin Roy Monroe, seven-1 vide traditional carnival enter- banquet tables were ln keeping must know that we are winning
The situation always results months-old son of Mr, and Mrs. talnment for the public. with th# Nov. 11, theme with a the peace.”
in confusion, arguments and Alton F. Monroe, died lost Wed- The crowning of the popular- galaxy of taper* and flower* In In conclusion
general Inconvenience and ne*day at Amarillo and service* tty contest winners wlU take ted, white snd blue colors. told of his
seems to have been solved by were held ln Hereford piece at 10 10 o'clock. I Travis Dameron was toast Third Army at
only one group, the banks, < Survivor*, besides the par- The general pubfcc Is Invited msAer snd Introduced the outlining a clee
which have already announced ente, Include the grandparents, to the program and also to speaker of the evening. DUX what the
that they will observe both Mr, and Mrs. C. L Conklin of take pert in the voting for the Commander, Henry Teubel of facing at
Thursdays ae an offtclal boll- Hereford and Mr and Kirs ft. E title of “Mr and MUs Hereford Tulia. attar growl staging of dieting a
day. Monroe High.” rAmeriea.” Ithe
Group Urged to Begin Posl-War Plans
At Annual Legion-Auxiliary Banquet
j The annual American Legion , The speaker, a World Wer I
und Auxiliary Armistice Day veteran, urged the group to be-
The coronation of “Mr and Banquet was held at the Christ- gin now to plan an American
Miss Hereford High School" will ian Church Saturday evening citizenship program, adequate
be the highlight of a carnival w.th a large crowd attending to the needs of veterans of
sponsored by the senior class the patriotic event. Arrange- World War II. "The defense of
Saturday night, Nov. 18 at the ment* were In the hands of; democracy at home must be
high school building. The pro- Fort Commander Harry Taylor emphasized for poet war recon-
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