The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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®lu Corrigan ires
VOLUME XI.
(From the files of “The
Dealer”, published at Corrigan on
July 15, 19112.)
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MR. JOE WARREN
We regret to chronicle the death
of Mr. Joe Warren which sad
! event occurred at his home here
Plain °n FrUlay' July 10th;
I Funeral services were conduct-
I od at Union Springs Cemetery
j Saturday afternoon with Rev. J. P.
| Horton, pastor of the Corrigar.
| Methodist church, officiating.
Mr. Warren was born on Febru-
ary 2. 1853 at Macon, Georgia and
had lived in Corrigan about 20
CORRIGAN. TEXAS. THURSDAY JULY 16, 1942
OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE
NUMBER 23
On Friday, July 8, the Boy
Scouts of Corrigan entertained rel-
atives. friends and officials at the
scene of their labors in building
i years.
a log (al)in. The high regard held for this
The first act was swimming for J fine old citizen was attested by I
all comers in Bear Creek, where [the long procession of friends j
the organization maintains a good who followed his remains to the
springboard. Results of the con- cemetery this busy Saturday af- [
tests follows:
Fifty yard swim race (under
100 lb.) Byron McMichael, first;
Milton Murphy, second.
Fifty yard swim race (over 100
Jb.) Otto Skinner, first; Maxie
Haverland, second; Bill Spain,
third.
Long distance dive or under-
water swim, Bill Saxon, first; Ot-
to Skinner, second; Milton Mur-
phy, third.
Holding breath longest (face
submerged), John Potts, first; (1
min.); Buster Walters, second,
(1-2 min.); Milton Murphy, third.
While the first crowd amused
themselves chatting with their
friends, a second installment of
folks took to the water.
Mr. J. L. Birch had offered a
five dollar prize to the Boy Scout
making the best, speech on this
occasion. Thr melons lay safe in
the log cabin and the food lay in
Its papers and pans, as the folks
arranged themselves in a hollow
circle, and the Scout Master call-
ed on the boys. Before all was
done and our chief men had spok
en w*e needed a Joshua to make
the Sun stand still.
Several of the hoys surprised
themselves and their friends with
their ability to stand alone and
speak so sensibly. Mr Birch ad-
mitted that there was some room
left for Improvement but seemed
pleased with the boys.
The prize money was divided
thus: Buck Catchings *2.; Buster
Walters $1.; W. G. Pullen *1.;
Roy Moyer’s $1. — and nobody
grumbled.
Good talks were made by Rev
S. E. Harry. Dr. Pullen, Messrs
B. F. Adams and Joe L. Birch.
We thank everybody who has
taken an interest, in the cabin and
helped Us finish it. We have some
gratitude left for anyone who can
assist us to dig a well and build
i> chimney.
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ternoon.
He is survived by one son, Mr.
Jewel Pinkney Warren.
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REVIVAL MEETING STARTS
AT PINE GROVE SATURDAY
WAR DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS
MISSION OF DEFENSE GUARD
CLEM FAIN RUNNING STRONG
IN REFUGIO COUNTY
Indication are that our own
The mission of the Texas De-
fense Guard, as outlined in a di-
rectly,- from the War Department
to Adjutant General J. Watt Page,
Railroad Commission candidate. I was announced July 7th,
Senator Clem Fain, is running up! “Th-se Stale forces created un-
around the top conies from the.der Congressional legislation Oct-
weekly press from all sections of oher 21, 1940, to replace ill the
Texas. The following is from the j States the National Guard units
Woodsboro News, published
P.efugio County:
From Woodsboro News:
State Senator Clem Fain
Livingston has announced
candidacy for the place on
in j inducted into Federal Service took
| on new importance with the out-
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mlj
Ezra Hoskins in his final ap-
peal for votes in his Commission-
ers race, says:
“Now, to all you doubtin Thom-
ases, I make you this final propo-
sition; if you want prosperity, if
you want progress, peace, joy,
and a business administration
come on to the Morners Bench
NOW! and cast your vote fer the
Prosperous and Progressive Can-
didate. “Ezra Hoskins”, the peo
pies candidate, ‘the Cross Bearer
of the Common Masses.’ I am cat-
taring to no cliks, no gangs; no
mans money can buy me, no mans
power can suppress me. It is my
love fer the common people that
put me in this race, and. it will be
the votes of the common people
that will carry me to the greatest
victory ever known In this county.
Claude Thomas, one of the
many old Corrigan hoys who have
made good, is one of the owners
of the Airline Coaches and his
smiling countenance can be notic-
ed as he passes here going south
about 8:26 a.m. and back north
at 4:45 p.m. daily.
Our Job Is to Save
Dollars
Rev. Arley E. Moore
Rev. Arley E. Moore. Evangelist
of Lovelady. will do the preaching
at a Revival meeting beginning
next Saturday night at the Church
of Christ at Pine Grove.
The services will begin next
Saturday night, July 18. at 8:43
and continue about twelve days.
The public is invited to attend
this series of meetings.
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CORRIGAN LOCALS
Edwin Wallace, who is station-
ed in Florida, is home for a few
days visit with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Earl W’aliace.
| Lieutenant Victor H. Wilson Jr.
(23d of a series of pictures of
[ “Our Boys in the Service", print-
ed through the co-operation of the
Citizens State Bank, with the Cor-
rigan Press.)
This week we present young
Victor H. (Noonie) Wilson of
(Camden and also his “Better-half"
the former Miss Marjorie Lind
Beck, who were married Friday,
jjuly 10th at Sacramento. Calif.
| Victor Junior is the son of Mr.
[and Mrs. V. H. Wilson of Camden
I and is now a Lieutenant in the air
i corps. He was born at Camden
j April 6, 1919 and attended school
| there and at Chester and Nacog-
| doches and college at Jackson-
( ville and State at Austin. He work
[ at Camden each summer during
vacation.
Vic or ‘Noonie’. as his most in-
timate friends were privileged to
call him, joined the air corps on
November 12. 1941 and took his
preliminary training at Kelley
Field in San Antonio, primary
training at Thunderbird Field in
Phoenix, Arizona, Basic training
at Gardner Field, Taft, Calif., and
advanced training at Luke Field,
Mrs. Victor H. Wilson Jr.
Phoenix, Arizona, He is now sta-
tioned at Sacramento, Calif.
Wedding in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Beck of
Camden announce the marriage of
their daughter, Marjorie Lind, to
Lieut. Victor H. Wilson Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. V. H. W’ilson Sr. of j
Camden.
The marriage was quietly sol-)
emnized at 9:30 P.M., Friday. July!
10, in Sacramento, Calif., where]
Lieutenant Wilson is stationed.
The bride wore a poudre blue)
suit with navy accessories and
wore a corsage of stephanotis.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Jimmy
Martin of Houston were the only
attendants.
Mrs. Wilson attended Stephen
F. Austin College and is a grad-
uate of Lou Morris Junior College,
where she was a member of Phi
Theta Kappa fraternity and Pi
Delta Phi sorority. Lieut. Wilson
attended Lon Morris and Sam Ho-
uston Colleges and Texas Univer-
sity, where he majored in Busi-
ness Administration.
The couple will live in Sacra- editor was employed on
mento, Calif, until Lieut. Wilson j County Enterprise at Livingston,
completes his training in the In-[then published by Mr. and Mrs.
structors School at Mather Field. [J H. Willard. It was a real pleas-
ure to know this fine young man.
Buy
War Bonds
^h Ivtry Pay Day
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crecelius and
children, Sam Bo and Miss LaRue,
and Miss Lina Mae Locke visited
Mrs. Crecelius’ mother, Mrs. O. J.
Morris, in Lufkin Sunday.
Alton Brazziel has resigned his
position with W. T. Carter &
Bro store in Camden and accepted
one with a defense plant in Hous-
ton.
Mrs. Carter Watts, who has at-
tended S. H. S. T. College at
Huntsville this summer, returned
home Friday with her B.S. degree.
Mr. and Mrs. Boh Stewart and
daughter, Miss Loraine, and Miss
Lucy Roberts of Shreveport visit-
ed Mrs. W. C. Fancher Thursday
of last week.
Sgt. Cecil Robinson left, Tues-
day for Desert Training Center
at Indio, Calif., after a 15 day fur-
lough spent here with his mother,
Mrs. J. M. Havard.
Those attending the Methodist
camp at Camp Perry this week in-
clude Misses Bettie Bell Pinkard,
Jean Elaine Walker, Mary Laza-
lier, Billie Merle Nash and D. L.
Veal Jr. Rev and Mrs. Paul Hor-
ton will he instructors this week
at the camp.
Wasted money is wasted
lives. Don’t waste precious
lives. Every dollar you can
spare should be used to buy
War Bonds. Buy your ten
percent every pay day.
POLK COUNTY COLLECTS
269,720 POUNDS RUBBER
J. W. Richards Sr„ Chairman of
Polk County Salvage Committee
and W. S. Childerss, County Agent
Committee Secretary. express
their appreciation for the hearty
cooperation contributed by the lo-
yal citizens of Polk County, Com-
munity Victory leaders represent-
ing the farmers, and the oil com-
pany agents who have contributed
very liberally their time and
means in collecting and delivering
the 269,720 pounds of scrap rubber
to the filling stations as follows:
Humble Co, 88,009; Texas Co.,
40,847; John Carter, at Corrigan,
63,000; Sinclair at Livingston,
28,687; Magnolia. 26,512; Arkan-
sas Fuel Co., at Corrigan, 10,000;
Gulf Co., at Livingston. 9.460;
Cities Service at Livingston 3,000;
and Jess Hubert 205.
The county salvage committee
has collected from 39 different
communities 225,000 pounds of
scrap metal-enough for 3 carloads.
The saw mills, oil companies,
his friends and
people
. _____ , i and we can say without hesitation
county commissioners and others | , „ _
.. , , I that if all the people of Texas
are cooperating with the salvage!
committee in the hauling and car-
loading of the scrap metal In or-
der to make it possible to pay thej‘""u'
farmers 40 cents per hundred for hlm’ h>8 election to the office he
their metal and deliver it to the 8eeks be by almost unant-
war production mills for immedl-1 "10Us v°“>• M#r- ™In has the
ate uge happy faculty of making
of j said. He pointed out that under
his: the new War Department policy,
the j State Guards will remain State
Railroad Commission from which | forces for use within the bounda-
Jerry Sadler announced his resig- ,-ies of their own states, but their
nation several weeks ago. Some * functions have been fitted into a
14 years ago, the publishers of (broad pattern for the home de-
this paper became acquainted fense of the Nation,
with Mr. Fain while The News General Page further stated,
with reference to the directive,
that the National Guard Bureau
is the Whr Department adminis-
trative agency for the State Guard
and the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau is charged with
promulgating the necessary in-
structions and suggestions for
training the State Guards in ac-
cordance with War Department
policies.
The directive provides that the
Commanding Generals of the nine
Corps Areas assist State authori-
ties in the training and develop-
ment of the State Guards and
make available to them various
| training aids and suitable part-
time instructors whenever they
can be spared.
One of the principal missions
of tile State Guards, as defined by
the War Department, is to provide
an adequate home trained force
for employment within the boun-
daries and jurisdiction of their
respective states as directed by
the State Executive and legisla-
ture.
The State Guards are expected,
under normal circumstances, ac-
I cording to the new directive, to be
e 0 j used for the benefit of the State
to meet domestic emergencies
such as civil disturbances and dis-
asters resulting from war or other
cause and to guard and protect
vital industries, installations, com-
munications, and facilities when
local police and civil guards are
(ueemed inadequate. In addition,
the State Guards may be expected
to assist Military Police and other
j units of the Army to suppress the
efforts of enemy agents such as
friends
The American Legion wants
37,300,000 old phonograph records
with which to make new record-
ings to go to the military camps.
Hale Sellars Post hopes to col-
lect 5,000 old records. The drive
begins July 17 and will continue
for two weeks.
The old records will be used to
make new records and several na-
tionally known musicians have
THOMAS REAVES TO BE
MARRIED TODAY
The Press has a letter from A.
L. Reaves, District Clerk at Liv-
ingston relating that he has re-
cently heard from both his boys,
Thomas, who is in the Finance
Division as Sergeant at Fort Sam
Houston, and Edward Carlisle,
who is in the Coast. Artilery as a
Sergeant and stationed at Wash-
ington, D.C.
Thomas is getting married to-
day but Mr. Reaves did not think
lo tell us who his bride will be.
A postcript says "We had a
powerful big time Friday night at j hold the position to which
the box supper." ) pires, but he is one of the most
—---- -----------it ] deserving young men we have
[ ever known. A vote for Clem
| Fain to fill the place formerly
i held by Jerry Sadler on the Rgil-
• j road Commission would be a vote
donating them to the drive they for the right man for the job.
will be helping to provide enter-! clem is one of those apprecia-
tainment for the men tn the ser-- tive old Texas boys who will be
ice which will be appreciated and j grateful for your support.
and cooperating with his associ-
ates and feilow-w-orkers for the
accomplishment of the best re-
sults. He is educated in mind
and heart—one of those energetic,
ambitious young men who has
made his way in life through his
perseverence, industry, hard study
and honesty, coupled witli hi*
broad-minded, kindly and sympa-
thetic attitude toward all with
whom he comes in contact. Now
39 years of age, he is typical of
the young men whose public ser-
vice, and whose activities in his
private life have gained for Texas
a reputation of which nil Texans
are justly proud. And Mr. Fain is
not only well qualified by exper-
ience, ability and temperament to
he as-
Legion Wants Old Phonograph Records
BAPTIST MEETING HERE
BEING WELL ATTENDED
enjoyed.
Corrigan people are urged to
leave their old records at the li-
brary in the sub-courthouse, or to ]
call the library by phone and some j
member of the Legion or Auxiliary j -phe Revival Meeting In pro-
volunteered” to ‘ ma^e”‘“recordh^ wil|P«* fern up. Most any store „e8g nt the Baptist Church here
1 or business firm will cooperate is being well attended and the
in the drive but the subcourthouse fellowship is fine,
library is headquarters here. | Rev j Vernon vvheeles of Sour
which will be distributed free to
irecreation centers in military
camps and service clubs.
Scratched or broken records
will be as valuable as any since
they will be melted down to get
materials for new records. A lot
of people have records they are-
tired of and they never use. By
In Camden the W. T. Carter & j Lake is a forceful speaker and
Bro. Store; Moscow Mercantile j Rev. W. A. Cockrell of Amelia Is
Co., at Moscow; H. A. Wilson at [the same jovial Christian gentle-
Barnum; Gay’s Store at Seven man that endeared him to Corid-
Oaks; are also co-operating with gati citizens w'hen he used to be
the Legion in this good work.
pastor here.
organized fifth column groups and
raraehute troops and to cooperate
with Federal military authorities
*n extreme emergencies, especial-
ly in the evacuation of civilians
and in information and observa-
tion duty at or near frontiers.
The War Department, through
the National Guard Bureau and
Corps Area Commanders, has cir-
culated to the various State Guard
authorities suggested training pro-
grams to standardize progressive
and balanced training. The War
Department emphasized the fact
that it desires every effort be
made to make the training of
State Guards interesting and prac-
tical and indicated that profici-
ency should be developed by the
use of realistic methods of train-
ing. Instructions on this point
are: “Conditions and situations
which might confront the State
Guards should be simulated as
closely as possible in problems
end experiences. Imagination and
ingenuity should be used to think
tip and conduct practical and real-
istic problems and alerts."
"Texas and Texans can be just-
ly proud of the fine showing the
Texas Defense Guard units have
made wherever they have been
called upon to serve since their
organization," General Page said.
"Official recognition by the War
Department of the efficiency and
state of training of the Texas De-
fense Guard units speaks for it-
self. Upon recent inspections of
various Guard Units throughout
the State of Texas by the Inspect-
or General’s Department of the
Regular Army, their reports have
shown the units Inspected to rate
as Satisfactory, Very Satisfactory
and, In some cases. Superior.”
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