The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944 Page: 2 of 4
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Thursday, August 31, 1044
TI1E CORRIGAN PRESS, CORRIGAN, TEXAS
K\)t Corrigan 33rcss
“An Independent, Outspoken, Country Weekly_____
Published every Thursday by VV. C. Fancher, under the direction of
Mrs. W. C. Fancher__
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Entered at the Postoffice at Corrigan, Texas as 2nd Class Mail Matter
under Act of Congress *>f March 8, 1879. _
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* THE PRESS AGENT
* By W.C.F
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Our ‘alledged’ vacation is
over and it will he several
weeks before we get rested up
from it. That’s the trouble
with a vacation—it takes so
long to recover from one.
And what we accomplished
by taking the week ends off
during August don’t amount
to much. Those gates and pas-
tures fences are still sagging,
the garden spot is still weedy,
and the bank account is some-
what flatter. The various
and sundry jobs we intended
doing ’round the shop, most of
them are just started and will
probably never get done.
But it’s been nice and pro-
bably next year we will take
another one just like it.
the open range. He would be
the last to willfully destroy
good hunting territory or on
danger the stock he has in the
woods.
It is rather hard to prove
that a man deliberately set fire
to the woods and we feel that
the best interest of all concern
ed would be served if the ran-
gers acted with a little less of
the hard-boiled tactics than
they have in the past.
Of all the alphabetical bu-
reaus that pester the popula-
tion of these United Stairs,
the three that rate as our “pet
peeve” are the Triple A, P. s
A. and AV. B. P.
The administration in this
county of Mr. .Taggers has
smoothed out some of our ill
feeling to the lastnained but
has not entirely eliminated it
A Glimpse of the Spirit of Friendship
Wouldn’t this old World be dandy,
If all the folks would say,
t'l know something good about you,”
And then treat us just that wayf
Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy
If each handshake, warm and true,
Carried with it this assurance, _
"1 know something good about you.
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If the good that is in us all
Was the onlv thing about us
That folks bothered to recull
Wouldn’t life be lots more happy
If we praised the good we sect
For there is such a lot of goodness
In the worst of you and me.
Wouldn’t it be nice to practice
This fine way of thinking, too?
You know something good about me
And I know something good about you.
—Worcester (.Mass.) Bulletin.
It’s about a ten to one bet
that Corrigan will not have
high school football team this
year but we are not tbe only
town that is in the same pro
dicament. Alto, for instance,
is without a eoaeh and they
hold out very little hope of
finding one.
Athletics in schools the size
of Corrigan is hard enough to
finance and handle in normal
times and now that most any
coach can name his own price,
it is almost hopeless. How-
ever, if Corrigan had a mod-
ern Gymnasium, the absence
of a football team would not
be such a blow.
Building a Gym now is al-
most as impossible as finding
n good eoaeh but there is no
priority on making plans for
it now and laying the plans
for that day when building
material will be plentiful and
athletic directors hunting jobs
instead of jobs hunting them.
The Press is not going to
stick its neck out to advocate
the voting of bonds for the
proposed swimming pool and
street improvements, even tho
we would like to see it, but
we have no hessitancy in ad-
vocating a modern gymna-
sium as an addition to the al-
ready modern high school
plant.
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The forest service officers
in this section are coming in
for a bit of censure here of
late.
It is unfortunate that people
will carelessly or maliciously
set fire to the forests and it is
important that the patrol keep
an eye out for both the care-
less and the malicious.
Prominent men who stood
high in their respective com-
munities have recently been
given the third-degree follow-
ing forest fires and smoldering
resentment is brewing in Ihe
minds of many citizens.
A prominent Polk County
man was recently arrested and
carried to Houston because
the rangers found his horses
tracks in the neighborhood of
a fire. This is a natural wood-
man, ardent hunter and has
quite a few head of stock on
Roy A. Olivet M.D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE
and THROAT
and Fitting of GUi.es
First National Bank Bldg.
Livingston
’Phones: Office 407, Res. 108
from the list. Mr. daggers does
do everything within bis pow-
er, we believe, to cut tbe use-
less red tape as short as possi-
ble.
The F. S. A. and A. A. A.
are depression born organiza-
tions that look?* like might
have long since served their
purpose.
Last year the F. S. A. loan-
ed some ID,000. to Polk County
farmers at 5% interest. Should
they be fortunate enough to
collect the loans and interest
in full, he gross profit on the
year’s business would l>e $4.)0.
But, Uncle Sam is paying 2 V.
percent interest for money to
operate the war on, so, his
gross earnings would be only
$225.
To earn this interest there
it a full time man and one or
two assistants located in the
county. Besides these salaries
that must run four or five
thousands dollars per year,
there is considerable traveling
and office expense.
The F. S. A. does not make
loans that the local banks will
handle. Therefore, if the banks
do not deem a loan good busi-
ness how can it be good busi-
ness for we taxpayers.
The Press recently got
caught in the cross-fire of
jealously between the AAA
and WPB and we got it in the
neck.
Needing a gasoline engine at
our farm and having scruples
about buying it on our news-
paper priority of AA2, we ask-
ed friend daggers to give us
the desired certificate. By re
turn mail we had a nice letter
from him enclosing applica-
tion to be sent to AAA and ad-
vising us that they would
grant the request, he felt sure.
After approximately three
weeks delay we finally heard
from the AAA refusing the
certificate and suggesting that
we apply to WPB.
Such tommyrot and befud-
dling makes us feel like patro-
nizing the black market.
Why the AAA took three
weeks to decide that we were
not entitled to buy a new gaso-
line engine is hard to fathom.
And, to add insult to injury,
the letter stated that “our
State office” seems to think
you should apply to WPB. Is
the local group just figure-
heads or is this buck-passing?
AVe were told by a farmer
friend who has signed up with
the AAA every year that we
would not get the certificate
because we had never signed
up. Whether this had a hear-
ing or not we will not say.
Had the AAA eome hack
immediately and stated that
sinee we do not raise cotton
or corn or cucumbers on our
farm they could not favor us
we would have thought more
of them. But no. Three weeks
delay and then pass fho buck
to Austin. “Fluey!”
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PHONE 34
Just about the biggest bar-
gain a man can buy, when you
consider the trival sum involv-
ed. is a dime package of smok-
ing tobaceo. You cram a little
into your pipe and your
thoughts are wafted away on
the puffs of fragrant smoke.
At least the smoke is fragrant
to you, because you’re doing
the puffing.
If you’re smoking in a
group of friends, the deliber-
ate draws cause you to mature
your thoughts before uttering j tjons as |ontt
The former State Auditor re-
! ceuJly was advanced from the
rank of captain. lie is in the
Air Corps.
Major King is a Texan who
|vame from Tennessee. Some of
| the finest Texans came from
the old volunteer State-Sum
Houston and David Crockett
I for example.
| There comes to mind an ex-
perience that King bad a good
j many years ago when he was
auditing the financial affairs
of a town in West Texas that
was in pretty had shape. The
auditor questioned the man
who had handled the sale of
the municipality's bond issues.
It seems that when the town
couldn’t pay the interest on
the outstanding bonds, it is-
sued another set of bonds to
pay the interest on the first
and, when it couldn’t meet the
interest payment on the sec-
ond set. another set of bonds
was issused.
The man evaded the iques-
as he could and
them and maybe the resulti;ll |n8t blurted out:
will he something ripe in wis-
“Mr. King, maybe those
dom and rich in homely philo- bonds aren't- worth what we
sophy. At any rate, a pipe re- got for them but 1 want you to
quires enough effort to use know that I never sold'a sin-
aii.l it occupies a mail’s mouth !,r)t, om, (lf those bonds south of
to an extent that it keeps
fellow from saving so many
foolish things.
All of us can utter philoso-
phic wisdom as long as the
trouble is not our own. Kip-
ling coined a great simile
when lie wrote, “As cheerful
as a man watching another’s
house burn down.”
Which reminds me of the
story of the individual who
called on a friend in jail and,
trying to cheer him up, said:
“Remember what the poet de-
clared, “Stone walls do not a
prison make nor iron bars a
cage.” The man behind the
bars said, “Well, they make a
pretty good substitute.”
It’s Major Tom King now.
the Mason Dixon line.”
He seemed to think, as long
as it was Yankees that he skin-
ned, that was all right.
And he might have been
half right, at that!
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MOSCOW NEWS
(By Mrs. W. C. Fancher)
(iuests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Cox over the
week end were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry P. Zorn, Mr. and Mrs.
?$. A’. Dudley, Mrs. R. AV. Mc-
Ras, Mrs. A. B. Jolly and
daughter, Shirlia Ruth, and
(ilen Young of Houston, Tech.
Sgt. Francis Lee Zorn of Lin-
coln Neb., Mr. and Airs. N. H.
Zorn. Panama Canal Zone, Mr.
and Mrs. AAr. D. Burk and Miss
Mellen Burk of San Antonio
PULPWOOD
WANTED
i Will pay $10.00 per unit \
\ of 160 cu. ft. for pine, oak \
\ or gum pulpwood f.o.b. R. j
/R. cars. Wood must be cutj
jin 4 ft. or 5 ft. lengths. 5>
jft. length preferable. >
\ Can use a few good heads, tractor driv- •
j ers, log cutters and teamsters. Must have j
/ release, also clearance from. Employment >
< Office. {
j Anyone interested may see me at Essie’s \
i Cafe at Noon hour.
C. y. Townley
BOX 30 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS}
ami Mr. Cox’s daughter, Mrs.
C. K. Phillips of Hollywood
Calif. Mrs. Phillips expects to
be here about a month.
Mrs. Thomas
baby, Barbra, of
spent tlie week end with herj
mother, Mrs. Corine Duncan. |
Henry Hudson, S 2/c, left j
Thursday for San Diego, after
a ten day leave with his wife.
Mrs. John Josey and Mrs.
M. L. Vinson were at the Cam-
den Hospital Thursday with
Bettie A’eal who had u Tonsil-
lectomy.
Mr. and Mrs. Trave Josey
of Apple Springs spent Sun-
day in the home of Mr. mid
Mrs. .John Josey.
Mrs. Mary Leggett returned
home Saturday from Houston.
Miss Verna B. Jones spent a
few days in Houston last week.
Mrs. M. York of 'Houston
and Dr. E. P. Jones of Galves-
ton visited in the home of
their parents Mr. and Mrs. E.
P. Jones Sr. over the week-
end.
Miss Mary Maude Parrish
returned home Wednesday af-
ter severul weeks yacation in
Houston with her aunt, Mrs.
Paul Ilendry.
John Allen Keen of Hous-
ton was home over the week
end.
James (Red) Parrish left
Sunday for Austin where he
will enter the University of
Texas.
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Emma Hanna of Corrigan, ard of this community.
Mrs. Hardy Purvis of Lufkin, Buriun MsKnight of
Mr. and Mrs. M. II. McAuulty Navy from San Diego
of Camp Ruby, Mrs. B. A. visited his family here
Bates and * Hickman, and Mrs. Jack How- week.
Livingston,
the
Calif,
last
PINE GROVE NEWS
(By Mr. J. AV. McAuulty)
Flight Officer Beverly
Wayne Stubbs of Baytown,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. AV.
C. Brough, has been reported
missing in action over the Eu-
ropean theater of war since
August 2, according to a tele-
gram received by his mother,
Mrs. J. L. Stubbs of Baytown.
He was a bombardier on a B-17
Flying Fortress and had been
overseas since June 7, 1044.
His mother had received the
Air Medal for Meritorious ser-
vice.
K. C. Crim and wife of Hous-
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Muller of Camden attended
ehrucli here Sunday. ,
Mrs. Opal Fortune of Corri-
gan attended church here Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stubbs
of Baytown and O. O. Brough
of Lufkin were visitors in the,
AV. O. Brough home last week !
A’isitors Sunday in the W.
C. Brough home were Mrs. Alfj
Williams of Orange. Mrs. I
Mere were you
on the
of Augustin?
Could you remember, if you were squirming on the
witness stand? Probably not. 15 years is a long time.
Maybe, being August first, you were writing checks
to pay the monthly bills. Do you remember how much
you paid for electricity?
That’s a tough one, too, isn’t it? Actually, if yours
is an average household, your electric bill may have been
• little less then than it is now.
But today you’re getting twice as much electricity
for your money!
How come? Well, while the price of electricity was
coming down, your use of electricity was going up. You
have a lot more electric appliances in 1944 than you had
in 1929. But you enjoy all these added comforts at little,
if any, added cost!
Even if you’re hazy about everything else that’s hap-
pened in the last 15 years, remember this wartime bar-
gain. It’s due to hard work by all our people — and
sound business management.
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Don't Watts Electricity Jutt Because It's Ch
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“Good News” in any store these
days is the receipt of large ship-
ments of new merchandise.
We are receiving “Good News”
every day!
Come in and be convinced
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The Corrigan Press (Corrigan, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944, newspaper, August 31, 1944; Corrigan, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth644753/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.