The Archer County Times (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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The Archer County Times
Successor to The Megargel Times
VOLUME 19.
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1943
NUMBER 18
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TRUSTEES ENTERTAINED
Members of the Megargel school
board met Thursday night, October
28, and were served delicious pie and
coffee by the homemaking II class
under the direction of Miss Frances
Alexander. They enjoyed accordian
solos played by Evelyn Hrncivik.
The School Improvement program
was discussed and favorably approv-
ed by the trustees. It was decided
Thanksgiving holidays would be No-
vember 25 and 26 and Christmas holi-
days would be December 23 until
January 3, 1944.
Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Henson went
to Aubrey, Texas, Monday night, to
visit their son HA2/e Samuel Henson,
stationed at San Diego, who was
on a 4-day leave from work he was
doing in Ft. Worth.
EVELYN IIRNCIVIK, QUEEN
Final results in the race for foot-
ball queen were announced at 10:30
Friday night during the very sue
cessful Hallowe’en Carnival, and gave
the sophomore nominee, Evelyn
Hrncivik, the honor of Queen. She
will be crowned at a later date.
| James W. Harvey
I Heads Methodist
Board.
James W. Harvey, county attorney
oi Archer county and a member of
the firm of Harvey & Martin, oi!
operators, was elected chairman of
the official board of the local Metho-
dist church in the first regular meet-
ing of the new Conference year Mon-
day night. Mr. Harvey succeeds
Duren Bell, who has served as chair-
man of the board for the past five
years.
Other officers elected at this meet-
ing were: Vice-chairman, L. K. Hye.i;
secretary-treasurer, Miss Eleanor
Burney.
Plans were made for the work of
the church for the coming church
year with the anticipation of anothei
successful year as the one just closed.
Officials present for the meeting
were: Duren Bell, L. K. Hyer, T. B.
Wilson, Roy E. Heard, J. H. Riddle.
L. N. Peyton, W. D. Wilson, J. W.
Harvey, R. F. Burnett and the pas-
tor, Rev. Ben Bell.
CARNIVAL
The Hallowe’en Carnival held at
Megargel High School October 29
was a grand success with the gross
receipts amounting to $278.77, which
will be the School Improvement fund.
Our thanks to the merchants and
business men and women who con-
tributed to this program to make it
the success it was.
The following made liberal contri-
butions:
Megargel: Ideal Food Store,
Creighton’s Store, Crawford’s Filling
Station, Fails Garage, Horace Hailesi
Garage, Texaco Service Station, Jim’s
Service Station, Megargel Gin, Ted-
row Barber Shop, Shamburger Lum-
ber Co., De Luxe Tailor Shop, Jenk-
in’s Feed Store, Wood’s Drug, Mead’s
Bread Manty’s Beauty Shop, La
Grace Beauty Shop, City Cafe, Gra-
ham Mill and Elevator.
Archer City: Heard’s, Horany’s,
Wilson’s Variety Store.
Olney: J. P. Alexander, Bernice’s,
Chevrolet Shop, EZ Grocery, Hor-
any’s, Keen Beauty Shop, Lunn Fur-
niture Store, Newman’s, Olney The-
ater, Palace Drug, Perkins & Myers,
Westex Theater, Rice’s Jewelry.
Wcstover: Mrs. Lorene Clark.
Seymour: Quisenberry Super Serv-
ice, Floyd Bench Service Station,
Ideal Beauty Shoppe, Club Cafe, The
Fair, Western Auto Association,
Western Pharmacy, Culver Grocery,
Cobb’s Dept. Store, Carl Hash Motors,
Seymour Cafe, Texas Cafe, A. Rog-
ers, Perry Brothers, Whit Whiteside,
Bill’s Radio Shop, Whiteside Service
Station, England Feed Store, Kellum
Co., Bledsoe Service Station, Ben
Franklin, Main L. H. Co., Sinclair
Refg. Co., J. C. Penny’s, Texas Elec-
tric Service Co., Richmond Jewelry.
Wichita Falls: Bartlett’s Studio,
Kruger's, Levines, Lovelace Book
Store, Orchid Shop, Perkins-Timber-
lake, Royce Studio, Sears.
M. B. Ray has been in the Wichita
Falls Clinic Hospital since last
Thursday. His condition is reported
as improving.
Miss Anita Brom and Miss Glenda
Gale Alexander of Denton spent the
week end with their parents.
Miss Natalie Haden spent the week
end with her mother and other rela-
tives.
MEGARGEL VS. WESTOVER
The Megargel Mustang's tackled
the Wcstover Buffaloes in what
proved to be a grand victory for the
Megargel team, with a score of 78-0,
Friday afternoon, October 29 at
Megargel.
The starting line-up ifcas:
Mustangs— Buffaloes
Woods, B. ... RE..._....... Burnett
Duncan, II. LE...................Hamby
Kunkrl .............C................ Darlick
Pnstusek QB Livingston
Ward.......FB..................... Hall
Woods, J. HB...................... Little
Other Mustangs playing were: Gil-
more, Clifton, Bohac, F. Duncan, and
Cuba. Wayne Hilton exhibited some
unusually good playing considering
a severely sprained ankle received
shout two weeks ago.
At the half the score was 46-0 with
all the boys in good spirits. They
completed the game with a score of
78-0. Congratulations, Mustangs;
keep it up I
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Garter and
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hickman visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Payne in Wichita
Falls Sunday.
Apprentice Seaman Joe Cross ar-
rived in Megargel Thursday to visit
relative sand friends and returned
to Corpus Christi Monday.
Tech. Sgt. and Mrs. Bill Cerueny
end son Tony of FT. Sill, Okla., visit-
ed her sister, Mrs. Bill Frcudiger and
brothers, Robert and Hubert, and their
families last week end.
Mrs. Joe Richter of Thalia who
visited her daughter, Mrs. Bill Frcu-
diger and family and her sons, Hu-
bert and Robert Richter, and families
sever al days last week, returned homo
Sunday after going on to Monday
to see some friends.
S/Sgt. Phelps of Ft. Wadsworth,
Long Island, N. Y., visited his sis-
ter, Mrs. Pete Duncan, while on a
15-day furlough.
T/S Ed Richter returned to Camp
Banning, Ga., after visiting his
mother and relatives in Megargel.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hilton left
Thursday for Abbott, Texas, and re-
turned Saturday afternoon after be-
ing at the bedside of ill relatives.
Charles Branson who is attending
OCS at Lafayette, La., spent last
week with his mother anl sister, Mrs.
J. E. Branson and Ann, returning
Saturday.
Robert Harmel underwent an ap-
pendecitis operation Saturday after
noon at the Olney Hospital and is re-
ported doing nicely.
iMiss Estelle Sykora of Fort Worth
visited in Megargel during the week
end.
Miss Charlotte Green went to Fort
Worth Sunday afternoon and returned
the first of the week.
Miss Rebecca Young returned to
PMU Sunday after a week's visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garrett of Arch-
er City visited Mr. asd Mis. .1. E.
Bussey and Bernice Sunday.
Mrs. W. D. Duncan and Mrs. H. E.
Brown left for Mrs. Duncan’s home
in Tatum. New Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bass of Olney
“pent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Hayter.
Mrs. Roy Colgan, Mrs. Lorena Hale
spent Wednesday in Wichita Falls
visiting Virginia Sue Colgan.
Mr. S. S. 'jnkins, Mrs, Bussey
Jenkins and daughier Jeanette went
to Oklahoma City Sunday and were
accompanied home by Mrs. S. S. Jen
ktni.
, THE PRICE OF TOTAL* WAR
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clothing, concentrated foods and medical supplies sent to the Soviet
by the Russian War Relief, a member agency of the National War
Fund, are helping to rehabilitate those caught in the tides of total
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War Chest Fund
Drive In Full Swing
Beginning i uesday, Nov. 2, Response
To Solicitations Are Gratifying
Leaders Report
Expressing gratitude for the splendid response
of the citizenship to the solicitations of members of
the Canvassing Committee in the work of raising the
quota for Archcr County s War Chest Fund. Dan M.
Powell and 3. P. Berry, County Chairmesi, were hope-
full f >r Archer County continuiug her record of being
“first" again of the countits in the State. They asked
for continuation of this splendid cooperation until the
quota is subscribed.
Here's Where
TOUR COUNTY WAR FUND MONEY
Will Be Spent
Archer County's quota for the National War Fund
is $3325. Ibis amount is being apportioned among
the towns and communities of the county on an equit-
able basis by the County Committee, whieh is composed
of the Executive Commitlee and County Chairmen.
This money will be divided on a percentage basis to the
following Agencies working for ar Relief:
1. Services To American Soldiers and Sailors.
The U. S. 0. *
United Seaman’s Service
War Prisoner’s Aid
2. Aid For Unoccupied Nations.
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
British War Relief Society
3. Aid For Occupied Nations
Greek War Relief Association
Polish War Relief
United Yugoslav Relief Fund
French Relief Fund
Belgian War Relief Society
United Czechoslovak Relief
Queen wilhelmina Fund
Norwegian Relief
Friends of Luxembourg
4. Refugee Relief.
Refugee Relief Trustees
U. S. Committee For The Care of European
Children
5. Administration and Contingency Funds
Enlistment of Women
In Air Forces Called
For Now
All the present-day romance, glam-
or and adventure of service with the
Army Air Forces and the opportun-
ity of a post-war place in aviation
were today offered to the women of
Archer City.
A special Army Air Forces re-
cruiting team has arrived here, head-
ed by Capt. Irving J. Naughton, for
the purpose of enlisting women for
service with the Air Forces as a
• ftember of the WAC. For a limited
time qualified women who are ac-
eepted are given definite assurance j Scott Field, 111, J. T. Will be
that they will be assigned to duty remembered as the driver of the
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INJURED BY FALLING
ROOF .
Word was received this week
from Pfe. J. T. Underwood stat-
ing he was in the hospital with a
fractured spine suffered from a
falling roof of a building on
which he was working at tho
time. He is improving and ex-
pects to be able to leave tho
hospital soon. He is stationed
with the nation’s great Air Force.
“Young women who want to serve
their country at an Army Air Force
station or who are looking forward
to post-war careers in aviation would
do well to investigate this opportun-
ity,” Capt. Naughton said.
The recruiting team can be con-
tacted at 306 Post Office building,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Grandfather Rayborn
Is Elated
Joe H. Rayborn, rancher from Dun-
dee and former county commissioner
of Precinct No. 4, was in town the
ether day with a smile on his face,
the like of which we had never seen
on him even the day after election.
His chest stuck out and was strutting
big, all of which caused us to ask
the cause of the beatific smile and
outburst of happiness, to which he
replied: “I am a new grandpa, have
the cutest, prettiest little grand-
daughter you ever saw. She’s beau-
tiful and looks just like her grand-
papa, and her name is Linda Joe. You
just ought to see her.” All this
speech came ppt in one breath. Wc
had the explanation of it all.
Doing Good Work
With Air Forces
Miss Johnnie Burney, prevision in-
strument technician at Advanced
Flying School, Frederick, Okla., was
home Sunday visiting her mother and
sister, Mrs. W. B. Burney, and Miss
Eleanor. Johnnie has an important
work in this position she holds in
the air forces and has had several
commendations for this good work
she is doing.
Note: The word‘prevision’in
the above article should read
‘precision.’
Archer City Boys
Receive School Honors
Sakkara, social organization for
boys at Texas Wesleyan College, Fort
Worth, announces the pledging of
Artiste Clifton and Bob Hendricks of
Archer City. Professor Howard
Hughes of the English department
at TWC is faculty sponsor of the
club, whose purpose is to promote
fellowship and recreation, and whose
membership is confined to those of
scholastic standing.
Mother Receives
Son’s Medal
Mrs. Mattie McCaslin received
from the Wrr Department, Wed-
nesday, a medal in honor of her
son, St. Sgt. Coy D Martin, who
is now a prisoner of war in Ger-
many. The medal was sent from
Headquarters of the Army Air
Fercesat Washington The em-
blem is a flying eagle mounted
on a star, suspended by a ribbon
with a blue and orange colors.
Mrs. McCaalin is justly proud
of this honor conferred upon In r
son from whom she receives let-
ters regularly.
red laundry truck here for some
time.
KILLED IN ACTION
Mrs. Lillie Ewing received word
Wednesday that her son, Sgt. Paul
Ewing, 26, of the 5th Division, was
klilecl in action in Italy. He had been
been in the service since November,
1940, when he transferred from the
National Guard to the Army. Previous
word from him stated he had been
wounded Sept. 18. Mrs. Lillie Ewing
and Mr. and Mrs. Vaughter King at-
tended memorial services held for
him at Hili Crest, Dallas, Sunday.
October 21, at 3:30.
(.KADI VIES
James Lindley Rogers, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Ewin Rogers,
Dundee, Texas, was graduated re-
cently from the Naval Train School
for Aviation located at the Naval
Air Technical Training Center, Navy
Pier in Chicago, 111., with recognition
a;., a “qualified striker” for a petty
officer rating in his specialty.
Assignment to tht specialty school
came after his recruit training apti-
tude tests indicated his aviaiipq ^bil-
ity. Navy Pier's school offers in-
struction for both aviation machin-
ist’s mates anti aviation metalsmiths.
Airplane motors, wiring and assem-
bly comprise the machinist’s courses:
metalsmiths learn the maintenance
and repair of the airplane structure.
The “huskie,” a member of the
ground crews who “keep ’em flying”
for Navy, also received instruction
in the principles and theory of flight.
“KEEP ’EM FLYING" SOLDIER
RETURNS HOME FROM ENGLAND
Sergeant Jack (Buddy) Scott, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Scott, pioneer
residents of Archer City, returned
home from somewhere in England for
a short visit enroute to an induction
center where he will he assigned to a
flying squadron for pilot training
Buddy volunteered and was accepted
as a mechanic at the beginning of
the war and received his training at
Sheppard Field and in Louisiana.
Upon completion of his course he was
sent to England where he served for
thirteen months While there he at-
tended the R A F. school of flying
and was one of 300 American boys
sent hack to America for training in
the air forces as a pilot.
This fine boy who was horn, reared
and received his schooling in Archer
City has studied flying and construct-
ed planes since he was a very small
person and naturally flying will he
the job he will most appreciate ami
where he can serve his country to the
rest of his ability. The Archer City
hoys who assembled in Buddy’s room
to study flying and to construct
planes during childhood hours, some
are in the air forces today as pilots
and instructors. Buddy sajIs it*^
great to be an American and to he
if’ America and that Archer City and
| its people are beyond comparison.
More power to you soldier hoys
and to all of our Archer City and
county hoys. To us, you are the salt
of the earth.
Sergeant and Mrs. Chas. Mc-
Daniel, of Camp Chaffee, Fort
Smith, Ark , were home on a 3-
day pass arriving Sunday night
for a visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred L. McDaniel, here
and Mrs. Perry Pittman in VVieh-
Sgt. McDaniel has
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Heard ac-
companied their son, Pvt. Don ita Falls.
Ikard, to Ft. Worth, Tuesday seen 18 months of service in the
from where he entrained for a 1 Army Engineer Corps, 12 of them
training center in the eastern at Camp Chaffee,
states. Pvt. Ikard is with Anti- Guests in the McDaniel home
aircraft Forces and has been
stationed at Camp Wallace, at
Houston.
for this visit were Mrs. C. H. Mc-
Daniel of Dundee, Mrs. T. V.
Gorman and little daughter,
Bettye of Wichita Falls.
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Bell, Billy Ben. The Archer County Times (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1943, newspaper, November 4, 1943; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708840/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.