The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1945 Page: 3 of 10
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Taft Tribune
MEN IN
SERVICE
Devoted to the Best Interests of J aft and San Patricio County
DAVID SCHMIDT
{EX ROI'TK HOME riiu.ti
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR
HEAD ON FURLOUGH
NUMBER FORTY-fim
TAFT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1915,
W’m S -->>■! • -
Mt Srhmltlt .'•'«! to San Ar:
' todn- (Tim* :-‘i i.v 1 to mid
D»»I(I S' tiinl it. w!l ) wiil :ir
there from Fort >!<•}«'!. Md.,
accompany t?icm buck to
U .Schmidt will vi-1»
furlong . H" Is tlo
gent brother of Captain A
Schmid!, Jr Bomber
who watt reported killed iq
,n over Italy "b Mucrh ,!.
j Cage’s Six-Points
Store Opened
In Corpus Christi
| Completes 15th
Unit of Cage South
I exas Enter]
Public Invited to Passion Week
Services at Presbyterian Church
Card Received From
Local Boy Now In
German Prison Camp
Mr. and Mm. James A. Glav
son, Sr., have received their firs*
message directly from their son,
Cpl. James A. Gleason. Jr., who
was recently reported held by the
German government #* » prison-
er of war. The message wag on
a card. Dated Feb. X, 1945, It
contained the following message:
' Dearest Mother anil Dad;
"Tra still doing fine. Still lu
good health. Had Xmas dinner
yesterday wl.lch the Red Cross
Beat. Really was nice. Received
games and cards. Hope every-
thing is o. k. at bom®. Hope
Fay knows about me. and Angie
ar.d Rill. too. So don't worry
Will write later.
"Goodbye.
"Love, Son,
“Avery, Jr.”
POOR RICHARDS’
! hintin’ and Peckin'
20 Carloads Of
Vegetables Leave
Here This Week
The people of Taft are cordial-1
ly Invited to the special Passion
Week services at the Presbyteri-
an Church. The leadership of
this church Is acutely aware of
the longing In men’s hearts for
an answer to their questions and
power for their lives. It is aware
of the responsibility before the j
church to offer strength for the j
soul and guidance for the life in j
these difficult days.
The services for Palm Sunday,
March 25, and for Easter Sun-
day, April X. will be led by the
minister. John P. Minter.
Each night, Monday through
Friday at 8:00 p. in. Dr. W. P.
Dickey of Karnes City will he the
preacher. Appropriate music by
the church choir, the Presbyteri-
an School Choir, and the Young
People's Choir, will aid in these
services.
Seven Carloads
Carrots Included
In Shipments
Judging from the number of
railroad carloads of vagetabtoai
that have been loaded and ship-
ped out of Taft so far this
week, '{he vegetable crop In tt.'i*
area ie going to prove to be a*
big it any past seasons.
According to local Southern Pa-
cific Agent S. R. Phillips, a total
of 20 carload* have been ahlppeil
cut so far this week atone.
Thirteen of these cars were Of
cabbage and seven of carrots.
All 20 cars went to the Morgan
Packing Company, Austin, lad...
who have been heavy buyers of
vegetables here for the past
several seasons. Purchase* sttd.
shipments were made through
their representative here, Sir.
Smock. During past seasons, they
had large trucks here to trans-
port the vegetables bock to In-
diana. but due to tire and gaso-
line restrictions and manpower
shortage, they are using the rail-
roads this year.
It Is expected that shipments
will be heavier during the next
few weeks. The Tribane has not
learned the prices being paid IS?*
producers or the estimated awe-
age in vegetables in this are*
this season.
Hu llenri, Kichardt
prises
another The opening of Gage's Six-
end of Points Store at 1712 Alameda, at
3ek- to Six-Points. Corpus Christi. [exas,
(Seems on March 9th, completed the
morn thun j 13th unit of the Cage Enter-
B j Prises in South Texas located in
on j Taft, Corpus Christi.
ng Ingleside.
UDELL, 1 had to make
• rip up to tlie other
• lie "main drag” this m
Ho.v Haynes' barber shop,
that Roy can't cut 'em
a week under the skin.) Mr,
H Cummins was looking
while Mr. J. K. Ford was get
a shine Roy had a “victim’
,'he chair whom ! did not know
'ill,' ill probably was a voter of j and furniture
thi“ school district, because Hey-
w""i Smith was taking the ad-
vantage of talking to him while,
Roy it id his face covered with
lather and towels so he couldn't
talk back.) Mr. Hal Flint! drop-
fed in— Into the barber shop and
into an cosy chair Conversation
was sort f dragging and it
seemed :l little dull until
fell
some rabbits
jTm (Dutch) Lamprecht and
tjen-.- Pullin '•( Taft, wli , w-re
Inducted Into the I S Navy in
(sn Antonio oil Minch 11. are
uuw |n "boo1" training at tie-
Dissai Training Center at Kan D1
ign, calif. Thcs.- young men
yen’ prominently identified with
Pip business life n[ 7.lit. an i
(rip be ail the more missed I'
OK community Gene held an
■iwir-ant position .'■i'll haft
LOCAL GIRL
IN BROADCAST
Kingsville.
Aransas Pass. Rock-
port, Gregory, George West, and
Edinburg, consisting of hardware
stores. Implement
houses and machine shops, de-
partment stores, funeral homes
arid lumber yards.
The new Corpus Christi store
features hardware, electrical ap-
pliances and gift goods. The
management reports a very au*
npicious opening, with hundreds
of persons visiting the store the
two opening days, when free
gifts were presented to the first
300 visitors.
This store is a branch of the
Cage Hardware & Furniture Co.
of Taft and the Cage Enterprises
have headquarters in this city.
!-. A. Cage in president and
general manager of the new
i tore, Verne Ftoberts is vice-presi-
dent and assistant general man-
ager, and J. B. Cage and E. E.
j DeVilblMS are vice-presidents- C.
! it Kretztneler is secretary-treas-
hirer and J. K Evans is assistant
Special to The Tribune.
DENTON, Texas.- Miss Jean
Pullin of Taft, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Pullin, will ap-
pear with the College Chorus at
the spring concert when the
Texas State College for Women
Symphony Orchestra, only all girl
symphony In the state, goes to
Dallas March 24 for Ua concert
to be dedicated to Hie TSCW
exes in the service and brothers,
sweethearts, and husbands of the
2500 students now in college. A
chorus of 35 voices will assist, in
the program which will be broad-
cast over WFAA from 1:45 to
5:15 p. m.
PORTLAND - A new Home
Demonstration Club met at the
home of Mrs J, F. Coppedge re
cently to organize.
The following committees were
appointed: Membership. Mrs. L.
E. Duckworth and Mrs Leo Man-
ny; Program: Mrs. S. L. Marri-
ott. Mrs. Burley Ingram and Mrs.
Madelyn M. Stone; Finance:
Mrs W. F. Mitchell, Mrs. P. K.
Whitfield and Mrs. A. J. Smith;
Reporter; Mrs. Madelyn M.
Stone; Parliamentarian. Mrs.
Kenneth McKamey; Clothing
Demonstrator; Mrs. R. L. Chil-
ders.
Mrs. H. C. Hunt of Gregory
gave a review of Sumner Welles'
hook. “The Time for Decision.”
Mrs. P. K. Whitfield conducted a
contest in which Mrs. Kenneth
McKamey won a prize.
Mrs. A. J. Smith, Mrs. Kenneth
McKamey, Mrs. Madelyn M. Stone
and Mrs. Burley Ingram were
new members.
Hostess served refreshments
during the social hour. Next
meeting will he March 28th at
(he home of Mrs. S. L. Marriott,
when the County Home Demon-
stration Agent, Mrs, Hazel Mar-
tin of Sintnn, will demonstrate
vegetable canning. Roll call will
be answered by giving interesting
facts about Texas.
The message was received here
March 21—exactly seven weeks
from the time it was written,
which is considered remarkably
quick time under the circum-
stances and conditions for mail
to reach here rrom a prisoner of
war in Germany.
some
w mentioned something about
out on iiis place.
R< v was shaving me nnd I could
tell immediately a difference in
I: - smooth, easy strokes with
that old razor! I suddenly
•bought of Mis meat rationing
!i'isine«s and that a reduction is
i; store for civilians, and under-
stood how the mention of fat
rabbit? running around unpro-
ti r'ed i .,-!-•••) Roy to give !1 few
swift, hard -crokeu Everyone in
tin- shop brightened up. It seem-
i(. itny a anted ta know how
i the rabbi's could run. and
till-" -i-ke. ie-.itin.: questions as
I,, the location of the rabbits. I
Tii..... may have been a meat
-liortage ptublem solved right
ti That col--red shin.- bov.
wv - rhythmic strokes of the
-hi:, doth ceased fos a second
two indicated Dial he heard
about tii rabbits -lie probably
Is tired of chicken anyway
Hal Flinn re.- -tiled that, years
wli.-ii In and be; brother.
T-.hn. wore doing certain kinds
, ■ work on the farm, droves of
rabbits drifted up in' > a corner
,f ti; In-Id. He said. "I never
.i'A male, rabbit* ill lily life.'
((.. said ;f those rabbits were
.-ji| around, there wouldn’t be
. men' shortage it least, rabbi!
nt'-.it shortage.
K v shaved me o. k but if
seemed that he wns getting
hungrier all the time with all
that no-at tali, going on. Joe
Brittain just bIiut tip like a dam j
he pt iiiibly knew where there; targets
-ire lot? of rabbit
TAFT STUDENT IS
MEMBER OF HONORARY
SCHOLASTIC SOCIETY
*8fj)" PRESSLEY GOES
10 CAMP CHOWDER
pvt Neel K I it'd i l'r-s.aley. I
rho has been ra'1. -nod it ( amp
hrkeiey. Abilene lex:)- ha«
Sinn transferred io Camp (’rownl
it. Missouri, and ha- 'he follow
llj address i'V Neel K Press
tf 38(173221. r D •’.2nd Med t
B-'- At- -4 Try tip. '
8FtX Camp ■ ewd- <■ Mo
MR. AND MRS. CRITES
HONOR SERVICE MAN
Miss Mary Burnett Thorlngton.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Thorlngton of Taft, was one of
four students of Austin College,
Sherman, Texas, who became
Alpha Chi members recently, ac-
cording to "The Kangaroo,” pub-
lished weekly by the student
body of Austin College.
Alpha Chi is an honorary
scholastic organization and it is
quite an honor to those who
quality themselves to become
members. It. is a national or-
ganization and a chapter of the
Davis Fonte-Egleton Scholarship
Society. The members must
have maintained a SO average
during all their college work and
be in top ranking 10 per cent of
of their class scholastically.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crites hon-
ored Mrs. Crites" brother, Wood-
row \v. McClure, M. M. 1-c of
the Navy, with a barbecue sup-
per at their home Wednesday
night of last week Seaman First
Class McClure is visiting his sis-
ter and her family here and other
telatives tn Corpus Christi while
on 30 days leave He spent IS
months in combat areas in the
Southwest Pacific, having entered
'he service on Feb. 14, 1942. He
will report to his new assignment
on April 12 at Galveston, Texas.
Guests were Mrs Crites’ moth-
er. Mrs, W. M. McClure, Mr. and
Mrs Lloyd McClure. Mr. and
.lire Jesse Cayce, Mis* Betty
Ruth McClure. Guy Crites, Jr.,
Miss Mary Ellen Crites, all of
Corpus Christ!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO DOG OWNERS
Dr, Spring of Corpus Christi,
vetinarlan, will be la Taft April
9 from noon until late evening,
for the purpose of vaccinating;
dogs. Notice is hereby called to
the city ordinance which requires
that dogs be vaccinated and Sag-
ged. Dogs are not permitted to
run at large without these re-
quirements haying been met. All
dog owners are hereby warned
that the Irw will be enforced. <t
THE CITY OF TAFT.
ARATROOPKK JOHN E.
IN FRANCE
ITWOOD O. K
HEADQUARTERS. 13th A A F,
Southwest Pacific.—Sergeant Ed-
ward II Cooper, assistant engl-
and -op turret gunner on a
i Liberator bomber with ihe 13th
Long Rangers.” re-
start
l»- receive i
M. PV! Joll
lit trooper
rrttien t r •
tatsi.T fn wt
fell and h:, :
iys t art inn:
t'b Hu
Itelv bottle
to. with i i
r. thee nr-
V. only um
« the pi-i'f .i:
UU'Ii I
! A AF's tamed
cently was promoted
Sergeant.
In their 27 months of overseas
j service, the "Long Rangers” have
| made history in the aerial war-
run- in the South and Southwest
Pacific by flying missions that
are believed to be the longest
lever flown by Liberators in. for-
mation. They have pounded
| such formidable targets as Ra-
tiaul. Truk Atoll, and Ballkpapan.
Borneo, not mentioning numerous
filler targets scattered through-
cut the vast Pacific area. They
arc now hlitlnz Important enemy
in the Philippine Islands.
Sergeant Cooper was graduated
from Gregory High School and
was a student at Texas A. & I.
College until he entered the ser-
ONE-ACT FLAY SHOWN
FOR BIG AUDIENCE
BENEFITS CLASS FUND
Mrs. Leroy McIntyre and daugh-
ters, Royal Lee and Joan, were
visitors to Corpus Christi Wed-
nesday.
pen i ir
GREGORY—A play in one. act.
"Ten Per Cent Tommy,'" was pre-
sented by the junior class of
Gregory High School Friday
night. Directed by Mrs. Jackie
Neese, it was shown to a full
house.
Proceeds from the play and tlie
cake-walk held in conjunction to-
taled $71, which will be used for
the junior-senior banquet later in
the term.
Members of the cast were Pete
Campbell. Jenelle Toland, Betty
Ann Ray, Lilian Krieg. Mary
Elizabeth Gabdiel. Dorothy Jean
Isaucks, Barbara Smith, Bobby
Glasson, Pablo Lopez. Jerome Al-
lison. and Douglas Oatnpbell.
PORTLAND B. T. U. PLANS
"SPRING ROUND-UP”
Brothers Exemplify Democratic U. S. Army
Twenty-eight members of the
Portland Baptist Training Union
met with Rev. Dewey Barlow
Wednesday night to plan a social
for the future.
it was decided to have a
“Spring Round-Up" on Friday,
ihe 30th, at 7:15. The affair will
be held at. the Portland school
house.
Old-fashioned “cowboy stew”
will be served along with crack-
ers and coffee served in a can.
Cowboy and cowgirl costumes
will be In fashion, and western
music will be improvised.
All members of the Portland
B. T. U. are cordially invited.
GENE OLSON, Reporter.
*. AND MRS JONES
SPEND NIGHT HERE
U and Mrs :,!
ka were en f"
ItClosky Gi-tii-r 11
b spent Vi*- no
K« borne : I.
ImtU Pullin H
i France on !>■
wt. coavali-Ki
miiui.
k ■ the
tut, Tern-
night ui
Mrs Dorothy Kiggirts and little
daughter of Wharton spent last
week iiere, visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Garner. Mrs.
Kiggins has accepted a position
as clerk at Hotel Breakers ir,
Corpus Christi and her li! tlo
daughter remains lure with her
grand-parents while her father is
with the armed forces.
Mrs. Ellis Burnett was in town
greeting friends Tuesday with
her usual smile after being con-
fined to her home for several
days with Illness.
\! ... Vi'da Herron ttul Miss
■ir. ire- smith of Houston were
,if Ml -. Emma Ih-irun the
,-;i week end,
'ey;!
. and
with hi# piv
H V. Wan-
only su'Vfii
Thf> Tribune family thanks Mrs.
Glenn Atwood for the presenta-
tion to us of a pound of fine
fresh butter this week. To W
that it was immensely enjoyed
is right-and we appreciate the
kind friendly act very much.
Ihit.'f Brock Brothers In Service One a Jap Prisoner
Capt. Alex C. Smith (left, above) joined the Army In 1940 «« *
truck machinist and was stationed at Gump Mormoyle, Texas, umtf!
Dec. 23, 1941. Durinfl that time, he served as cook and many other
assignments, such a* baker and mess sergeant. Anything warn al-
ways cheerfully accepted, with the view that his superior# wtn-m
the ones to tell him in what job he could best serve his country.
The tetter beiow speaks for itself and reveals what kind of • «)S-
dier Capt. Smith has been. In a letter to hit mother, he admits
there are a lot of headache* fn being a commanding officer, but
says he really likes it. As an example, he refer* his ine-theNr
Private W. A, Smith, and a Company like him. Privet® W. A,
Smith (right, above) is a brother to Capt. Alex C- Smith, and »«
now stationed at Kingman, Anx. He Joined the Army Air Cortp*
in 1942, Just before He was 18, and served two year* with ttea
Military Dept, at Kel'y Field. He seem* to get *le»«g mighty wirfi
with airpiane gun* at this time. There are two wore tit ♦he SwiHtSt
boys at home—Karl, Jr., 16, working for a pips fine oomfesny, AwnS
Ray. 15, attending school. They are son* of Mr. and Mrs, K»rS
|Sgt. W* T. Whitehead of Taft Celebrates
jTwo Years Overseas With Outstanding
] Engineer Aviation Battalion, In Two Theatres
I Special lu The Tribune. , prui-tR-ittg peculiar hedge-hopping
l Certified Passed by Field lartk'R for a month on a mtnin-
Press Censor) tun* city that unit had built, se!
I vr a CSA4F AIRFIELD IN out on the now hlatm Ploeati
istid that threw the
wrench into
wite'an'outs.aud-i1'^/8 -W^ '!U*
! <-hlue. rheir outfit received per*
aviation battalion j .,onaj commendation from the
T. Whitehead of | Commanding General of the Medi-
j >t>! ratiean Theater.
; Shortly after the surrender, the
been the experiences of j battalion was constructing a new
Gis. Since sailing from j bridge of airfield* spanning Italy,
port early in 1943. they !■'->:» which our bombers and
three-quarters ol j fighters blasted away at enemy-1
around the globe, cover held territory.
summer they completed
of the | one of their most important and
continuous j confidential assignments. On a
theatres | site north of Rome, within range
i guns, they converted a
wheatneld into it
ITALY.—Recen
years overseas
ins engineer
j was £igt. iW.
Taft, Texas.
Mare extraordinary than most
have
these
a V. S.
have travelled
the way -------- - P
ing a distance of more than 26.-1 Lfi»t
00(1 miles. They are owe
few outfits to boast
overseas service in two t... .* • • ••.— —
„l war with operations extending of Naxt
to five continents. I *l»e-cl«»«d
It was 'll North Africa in the. temporary base from which huge
spring of 1943 that they disrov ; glided into the sky
emi that their months of desert bwtng trumps to the newly-occn-
t mining st Camp Young. Calif- i, coa*«»e of Southern
S not been i» «ln Carrinejf. «v.
runways onl of the soft sands.. <">««.* w*** «*ted by
j, . swarms of bombers Geoerat bather, chief of the Medt-
ha#ljm tt0ttbirard to deal out terrasn Allied Air Forces, for sns-
lethal blow* that were, to redace tateiu* and promoting ever,r
Italy into sohadeehm. Om morn- phase of operations In tbs Medt-
ribarstora wh4«k tai Leen terranena IHoaser,
HEADQUARTERS
kSvi qm battalion mobile
BASE “B" USA SOS APO SOS
IS February, 1945.
Mr. Earl Smith,
Route .1. Box io.
Three Rivers, Texas.
Dear Mr. Smith:
Your attention 1b directed to
that of your sou. Captain Alex C.
Smith, (MS88I97, Commanding
Officer of the 37 (tad Quartermas-
ter Truck Company, APO an
organization of this oommsM.
Captain Smith’s record of ser-
vice b»*. bees hriUiaat to that
arose from the rank of an enlist-
ed wan So the gr»c'« of t'S9'J»i«Si.
ta ihe short period o* twefty-tr*'
month#. Tbi» officer’s ret'ortS rtc
veals 'hat fee Is rattul a »&**•«>. ;
shooter, has been awarded fife*
New Guinea CattiD»S«ia Kter
Asiatic - Pacific Ttacteir
and Motor Vehicle Drhwi Anm4.
Captain SmStii attended
graduated from ftatabted
School at Hoinhitd, Rtej at y-.\
and the Ordnance
Matetenance Rfltoei,
Tasm. 4 , ».*««
Ton end y«mr. wwwisBffir *m" . J
»-«»««*« to 'ft* gttmft et ywtff, A'd
mnm a, #m|| - mm
u. -»iMM
ort- f wc,rk to d<>- He sent love ana
my I rugartls to all-end he hopes
I am in good beelih and to be home before much longer.
well and j Pvt. Robert E. (Bobble) tb®
a,| j youngest of the boy*- is at Camp
Howse. Texas, Station Hoapltel,
lc-20 and is out on recondition.
x is in | He like* his work the craft
shop, where a group oi boys
>»« a choir which ha* been
ig for clubs and the Bed
He hope® t° b* 55011813
mouth.
three sons iilio!.,' me Quarters are
H. Brock of able Give my love to
armed forces : friends
fell In the : hope everyone there are
on Bataan in j happy. Remember
>. parents re-j (Signed) Byron.'
from hint in j T-S<t. Otis F. Brc
lira Fnknoko.( »ml doing wall, but
l»ryr,shuyosho ! ing for pig's feet atSri
aatd “j ann which Mrs, Brock says
I «ra weil. way He said they we
!a awt worry pretty weather there at
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