The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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I STRAIGHT
from the Shoulder
By J. E. H.
—----‘— ----------
“THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE
AND MEN OFT GO ASTRAY”—
or
The Human Side of a Dallas Factory
Fire:
‘‘The best laid plans of mice and
men oft go astray,” was an approp-
riate statement when it was first issued
as a proverb, and is no less true today.
There is a human side to the story of
the burning of the Southwest Tablet
Manufacturing Co. of Dallas Tuesday
morning which an outsider would never
hear.
The fact that this writer was em-
ployed in their printing department on
the night shift provides an inside
picture—one as human as could be
Written about in fiction, yet this one
is true.
Not knowing of the fire, we went
to within two blocks of the location
of the building Tuesday afternoon before
any idea of the catrosphe entered
our mind. It was there that a police-
man directed us not to turn down that
6treet. When we informed him that
we worked there, he replied that we
could drive one block nearer, but that
we wouldn’t need to go to work in that
plant. And he told the sad truth. The
beautiful pine-panelled office out of
which we came only 16 hours before,
the J7.000 press which we operated, the
thousands of sheets of paper we had
printed—all were charred ruins, rav-
aged by flames.
We of course had made plans on the
strength of the job, but many of the
180 employees whe were totally de-
pendent on their job with the Tablet
Co. will likely be more seriously af-
fected.
Only last Saturday night, one of the
boys took for himself a bride.
One of the foremen recently had the
addition of a boy to his family.
Another of the pressmen had only
last week told us he was just not
“getting financially on his feet.”
One girl, single and about 25, reported
for work Tuesday afternoon. After
viewing the ruins, she told the foreman
frankly that she would probably go
home and have a good cry, but added
that that would not help buy groceries
next month. And the foreman revealed
that several of the girls who had come
earlier in the day shed their tears
right on the scene.
(He didn’t say so, but we bet that
the owners, office personnel, and the
foreman felt like letting loose with
Borne salt water.)
This is only a small portion of the
picture. The rest, we may never know.
• * * •
Speaking along patriotic lines, we
believe that the Lions Club in Carroll-
ton and some other service club in
every community in America should
Sponsor, absolutely free, the showing of
“Joe Smith, American,” the picture
Which played on the Plaza screen Tues-
day and Wednesday. The picture, which
Starred a well-known actor, was one of
the best morale-building, war-conscious
creating pictures we have ever seen.
In fact, in our opinion, it is the best
yet to illustrate the part we behind
the battle fronts play. We only wish
fevery citizen in the U. S. could see it
POLITICAL FEVER
Diagnosed hy
DE FORREST KUNE
Several last minute filings last week
felightfy (implicated the state race
picture, and brought new interest to the
governor and railroad commissioner
contests.
Alex M. Ferguson and Hal Collins
filed for the governor’s chair. Fer-
guson is a brother of the well known
“Governor Jim" but will draw no
Strength from the remnants of the
latter's once pewerful machine. Col-
lins is the radio expert from Mineral
Wells whose programs have long been
popular over Texas. These* entries will
probably have little effect upon Coke
Stevenson’s campaign, but it will be
interesting to note the political power
of a radio entertainer.
As regards the railroad commission,
it had long been known that Jerry
Sadler planned to enter the army, but
ho immediate action had been exoected.
However, on the final day for filing
he wrote a letter of resignation stating
that it was to be effective at 4 o. m.
that day. His friend, Jryies E. Kilday
forwarded his application for a place
on the ballot a few moments later.
The resignation was not made pub-
lic till the following day, when it was
too late for others to file. The situa-
tion became more involved when the
governor stated that he had not yet
Accepted the resignation and that no
vacancy existed.
It is regretable that such an open
Bteal was attempted. Jerry Sadler could
very easily have left die office with the
best wishes of every voter. Now it will
be remembered that he talked much
of being a private in the forces, but
did at the last moment accept a com-
mission as 1st. Lieutenant. Texans do
not like “dirty pool” and Kilday has
not increased the probability of his
being elected in the future to any
office.
The senatorial race is getting well un-
der way with,1 popular interest in-
creasing. We were surprised to learn
In Austin last week that certain state
officials there, who had been
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VOLUME XXXVIII CARROLLTON; DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1942 NUMBER 33
Dallas Paper-Converting Factory Destroyed by Fire Tuesday
A quarter-of-a-million dollar fire early Tuesday morning brought approximately 500 Dallas spectators to the
Southwest Tablet Manufacturing Co. at 2*01 Cleveland Street. The three-ala m blaze razed the entire contents of
the building and left the building it.elf in smouldering ruin. Firemen who braved blistered faces and falling
beams to get at the source of the fire s:id it was the hottest in Dallas in recent years. Igniting tightly-compressed
bales of paper being saved for defense, the fire was hard to control, taking more than two hours to extin-
guish the largest flames.
M. 8. ROACH
M. S. Roach, local high school ath-
letics coach, was elected president of
the Carrollton lions Club lest
Thursday night Roach hat been a
member of the Liens Club for sev-
eral years, having been a member
at Lone Oak before moving here.
He succeeds Walter H. Blanton. In-
stallation of the new officers will be
a feature of the next meeting, June
18. Other officers include C. W. Ram-
sey, secretary-treasurer, O. F. God-
frey, font vice-president; second vice-
pesident, W. T. Squibb; third vice-
president, E. P. BerryhHI; W. H
Blanton, lion tamer, tail twister,
Burnette Perry; director for one
year, A D. Duncan and directors,
two years, Jack Blanton and C. A.
Good.
First Aid Course
To Meet Friday
The next meeting of the Red Cross
First Aid Course will be held Friday
evening at 8:30.
Monday evening’s class was taught
by Dr. J. H. Stephenson of Dallas.
Immediately following the com-
pletion of the ten regular lessons, two
make-up lessons will be taught. These
are to enable persons missing sessions
to qualify for the Red Cross Card.
Brother Of Local Women
Is Heat Victim
E. E. Warner of Irving, an employee
for the City of Dallas, was overcome
by the heat while wrking last Thurs-
day aftemon and was taken to a,
Dallas hospital for treatment.
Mr. Warner is a brother of Mrs.
W. W. Perry and Mrs. Emma Hard-
castle. He was reported to be greatly
improved the latter part of the week.
Lynn V. Lawther was in Carrollton
Wednesday seeing his friends in behalf
of his candidacy for Commissioner.
Steve M. Finch
Rites Held Monday
Funeral services were held in the
local Methodist church Monday morn-
ing at 9 o’clock for SteVe M. Finch,
who passed away in a Dallas hos-
pital Sunday.
Rev. Felix R. Kindel officiated at the
church service and at the graveside
rites at Kerrville, Texas, where in-
terment was made.
Mr. Finch had lived near Carrollton
for around twenty years. He was a
member of the Methodist church.
Survivors include one son, Clifton
Finch; two grand daughters, Martha
Eileen and Betty Lee Finch; two sis-
ters; Mrs, M\iry } Clarke and Mrs.
Dammie Wilson of Hillsboro, Tenn.; two
nieces and two nephews.
Among those accompanying the
body to Kerrville for interment were
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Finch and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Grav-
ity, sMr. and Mrs. Roy Cawthome
and son and grand daughter, Mrs. Ed
King and Rev. Felix R. Kindel.
RUBBER SHORTAGE
MORE SERIOUS THAN
FIRST REPORTED
Union Baptists To
Begin Meeting Sunday
REV. JOHNNY WOMACK
The Union Baptist church will begin
a two-weeks revival meeting with their
Sunday morning service.
-Preacher for the series of services
will be Rev. Johnny Wommack of
That the rubber shortage is even more
serious than we would like to be-
lieve and have been told previously
by some quarters is emphasized in tho
following article, consisting of state-
ments issued bv Donald Nelson, chair-
man of the War Production Board,
Arthur B. Newhall, rubber coordinator,
Joseph Eastman, director of Defense
Transportation and Leon Henderson, Dir-
ector of the Office of Price Adminis-
tration.
There has been a great deal of con-
fusion about the rubber situation, much
of it caused by optimistic stories about
the availability of synthetic rubber at
an early date, or the large amount of
scrap rubber which can be reprocessed.
But there is little real basis for such
optimism. Our rubber shortage is one
of the worst materials shortages we
face. We can spare no rubber of any
kind for non-essential use* Statements
to the contrary - are misleading, and do
the country a great disservice, for the
facts as we see them are grim, and
we need one hundred per cent cooper-
ation in conservation measures by the
general public and by industry.
Before Pearl Harbor, it appeared that
this country had an adequate supply
of rubber in the light of the situation
as it then existed. We had stockpiled
substantial tonnages In anticipation of
interruption in shipments from the Far
East, and steps had already been taken
to regulate civilian consumption.
Events following Pearl Harbor, how-
ever, created a wholly new series of
problems. The President announced a
new military program on January 6.
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Jacksonville College.
Rev. Arthur Freeman, pastor, urges
all local people to remember the ser-
vices and attend as many as possible.
Son Of Local Residents
Receives Law Degree
Frederick William Mayes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Mayes of Carrollton was
among those receiving degrees from
Southern Methodist University in Dallas
Monday evening. Mr. Mayes received
his LI. D. Degree in law.
He was graduated from the Carroll-
ton High School In 1934 and received the
Lions Club award for the most out-
standing student in his class. He at-
tended North Texas Agricultural College
at Arlington.
Mr. Mayes has successfully completed
the first half of his- law examinations
and expects to go to Austin to com-
plete the last half within the next
few weeks. Work on his law degree
has been compleed in night school.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mayes and fam-
ily attended the baccalaureate ser-
vices of S. M. U. Sunday and the Com-
mencement exercises on Monday.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the loyalty
of our friends in donating blood and for
the expressions of sympathy through
words and flowers during the illness
and death of our father.
MR. AND MRS. CLIFTON FINCH
AND DAUGHTERS
* SCHEDULE FOR MAKING
* CANNING SUGAR REdUESTS *
* _ *
* Canning) sugar applications may *
* be made at the City Hall only on *
* the following dates and hours: *
* Fridays .................... 1 ,to 5 *
* Saturdays .................. 9 to 6 *
*«.**••****•*
BROTHER OF MRS.
EFFIE GULLEDGE
KILLED IN ACTION
Word was received here Saturday by
Mrs. Effie Gulledge from her sister-in-
law, Mrs. D. D. Gault of Dallas, Rt.
1, of the death of her brother, D. D.
Gault, who was in the U. S. Navy.
Following is a copy of the message
they received.
“The Navy Department deeply re-
grets to inform you that your husband,
Duke David Gault, chief machinist’s
—Mat Courtesy Times Herald
DAVID D. GAULT
Fire Destroys
Dallas Factory
Tuesday Morning
Southwest Tablet Co.
Total Loss After
Three-Alarm Blaze
The building and plant of the South*
west Tablet Manufacturing Company,
2501 Cleveland St., Dallas, which covered
almost an entire block was a total
loss except for the brick walls after
being destroyed by a three-alarm fire
early Tuesday morning.
Starting near an open window in the
rear of the building, the fire quickly
spread to baled paper. Discovering the
original blaze, the nightwatchman at-
tempted to extinguish it but saw hie
efforts were futile and turned in the
alarm. Although the fire department
arrived promptly, the fire in only a few
minutes had spread over the entire
building. Total loss is estimated at at
least 5250,000.
According to firemen and policemen,
it was the hottest blaze in several
years. Firemen said the eason for the
intense heat was the quick and ex-
pansive combustion of the paper.
The plant kept on hand considerable
stocks of paper, manufacturing ruled
mate U. S. Navy was killed in action
in the performance of his duty and in
the service of his country. The de-
partment extends to you its sincerest
sympathy in your great loss. To pre-
vent possible aid to our enemies,
olease do not divulge the name of his
ship or station. If not possible to send
the remains home, they will be interred
temporarily in the locality where death
occurred and you will be notified ac-
cordingly.”
Gault had served in the navy 21
years. He had won numerous medals
as an expert rifleman and another med-
al for 20 years of good conduct.
Survivors include his wife and two
children; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Gull-
edge of Carrollton, and Mrs. B. W.
Tolleson; his mother, Mrs. J. W. Gault
of Dallas, Rt. 1; and two brothers, J. C.
Gault and Joe Gault, both of Dgllas,
Rt. 1.
Boy Scout Drive
Here Successful
The Boy Scout appreciation fund
drive which was conducted here re-
cently was highly successful, accord-
ing to officials.
Local scout executives had been
challenged by the Mesquiite group.
However, at the end of the one-day
drive, Carrollton had collected 5221,
slightly more than reported for Mes-
quite.
Of this amount, J. W. Stout turned in
538, the highest amount collected by
one man in the local drive. For his
interest and work, he was presented
with a scout statue by Circle Ten exe-
cutives.
Pledging himself to “an all-out
wa*.- effort,” Letter Boone, Fort
Worth Representative, has formally
announced his candidacy for the
Texas Railroad Commission, and
called attention to the fact that it
was one of Texas’ most vital fac-
tors in the war effort. He further
pledged in his announcement to
attend all commission meetings.
Boone, who is now serving in
the Texas Legislature from Fort
Worth, sponsored the Omnibus Tax
Bill which made possible the pay-
ment of old age pensions, teachers
retirement pay, aid to the blind,
and aid to crippled and dependent
children. As a member of the House
Military Affairs Committee, he aid-
ed in the passage of the Texas
Defense Guard Bill, which became
a law, thereby giving Texas greater
security in the present crisis.
• “I pledge an administration of
harmony and will cooperate with
other members of the commission,”
Boone said in his announcement.
“I pledge myself to an all-out war
effort in this vital department of
State Government and will attend
all commission meetings.”
filler, loose leaf binders, envelopes,
spiral notebooks, book covers and many
other paper products.
Although both the building and con-
tents were insured, it is believed that
the insurance was inadequate to cover
the loss. According to T. A. Harris,
Vice-President and general manager, the
cost of the destoyed machinery was
around 5100,000, but its replacement
value at the present time would be
much higher than that—if it can be
replaced, he pointed out. The paper
stock lost was valued at 5100,000.
The building, owned by the E. W.
Rose estate, was set at a loss of 535,000
to 565,000 by Fire Marshal Jack Thomp-
son.
So hot was the fire, which started at
about 2 a. m„ that it ignited the wood
lining on a steel boxcar on an adjacent
siding. Nine pieces of major fire-
fighting equipment were used in ad
dition to several pieces of lighter can
and trucks.
The tablet company had filled some
govenment orders for printing and only
Monday received several thousand dol-
las worth of government contracts,
mostly for stationery and letterheads
for the U. S. Army Eighth Corps area.
TWO LOCAL STUDENTS
IN “WHO’S WHO” IN
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOLS
Two Carrollton Students were listed
in Who’s Who Among High
Students in Texas according to a
communication from that publication.
They are Miss Peggy Keneipp, and
Oliver Francis (Abe) Godfrey. Min
Keneipp is the daughter of Mrs. Fred
Keneipp and Godfrey is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. F. Godfrey. Both wm
graduated in May.
- The publication is published through
the cooperation of the high schools in
Texas. The members are selected on tho
basis of the combined qualitiee of
scholarship, leadership, charaetor,
sportsmanship and extra-curricular ac-
tivities by the high school authorities.
It is the only book of its kind which
gives recognition to outstanding high
school students.
Miss Keneipp ws student chairman of
the high school and presided over
assembly programs. She was secretary of
the senior class and was secretary of
her junior class the year before. She
played basketball three years, and has
represented the school in tennis, essay
writing, typing and spelling.
She has been a member of the Glae
Club, Pep Squad Leader, Camera Club
and had been high school piano ac-
companist during her four years. She
was chosen most popular girl of tht
junior class, was football sweetheart
candidate of the senior class and Wll
selected by the senior class and the
faculty for D. A. R. candidate. Mitl
Keneipp plans to attend Texas StatO
College for Women at Denton this fall
Abe Godfrey lettered in football two
vears and was football manager one
year. He was president of the senior
'lass and of the F. F. A. He was also
lass president his sophomore and jUR-
:or years, and. had been an active mam*
ber of the Camera Club. He was bitt-
iness manager of the school annual
He expects to attend S. M. U. this
fall.
TO DELINQUENT WATER USERS
All water service bills due June l«t,,
1942, and not paid by June 28th,,
1942, will he discontinued until paid
up in current condition.
City of Carrollton,
A. D. DUNCAN,
City Sec. & Trees.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, June 12, 1942, newspaper, June 12, 1942; Carrollton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth728342/m1/1/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas%22: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carrollton Public Library.