The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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formity with P.
O. D. order No.
19687,
f&vxuB iHtesqutter
, DALLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST MEWSPAPER
VOL.
MESQUITE, TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1945.
NUMBER 35.
war Dads Seek No Discrimination Against Servicemen
Mesquite To Join In County-wide Waste
Paper Collection, Sunday, February 18
Mesquite and other Dallas County
towns will join the city of Dallas in
a county-wide waste paper collection
Sunday, February 18.
F. E. Argo, co-chairman of the
Dallas County Waste paper com-
mittee, and Rufus H. Carter, area
manager of the salvage division of
the War Production Board, confer-
red with Mayor Shands Wednes-
day. Mr. Shands has announced that
the city of Mesquite under the dir-
ection of W. L. Wilkinson, salvage
chairman, will collect waste paper.
Citizens are urged to tie paper and
magazines in separate bundles, 12
to 18 inches high, and placq on curbs
Sunday, Feb. 18, for volunteers to
collect. A special appeal for corruga-
ted cartons, flattened and bundled,
is asked of merchants.
C. N. McDonald In
Critical Condition
Injured in an altercation with
the manager of a Service Station
in the 400 Block, Haskell Avenue,
Monday night, where he went intend-
ing to telephone police of the theft
of his automobile, after it had fig-
ured in a fatal hit and run accident,
C. N. McDonald is reported in a ser-
ious condition at Parkland hospital.
According to Dallas papers, Isaac
Hardy Benson, 54 of 600 Fletcher,]
was killed almost instantly when he i
was struck by a stolen automobile
(later reported belonging to Me j
Donald), occupied by a 24 year old!
soldier near the Santa Fe underpass !
on South Haskell.
S~\ Y^MEN “ SERVICE
§=- -----
Familiar Picture Among Fighting Men
Mrs. Jack Lankford's
Mother Passed Away
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lankford and
daughters, Barbara Ann and Mrs.
Bryan Newman attended the funeral
of Mrs. Lankford’s mother, Mrs.
Belle Turney, who died Friday night
at St. Patrick’s Hospital at Lake
Charles, La.
Mrs. Turney, ill 8 weeks, was 89
yrs. old on January 9th. Since Mr.
Turney’s death March 7,
1921 she made her home
with Mrs. Lankford and with
her son at Cameron and another
daughter at Lake Charles. She was
planning on returning to Mesquite
this spring. Mrs. Lankford and Bar-
bara spent the Christmas holiday
with her at Lake Charles.
Mrs. Turney was a member of the
Methodist Church since girlhood.
The pastor, who conducted her fun-
eral, is now pastor of the church in
which her grandmother was a charter
member 100 years ago. She reared
a large family including four or-
phans.
Survivors are one son, J. D. Tur-
ney, Cameron; two daughters, Mrs.
W. W. Lantrip, Lake Charles, and
Mrs. Lankford, New Hope.
Mesquite Lions
Study Constitution
The Mesquite Lions Club was to
meet Thursday night for supper at
the City Hall, followed by a period j
of study. Lee McKenzie, president, j
and M. D. Murphy, were to give an j
instruction course on the constitu-J
tion and by-laws of Lions Interna-1
tional.
The Lions will plan for Ladies
night to be observed soon.
BILLY B. BUFKIN
'47 Cotton Crop May
Be On '45 Planting
How much cotton will a farmer
be able to plant in 1946 or 1947?
That may depend upon how much
acreage he plants in 1945, says A.
L. Ward, Educational Director, Na-
tional Cottonseed Products Associa-
tion, Dallas, and this fact should be
weighed carefully in planning acre-
age this season.
Cotton acreage is not restricted
this season, he points out, but in
past control programs “Acreage his-
tory” has been used to determine a
grower’s right to benefit payments,
loans and other benefits under gov-
ernment programs. Because future
programs may also be based upon
acreage history, a grower may en-
danger his future opportunity to
grow cotton by failure to plant e-
nough acreage in 1945.
“Is there any reason to expect
that a grower’s future opportunity
to raise cotton will not depend upon
his past acreage history? Can farmer
afford to risk losing legal rights as
cotton producers in the future, when
those rights may. be for more val-
uable than today, because they fail-
ed to plant enough acreage this sea-
son?”
Ward added that some farmers
Mrs. W. C. Bruce Dies
At Home In Seagoville
Mrs. Edith E. Bruce, 89, residents
of Seagoville for 66 years, died Wed-
nesday Jan. 31.
Born July 25, 1856 at Monravia,
Ind. Mrs. Bruce married W. C.
Bruce and came to Texas by wagon,
journeying through the Indian
Territory for six weeks. They ar-
rived at Haught’s store Dec. 24, 1878,
and because of bad weather rented
a farm nearby, and established a
home, later moving to Seagoville,
before the days of a railroad in the
town:
Survivors include two sons, C. C.
Bruce and C. O. Bruce, Seagoville;
a sister, Mrs. Mae Fanning, brother
Henry Bradley, and other relatives
Mrs. J. E. Page, Mrs. Letta Gay,
Charles F. Gay, Ft. Worth, and Mrs.
Marshall Helm, Dallas.
Funeral rites were conducted by
the Rev. William Greenhaw and the
Rev. Randall Odom. Burial was in
Lee Cemetery.
Brantleys Niece
Saved From laps
Lieut. Hattie Brantley, niece of
R,oscoe M. Brantley of Mesquite, one
of eleven nurses captured on Bataan
and Coregidor was liberated from
the Japanese this week when the
American troops rushed in.
Nurse Brantley had been overseas
since June 1941 and her family last
heard of in December 1943, when
they received a message, written in
August.
j “Well and working every day.”
Lieut. Brantley is the daughter of
Mrs. A. M. Brantley of Jefferson.
Her father died since she went over-
seas. Mr. and Mrs. Brantley of Mes-
quite learned of their niese’s libera-
tion over the radio news broadcast
Monday noon.
LEWIS HOME FROM 18
MONTHS IN PACIFIC
Relaxed ana enjoying a copy of
the Texas Mesquiter, way off in the
Hawaiin Islands, Billy B. Bufkin,
son of Mrs. Jack Bufkin, Dallas and
grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. |
Leroy Paschall, is pictured above. !
Bufkin wrote “I enjoy the Mes-
quiter as much as a letter from
home and look forward for it each
week.
Bufkin, 26. entered service in
March 1941 and rceived his training S landS‘ DesPite tlie natural beauties
at Camp Grant, Illinois, and San ! °f the Paciflc islands, the boys saw
Antonio. He has been at Pearl Har- i nothmS as thrilling as the sight of
bor since April 4, 1942. He attended j the USA COast’ when they returned
home, Lewis said. In telling of the
Ray Lewis Ph M 1/c arrived homej the Chase National Bank of New
last week after 18 months in the York especially for the occasion. A
South Pacific War Zone. During theme, “Texas-From a Republic to
those months Lewis was in the EL I an Economic Empire” will honor the
lace, Solomon and Hawaiian Is-
Mesquite grade
Avenue High.
school and Forest
Pvt. Bill Burgess, of Camp Ro-
berts, Calif., arrived Monday on two
weeks furlough.
Mack C. Ware, Jr. U. S. Navy has
been home on leave, and while here
was married to Miss Lila Lee Hof-
man of Dallas, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Bevels.
Coe Grocery Bought By
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Busby
Mr. and*Mr. E. L. (Kathryn)
Busby have purchased Coe Grocery
and Market and will operate the
business under the firm name of
Busby Grocery and Market. Mrs. Joe
Pvt. Billy Smith is home from
Sioux Falls, South Dakota on a fur-
lough visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Smith.
South Pacific isles, he said often a
church was the best building on the
isle. The climate is hot by day and
cold at night. When we get leave
from duty, “we play ball, slept and
rested”. The natives keep out of
sight on Sundays (our Saturdays),
they are very religious, he stated.
Lewis will return to San Francisco.
Ollie S. Lewis MM 2/c has been
awarded th% Silver Star medal Lewis
has been over seas 28 months in the
LANDED IN ENGLAND
Mrs. Jack McKenzie received a
cablegram Saturday from her hus-
band Lt. Jack McKenzie saying thati
he had arrived safe in England Lt.
McKenzie, first pilot on a B 24 Lib-
erator, received his training at the
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Col-
lege, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Palmer
Field, Sumter, S. C., Moody Field,
Valdosta, Ga., where he received his
Knife will assist Mrs. Busby in the to come home soon. He is the brother
business. . [ of Mrs. Troy Moran.
Mrs. Tommy Coe, former owner,
Pacific. He has been to Guadalcanal, , , . .
,T „ . , „ , ' wings and commission, and later
Australia, New Zealand. Pearl Har-
bor, New Caledonia, and was in the
battle of Bouganville, Tarawa, New
Guinea, Tinean, and the Marianas,
where he is now stationed. He hopes
will leave Sunday to join her hus-
band, who is in the U. S. Navy, stat-
ioned in San Diego, Calif.
SAFETY RECORD
A record of performing company
operations during the 12 months of
1944 with only one disabling injury
has been made by employes of Lone
Star Gas Company’s Corsicana div-
ision of distribution, which includes
trained with his crew at Westover
Field, Springfield, Mass., and Mitchell
Field, New York.
Pvt.
Stewart Taylor, son of G. S. Tay-
lor, Buckner Ophans Home, is a
prisoner of the Germans at Stalag
Luft on the Baltic Sea. Stewart was
Dan Shaw of Camp Roberts, j reporting missing in action.
Calif, is home on a ten-day furlough [
visiting his wife. Mrs. Corine Shaw ;
and son, Danny and his arents, Mr. ■
and Mrs. Harry Shaw.
Clyde C. Smith A. B. returned to
duty with the Merchant Marines Mon
day. He has been on a hospital ship
in the Mediterranean and was home
on a ten day leave. While in New
Delbert Wagoner SF 3/c will re-
turn to San Diego, Calif. Friday.
Wagoner wears 4 stars for participat-
ing in the recapture of four Pacific
isles. He was oversas 22 months.
Mesquite, according to Frank V.; York, he married Miss Mary Dolan
Williams, division superintendent. 1 of Yonkers, and she came with him
The 12-month period represents the | t0 visit his parents. Clyde met his
brother, Hollis for a 6 day leave in
safety accomplishments of 149 em-
will not be able, due to conditions ployes in the 92 towns composing
beyond their control, to plant as the division’s nine districts who work overseas 30 months. Another bro-
much cotton acreage this season as ed 249,988 hours with but two loss- j ther, Weldon C. Smith, paratrooper,
i trained in North Carolina was home
in December. A brother-in-law. John
A. Smith, was wounded on the Nor-
mandy battle front. The three bro-
thers are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Smith.
Sgt. Paulie Callaway flew to Sia-
pan, January 8th to visit his brother-
in-law, Donald West F 1/c. Sgt Call-
oway, crew chief on a C 47 Trans-
port, is with the army air force
stationed on an island off New Guin-
ea, and has been overseas almost
i Club Adopts Resolutions To Be Sent
Congressmen On Social Security Act
D ... -T , , __ _ Mesquite War Dads in session
Itepubiic National Dank Wednesday night adopted resolution
To Hold Open House asking that Texas representatives in
^ Congress see that the boys in service
not be discriminated against by the
National Social Security Act.
j 3ess C. Carter, assistant manager
j of the Social Security Board, Dal-
J las> spoke to the War Dads, explain-
j inS the Social Security Act as it af-
i fects men and women in the armed
forces. Mr. Carter stated that the
Social Security Act must be admin-
istered as passed by Congress, and
under present conditions “boys in
service are losing something.”
Social security in effect for eight
years, a life insurance policy for
young folk as well as a benefit in
old age; it has 1,250,000 benefic-
iaries—60 % widows and children'
and 39 % retirement insurance for
persons 65 and over, Mr. Carter con-
tinued. Servicemen fail to derive ben-
efits in many instances because they
have been out of employment cov-
ered by the Social Security Act for
too long a period. He cited the ex-
ample of a widow with three child-
ren, whose husband was reported
killed in action in Germany, Decem-
ber 20. The husband, in the army
three years, had worked at a defense
plant two years prior to entering the
Army and had paid social security
tax during that time. The widow and
chldren were not entitled to bene-
fits under the Social Security Act,
because the soldier had not worked
“one half as many quarters as time
has elapsed since January 1937”_
he had only 8 quarter coverage.
A widow with three children,
whose husband, had supposidly
drawn $100, a month for five years
under social security prior to his
death, would receive benefits a-
round $53 a month, until the oldest
child reached 18. the amount de-
creasing as each child became 18,
the benefits stopping when the young-
est child became 18.
S. H. Whitehurst, president, and
other Dads, expressed the feeling
that the Social Security Act discrimi-
nates against men in service. The pre
sident appointed a committee. E. S.
McKenzie, O. C. McDearman and E.
B. Range, to draw up resolutions,
voted by the club, requesting Texas
representatives in Congress to use
their influence to change the Social
Security Act to provide benefits for
men and women n the armed forces,
The club expressed appreciation of
the work of the Fidelity committee—
Walter Hanby, E. F. McGaughey,
Emory Walker and W. F. Harris;
and the Service men’s Advisory com-
mittee, a group appointed to offer
aid and advise to men in service. E.
B. Range, Charles A. Tosch, E. S.
McKenzie and C. N. Phelps are mem-
bers of the adivsory committee.
Ray Lewis and Delbert Wagoner
of the U. S. Navy, home on furlough,
were guests of the club. Twenty mem-
bers were present.
FRED F. FLORENCE
An all-day open house February
14 will mark the 2 5th anniversary
of the Republic National Bank of
Dallas which in a quarter century
has grown from a bank capitalized
for $100,000 to the 1945 institution
with a capital structure of $15,000,
000. Interesting exhibits arranged in
the bank’s lobby for the Silver An-
niversary observance will center a-
round the famed Moneys of the
World collection sent to Texas by
state which the bank has served.
Wirt Davis, Chairman of the Board
Karl Hoblitzelle, Vice-chairman of
the Board; Leslie Waggener, Chair-
man of the Executive Committee,
and Mr. Florence, president, head
the list of 3 9 officers who direct
activities of the $235,537,264 in-
stitution. According to a 1944 survey,
the bank has risen to the 76th largest
in the nation.
Masonic Lodge
To Dedicate Home
The Masonic Lodge and Eastern
Star at Seagoville will hold open
house Saturday evening, February
10, 7:30 p.m. dedicating the new
home of the organization—sharing
the building with the Locker Com-
pany.
Mrs. Clandia Glenn, Worthy Mat-
ron, and Horace Roberts, worshipful
Master, of the Seagoville lodges,
will join the other members in wel-
coming the guests.
The Masonic Lodge at Mesquite
met Thursday night and made plans
to attend the dedication. Doyle Hod-
ges, worship master, Lee McKenzie,
secretary, M. D. Seay and others
are expected to attend.
in. the past; and this many endang- 1 of-time accidents,
er acreage goals established by the
War Food Administration unless
growers increase acreage where they
are able to do so.
“Because of the importance of cot-
, Mr. and Ms. Gleen
ton and cottonseed as a war crop „„„
soure of food, feed and fiber, and
L. Dean of
St. Oakland, Caftf. an-
nouce the arrival of a baby daughter
Cherly Emily born Jan. 22 at the
Nurse’s Naval Hospital in Alameda,
Calif. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 6oz.
The father is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Dean of Mesquite and is an
Aviation Radioman 2 class with the ! child a<* th»v dw_
C*ub ™ n. With the Lion'8 Club U' S’ Navy- Mrs- Dean is the former ! them while he was off at
source of income to producers, it is
highly important that every effort
be made to reach these accreage
goals” he said.
Members of the Woman’s Studay
Italy, on November 1. Hollis has been I tW° years’ Hls plane was the first
to land on Mindanao in the invasion
of the Phillipines.
Sgt. Callaway was on an eight day
rest leave and made the trip to Sia-
pan, which was a complete surprise
to his brother-in-law, in one and
one half days. He spent five days
with Donald, who was relieved of
all duties during that time.
Cpt. Pete Lucas is home from
India after sixteen months overseas.
Ellis Hudgins Moon, U. S. Army,
wrote from Hawaii expressing dis-
appointment and disgust toward the
thieves who stole the furnishings
from his home occupied by his wife
Billy Jo Jobson S 2/c is home on
a thirteen day leave from Corpus
and baby at Lawson. Moon was hurtj Christ! visiting his wife, Mrs. Jobson
that^people would treat his wife and and son, Darryl at the home of her
from parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bru-
«8:00 o'clock p.m:in/he OttyHaii: 1^, !SfLIcmr « ‘°< “/'“TL0”"’ ”4 “»
Thursday February 22. Em„y De Mousette .1 Oakland. | aot escape the thief, Moon! j '<Continued on
Mesquite Boys Place
Second In Tourney
Mesquite basketball boys re-
turned from the Seagoville invitation
last week bearing second place hon-
ors.
In the first game they downed
their opponent, Seagoville by a
37 to 20 score. Their second game
against Avalon prover to be another
step toward victory, 3 9-31, but
Mesquite placed second when Gar-
land gave them a trimming 51 to 35.
Tuesday night the Skeeter teams
were victorious over the Irving
teams in a conference game played
there. Mesquite girls scored 32
points to their opponents 21. Mes-
quite boys making a similar score
of 32 to 22.
Both teams are participating in
the Dallas County tournament now
in progress at Carrollton. Games
scheduled for Thursday were: Car-
rollton vs. Garland 1:15 p. m.; Sea-
goville vs. Mesquite 2:15 p. m.; | Mra- Bill Joy, who returned from
Grand Prairie vs. Irving 7:15 p. m.I Medical Arts hospital Sunday follow-
and Buckner Orphans Home whose in& an operation on her nose, is rapi-
opponents were to be named later. <By recovering.
Winners of first place and runner up | __
to be feautred in the district meet fluMrS‘ Hattie chaPma« is 111 with
which will be held early in March at
Mesquite. | Rhea Hanby came home Saturday
Tonight the maroon and white from the hospital where he was ser-
will play the Pleasant Grove teams iopsly ill five weeks. He is able to
in a regular county game. , be up about the house now
Louise Evans Bride
Of Pvt. H. P. Carter
Miss Louise Evans of Dallas, form-
erly of New Hope, became the bride
of Pvt. Howard P. Sarter of Balti-
more, Maryland in a ceremony pre-
formed at Rockwall, Tuesday after-
noon, 3:30 o’clock on February 6t.h
Mrs. Edith Carroll of New Hope
and Mrs. Ruby Wilson of Dallas ac-
companied the couple.
Pvt. Carter will return to his post
of duty at Camp Gruber Okla. on
Feb. 12th Mrs. Carter will make her
home in Dallas for the present.
ILLNESSES
Davey Seay has been ill lately.
T. C. Ivey is in St. Paul hospital.
Charles A. Tosch has been ill.
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