The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!
Only Newspaper Published In Panola County, Dedicated To The People’s Interest
V
'SIXTY-NINE YEARS OF SOLID SERVICE”
Sixty-Ninth Year.
CARTHAGE, PANOLA
Number 19.
Rambling
with
The Editor
OLD GLORY
Old -Glory, the flying ttymbol of a
res nation, la our token over Aua-
ralia and at begelged Bataan and em-
attled Coregidor today. It la deatin-
d again to proudly awiab and ware
i Manilla. Wake and. Qnam. For
lACARTlU’R la leading the forcea
a the world down under and aa be
liwta our offensive drive against
be enemy we are cognizant of two
zmoue telegrams that have left hla
fflce for men In this country. Hla
smooa telegram to PRESIDENT
IOOSEVELT on his birthday was
lotbing short of a stirring classic,
le cabled.: ‘‘Smoke-begrimed men
overcd with the marks of battle, rise
rom the fox-holes of Bataan and
he haUerleu of Corregidor to pray
overenfly that God may Immeas-
irably bless the president of. the
Jutted States.” Last Sunday MAC-
LRTHITR cabled this message to
tEV. W. P. WITZKLL. pastor of
he. church where the famous gen-
ral was christened nearly 152 yra. ago
n Ijlttle Rook. Arkansas: At the
Iter where 1 first Joined the san-
tuary of God. I ask that you seek
Mvino guidance for me in the great
truggle that looms ahead.” Thcae
wo messages from MACARTHUR re-
lect the true chareetor of the man.
le !« not only a military genius hut
man of God. and with a man like
hat in charge of Pacific operations
re feel secure In predicting .here and
ow that the offensive In the Par
last will give back to the terHtotr
re have lost to date the banner of
lid Glory and about which a great
nan once wrote, theae lines;
‘lag of the free heart’s hope and
home!
ly angel hands to valor given,
•by stars have lit the welkin dome,
ind all thy hues were born In beuv
en.
—V—
THc RAMBLER waa riding around
no niisht last week and law a very
Ine demonstration of frlehdahip as
lists between Texans and soldiers.
. D. COTTLE and HENRY RICH
rare standing on the corner, when
on pie of men In uniform approached,
loth Carthage men introduced them
elvea to the soldiers and clasp their
and* in appreciative spirit. It didn’t
oat MR COTTLE nor MR. RICH a
king to make this friendly move, and
t makes the hoys pasting through
■el like homefolks. The next time
ou see a strange soldier on the
treet why not follow the example
f RICH and COTTLE—walk up and
bake bands and help keep the flree
f freedom burning In the hearts of
lie hoye in kahki.
MR. and MRS. ROY TILLER re-
etved a muchly appreciated letter
ed tinted photograph from their
oe, JAMBS ROY. last weak. TILLER
i In *a U. 8. Marine Coma and la
ow la Pearl Harbor The pboto-
iwpb reflected the grim determine,
low ell Marine men have on their
ices when there's a teach Job to do
-tat they eaa do It. It seems like
aly yesterday when year writer
weed to thta dty aad JAMES ROY
,m • email lad la kata paata We
ad Rt opportunity of
rML for wo had three meal
FUNERAL RITES
CONNJCTEDFOR
MR WILLIAMSON
Lone Tima Resident of
Panola County Expires
Funeral rites were conducted in
the Antioch community at the Bap-
tist church for Mr. Charley W. Wil-
liamson Tuesday of this week.
The deceased won born on Novem-
ber 1st, 1867 In Crenshaw county.
Alabama and came to Texas In 1871.
He lived in Panola county for more
than sixty years. On December 22,
1892 he was united in marriage to
Miss Jo Anna Smith, who survives
him.
Mr. Williamson Joined the Antioch
Baptist church early In life and re-
mained a loyal member for fifty
years.
He Is survived by his wife, two
sisters. Mrs. Ella Barr af Appleby,
Texas and Mr*. H. D. Pitts of Car-
thage and two brothers. T. W, Wil-
liamson and J. H. Williamson of
Carthage and a host of other rela-
tives and friends who moorn his pas-
sing.
Rev. H. L. Groom, pastor of the
First Baptist church in this city of-
ficiated with Hawthorn in charge of
last arrangements. Interment follow-
ed the final services In the Antioch
cemetery,:
CORBETT AKINS
ENTERS RACE
FOR SHERIFF
I am very pleased to have this
privilege of presenting to you my
candidacy for the office of Sheriff of
this, my borne county. All my life I
have beeu a resident of Panola Coun-
ty—46 years. I was born near Falr-
play and lived on the farm with my
parents until I was 21 years of age.
There were ten of we children, five
hoys and five girls. 1 have a broth-
er now In the war and during the
last conflict I was In class one and
was called and was on my wny to
service when the Armistice was
signed. All of my life I have tried to
be a good soldier because of the
teachings of Christian parents, and
It chosen your sheriff It will he my
dfdro to always do what Is right an|J
defend your civil liberties as pro-
vided by the laws of our land.
In the summer of 1928 the people
of precinct one reposed their con-
fidence In me by electing me as
their constable. It was my desire to
be alert, active, and efficient In
handling the affairs of that office at
all times, f sought to treat every
person with the same consideration
Irrespective of hla status in life.
My efforts to enforce the law knew
no lines of distinction.
In announcing my candidacy for
sheriff I do ao off my own volition
and I will endeavor to conduct this
campaign free of obligations to
groups or factions. If after careful
consideration of my past and my
record aa constable of precinct one,
you see fit to elect me, 1 shall spare
no efforts to fully Justify your con-
fidence by making an official yon
will greatly appreciate. I shall en-
deavor to be trustworthy and cour-
teous In ever situation, and It will
he my policy to conduct myself In a
manner which will merit the respect
and confidence of all with whom I
deal in discharging the duties Incum-
bent upon me should I he elected
your next sheriff. I Intend. If chon
to serve the public, to deal with
those suspected of being violators of
the law. or who have violated the
laws In the past in n spirt of kind-
ness hot manly talraes*. I shall not
compromise with evil aad vice or
•or the aage of anyone. My rain off
action shall ha the wall known tan eh
inga of the Master, when he sold.
”Dn onto dthera m pan woaM km
I will
Dies Gets Results
.........
Congressman Martin Dies of Orange has been accused
of being a headline hunter. We are not qualified to pass on
Mr. Dies intentions as to “breaking in” the news, but we
doesn't <
prefer to believe that he doesn't devote his entire time to this
goal. Martin Dies is known throughout the length and bread-
th of this section of Texas as a {Square shooter—a clean fight-
ter—and a hard hitting campaigner. None has ever question-
ed his honesty or ability in these parts. Naturally enough, a
congressman could not keep prom crashing the*front page
once in awhife who heads such a well known committee as
the statesman from East Texas.
Last week Martin Dies changed that some 35 employees
of the economic warfare board were past affiliates of organ-
izations dealing in subversive activities against the best inter-
ests of our government. Vice jpres. H. A. Wallace took the
Texas congressman to task for {reporting his story to the press
and an influential capitol secretary, stated that Dies charges
were being used by the Axis powers for propoganda purposes.
For a time it looked like Mr. Wallace had at last trapped
the frank talking Dies. It looked like the charges hurled at
Martin Dies about being a front page crasher were going to
prove true at last, but what happened this week? Why, Mr.
C. Hartley Grattan, one of the 35 men mentioned by Dies,
and economic analyst employed by Mr. Wallace’s board at
a handsome salary up and ragfened his post. Reason: “Since
ustfuli
Pecan Dairy Changes Hands
In Transaction Here Last Week
Dies had attacked him his
at an end.”
The congressman from
skin and despite the fact th;
ington have tried time after
dynamic Dies nobody up th
his ears back or stop the a
the truth out loud where
fulness to the government was
as is still holding on to his
powerful influences in Wash-
e to halt and hamstring the
yet has ever managed to pin
le that apparently talks
>ple can hear it. Until
Martin Dies is proven to be a non-patriot or a teller of false
tales we’ll string along with the Oracle of Orange.
Smith Named
City’s Mayor
Clarence Martin, and
Virgil Tillery Jr. Ejected
Commissioners
Forest E. Roberts and Joe
Ben Fite New Owners Of
Popular Milk Plant
R. E. (Bub) Smith, local wholesale
groceryman, and prominent In civic
and religious .affairs was chosen
mayor of Carthage, when he received
a total of 119 votes In Tuesday’s elec-
tion. Smith ran unopposed.
In the race for city commissioner
three well known men allowed their
names to appear on the ballot. The
vote for commissioner was as fol-
lows:
Clarence Martin..............—M
N. E. Walker __________ 66
W. V. Tillery, Jr. ....---------------87
Rain tended to dampen the day’s
voting and in as much as no parti-
cular Issues were up for consldera
tlon the election lacked the nsua!
interest of past campaigns when as
many as COO votes have been polled.
LM.HUNT
ANNOUNCES~
FOR SHERIFF
CARTHAGE COUPLE
RECEIVES LETTER
FROM THEIR SON
Sheriff and Mrs. L. M. Hunt have
received the letter reprinted below
from their son. Hugh Darrell Hunt,
who Is serving his country some-
where In the Far East. The letter
was received only last week, bnt was
mailed on January 31st. It follows:
January 31. 1912
Dearest Mother and Dad:
Wonder how my dear loved 'one*
are? Hope you are well. You both
must take the best of care of your-
selves. I am well and safe. Would he
far happier If it were possible to bear
from you once In a while, bnt will
have to console myself to know that
you are safe. God will surely he on
our side if we are on His. Is that
not right Mother dear? We must
have patlehce and courage and faith
in ourselves to meet whatever tests
comes our way.
How are the boys and Sis? Give
them my love. I surely hope that
L. J. and Nook do not have to leave
the States In case they have enlisted
In the Army. Will try my best to get
a poet closer to yon when I return.
My enlistment Is np In October, hut
will stay ta the Army for the dura-
tion of the War If the War is not
over by that time. I feel as though
R will he over long before then but
one can never tell exactly.
Do not know when this will be
mailed bnt wUI send It by the Chap-
lain. Sorry I don’t have any newt,
I only hope you get my letter. 1 sent
a radiogram but do not know if it
has reached yon or not.
Give my love to all and heep year
chins np for me. No news is good
AU my love
HUGH DARRELL
NOTICE
IRWIN URGES
FARMERS TO SEEK
NEW BENgFffS
Good management methods for
making money and then retaining
some, permounnt^ benefit from it will
enable farmers and stockmen to ma-
terially improve their financial pos-.
ition this year, according to W. M.
Irwin, who attended a conference of
executive committeemen of six North-
east Texas deduction Credit Asso-
ciations in Tyler, April 2nd and 3rd.
Mr. Irwin. S. H. Cook, and Ernest
Powers reperesented the Marshall
Production Credit Association at
the Conference.
The fact that Is Is now sound busi-
ness for farm operators to figure
their operatlMs based on average
prices of products over a period of
6 to 20 years In the past was stressed
in the meeting, as a matter of good
business and Is a safeguard against
getting out on tho limb of inflation-
ary prices. Such prices. Mr. Irwin
said. In most eases figure out to he
about the same prices as prevailed
in 1987. .
This was the second of a series of
meetings to he held over the slate
for discussion of methods to keep
loans sound while helping finance the
agricultural war effort and meeting
prevailing cost conditions. It was
pointed out that the producer must
consider the higher cost of opera
tton* aad also hear in mind that the
“Normal Values” are the souncj ones
to be considered by the fsrm snd
ranch family which is in the' busi-
ness on a permanent basis.
The 36 Production Credit Assocla
lions In Texas now have 18.606 mem
bers and a tout of f26.7Sl.MT.00 In
loans outstanding at this time, which
raparesents a gain of 26% In mem
borship over a yaar ago. and a gain
of 8S% In loans outstanding. The
Marshall Production Credit Assort*
Uoa baa M8 members at this time
with a total of *3*0.629 «• In loans
oa tats tiding, which represents a gain
of 17% 1n membership over a yaar
ago, and a gata of »7% ta loaaa out
C. U KNIGHT
News of the sale of the Pecan
Dairy, formerly owned and operated
by Holland Smith, well kqown citi-
zen of the county, to Joe Ben Fite
and Forest E. Roberts, prominent
citizens of Cartridge, was announced
in the city last week-end.
The entire dairy plants, which ta
now located on the Smith property
about four miles wost of the dty
on the Beckvllle highway will shortly
be removed to the Roberts farm
about a mile east of Carthage, accord-
ing to information given the news-
paper by the new owners.
Roberts and Fite have announced
their desire of continuing the same
high type of service rendered the pub-
lic In the past by Mr. Smith. Ia
this Issue of the paper an advertise-
ment appears. In which they I sane
a statement of future policy. The
Pecan Dairy, according to the new
owners Is the only one In the county
offering Grade A milk to the cuo-
totners.
PANOLA COUNTY
CROP {SPOILAGE
CAN BE HALVED
' Prevention of waste In food distri-
bution will ha a vital factor in the .
effort of Panola county’s 4.989 farm
operators and workers to achieve
their wartime food production goals,
it was Indicated today In a survey
by a leading distributor of Texas
farm produce. •
At least half of the estimated *12,-
600.000 annually lost from spoilage
and damage to Texas fruffs and vege-
tables alone con be prevented by
the nse of better grading, packing
and by better and more direct dis-
tribution methods. Earl R. French,
marketing director for Atlantic Com-
mission Company, A A P produce
buying affiliate, declared in th®
survey’s summary. He Indicated that
further savings could he realised
from Improved handling of other
Texas farm products.
“If Panola county farmers, work-
ing with dtatributers. cut by half the
average 10 to 12 per cent of fruit
and vegetable shipments lost thru
damage and spoilage, they will have
achieved the equivalent of a 6 to &
percent Increase in prodntion with-
out any extra acreage, seed, fertilizer,
equipment or farm labor.” French
•aid.
“Under wartime conditions, use of
efficient production methods and ef-
L. M. Hunt, incumbent sheriff of
Panola County has authorized the
newspaper to announce his candidacy
for re-election subject to the action
of the Democratic primary in July.
In placing his announcement with
the press for re-election the sheriff
stated that It had been his policy
during his present term of office t)
see that the laws were adequately
enforced and that this enforcement
had been carried out without prej
udlce to any person. He cited the fact
that the community life had not ex-
perenced & single major Incident
which now remains unsolved during
the past two years, and that viola-
tions wer now at a minimum. The
sheriff was warm In his praise for
his deputies, J. B. Reagan and Grov-
er Westmoreland and pointed out
that both had made tho county hon-
es!. efficient, and courteous deputies.
He shared tho credit with them for
keeping the crime rate down tn the
county. Mr. Hunt prolnted out the nrtent distribution channels such as
fact that liquor law infringemen.s ..._____
had been fully dealt with and that
ft would he his continued policy to
keep all trespasses In this respect
down.
"With the country In tho war a
sheriff has an Important place to fill.
those developed by chain stores is
becoming increasingly important.” bw
continued. “For example. Panola
county's 4,316 farm family workers
will find their Job of Increasing pro-
duction made More difficult because
of the shrinking farm labor supply.
Mn.
it tbs
Turk off Dw
rad ta Jack
I have received many bulletins and rl8)n|r f,rTn wages and limited ivall-
In«tructions from both Austin and
Washington outlining my part tn the
civilian defense of the country, and
I’m familiar with tho text off th<
mo
many Important requests. My de
partment Is closely cooperating with
members of the state police and
with' the F. B. I. In seeing that
nothing detrimental to the best In-
terests of our country Is left linin
vestlgated. My experience as an of
fleer. I bellve. qualifies me to con-
tinue working with other enforcement
agencies to the end that we here
on the home front may do our hit
while my sons and other people's
sons fight on the hattleffront.” Mr.
Hunt said.
Inclusive with this announcement.
I wish to point on! to my friends
that an nnsrruplous minor has heen
started over the connty that I’m not
physically able to continue In office
la my political campaign* I have
never Injected mod-slinging tactics
Into them. I will not do so now. All
I have to say la that I would not
ask the people for the office If I were
not sufficiently qualified ta every
why to hold R True enough. I have
Just been discharged from the nan
Karina. bat them In no roam to
sesame that this brief Utaeos should
clone my active ontaar as an enforce
ability of farm machinery and sup-
plies.
’’The latest census counted 64t
regular hired hands In the connty.
Since that count was made, farm
labor has decreased aa much as 49%
In certain areas and np fo 48% i»
some Texas districts." French said.
Bnt dssplte future labor curtail-
ments. he said, pant performance In-
dicates the farmer can approach food
production goals. In ten years, cov-
ered by recent government reports,
the farmer had Increased bis pro-
ductive efficiency by 28.2 per cant.
Th« average farmer, the server re-
vealed. fed 11.7 persona in 1929 and
ten years Istr was reading 14.1 par-
sons form his fields.
County Council of
Parents and T
Meeting
The Panola Connty Connell off Par-
ents sad Taachsr will most with
Fati-play school Saturday April 11th
at M A. M.
We urge all Parsnt-Tanehsr work-
tag a onoorad dtah ta hstp curt
with (bo brack
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