The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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Our Motto: “Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, And Unfettered Thought”
Ofily Newspaper Published In Panola County, Dedicated To The People’s Interest
PROVIDING
Panola County
PLANNING
SEVENTY YEARS OF SOLID SERVICE
CARTHAGE, PANOLA COUNTY,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
Rambling
with
The Editor
Former Carthage Resident
Died In Mississippi
fitting and honest tribete Cram
friends and even his political foes
was paid Sunday'to Wendell lewis
Willkle. a revered statesman and e
great American who died in hin Bleep
Sunday morning.
Death came at 2:20 a.ns. <1:9
a.m. Dallas time), to the lanky Hoon-
ier lawyer who placed his leva at
country and fellow man above aB
other considerations. He wae 52 end
of a brilliant ramar
Taamwork starred for the Carthage
High School Bulldogs here last Fri-
day night, when the local eleven
smashed Jasper 12-7 to win their
first aonference skirmish.
To same an Individual star, with-
out naming the entire starting Carth-
age line-up would be to commit an
injustice
Brewster. Milam. Thomas. Lang-
ford and other Bulldog backs showed
up wall and played consistently
throughout the melee. The line play
was aspecially impressive, and mark-
ed Improvement in tacking or de-
fensive football wae noted.
Kootce. lanky, rangy, well built
end tanned In a whale of a game at
end add was responsible
/-The Office of Price Administration
la mighty well pleased with the per-
sonnel set up in Panola County.
The majority of the various board
members are giving generously of
their time, and not always because
they have nothing else to do. Aa a
matter of Tact, It Is he baslaeaamaa
who has lota to do who la also help-
ing the government in the very im-
portant OPA work. •
Naturally, board members vary.
Borne are faithful to the point of
enthusiasm over their respective as-
signments, and the great majority are
working hand-la-glove with the coun-
try to eee that an efficient program
Is administered hers. Again, there
are some members off the panels who
are not attending regularly and who
do not deserve aa mack credit aa
at the height
which already had earned him Mg
party's nomination to be President off
the United States.
The aatlon—shocked by hie aofr
den passing—bsd known for wuSMi
that Wilkie wae ill; that tho ll«
Republican presidential candidate
had been In Lenox Hill IlnapUM
since IBept. I suffering from what
was described as a minor stonsA
ailment. Bat In the short apace off I
few hoars, on the very deg ha ha*
planned to leave the hospital tor Ma
homo three violent heart attache
ended hls life. ‘
The body will be taken to AW
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Ckoreb
Monday where mourners mag view
It, the family announced. Fun seal
services grill be bald at 2 pn. Tana-
day with the Rev. John SetavNmd
Bonnetl. a personal friend, off!Mad
tag.
Burial wlU ha In Willkle’s estiva
Rushvilie, Ind., when hls only cMNl
Philip, a lieutenant (J.g.) hi the
Navy, arrives from the Marwgesm
George Dennis Arnold. 27, soldier
In the U. 8. Army, and stationed at
'damp Van Dorn, Mississippi expired
from a heart attack In camp last
Week and funeral services were con-
ducted for him In Henderson, Texas.
The deceased was weU and favor-
ably known, both In Rash and Pano-
la counties in civilian life, and had
a wide circle of loyal friends. He
entered the service from Henderson,
Texas early this year.
George Dennis Arnold Is survived
by hls wife, two children, and three
brothers, one of whom. D. C. Arnold,
sad a sister.
There comes a time In n newspa-
perman’s life that he can use the
words of another to more vividly,
portray the life of good qualities of
a fallen one. We think there Is no
better way of approving (Dennis Ar-
nold as a man and as a soldier than
to use the letter written his wife
kg his Captain shortly after hls pas-
sing. (The letter follows:
Camp Van Don, Mias.
,WV. • October. 1944
for the
smearing off many Jasper plays.
Moody Whitaker worked hard and so
did every other man on tbe line.
Heard was in thn content nU the
way with all he had. Bob Hall's per-
formance waa outstanding.
inn Actuals opened the night's scor-
ing la -the tint quarter, but not until
tha la*t play of that part of the
game. P. L Milam flashed around'
end for the touchlown after tempo-
rarily Juggling the pigskin. Apparent
ly, the Jasperttes thought the play
had stapped, bat Milam recovered the
hall and race* ea over the goal line.
Try for extra point was no good.
Tlig* Bulldogs chalked up another
seen . When Langford found bin way
of play. Jasper, taking the (tall in
their own territory turned loose a
Mane of off-tackle runs and end
sweeps that carried past mid-field,
and shortly before the game ended
the visiters had registered a touch-
down; kicked goal and had possession
Of the hall la Bulldog territory. The
gnn ended the farcas with the Car-
thage boys on the tall end of a 13-7
count.
•Coach Keeth had his men in fine
shaps for their opening conference
performance. Several new plays were
nofurled, sad one daxsling pass play
earned the stands to hum with ex-
citement aa it waa completed.
Before the game started, the Sen-
ior high school sponsor. Miss Helen
Hooker, was introduced to the aud-
ience by Captain P. L. Milam. The
Junior sponsor. Miss Ann Williams
waa Introduced by Rugene Langford.
As usual, the high school band per-
formed nicely at half-time—executing
several difficult steps as the major-
ettes Misses Hooker. Reagan and
Williams pnt the band through the
nifty paces.
of this command I wish to express
to you and year children our heart-
felt sympathy for the loss of your
husband, George Dennis Arnold. We
realise that little can now be said or
done by anyone to comfort yon la
ponr hour of sorrow, and wo can only
grieve with you.
Your husband’s death on the night
of 3 October was as quick and ns
painless aa It could he. During tho
U0WW nun was Jam beginning’ Tho United War Cheat Is divided
Car tho fhtare generations. One of the hulk going to tho VS.O. Now
the first men to send a message off what lg the U.8.O.? It la the United
sympathy to MR8. BDITH WILK8 * Service Organisation which is nerv
WHJLKII was PRS81DBNT ROOC3B-' tog men ^ in anltoroa States
todtau attorney In 1940." Truly. the' ball of courtesy, provision, and sap-
passing of WfLLKIE will ho mourned ply, for your son. when he wants to
around he world. *>ack home; when he needs
_y_ rest; when ho craves recreation;
J. C. MC MICHAEL—
One day last week, before the pa-
per was placed In circulation chan-
nels. we told J. C. MC MICHAEL that
the weekly edition was going to be
pretty thin for the lack of live
news The paper was printed and
circulated. MAC got hia copy and
when he saw us on tho street Thurs-
day morning remarked: "I think
this week’s paper is mighty fine.
You said it was going to be pretty
thin, hut If this Issue Is a sample of
tbiness—then give us more editions
Mke it" For these remarks we wish
4o say: “Thank You.
Wendell Wilkie as a forthright Smer
lean,” sail President Roosevelt.
Earnest, honest, wholseouled, he
also had tremendous courage. TMO
courage which was hls dominating
trait prompted him more than omem
to stand alone and to challenge the
wisdom of counsels taken by power-
ful interests within bis own party.
In this hours of grave crisis tha
country loses a great citizen through
hia untimely passing.”
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey off TfOW
York, who won the Republican parti1*
presidential nomination to which
Wilkie again aspired thin elaettoa*
year, also mourned the paaelng off "h
forceful and courageous man” who
"made a notable contrlbatioa to thfr
politlcal and philosophical discseslnoe
of these critical years.”
Man ef Fine Character.
Secretary of 8tate Cordell BuB'
labeled him a “man of the finest
character who stanchly and sincerely
held to hie principles.”
"Hia able and forthright presents
tlon of his views on public questions
wae a great stimulus to tbe fortalag
of public opinion,” Hull said fes *
telegram of condolence to Mm WV-
hie. “His death brings a definite loan
to tbe nation.”
la 1940, when he received the Re-
publican presidential nomination ad
the Philadelphia convention, WHkta
had come a long way from tho linin'
frame house in Elwood. Ind. whom
he waa bora on Feb. It, 1892.
Although he was defeated, a grant
American statesman waa bora. Ha-
emerged in the next tour years as a-
man whose comment on the world*
picture was weighed with vsepuet hr
ail.
One Werld Anther.
Carrying the approval off President
Roosevelt, Wilkie toured a dooms
countries after the 1940 tempnlgB
and la hia straightforward Booster
style talked with tho world’s laadem
Oat off these Journeys come Mo
CHARLES E. BURNS
REPORTED MISSING
BUSH RITES
HELD TUESDAY
IN OKLAHOMA
Pfc. Charles E. Boras has been re-
ported missing in action since thn
early days of the Invasion off Franca.
In n telegram to Mrs. Mary O.
Burns, the missing soldier’s mother
from Gen. Ullo, thn information was
received here that Pfc. Burns has
been miaslag since July 13rd.
A letter dated September 22, and
mailed from Gen. Ullo informed Mrs.
Burns that no farther 'uformatkm
was available on that date.
The missing Infantryman is s grad-
uate of Carthage high school and wall
known ham
Five weeks after his honorable dis-
charge from tbe army in which he
served overseas for one year. Pfc.
Elvln C. Bush. 28, waa laid to rest
in hit native city in Oklahoma.
Pfc. Bnah was the nephew of Free-
man Bosh of this city and a brother
df Woodrow Bush, also of this town.
Funeral services for the 45th di-
vision veteran were condncted Tues-
day afternon at* two o’clock p.m. at
the school auditorium in Butler. Ok-
lahoma. The last rites were under
the auspices of the American Legion,
and after the military rites conduct-
ed by Chaplain John Schroeder of
Clinton Naval Air Stattan interment
followed In Hammon cemetery.
Private Bush served with the 45tb
from Its Camp Barkeley days through
the lauding in Oran. North Africa,
and the Invasion of Sicily and Italy.
He was one of the eleven survivors
of hls infantry company. He had par-
ticipated In five major battles and
had won the combat infantry man's
badge and the good conduct modal
before he left Italy to return to the
U. 8. for hospitalisation early 1*
* Re verily L Mullins, has been nam-
ed Panola County Chairman for Tha
(National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
The Panola County Executive Com-
mittee will consist of: R. L. Mullins,
Hon. J. G. Strong, vice-chairman, J.
Daniel Shaw, Treasurer, W. Neal
Estes, secretary sad J. C. Me Michael,
fifth member.
The appointments were announced
this week by Mrs. George H. Pittman,
Texas State Representative, Dellas,
Texas.
CITY FATHERS—
Thq editor wishes to commend and
congratulate the City Fathers,
MAYOR DAVIS, Commissioners BAH*
BY and HANSZR.N on the way they
are having the square kept clean and
neat. Many of ns run business honses
off the square and it is a pleasure to
acknowledge that these streets lead-
ing off tha square are also well main-
tained and kept clean.
CARTHAGE MEETS
LOUISIANA TEAM
8L Louis Headquarters of The
American Red Cross have asked
Neal Eaten, Panola County disaster
prepardness chairman to name a vice
chairman, a directing committee and
aa additional committee personnel.
/Tho following appointments were
submitted to tho St. Lbula office this
week by the chairman. Joe Roes. Vice-
chairman, Corbett Aina, chairman of
the directing committee and la hls
group Jack Cook, Forest B. Roberta,
Dl M. Stovall Jr., Ll B. Reeves, Baal
Smiley, and David CMtaugh will
servo. Tho additional committee per-
sonnel will consist of: Clifford 8.
Boo, Woodrow Bingham. Robert
Brown til. Boa B. Lacy. Reg. L.
Alexander. Weldon Reeves and Dan-
iel Shaw.
Carthago high school win tangle
with a fast, wall balanced eleven from
Plain Dealing, Louisiana on Martin
Field, Friday night, at eight o'clock
9M.
It win not ho a conference game,
but much Interest will evolve around
toe fact that Plain Dealing .Is the
home town off Conch Jimmy Keeth.
and hls charges will ho oat to offer
the visitor! stiff opposition.
The feslldoge gut hack in eonferene
ptay again next weekend, when they
leave to** for a slash la Tlmpson.
CHECKING UP—
Di B. MOBS JR.. Orange. Is a care-
ful subscriber. Recently, MR. ROBB
moved from our county to Orange
and when he wrote us about chang-
ing hls address he enclosed n news
Hem. dipped from this paper saying:
“It to Important to Insure quicker
delivery off your paper that you
giro yomr old and new address, when
yon maws from one place to another."
ROSS has really been checking oa
THE WATCHMAN—tor It has beta
wash since we published that met
•age M the folks. Thank yon MR.
RUSS for being prompt In sending
la your change of address.
Children Buy 33,100
4 Jeeps' With Savings
school children. Investing only 50
cents a weak la war savings stamps
daring tho school yssr have “paid
for” 33,100 of the 300,000 ’Jeeps"
that have rolled off the WlUye-Over-;
lead assembly liass the War Finance j
Division off the Treasury Depart-
ment informed officials of the auto
concern hare tolay.
Bamming up the results of a cam-
paign in which the children were1
allowed to designate their purchase,
the Treasury reported that tha ver-
satile ecoat ears were favored over
all other types ef military equipment.
Bach Jeep, completely fitted for com-
bat. “cost” the pupils 51,105 Many of
the vehicles were outfitted with spec-
ial metal plaques designating tha
school which purchased It with war
He was discharged August 19th
from Kennedy General Hospital.
Memphis. Tennessee.
After enlisting January 8th. 1941.
Private Bush wae stationed at Ft.
8111 for a time then transferred to
Camp Barkeley at Abilene where he
Joined the 45th division. With the
Thuaderblrd division he served at Ft.
IDvveas, Mass; Watertown. N. Y„
and Camp Pickett. Virginia before
the division sailed for North Africa
In June, 1949. He was a member of
Company 0. 179th Infantry.
1 Bush was orphaned In 1934 when
hls parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bush
and hia sister drowned In the disas-
> Emory Ml Imnn and wife have trobs Washita river flood which took
bees visiting hia tether. B. E. Law- the lives of 14 othsr people,
ranee. Lawvuuce la a Machinist mats He was engaged la terming before
first class lu the U. 8. Navy. ' entering the scdvtee.
PVT. JOE HAYS
PURPLE HEART
AWARD WINNER
For Panola county tehr weather 9
predicted today and Friday. Cooler
in the county today with IncraaatMk
winds Friday.
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