The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1942 Page: 6 of 8
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In evsry Und wh«r» «• are
to fight tor the deltas* ot our
Ways ot Ufa and our
Liberty. the Father.. Mothers. Sisters
aad Sweethearts ot theee tine tends
ot ours aow want to know why you
lure (ailed to lire up to this ci
■AiCU promise you made to them?
• Their hoys are solas bravely to
tight for thetr government. their
homes and their liberty. They do not
murmur when called and try to hide
behind aome office. Up to the
«ut hour, you hare had plenty of
(hue to resiga from your seat lu Con*
press and so with our boys to the
thunder sad slaushter ot the mighty
struggle tor the preeerraUoa ot oar
flag aad Country. Do you Intend to
carry out your promtae and get la the
Armed Forces at once and march
with these boye to e final and e
plate victory. Or do yon Intend to
continue to hide behind your oougree-
ulonal Togs In Washington, far from
battle (route, sate la your office,
where you neither email powder or
beer the thunder ot those murderous
Japanese guns? Fathers and Mothars
ot the Third Congressional District,
and tha boys tearing for the front
line trenches want to know M yon
are going to loin theee boys and help
them^ defend end preserve America
and American Ways ot Life?
Today, hundreds ot our brave4 teds
are fighting, outnumbered by brutal
forces and the lack ot planes, tasks,
guns aad man. tent under the lead-
ership of tha gallant General Mac-
Arthur. and inspired by the Spirits
of Generals Lee. Jackson, Hood,
Longstreet. Grant. Houston und Rash,
they are saying to America that “we
win win or die.”
While these brave hoys are plead-
ing for more plaaee. tanks; guns and
boats. Congress took time out to
peas n tew to peaaloi
White the citisenahip of eU
lea was calling for production mad
more production, and the boys from
tha distant battlefields tar from
homa. Mother aad Father, Sister and
•weetheart, were crying and plead-
ing for more army equipment to tight
with and defend the country and
rival ot a newborn son or daughter.
The boys to the Armed Faroes can-
not vote, hut their mothers, fathers,
wives, staters and sweethearts will
do the voting white those Thunder-
lug Herds in Khaki plant the Stare
and Stripes oa the shores at Jdpen.
and on the beaks ot tha Rhine
Where wUl you be. Mr. Beckwortk.
when this takes place? Will yoa etUI
be hibernating In yoor office In
Washington T Or will you he with
theee gallant teds when they hdlet
the Stars and 8trtpes on the soil ot
these International Hijacker* end
Gangsters who are vainly trying to
demroy every thing that America has
stood for. for over one hundred aad
fifty year*? Ton are within the draft
age end of theta age.
What to the delay. Mr. Beckwortk?
Ton are theta own age
within the selective service law. You
better hurry up—the boys are leaving
that, aad yon are already lata.
the final victory is won aad
a lasting, permanent and triumphant
Peace Treaty to signed la Tokyo and
Berlin, and theee dictators who are
trying with nil thetr might to dbstroy
Christianity and Democracy are forc-
ed to salute oar Flag end elt with
bowed beads, folded arms, and lis-
ten to the singing of our National
Anthem, and the last gun is fired
end Peace once more reigns over the
world, those boys of oars will then
start the long Journey heck to their
native soil; some of them shorn ot a
limb, some with dimmed eyeeight,
ahd some on crutches, and some
eonnd. but upon theta foreheads will
he blooming the brightest chaplet
that ever blossomed upon a warrior’s
brow, and they will receive the ac-
claim end plaudits of a great aad ad
miring nation—the noblest her os that
ever rode to victory or death. Mr.
Beckwortk, will yoa be at the dock
to meet them, or will you be return
lag with them? Which?
1 am writing you this letter at
late hour in the night, after a long
day's work, not Just eight hours, but
nearer fourteen, end am giving
copy of It to the Press In the Third
Congressional District, and yoa can
do likewise with your reply.
1 do not have five or six thousand
dollars at my disposal to get secre-
taries to help me do my writing or
prepare my speeches. I must write In
EMIT HILL
STATEMENT
Late la the season of this oa
palga 1 submitted myself u a «
dtdate for Commissioner of Precinct
three.
I have made an special effort to
m end talk to any ot the voters
simply because 1 feel that in view of
the pres eat world situation it would
he Indeed eery selfish and uucooald-
erate to have tried to eontact all the
voters had I had car of my own
aad the neceeaary time from my crop
aad n public Job I've held for the
pest three months.x
Since I have previously represented
the people In this sapacity l can only
refer the voters to the services
rendered during that time.
Those who know ms knot I have
the courage of my convictions and
ilntatn high standards of honesty
aad integrity.
■MIT HILL
(Pol. Adv.)
R. T. ASH SEEKS
VOTERS SUPPORT
Completes Tour of
State
their lives, e targe majority of Con-
who are drawing salaries of. nBJr own language, for I cannot boast
gie.000.ee per year, was wasting Its
valuable tiihe voting Itself a pension,
aad they did not Just vote themselves
an old age pension of a few paltry
-dollars per month like our old people
are drawing, per year after their re-
tirement age. It makes one shudder
to think of our old folk drawing the
email sum ot fifteen or twenty dol-
lars per month and taking n pauper s
oath to get that poultry sum. and
members of Congress drawing the
largo eatery of ten thousand dollars
par year, voting themselves a pen-
sion of 94.OOP.Od per year. Ot coarse,
ft Is true, that when they heard from
the people hack home, they turned
about-face and beat a baaty retreat
•ad repealed their own pension taw.
Yes, while members of Congress
were engaged in voting themselves a
•ice little pension, and wasting val-
uable time, and then wasting more
time to repeal that taw. our boys
were going without the guns, tangs,
planes and other army equipment so
badly needed for their own defense
and protection. What excuse has
Congress to offer the boys going to
the front line trenches and their
Fathers and Mothers at home who
will never see some of their brave
eons again? Many of them will give
up their lives in the Jungles ot for-
eign lands, nod in the submarine and
uhark-infested waters of the south
west Pacific Ocean, because Con-
gress wasted some ot Its most valu-
able hours voting for a hill to pen-
sion themselves Mr. Beck worth,
since you are the representative of
the people, and the public servant,
.-tha peoplehave a- right to know how
you voted on tha pension .bill. Did
you vote for it, or did you not? Did
yon raise yoor voice against that
bill? Were you In your seat -when
the vote was taken? If not. why
were yon not there? You boast of s
hundred percent record on being
present when rotes ure taken in
Congress If you were not present
-when this vote was taken, then ex
plain to the people of the Third Con-
gressional District why yon were o*t.
The people demand an answer to
these questions. Did you. or did you
not vote for that bill? Answer yes
or no.
What excuse do you have to offer
them now for your failure to comply
with your campaign promise you
made them three and one-half years
ago. that If the boys were drafted
in military service, that you Would
be among the first to go? You have
had plenty ot time slnc% December
"th to have Joined the boys of your
ow*u age. but you are still hlberaat-
• Jng In your office in Washington.
Mr. Beckwortk. you cun be assured
that if you come home a few days
and find out that your people mean
business it bout increasing production
for ail war purposes, that when you
got hack to Washington, you Will
find that God still reigns nod the
Government still lives. It seems that
you think if you taove Washington
for a few days In your district to
oenfer with your people, that the
Government will fallbat yon are mte-
taken in this for this Government
krill be living sad breathing when
you have quit extending your re
mark* In the Record, aad writing
..compliment* to motbora on the ar
of attending aa many grant univer-
sities as you do. and holding college
degrees. However. 1 may aay that
am a graduate ot rae largest univer-
sity in the world, and It to the old
achodl of hard knocks, hard work
and experience and this old school
has more graduates than any other
one to the world.
Yours very truly.
W. H. ALLEN
P. 8.—Since the above letter was
written and I have been trying to
find time to make the necessary cop-
ies for the Press, the heroic resis-
tance on Bataan Peninsula has ceased,
and many of those brave boys have
crossed over the Great Isthmus which
divides this from the Great Beyond,
but their greet sacrifice there -will
stand at the bar of history along with
the Alamo and Goliad, and future his-
torians will write and future poets
will sing of the gallant stand they
made there, and their memory will
be revered and cherished as long as
the mind of man exists, and the
world will take care of their fame.
Their names will be, on the scroll of
eternal fame all down the coming
ages—W. H. ALLEN.
BECK WORTH'S REPLY
v » Washington, D. C.
‘ May*, U42
Mr. W. H. Allan, 1
Route 1. Gilmer. Texas.
My Dear Mr. Allen:
I wish to acknowledge your recent
letters one dated April 4. 1942. the
ether dated April 2S, 1942. Also
wish to again acknowledge kindred
letters written by yon to me dated
March 29. 1942. and April .4, 1941. T
am alurafs glad to receive the obser-
vations of you and my friends thru
out the Third Congressional District.
I again refer yon to the letter and
the Information I sent you March II,
1942. and to the letter I wrote you
April 7. 1942. Before I
member of Congress I always sought
to do my full duty. Since 1 became a
member of Congress I have continued
to do my beet to do my full duty.
No one can expect me to do morn,
and certainly I do not plan to do leas.
The observations contained In your
recent letters and In the letters writ-
ten by you to me dated Decemb< r 20,
1938, December SO, 1921, January il.
1939. and February «, 1929. are all
apprdelated. Give my sincere regards
to Mrs. Allen and to Marcello. Call
on me any lime. 1 shall always be
glad to endeavor to serve yoa and all
the cltlsens of the Third Congression-
al District.
Your friend.
LINDLEY
(Pol Adv.)
Ge to the pells inly
C. B. DUKE yeur next Representative.
(Pet Adv.)
Oe to the pells July 20th and sleet
C. B. DUKE te fill the Represents-
five's vacancy In the epeelal electie/i
(Pet Adv.J
Ge to the peile July BM and elect
C. m. DUKE to nil the Represents
five's vacancy In the special election
(PeL Adv.)
To the Democratic Voters of Pa-
nola Coaaty:
1 would like to make this appeal
to yoa through the Watchman, In my
candldcy tor the office of Asseei
and Collector, believing in the talr-
neee and Impartiality of the voters
of the county. I submit the following:
1 am opposed to the continuity of
office holding, nil things being equal
and if elected will voluntarily retire,
after a reasonahe time in office.
If elected 1 promise to discharge
the duties of the office fairly and
Justly, without partiality and peta
In the rendition ot property assess-
ments. It shall he my policy to bo
courteous and considerate at all
times and give the people ot the
County the very beet service ot
which I am capable, always remem-
bering that the office belongs to the
people of this county.
I had hoped to see every voter of
the County, bat on account of the
stringency ot the times it will be im-
pose Rile to do so. bnt 1 would like
you to koow that this letter is in-
tended aa a personal appeal far your
consideration at tha polls next Sat-
urday and should the laurel of victory
be mine; no man will bo more grate-
ful
R. T. ASH
(PoL Adv.)
TURK CHAMNESS
STATEMENT
1 appreciate the fine consideration
given me by the people ia my race
for constable. It chosen to servo you
next Saturday. 1 will aot let you
down. Help me win. and I’ll give you
back in service a record ot which
trust you will be proud. Thank you
for past courtesies and pledgee of
good will.
Sincerely,
TURK CHAMNBSB
TEXARKANA. Texas—Assured of
victory la the Lieutenant Governor’s
by his supporters thragbout
Tease. Senator Harold Beck has Just
Jtetornrraar of the state la
which he has coatracted thousands
ot voters and hi* campaign tor war-
time economy in state government
has been greeted with high entha-
aator Beck will lead tke field of
tan candidates by a wide margin, to
the belief of his friends in nil sec-
tions ot the state. His entire cam-
paign has bean based oa thn single
plank ot exercising strict state econ-
omy eo tkat taxpayers may meet
Increased Federal tax obligations and
bay more war bonds. Such economy
can be accomplished without reduc-
ing old age pensions, aid to the Mind,
dependent children an* teachers* re-
tirement he has told hto meetln
The candidate's long service ia the
Legislature. Including tear yuan la
the Lower Moose and six years In the
its. was climaxed last year by
hto election to the poet of President
Pro Tern of the Senate, to till the
vacancy occurring In the Lieutenant
Govarnor’a office.
His legislative record Includes co-
authorship of Sonata Amendment to
House Bill 8, known as tke Omnibus
Tax BUI which addad five mUlioa
dollars to the old age assistance
fund; active support of the public
school system, with the per capita
apportionment raised from 817.M to
122.89 daring bis service; active sup-
port of the soil and water conssrva-
tlon program; and of tha extension
of rural electrification, with the en-
abling state legislation required for
federal grants. Throughout his
vice, ha baa consistently striven for
economy In state affairs for the
benefit ot the taxpayer* of Texas.
W. D. (Pap) Bush
Appreciates Office
Four yean ago. the people of my
native county honored me by elect-
ing me their county treasurer. Words
cannot express my appreciation for
thetr confidence and support, and I
am doubly thankful that thn voters
thought enough of my record that
opposition did not appear against me
for re-election this term.
1 feel like I have made • contribu-
tion to the fulfillment ot the duties
it the ofBce in keeping with the
confidence expressed by the people
at the polls tor me. I shall continue
to render the beat service within the
realm of my abUlty to keep the
treasurer’s office as the people want
IL Come to see me when In town,
and remember 1 still treasure your
trust und want yon to know that I
am always aware of the fact that
this Is your office and that I am
simply your public servant
Yours to servo,
l W. D. fPap) BU8H
(Pol. Adv.)
past, and wUl It chosen to serve,
make the people ot precinct two the
type ot County commissioner I (eel
like they are entitled to. Thanking you
all tor past favors, aad trusting that
1 may have yoor vote aad Influence
In the coming primary, 1 remain.
Your friend.
L. D. MANOHAM
(Pol. Adv.)
■I—i wmwwmy ■ ■
spare chenM be naed to bay
War Beads. Buy jw ton
pas ted every pap day.
An East Texan, a iking East Texans for
their rote—
HARRY McKEE
Making kb 2nd Campaign for
STATE TREASURER
For 15 jryuri a resident of Port Arthur
6 years in Texas Legislature
(Pol. Adv.)
THIRTY-FOUR
MEN LEFT >
ON JULY 17TH
• —i i i i
Thirty-four men in the county left
Carthage tost Thursday morning,
July 17th, for Induct ion into the U. 8.
army.
Those leaving were;.
Jams* Marvin Paarce
Everett Beaaley ’
Aubrey Lee Allums \
Ivan V. Godwin \ '•!»
Thomas R. Footer '
Charles R. Brasseal ‘
Hawiiton McPherson
Robert Rook A
Murry Mayrield
Owen Q. Leslie *
Aubrey L. Evans
Louis Brummell
John Mnntx
Allen Paul Winn
Samuel Nelson
Jewel Atkinson ' ' '
Luther J. Hlllin
Mack Morris •
A. L. Davis Jr.
Henry Me Gowen
Johnnie Watson
James Lindsey
James V. Nutt
Lewis Henry Ross
A. O. Pierce
Albert Williams
Orady Pugh
Guy W. Bates
John W. Brook*
John Childress Ray •
Howell Duckworth
Howell H. Knight
John C. Clements
Hardwick Bustin
L. D. Maugham
Makes Statement
To the Voters of Precinct Two':
The election Is drawing to a close,
and It has been a privilege to have
had the opportunity of running with
a clean group of opponents. I deeply
cherish the manifestations of support
and friendship tendered me In thej
To The People of
Panola County
(While I am not a candidate for District
Judge this year—the office being a four-
year term— I shall ever be grateful to
the good people of Panola county for
their kindness in giving me their support
two years ago.
I will always strive to deal just and
right with every one, for I have been
taught since childhood what b just and
right b the law of laws.
May everything good be with all of you
is my sincere wish,
Your friend,
Spott Sanders
(Pol. Adv.)
I
\*irr.TPf1
Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Williams at
Marlin passed through Carthage
Tuesday, and stopped to
with old friends.
NOTICE
The Lions club will mm
Methodist church today at
members are urged to be |
are
the least «•
Sa her* at heme Is to
War Sends—19% tor '
Bands, every pay dap.
If YOU had to order yew
you’d appreciate even more how little if
coats and how mmkA it doss for yen.
washers lor m dime • dey—or tent
Whet’s more, that Jk— buys just
twice ms muck electricity fee
fondly ns it did 10 to 15 years ago!
They
constant effort to give yen good service
at low rates. They mre tmede possitle hy
practical, efficient business
That’s the American way —
It works so'waU that even th.
! et the flick of g
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1942, newspaper, July 23, 1942; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891373/m1/6/?q=+date%3A1941-1945&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.