Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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Delta Funeral Home
and the
Delta Co. Coop. Burial
Association
Phone 222
Serving Delta County For
The Past Sixty-five Years
etridn
$2.00 a year in advance. Combined with
"Delta Courier circulation Nov. 1, 1942.
Funeral Home
V*hone 109
Lady Attendant
Ambulance Service*
SMi™ & SON MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
omith bros. victory
ASSOCIATION
W. D. HART & SON, Publishers
Cooper Lions
Observe Xmas
At Luncheon
♦
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X
Members of Cooper High School
hestra, directed by Mrs. Ray
oodrow, were guest entertainers
at Cooper Lions luncheon at Hotel
Cooper, Friday at noon. After
several numbers by the orchestra
Christmas carols were sung by the
members and orchestra under the
direction of Mrs. Goodrow.
Lion R. L. Stephenson presided
and had guests introduced. They
were Ray Goodrow, Aubrey Les-
ter, Capt. Harry Ward and Mrs.
Katherine Miller, representing her
husband, Sgt. Quentin Miller. Re-
sponding to queries as to his
wherorbouts, she renorW that he
wa» in Germany, and doing con-
siderable traveling in line of duty.
Lion Wylie France, who has
been laid up several months with
injuries, was able to be present,
accompanied by Mrs. France.
Paul Coleman’s name was pre-
sented for membership.
Christmas gifts were presented
members from a tree by Miss
Regina Patterson, Rev. Beard and
Carl McDonald, and many ludi-
crous presents were received. Rube
Wells received a bottle of hair
tonic and Rev. Lester received
a dressed banty rooster. He as-
sured the members the chicken
would enter the ministry.
Rube Wells in an eloquent
speech presented a Stetson hat
to the tailtwister, Rev. Loyd Les-
ter, as the outstanding Lion. After
an acceptance speech he opened
Several Small Fires
The Past Week
An epidemic of small fires have
plagued Cooper the past week
since the destruction of Smith
Bros, store by fire. A small farm
house belonging to Quentin Miller
and occupied by Lester Starkey,
was destroyed by fire the day of
Smith Bros, fire, a negro tenant
house in Northeast Cooper, be-
longing to Quentin Miller wan
burned a few days later. Two
calls for grass fires were made
during the week. Sunday night
a fire Started in an upper room
of Chester McKinney’s home.
The fire department was called
and extinguished it with little
damage. A small fire in C. B.
Lander’s home on Waco Ave.
was put out by the fire depart-
ment Thursday with little damage.
COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DEO. 28, 1945
Happy New Year To All!
PCACE ON EARTH
Cut Small, If Any, In
Old Age Pensions
No immediate cut will be made
in average Texas pension pay-
ments. Governor Coke Stevenson
announced earlier today that it
was possible that old age pen-
sions might have to undergo a
slight cut of forty cents in order
to meet a growing demand for
relief. But after a conference
with the Governor, the Execu-
tive Director of the Department
of Public Welfare, John Winters,
says that there is still enough
money in sight to make the Janu-
ary payments. The average pen-
V^>946
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Exit 1945 ... enter 19461 It's but a short trip across that
stage—365 days—some long days and some short
days, but whether short or long we hope that all will
be happy days for you.
Among the happy memories of the past year is that
of our pleasant relations with the people of this com-
munity. And as we say "Hap’^New Year" we add a
word of sincere thanks for this friendship that has
meant so much to us.
COOPER REVIEW
VOLUME 66. NO. 52
Two Killed On Grade
Crossing South Of
Greenville
Health Inventory
For .New Year
sion payment is 24 dollars and 65
the imposing hat‘box to hndThVf I cents> Wintcrs said that factors
it contained a minature paper hat. bearin£ on fu*ure Pension pay-
Harry Patterson and W. D.
Hart were appointed on program
committee for next meeting.
On Display
vMO Years Old
A -
\From Commerce Journal)
There is on display at Dickson
& Ratliffs furniture store a bed-
stead that is worth a visit to see.
It is the property of R. M. Miller
of this city.
The bedstead was made by
hand in Kentucky and is
thought to be about 240 years
old and has been in the Miller
family all these years. In 1841
the bed, then old, was ship-
ped from Hopkins county, Ken-
tucky, to Texas, by Mr. Miller’s
great grandfather. The trip was
made by boat to Jefferson, and
by land to Collin county. Later
the bed accompanied the famliy
to Delta county, and is now in
Commerce. R. M. Miller expects
to ship it to his daughter in San
Antonio in the near future.
The bed Is constructed of wal-
nut with large, heavy posts, side
and end rails. A rope, believed to
be original with the bed, is
stretched back and forth through
holes bored in the side and
end rails, forming a rope mesh
work about six inches square.
The whole thing is solid and in
good condition today.
For a bed of this kind the
pioneers used a home-made mat-
tress of hand-pulled wild grass,
with a big fat featherbed on
top. Sheets were woven at home
from hand-spun cotton and the
quilts and comforts were home-
made. The pioneers knew how to
ke care of themselves.
ments were still uncertain.
Bond Drive To
Close Dec. 31
The Victory Bond Drive will
close December 31. Delta County
has bought only about 60% of
their quota to date. This is an
opportunity to use that Christ-
mas check or bonus by purchas-
ing another bond. Won’t you do
that and help put us over the top?
J. E. MOXLEY, Chairman
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil D. Wood
and family of Kilgore, visited a
short while in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ang-
lin, Saturday evening. They were
accompanied by Miss Clara Ang-
lin, who had been visiting them
for two weeks.
Mrs. Ruby McDonald and
daughter, Charlsice, spent the
holidays with' Mr. and Mrs. Zol-
lie Crumbley of Pacio. Charlsice
was called to Dallas to see her
daddy, who is in a hospital there.
Austin, Texas, Dec. 26. Dr.
Geo. W. Cox, State Health Officer,
stated today that he believed it
would be a worthwhile idea for
every Texan to take a health in-
ventory at the beginning of the
New Year.
“In the true spirit of New Year,
we should give some thought to
the mistakes we have made during
the past year, and a great deal
of thought to planning some way
of improving our health condit-
ions during the coming year,” Dr.
Cox said.
“The American people are very
fortunate. We have scientific
knowledge of communicable di-
seases; we have already made im-
portant conquests in the warfare
against infectious diseases; as a
people we still cherish the methods
of reasoning as the best means of
adjusting human differences. We
have material wealth to make
knowledge work; we have capable
Political Calendar Around The
World News
1946 POLITICAL CALENDAR
FOR TEXAS' DEMOCRATIC
AND GENERAL ELECTION
By WRIGHT PATMAN
Texarkana, Texas
Two peraons were killed and
two injured, one critically, Christ-
mas morning about 10:11 a few
miles southwest of Greenville
| when a panel truck they were
driving to Greenville, was hit by
a southbound train on the Katy
track. The dead are Mrs. Floyd
Lou)3 and her great uncle, 1. W.
Emery, 72, of Nevada, Mo. Mr.
Emery, salesman for Wilhite
Candy Co., is in a Greenville
hospital in a critical condition
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis’ 4 year
old son escaped with minor
bru5ses.
The truck, which was loaded
with merchandise was scattered
along the track for a distance
of about a hundred yards.
Every campaign year for the
past 26 years, I have prepared
for the use of candidates, elec-,
tion officials and other interested! "il*ators.
parties, a political calendar.
The 1946 calendar is as fol-
lows:
1946
Jan. 31: Last day to pay poll
tax, obtain exemption certificates
Washington, December 27,
-The government’s effort to avert
a national strike of 200,000 elec-
trical workers received a second
rebuff today when Westinghouse
declined to attend a conferance
in Washington with federal con-
Moscow, December 27 —The
foreign ministers of the United
States, Soviet Russia and Great
Britain have reached an agree-
ment on the atomic question,
or otherwise qualify by obtain-
ing voting credentials.
May 20: Last day for candi-
dates for Judge of the Court of
Civil Appeals or for Representa-
tive in Congress; or for State
Senator or District Jridgc or Dis-
trict Attorney in Districts com-
posed of more than one county
to file application for place on
leaders in the science of life pro- ballot.
cesses that see great opportun-! June 3: Last day for candi-
ities for public good in health | dates for State office to file ap-
plication for place on ballot.
June 15: Last day for candi-
measures that unite effectively
the recources of medicine, edu-
cation, finance, and government.
We are probably the most re-
alistic and practical of all people.
We should be capable of even
a more vital national economy, and
nothing can be of greater help
to our country at this time than
the conservation and promotion
of (rood health,” Dr. Cox asserted.
The State Health Department,
according to Dr. Cox, is confident
that with national health being
stressed as one of our nations most
important problems, 1946 will see
great strides made in the up-
building of public health on a
national scale.
dates for County and Precinct
offices to file request with Coun-
ty Chairman for places on bal-
lot.
June 22: Last day for candi-
dates to pay ballot fees.
June 27: First day for candi-
dates and campaign managers to
United States Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes disclosed today
at the conclusion of an 11-day
tri-power conference.
Galveston, December 27—Three
crew members are trapped in the
engine room of the Swedish ship
Sveaborg at Texas City following
an explosion below decks at 4:30
a. m. today.
Washington, December 27
Sen. Wherry (Rep.) of Nebraska
contended today that Price Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles is
“putting on a high pressure cam-
paign across the country” to force
Congress to continue OPA in
definitely.
New York, December 27—
A nation-wide survey just corn-
file first statement of campaign ' ldeted by George W. Warnecke
expenses of first Primary — last and indicated today that the
day July 2. I next f‘ve years will produce the
July 15: First day to file se.' neatest home-building program
cond statement of campaign ex-| tllis country ever has witnessed
penses of first Primary — last
r Of Frank Jackman
Stolen Wed.
A 1938 Ford coupe belonging
to Frank Jackman was stolen
from in front of Parkhill’s Cafe
Wednesday night about dark.
Mr. Jackman had hid carpenter
tools in the car and parked It
in front of the cafe and went in
“ W few minutes, and when he
I 'Ad it was gone.
S men who were standing
|i ’ of the cafe had did-
1 4a, and officer* are in-
"gating.
M. J. Thomad is visiting his
old home in Sun Prairie, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Byrns and
daughter of Denison, spent Christ-
mas with their mothers, Mrs. E.
E. Woodruff and family, and Mrs
A. R. Byrns and Miss Louise
Byrns.
SPARKS T HEAT RES
At The Sparks
„ SATURDAY, DEC. 29
Hands of horror reaching from the swampland! A sleepy la-
goon of death brooding with terror and murder. Eight entered
never to return alive.
“CARIBEAN MYSTERY”
James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, Edward Ryan. Also Comedy.
SUN.—MON., DEC. 30-31
Love was never more vicious! Murder was never more tempt-
ing! A girl whose kisses fanned a man to fury. A man tortured
by a decision no brother should face. A woman torn by the strangest
of all emotions!
“UNCLE HARRY”
George Sanders, Gearldine Fitzgerald, Ella Raines, Moyna McGill,
Sara Allgood, Harry Vonzell. Also “Pledge To Bataan ”
TUE.—WED., JAN. 1-2
Electrifying thrills in desire. Mystery and suspense! He loved
this woman enough to kill her.
“FALLEN ANGEL” •
Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Chas. Bickford, Anne
Revere, Bruce Cabbott, John Caradine and Percy Kilbride. Also
News and Comedy.
THUR—FRI., JAN. 3-4
Bring your heart along to glorious adventure! from the
lyrical genius of Rogers and Hamerstein. Their most glorious songs
in America’s best loved story of America’s best loved people
“STATE FAIR”
In Technicolor
Dana Andrews, Jeane Crain, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blane, Chas.
Winneger, Fay Bainter. Also News and Comedy.
At The Grand
FRI.—SAT., DEC. 28-29
“FUZZY SETTLES DOWN”
Buster Crabbe, A1 St John and Fuzzy. Also “Jungle Queen ”
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
A Chiller diller!
“ESCAPE IN THE FOG”
Helmet Dantine, Philip Dern. Also Latest News.
day July 19.
July 27: First Primary Elec-
tion Day.
July 30: Last day to file first
statement of campaign expenses
of second Primary.
Aug. 3: County Conventions
meet to elect delegates to State
and District Convention.
Aug. 6: Last day to file final
statement of campaign expenses
of first Primary.
Aug. 12: First day to file se-
cond statement of campaign ex-
penses of second Primary — last
day August 16.
Aug. 24: Second Primary Elec-
tion Day.
Sept. 3: Last day for filing fin-
al statement of campaign ex-
penses of second Primary.
Sept. 3: State Convention
meets.
Nov. 5: General Election.
Madrid, Dec. 26 (Delayed)
—A U. S. Army C-47 trans-
port plane carrying $1,000,000
in German gold, left the Madrid
airport this morning enroute for
Frankfort, where the money will
be turned over to the Allied Con-
trol Council.
Rationing of Tires
Ends December 31
Washington, Dec. 22.— Tire
rationing will end at 12:01 a. m.
on Jan. 1, Price Administrator
said tonight.
He said the rationing program
can be terminated then “because
production of tires, particularly
passenger tires, the shortage of
which has been acute, has In-
creased steadily during the past
two months, reaching an output
for this quarter of about 11,000,-
000.”
Holders of tire purchase certi-
ficates will have through Dec. 31
to turn in ration coupons to
dealers and obtain passenger or
truck tires before unrationed
sales begin.
Tire rationing began Jan. 5,
1942. Inventories have heen froz-
en from the day after Pearl Har-
bor.
Civilian Administrator John
D. Small advised Bowles that
current weekly production of
passenger tires will approximate
4,000,000 this month. Small esti-
mated that 66,000,000 passenger
tires will be made in 1946.
Bowles warned that termina-
tion of rationing does not mean
here is an ample supply of
tires to meet all requests.
“For many months,” he added,
“it will remain important th^t
motorists continue to do every
thing possible to avoid excessive
wear and tear on tires. There
will be many who will have to
wait to get tires.”
The OPA chief urged all mo-
torists wso can wait for a new
tire until rationing ends to do
so.
The prohibition on spare tires
New Delhi, December 27- for nevv cars wlll be continued
United States surplus property in along with restrictions on white
India, with a book value probably side wall tires and tire exports,
exceeding $100,000,009. will be
Negroes Fined
For Theft At
Pecan Gap
Crime of Year Standing
Solved—Four Pay
Heavy Fines
T
A theft case in Pecan Gap of
more than a year ago waa solved
by the Sheriff’s department last
week and four negroes pled guilty
and paid fines of $21 and cof
aggregating $47.22 each
Some one took a atove, .. ,
pork ?nd several galio.it, of
from the home of Willie Carson,
a negro of Pecan Gap, this fall
a year ago, and no clue was found
as to the guilty parties. Last
week Willie’s sister saw the stove^
in a negro home in Honey Grove.
He telephoned the Sheriff’s de-
partment and they immediately
got busy, and after some inves-
tigation arrested a negro couple,
who lived in the Pecan Gap com-
munity, but in Fannin county,
and telephoned to Bonham and
had a negro couple, who lived m
Honey Grove but were in Bon-
ham, arrested. The negroes were
Marshall and Matilda Turner and
Lawrence and Dorace Humphries.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Out of town visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ang-
lin on Christmas were: Miss Fan-
nie Bell Fletcher of San Antonia;
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fletcher and
daughter, Linda, of Paris; and
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morrison Sr.
of Avery, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Henson and
Robert Henson of Dallas, spent
Christmas Day with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Henson and
family.
Frank Connel!
son, Robert and w,
and Cpi. James Con
Christi, spent Christ. I
atives in Cooper.
wife, his
f Houston,
i of Corpus
is with rel-
Mr. and Mrs. Jtal McKinney
and son, of Dallas, spent Christ-
mas uay with h> ^parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester U^\Kinney.
sold to the Indian government
under an agreement reached Mon-
day.
Chunking, December 27
Chinese Communist and govern-
ment leaders met formally to seek
peace and unity today, for the
first time since Nov. 17.
Tokyo, December 27—A huge
store of Japanese government doc-
uments, which may provide im-
portant documentary evidence at
fort...oniing major war crimes
trials, was discovered today hid-
den in a tiny village 30 miles
from Tokyo.
Pineville, Kentucky, Dec. 27-
At least 13 fires have been sp-„*
ted and put out by rescue workers
attempting to reach from 30 to
40 men entombed by a coal mine
explosion more than 24 hours ago
but hopes that the men would be
found alive grew dimmer.
OPA said price control over
tires also would be continued
and would be “closely checked
JIM EARLY SUFFERED
LOSS IN FIRE
Jim Early suffered considerable
loss in the fire that destroyed the
Smith Bros, furniture store and
funeral establishment last week,
which was not mentioned in last
issue. Besides his radio shop e-
quipment, he lost considerable
household furniture which he had
stored there.
The public is hereby notified
that the one and two story brick
buildings formerly occupied by
Hubert Smith as a furniture storg,
are closed to the public,
public is prohibited from trespai
ing on these premises. These bri
buildings are located on
side of the public sq
south side of Bonham
Block 25, O. T. in Coope:
This notice also applies
lots South and West of
described brick buildin
public is prohibited from
their automobiles, wagej
there lots. This also appil. 7 to
pedestrains walking across thesp
lots. This action becomes neces-
sary due to the fact that these
buildings were destroyed by fire
on December 19th, 1945. I am
not an expert on buildings dam-
aged by fire, and I do not know
what danger there might be to
the public in cnonections with
these old buildings damaged by
fire, but to be safe atfd protect
the public I am having this notice
published. Do not tear down my
danger signs, barricades and ropes
put up to protect the public,
you trespass on the above pre
isis you do so at your own
and I will be compelled to ^
legal action to stop it until the
future of these buildings is de-
termined.
W. C. RATLIFF
SMITH BROS. FURNITURE
IN NEW LOCATIOf
Our furniture store is now temJ
porarly located in our ware house)
two blocks west and one block
north of our old location. We
invite the public to call and see
our display of new furniture, as
we are getting in shipments daily
and believe we can supply your
needs.
HUBERT SMITH
J
NEW YEAR’S EVE SINGING
FIRE DESTROYES
TENANT HOUSE
Fire caused from an oil cook
stove destroyed a tenant house
in Northeast Cooper, Friday after-
noon, belonging to Quentin Miller
and occupied by Jennie Givens
and family (colored)’.
A small amount of furniture
and clothing was saved.
Singers will observe New Year’s
Eve by singing out the old year
at the Cooper High School audi-
torium, December 31.
Singing will begin at 7 P. M.
and continue until after midnight.
Hot coffee and doughnuts will
be served through the evening by
the Home Economics department
of the Cooper High School.
CLYDE ROBNETT
E. J. CATES
Uncle Bennie Clark has been
seriously ill with a throat infect-
ion the past week and his family
and friends have been very un-
easy about him, due to his ad-
vanced age. His children are
at his bedside.
Many PeFty Cases
Filed In Court
Local courts have been crowd-
ed with criminal cases the last
few days. Jut.rice Bell has filed
27 cases since the second Monday
in December, mostly drunkenness
fighting and gaming. About
20 cases of more serious nature
have been filed in the County
Judge’s court.
TO THE PUBLIC
We have established cur office
at Smith Bros. Furniture Store
new location two blocks west and
one block north of the old locat-
ion, where we invite you to come
and see us.
Smith & Son Mutual Benefit Ass’n
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