Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 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
Rrbirto
$2.00 a year in advance. Combined with Delta Courier circulation Nor. 1, 1942.
Smith Funeral Home
Phone 109
Lady Attendant
Ambulance Service
'N. D. HART * SON, Publisher!*
COOPER, DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945
VOLUME 66. NO- 42
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Oil Strike Further
Explained By Local
Sinclair Agent
The Oil Strike was further ex-
plained to the public today by
E. J. McKinney, Local Represen-
tative of The Sinclair Refining
J^ompany, when he released a let-
>r on the subject from Mr. H.
‘ F. Sinclair. The letter says, “We
have an agreement with the Oil
Workers International Union,
CIO, which called the strike a-
gainst our operations, providing,
among other things, that there
shall be no strikes, slow-downs or
lockouts during the term of the
* agreement, which does not expire
until May 31, 1946. The agree-
ment also contains provisions for
% the arbitration of “All Grievances
and Disputes.” As to disputes
which are general in character, in-,
eluding controversies as to wages
which affect a large number of
employees, there is a specific
method of arbitration i eovided in
the agreement.
In violation of these covenants
and the War Labor Disputes Act,
the Oil workers International
Union called a strike at our East
Chicago, Indiana, Refinery on
Sept. 19th. In the period between
that date and Oct. 2, all of our
refineries were struck and practi-
cally all of our pipe-line systems,
a large part of our producing
operations, and many natural gas-
oline plants. The demand, refusal
of which brought about the strike,
was for 52 hours pay for 40 hours
of work. The slogan of this move-
ment was “52 for 40 or Fight”.
The assertion that the objective
of the Union was to preserve the
“Take Home Pay” is appealing
but misleading. No employee in-
volved in this dispute has suffered
any reduction in Take-Home-Pay.
ff the demanded increase had been
granted, the wages of all employ-
ees—whether they have been
working 40 or 48 hours a week—
^'^vould be increased 30 per cent.
Under the 48 hour week em-
ployees have been making the fol-
lowing earnings: Common Labor
at 96 cents an hour—$216.32 a
month, or $2,596 a year; Stillmen
at $1.52J an hour—$343.63 a
month, or $4,123.60 a year; at
the average earnings of refinery
labor—$1.27 an hour—employees
have been making $286.17 a
month, or $3,434.00 a year.
It is such hourly rates as these
that were under the union demand
to be increased 30 pef cent.
In addition to their wages, our
employees are granted sick leave
with pay—three weeks at full pay
and twelve weeks at half pay—
vacations with full pay—one or
two weeks depending upon length
of service—.pensions and $1,000.
life insurance for which the Com-
pany pays the entire cost.
The Government of the United
States, acting through the Secre-
tary of Labor, appealed to the
Oil Companies and the Union to
settle the strike by arbitration;
because if it should he prolonged
and extended, the results would
put into jeopardy the very life-
blood of American economy. The
Government’s effort failed, and
on October 4th, under an execut-
ive order of President. Truman,
all strike-bound refineries and
other industrial facilities were
taken over and operated by the
Secretary of the Navy. The Union
announced that it would work far
the Navy hut was still on strike
against the oil companies.
Although only the wage Issue
was discussed in the Chicago and
Washington Conciliation proceed-
ings, we are •« notice from the
Union that it does not intend to
forego additional demands inclnd-
ng the closed shop, shift dif-
ferentials—extra pay for night
work—additional pay holidays
fwe now pay for six), increased
pensions, augmented sick leave
payments and .termination pay,
and that as soon as the 40-hour
week is established, the Union will
demand a 56 hour work **•» ksf
Investigate Two
Deaths Near Paris
Paris, Texas, Oct. 16—Officers
Tuesday night continued an in-
vestigation of the deaths of Mrs.
Lester Cooper, 37, and of Joe
Chappell, 37, a former school-
mate of Mrs. Cooper, who died
a short while after her body
was found Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Dodson Hanes
said Mrs. Cooper was beaten to
death with a rifle at her home in
near-by Garratts Bluff commun-
ity Monday. The deputy sand
Chappell told his parents, IV#.
and Mrs. Luke Chappell, that
he iiad found Mrs. Cooper’s body
at her home.
According to Hanes, Mr. and
Mrs. Chappell immediately
went to investigate but left their
son at home. He had been in
ill-health for some time and
they feared the shock might
be dangerous. When they return-
ed home, said Hanes, they found
their son dead in his room.
Sheriff Bob England and De-
puty Sheriff Guy Fletcher, in-
vestigating the Chappel death
asked Department of Public Saf-
ety officials to aid in an autopsy.
Hanes said the Cooper home
showed signs of a terrific strug-
gle.
Attends Preview Of
New Chevrolet
DARWIN JOHNSON WITH
PERKINS BROS. CO.
We are very glad to announce
that Darwin Johnson, who has
just completed four years service
in the Army, has accepted a pos-
ition as salesman in our store,
and we extend to everyone a
special invitation to come by and
see Mr. Johnson.
PERKINS BROS. CO.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
A 3% discount will be allowed
on all county, state and rural j
school taxes paid in October, 2% j
discount if paid in November and |
1% on all paid in December.
O. E. MILLARD, Tax Collector
Geo. A. Bolger local Chevrolet
dealer returned Tuesday from
Dallas where he attended a pre-
view of the new 1946 Chevrolet
at the company’s headquarters.
He was reluctant to discuss the
mechanical and style features of
the new car, but by his eager
attitude it was apparent that he
expected the formal announce-
ment and showing of the ear to
he at an early date.
Mr. Bolger said he and other
dealers in the area ware confi-
dent that the 1946 Chevrolet
will maintain the record of top
volume sales, which Chevrolet
reached in 10 of the last 11 pre-
war years of automobile product-
ion, to meet the unprecedented
pent-up demand for new cars.
Following the same policy as in
former years, the new Chevrolet
will be displayed simultaneously
in dealer’s showrooms throughout
the country, Mr. Bolger said.
Radio and local newspaper an-
nouncements will be made, tell-
ing when prospective customers
may see the new car for the first
time. These announcements are
expected to be good news to mo-
torist and to dealers alike.
Throughout the war period, car
owners have been forced to get
along with their old automobiles.
At the same time dealers have
expended every effort to service
these cars, and to keep them roll-
ing for the duration.
Mr. Bolger stressed car care,
with the warning that motorists
should not expect the 1946 Che-
vrolet to be available in great
quantities immediately. The sup-
ply to dealers will increase as
production in the plants permits.
AN EDITORAL
STIFLING A LOCAL
INDUSTRY
with no reduction in pay.
The strike disrupted operations
over a period of two weeks—
it has delayed conversion to Peace
Time operations and postponed
making available to the public im-
proved gasoline in increasing
quantities—it will interfere with
the carrying-out of our program
for the re-employment of more
than 3,000 of our people in Mili-
tary Service.
We do not intend to discuss the
moral, economic and inflationary
aspects of this strike although
these considerations connot be
overlooked. We have endeavored
here only to give you the facts.”
Former Delta Man
Lost In Swamps
R. J. Bryan, of Orange, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bryan of
Cooper, who was lost in the
swamps while hunting has been
rescued. He was suffering from
exposure and insect bites when
found. About 200 men joined in
the search.
MOVED SHOE SHOP
I have moved my shoe shop
to East First St., one door south
of Miller’s Pharmacy. I will be
pleased to have my friends and
customers visit me at my new
location.
LUD MOSS
Miss Bula Faye Donahew of
Ft. Worth, spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Poteet.
SPARKS T H EA T R E S
At The Sparks
SATURDAY OCT. 20
Broadway’s smash show hit—
Grand slams the screen! Spin-
ning with songs! Whirling with
laughs!
“SEE MY LAWYER”
Olsen and Johnson, Grace Mc-
Donald, Alan Curtis, Noah Berry
Jr., Franklin Pangbom, Lee Pat-
rick, Ed S. Brophy and the
show world’s top song and dance
stars.
Also Comedy
SUN.—MON. OCT. 21-22
Pearl Buck's sensational Novel.
“CHINA SKY”
A Womans jealously is more ruth-
less than Jap bombs—in this story
of an American Doctor, his new
bride and the othoT woman, trap-
ped in bomb ravished China.
Starring Randolph Scott, Ruth
Warwick. Ellen Drew, A*thony
Quinn, Carol Thurston. Richard
Loo.
Also March of Time
TUE9.—WED. OCT. 23-24
A great star brought back in
her greatest triumph. The stir-
I ring story of a mother and daugh-
! ter who, unknowingly were In
lore with the same man.
1 "IMITATION OF LTFH"
Claudette Colbert, Warren Will-
iam, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks,
Henry Armetta, Baby Jane and
Alan Hale.
Also News—Comedy
THUR.—FRI. OCT. 25-26
Where have you been all my
life beautiful? Three days ago I
didn’t know you existed—but into
those 72 high speed hours they
crowded everything that makes
life a little more exciting—love
a little more breathless.
“YOU CAME ALONG”
Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott,
Don De Fore, Charles Drake,
Julie Bishop, Kim Hunter, Helen
Forrest.
Also News—Comedy
At The Grand
FRI.—SAT. OCT. 19-20
‘THE LAW OF THE
VALLEY”
Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond
Hatton. Also,
*<^Iy»tery Of The River Bo«i>»
OWL SHOW SAT. NIGHT
The screen’s newest Inner Sanc-
tum mystery.
‘THE FROZEN GHOST”
Lon Chaney, Evelyn Ankers, Elena
Verdiugo, Tala Birell, Martin Ko-
lqeek, Douglass Dumbrille, Mil-
bum Stone.
Also Latest News
Processing the products of
Delta County at home is of
vital importance to our peo-
ple, as it gives employment
here and in the case of our
cotton seed it is of more con-
cern, for the by-products
from seed is needed by our
stock raisers for feed.
For reasons that the Re-
view does not understand
much or the seed produced
in Delta County is trucked
out to other mills, a greater
distance and sold at the same
price Cooper Cotton Oil Mill
pays, for all oil mills in this
section presumably pay the
same price. The four gins of
Cooper sell their seed at the
local mill, but most other gins
sell their seed elsewhere. Seed
from Ben Franklin jpass
through Cooper enroute to
Sulphur Springs mill, while
seed from Jot-Em-Down pass
through Cooper to a Paris
mill, seed from two gins near
Commerce pass through here
going to Paris, while seed
from Lake Clreek pass by
Cooper mill on their way to
Wolfe City-
It is no secret that at pre-
vailing prices for seed—the
same at all mills, there is no
profit in crushing them, and
mills would lose money in
processing them if it were
not for the by-products which
has enabled mills to build up
a profitable feed business,
but when a mill is deprived
of the seed of it’s territory
which it is legitiably entitled
to, its income is reduced un-
til ultimately it must close,
resulting in a great incon-
venience to its stockmen in
buying feed.
Gins are the logical places
for farmers to sell their seed,
and a custom has grown up
for farmers to sell their seed
to the gin they patronize, and
the gin receives the profit on
the seed—larger now than in
the past. As the gin is a
recognized seed agent the
mill protects them in price,
but where gins persist in dis-
criminating against the local
mill there is no incentive for
the mill to protect them.
Farmers could remedy this
situation by demanding that
gins sell their seed to the
mill they expect to buy their
feed from.
The Review is impelled to
acquaint the public with these
facts in view of the immi-
nent loss of the Cooper Cot-
ton Oil Mill- As mills have
become unprofitable a large
number of them in North-
east Texas have been closed
during the last few years,
The mill at Commerce has
been closed for the past two
seasons, and the closing of
the mill at McKinney this
year leaves Collin Co. with-
out an operating oil mill. It
is no secret that competing
interests desire to acquire
the Cooper mill and if they
should, a local industry would
be lost, which suppLies em-
ployment to about 40 men
most of the year and which
pays a large tax to support
the County.
Will Delta County people
be so short sighted as to
stifle a local institution with
no good reason? The Review
has no suggestion except to
appeal to our people to be
loyal to an institution that
serves our own best interests.
Dodd Fined $500 In
Liquor Case
Jim Dodd was convicted of
having liquor in his possession
for the purpose of sale in the
second trial of the case in County
Court which consumed two days,
Friday and Saturday of last week j
and was fined $500 and costs.
Notice of appeal was filed by
defendant.
Dodd lives on highway 24 near
the Delta and Hunt county line
and 12 pints of liquor in question
were found hidden in Hunt Co.
A county has jurisdiction 400
yards in adjoining counties, and
one pint was less than 400 yards
of the Delta line and 11 pints
beyond the 400 yards. Boot tracks
and car tracks corresponding to
Dodd’s boots and car tires led
from the Delta side to the caches
of liquor.
Two Dead, Three Injured In Car
Wreck Near Cooper Mon. Night
Mrs. Margaret Thomas ]
Died Wednesday 1
J. T. McCool Buried
At Paris Saturday
J. T. McCool, of Broadway,
passed away at his home in Broad-
way, Friday, Oct. 12, at 1 P. M.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist Church in Broad-
way, Saturday at 2 P. M., with
Rev. Redus Howell officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Ceme-
tery at Paris, with the Delta Fun-
eral Home in charge.
Mr. McCool is survived by his
wife and a number of children.
MASONIC CALLED MEETING
There will be a called meeting
of the Delta Masonic Lodge, Wed-
nesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p. m.,
for the purpose of working in
the E. A. degree. Members are
urged to be present and visitors
are welcome.
C. D. McKINZIE. W. M.
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Disk Farm Bureau
Meeting Oct. 23
Reconversion and the postwar
problems confronting agriculture
will be the principal topics for
discussion by producers of this
are at a meeting to be held at
Dallas on Tuesday, October 23.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Texas Farm Bureau Federa-
tion and is one of a series of 14
being held throughout the state,
J. Walter Hammond, president of
the organization, announced. Pur-
pose of these meetnigs is to bring
farm and ranch people firsthand
information on the immediate
problem of postwar prices.
“There is a growing sentiment
to lower agricultural prices,"
Hammond said. “A collapse of
farm prices, such as followed
World War I, will lead to a break
in the entire price structure of
our economy. It will take the
combined thinking of the best
minds in agriculture to map a
sound and practical farm pro-
gram that will insure fair prices
and prevent endangering the
postwar economy of our nation.”
The Farm Bureau strives to
represent the true thinking of
the producers of this state, and
it is therefore necessary td call
the farm and ranch people in to
district conferences to give them
an opportunity to express their
views on these issues of such
paramount importance at this
particular time, in order that as
an organization the Farm Bureau
will know what course of action
to pursue, Hammond declared.
All farmers are urged to at-
tend this meeting and have a
voice in the formulation of a
program which they believe will
be sound and constructive.
C. C. Randle of Waxahaehie,
member of the state board of di-
rectors from this district, will
preside. The meeting will start
at 10:00 A. M. in the Jefferson
Hotel at Dallas.
Trustees Named For
City And County
Cemetery
Mrs. lAorenee Moss and Mrs.
Florence Fly have been appointed
trustees of the City and County
Cemetery, by Judge Newman Phil-
lips, to succeed the late Mrs. J.
M. B. Williams and the former
Mrs. Vivian High, now Mrs. James
Herndon, of Laurel, Miss. Mrs.
James Patteson who has been
serving for a number of years is
the third tnutee. 1
Mrs. Margaret Thomas, 93,
died Wednesday at 9:00 a. m., at
the home of her son, Ode Thomas
in the Pecan Grove community.
The funeral service was held
at 3 p. m. Thursday at the First
Baptist Church in Cooper, wUh
Rev. J. C. McClain and Rev. Loyd
Lester officiating.
Interment was in Oaklswn
Cemetery under the direction of
Delta Funeral Home.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Della Moore, Cooper; Mrs.
Maggie Basham, Lake Creek; Mrs.
Evie McDaniel, Houston; three
sons, J. D. Thomas, Ode Thomas,
Cooper, and H. T. Thomas, Sul-
phur Springs. She is also survived
by 31 grandchildren 43 great-
gi andehildren .nd one gi _*at-great
grandchild, and one sister, Mrs.
Martha Davis, Sweetwater.
Mrs Crawley Shaw and Moth-
er, Mrs. Bishop Killed
When Car Hits Rear
of Parked Truck.
High School Orchestra
Entertains Lions
Members of the Cooper Lions
Club were entertained by th©
Cooper High School orchestra at
its regular luncheon at Hotel
Cooper, FridaV at noon, which
rendered several selections.
Lion George Bolger presided,
and had visitors introduced. They
were, Sgt. Lundy F. Hooten Jr.,
Lt. Zifton Young and Deputy
State Superintendent R. M. White
of Clarksville.
Hubert Good and Henry Sparks
were appointed on the program
committee for next meeting.
New Frigidaires Are
Now Available
“Frigidaire, the Worlds largest
manfacturer of refrigerators, now
has an increasing number of re-
frigerators available to the pub-
lic,” said Mr. Smith, the local
Frigidaire dealer at Cooper. "Con-
struction on the first model be-
gan in July of this year and the
finished products were tempor-
arily frozen in a government
stockpile; however, the restriction
on the sale of refrigerators to the
public has been lifted and Frigid-
aires are now available for civil-
ian^ consumption.”
Mr. Smith was discussing the
features of the new Frigidaires,
“They have all of the prewar fea-
tures and quality developed by
Frigidaire. The permanently seal-
ed in steel rotary Meter-Miser,
Lifetime Porcelain Finish, The
Quickube Ice Tray, and many
other exclusive Frigidaire fea-
tures are again present in these
refrigerators,” added Mr. Smith.
“The five year protection plan on
sealed-in mechanism is again proof
that Frigidaire’s workmanship and
the quality of its products are
among the best available.”
“When Frigidaire’s first war
contract—construction of .50 cal-
iber machine guns expired in July
ef 1945, Frigidaire, with the au-
thority of the War Produotion
Board, began its first production
of refrigerators since April 30,
1942. Following the cancellation
of all war contracts at the Dayton,
Ohio plants on V-J Day, the rapid
reconversion to civilian output in
the other sections of the mammoth
Ohio plants and the availability
of the necessary materials has en-
abled Frigidaire to produce a much
greater number of refrigerators
than was at first anticipated,”
continued Mr. Smith “Though pro-
duction on refrigerators is ex-
ceeding the most optimistic war-
time predictions there are still
not enough Frigidaire’s to meet
the ever increasing demand, hut
officials at the Frltri (Lire’s plants
believe a daily produotion of sev-
eral thousand refrigerators is pos-
sible In the near future," con-
cluded Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Lucille Shaw, 30, was kill-
ed, her mother, Mrs. Martha
Bishop, 63, fatally injured and
three other members of her fam-
ily injured, one seriously, when
a car in which they were riding
ran into the rear of a parked
truck on highway 246, about two
miles east of Cooper Monday
evening about 7:30 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawley Shaw,
10 year old daughter, Martha
Lee, Mrs. Shaw’s mother Mrs.
Martha Bishop had raised a crop
on the west cotfnty line near Jot-
Em-Down but recently moved to
Hopkins County. They had ple?:-
ed out their cotton, and were
returning home accompanied by
Mrs. Gibbs of near Cooper, when
the accident occurred.
The driver did not see a truck
loaded with cotton seed standing
without lights, in the road. It
was driven by Hazel France and
had stalled for lack of gasoline,
and Mr. France had walked a
short distance toward a filling
station in quest of gasoline when
the accident occured. State High-
way Patrollman Ross Kemp,, who
investigated the accident said the
car, a 1936 Ford ran under the
body of the truck.
The injured were brought to
Janes Clinic and Hospital by an
ambulance where Mrs. Shaw waa
pronounced dead and her mother
and aunt found to be in critical
conditions.
Mrs. Bishop died Thursday
morning without gaining consci-
ousness. Mrs. Gibbs suffered four
fractures of her right forearm
and her left ankle was nearly
severed, her scalp across her fore-
head was laid open and she suf
fered other injuries which phy-
sicians say with her age and phy-
sical condition may prove fatal.
The little daughter and Mr.
Shaw were not seriously injured.
Fureral services for Mrs. Lu-
cille Shaw were held Tuesday at
4 p. m. in the Baptist Church at
Ladonia, with Rev. Shaw, pastor,
officiating. Burial was in the La-
donia cemetery under the direction
of Delta Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband,
Crawley Shaw, one daughter, Mar-
tha Lee, and two brothers, James
E. who lives at Jot-Em-Down and
Albert, Commerce route 1.
Services for Mrs. Bishop are
set for 4 p. m. Friday at the
Ladonia Baptist Church with Rev.
Shaw and Rev. M. D. Frank,
Pecan Gap Baptist minister of-
ficiating. Delta Funeral Home will
make interment in the Ladonia
Cemetery.
Purchased Sinclair
Service Station
We, L. W. Bangs and Ernest
Kinslow, have purchased the Sia-
clair Service Station east of
Janes Hospital.
We would like for our friend*
to call on us and let ns show our
appreciation.
We offer washing, greasing,
tire repair and wad service. Call
369. 4j
BANGS AND KINSLOW
Extension Course
Offered Here
An extension course from Bast
Texas State Teachers College will
be offered in Cooper this term.
Dr. T. H. McNeal will offer a
course in advanced English gram-
mer. The class will meet at Coop-
er High School each Thursday at
4:30 p. m. Anyone interested In
taking the course should be at
the High School building at that
time. Three hours ef college credit
will he given for tbi course.
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