Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1945 Page: 1 of 10
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NEWS OF OUR
MENow WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
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Bill Larance of
, Lueders Killed,
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Story Told of How
Lt Fourqurean Was
Killed in Battle
■Wife is Notified ^£$4^8®
ter received by the family from his
commanding officer. Lieut* Four-
Monthn Before
Death In Germany
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Pvt Willis A. (Bill) Larencs,
■gv 26. of Lueders. was killed in
action March 14 in Germany, sc
not dial to information
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in the Philippine
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“Wade was
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letter follows:
the weapon platoon
leader in his company. On the ftth
of November, the company was at-
__ tacking a Japanese strong point
roreiv d end Wade war with the mortar
SCCt'on personally directing the
fne to support the rifleman ad
viince and when the mission was ul-
t*** odmpTotisi^i Japanese knee
mortar which had been temporarily
silenced by Wade’s guns, opened up
ui <1 one shell fell among the sec-
tion. Wade was killed instantly and
feit no pain. His-body was recov-
ered and buried with a military
service in the vicinity of GarigSru,
Leyte, i'li.hpplnc Islands.’’
Last .Coll for
Used Clothes
Anyone still sxpecting to turn in
used clothing for foreign relief
must do so not later than Saturday
when the drive eloees, it warn an-
nounced this weak.
Clothing is being received at the
schools, the churches amt the
Chamber of Commerce office and
generous amounts of garments of
all kinds have been brought in.
However, serviceable clothing is
still desired. A number of the peo-
ple from communities around Stain
ford have brought clothing here
this week.
“SUPREME IN ITS FIELD”
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1»4S
J. L Hill, Jr., is
Named President
Of Rotary Club
John Reese to be Vice Pres-
ident, £, T. Dodson Re- ,t..
- eJecled Secretary
J. L. Hilt, Jr., was elected presi-
dent of the Stamford Rotary Club
for the year beginning July 1 at
Tuesday’s meeting *
GUARANTEE to Advertisers:
ap'i ^WU
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION. Our Record*
Open For Comparison With Any Other Paper.
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Lamp hre Girls
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from thw War Department by his
wife, Mrs. Auddrena Larance.
Pvt. Larance had been in service
sia months and S7 days at the time
he was killed. He was in the 10th
Division with the Third Army. He
trained at Camp Fannin and was
sent overseas on January 6, after
spending Christmas with his fam-
Pvt. Larance is survived by his
Wife and sop, Corby Allen, age 18
months, his mother, Mrs. Mae
Nichols of Loaders; two sisters.
Mrs. Melvin Dossey end Mra. W.
R- Sims Of Gates vilk; three broth-
Pvt Ja&A. Whitley
Returns to Alaska
■ire
And Blue Birds
To Hold Council
Awards will be Made at Grand
Council Fire at Col-
, Ie*e Lake
A public grand council fire of all
Stamford Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds will be held at College
lake Thursday night. May 3, at 8
p.m. Mrs. Fred Stockdale, area ex-
ecutive, will conduct the council
fire when awards will be made and
ranks conferred.
All guardians and leaders will
take part ond those who have re-
cently completed the leadership
training course will he awarded
certificate's by Cleburne Huston,
educational chairman.
Applications for
Canning Sugar to
Begin on May I
Requests will be Received at
.... Stamford, Anson and
J5» ”A*lin Offices
The Anson, Hamlin and Stam-
ford offices of the Jones County
War Pries and Rationing board
will begin receiving applications
for home canning -sugar Tuesday,
May 1, it was announced ths week.
Spars stamp No. IS in War Ra-
tion Book 4 will ha datachsd whan
application is Win#- TfSpnre
Stamp No. IS has been lost fro
NUMBER•
of the club.
Bomar School Building and
Grounds Secured as Site
For Migratory Labor Camp
for Sugar. Applicants are request-
ed to call at thsir nearest ration
office and file application as soon
after May 1 as possible as all
sugar coupons will be mailed and a
few days will be required to issue
them after the application is re-
ceived in thq, office.
Rev. Quattlebaum
To Speak Friday
To Exchange Club
Rev. J. 0. Quattlebaum, pastor
of St. John’s Methodist Church, will
be the speaker for the Exchange
Club meeting Friday at noon, talk-
ing on proposals for world pence
Major Tom Bunkley, home from
ST’ hidhths overseas service, was
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speaker for the dub last Friday.
He wai ‘ ' " '
. ..______ _ was introduced by W. G. Swen-
Meeting of the Stamford GUirrfl I•<”i/'drograni toairnuis—
ians Association will be held Mon-" Mnmi--Bunkley told many inter-
day at 7:30 p.m. at the Camp Fire
era, Staff
Germany;
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V. J. Larance in
Larance tf Lued
m, Westtoy Larance at Lubbock,
««d a half-brother. Pvt- Walter
Nichols, who u stationed at Camp
Walters.
Pvt- Larance was born in Bur-
net county. He alas Hvrif at Caies-
viUe before moving to Lueders. His
wife and sqp are living in Stamford
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Vallte West. The West family lived
in the Berryhill Community and
Lueders before moving to Stam-
ford last fall.
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the Japanese
Serving with
Pfc. Leamon F. Hood,
Wounded in Luzon,
Gets Purple Heart
(Spatial to tbs Ajn.rtcsnt
WITH THE 37TII INFANTRY
DIVISION IN MANILA. Award
of the Purple Heart 'medal—Amer-
ies’t oldest military decoration
has been made to Pfc. Leamon F.
Hood, 22, Stamford, Texas, for
wounds sustained in action against
a machine gun
crew in the 129th Infantry Regi-
ment, Hoed was slightly wounded
in the left hand by a shell frag-
ment while taking part in an attack
at Fort Stotsenburg, I,uz<>n Island.
His regiment, during the rapid
sweep from Lingayen Gulf to Ma-
nila, secured nearby Clark Field by
knocking out enemy resistance in
the fort area.
After Clark Field, the 12>th
slugged it out through the streets
of Manila, the action culminating in
an airphibous assault against the
old walled city that resulted in cap-
ture of Fort Santiago a Spanish
fortress along the Pasig river built
in the 1600s
Hood, a former farmer, has been
overseas 23 months serving also
the New Hebrides
Hie wife.
des and the
the former
Snlo-
r Opal
Tate, und daughter, Romina, reside
st MM! East Hai ‘
sndlin street.
Two Lueders Boys
Sticking Together
In Marine Corps
Twb Lueders boys, who entered
thn Marines together seven months
ago and have trained together, have
been sent ove
together
now
hnd have arrived safely at their
foreign destination. They are How-
asd Wayne Burgeeon, son of Mr.
» asaf Mis. H. V. Burgvson. and Bil-
lie Jack Wallace, son of Mr. and
* Mrs. J. W. Wallace.
These hoys, who enlisted when 17
years of age, received their boot
traiaing ia Parris Island, S. C, and
took some training in North C^aro-
lino and from there they were sent
w to Camp Pendleton, Oceanside.
. Calif, for their final training
Wayne wears an expert riflemans
in anal and Billie Jack, a Sharp
L
TM." James A. Whitley has re-
turned to his station located some-
afUr" spending1 a^Lduy furJoaurli day at 7:30 p m- at the Camp Fire JJjNf experiences and episodes
day at 8:30 p.m. and will be pre-.
aide ‘ ‘
of Route 3, Stamford, and hts WTfe
is the former Jrean Bridges, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bridges,
Route 3, Corpus Chriati.
He volunteered Mr service NiP
vember 4, 1942, was stationed *t
Lubbock Army Air Field, was lat«r
stationed at San Marcos Naviga-
tion school fot- 14-months. Hs was
a military police while stationed
there. He was then transferred to
Camp Luna. Las Vegas, N. Mex.,
and later to La Junta, Colo. He was
stationed at Great Falls, Mont., be-
fore being sent to Alaska. He has
boen stationed in Alaska now for
about seven months.
i’vt. Whitley is )J3 years of age
and was a 1940 graduate of Avoca-
High school.
•James C. Henson is
Now Tech Sergeant
<S|*d*J to the AmrriMMB)
CAMP BLANDIJJG. Fla. - James
t,. Henson, who is a member of the
Infantry . Replacement Training
Center, has been promoted to the
rank of technical sergeant. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hen-
son who live at Stamford, Texas.
He entered sarvtoo in 1941. He has
returned from overseas service.
Reports to Houston
Otho E Burton, fireman, second
class. United States Navy, has re-
turned to his new station at Hous-
ton after a 12-day leave here with
his parents, Mr. anl Mrs. O, T.
Burton of Lueders. He has been
stationed at Little Creek, Va
Back in France ,
Mrs. Annie B. Lassctter received
a letter from her son. Pvt. W. B.
Lassctter. that he is nosy hack in
France trying to catch up* with his
company. Be says his condition is
very V»od and lie hopes to be.home
soon. Pvt. lasaetter had been in a
hospital in F!ngland since January
for treatment after be suffered
frosen feet in Germany.
Youth Day Observed
In Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Day was ob-
served at St. John’s Methodist
Church Sunday evening in aero-
gram presented by the Youth Fel-
lowship. Theme of the program
was “The Lord is My Shepherd.”
Celesta Cull urn, who served ss
organist for the entire program,
opened the service With an organ
prelude. Bill Cantrell, past presi-
dent, spoke on “What is Youth
Day?” The choir of young people
entered singing “Gloria Patri.” fol-
lowed
in the
&
hymn, “Day is Dying
’ Pete Jensen read the
the
est.1
Scripture, the 23rd Psalm Eula
Mae Dunn sang "Finlandia” (Jean
Sibelius).
The pastor. Rev. J. O. Quattle-
baum, offered prayer, with choral
response by the choir. Billie Hewitt
gave a poem, "The King of larva.”
Following a hymn, "Mvlodia”
(Massenet) was played as the of-
fertory. Martha Jo Baird gnve the
meditation talk, ”Our Faith,” nnd
a trio, Martha Jo Baird, Eula Mae
Dunn and Loyle Alien, sang “My
Faith Looks Up to Thee.”
Bob Rickard and John McNabb
served as ushers.
spen
H. C
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Westfall
nt last week in Dallas. Mrs.
C. Halbert accompanied them to
Dallas to see an oculist and also
went to Corsicana and visited with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Warren, and
her niece, Mrs. Dudley Maya, and
children.
ed over by Clyde Westfall, area
chairman.
Stamford now has* th»e active
Camp Fire groups -and four Blue
Bud groups. The Camp Fire groups
*re the Cheslcamay -group with 21
girls, with Miss Elisabeth Her-
ring as guardian, the Tawanka
group with 22 girls with Miss Eddie
Dunn as guardian, and the most
recently organised group, the Tan-,
da, with Mrs. Jack McWilliams as
guardian and Mrs. Earl Gotten, as-
sistant guardian, and a member-
ship of ‘M girls.
The Blue Bird groups are (he
Joy Camp with 20 members and
Mrs. W. G. Morris as leader; the
Twinkling Sunset group^vith 11
girls and Mrs. Archie Pardue as
leader; The Happy group with Mrs.
Hollis' Haynes as leader and -T?'
meTflhers, and the Happy Hour
grtmp With Mrs. B. Q. Cooper as
leader and 12 members. All of the
leaders have assistants and spon-
sors who assist them with the work.
Joining with Camp Fire Girls
around the world, groups of this
area took part Wednesday in can-
dle lighting ceremonies, represen-
tative of world friendship in keep-
ing with the opening of the San
Francisco World Conference.
New Officers of
P-TA Installed
New officers for the 1945-10 sea-
son were installed at the meeting
of the Oliver Street Parent-Teach-
ers Association Wednesday after-
noon of last week. Mrs. Hoilis Hay-
nes i* the new president, succeed-
ing Mrs. R. L. Harrison; Mrs. O.
B. Boone is secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Con Knov>lc*, program chair-
man, and Mrs. Garland Zimmer-
man, publicity chairman.
The organisation voted to give
$16 to the project of renovating
arnton Park and $6 to the Youth
enter. The school room of Mrs. W.
'Knowles had the highest percent-
age of parents present.*
Some of the first grade children
from the rooms of Mrs. Knowles
and of Miss Marie Barlow present-
ed the program for the afternoon.
The program opened With the song,
“America,” followed by the Lord's
Prayer and the 23rd Psalm, led by
Betty Green. The pro grant follows:
Solo, “Mr. Moon/’ by Rex Mere-
dith; reading, “Poor Little Dog,
jmC iar
winter underwear, before going
through the Panama Canal area,
where he certainly did not need it.
He told something of his work as
a flight surgeon in the Pacific,
about medicine and surgery in the
combat areas. He also'told about
casualties and some of the atroci-
ties of war that he had encount-
ered.
Ladies’ Night for the Exchange
Club has been set for May 10 at
7:30 o’clock and will be held at the
Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds,
Gordon Davis, president, announc-
ed. Arrangements committee 1s
composed, of W. G. Swenson, A. C.
Bishop and A- C. Humphrey
He will succeed R. C. Thomas who
■has.Jasadtai. toy nigh., during the
yv*Hr ending at ’that time.
Mr. Hill is the administrative of-
ficer of the Stamford Production
, . « -Afr
AuCTwter-.'-l-yeswier He has
been a member of The Rotary Club
since September, 1936, baa .served
two terms on the board of directors
and filled numerous committee as-
signments. Mr. Hill is active in va-
rious other civic organisations and
a member of the Baptist Church.
John Reese, manager of the Auto
Spring A Supply Company, was
elected vice president and C. T.
Dodson wns re-elected secretary-
treasurer. Named on the board of
directors were K. K FVancis, Sol
W. Sanders, Sanford Hodge, I. H.
Terry and A. M G Swenson.
w B. Anderson, guest vocalist,
sang two numbers as part of the
program Tuesday. His songs were
" ILove a Little Cottage” and “My
Wild Irish Rose.” C. T. Dodson
played accompaniments J^F. Mc-
One of the most complete farm
migratory labor caiupe in this sec-
tion is being planned by the Agri-
cultural committee Of the Stamford
Chamber of Commerce.
bi, cooperation with the Exten-
sion Service of A. and M. College,
of which C. Hohn is state super-
visor, the committee has arranged
with the school board for the reno-
vation of Bomar Heights school
brick structure which ia ideally lo-
cated for such a project, being only
one block from Highway 277.
Plans call for the Installation of
hot and cold water, ahowers, lights,
and toilet facilities in the building.
Eight open-type cooking ovens are
to be constructed around the block,
which has adequate parking space
for trucks. Free fuel is to be pro-
vided during the peak farm labor
season. A supervisor will be sta-
tioned at (Jut camp throughout the
peak seasoru.whose salary will bf
paid by the Extension Service.
Members of the local contmlttee
recently made an inspection tour
of other camps where it was learn-
ed they were most successful. The
camp at Stamford, when complet-
ed, will be far more complete than
any of the camps visited, the com-
mittee states.
Airy contiguous communities
wishing to cooperate with the com-
mittee in the establishment of the
camp are welcomed and should con-
tact the Chamber of Commerce
wllich >* *jgnff-ri.pA.-V?e myy.yrocjal..
* * * •
Latin American
Program Held by
Legion Auxiliary
L. W. Johnson and Mr*, Guy
King Speak at Joint Meet-
ing with Legion
L. W. JOltTlRbn. superintendcnt of
the Stamford Public school system,
was the principal speaker at a joint
meeting of Vernon D. Hart Post
100, American Legion, and Auxil-
iary at the Legion hall Monday
night.
The meeting was in observance
of Child Welfare and Pan-Ameri-
can month of the Auxiliary.
Mrs. Ryland Gleaton, Auxiliary
president, introduced Mrs. Guy
King, Child Welfare chairman of
the local unit, who spoke on that
phase of the program. Mrs. King
stressed the care and protection of
children of veterans of both World
War I nnd Wnr)d War Uniting the
slogan. “A Square Deil for Every
Child."
Emergency aid comes through
the National Child Welfare Divis-
ion, for which $31,900 was spent
last year, and $250,000 has been ap-
propriated for children of World
Waf II veterans,' Mrs. King saUL
The Auxiliary has furnished food,
an address by Dick Wells. Poca-
tello, Idaho, president of Rotary
International.
wa
Tom Rainwater; rea
sextet.
illy Cat,” Jerry S<
“Umbrella Bunt f.
rghb'*,
ding.
Schuchert;
'or Two,”
Rex Meredith, Roulhar Bunkley,
John Monsey, Jo Ann Lane, Jerry
Blaek and Janice Boedekgr; read-
ing, “Horsemanship,” Wallace
Boase; reading, “Things I Can Do,”
Jerry Knowles, duet, “Airplane for
Two,” Noretta Loworn and Kay
Black; reading, “Martha Washing-
ton’s School Days,” Betty Lou
Boone; reading, “Before I Go to
Bed,” Bobby Rogers; vocal duet,
“Clothes’ Don’t Make the Man,”
Kay Black and Rex Meredith; quar-
tet, “May Belle’s Orchard,” “Music
and Pretty Humming Bird,” Janice
Boedeker, France* Allen, Jo Ann
Lane, Kay Black; reading, “Child’s
Prayer,’’ Bllhr Brayffler, reading,
"Little Storekeeper,” Marcia Da
vis; group songs, “Hobby Horse,”
“Winter Lullaby," “Snow is Fall-
ing,” “Salute Old Glory,’’ and “D
Day”; “Make Hitler Surrender,”
Jerry Black.
A display and resuqie of first
grade work was given by Mrs.
Knowles. The program closed wth
singing of “America, the Beauti-
ful.”
Certificates Given
Women who recently completed
the Red Cross Home Nursing class
taught by Miss Catherine Lavelle,
superintendent of the Stamford
Sanitarium, were guests at a tea
given by Miss Lavelle Thursday af-
ternoon of last Week at the nurses
home.
Miss lavelle took this occasion
to aw’ard the home nursing certifi-
cates and to return examination
paper* and notebook#. Miss Lav. lie
greeted the guests at the door Mrs.
Henry Rankin presided at the re-
freshment table which was illumi-
nated by candles in twin candelabra
at either end of the table. Canapes,
cakes, coffee and tea were served.
Hose* decorated the room.
IVesent for the occasion were
Mmes. Kay Carlilc, li. C. Thomas,
Rupert Haley, R. C. Ricks, E. H.
Boedeker, N. W. Boedt-kcr, G. W.
Trawick. W T. Isaac, H. T. Beard,
Tom B. Smith, J R. Rice, Jr.,
James T. Smith, Thurman Rice,
Rotcoe Hood, Mrs. Rankin and Ming
La veils.
Buffalo Gap Camp
Dates Announced
^ directors of the Presbyterian
Buffalo Gap Conference Encamp-
ment announce that the first en-
campment for intermediates will be
held this year from June 12 to 18
and that the period for the seniors
will be June 18 to 26. “Several of
our young people are planning to
attend,” Rev. A. G. Fitsgerald,
ChtmA,°*aW* C*n*nU Pre,bFUrij*n
The new officers of the Women’s
Auxiliary will be installed Sunday
morning at, the close of the eeraon.
The choir will organise end elect
officers following the reheareal pa-
rted Wednesday evening at 7:16
o’clock.
Softball Practice
To Start Friday
Softball practice for all men and
beye interested in playing wUI
begin at the High School softball
field Friday at 8:30 p.m. It is plan-
ned to have at least tarn teams, one
from the State Guard and one from
the town at large.
Community Social to
Be Held at Avoca
1
A “forty-tWo” tournament, social
for the community, will be sponsor-
ed by the Avoca Parent-Teachers
Association for Friday, April *7, at
8:30 p.m. at the Avoca school
auditolum Refreshments wiO be
served.
Saturday is Day
Of Paper Pickup
Waste paper will be gathered on
the south side of Stamford from
Hamilton street, south, Saturday
by the Boy Scouts. Paper, tied in
bundles, should he placed at the
curb before 9 a.rn so that it may
be gathered,- Jop Rickard, who is in
charge, said Tuesday.
War Bond Operetta
To be Presented at
High School May 3
A three-act operetta, “Tom Saw-
yer,” in colorful costume, will be
presented at the high school audi-
torium on Thursday night, May 3.
Admission will be through the pur-
chase of war bonds or stamps.
The operetta will be presented by
Junior High school students • nder
the direction of Miss Maltha Cagle,
teacher of public school music, with
a cast of some 30 pupils.
The part of Tom Sawyer will be
I* Estimated that $1500 will
be Required for
Improvements
The Park Committee for reno-
vating Harmon Park for use espc
cially as a youth center met Wed-
nesday night of last week and made
recommendations. A goal of $1,600
was recommended for the improve
ments. The project wa* started bv ' , - * ""Portent country
■iksNreatt ^ teftesrjfesaga
Strictly speaking, there is no
Latih-America,” Mr. Johnson said,
“but about 20 countries that make
played by Lewis Timberlake; Aunt
Polly by Dorothy Moore; Joe Har-
per by Cash Milemon; Amy Law-
rence by Paula Duncan; Becky
Thacker by Sunny Jo Meredith;
Huck Finn by Johnnie Taylor; In-
jun Joe by Jerry I^avitt; Widow
Douglas, Nancy lavender, and
Muff Potter. Donald Garth.
County Meeting- of
Training Union to
Be Held in Anson
A special m
Jones County Baptist Training
Union Association will be held Sun-
day at 3 p.m. at Anson. Mrs. Miles
B. Hays of Stamford is association-
al director.
Attendance goal from the First
Baptist Church is 36. Tommy and
Morris Hammer, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Hammer, will take part
on the program, giving felt board
stories. Mrs. W T. Gambill, gen-
eral director of the First Baptist
ii Training Union, and jSjfjf <
finer* will attend. Cars will be at
the church at £ p.m. to take those
to Anson who do not have ways to
go.
Rev. Fred Porter of Sweetwater
will speak on the Training Union
Task in the Centennial Program.
Early Maps of Texas often re-
ferred to the state as “The New
Philippines.”
wXPiiiilS’Mai :.’CS3«vi-;*
It was suggested that an ar-
rangements committee be appoint-
ed to determine the cost and finally
to contract with responsible parties
for the following Items, listed in
the order of their importance as
seen by the committee: Clean-up,
level and terrace grounds (estimat-,
ed cost $260); repair old play-
ground equipment, bandstand,
check water lines snd faucets, paint
wading pool (estimated cost $250);
light park and erect slide (esti-
mated cost $150); construct barbe-
cue pits, tables and benches and
provide fo^ garbage disposal (esti-
mated cost $300), and construct
tennis court (estimated cost $500).
Recommendation was made that
-Dm finance committee be appoint-
ed to contact each club, business
houses und individuals for funds to
accomplish the work, enlisting
whatever additional assistance ne-
eessary and that the funds be de-
posited in the bank and placed at
the disposal of the arrangements
comm ttie. It was aDo suggested
that each club or organisation. I
wishing to act ns co-sponsor of the
jm^rram shalT. at its nsxt regular
meeting, appoint two persons to a
permanent park Imard which will
aerve in an advisory capacity ami
recommend to tha city council and
Hs«t each January the various or-
ganization* appoint two members
to the park board.
Another recommendation was
that the city council aaaume the
responsibility of maintenance of
the park when the work planned
has been accomplished.
The following have been named
dn the finance committee; J. M.
Ashcroft, John Cannon, Bill B'ray-
mer. Miss Olive McDougle, Mrs.
Jimmy Moreland. Those named to
the arrangements committee are J.
M. McDonald. Gordon Davia, L. W.
Johnson, Grady Bowdry, Mrs. L. B,
Tillotson snd Miss Catherine La-
velle.
. oyStoSSK
|can chairman, who took over and
introduced the remainder of the
program.
Following two marimba num-
bers, one a Cuban melody and the
other a Mexican composition, by
Dorothy Yatevs. Mrs. TurbeviUe in-
troduced Mr. Johnson, who gave
the principal address of the eve-
ning on I-atin-America. Cuba was
specifically discussed as the Auxil-
iary is studying that country this
month.
Me- Johnson presented a word
picture of this important country
Service is Held
Here as Nations
Open Conference
Prayer* Offered for Stic
of Meeting at San
Francisco
Mm Pert <|
• Of h’ark Project JSST5
Are Worked Out
Church Women to
Hold Fellowship
Day and Luncheon
United Council of Church Wo-
men will observe a May Day of
Fellowship on May 4 at 1 p.m. with
a covered-dish luncheon at St.
John’s Methodist Chureh. Invita-
tion is extended to all chureh wo-
men of the community.
Theme for the meeting will he
“Our Town.” Mrs. Clauds Bunkley
will serve as program leader and
will speak on “Our Town.” Mrs W,
J. Bryant will speak on “The
' ^m» /Hut „nd
Rev. Mary Fulton on MOur Town
Responsibility in a World
radeship.” There will be
music.
Com-
spec ial
Pvt. John Campbell and Pvt. Lon-
nie Campbell, both of Camp Hood,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their parents, Mr. snd Mrs.
W. H. Campbell, and other rel-
atives.
up Central kiffl Smith America;
aach with their own government
and each playing an important part
in the economic and social life of
the western Hemisphere,”
Mr. Johnson also ppoke of the
good neighbor policy but made the
statement that no sweeping policy
could be applied to these countries
to the south because of their indi-
vidual problems; that a policy for
one would not work with the
others. He stated, however, that
the people of this country could be,
und are, friends with all of them.
“Our main trouble in doaling with
these Latin-American countries is
that we try to convert them to our
way of doing things instead of let-
ting them handlf tbeir own affairs
in their own way,” he said.
His address was replete with in- I
tercsting facts about these netgh-4
tors to the south which gave his
audience a better understanding of j
the advantages snd handicaps of'
ttirrr eou!!li irs,-----------------—
A. L. Stell, 17th District com-
mander, wns present and brought
greetings- from the state depart-
ment and the 17th District. He was
•ccompanied by Mrs. Stell.
At the social hour following the
program, women of the Auxiliary
served rice crispie squares and
coffee.
Stamford churches joined In a
prayer service for the San Fran-
cisco Conference Wednesday at 10
a.m. at the Central Presbyterian •
Church, business bouses closing for
an hour for the service.
A spirit of prayerful meditation
prevailed throughout the a
Hymns, “My Country *Tis of1
“America, the Beautiful,” “O
Christian Soldiers” snd “Faith of
Our Fathers” were sung by thn
congregation and the choir compoe-
ed of members from vanoua
churches, directed by Mrs. Earl
Moore, with Mrs. E. A Russell at
the piano.
Pledges to the Christian flag and
the flag of the United State* were
given. Rev. A. G. Fitsgerald, host
pastoj, gave the invocation,
tyre readings were given respa
sivdy and the 13th chapter of T
Corinthians was later read as the
Scriptural message. Rev. J. O.
Quattlebaum, pastor of St. John’s
Methodiqt Church, brought the
message, followed by guided silent
prayer by the congregation with
Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald in charge.
W. W. Clark Dies,
Funeral Service -
To be Held Friday
wiiDoiTi wui>»m age 67,
•* ■* n* Slept in a hospital in
Wichita Falls, the death being dis-.
covered Wednesday morning. Kin-
ney Funeral coach went to Wichita.
Fall# for the body.
Funeral service for Mr. Clark
will be held Friday at 4 am. at
the Swenson Avenue
Church. The pastor. Rev. H. 8.
Hinson, will conduct the service and
burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Kinney Funeral Home win direct
the funeral.
Mr. Clark, Stamford merchant
for a number of years, owner •BP
the Clark Feed Store, retired sev-
eral months ago because of failing
health. Mr. Clark was born in Eratb
county March 23. 1888. He married
Mary Pearl Creech in F.rath county
on March 28, 1909, and the family
moved to Stamford in 1921.
Pfc. Elmer Lee Clark, who is in
Germany; 10 daughters, Mrs. Clar-
ence Gregg of Arlington; Mrs. J. C.
McCarrol! of Arlington; Mrs. Ar- *
ehie Dodson and Mrs. Terrell Petti-
john of Stamford; Mrs. Marion
Crawford and Mrs. Lloyd Bearden
of Fort Worth; Mrs. Dew«ae
Spring of Cleveland, Ohio; Louise,
Loi# and Gena Faye Clark of Stam-
ford, and 16 grandchildren. Also
surviving are five brothers. E. R.
Clark of Stamford; Henry Clark of
Stephenville; Claude of Globe,
Arix.; Kyle of Phoenix. Arts.; El-'
vis of Arizona, and two sisters,
Mrs. Kate Senter of Chillicothe
and Mrs. Vera Marlow of Muleshoe.
Jones County Men
Have Been Accepted
Into Armed Service
The following named men were
sent by the Jones county local board
to Dallas for induction and have
been accepted: Ralph Doyle Ross.
Harper Odell McCray, Quaite Don
Gould, Clarence Curtis Terry, Dor-
sey Lee Allen, George Andrew
Bury. N. J. Rainwater, Leonard Lee
Hughes, Lawson James Hager,
Leonard Allie Foster, Joe Dick Gid-
dena, Jr., Clayton McCombs, Henry
Marcus Phillips, Jr., J. D. Wright,
John Edward Farnsworth,
Burl Leroy Young, H. H. Jones,
Jr., Henry Kingsford Harrison,
Burl Dee Walker, Emory Vemis
Potts, Jaks Thomas Weir, Pet*
Reyes Cedilio, Stephen Jefferson
Neal, John Henry Ford, William
Lloyd Lett, Willie Joe Johnson and
Albert Finis Hardin.
Eight Additions to
Calvary Church as
Result of Revival
by Rev,
: the C*L
The revival conducted
Melvin Byrd of Lueders at
vary Baptist Church in Stamford
closed Sunday. There were eight
additions to the church, three of
them by baptism. E.. B. Britain led
the singing for the meeting. Rev.
Joel V. Grimes is pastor of the
church.
Overby Wounded
I* or Second Time-
Knr.----------
'■gram from the War D<q>«rtment
last wi»«-k tolling that her hu.iband,
Pfc. Paul I, Overby had been
wounded in Germany March 30. He
hml previously been wounded in
action in Holland on February 27.
He rn a hospital in Kngtand.
Pfc. Overby had been swarded
the Purple Heart after he was
wounded the first time and he has
sent it home to his wife.
Pfc. Overby was employed in tho
oil fields near here when he en-
tered the service July 10, 1944. He
went overseas in January, 1946,
and has bten in six different coun-
tries since leaving the States. He ia
with the 9th Army, Eighth Armor-
ed Division. His wife and daughter
liv* here. ILa parents are Me. I*d ..
Mrs. R. D. Overby of Haskell.
Gerry Wright Carr
On Radio Network
Gerry Wright Carr may be heard
in a dew radio program each after- ,
noon at S:46 o'clock twginaing
April $0 over the Texas State nett
work. This program will originate
in the studios of KFJZ, Fort Worth*
basic station for this network, asr
will be carried over 32 Texas sta-
tions, including KRBC, Abilene.
Mrs. Carr is a daughter of Mr. sad
Mrs. W. H. Wright of this city.
Nearly an Inch of
Rain in Past Week
Stamford received almost an ,
of rainfall during the past
Last Friday morning 41 inch rabsc
fall fell within a short time grad-
ually tapering off into a
through Most of Friday and
day. Monday afternoon .31
rainfall, accompanied by C
able hail and high winds,
tween 6:16 and 6:46
boosts the total rate!
five inches since April Ik
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1945, newspaper, April 27, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972388/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.