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OUR PLEDGE to Our Readers
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VOLUME XXII
8T AM FORD. JONES COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. MAY 4. I94-7
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NEWS or OUR
MENwNOMO
IN UNIFORM
Missing in Service
Zug Phelps, seaniun, first claw
U missing in line of duty his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Che* ley E.
SEAMAN 1/c ZUO* PHELPS
i', * *«nwc
a v.-'?>** ""W**- _
T*lii l|i->, <>f Haskyll learned 1 i*l
w>*k. It is bcliivt<1 that he had
been engaged in patrol duty some-
where off the coast of VLuuv vn
r«*eenf"/hort<hs. S-rfl
Phelps lias mwr
the Allan* ic and Mediterranean
area* and w* k pari in the invasion
of France. He survived the torpe-
doing of his ship in tha English
channel several days after the in-
vasion and has been awarded the
Purple Heart. •
He has alwtbvi brother, Bernard,
in the ArTuy Air Forces. The
Phelps family formerly lived here.
Earns Bronze Star
Staff Sgt. Edward L. Let*, in-
fantryman. »<>n of Mr. and Mrs.
Tuny 1 efi of R V. has been
awarded the bronx star lor **Fr-
CPO Roy Lee Mercer
Killed in Action,
Says I^ater Report
Chief Petty Officer Roy Lee Mer-
cer, first reported missing, is now
listed as killed in action on Novem-
ber 23, 1M4, the family was in-
formed last week. Mercer was a son
of William K Mercer of Stamford
and Mrs. Lillie Mercer of Houston.
He was a nephew of Mrs. Cecil
Cray of this city. Mercer, age. 26,
was unmarried.
STAFF SGT. EDWARD L LETZ
• • *
roic achievement in action t#Teb-
ruary 24, nvor Sqarbnicken, Ger-
many.'!
Staff Sgt. Let* entered the serv-
ice March 30, 1044, and left for
cvergeas service in December He
has been in combat since January
1. He l» with the Third Army Re-
serve, somewhere in Germany.
The certificate received with the
bronce star said, in part “During
a strong enemy counterattack and
armor heavily supported by con-
centrated artillery and mortar bar-
rages, Staff Sgt. LeU, from an #x-
Ireimdy exposed and forward posi-
tion, adjusted effective 81 MM
mortar fire on enemy tanka and
personnel. Despite great danger
from hostile fire his courageous
and untiring efforts were an in-
spiration to his me* and were in-
strumental in neutralising the
Sgt. Harnsberger
With Ninth Army
Word has been received by Mrs.
Jee Harnsberger that her husband
Sgt Joe Harnsberger. is now in
Germany with the 9th Army. Sgt.
Harnsberger has keen in service
riece January, 194*. and has keen
overseas sines October, 1944. Hs in
the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. O.
Harnsberger of Chico
Died in Tinian
jgfrjtRfri j-r, • - * "
Marine Pfc. Dick Slater, died on
Tinian Island April 21, the family
learned last week. HU parents. Mr.
PRISONER OF GERMANS FOR 19
MONTHS, PFC. HALDOR MAJOR
LIBERATED, WRITES PARENTS
Pfc. Haldor Major, prisoner of
the German government since Sep-
tember 13, 194S, has been liberated
and is expecting to be home soon
A letter from Pfc. Major, writ-
ten April 16, has been received by
his parents, Mr. and W~ W. *
Major of (he New Hope commu-
nity. He was captured at Salerno
beachhead in Italy, where he was
serving With the 36th Division. He'
ua* mobilized into federal service
with the National Guard unit of
Stamford.
1 His letter follows, in part:
“Dear Mother and all: Today I
have some good news. I have been
re-captured and all is good. 1 will
have plenty, to tell when 1 get back
so cheer up. Tell sister I want to
see her as soon as possible so when,
you see a big pile of bones at vour
door you can say, there is Haldor,
my boy, so have chickens, eggs and
meat at your table fer I will see
ryyjra some day noon t rm in
1 Uerrftrwy Wttt *YW“>uri«» ewfierwj-f «*..■-
the Americana. Italdoy.
MARINE PFC. DICK SLATER
™7_ - * * *
and'Mr*. T. E. Slater, arc awi ng
word of what caused his death. His
wife and two chjjdnyi live m Ijj^-
Other Men of Area
In German Prisons
Pfc. Byron A. Smith, thought to
be'Che first man of this area Ui be
liberated from a Gorman prisn ;
oainip, is expected home soon. He
wired Lis wife, the former Frances
Tiddler, from .Njev. Yu
. Among -4h«v et ri . .u«. ------ T—
area, or those Whose wives live Stamford/president, presi<leq.
lure, in German prison camps, nre j Rob Herron dfHasludl was ham-
Lieut. Tom Wiley, Lieut. Tedj:d r* r ran camping chairman.
iU... ' v th- vgM-'JNll kp h»b*
the Laadei.. -rWTfitis*f ffdcrimfjmenc
grounds, dates to be announce*!
Heavy Loss
Caused by
Hail Storm
State Officials
/Toroid Legion
Service School
Evening Session of May 11 will
be Open to Families of
Service Men
Sid A. Lowery, state department
B^. Allcor*-
rhair-
PFC. HALDOR MAJOR
Camp Fire Camp
Will be Held aL
Lueders Grounds
A halt storm of wide area struck
Old Glory late Friday 'afternoon,
doing considerable damage to Crops,
gardens and waving fields'Of head-
ed grain. The storm grew in in-, ^ j B ,
1*7, southward h. „,^riot reQhrfitat mn
tMlLClory'., , - man, American Legion, will hold
Thousands of acres of gram were
destroyed. Birds and chickens wire
killed, windowpwnes in many homes
■were broken, house roofs were bad-
ly damaged, trees^ shrubs, flowers
and weeds were shattered, even (he;
grass in pastures is beat to the
ground.
Henry Schmidt was severely
beaten by the hail while returning
from the .field to his home, and
was unconscious for awhile.
I>r. L. F. Metz is Selected as
Representative on Dis-
trict Council
Dr. L. F. Metz of Stamford was
named hs Council representative.on
the Gamp ’Firs Council .of District
4'*sit a txiiml meeting of the area
council held Monday nigh* at the
iiTAonhls Youth 'GeWWe, *
nuu of
Pfc. S. R. Buyher-
Wins Silver Star
In Luzon Campaign
Mr. and Mra- S. R. Buyher of
Avoca, Rt. 1. have received a letter
from the War Department telling
them their son, Pfc. Gilbert D. Bjy-
hvy with a tank, battalion, was
awarded the Silver Star which he
earned for his splendid work in the
Luxon Island campaign.
Pfc. Buyher trained at Camp
Campbell, Ky., and at Camp Berk-
eley with the 12th Armored (Hell
Cat) Division before going over-
u in March, 1944, first to New
Guinea then to the Philippine Is-
lands.
.sin M. Gustafson, Stuff u»»
Brown, Sgt. Eldon B. Anderson and
Pvt. Lloyd Weems.
LL John Winant, Jr.
‘Political Prisoner’
Lieut. John G. Winant, Jr., son
of the United State* ambassador to
Britain, was singled out from other
American prisoners by tha gestapo
SOvrral days ago and taken to Salx-
burg aa a “political prisoner,” his
fellow American fliers liberated by
the 14th Armored Division report-
ed Monday, according to an Asso-
ciated Prsaa distpatch from the
U.S. Third Army.
Lieut. Winant took primary
training at Stamford Flying school
and was woll-likod hers. He has
been heard from by friends in this
era* since he whs taken prisoner
8ft Dixie Bennett
Is Back in UJS.A.
Sgt. Dixie Bennett. In overseas
service with the Engineers for the
past two years, reached Charles-
ton, S. C., Monday. He telephoned
here and talked with his sitter.
Miss Frances Bennett, saying he
would be heading toward Texas be-
fore long.
Sgt. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs
Africa and later In Italy,
been in a boa pita I since October for
treatment of aa injury to his foot.
Purple Heart Given
Verlin L. Whitehead
Lieut Billy Hooton
Missing in Action
Liout Billie Hooton. Ns
ia missing la action ta. tk*
siada April 16, ass*
rsssived hers. His _
aai Ml*. C, *L Hooton. Hu* In Mr*
takmaa Oty, wksr* Htv. Mr. Hsai-
f tk* flm Mrtkiid
•ns pastor bees In
u* lHi
WITH THE 43RD INFANTRY
(WINGED VICTORY! IMVISION
ON LUZON. P. L—Pvt. Verlin L.
Whitehead, brother of Omni Steph-
en*. Route f. Stamford, Tew**, Ha»
awarded the Purple Heart for
in combst against
Um Japanese an Lnasn Island In
tk* Philippines
Private Whitehead is an
toyman in Um 4*rd “Winged W-
*• tSrd Mvisiaa has |
“T* fear wmpslf■!
Lueders Donations
In Red Cross Drive
By MRS. CHESTER OMAN
The Tollowii^g is a list of Red
Cross donations received in Lued-
ers:
W. A. Burbank |1, Mrs. E. M.
Douthit $6, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Gra-
ham 32, Mr. and Mrs. Alf McNair
$2, Aleck Crow, $2, M. E. Smart
35, H. C. Ham X4 0. L. Ekdahi |8,
Mr. and Mrs. Mueller $2, J. B.
Ham $2, Ike Mitchell |2, C. Gard-
ner 31, T. R. Putnam, %f>, A. L. Mul-
lins 36, Dallas Underwood 3L G. P.
Wells 31,^- A. AlmquLt 32, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Terrell 32, Red Thom-
as 60c, W. M. Arrington 36, R.
Hines 91, E. E- Cox 2, Farmers
Coop Gin 36, Alf Arrington 31.
Burt Stapp |6, G. C. Cooley 36,
Luther Underwood 36, Tom Tabor
36, Ray Rushing 36, My. and Mrs.
Harvey Wills 32, Mr. and Mrit-C*
W. Btanluill tt, Mr*. Willi«- Cowan
32. Mr. and Mr*. R. Vanderford 32.
Mrs Sparrow 31, Mrs. Marie Hart
S3. Mrs. Erma Reves 32.60, C. B.
Pope 3L Mae Dodgen $1, L. R.
Garvin 31, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Bragg $5, Mr. and Mrs. C. Berk-
man 36, Mra. Jewel Douthit 32,
Miss Jean Jones 31, Miss Frankie
Parsons 3L Mrs. Opal Yeager
32.60, Mrs. Bert Mullins 32-60, Miss
Lucille Hester 32-60, B J. Fickle
32. S. A. Verble 32, Mra. Vada
Loudder $L Mrs. W. A. Safford 91.
Mra. Love Evetts 60c, Mra. J. J.
Kell 916. Mra. Frank Reves $8,
Mra. W. H Smith $6.
Mary Alice Putnam 910, C. A.
Thornton 310, O. T. Burton 32, Mra.
Thomas Murry 91. Mrs. Edna
Thomas 92.60, Mra. Zada Jones 91,
Mrs. Bats* 91, Mrs. T. C. Rough ton
1. Mrs. W. D. Nance 9L Hub
rown 32. Horace W. Culver $4, J.
C. Daniels 36. Mra. J. R. Watkins
§1. Mra. Homer Thomas 32, Mra.
Bennie Dillard 31. A. E. Tutcher 32,
Mrs. W. C. Parker $6. Eric Lund-
strom 36. A. E. Olson 36, W. C.
Hines 32. J. M. Vickers 32, J. L.
Gilliland |2. Chat. A. Reid 32. E. T.
33. A. 8. Weeks 31. Lon
decided. Plans for day
camps in all the towns were also
discussed.
Mrs. Fred Stockdale, area execu-
tive, gave a report of the recent
District IV Conference, which was
held in Fort Worth. Judge Clarence
Kraft, District IV president, com-
plimented the West Texas Area for
its outstanding work in the first
quaKcr of 1945, when membership
in the area had grown from 149 to
597 members, the area in the Coun-
cil which has made the largest
growth in the shortest time.
Coimerl Ftre~wHl
Not be Held Now
The Camp Fire grand council
fire, scheduled for Thursday night.
May 3, has been postponed indefi-
nitely. Decision was rcuched Mon-
day night at the guardians meeting
held at j|g Yawth Center. An-
nouncement Wttl be marie hrter of
the date.
Johnny Lyons New
Manager Dry Goods
Dept/, Bryant-Link
Johnny Lyons, who has been man-
ager of the Bryunt-Link Company
store at Lamesa for the past two
years, has returned to Stamford as
manager of the dry goods depart-
nioijt of the company ^tore here. He
succeeds Joe Dick Giddens, who re-
cently entered the anked. Topees and
wiu assigned to Navy sitvat,
■ Lym* was formerly* wit' * •
Stamford - store, llis wifi; will join j
him ,atx>ufc May 15 *
-went to-Lamo-nv t« errke"
over tha managership of the store
there when Eugene Barrett went
into service. Barrett has roSuiyed
^6ftth6rMbla'-dmr:h*i i ‘ H
‘ turned there aa manager. Barrett
Vwiod • >U the
g froi
Commencement Exercises
Of Stamford High School -
Set for Tuesday, May 29
Tons of Used ~
Clothing Given
War Sufferers
High school graduation exercises
jyill be Held at St. John's Methodist
Chuigh Tuesday, May 29, at 8:30
p.m. Members of the graduating
class will 4f'v,‘ the program. L. W.
Johnson, superintendent, will pre-
je,?e*rffpl«n«x. - ..'Jm
The bacralaureate service will he
held on Sunday, May 27, at 8:30
p.m. at the First Baptist Church.
Rev. J. O. Quattlebaum,,pastor of
St. John’s Methodist Church, wiH
preach the baccalaureate sermon.
His subject Will be “Life’s Commis-
sion.’’
Graduation exercises of Junior
High school will be held Tuesday
morning, May 29, ut 10:30 o’clock
at the high school auditorium.
Honor Rolls of
Fifth Period
Are Announced
Backus 32, C. S. Byrne* 36, J. C.
Hester 36. Panhandle Rfg. Co. 360.
A. B. Olson 32. C. W. Withers 32.
|1, Mra. R. L. Roger* 31,
B. F. Modglinr 32, Bill Goff 32
Gordon Helmer 32, E. L. Early 32.
L. C. Counts 32. Leon Counts $2,
Gifford
Mra. R. ... •«»•■>, t*i —- ——
60c, Mra. Jerry Dillard |1. J.
36, J. C. Hester 36, Mr.
Mrs. M. O. Johnson 310, Charlie
leraon 31, Mra. Mary Smart 36,
Jhu Evetts 32, Mra. J. F. Moore
91, Ho
S. W. Seaman 91, Mrs. R. H.
91
R. H. Tonroy 91. Mra. Robert
head 31, Howard Burgsson 36. Mrs.
J. P. Johnson $1, Herbert Koch
family $8.60. Martin Reed 3*. Ches-
ter Prince 91, R. Roerne 36, F. B.
Cowan 32.60. J. C. Ford $8, Charley
Ford 31- .
Mr and Mra. Sam Basland
Earl Oman 32, P- W Jones 32. J.
Sharbutt 34, Mr. and Mrs.
Burkinan 36. H. R. Jamsr fl,
Cauthen 91, R. C. Cowan $2
Newell *1 V M Webb 31. J F
Bernes 91. O. D. Greathouse fl,
Mra. Tom Dillard 81. G. W. Pries
1, Mra. M. Vaughn fl, Mra. A1
>. Winkle* 91. J C.
(More Mewsal ^atvise
91 percent of
Peal and eon-
Ladies’ Night
To be Held by
Exchange Club
Rev. J. O. Quattlebaum Speaks
on San Francisco
Conference
While problems confronting the
San Francisco Conference seem al-
most insurmountable, there ia a
chance of success, Rev, J. O. Quat-
tlebaum, pastor of St. John’s Meth-
odist Church, told members of the
Exchange Club last Friday at noon.
Rev. Mr. Quattlebaum explained
the security plan and the problems
which must be considered by the
conference. He was introduced by
Roy Arledge, member of the pro-
gram committee.
Ray Eastland, who ia employed
by the West Texas Utilities com-
ny. waa received as a new mem
we* (n»m»*^i
Stamford store, going
La mesa, _
[rom here to
G
r,
Ladies’ Night meeting, which
will be May 10 at the Texas Cow-
boy Reunion grounds, was an-
Judge Owen Thomas will he
speaker for the luncheon Friday.
Church of Christ
Holding: Revival
A revival meeting opened Sunday
at the Stamford Church of Christ
and will continue through tha com
ing Sunday, gervice* are being held
twice daily, at 10 a.m. and 8:90
.m. Evangelist O. B. Proctor ia do-
•King. D. L Ashley is
he church.
Legion Auxiliary
To Conduct Poppy
Sale on May 26
Tlie members of the Anuriean
Legion Auxiliary will dedicate
their best effort* to the distribu-
tion of memorial poppies to the
citizen* of Stamford on Poppy Day.
May-- 89." V?*1"nudity Duncan i*
chairman and she wiH be assisted"
by other member* of the auxiliary.
A* in former years, there will !>e
no fixed price for a foppy. What-
ever is given is welcome. u»e small
boy’* dime or the business man »
dollar being equally arceptafaj*'-
All the money given in the poppy
sale goes toward the rehabilitation
of disabled fighting men and to the
aid of the children of the dead and
disabled. ------------ — up'
Clyde Westf;all is
1-oan Representative
Hyde Westfall, prominent Stam-
ford buninesa man, is representing
the R-F Finance Company of Wich-
ita Falls in the Stamford area.
Headed by C. H. Kent h. rston, the
company finances automobiles and
trucks. Mr. Weetfsll ia handling
this new business from his office
at the Westfall Motor Coigppny.
(Jambill’s Store Has
23rd Anniversary
May 1 marked the twenty-third
anniversary in business for Gam-
bill’s store, owned by Mr. and Mra.
W. T. Gambill of this city. They
opened for business in their present
location 28 years ago Tuesday.
Plainview Church
Has Picnic at Park
The Plainview church had a pic-
nic at Buie’s Park on April 22.
Those present were Betty Tol-
iver, Emil Miller, Marjorie Cole-
man, Joe Hanson, Willie Faye Con-
nell, Benni* Bland, Glenns Toliver,
Gerry Hanson, Mary Jo' Connell,
Robert Kahout, Norma Ruth Cole-
man, David Kahout, Glenn Marugg,
Marcus Mathis, Helen Wiseman,
Jimmy Cox, Gene Colaman, Gyvane
Wills, Bobby Wills, Ewing Mathis,
R. L. Cox and Mr. and Mrs. E, A.
Colaman.
p.m. Eva
ing the
minister
Sergean
li j. t. In Pw
t Graduates
Public Speaking
iSpMWJ W tits ASItWI
AN ALEUTIAN BASE. — Sat
Will Harris of 410 W. Handlan ftt.
Stamford, Taxaa, waa In the first
graduating class of the world’s
unique university,
high echos! studs
the Amy
nt until he
1941. Sergeant Harris
11a speaking.
Strictly Gl, tk* university, c
sd tk* ‘'Bering Institute," has
». i vicV at. Out Legion halt in
iliurtC.-' -.d fries****-' . —Lt f* p.m.
Friday, May lk___
Roy Duki . Jones county seA’ice
uffict-r, who will help with the
scWil,p-A nari'1*’ , , ”
ct ra in Joms'atnl sutioundlng coun-
tiea, or anyone handling -veterans
affairs to attend thfa service school.
New laws and rulings of the Ve*
wans Administration wilt tn- thor-
oughly explained.
At 6:30 p.m. all Legionnaires and
Auxiliary members will be served
barbecue with “all the trim mins” at
the Cowboy Reunion grounds, as
guests of Vernon D. Hart Post.C.
B. Smith, post commander, stated-
Bill Buie, Charlie Turbeville, L. E.
Million, Jr„ ami Oliver Crump
make up the rommittce on arrange-
ments for the feed.
R. M. Fielder, post commander at
Abilene, will be the first speaker
at an open meeting at tha Legion
REYNOLDS SCHOOL
A: Richard Giles, Gaylan Gillean,
Morris Hammer, Carole Phillips,
Anita Wulgewv>rth,, Marjorie Wil-
Hama.
A and Rr^Fttirley Ann Bounds,
Robhy Joe Calhoun, Barbara (5nd-
cx, l». H. Cidpr Jr„ Aim Pryor. Kll-
lu!'"'fclciriT ‘Aharon Taylor, Jake
Westfall^^
B: L. A. Goad, Tommy Jennings,
I-andie Seay, Murlene Skilea.
Second l.rad* , r.
“A?Vti^b'i»if*Di/.Vhf**L-JsfTy C
ncr, Glyn Mrdlin, Bctty-Upahaw,
Wanda ..u.o -----■
A and B: Nancy Ashcroft, Son-
dra . Bursun, Judy Meta, JJonald
West.
B: Jimmie Arledge.
Third Grade
. A: Nawona Williams, Angela
TiUotson, Gradalyn Morris, Mabeth
Moreland.
A and B: Tiny Mae Lindsay,
George Terry Humphrey, Ouanda
Goad. Kay Culp, Jimmy Nix. Don-
ald Smith, Jimmy Terry, Ruth Ann
White.
Fourth Grade
• A: Jo Ann Frixcll, James Thomp-
Enormous Amount of Shoes
and Garments Collected
in Stamford *
Approximately 7.000 to 8,000
pounds of clothing waa collected in
Stamford in the United National
Clothing drive, A. C. Bishop, chair-
man for the drive, estimated Wed-
nesday. . .
The clothing has been sorted,
boxed and tie«l and will be shipped A*
to Fort Worth before the end of
this week on the first lap of ita
journey f<uvforeign distribution. •
Response was gohVfous in all cf
the -Vurihus cUssiricatlftrts nf'Vlotlf- *’
ing needed. There wtre fewer in-
fant’s clothing than any other divi-
sion, but baby clothes sent in were
rervicerblc and will fill a big need,
Mr. Bishop said. Some 200 to 300
pairs of suitable shoes weihe sent
Boy Scout* jratherwd boxes which
were donated By merchants, the
TVwwnkiji Camp Fire Girls sorted
the clothing a lid packed some of the
boxes arid packing and tying was
comply ted by n.'iiiher-j'orfjL’otnpany
G, Texas Stale'Guard, pdio worked
about three hours Tuesday night.
Mr, Bishop expressed hie thadks
A,* the eburthea- 'tlln’iMK
Vn collecting the aio*(G— i<. tka
organizations who aided in getting
the material ready for shipment.
Several neighboring communitiea
brought garment* here for th#
lection. —- A
Methodists to . j
Hold District
Conference Hi
A and B: Mablt Barrett, Betty Lon
hall jtwgiiuung *♦ H o'clock in the j„hnson. Matilda Mi tz. Nancy Par
rvemnff. Following Mr. fielder’s
nddre-s, ropresentgtIvea df th# Vet-
nans AdtniuistoaUon will take over
and speak on veterana’ rights and.
benefit*. At this time a panel dis-
cussion will be held.
This meeting will be open to the
IKihiic and fathers, motherx^ruth-
e»m ssetcra. or Ulyone having reL
utives in the service arc especially
urged to be present. A question and
answrr session will be held at which
time any p«-rson may ask a question
and have It answered correctly.
Discussions on insurance, em-
ployment. compensation, rights
under civil service, education, vo-
cational training, loans, hospital
care, dependents’ rights, and nu-
merous other problems, will be held
and questions answered.
Mr, Duke says because of the ex-
acting law s governing veterans’ af-
fairs, everyone interested should
avail themselves of the information
tlwy will get at the school and open
meeting.
Bunkley Drug
Is Purchased by
Yates and Rush
Harry W. Yates and Phil Rush
have purchased the Bunkley Drug
Store from C. E. Bunkley and T. J.
Elliott and took charge Tuesday
morning. The store will be called
Yates Drug Store.
The Bunkley drug store has been
in continuous operation in .Stans
ford for the peat 40 jfesrs Mr.
Bunkley and Mr. Elliott, brothers-
in-law, have decided to take a little
time out and “farm and fish.”
due, Rondra Swenson, Carlrne Ter-
ry. Joan Thomas, Ronnie Calhoun.
B: Christine Johnson. Amanda
■Btie'iPxrtS’Y, TCi’nncth Eubank,_ Her-
bert McClendon.
Fifth Grade
A: Gerald Clark,
f^oTT WusTl, ' Paul Phy, Gayle
Blow He, Hud a Ua er B*be Stir
ah Nix. „
A and B: Jerry Keen, Ray Kin-
ney, Duane Phillips, Jerry Prewit,
(Continued on Page Eight)
Thirty-One Churches to
Represented at Meet-
ing Tuesday - -
--r-jfFM
Warns of Danger
Of Following Men
Instead of Issues
RESTRICTION
ON NEW
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Until further notice. The Amer-
ican will accept new subscriptions
only for persona living In the 8tam-
for arsa or those in the armed
force*. Th# Stamford area will be
considered as Jone* and adjoin-
ing counties. New *ub*criptions will
not be accepted for civilian* outside
pf this area. This restriction is
made necessary by newsprint pa-
*w»r ration in ir j
All present subscriber* will have
the privilege of renewing their sub-
scription* when they expire.
Moves la Stamford
After visiting Mra. Cecil Gray,
Mrs. Albert R. Brudrr and non,
Theodore, of Ran Antonio, have
moved to 469 But Oliver street.
Chief Warrant Officer Albert
in now stationed on Ha>p«»
Two More Chairmen
Are Appointed for
Rwk" ArrivRfa1
Two additional chairmen have
been named for the Texas Cowboy
Reunion W. C. Swenson, president,
announced this week. They are
George J. Smith, chairman of
gates, grandstands and grounds
committee, and A. C. Bishop, chair-
man of sponsors' committee. Other
chairmen were announced two
tracks ago.
Meeting Called
To Organize City
Softball League
A meeting for the purpbee of or-
ganising s city softball league will
b* hr Id at the American Legion
Kail Friday night et 9 o’clock.
Firms or (**•>>•*.lions interested
In sponsoring s team are urged to
be represented.
Tfc» SM9» Oaord team was aehadr
jled U> jpUy thr St*«<- Guard st
Haskell Thursday night.
Dr. H. B. Ilateriu* warned of a
dangerous tendency in this coun-
try to “follow individuals instead
of issues” in an address to the Ro-
tary Club Tuesday. He summed up
his theme with a quotation from
David Lawrence:: “Government
transcends leadership.” He declared
there are no indispensable men.
President R. C. Thomas announe-
ed the recommendation of Sanford
Hodge and Magnus Swenson for
members of the city park board
that is to supervise Harmon park
under the new .improvement pro-
gram.
Clinton Rogers, high school sen-
ior, was introduced by John Reese
«• junior Rotmrian for the month
of May.
Chas Green, Randy Randerson
and Dub Ledbetter, all of Abilene;
were visitors at the meeting.
The annual Methodist
conference of the Stamford district
will be 'ivld ui St. John’s Method!
Chi r h on May X beginning at
ri .. i A.m. Rev. Sam Young, dtt
•l*en ’ superintendent, will preside.--
conference sermon will be preached
by Rev H H Hoilttrnr, pastor «t
Spur. -
R«*v. Jordan Groom*. na»tor at
Haskell, will bring the mvotionaL
R. C. Thomas of Stanford, district
lay liader, and E. O. Bpedekcr rf
D'd ens, layman, will speak on lay-
men's activities.
A discussion of the young peo-
ple's camp nnd th* uiU rmi'diatee .
camp will be held. The intermedi-
ates camp will be held et the Lued-
ers Baptist Encampment grounds
June 24-29, Rev. Mr Young said,
and the young people’s ea |\ also
at Lueders. August 9-10.
Financial report* are expected
to be excellent. Considerable prog-
ress, including new church «m-
struction, will be reported. Material
is being assembled for a now
church at Rule, some of it being ea
hand Plana are being made for a
new parsonage at Westover, where
the parsonage burned.
Representatives from 91
churches, including 22 pastors and
a large number of laymen, am ex-
pected to attend with mors than 100
expected to be present. A chuck
wagon meal will be seryed in
church basement at noon. J. F.
Culioch ia chairman of arras
I • rt* for the feed.
Bond Operetta to be
Given Thursday Night
ful operetta, “Tom Sawyer,” which
wttl be presented by the Junior
High school Thursday night, M«y
3, at the high school auditorium.
The operetta, directed by Miss Mnl-
tha Cagle, is in support of th* Sev-
enth War Loan drive A cast of
tome 90 pupils will take part.
United Church Group
Will Meet Friday
V. 4
. A community-wid* meeting of
the United Council of Church Wo-
men will be held Friday at 1 p.m.
at St. John’s Methodist Church. A
covered dish luncheon and program
on “Our Town" will feature the
meeting
, J. M Flemins has reopened the
Flemins Motor Company in a new
location at 120 West McHarg ave-
nue. He had dosed temporal
waiting for a boildtng H# has ad-
ded aa experienced automobile body
i__a.___ U. 9*00.
Plans Approved
For Labor Camp;
I Confirmation was received on
plans for the migratory labor r*mp
for Stamford the first of this week
wheaA. C.JBiahop. manager of th*
Stamford Chamb<
and W. B Harrison, on* of th* -|
members of th* Agricultural Com-
mittee, consulted with official# m
the Extension Service of Texas A.
and M College at Collage StaHsa.
Funds to finance th* project srffl
be raised within s short time.
Rev. Clifford Thomaft
To be Back Sunday J
Rev Clifford 1 . .
the Central ChrisMaa Church,
return to Stamford Saturday
services Sunday. He has hsso
dneiing a revival mast lag at
cott for the poet two weeks.
Oa A. sad M. Tataria ThtaW ’
Bobby Huston,
dent and member of 1
st A. and M. Collage, Ml
wcek-ewd at Inara, MM|
from Fort Worth whsus th»
Hetman played th* TOO MMkl
Osy
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1945, newspaper, May 4, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972468/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.