Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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STAMFORD, JONES COUNTT, TEXAS, FRIDAY,.DECEMBER 19,1941
Bulldogs Short One bfKey
Men for Game Here Friday
rontinaing
isplays of
lection of
ita wiD be
MIUMS
T5RS
>rist
s by "Wire
The Stamford Bulldogs aw
wady t* taka the regional football
title in a battle with the Comanche
Indiana. Tbo fame will bo played
on the Bulldog" .field, beginning at
7:30 p.m. Scheduled for laat Fri-
day, the game wua postponed be-
cause of bad weather.
The crowd is expected to be
swelled this week by the addition
Of many college students, who
will arrive home for the holidays in
time for the nae. However, some
people planning to leave for the
Christmas holidays will not remain
otw* i or inf |
minus Willie
County Voles by
HKgMajprity for
Marketing Quota
Cotton fannan throughout the
nation votad Saturday on Cotton
Marketing Quotae far 1942 and
the national i Walts indicate that
___the quotas carried by a 90 to 92
rtUle Kapheit, leu ' t
tackle; who Has been sick wUh'eo'Uit*
sinus trouble. He suffered a
in
Sr*
the game
red a slight
with Chllli-
cothe, but has recovered from that
Aside from this handicap, the
Stamford team will eater the game
in fine condition.
Coach Lae Walker and Assistant
Coach H. S. FitxgerakJ have been
working hard with the hoys during
the two-weak interval since the
game with the Eagles. Tactics of
the Indians aw not known to the
Stamford team, who have never
seen the Comanche team in action.
Probable starting lineup follows:
Indiana
NAME-Pos.
Sneers , LE
Waggoner LT
Waggoner
Carter
Brennan
Ph
No.
60
Wt
100
LG
C
-RG
Edwwda RT
Roff ‘ RE
Nichols Q
Munroe H
Jackson H
Coker > F
Bulldogs
NAME' ’ Pos.
S. J. Roberts, C-C. LE
Bill Lawson . LT
. Ketmeth Wtiitams LG -
larirey Pea;
____Music Qub to
“ II, Give Christinas
rogram Sunday
° I mltlwmen for 1942. All farmers
are urged to go to the vC
place of their district and help
elect community committeemen for
1942. Community cwnrrrttteemen
are vital factors in the administra-
tion of the farm program and
should be selected by farmers with
utmost1 consideration, i.~ /
The community boundaries giv-
ing the name of the community and
school district which- comprises
that community are listed below.
Farmers residing in each of these
districts should be governed by the
86.8
92.8
77.4
80.0
91.7
85.9
00 156
;? tail.
168
156
135
190
68
66
60
69
Harvey Pearson
W. J. Todd
Way land Fuqua
Pets Johnson
Billy Rooe
Bob Leo
Buford Rogers
C
LG
RT
RE
QB
LH
FB
Royee Lusk Capt RH
Nu.
38
20
4*^
31
42
37.
36
21
26
24
40
Wt.
185
160
190
165
155
128
166
160
186
CHURCHES OF CITY TO RE-
MEMBER UH FORTUNATE
WITH FOOD BASKETS
Texas
I 390’s
s-252*s
Christmas Party is
Held by WTU Force
Ray Cantwell, who described
himself as a captain of a mosquito
‘ that, was guest-speaker for the
Christmas party of the West Tax
as Utilities company Thursday
night of last week. HU subject
was “Human Relations in Busi-
ness.”
the Stamford district was
The Stamford Music Club will
present a Christmas candle-light
service at St. Jdtofr Methodist
146 Church
1*® services
will be rPsaihusd to participate in
this community service, it is un-
derstood.
Following the program, the choir
of St. Joha’a church plana to sing
carols for shut-toa and will then go
to the home of Mrs. V. D. Duble,
where aho-aud Mrs- Billy Bryant
will serve refreshments.
fornia
nkist
220-252
The annual Christmas party for
held at
the Stamford Inn and opened with
a dinner. Christmas decorations
were combined with holly and pine
cones in clever arrangement of the
table.,Gifu were exchanged as the
final feature of the party, the
gifts* being distributed from a
gaily decorated tree.
Dick Giles, who serves as dis-
trict safety chairman, was master
of ceremonies for the program. The
la* Verse of the song, --‘-w
und 7c
>und 5c
id 3^e
nds. 15c
rand 7c
id 2Vie
ind 21c
lb*2Vic
op _ _ __________
and Miss Laverne Grace played the
piano accompaniments.
Immediately following tho din-
ner and program, games of bingo
wan played with an electric dock
as grand prise.
Approximately 76 persona were
present, including employees and
their families from Anson, Ham-
lin, Roby, Rotaa, Aspermont, Jay-
ile, Haskell aad Stam-
tos^Rpur, Rule,
to plan the work.
Judge Coombes Talks
On BUI of Rights
Judge C. E. Coombes delivered
ah eloquent address on the Ameri-
can Bill of Rights at the Rotary
Club luncheon Tuesday. On tho oc-
casion of tho 160th anniversary of
tho adoption of tho Bill of Rights,
Judge Coombes discussed the con-
tent, purpose, result and present
application of this first group of
amendments to tho constitution. Ha
declared that this country needs to
return to morality, religion and the
teachiaga of Christianity to order ___
itfser**- ***■ ■*- "iss&fs:
The speaker was introduced by
B. C. Thomas. • —---’
All churches of the city wiD keep
in mind leas fortunate people of
their congregation and of the city
in general at the Christmas wes-
son. Special “white" Christmas
programs are being arranged in
most of the churches when gifts
are brought for the poor.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Jack McClendon, chairman, Mrs.
R. C. Thomas. Mrs. Burl McClel-
lan, Mrs. Hollis Haynes and Mrs.
R. E. McNabb, is in charge of
planning the Christmas basket*
from the Methodist Church. Spec-
ial emphasis will be placed on this
feature at the Sunday morning
service. Baskets will be distributed
on December 23.
The Sunday morning worship
service at the first Baptist Church
will feature special Christmas
music by the choir and individuals.
“God So Loved the World" by Sta-
iner wiD be qna of the u-^m
The “White Christmas" osi sice
will be held et the church Moods?
night A projfraTS wniT* held and
the church will be appropriately
decorated. Groceries, fruits and
«Mdke wiD ha brought and will bo
Mtor fat baskets.
^ M ThTlSIiasi service at
**• Cteteal_ Ckriatlau church will
gsaevssrtft
«•«£«* Sicriptiu^win^mart'the
••nr let.
faJw <2!5**Lof CMat wm <Hs-
df food for the
foor, a committee meeting Monday
New Community
Committeemen
-To be Selected
MEETINGS TO BE HELD BY
FARMERS IN SIX CENTERS
OF COUNTY FRIDAY
The State AAA committee has
■et Friday, December 19, as the
date for electing community com-
mitteemen under the 1942 Agricul-
tural Conservation Program. There
will be one election held in each
district in the county since this
county ia allowed -six districts
comprised -of approximately 500
farms in each district. ,
Three committeemen will be elect-
ed from each 1 of these districts to
eommitteen
for 1942. Also two Alternates and
one delegate to the County Con-
vention wiUJbe elected from each
diatriffiL
The delegates elected from each
district will meet at the County
Convention at Anson on Saturday,
December 20, to elect county com
ford in the ten days since tho war
began total $21,700, maturity val-
ue. Sales skyrocketed as soon as
hostilities-began. The post office
sold out temporarily this week its
stock of the smaller denominations
but has some of the $1000 bonds
on hand. The First National Bank
tending the voting place. Farmers
will be notified by correspondence
of the date, hour and place of each
election in each community.
Community No. 1-v Place, Ham-
lin High School, December 19, 2
p.m., comprising following school
districts: Hamlin, Flat Top, Dovie,
Tuxedo, Wisq Chapel, Plainview,
Lakota, Carlton and Hanna.
Sunday at 7 pun. Evening r^munity ^o 2 - Place. An-
■ ___. . .____. derson Chapel School, December 19
in most of toe churches 2 p m Conpri.jn, following school
Neinda, Boyds Chapel,
districts: Neinda,
Anderson Chapel, Anson, Sinclair
and Pleasant Hill.
Community No. 3— Place,
Noodle School, December 19, 2
p.m. Comprising the following
school districts: Carpenters Gap,
Union, Golan, Noodle, Compere,
Truby, Goodman and Warren.
Community No. 4— Place, Stam-
ford City Rail, December 19, 2
p.m. Comprising following school
districts: Sunnyside, Stamford,
Pleasant Valley, Avoca, Swenson
and New Hope.
Community No. 5— Place, Fun-
iton Co-op Gin, December >19, 2
p.m. Comprising following school
districts: Corinth, New Light,
Swan Chapel. Lueders, Harmony,
Wilson, Antelope, Nugent and Oak
Grove.
Community No. 6— Place, Haw-
ley School, December 19, 2 p.m.
Comprising following school dis-
tricts: Hollis Hill, Central, Hawley,
Delk, Lystra, Willow Creek, Stith,
Mam, Turner* Chapel and Mid-
way. ,■ —
Martha Beth Larche
Heads Dramatic Club
• -A dsuwtte ■oluh.hee bean ssgaa
ised at Stamford High School, with
Miss Stella Doak as sponsor. Mar-
tha Beth Larche is president; Sa-
rah McDonald, vice president; S.
J. Roberts, secretary-treasurer, 8 p.m. aUAvoca^ Baptist church.
WTU B«ya $50,000
Worth Btafenae Bonds
The Weet Texas Utilities Com-
pany is buying $80,600 of U. S. De-
fense Bonds in fan of a treasury
department rsqnset that deductions
be made front employees’ pay
t
Giles,
checks on a “Pay fati^Mfetm™
Plan*’.^MynOing to It C. Giles,
The snasunesmsnt gas made by
Price Campbell, president ef the
&«Mkv
igurating the Pay
RoB Allotment Plan, lfr. Campbell
said, -the tnmpaay is ruapondthg
by baying the maximum block of
bonds. Each of the nine districts
served- by the company da being
and Herbert Allen Carter, report-
er. The membership committee is
composed of Jean Brownfield, Ruth
Francis and Joy Hughes.
The executive committee made
plans for the year, deckling that
business and social meetings wUl
be held on the second Tueeday of
each month and that group meet-
ings to study plays will be held at
times set by the director.
Members of the dub follow: Her-
bert Allqn Carter, Barbara Sims,
Katherine Feris, Sue Humphrey,
Jamas Friaell, Mary Alice Hukel,
John Culp, Celia Aiken, Bill Gay.
Kitty Price, Georgia Sue Hubbard,
Dorotha-Summers, Dorothy Howse,
Martha Beth Larche, Barbara
Ricks, Mary Jean Yates, Jean
Brownfield, Marguerite Doyle,
Jean Braun, Annette Car-others,
Ruth Francis, S. J. Roberts, Kath-
eryne Spencer, Charles Green, Joy
Hughes, Sarah McDonald. Bobby
Rieka, J. W. Averitt, Edwins Pen-
dleton and Betty Jo Mthood.
County to Raise $3,500 for Red Cross War F
DefenseItand Sales Total
$21,700 in Stamford Since
Joptm$tarted War onU. S
County and City
Defense Plans
Discussed Here
Christmas Number
Of The American
To Appear Early
Next week’s
American will
issue of The
be the annual
Tnordert
n,nwh»r. __
that ft may reach readert Olif THed Cross rolTcaU.
Christmas eve, It ,wfll be print-"' **----' -J 1
sd Tuesday afternoon, two days
earlier than the regular sche-
dule;
Ail advertising slid news
items intended for this issue
must be received by Saturday, if
possible, and by Monday at the
plv any day.
These are the three sources from
which bonds can be bought in
Stamford. Defense stamps can be
bought at several "retail stores or
at the post office. 1 -
Committees to promote the sale
of bonds throughout the county,
were appointed at a defense meet-
ing held in Stamford Monday
night. Chas. F. Markham of this
city, county chairman of bond^
sales, presided at the meeting. Th#
committees will not actually handle
the bonds but will conduct an edu-
cational and, advertising campaign
in their respective communities.
The list follows: .
Stamford: Hubert- Watson, local
chairman; F. E. Morrow, L. W.
Johnson, C. M. Francis, Dr. O.
Southard, C. F Upshaw, R. C.
Thomas, R. G. Bowdry, G.yC.
Caro there.
_ Anson: J,. J. Steele. lo<a] chair-
man; A. L Staff, W. B. Hagans,
Harold Graves, E. M. Connell,
Judge Gilbert Smith. \
Avoca: Joel Jf. Grimes, local
chairman; Eck Gillespie.
Hamlin: Tate May. local chair-
man; G. R. Bennett, J. L. Culbert-
son. A
Are Announced
Wilhite, Homer Hutto.
Cadets to Have
Xmas Dinner in
... Stamford Homes
movement is underway to
have all of the avia$k)n ..cadets at
Stamford Ariedge field eat? Christ-
mas dinner in some Stamford home
on December 26. All of the
churches of the city are, uniting in
the movement Families who would
like to haffe one or more of the
cadets-as guests for Christmas din-
ner are requested to call their pas-
tors and notify thorn of the num-
ber desired.
As a part of the Christmas fes-
tivitiei 9f the. cadet*, toy# will be
exchanged and will later be sent
into town to be distributed among
children whose Christmas might be
meager.
Cadet Officers
Hawley; G. E. Conner, local
chairman, Mrs. Fannie Meeker.^
J. B. Dunagin, southwest part of
county, Route 2, Merkel, Texafc.
In the same meeting with the de-
fense bonds committee was the
county defense co-ordinating com-
mittee composed of the county e""," i. ^eTYirst r.nt.in 20’ ,886" in Alexandria, La
ty defense coordinator, discussed
county defense problems ami
Mayor C. M. Francis, municipnl
defense coordinator discussed that
phase of defense work. Among
the matters considered was the col-
lection of watte paper and other
junk materials.
Byron E. Lewis, chairman of
the Jones county chapter of thq
Red Cross, outlined plans for the
drive to raise the county’s quota
of $3,600 for war relief.
S. S. Zone Meeting
* * Tor be Held at Avoca
The Baptist Sunday School tone
meeting will be held Sunday at
Tito subject far the
Cadet officers of the newly ad-
vanced upper class at Stamford
Ariedge Field have been appointed,
First Lieut. Joe B. Odeneal, pub-
lic relations officer, announced
Monday.
James F. Kitkendall of Sioux
Same Forces to
Conduct Drive
AsmRollCall
RBQUEST RECEIVED BY BY-
RON LEWIS, CHAIRMAN OF
COUNTY CHAPTER
Drive to raise Jonas County’s
quota of $3,500 for the Red Cross’
new fifty-million-dollar war fund
ia being launched this week. Tha
quota is over and above the a-
mount juft raized tn the annual
The war fund is for the purpose
of serving the American armed
forces and for the relief of dis-
trtmtfd civ[|ians - incident to the
War. THU local chapter will he per-
mitted to retain 16 percent of the
amount collected for local war re-
lief expend tures. The urgency of
the call was omphaoieed in a pro-
riamation issued by President
Roosevelt.
The Jones county chapter's cam-
paign will be conducted by the
Business A Professional Women's
Club of Stamford with the same
organization as was used in the roll
call.
Before actual solicitation began,
the following donations were re-
ceived from Stamford peoph*
Dr. Dallas Southard .... $100.00
L. Schwaiz A Co. _____ 26.00
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley
Duncan_____________. 10.00
Mrs. Ann Acuff . 6.00
Contributions to the war fund
will be' received- at the Chamber of
Commerce' office, First National
Bank or Stamford American.
‘Curly’ Crump
1 Passes Away at
Stamford Home
Funeral service was held Sun-
day at 2 p.m. for John Franklin
Crump, age 66, who died Saturday
at 4 a. m. at the family real ~
The service was held at the First
Baptist Church of which Mr.
Crump was a member. Rev. Dick
O’Brien, pastor, conducted the fun-
eral. Burial was in Highland ceme-
tery with Dennis-Barrow Funeral
Home in charge.
Mr. Crump was born November
La. He
Swenson and north of McHafg. been on the U. S. S. We*
accounting. He is a
the program win
be “Teacher Training”, W. H,
Wright, superintendent, announced.
The program follows:
Song and prayer; devotional by
Avoca church; special music; pur-
pose of teacher training, Mrs. W.
T. Gambill; Results of Teacher
Training, Mrs. J. O. Hughes; a-
warding of banner#; business, song
and cloning prayer.
‘Best-Dressed’ Man
At Christmas Ball
—:_
ANSON, Dee. 17.—The man who
attends the Cowboys’ Christmas
Ball here during the three nights,
December 18, 19 and 20, and who is
most appropriately dressed in the
fashions of the' 80’s will be award-
fd a $26 pair of authentic cow-
|boy boots by A. Heidenheimer ol
'Anson. In addition then will be
cash prixei each night to the
eeuple and to tho individual man
and woman most appropriately
The Cowboyn’ Christmas Ball
orchestra will again furnish the
“break-downa”, just ns they have
for the past seven year#.
member of the Sigma Mu fratern-
ity and of the R. 0> T. C.
Donald F. Hersch of Cedar Rap-
Ids, Iowa, has been named as cadet
lieutenant and will serve as bat-
talion adjutant. Hersch attended
the University of Iowa, where he
majored in commerce. He was a
member of the rifle team and of
the Sigma Alpha Epeilon frater-
nity.
Officer* of Company A are ca-
det Capt. William F. Pittman, of
Wynne, Ark.; Cadet Lieut. Lyle B.
Babcock, Austin, Minn.; Cadet
WeoA-Nerval T. Cavett, Dennison,
Iowa; Cadet First Sgt. Chris J.
sheppard. Gulden, Ark.; Cadet Sgt.
Wm. J. Dover, Minneapolis, Minn.;
Sgt. David L. McNarney, Webster
City, Iowa; and the following cadet
corporals: Lonnie W. Engterth,
Wilmot, Ark.; Knute W. Flint,
Minneapolis, Minn.; Gene L. Ham,
Des Moines, Iowa; Robert H. Heise
Missouri Valley, Iowa; Wilmer L
K riser, South English, Iowa;
James W. Parish, Newport. Ark-
ansas; Leon W. Underwood, Pigg-.
ett, Ark.
Officers of Company B are Cadet
Capt. Richard T. Tipton, Blythe-
ville, Ark.; Cadet Lieut. John M.
Pemberton, Little Rock, Ark.; Ca-
det Lieut. Eugene A. Rose, Jr.,
Omaha, Neb.; Cadet First Sgt.
Donald R. Woodford, Little Rock,
Ark.; Cadet Sgt. Chas. J. Ander-
son, Omaha, Neb.; Cadet Sgt. Rod-
H. Rosaaen, Fisher, Minn.;
snd the following corporals: Rob-
ert M. Anstien, Kearney, „ Neb.;
Tom H. Crawford, Charleston,
Ark.; Robert H. Hemphill, Omaha,
Neb.; Raymond A. Jorgenson, Jr,
Klomme, lows; Bernard M. Keogh,
Lake Part, Minn.; Richard T.
Klas, Sioux City, Iowa; Robert T.
Sletten, Minneapolis, Minn.; Ger-
ald L. Stephens, Satina, Kan*.
Free Christmas Shaw
To be Given Children
grandchildren.
*tep-ehildr*a.
Hie annual kiddies free show
given by tha Grand Theater -as a
Christmas treat will be held Tues-
December 23;’Ct 9:30
comedies
shown.
Sewing Room to be
Closed for Holidays
The’ Red Cross sewing room
__ the Oliver |t(»#t school will be
ur’s entertrt........* vWd from December 19 until wit;. Headquarter*. .
and ' cartoons will be
were Lee Roy Ransey, E. B. Cliff- j five brothers, R. O. and J. B. Gib-
ton, Dorr Ray, Prichard Gentry.* eon of Sagerton, C. L. of Asper-
Marvin Mayfield, Troyce Bagiey, I moot, W. H. of Climax. New k«-
J. M. Dubose, Jr., Maurice Gill,! ico, and J. F. Gibson of Hale Cen-
Jean Bandy and Dbncil Bandy.] ter, and a stater, Mrs. John CKfto-*“"
Glenn Reeves and Carl Kelso join- topker of Marfa, also survive,
ed the club. | Pallbearers were Cliff LeFevre,
John Clark. Dick Hankin. R. L.
n. „ „'. . , „ _ A , Wienke, R. T. Lambert and R. ML. i
Col Hardwick at New Poet I Sheid nower -irU Loia Ruth
Voncile Morgan, Betty
atlcoL^mif^ffi^Sk It Stam-i M^Kat^ 2J
ford I- k*. gggg, **’1*0*
January 6 because of the school
holidays. Anyone wishing to take
“ Tm*i5ff-~6^kRmirnr~ vs wcrtnnr
_ „ in the
cafe business for a number of
years, but had been in ill health
for some time before his death.
Mr. Crump is survived by his
wife, two daughters, Mrs. Haskell
Bartlett of Anson and Billy Doris
Crump of Stamford, a son, John
Digby Cramp of Stamford, a
granddaughter, Melinda Bartlett of
Anson, a sister, Mrs. Cliff Olney of
Wichita Falls, and four brothers,
Henry Crump of Wichita Falk,
Oliver and Bill, of Stamford and
Lou Crump of Hobbe, New Mex-*
ico, also survive.
* Fi,l^*rpr* for th« funeral were
A. M. Conant, Sterling Keen, C. R.
Taylor Roy Duke. Burt Flemina.
H. B. Lawhon, BUI Cooley and M.
D. Smith
O. W. Shyder, Age 62,
Of Paint Creek Dies
Oscar Winford Snyder, age 62,
of the Paint Creek community, died
last Friday at 6 a.m. at a Lubbock
hospital, where he was taken 16
days earlier. He underwent two op-
erations, but failed to rally.
Kinney Pdneral Home sent a
funeral coach to Lubbock for the
body and directed the funeral,
which wks held Saturday at 2 p.m.
at the New Prospect cemetery,
near May, in Brown county. Rev
Mr. Kemp, a Baptist minister of
Rising Star, conducted the ser-
vice.
Mr. Snyder was born March 4,
1879, in Denton county. He had
-lived in Haskell county most of
the time for 37 years, moving
there from Lovington, New Mexico.
He i# survived by two brothers, C.
P. Snyder of Cross Cut, Texas;
Frank of Walnut Creek, California,
and a sister. Miss Kate Snyder of
the Paint Creek community, with
whom he made his home.
through the holidays may get the
material at the sewing' room until
OalteO»fltatee as of|6 p.m. Friday or afterward at tha
Arrangements Completed
Forvmlpcting, Marketing
Waite Paper in Stamford
A system for collecting and mar-
keting waste papte a* » defense
measure was completed Thursday
morning. The service .will be hand-
led by the City Fife Department
along with the regular collection of
trash and garttof*> beginning
—A eompart meat will ha |Aovided -
in toe eity truck for the paper to
• •vuevuviMnto 8IIU uuauirsa vSUlU-
liahmenta. in turn/ will he required
to keep the paper, cardboard and
keep it separate from the garbage
Householders and business estab-
l
corrugated hoard boxes in separate
containers from garbage and
trash.
Fire Chief Dick Rowland stress-
ed-ttar of kroping Che
paper and cardboard separate as
it cannot be marketed unless it is
kept dean.
The paper will be taken to the
city barn, where it will be baled
and sold in the regular market. All
proceeds above the eoet of baling
wil be given to charitable organi-
sations.
, Pick-Up Schedule
The traef. collects waste mater-
ials daily in-the business district
In the residential sections it has
the following weekly schedule:
Monday, all territory east of Swen-
son avenue and north pf McHarg;
Tuesday and Wedhesday, east of
Swenson and south of McHarg;
Persons from .-the* rural areas
who Wish to contribute old paper
'may leave it at .the Chamber of
Commerce at tjte City Auditorium.
The Chamber of Commerce is aa-
in carrying out the plan.
4-H Boys Hold .
Busy Meetings
According to Elder McCarty,
Central 4-H Club member, the 4-H
boys, their local leaders, and some
of their fathers, met at the school
Wednesday night and went on an
o’poasum hunt as oito of their out-
side activities.
Those present were: Bruce
Daugherty, Henry Zachary, Roscoe
Duvtncy, Atlron TV*1
King, WaylTe Davis,
J. Reid, Charlie Mitcham, Glen
Mitcham. Loney Jordan, Eider Mc-
Carty. Mr. Reid, Mr. 'Leverett,
King, Thomas, Daugherty. ^
More Boys from
Stamford Area
At Firm
line
Letter Tefal ef Battle
A letter written from Honolulu
on December 8, the dqy follow*E
the rani <m Pearl Harbor, was re-
ceived. here Tuesday by Mrs. G.
R. Coxby. The letter came by air-
mail from her brother, Arthur E.
Hunt, who left Mineral Well* on
July 3 and went to Honolulu 4e a
ship fitter. His wort comes under
the civil service department. An-
other sister, Mrs„ J, B. NeSmith,
also lives in Staniffbrd.
The letter said In part:
“Weil, I’m glad I’m" hero aad
was in the middle of the first
fight. It's something I'H never for-—f
get. In years to come I can Say
I was in the war and did my part.
I wouldn't leave hero if I had a
chgnce, not even for all tye gold fal
the^world. I'm more than just •
soldier, I’m a sailor and a marine,
too. It’s really a great feeling far
a Texan to be on. the battlefield
and this Island hi one now."
Bryan *nd_Dalton Davis, graad-
nf totouaitpij
The Truby Boys 4-H Club met
Tuesday at 10:30 at the school
house. Roy Earl Winter, president,
asked each member present to
write a press report of his demon-
stration. The club then went to
Cletia Wsbb’s home where they ob-
served his Swine Feeding demon-
stration. Boys and their demon-
strations as reported at the meet-
ing are:
Hyram Caffey, dairy calf and
swine; Junior Lipham. 6 swine;
Billy Lipham, 10 acres of cotton;
Jerry Ray, 10 hens; Wayne Palm-
er, 1 gilt; W. C. McCoy, cotton;
Thomas Lofton, dairy heifer; Roy
Eari Winter, gilt; Bin David Ray,
maize glairy heifer; Jimmie Smith,
25 Plymouth pullets.
Repeat Club Pledge
Prichard Gentry, vice-president
of the Anson 4-H Club, was in
charge of the club meeting held
December 10 at the High School.
Maurice Gill, secretary, read the
minutes of the last meeting and
called Uie roll. Each Member ans-,
wered the rtll call by teilinr of his |
demonstrations. The boys joined in (1886,
giving t^elr 4-H Pledge as fol-1----
lows: "I pledge my head to clearer
thinking, my hands to greater ser-
vice, my heart to truer loyalty and
finer sympathy, my health to n
efficient living, in service to
home, my community, my country
and my God.”
The group voted to go to Ralph
Goolsby’s place at their next regu-
lar meeting and judge dairy cattle.
Those attending the meeting
U. S. S. West Virginia,
for that was the ship to which they
had been assigned for some time.
Too, they could have been ashore
in Pearl Harbor a» ths_tjms if l
attack. Members of thei?sfalnHy
have not learned. Their mother,
Mrs. Jack Hickman of Long Beach
California, 4# beeping m 1 __
the family here. Aunts of the Dav-
is brothers are Mrs. Frank Mitchell
Mrs. Arch McKay and Mrs. Don-
nie Johnson of this city. .Tha
father. W. B. Davis, lives in Wich-
ita Falla. »
Tidwell ia PhiUpptass
James Travis Tidwell, 19-yUUr-
old son of Mr. and Mrs^J. L. Tid-
well, is another youth from this
area who is stationed in the war
zone. Tidwell enlisted on January
29. 1941 and trained for two
months at Angel Island, off the
coast of California, and waa then
nay. Junior]sent to lha Philippine
Roy Reid, A., is a member of the Coast Artillery
and is statioaed at Ft. Mills, near
Manila. Travis went to school hero
as a child, then the family moved
10 Vi miles northwest of StandPbrd
and he transferred to the fagerton
school. His family had not heard
from him the first of this week.
A. Lee Gibson of
Sagerton Dead
A. Lee Gibeon, age 66, farms*, of
the Sagerton area, died of a heart
attack Wednesday at 3 p.m. He and
Dick Hankin had been chopping
wood about three miles east of
Sagerton. when Gibson complained
of Reeling badly, laid hia axe
down and collapsed before medical
aid could be secured. B. S. Haas,
justice of the peace of Sagerton.
pronounced his death duo to a
heart attack.
Funeipl service waa held Thurs-
day, December 18. at 2:30 o’clock
at the Methodist Church in Sager-
ton. Rev. Lloyd Hamilton, pastor,
conducted the service. Burial waa
in the Aspermont cemetery with
Kinney Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Gibeon waa born May 2,
in Henderson county. Me
moved to Haskell county about $6
years ago from Aspermont. He ia
survived by his wife, throe soas,
Rirhgrdof Sagerton, and A. L. and
JaAGffishn of Pecos; six daugh-
ter*. Mrs/ Rob Hawkins of New
MexicS; Mrs. J. W. Ward of As-
permokt; \ Katherine, Joyce and
Bonnie Lou of Pecos, and Lorene
of Sagerton; his mother, Mrs. L. C.
Gibson of Sagerton. and fear
in. Thr
Brigade by Brig. Gen. Fred L. j
Walker, 36th Division Commander.
tMwarinwtag* niiTammtw-
ed the let Battalion of the 142 In-
fantry since November of hut year.
Bill Buaheff. von of Mr. arid Mra.
R. A- Bu»hell of this eity hau
been, .stationed at Jefferson Bur-
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