The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. [61], No. [3], Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 20, 1942 Page: 2 of 4
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THB DELTA COURIER
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1942
Thii Skill It A Stepping Slone
Years ago a vrirl in high school
was asking herself what she was
going to do, when she left school.
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She knew she would have to sup-
port not only herself but her
mother and younger brother. Her
name: Paula Gould.
She made a decision which
changed her life. She decided to
learn shorthand and typewriting.
She knew there would be more
jobs open to girls who could take
shorthand and who could type
than to those who couldn’t.
At last, she could take short-
hand and typewriting. Now for
the job. She decided to select a
field, instead of trying everywhere,
so she chose the motion picture
business/ because she felt it was a
growing business. She got a list
of the firms in New York and,
j without a single letter of intro-
duction, began calling on them.
Two months went by and not a
single offer did she have. Instead
of going into another field, she
started back over the same list.
Some of the men recognized her.
One day one of them looked at
This Week
In
Washington
J. Elmer Thompson
Candidate For County Judge,
Second Term
paid to do. She took the press
publicity books home at night
and studied them on her own
time; then she began to help |
paste them up. It meant giving
up a good many of her free
hours, but she meant to make a
success of her job, so it did not
matter. Then she took on the
handling of the fan magazines in
addition to her regular work. She
This paper is authorized to
| announce the candidacy of J.
Elmer Thotmpson for a second
term as county judge.
\\ ASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 20. Judge Thompson needs no in-
—An effort to assign our nation’s, troduction to the people of Delta
entire adult population to work [ county. Born and reared at Lake
necessary to
j county.
aur war program is ( Creek, he has farmed and taught
Hale, Extension Service special-
ist in parent education tfnd child
development, who says calm cour-
age in adults will save children
from much fear and worry.
“In these perilous times one
of the greatest huzards we face
is the threat to family life, the
specialist says. “So time spent
in learning to understand the
needs of children under rapidly
shifting conditions is time well
invested for the protection of our
Standard, Texans’ guide to good
daily diet, every person need3
ous serving of whole grain pro-
ducts and other cereals as desir-
ed every day. For the period of
a week, one person needs from
one-fourth to 1 1-2 pounds of
whole grain products and 1 1-2
to 3 pounds/ of other cereals
bread.
Here are some tips on buying
cereal products. All are endors-
ed by Miss Ellen Hooker, Delta
one of the major problems with school in the county and was homes und the future security of county home demonstration agent,
which government heads are now elected to this responsible place l this nation.” and as lssut'd 111 a leaflet by the
trying to cope. of trust two years ago. Assum- She points out that adults are committee oi the Texas Home
It is generally felt that the ] jng the duties after the court being called on to gpend more and Economics Association:
people do not yet fully realize the house was razed and the new one more time outside the home on Huy whole grain flour and cer-
immensity of the war effort
which the President has set for
us. The registration of all men
in process of building, Mr. defense jobs, and to meet this cals in amounts wnicn can be
Thompson has had an unusual situation children should be shown used in a shoit time. Try to buy
heavy responsibility during his that if they take on more home
from 18 to 64 is expected to im- j incumbency but with his energy responsibilities they are
press the nation with the need for] and good business judgment has! jn the defense program.
them fresihly ground,
helping Store flour and meal in closely
There, covered tin containers in a cool
was making herself more and more | all-out aid, but a lot must still ] managed the work until comple-1 are many other ways in
ublic debt, we I b*ru in, a kind* way and
said,
, “They’re reorganizing over at R.
lost track ot I K o. Might be a good idea to
nomical flight i try there.”
spark of in- 1 Sim tore around there as fast
fact that it / as sbe coultl« an£l succeeded in
I seeing Nat G .Rothstein who said,
a new mile-i..What can you do?„
will soar over' “I can take shorthand and I
mark in the ! can typewrite. And I can do it
ar. The fact j we“’ too!”
wr- She went to work, and began
oe 10 billion over I what most people do not wish to
do—doing more than she was
over |
is merely j
jjry mark
ital„
re are few among
offer any objection
important to the
salary went up.
She began to write publicity
stories for the fan magazines
which boosted her company. Her
salary went up again.
A man in the publicity de-
partment left and she took over
his work. Finally, when she was
twenty-one, she was promoted to
the head of the publicity depart-
ment. And now, this day, came
a proud moment in her life; she
was given a private secretary!
The only woman in the office who
had one.
Later she started a publicity
business of her own, and now
she has written a novel about a
girl’s experience in the publicity
office of a motion picture com-
pany. Its title is “Publicity
Girl.”
Yes, you girls who are out of
high school and don’t know what
to do—study shorthand and typ-
ing, you may never expect to use
them, but its like having money
in your purse. You never know
when a rainy day will pome and
you will need to earn money.
Then you can open your purse
and pull out your investment.
office. Her be done to make those who are j tion of the building and its oc- small children may help.
which
For
c/upancy by county officials. I example, they can save waste pa-
Courageous and energetic, Mr. per and help get it delivered to
Thompson has made an efficient the proper authorities. They can
county judge. In making his help to save light and heat by
announcement he only requested turning off unnecessary lights
How large the actual armed 1 ll'*H the article state* his apprecia- and stoves and by
force will eventually be is still a : the kindness shown him | others to do so.
matter of conjecture, but it muyj bV the PeoPle °* Delta county,
well be that the number in uni-
exempt from actual1 military ser-
vice realize that they are not
exempt from other tasks necessary
to the accomplishment of our
war program goals.
place.
Watch the surplus commodity
list. Items on it usually are in-
expensive.
Store bread in a dry, well
covered, ventilated tin container.
Use cereals that need to be
form may run as high as 10,000,-; To The People
000 before we are through. Even
if the army and navy are built to
that size, they will be made up
largely of men between the ages
of 20 and 37, the most desirable
group for military service.
At the present time there are
about 17,500,000 men between
the ages of 21 1-2 and 37 1-2
who are registered. On February
16—the next registration day—
about 9,000,000, men between the
Of Delta County
reminding cooked, if income is limited, be-
cause cooked cereals are cheap-
Most important of all is the er.
feeling this work gives the child— l heck weight as well as price
the feeling that he isi needed and on packaged flour and cereals,
that he, along with all the other
people around him, is doing his
bit in the great victory program,
second J the specialist explains.
In announcing for a
term as your Assessor-Collector, i
i wish to thank you for the en- Home Demonstration
en-
joyable year which I have just J r^.er a i •
completed in that capacity. I in- Agent Offers Advice
tend to always be mindful of the j Qn guying Food
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Armstrong
us and daughter, Mrs. Mildred Harp-1
to ! er, and Mrs. Ralph Wright were
KLONDIKE NEWS
fact that you made it possible for j
me to have this job; for this I
thank you. We) have tried to do
the job as it should be done, and j
ages of 20 and 44 will be added hope that we have pleased you.
Liture of
juBc'neon guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Pratt Sunday. Mrs. Harper is
a sister to Mrs. Pratt and Mrs.
Wright, a niece.
MRS. FRONIA Me BRIDE
J. D. Pratt, who has been ill
for three months, has not been so
well the last few days. Monday
he was able to sit up some.
von’t leave him alone.
All over America today
era are probably similar in-
ances. Many of us, adults
's well as boys, find it diffi-
lt to refrain from exhibit-
ing our hate for Hitler by at-
tacking the people among us
who have recently come to
America from Germany.
But we must squelch any
such desires for the good of
our country. The majority of
aliens in our midst are loyal
to our Democratic principles
—they know that Hitler is
betraying his country and
they want to see us beat him.
But they won’t continue to
feel that way if they are per-
ied by us. They will
to distrust us. They will
ome our enemies if we
them like enemies.
We must be vigilant in fer-
reting out any hostile ele-
ments among our foreign pop-
ulation. But we musn’t as-
sume that any foreigner is
an enemy merely because of
the land of his birth.
We should remember that
the majority of our non-citi-
zens came to this country be-
cause they revere the free-
doms which America is able
to offer them.
If you have any reason to
suspect an alien of
to those available for duty. Later,
about 2,500,000 young men of 18
and 19 will register for non-mil-
itary service but will be available
for military service as
soon as they reach their twentieth
birthday. Thus the total avail-
able for military service in the
next two years will be around
29,000,000.
According to Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, director of selective
service, efforts will be continued
to try to preserve the family unit
in this ciountry by deferring mar-
ried men with dependents from
active service, but these de-
ferred men may be called upon
to take civilian defense jobs as
45 to
46, who will also have to register
later on.
Men qualified for military ser-
vice who are engaged in vital de-
fense work also will be deferred
until older men or women are lo-
cated who can perform their du-
ties. One of the greatest prob-
lems is that millions of young
men desired for military service
also are needed for our huge
arms production program and
for our increased food production
effort.
It is evident that many physi-
cally able men and women, who
are not called to military service,
] will be assigned to defense jobs
Should you be willing to elect
me for the second term, I prom-
ise to continue to carry the work
on the very best I know how in
these changing times.
I will appreciate your help.
Yours truly,
rc3 G. W. (Bill) MORGAN
With food prices on the rise,
Texas homemakers can help keep
their families) healthy and at the
same time serve their pocket-
books well by eating the right
food, producing part or all of it,
buying food wisely and prepar-
ing food correctly and attractive-
ly*
According to the Texas Food
’ENSE
BUY
UNITED
STATES
SAVINGS
BONDS
AND STAMPS
■ON SAlEAf Bilk PC 1ST OFFICE OR HANK
Take Umbrage At
No Admittance
Sign At Court House
Mr. and Mrs. Prentice James
and children and Mrs. Fronia Mc-
Bride visited in Commerce Satur-
day.
Wilford Bond, who is with a
road company in Ladonia, was at j W,H the older men, from
home over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Chumbley
and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gough re-
ceived a message Friday evening
from their brother, C. L. Chumb-
ley, of Wichita Falls, saying his
wife’s father, Mr. Irvin, of Ennis,
had passed away at his home and
would be buried in Ennis Sunday
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
made many friends in Klondike
who regret to hear of his passing.
Otis Jackson made a business
trip to College Station Thursday.
Mrs. Bryan Long was a business
visitor in Cooper Friday.
Mrs. Dovie Williams was in
Cooper Saturday.
Mrs. Alton Wood and little j to replace men who are called to
son are visiting their parents and' sei'vice.
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs1 Wood,
of near Enloe this week.
Miss Etha Stokes of Cooper
spent the week end with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stokes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Allard of
Commerce visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Allard and Mrs. Virgie Hurt
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wirtie McBride
and little son, Billie Charles, and
Mrs. Fronia McBride were guests
of Mrs. Dovie Williams and chil-
dren for dinner Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. V. H. Arnold
were in Cooper Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Flave McBride
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ann Pratt, of Shiloh Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harrison of
■ Cooper were in Klondike Sunday.
Baracca Class
Entertains With Stew
Members of the Baracca Class
of the First Baptist Sunday school
met Tuesday night and* enjoyed a
being I chiciken stew. Wives of members'records for national income, the
By the end of thin year it is
expected that at least 15,000,000
men and women will be directly
employed in producing materials
for war and that practically all
commercial activity in this coun-
try will be confined to war pro-
duction and the production of
goods essential to the welfare of
the people. Luxuries of all kinds
will quickly be eliminated, both
because of shortages of materials
and the need for all skilled work-
ers in necessary industry.
In spite of the gigantic effort
which i^ being planned, there will
still be a major unemployment
problem during this year as work-
ers are being shifted from peace
time activity to jobs in war ma-
terial industries. At the end of
1941 unemployment had dropped
to a total of slightly under 4,-
000,000, but during the transition
period it is estimated that per-
haps 2,000,000 additional workers
will be temporarily unemployed
during the year. For that rea-
son, although 1942 will break all
Some people who have visited
the new ciourt house and grounds
since the county officials have
begun to occupy it are laboring
under some misunderstanding.
The construction superinten-
dent, Mr. Fry, has graciously al- j
lowed the county officials to oc-1
cupy offices as a matter of!
economy to the county, when the
routine business they carry on is
a hinderance to this work. Mr.
Fry has insisted on as little hin-
derance to his work as possible
and for that reason posted signs
on the grounds and in the lobby
asking that there be no loafing
and that people enter only on
business.
The commissioners court had
nothing to do with this and are
in no position to object to the
superintendent trying to safe-
guard the public and expedite his
work.
J. ELMER THOMPSON
County Judge.
Wc Shield Miltons
The National Life & Accident Ini. Co., Inc.
O. W. NOWLIN, Agent
Phone 1319M
P. O. Box 347
Paris, Texas
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SPECIAL OFFER
tobring OLD GLORY”
to Every Reader of
Cooper Review and Delta Courier
Hugh Waters
Is Candidate For Public
Weigher, Precincts 1 and 5
anti-American, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
wants you to transmit to it
any evidence that you have.
But it is against the best
interests of the nation for
any of us to create the feeling
among aliens, who are loyal
to America, that they are not
wanted here. We should all
watch out for any fifth col-
1 umn activity—but we should
’j be just as cautious in refrain-
1 ing from doing anything that
would turn aliens in America
againstAmerica.
were guests. The Rev. Lloyd Les- President expects the hill for un-
ter is teacher of the class.' About
75 were present for the occasion.
Bridge Club Has
Meeting I uesday
The Review and Courier is au-
thorized to announce the candi-
dacy of Hugh Waters for the of-
fice of Public Weigher, Preoinct
1 and 5 subject to the action of
the democratic primary.
Mr. Waters has resided in this
precinct for more than 20 years
where he has farmed and worked
at gins during the fall season. He
is a reliable, conscientious and!
energetic citizen and if elected
to this responsible position will
give it his best efforts to serve
the public with fidelity and equity.
Mr. Waters will appreciate your
support.
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Education Specialist
Urges Protection Of
Children From Alarm
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Mrs. R. I,. .Hatfield entertained
members of the Tuesday Evening
Bridge Club. Prize for high score
was awarded to Mm R. L. Wil-
liams. Following games, the
hostess served refreshments. Mrs.
Gene Moss was a guest of the
club.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Henson
of Dallas were week end guests
of relatives here.
employment relief to be over a
billion dollars during the year.
At the present time there are
2,500,0(9) persons attending train-
ing schools for defense work and
it is expected that this number |
will be greatly increased during
the year. The unemployment
problem may be somewhat alle-
viated by a plan now under ser-
ious consideration for the govern-
ment to place all men in sucih
training schools on the govern-
ment payroll.
The past week here has been
one of li,ttle legislative activity
but of feverish planning activity.
The draft and employment prob-
lem is one of the most difficult
In defense to the coming gen-
eration, adults should keep their
conversation about war calm and
assuring, for undue alarm or
j pessimism may do much harm to
I children in the household.
That’s a warning from Dosca i
to cope with, since it virtually j
calls for the assigning of everyone |
in the country, if necessary, to I
the task in which he can be most l
useful.
This must he done with ns little
disruption of our way of life as
possible and without disturbing
the efficiency of vital industries.
The goal is to use our entire man
power and production power to its
maximum capacity.
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The Delta Courier (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. [61], No. [3], Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 20, 1942, newspaper, January 20, 1942; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth975848/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Delta County Public Library.