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^VOLUME 47
CORRIGAN, POLK COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941
Numbor 43
GOODFELLOWS CLUB
REPORTS GOOD PROGRESS
AU committee members present
at the meeting of the Goodfellows
December 5th,, reported progress
In the drive being made by the
organization to Insure gifts and'
Christmas baskets for the under,
privileged In the Corrigan vicin-
ity.
r Miss Emma Edens, chairman of
the finance comlttee, reported a
total of $275 69 collected to date.
Contributions are being • made
ateadlly and give promise of the
♦ Goodfellows being able to achieve
dhelr goal: the raising of at least
$350.00 to care for the needs of
every underprivileged person In
this vicinity at Christmas.
Members of the Investigating com-
mittee are doing a thorough Job
In ascertaining the number of
underprivileged and their needs.
Scoutmaster John Carter has re-
ported that the scouts expect to
have approximately 200 recondl.
tloned toys ready for distribution
by Christmas. A peep Into Scout
headquarters will reveal that the
Pfccal Scouts have certainly been
doing many dally good turns In
being assistants to Santa Claus.
December 19th has been set as
final date for making contribu-
tions to the Goodfellows. After
all contributions are in. there Is
a big Job for the Goodfellows In
making purchases, packing bas.
kets, and making distributions.
Contributions may be left with
members of the finance committee,
Miss Emma Edens, Mrs. Sam Da-
vis, Mrs. G. S. Brooks, Mrs. V. L.
Bergman, and Mr. C. H. Redd
or at the folowlng places: The
Citizens State Bank, Betty’s Cafe,
and the office of the Corrigan
Press.
Every contribution, regardless
of how small, will be appreciated
by the Goodfellows. and may mean
the difference between happiness
and unhappiness for someone this
Christmas season.
Let us remember that nearly
two thousand years ago a follow-
er of One who is yet remembered
as the Giver of All good Gifts,
made this answer to one in dis-
tress: “Silver and gold have 1
none, but such as I have, give I
theo."
This statement Is still the true
spirit of Christmas, and let us
give expression to It by doing our
part toward making this a happy
Christmas for those less fortun.
ate than ourselves.
The next meeting of the Good-
’ ’'follows Is to be held Dec. 12th at
the Methodist Church annex. All
committee members are urged to
l 'ttend, as this will be one of the
l most important meetings since the
■ ^organization of the Club,
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Record Size Believed Set
By Western White Pine
YOSEMITE PARK, CALIF.-The
largest known western white pine
Is located in Yosemite National park,
according to Emil Ernst, park for-
ester. who made measurements.
Ernst discovered that the tree
* was 7VJ feet in diameter at the
standard trunk measuring point 414
feet above the ground. Western
white pine trees seldom exceed four
feet in diameter, according to park
— authorities.
The huge tree, which Is well
formed and has branches extending
from the trunk almost at the ground,
Is estimated to be 135 feet in height.
Man Finds One Way to
Get a Hat for Nothing
KNOXVILLE, TENN, — E. B.
Bowlei went to a haberdasher’s to
buy a hat. He removed his old lid,
tried on several new ones but was
displeased. Starting to leave, he
reached for his old hat that wasn’t
there.
p j "Where's my hat?" he asked.
* "Just sold the one On this coun-
ter," replied the startled clerk.
"There goes the new owner."
"That’s Just dandy." grinned
Bowles. He reached for a new top*
4 per and left without paying for it.
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Remember to look over the nice
things at N. C. Hanna’s Jewelry
Shop, before leaving town for
Christmas shopping.
—Buy Defense Bonds and stamps—
Red Cross Call
Over the Quota
Mlaa Emma Edens announced
this week that the Annual Roll
Call for the American Red CrosH
had exceeded Its quota in Corri-
gan this year.
$520.65 v/as received In this
membership drive, Miss Edens
Informed the Press, which was
$21.65 over the amount asked for
Corrigan.
Miss Emma asked that we ex
press her thanks to those who
contributed and also to those who
assisted *n the jvork here.
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Mayor arid Mrs. Carl Bergman
had a happy surprise Sunday
when their son. Charles, called
from Austin to say hello. He had
accompanied Colonel Pearson in
a plane flight from Denver, Colo.,
to see the Texas.Oregan game in
Austin Saturday.
Find Face Injuries High
In Automobile Crashes
ST. LOUIS.—The damage Dobbin
did to his driver when he ran away
with the buggy was slight com-
pared to the havoc wrought when
a modern high-speed vehicle piles
up.
Hence, according to Dr. John J.
Shea, Memphis surgeon, the modem
doctor has had to become expert at
treating emergency cases Involving
complicated fractures of the facial
bones. Most often, Dr. Shea told
members of St. Louis clinics, the
unhappy driver of an automobile
takes the large end of the shock
with his face.
Order to Dutch Rations
Rubber Dental Plates
LONDON.—False teeth set In
hard, red rubber plates will be is-
sued only to the Dutch who were
completely toothless on July 22, a
German order says.
Any person who lost his teeth
after July 22 must do with plates
made from an ersatz resinous com-
position. The rationing of rubber
dental plates was necessitated by
the rubber shortage in The Neth-
erlands.
Airplane Designer Now
Can Laugh at Professors
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.—Robert J.
Woods, whose college professors told
him he never would be on aero-
nautical engineer, Is the Youngs-
town-born designer of the Bell Aira-
cuda and the Bell Airacobra.
Woods was orphaned at 17 and
worked to send himself through high
school and night school.
When his family's estate was set-
tled he received $1,200, and with this
money attended the University of
Michigan.
One day one of his professors de-
tained him long enough to advise:
“Woods, you'd better give up your
aeronautical engineering and spe-
cialize in something else, You’re
just not cut out for it. You'll never
make an aeronautical engineer. It's
not in you."
After a series of positions with
the Towle Aircraft company, the De-
troit Aviation corporation, Lockheed
and Consolidated, Woods went with
Bell as a chief engineer when he
was 30,
The Airacuda and Airacobra are
rated as two of the most vicious
lighting planes produced by Amer-
ican concerns. The Airacobra has
been dived at more than 600 miles
an hour.
Too Much Civilization
Proves Bear’s Undoing
DECKERS, COLO.—Quick Silver,
a three-year-old bear, died—a vic-
tim of a desire for civilization.
"We had to dispose of the young
fellow,” explained John D. HarL
Colorado game warden.
"He was going Into taverns and
other places. Quite friendly. But
when they tried to throw him out,
he wanted to fight."
Earlier In his career Quick Silver
was taken higher up Into the moun-
tains, but he ambled back to civili-
zation.
See Mrs. Alton Brazziel for
button and buckle covering.
War Becomes
A Grim Reality
Germany Japan Italy vs. U.S.A.
With the Japenese attack on U.
S. possessions last Sunday and the
declaration of war by our own
government Monday, to say noth-
ing of developments since then,
has made the conflict a grim re-
ality. No longer can we feel that
the war "over there” Is none of
our concern.
Today it is Germany. Italy and
Japan vs. Great Britlan, Russia,
and the Western Hemisphere. It
is predicted that a long war Is
ahead and In order to win It in
the shortest possible time, we are
urged to keep calm—sacrafice all
pleasures that may. in any way,
take from the government and the
armed forces that which they
may need—and—support the pro-
gram of financing the war to the
limit.
Rubber was the first item to
fall into tile emergency list and
today no new tires are to be sold
until the 22d and then the sale
will be limited.
America is meeting the chaL
lenge on every hand. Boys are In
the recruiting offices standing In
line to enlist. Those who are able
financially are buying bonds and
saving stamps at every postoffice.
Those who have opposed our ad-
ministration are right in line and
ready to do their bit.
Our hearts bleed for the moth-
ers and dads of the boys who are
out there In the middle of the
conflict. They have the prayers
of all of us.
Radios and newspapers have all
been asked to carry no reports
of rumors. Casualty lists will be
available with all speed and the
government will Issue official
communications as often as pos-
sible.
May God Bpeed the day when
Hitlerism, with its Jap and Ital-
ian cohorts may be hurled.
It’s Santa Claus and Uncle Sam pointing the way to n Cottor
Christmas with the slogan “Call fur American Cotton.” Cotton gifts
(his year have reached new heights of desirability and attractiveness,
the National Cotton Council and Colton-Textile Institute report. Local
stores have available gifts of American cotton for all the family.
LADIESNIGHT AT LIONS
CLUB LAST FRIDAY
Tho second annual ladles night
banquet given by the local Lions
Club was held at the 'Lions Den
at Betty’s Cafe Friday evening.
December 5th.
Colorful Christmas decorations
of silver-sprayed leaves and ber-
ries and blue candles in crystal
holders graced the tables.
A delicious course of turkey and
dressing, cranberry sauce, peas
potatoes au gratln, fruit salad,
mince pie, ang coffee was served.
J. B. Edens was toastmaster.
The invocation was given by
Rev. Paul Horton
The program opened with group
singing of 'America', followed by
a salute to the flag.
A music program was directed
by Mrs. W. H. Caton and featur-
ed songs by Sadie Ruth Fortune
and Barbara Lazaller and readings
by Nelda Lorraine Day. Miss
Anna Mary Reeves also gave a
reading. Dr. G. 8. Brooks, with
Miss Emma Edens as accompan-
ist, sang “An Ojld Refrain."
E. L, Knox addressed the group
in behalf of the Goodfellows Club
and Impromptu talks were given
by other members and guests.
Much merriment was furnished
by Lion Tailtwister John Cartel
and the ‘victims’ he fined.
There were approximately fifty
Lions, their ladles, and guests
present.
A rising vote of thanks was giv-
en Miss Emma Edens, Lions Club
Sweetheart, for the good work In
directing the recent local Red
Cross Roll call.
The program was concluded
with a benediction by Rev. E. D.
Giddens,
We acknowledge with sincere
appreciation, renewal subscrip-
tion from Mrs. R. H. Johnson of
Corrigan. Mrs. Johnson has been
a regular reader of the Corrigan
newspapers ever since Richards
started his Tribune with a lead
pencil and one kitchen table.. If
her paper gets misplaced, she
will come by to find out why,
and we appreciate her friendship
and good will.
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BOY SCOUT WORKERS
MET IN LIVINGSTON
At the county wide meeting of
scout masters and workers held
in Livingston last Tuesday night,
District Representative Walter H
Gunn and Field Executive Frank
Creighton met with county leaders
and planned for next years work
B, M. McKnight of Corrigan
was made Chairman of the Board
for the county in place of Dr.
Flowers of Livingston and John
H. Carter. Corrigan snout master,
was made Racial Commissioner
for the county. E, L. Knox was
appointed to the committee on Fi-
nance for the Corrigan area.
The report for the current year
shows that the scout troops have
Increased their membership this
year by almost forty per cent. Id
Corrigan, the membership is now
24 boys as compared with 14 one
year ago.
Mr. Carter hns nsked the Press
to urge the people who have toys
that may be reconditioned to use
this year by the Goodfellows Club
to notify him so that the scouts
may get them and put them In
shape before the last minute.
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RED CROSS SEWING ROOM
TO OPEN IMMEDIATELY
The urgent need for Red Cross
sewing and knitting has come to
all of us.
Mrs. N. C, Edens has been plac.
ed In charge of the Corrigan unii
and Is opening a sewing room
just as soon as a location can be
found.
The day on which It will be
open to those who wish to help,
will be announced later, or can
be determined by phoning Mrs.
Edens.
Mrs, Edens was In Livingston
yesterday morning and brought a
supply of work back with her to
get out by tho first of January.
It is hoped to secure rooms for
the work and to get started this
week end.
Bulldog Player
Made All-district
Jennings Parrish, fleet footed
half back on the Corrigan Bull-
dogs, was placed on tho mythical
eleven by a vote of all the coaches
from district 26A. Parrish Is a
Junior this year and with one
more year of eligibility, should
prove to be one of the outstanding
backs In Class A high school foot,
ball.
Huntsville and Gtapeland dom-
inated the Mythical team by plac-
ing four men each on the team.
Elkhart placed two, Groveton,
Crockett and Trinity failed to
place a man on the first team.
6" "
COTTON FARMERS TO
VOTE NEXT SATURDAY
Polk county cotton farmers will
help decide the course of cotton
again this year when they vote In
a national cotton marketing quota
referendum, according to J. C.
Brock, chairman of the Polk
county AAA committee.
The decision will be made Sat-
urday, December 13, and 16 poll-
ing places will be set up within
the county, the chairman said.
While Increased production is
needed in many commodities In
the Food-for.Freedom program,any
Increase In cotton will cripple tho
defense effort because of the en-
ormous supply on hand. Due to
naval and war blockades, export
trade ba9 dropped from 6.2 million
bales during the 1939-40 season
to 1.1 million bales during the
1940-41 season. Export trade for
the present season Is expected to
hover near the 1.1 million bale
mark.
As a result of demands being
made for cotton In the national
defense program, domestic con-
sumption for the 1940-41 season
just ended was the highest on
record. Consumption was about
9.6 million bales, which wa9 two
million bales above the preceding
year.
Although our domestic consump-
tion has gone up, the Increase will
not off-set the loss of our former
export market, the chairman said.
At the same time Polk county
farmers are voting on whether
they want to continue marketing
quotas, they will also be deciding
the fate of the loan program.
Loans are not In effect during
years when marketing quotas are
rejected.
Last year the program carried
in Polk county when 89 per cent
of cotton farmers voting, approv-
ed the quotas.
P.T.A. MEETING
With Mrs. J. B. Edens presid-
ing, the Corrigan P.T.A. had a
meeting at the grammar school
auditorium Thursday afternoon,
December 4th.
Rev. E. D. Olddens gave the
invocation.
A Christmas program, directed
by Mrs. B. M. McKnight, Mrs. J.
B. Strcetman, and Miss Winnie
Saxon was given by pupils of the
primary grades.
The meeting closed with a ben-
ediction by Rev. Paul Horton
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N.Y.A, COUNSELOR TO BE
HERE EACH THIRD TUESDAY
8am M. Wood National Youth
Administration counselor, will be
in the sub-courthouse at Corrigan
on the third Tuesday of each
month to assist youth of this ter-
ritory In making application for
jobs In the NYA work experience
program, It was announced today
by Dave McKinzie Jr., area direct,
or of Lufkin.
All out of school youth between
the ages of 16 and 24, Inclusive,
who are from a, low income family
and in need of work experience,
are eligible for NYA work he
said.
—Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps—
Call and see N. C. Hanna's New
Merchandise, and take advantage
of his lay away plan for your
Christmas Gift*.
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