The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 46
WORTHAM, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY APRIL 7, 1944
Number 49
Wortham School News
By Music Club
At a meeting of the Shiner School j matched and therefore no scorei were
Board April 3, C. O. Maateraon waa made. I wish to express my appre-
elected superintendent for one year, ciation for the interest and work that
Term of offlee to begin July 1, 1944. the boys did as they have improved
This is the place vacated by Supt. I. considerably over last tear and "look
M. Auld, who has been elected super- out” opponents for of 1944 for Wor-
intendent of the Wortham Public them will be in there fighting.
Schools for the coming year. I R. D. Mitchell.
(From Mexia Daily News)
Mrs. Ira Seale of Houston was
featured in a group of classical and
Died in MVxia Hospital | News of The Boys in Service
Wednesday April 6
Mrs Charlie Calame of Wortham,
age 73 years, died Wednesday after-
noon at 2:10 o’clock at the Brown
semi-classical soprano arias Tuesday Hospital in Mexia, after an illness of I
evening at an open meeting of the
Men’s Bible Class
Reporting News Items
Pvt. Billie Poindexter has been
LES’ ACRES
H. C. Meador, Census Trustee, fias
completed taking of the white census,
and reports a total of 201. If he has
not calledat your house, please call
School Offlee, 94, and request that
your children be enrolled. Parents
frequently forget children who are
six years old before the sixth of Sep-
tember. You will ’understand, of
course, that every pupil means 326
to the school, and that undpr the
State Aid Law one teacher is allowed
for every 80 pupils including trans-
ferrs.
• • •
April 7 being Good Friday, has
been declared a holiday by the Wor-
tham Public Schools.
• • •
HOMEMAKING NEWS
The Executive Council for the Fu-
ture Homemakers of Texas Area VIII
met in Teague Saturday morning
April 1, 1944.
The Teague F.H.T. Chapter honor-
' ed the guests with a ooffee in the
Homemaking Cottage. Reports on
the year’s work were given by thej
different chapters represented.
Officers were elected and plans for|
next year were made.
The Wortham Chapter was repre-
sented by Eva Mae Brown, member-
at-large, Gladys Richardson and the
sponsor, Miss Da via
• • •
F. F. A. NEWS
The Wortham Future Farmers of
America are having a Goat Barbecue
at Calame’s tank about three and a
half miles west ofetown, Friday even-
ing at 7 :5C o’clock. This is a chapter
feast and no one is invited except ac-
tive paid up members of the organi-
sation.
Spring football training was con-
cluded last Thursday with the regu-
lars playing the seniors a dead-lock
game. Both teams were evenly
hearers."'
Her first group
of solos included,
Jones of Houston.
The following survive Mrs. Calame:
gan’s Creek.” We were accompanied
by Mr. Masterson, Mrs. Stubbs, Mrs.
Harvey, Mrs. Kenneth Bounds, Mrs. __ _
McHargue, and Mrs. J. D. Moore. j Sweet Voice” by Saint Saens from sister', Mrs. Mollie” s.’Longbotham o'f
Sgt. Alton Smith has been home on
a 8 days. pass. He is still stationed
in Dallas in the Medical Corps.
Pvt. Billy Van Calame has been
transferred and his new address will
be in care of the Postmaster in New
York, N. Y.
Mrs. Hill Howard, Jr., has returned
from Baltimore, Md., where she was
cutci can uiiicaa v* ---------- —-— ----
eleven days. Services were held at transferred from Miami Beach, Fla.,
»| Mexia Study Club attended by 160 the Presbyterian Church at 3:00 o’- to San Antonio,
members and guests. The program clock Thursday afternoon and burial i
SFNinn NFwa * * ! was jummged by Mrs. George L. Pay-1 took place in the Wortham cemetery.
1 ton and Mrs. R. J. Harper. | The Rev. Edgar Hubbard, pastor of ■
The Senior Class enjoyed a very Mrs. Seale, a student of Joeef the Presbyterian Church, officiated. I
pleasant day visiting spots of inter-. Evans who studied voice for her own Pall bearers were Floyd Calame, j
ent in Waco, Friday March 24. amusement, presented one of {hi Clifford Calame, Earl Calame, Bennie
^ A*ter w,co Lak°. Baylor best programs given here in sonic Meador, Jake Stubbs, George Stubbs,!
University, Cameron Park, we went time, and was well received by her John Peter Stubbs, and H. Kassan
to the show to see "Miracle of Mor-
We .til had a very good time and
we are hoping that we can do it
again.
the opera Samson at Dalola, and an
encore, “When Church Is Out’’ by
Carrie Jacobs-Bond.
. . . , . , , , The second group of solos included
The Eighth Grade has finish'd col- ..Lu„aby.. by Godard from opara
lccting money for the Red Cross.
Hazel Zuber made a talk about the
Red Crow and why we should give
more to the Red Cross. We enjoyed
her talk.—Ovalepe Butler.
• • • >
The Freshman Claw met in their
regular home room period Tuesday
March 28. A quis program given by
Gladys Richardson and Marian Boyd
was enjoyed by all who participated.
The meeting was then adjourned to
meet again on April 11.—Reporter.
• • • •
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NEWS
The attendance in Grammar School
is much better, as nearly all of the
children have recovered from the
metfffls.
The Sixth Grade has a new pupil.
His name is Derel Anderson from
Houston. We are happy to have him
enroll in our school k i
The perfect spellers for the past
week are Herbert Hall, Peggy Jean
Mathison, Carrie Jo Mitchell, Aubrey
(Continued on last page)
Jocelyn, “None but the Lonely Heart’
by Tschaikowsky, “Pace, Pace Mio
Dio” by Verdi from La Froze del
Destino, and an encore “ Birds” by
Carrie Jacob-Bond.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Wyatt Hayter.
Mrs. Seale is n soloist in the choir
of the Second Baptist Church in
Houston. She formerly resided in
Wortham.
Mrs. Tom Phillips opened the pro-
gram with a brief discussion of mod-
ern trends in opera and better Amer-
ican music.
Mrs A. J. Williams summarised the
story of Mozart’s “Marriage of Fi-
By R. M. KNOX, County Agent.
SUPPORT PRICES ON HOGS
Beginning April 16, support prices
on live hogs will again apply only to
good choice barrows and gilts weigh-
ing 200 to 270 pounds. The War
Food Administration, on that date
will terminate the temporary emer-
gency support program for hogs
weighing from 270 to 330 pound'.
* On December 23, 1943, WFA ex-
tended the price control program to
cover hogs weighing from 270 to 300
pounds to encourage orderly market-
ing and to protect farmers from pre-
vailing heavy discount for hogs
weighing over 200 pounds. For the
same reason the support program was
extended on January 27 to hogs
weighing from 300 to 350 pfunds.
When these temporary extensions
of the support program were made,
grandchildren, Mrs. Maynard N. Na-I He says he enjoys reading the .Worth- WFA stated that they were tempora-
"I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble her husband; a daughter, Mrs. W. L. _
u“!!!” vL.B.‘‘ft’..T.L”'*.1!,*4el!!! ®”d_y .A1M“ tWi" with*he~husband*who is'reported be-
ing transferred overseas.
Sgt. Falton Miller is home on a 21
and Mrs. Lynn Adams of Wortham; | days convalescent furlough, after be-
two brothers, Van Hook Stubbs and ;ng in hospital for some time with a
George Stubbs of Wortham; four broken leg. He is in the infantry.
Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Allen
Hatch of Blenheim, South Carolina,
bors of Red Bay, Ala., Mrs.
Taylor of Birmingham, Ala.,
J- E-1 am Journal. He has been stationed
Larry at Bringham, Utah.
Brady of Memphis, Tenn., George! —v—
Brady with the armed forces in En-i Sgt. James M. Craig, son of Mr.
gland. She is also survived by five 1 and Mrs. E. A. Keeling of Wortham,
great-grand children and a number of has been promoted recently from the
nieces and nephews. A nephew, H. | rank of Staff Sergeant to Technical
Kassan Jones and his wife, and a
niece, Mrs. S. J. Lewis of Houston
attended the funeral.
Mrs. Calame was bom near Fair-
field February 8, 1871, the daughter
of J. J. Stubbs and Amelia Robertson
I Stubbs. The mother died when the
little twin girls, Maggie and Mollie,
were three years old. The sisters at-
garo” and played recordings of three tended public schools and then were
erthA/rom that opera to end the pro- students at Add-Rann College at
Our Incubator will set Monday
January 17 and will set each Monday
thereafter. Book your order for
baby chicks now.—Coolidge Poultry
Farm, Coolidge, 'Texas.
gram.
At the business meeting preceding
the program, Raymond i. Dillar l
spoke on the need of the Red Cross
donations, and 810 was voted by the
club for the Red Cross drive. Mrs.
Howard Mace discussed the nature
! of the Limestone Camp and Hospital
‘ Committee's work.
New and Old
Our Success i/ bound up in the Success of the Community.
OLD residents and NEW ones, /oo, get acquainted ere tor our
Mutual Benefit. YOUR BU8INESS INVITED.
The First National Bank
WORTHAM, TEXAS
Six Wheeled Scout Car
Produced by Ford
Dearborn, Mich., April 2.—An ar-
mored greyhound long kept secret by
the Army has been brought into the
Thorp Springs.
In February, 1889, Miss Maggie
was married to George Barnes of
Pulaski, Tenn. Mr. Barnes died in
October, 1914. On March 22, 1917,
Miss Maggie’s marriage to Charlie
Calame took place.
With the going of Mrs. Calame
there passes one of the gentlest and
most loved figures of Wortham, a
good neighbor and a kind friend, one
who will be sorely missed by all who . .
knew her. She was one of the rare I went *'ffl>t-see.ng to Belfast, Ireland,
souls of this earth who harbored hbl °“ a trdce day8 Pas8' Hla fir* **■
hurts, who bore no one ill will, who! «na,t *ince bein* acr0“ wa8 wantinK
Sergeant at the AAF Training Com-
mand’s Altus Army Air Field, at Al-
tus, Oklahoma.
Mrs. George Lucas heard recently
from her brother, Pvt. Clarence N.
Cox, known as “Buddy” who volun-
teered for the army this past October.
He has been transferred from Camp
‘Abbot, Oregon, to Camp Beale, Calif,
lie says he likes there fine, but does
not think he will be there very long.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lucas heard
from their son, George, Jr., who is in
Ireland. He said the last month he
has received a few copies of the Jour-
nal, the first ones since September.
He met up with Bush McCleskey’s
brother and they had quite a chat, al-
though never knowing one another
over here, but this boy had been in
Wortham a couple of times. George
carried the banner of her courage
with smiling faith even to that very
open with an announcement by the hoix- wher* the shadows closed about
her, her lait words being: a message
of consolation and concern for those
Strange Insurance Agency
Where you are sure of a *atufactory
settlement when loss occurs
Easter Greetings
May Easter bring you its brightest cheer,
Its sweetest blessings, tool
God’s love and peace be in your hearts
And always stay with you!
' A
Mrs. Walter D. Wilson
Avon Theatre
A Dunlap Operated Theatre
WORTHAM, TEX A*S
NOTICE CHANGE IN ADMISSION — PRICE INCLUDES TAX
Adults *3 2c—Chidren 12—Colored Balcony 26c
( Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8
Stagecoach War .
WILLIAM BOYD with Russell Hayden and J. Ferrell MacDonald
Saturday Prav. Sunday Matinea—Monday, April 9,
Best Foot Forward
Lucille Ball, William Caxton—Harry James and hia music
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, April 11, 12 and 13
Girl Crazy
Mickay Rooney, Jud(y Garland—Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
----
Ford Motor Company that it has been
in mens production for many months.
Combining the speed and maneu-
verability of an automobile with the
punch and armord protection of a
| light tank, the vehicle is designed for
| scouting and long-range cruising, and
j bears the title of M-8.
I It is a six-wheeled, seven-ton scout
car that can travel at high speed
almost over any type or terrain and
is capable of ascending a 46 per cent
grade.
Discarding the conventional type
of armored car production in which
an armor-plated body is built on a
truck chissis, Ford and Army ord-
nance engineers have fabricated an
armored hull which in itself serves
as-a frame.
It resembles a turtle back in con-
struction, and the hull-chasais makes
it possible for the M-8 to present a
much lower silhouette to enemy eyes.
Fitted with special combat tires,
the machine can be operated almost
normally even though the tires should
be punctured by bullets.
The motor is cradled between two
sots power-driven axels, which make
the rear end of the car a four-wheel
drive. When the going geta difficult,
the front wheels are engaged' and the
machine becomes a six-wheel drive.
The rear sets of wheels work on a
bogey-type suspension, giving the car
extreme flexibility,
Except for the turret, the M-8
stands less than five feet above tho
ground and in wheel tread it is more
than a foot and a half wider than the
average automobile. Even small
streams present no obstacle to thia
vehicle.
Designed to out-run everything
that it cannot out-shoot, this new
-weapon is‘equipped with a 87 mm.
anti-tank gun end a .80 calibre ma-
chine gun, which move together as a
single unit in the manuelly- operated
rotating turret
The four-man crew is protected by
armor plate, with the driver and hia
assistant having protected vision de-
vices called pro tec to scopes.
who loved her most. She will be
missed by many, but most of all by
the children, to whom she was a real
friend.
KIRVEN NEWS
Retailers of cosmstics and toilet-
ries maty continue to pass on the re-
cently increased federal excise tax
to consumers.
Pickled, spices and brandied fruita
Will be restored to rationing in Juno
to prevent large diversion of fresh
fruit into these higher prioed pro-
BA duets.
Johnie Marberry of Houston is vis-
iting his family.
Miss Dora Jones of Dallas-was here
over the week-end.
Mrs. W. W. Miles and Joyce spent
last week in Kilgore.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turner of Austin
spent the week-end here
Mrs. Bessie Mayo and Mrs. Fred
Carter spent Thursday in Fairfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe James Scarbor-
ough of Sweeney are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Mathews of Mexia spent a
few days last week with Mrs. Etta
Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCormick and
children spent Saturday night and
Sunday in George.
Cpl. and Mrs. Ray Sheffieldl of
Foster Field are spending their fur-
lough here.
Mr. and Mrs. Fagan Marberry of
Houston spent the week-end with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Driscol Miller and
Frent of Orange were here a few
days last week.
Joe Richardson who is employed in
Houston spent Saturday night and
Sunday at home.
Miss Martha Ann Nettles of Street-
man spent the week-end with her
grandfather, W. F. Whatley, and
Ruby Kate.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Richardson of
Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Walter Yerby
of Houston and Mrs. Carl Murmon of
Orange are visiting their father, O.
T. Richardson, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs W. R. Marberry are
in Shreveport, Le., spending a few
days with Cliff Marberry who under-
went a serious operation Thursday of
last week.
some chewing-gum and a fountain
COMMERORATION SERVICE
Commemoratiftn Service was held
at the Central Presbyterian Chlirch in
Wortham last Sunday afternoon, for
Sergeant Dyer Clark Craig who was
wounded on the battle field in Italy
November 22, 1943, and died a week
later November 29, in a hospital in
North Africa.
The program was very appropriate.
An organ prelude by Miss Grace
Hackney; Scripture reading Psalm
23rdi chapter, Ephesians 6:10-20;
Citation signed by tho Governor of
Texas presented by J. P. Stubbs.
Reading, “Requiem” by Mrs. John
Munroe; “Crossing theBar” by Miss
Grace Hackney.
Rev. Edgar Hubbard delivered the
Commemoration message.
LT. JESSE T. PEUR1FOY
Report comes from the Eurepeon
Theatre of Opperations that the Tex-
as’ traditional flair for big things was
in evidence again when a reunion of
Lone Star State collegemen serving
in England was held at No. 3 Gros-
venor Club in London. The affair,
according to Captain Harrison Kohl
of Stars and Stripes, which sponsor-
ed the reunion, was the largest col
legate get-to-gether in the European
Theatre of Operations to date. Al-
umni and underclassmen of Texas
A. A M., the University of Texas,
and Southern Methodidt University
made up the attendance of some 160
servicemen. Included in the list of
those attending the reunion was Lt.
Jesse T. Peurifoy of Wortham. t
SGT. MAXWELL CHADWELL----
Maud, Texas.—Staff Sgt. Maxwell
A. Chadwell, Army infantryman, who
was awarded the Bronze Star after
taking part in the landing at Kiska
in the Aleutians last August 16, was
seriously wounded February 2 during
the American conquest of Kwajaleln
Atoll in the Marshalls, according to
word received by his wife, the former
Miss Ira B. Autry of Hooks. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chadwell
of Myra former residents of Worth-
am. '.
Sgt. Chadwell, a former member
of the Overton fire dteparynent, en-
in 1041. He was tral
ry emergency measures and would
be terminated when the emergency
was ov^r. The termination action,
as amendment 12 to Food Distribu-
tion, order No. 75, becomes effective
April 15.
EGG PRICES
The bottom fell, so to speak, from
under the egg market recently. This,
with the high feed prices, puts the
farmer in a position where he is, un-
able to produce eggs with sufficient
margin of profit.
Farmears are urged not to dispose
of their laying flock on the first im-
pulse, for most of them know, the
War Food Administration has a sup-
port price for eggs. Plans are under-
way in this county to put this pro-
gram into immediate effect; however,
it will be necessary for dealers to
sign contracts with the WFA in order
for the producer to receive the sup-
port price for his eggs. It will take
some time tq get the arrangements
worked out, but the producer can be
assured that this program will go into
effect as soon as possible.
It is hoped that the program will
be in operation -within a week, at
which time details will be released
and producers notified.
In the mean time, flock owners
should see that the percentage pro-
duction is maintained since cost of
producing eggs is -relative to percent-
age production.
SWEET POTATO SLIPS
Farmers of Freestone County who
are interested in purchasing of quali-
ty sweet potato slips are reminded
that the Freestone County Growers
and Marketing Association are now
taking bookings for those who desire
to purchase their slips cooperatp$ly
and through the association.
Producers of sweet potato slips
have not quoted any definite prices;
however, they have intimated that
they will be-about $1.25 per thous-
and this year. Those who want slip*
should book them now with E. G.
Miles, Secretary of the Association,
in person or by mail and for con-
venience, they may also book them at
the office of the County Agent. Or-
ders should be placed as soon as pos-v*
sible so {hat the best prices can be
obtained on large lots.
This is to remind those who are in-
terested that work is being done to
have a buyer in Fairfield this fall for
the purchase of sweet potatoes and
at the present the outlook on this sit-
uation is very good.
Raton Reminders
listed
He was trained in
Our Hatchery opena January 8rd. California and want to the Aleutians
Book your order* early for this aea- last June. He was etationad at Pearl
son. Custom hatching. — Measel* Harbor before the Marshalls cam-
1 Hatchery, Mexia, Texes. 1 peign. .
Meets and Fats.—Book 4 Red
Stamps A-8 through J-8 are good in-
definitely. Red tokens may be used
as change. '
Processed Foods.— Book 4 Blue
Stamps A-8 through K-8 are good in-
definitely. Blue tokens may be used
as change.
Sugar Stamp 30 and 31 are good
five pounds indefinitely. Stamp 40
(for canning) good for five pounds,
expires February 28, 1945.
Shoes.—Book 1, Stamp 18, valid
until April 30. Book 8, Stamp 1 on
airplane sheet good indefinitely.
Gasoline.—Coupon 11-A good for
three gallons in Southwest through
June 21. B-2, B-8, C-2 and C-3 cou-
pons good for five gallons. £-1 cou-
pons good for one gallon. R-l cou-
pons good for five gallons. T (second
quarter) coupons good for five gal-
lons through June 80.
OPA action provides that, ten
thousand new passenger automobiles
and 12,000 new adult bicycles will be
available for April rationing.
Baked potatoes lose twice as much
Ascorbic acid and three times as
. much Thiamine as potatoes boiled in
| their skin*, the UBDA may.
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