Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1942 Page: 1 of 12
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STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS.
RATION Cl
ISSUED HERE
City Schools Handle Big
Tank During Three Days
When A Cards Issued *
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The beginning of the plana for
gasoline rationing started Therp-
day of lent weok.whn Ivan P. Offn"
ver, city school superintendent, or-
ganised a corps of workers to is-
u nj/ytim. uw
approximately 1000 car
plied for the precious
Fast-Growing Feed Manufacturer
sue Clksa A Ration cards to all car
owners who applied. His records
show that a]
owners app
certificates.
Other places in the county also
handled the registration in their
particular localities.
Following the registration last
woek volunteer boards have boon
at work here and elsewhere over
the county this week making read-
justments in accordance with gov-
ernment regulations. All were is-
sued A cards last week, but have
had the opportunity of appearing
before the volunteer boards this
week for readjustments.
In Stephenville there are three
boards at work, while Dublin has
two boards. Other places over the
county where these board are in
session are at Morgan Mill, Bluff
Dale, Selden, Duffau, Clairetts, I
Alexander, Linglevllle anc Hucks-.
bay. Long lines of applicants for:
readjustments nave appeared at
each board all during the week. I
The Erath County i at ion board
announced Wednesday that those
who did not find It convenient to
register last week still receive the
A cards would he taken care of la-
ter at the local office.
A check of the total number of
book* issued in the count) has not
yet bo.*n completer], according to
the local ratio; mg beard, but the
figures will p<r.lal'ly be released
within the next few days.
The sbo^p picture showing the west view of the Anderson reed Mill shews one of the faet-ffowlng bust
ness institutions of the city. Owned by A. T. Andersen, Arris Anderson and Vance Johnson the company has
made fact strides in the past few years. A big program of Improvement! made last year brings the mill up to
the most modem standards. The plant is under the management and aupervlaian of Van os Johnaon. Anderson,
founder of the oompany, Is chairman of the Ersth County Draft Board, a member ef the Board of Steward*
of the First Methodist Church and a director In the Stephenville Production Credit Association. He la also one
of the leading ranchmen of Erath County.
FARMERS ASKED
TO HELP WITH
HUNT FOR IRON
Government Urges Intense
Hont Between Now and
First Day of January
, The following wire was receivmL.
Joy the Empire-Tribune Wednesday
morning from Donald M. Nelson,
of Washington, and is passed on to
t.hc farmers of Erath County:
“The government is asking the
American farmer to dedicate the
remaining weeks of 1942 to an in-
tensified scrap iron hunt Steel
mills need more heavy scrap and
the farmers are one of the best
Christmas Lights
On City Streets Are
Out This Christmas
The lighting of the business
streets of Stephenville during the
Christmas season so well and fav-
orably worked on* laat year, will
not be used during the coining
season. This deeWon was reached
at a meeting of business men and
civic leaders last week.
However, individual merchants
can and will decorate their stores
inside as they choose. Already
many are laying plans to make
their stores just as decorative aa
possible.
As far as can be learned no
towns in this area will use lights
on city streets. The same is true of
the larger centers. It is the opin-
ion of all that eliminating Christ-
mas lighting will save needed pow-
er for the war effort.
Most Stephenville merchants
will decorate early and in every
way possible emphasise the im-
portance of early shopping. Christ-
mas goods are now being placed on
display and within the next few
days all lines will be in full yule-
tide display.
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Leaning Named Chairman
R. C. Lannlng, Thorckmorton,
who received his early education in
Stephenville where he was a star
atheists at Tarleton College, has
been named chairman of the Sen-
ate Finance Committee by Lt. Gov-
ernor Smith. Mr. Lanning has been
a member of the State Senate for
the past six years, serving aa vice-
president of the powerful finance
committee two years ago.
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• IBI • me mum wj gjre iuu tune to news ox turn type. oars, j .yr. moments,
n writing technique, will take the assignment. It Is the wish of fin. Clements
and. friends telephone her about activities of the boys In the service. Also
toys are home on furlough Mrs. Clements would like to know about that too.
With a view of giving more recognition to news of Brath County boys who are now
with the armed forces, both In the homeland and abroad, The Empire-Tribune has made
arrangements for a staff member to give full time to news of this type. Mrs. J W. Clements,
well versed la writing technique, will take the assignment. It Is the wish
that parents
when thee# boys ’
The telephone number la 800.
If Inconvenient to oontact Mrs. Clements Information can be left at the office of the
Bmpire-Tribune. The principal thought behind the Idea is to make an effort to mention
what the home boys are doing, etc.
All snob news will be grouped and printed under one heading. The co-operation of
parents, relatives and friends of the soldier boys will be appreciated. Also the boys can
write Mrs. Clements directly If ussy oars to.—THE EMPIRE-TBIBUXB, Stephenville,
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—
I’ll tell the
World!
IRVING BROOKS
DIES WEDNESDAY
Irving Brooks, 46, prominent
church and civic leader of the To-
lat country, died at the Stephen-
ville Hospital Wednesday at 12:00
o’clock. Tne body was moved to the
family home at Tolar where plana
wefe completed for the funeral to
be held Thursday afternoon at 4
c dock in the Methodist church.
Besides his wife Mr. Brooks is
survived by his mother, Mrs. J. F.
Brooks of Tolar and Lipan, two
sisters, Mrs. Earl Gaffo i d of Lipan
and Mrs. W. A. Caraway, Shallo-
water, and two brothers, G. V. and
Johnnie both of Fort Worth. Nu-
merous other relatives also sur-
vive. His father, the late John F.
Brooks, died a number of years
•go.
Mr. Brooks has boon in poor
health for a number of yean, but
his condition becama critical laat
Spring. In recent weeks his con-
dition became badly aggravated
and he was brought hare two
weeks ago for special treatment
He never responded to treatment
prescribed by attending physici-
ans. pH ..
For the past twenty-five yean
he has been a mail carrier on Route
two out of Tolar. The friendly In-
terest manifested by patrons of
that route during his illness is
testimony of his standing. At To-
lar he was a leader in all affain
of the community, especially with
the schools and churches.
Army Signal Corps
To Send Group Here
For Training Class
Thanksgiving Is
Observed by Many
Union Thanksgiving services
wen held at the Fint Methodist
Church Thursday morning when
all churches of the city joined in
a patriotic program coupled with
the usual features of Thanksgiv-
ing. The service started at 7 o’clock
and continued for one hour.
Special prayers wen offered for
all home boys who are away on the
battlefronts, for peace and for the
general welfare of the country.
Thanks for all blessings were ex-
pressed. Special organ music was
another feature.
The early hour was decided upon
in order not to interfere with other
programs that wen to be held at
Tarleton College, and to allow
those who were leaving the city an
opportunity to wonhip before time
to leave. A large crowd was pres-
ent.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1942
TWELVE PAGES—Vol. 72, No. 47
Fighting Skipper
sources of this type of metal. We
need your further help in this farm
b£'V*> and in aiding our salvage
committees to continue this effort
throughout the next few weeks.
All salvage committees are being
instructed to continue to make
available to the farmer all their
transportation facilities and man-
power, and to co-operate with you
in every possible way. The nation
is looking to the American far-
mer.! am sure, with your help he
will come through.—Signed, Don-
ald M. Nelson, Chairman.”
County Judge Wallace Scott, Ma-
yor J. W. Clements and Mayor
Clarence Leatherwood, who com-
prise the official scrap committee
for Erath County have no plans in
mind for the new drive but each
expressed a desire to co-operate in
any way possible.
E. W. Scott Will Go
to Coleman School As
Vo. A g. Teacher
E. W. Scott, popular and effici-
ent teacher of vocational agricul-
ture at the Stephenville High
School for the past six years, will
leave soon for Coleman where he
will accept a place with the public
schools of that city in a similar po-
sition.
Mr. Scott said the paat week
that he regretted to leave the city
hut bigger opportunities were off-
ered at Coleman.
Since coming to the local schools
Mr. Scott has made a high record
in dealing with students who have
been engaged in this type of work.
He has also beep active in church
and civic affairs. Mrs. Scott is also
a popular member of the young so-
cial group and (is an active worker
in the First Methodist Church.
Mrs. C. T. Smith, so well re-
membered here as Miss Alyene
Perry, is in the city this week visit-
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Perry of East Benton Street. For
the past two years Mr. and Mrs.
Smith have been making their
home in Oklahoma City where they
are pleasantly situated.
L. Eddy, Erath Sailor,
Helped Win Sea Battle
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Without telling where he had
been, and few of the things he had
seen, L, Eddy, son of Mrs. J. S.
Eddy of the Shelby country, came
home Monday from one'of the most
eventful cruising voyages any
sailor ever had.
“Please don’t ask me too many
questions,” was the first reply L.
gave to a news reporter Wednes-
day. “Gladly I’ll tell you what I
can but the enemy—the Japs—
might secure an inkling of infor
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The gallant light cruiser, Boise,
completed a trip home after sustain-
ing grievous wounds In battle action
fas the Solomons. The ship, which
was brought against heavy Jap
cruisers, was chiefly instrumental
In sinking six Jsp warships. Cspt.
E. J. (“Mike’’) Moraa, skipper of
the Boise, Is shown being greeted
oa the deck of his ship by Adm.
Ernest King, commander-ln-chlef or
C. 8. fleet, as the Boise reached
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JACKETS WIN IN
FRIDAY’S GAME
Although badly battered by a
heavy Ranger eleven in a game
here Friday night of last week, the
Stephenville Yellowjackets emerg-
ed winners by a score of 13-0. This
victory virtually cinched second
place in District 9-AA conference
lay, rince the only remaining game
with Brownwood played at Brown-
wood Wednesday night was consid-
ered ar having no bearing on the
final standings. 1
The local lads played a smart,
steady game throughout. The two
touchdowns for the Jackets came
in the first half. First Boucher
plunged over from the one-yard
line while the second came on a
pass from Scott to Cameron on the
11. Higgs converted on the second
marker for the extra point.
Throughout the second half both
teams were held scoreless, although
Ranger threatened on several oc-
casions. The line play of the Jack-
ets in the fourth quarter was high-
ly pleasing to Coach Marshall
when the Bulldogs came near to
the goal line.
For the Jackets the play of both
Cameron and Boucher was out-
standing. On at least three occas-
ions Boucher broke up what ap-
peared sure touchdown passes,
while in the fourth period Cameron
knocked down a long pass into the
flat that had all the earmarks of
WAREHOUSES OF
COUNTY TAXED
WITH PEANUTS
One Thousand Tons Now
In Bins; About One-Third
Of Crop Is Harvested
Erath , County_ warehouses are
gfonning under the~sfrain of hous-
ing the 1942 peanut crop. T. C. Pos-
ton, representing the Southwest
Peanut Growers Association, re-
ported Monday that all storage had
been taken and arrangements
made with the city to use a vacant
lot on West College street for help-
ing to take care of the remaining
portion of the crop.
With about one-third of the crop
harvested it is estimated that the
final production totals will show up
to a greater advantage than was
at first thought possible. With an
acreage of around 40,000 acres and
a yield that will probably average
30 bushels it is easy to calculate
production totals.
At the office of Poston workmen
are busily engaged in paying for
the nuts as they are brought in and
otherwise disposing them to places
of storage. Poston estimated that
several hundred dollars per day
was now being paid out to work-
men who were handling the crop,
including threshers, trucks, etc. He
alone has a payroll of almost $100
per day.
An interesting sidelight of just
what the crop is doing for the pock-
etbooks of producers was observed
Tuesday when a farmer from the
Oak Dale country was paid $2200
for his crop from 53 acres. Other
yields have been equally as good,
however some are considerably
smaller.
Poston is hopeful that railroads
will be able to take the present
tonnage off his hands within the
next ten days so that local ware-
houses will again be available for
use. The storage proposition is
about the same at other places in
this territory, so it is reported.
* Unde Ws Watch D°SS of ^ md %
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Scoring plays: First quarter,
Boucher plunged over from one;
second quarter, Scott passed to
Cameron on II who Tan for score.
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Ranger 11. Yards gained rushing,
Stephenville 122, Ranger 167.
gna chatter on* a song ef potential doth sad listeie
traotloe oa a U. 8. airplane carrier. (Inset): The VO-14
the sens iff WflHBHHH
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standing for the visitors.
The starting lineups ' were as
follows:
Jackets Ranger
L.E.—Higgs _____________ Mitchell
L. T.—Willingham C. Dabbs
L. G.—Roberts______________ Johnson
Cen.—Hanpock _____ Edwards
R. G.—Snow ..._________ Williams
R. T.—Walker_____________,___Woods
R. E.—Moore _____________ Harbin
Q. B.—Scott_____________ Gray
L. H.—Boucher_________ N. Dabbs
R. H.—Cameron________ Houghton
F.B.—Pair....... Elder
Substitutions, Stephenville—Po-
teet, Cragwall, Gore and Casstev
ens. For Ranger—Brewer, Hagar,
Box, and Franklin.
Score by .periods:
Stephenville_______
Ranger
-------Five More VoTuriieer
Five more Erath County men
volunteered for service with the
armed forces the past week. They
are: George Victor Braeuer, Sto-
phenville; Obie Gordon Hill, Ste-
phenville; Armo Mural Chambers,
Dublin; Jesse Clyde Vandergriff,
Stephenville; and Arold Auven-
shine, Stephenville. The announce-
ment was made from the office of
John M. Watts, secretary of the
loeal draft board.
Fttsgersld Sells Big Order
One of the largest single orders
of nursery stock ever sold in this
city was delivered by the Joe Fitz-
gerald Nursery the past week, A
tourist passing by the branch of-
fice of the firm located west of the
city stopped and made the pur-
chase. It includes all fotms of
nursery stock.
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Buy War Bonds and Stamps.
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Stolen Car Found
After Being Lost
For Last Four Years
The Glen Rose Reporter carried
a news item last week concerning
a stolen car which had completely
and mysteriously disappeared sev-
eral years ago, but was recently
found somewhere in the hills and
cedar brakes around Glen Rose by
some boys who were rabbit hunt-
ing.
According to the Reporter, the
car, a 1937 Chevrolet, was found
eight miles west of Glen Rose Wed-
nesday, November 18 by some
boys who were rabbit hunting and,
who notified Sheriff Wililiams of
Glen Rose of their find. Upon in-
vestigation it was discovered that
it was t^e 1937 model Chevrolet
that had been stolen from the
streets of Glen roes in 1937, four
years ago. The car belonged to
Morris Gryder who lives north of
Stephenville in rath County.
Brush had been piled over the
car and it probably would never
have been found if the boys’ dog
had not treed a rabbit in that very
pile of brush.
POST OFFICE BRANCH WILL
BE AT WOLFE’S NURSERY
In an effort to save time and
also to render better service the
postoffice department has recently
agreed to establish a branch at the
Wolfe Nursery. A clerk is now be-
ing trained for the job and will
soon be assigned to this place on
a permanent basis. All mail and
package shipments from the nur-
sery will be so handled that there
will be no necessity for it passing
through the local office. It will
give the nursery better service and
will also save time and congestion
at the postoffice.
The express company plans to
establish the same service at the
nursery, and will assign an extra
clerk for this purpose.
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Attends Convention
Mrs. J. F- Whisunant he* return-
ed from Houston where she attend-
ed the State Convention of the
Parent-Teachers Asso. which met
there November 18-19 in the Rice
Hotel. Mrs. Whiservant is presi-
dent of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation of Central Ward and Jun-
ior High Schools.
I.Ogan Ritchey to l.uhhork
Aviation Cedet Logan A. Ritch-
ey of Stephenville, son of Mrs. Wal-
lace Scott, has reported at the
Lubbock Army Flying School, Lub-
bock, for the final lap of the train-
_which is preparing him for th.-
saver wings and gold bars of an
Force Flying Officer. At the
Lubbock twin-engine school,
■»* will complete the
.....began .In July at Sikoa-
ton. Mo. and continued at Enid,
Oklahoma, Upon his graduation ho
will be commissioned aa a second
lieutenant and assigned to active
duty with an Air Force unit.
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