The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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6,
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEX., JUNE 25, 1942.
VOLUME SEVENTEEN
FACTS I Harvest Starts In Groom Area
ON THE
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Home Front
J. F. POOL BRINGS IN
FIRST WHEAT FRIDAY
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Division of Information
This has happened only once in a
Uncle J. F says he
wheat for nearly a hundred years > for about 40,000 bushels. After that
farmer to sell his wheat. At present, those farmers are selling.
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NOTICE
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(Adv.)
Carson County, Texas.
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FAMILY REUNION HELD
Mesdames
JOIN THE ATTACK ON TOKYO,
examining a skimpy swim suit.
. . YO URSELF!
wears is charged.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson and chil-
)
There would be less noise in the
HELM IS HIGH POINT MAN
(maturity value) for only $18.75.
V. S. Treasury Department
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apt of t/ie Stills
Don’t forget to purchase the little
the first.
According to geologists, most of
WRITTEN ON RATION BOARD
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Storage Space Availabl e For Government Loan
Wheat As Seen by Bar nett-Fields Grain Co.
। Safronie Jackson met at her home
I Sunday and motored to Lake Mc-
JACKSON FAMILY REUNION
WAS HELD LAST SUNDAY
SISTER OF MRS E. R. HESS IS
KILLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
die after she married
Crowell August 2, 1910.
Mrs. Crowell had been
Every person in America may not
fly over Tokyo, but every one’s
dollars can help produce the bomb-
ing planes that do!
FEDERAL AUTO USE STAMPS
ON SALE AT POSTOFFICE
SUMMER HOMEMAKING
CLASS HELD FIRST MEETING
BARRON FIEDELIS
CLASS ENJOY OUTING
2%
J. M. Britten was appointed as a
members of the Carson County Ra-
tioning Board last week.
This is to save each man making a
trip to the county seat alone.
MRS. S. K. ROACH HOSTESS
TO ENTRE NOUS CLUB
-------- • dren of Lake View, Mr. and Mrs.
It is thought that Mrs. Glen Smith T. C. Jackson and Charles of White
ly refreshments of ice
cake were served.
Guests attending were
The land area of Texas includes
167,934,720 acres.
DEMONSTRATION TO BE HELD
BY MRS. RUTH PERRC
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Keep happy when the weather’s fair,
Hum with the cheerful throng.
Be glad that God has let you share
The joys of sun and song.
Keep happy when the weather’s wet
The sun may hide today;
But back of the cloud’s, I’ll bet,
He’s smiling, anyway.
A favorite of Mrs. W. J. Wade.
G. O. Helm, general agent for the
Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance
company, was high point man in a
contest held by the company in May.
Mr. Helm is a brother to Mrs. Lil-
lian Slay, of Groom.
Mr. Helm has been an agent for
the company in Amarilllo since some-
time in 1940.
which he would take and he said the
million.”
Mrs. Dr. Fields: “That’s all right.
He knew if he had the million, you’d
be easy.”
By MADISON FIELDS
Barnett-Fieldis Grain Co.
This is a very unusual situation
regarding storage space for wheat,
A dime out of every
dollar we earn
is OUR QUOTA
for VICTORY with
U.S. WAR BONDS
AND
Otherwise
and this is the first time to receive
a premium for being first. ,
U. S. Treasury Department
Be sure to purchase your Defense
Bond by the last day of this month
as it will count as if you had pur-
West Texas was a shallow connential Know About the Maximum Price Re-
sea 250,000,000 years ago, and an an- l gulation." No such sales solicitation
cient land which they termed Llanoria has been authorized by OPA. Copies
extended far into the region now oc- l of the pamphlet may be had free up-
cupied by the Gulf of Mexico. on request from an OPA office.
Deer, Mrs W. A. Bledsoe and daugh-
ters of Los Animas, Colorado, Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Tucker, Mrs. Sa-
fronie Jackson, Mrs. Mamie Williams
and Juanita.
son, Nadine Dickerson, Jack Martin,
Virginia Gill, and the sponsors, Mrs.
L. E. Godwin and Mrs. Ray Jones.
would make a good trapeze artist—
judging from from the way she can
stay on a telephone wire.
Mrs. C. R. Slay: “Can you keep a
.secret?”
Blanche Redus: “I can; but it is
just my luck to tell things to others
who can’t.”
Your postoffice box rent is now
due and should be paid by the last
day of this month. It will help a lot
if you will pay this week.
a member
OVER THE TOP
FOR VICTORY
with
UNITED STATES WAR
BONDS-STAMPS
on Tuesday June 30.
This is the fifth registration of
! World War No; 2, and an estimated
220,000 young Texans will register.
The registrant will be careful to
give an address that will reach him
at the earliest possible moment..
J. M. Britten asked that all men in
Groom that are to register on June
30th., meet in Groom at 9 a. m. and
I arrange rides to Panhandle with as
I few cars as possible making the trip.
world if our mouths
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By MARY KEENAN
THESE LITTLE THINGS
A little bit of something lovely;
A little bit of something gay;
A little note of happy music;
A little quiet time to pray,
All go to make a joyous day.
A little bit of human kindness;
A little touch of gentle grace;
A little look of calm devotion;
And of humor, just a trace,
All go to make a lovely face.
A little bit of tender mercy;
Friendship in a time of trial,
A little love for those who sorrow
And a smile for those who smile,
All go to make a life worthwhile.
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but it is also an unusual war. We
Poo • have telephoned all the storage
new | houses from Kansas City to Hous-
Rev. Godwin calls his wife, a hu- | Clellan where a picnic was held,
man dynamo because everything she ; Members going on the picnic were:
tending were: Kathryn Stapp, Jua-
only five bucks and must be on by I nita Williams, Dorothy Britten,
the first. Annie Marie Looten, Georgia Quirk,
The space we have booked, includ-
has -raised ing space in our four elevators, is
Jack Pool: “Doctor, what I need
is something to stir me up—some-
thing to put me in fighting trim.
Did you put anything like that in
this prescription?”
Loretta Weems, Dora Jean Britten,
Edith Swafford and Mrs. Bernard
Ragsdale.
A few club news items that were
from two to three weeks old when
turned in to the News office were
left out because of their old age.
Club news should be in turned in
not more than one week after date
of meeting.
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A family reunion was held Friday
afternoon and evening when rela-
tives of B. A. Franklin met in his
home and had a chicken supper.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Irl Smith and children of Pampa,, Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Franklin of Pampa,
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Franklin and
children of White Deer, Mrs. W. A.
Vance and children of Pratt, Kan-
sas, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Franklin
and children of Groom, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Nix and Darline of Groom, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Franklin of Knox-
ville, Tennessee, and Henry Kolb of
Pampa.
The Summer Homemaking class
met last Wednesday, June 17, for the
first meeting of the summer. New
dish towels were hemmed and later
refreshments were served. Those at-
chased it on the first of this month. Peggy Godwin, Vernice Long, Geo.
-------- Benson Ketter, Earl Gene Fredrik-
when our heads do—says J. W.
Knorpp.
is filled it looks like the only way
we can receive wheat is for the
sticker for your car or truck. It’s
we have plenty of places to go with
wheat that is sold.
The present indications are—there
will not be sufficient room for
wheat that is sold. If you have gran-
ery room on your farm, you should
fix same to hold your wheat in com-
OPA PAMPHLETS ARE FREE
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Office of Price Administration of-
ficials are asking retailers through-
out the Southwestern region to re-
port any persons who offer to sell
them copies of a government bullet-,
in, “What Every Retailer Should
cream and
Fifth Registration
Panhandle, June 30
All men that were born on or after
January 1, 1922, and on or before
June 30, 1924, will register at the
only registration place in Carson
county—the First National Bank
Building in Panhandle. The men are
to register between 7 o’clock in the
morning and 9 o’clock in the evening,
Boasting of her good memory,
’Vesta Johnson claims the first im-
portant happening that she can re-
member was the inauguration of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Ten people hurry to catch up
where one hurries to get ahead, says
Aunt Minnie Eschle.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
In obedience to the order of the
Board of Equalization, regularly
convened and sitting, notice is here-
by given that said Board of Equali-
zation will be in session at its regu-
lar meeting place in the town of
Panhandle, Carson County, Texas, on
Wednesday, the 15th day of July, A.
D. 1942, for the purpose of determin-
ing, fixing and equalizing the value
of any and all taxable property
located in Carson County, Texas, for
taxable purposes for the year 1942.
and any and all persons interested
or having business with said Board
are hereby notified to be present.
C. P. McCollough, County Clerk,
it cost Betty Martin $50.00 to
have her family tree looked up, and
$25.00 more to have it hushed up.
Highlighting the social activities
of the month was the party given
by Mrs. S. K. Roach on Thursday,
June 18th., when members of / the |
Entre Nous Club and guests were
entertained.
The entertaining rooms were
cheerful with fragrant sweet peas
and rosebuds.
A short business session was held
with Mrs. W. S. Jones presiding.
The club voted to disband for the
summer months and to resume its
activities again in October. Mrs. C.
D. Kunkel will entertain the club on
the first meeting date in October.
At the close of the afternoon love-
Ladies of the community a"e again
worked only ' reminded to be present Monday, June
pliance with the government loan.
The market at present is about 15c
under the government loan. This
could be cheap compared to putting
wheat on the ground if we should
have another wet spell.
It must and will be our policy to
receive wheat for government loan
as long as we can store same; after
that if farmers desire to sell and we
can find a place for sold wheat, we
will be glad to take it. So if you see
us receiving wheat after some have
been stopped who were storing for
government loan, you may be sure
Tom t/ie
Mrs. Crowell Dies in A
Pampa Hospital Sunday
Mrs. Anna Luella Crowell, 60 years
old, wife of C. W. Crowell of north
Groom, died after a major operation
at 6 o’clock Sunday evening in Pam-
pa. Mrs. Crowell became sick Tues-
day of last week and was taken to
a Pampa hospital.
Mrs. Crowell was bom July 13,
1881 in Arkansas, and was married
August 2, 1910.
Mrs. Crowell came, to the Panhan-
We regret very much that this
seems to be the situation with us
now.
Hope it will help you with your
marketing problem, and that we will
have peace and normality in handl-
ing all future crops.
REX SCHAFFER GETS
LONE STAR FARMER DEGREE
Rex Schaffer, Groom FAA boy,
received his Lone Star Farmers de-
gree after he had made his applica-
tion to the State Committee at New
Braunfels where the state FEA con-
vention was held. There were 50
boys from area one to receive the
degree out of 2800 boys.
This degree is given to a/limited
number of boys who have done out-
standing project and FFA work dur-
ing three years that they have tak-
en Vocational Agriculture.
Complete story next week.
concerning this important fight
against high prices on the Home
Front: The March ceiling over prices
must not be punctured. Price indexes
next month, and the other months
to come for the duration must not
rise.
Toward that end, the OPA reports
that considerable progress is being
made in its efforts to help retailers
understand how to comply with the
price control regulations. For two
weeks the OPA has been checking on
how the retailers are marking their
prices on cost-of-living commodities,
and the inspectors are reporting that
on each additional day of the survey
they are finding better compliance,
and better understanding of the re-
gulations than the day before.
Thousands of copies of the pamp-
hlet, “What Every Retailer Should
Know About the General Maximum
Price Regulation,” have been distri-
buted, and the OPA has one for
every retailer who wants to write in
for it. The pamphlet will help the re-
tailer to understand all of the things
he must do in this battle against
See, HOME FRONT, Back Page
Mr. Jeff Gray has informed us
that the $5 Federal automobile use
stamps are for sale at the postof-
fice. It is necessary that all cars
show this new stamp after July 1.
The $5 stamp will replace the $2.09
sticker that is good until July 1.
They are red instead of green and
are gummed on the face so that they
may be placed on the windshield.
The postmaster urged that all car
owners get their stickers now to
avoid the last minute rush.
Lake McClellan To
Celebrate July 4th
Lake McClellan will celebrate the
Fourth of July with a water* carnival
Saturday, July 4th.
The day’s activities will consist of
boat races for 16, 22 and 33 horse
power motors and a free for all race.
The races will start promptly at 2:30
p. m.
Surf board riding and water ski
exhibitions will follow the races. Also
a casting tournament for all fisher-
men of the Panhandle will be held at
the boat house at 3:30 p. m. There
will be two divisions in the bourna-
ment, one for distance and one for
accuracy. No entrance fee will be
charged. Both ladies and gentlemen
are invited to take part.
The McClellan Boat Club will
sponsor a dance Saturday night at
the recreation hall. Music will be by
“The Prairie Ramblers.” Dancing will
start at nine thirty.
Fishing for all kinds of fish will
open at Lake McClellan July 1st.
There are plenty of boats and
fishing tackle for rent at the lake.
Plane now to spend a safe and en-
joyable Fourth at Lake McClellan.
life time.—Last Friday J. F.
brought in the first load of
of the Presbyterian church since
early childhood, and was an active
member of the Home Demonstration
Club and Community Club.
N. S. Grigs and Sons are in
charge of funeral arrangements and
interment will be made in the Groom
Cemetery.
Rev. Bratcher will be assisted by
Bro. Ed Spillman and Rev. Godwin
in the funeral sermon at the Meth-
odist church at 3. o’clock Thursday
evening.
The survivors are Clara Jo, the
only daughter, and Lee, Claude, Cpl.
George R. and Austin, and the hus-
band, C. W. Crowell.
The Pallbearers are J. M. Britten,
Jim Eschle, Tempel Slay, Dan Cas-
sie, John Ray and Ben Shockley.
The Senior young people’s class of I
the Groom Baptist church went to i
Lake McClellan, Thursday, June 18,
where they had a picnic. Games were
enjoyed by everyone.
At the supper hour a picnic lnch
and roasted weiners was . served to
the following:
Iris Unsell, Leroy Frederikson,
Elois Martin, Bill Burgin, Mildred.
Calliham of Conway, Raymond
Smith, J. C. Whatley, Richard Hall,
Walter C.
Cheering news about the war on
the Home Front here in the South-
west was issued this week.
A brake has been applied to rising
living costs. Price control is working.
For the first time since November
1940, the periodic cost-of-living in-
dex failed to show an increase over
the preceding month. In fact, the in-
dex for June shows a slight decrease
from May prices.
Making the announcement, official
in the Southwest region office of
Price Administration gave all the
credit for this initial victory to the
General Maximum Price Regulation
vzhich went into effect May 18.
Nationally, a survey of prices in
representative cities showed a net
advance of eight-tenths of one per
cent in total living costs between
mid-April and mid-May, but from
mid-May to the beginning of June
there was a drop of one-tenth of one
per cent.
In Houston, food prices declined
1.2 percent from May 15 to June 2.
In Kansas City, they dropped nine-
tenths of one per cent. An increase
of two-tenths of one per cent was
shown in St. Louis.
But, showing what was happening
when the OPA ordered that prices
shall not rise higher than they were
in March, 1942, average living costs
on June 2, 1942, were 10.8 per cent
hgher than they were when war
broke out in Europe.
Leo Britten says this actually
happened to his political uncle down
in Arkansas.
Doctor: “I have to report sir, that
you are the father of triplets.”
Political Uncle: “Impossible! I’ll
demand a recount.”
PANHANDLE, TEXAS
JUNE 22, 1942.
The Groom News,
Groom, Texas.
Dear Mr. Johnson:
I enclose a copy of Notice of
Equalization meeting which you will
please run in the next two issues of
your paper.
I also enclose my check for $3.00
to have you set up my subscription
for a couple of years — I like the
Grooms News and your “Facts and
otherwise” column, alone, is well
worth the subscription price.
With kindest regards, I remain,
Yours very truly,
C. P. McCollough.
You, you, you, can join the attacks on Tokyo by saving at
least 10% of your pay in War Bonds—by joining your com-
pany’s pay-roll savings plan today or going to your local
bank or post office and buying War Savings Bonds—at least
10% of your pay—every pay day.
Remember you can start buying War Bonds by buying War
Stamps for as little as 10c and that you get a $25 War Bond
3
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22, when Mrs. Ruth Perry, county
home demonstrator, will demonstrate
how to prepare and put food in cold
storage lockers.
The time is three o’clock, and the
place is at the Community Club
house.
Zoah Mae asked the saleslady while ] Members of the family of Mrs.
Harvest was officially started in
the Groom Area last Friday, June
19, when J. F. Pool, from south of
town, came in with the first load of
wheat. His wheat tested 60 pounds
to the bushel. Mr. Pool was award-
ed a $5 premium for being the first
farmer in with his wheat.
Barnett-Fields Elevator received
wheat last Friday from Van Earl
Steed, Benton Moreman and S. K.
Roach. Their tests ran from 58 to 61.
Bernard Britten brought in two
loads of wheat Saturday that tested
57. His wheat was received by the
Farmers Grain and Implement Co.
Harvest was slated to get into full
swing Monday of this week, but due
to light rain Sunday night, had to be
delayed. Tuesday was also a little too
wet. By the last of this week, the
harvest season will be in high if old
man weather permits such.
Local farmers are having a hard
time finding harvest hands this sea-
son. Most of the men and boys are
either in the army or in defense
work. If anyone in town finds that
he has more time on his hands than
he should have—he had better hide
himself, or some of the wheat grow-
ers will have him working in the hot
sunshine.
Most of the wheat is being stored,
that is if storage space can be found.
It is understood that the cash price
of wheat is 92c per bushel.
LETTER TO THE NEWS
wheat. John Ray handled the wheat ' ton, we think, in search of storage
and paid a $5.00 premium for the for Government Loan wheat, and
, • I have found very little space.
first load.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hess were
notified early Sunday of the sudden
deather of Mrs. Hess sister and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Moore Stew-
art of Oakland, California. They were
in a car wreck. Mrs. Hess left
Groom Sunday afternoon to go to
California.
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Results of the survey ‘n the South
west were announced by Dr. Arthur
A. Smith, regional price economist
of the Bureau of Lanor Statistics
assigned to the region OPA office
at Dallas.
“Assuming that this survey shows
what is happening throughout all
cities of the nation there is every in-
dication that the general maximum
price regulation is having a positive
effect,” Dr. Smith said.
This is the first time in 19 months
that an increase in living costs over
the montn before was nor shown.
Even so, one victory dicesn’t win
a war. That goes for the Home
Front the same way it does for the
War Production Front and for the
battle fronts where the actual fight-
ing is being waged.
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When developments showed that
things are beginning to look up on
the War Production Front, WPB
officials cautioned that there can be
no let down. Instead, our efforts and
our production and our sacrifices
must be increased—and increased
again and again.
The same caution must be voiced
Billy Louise Hodges: "I think Troy
is horried. I asked him if he had to
choose between me and a million, i
IB Groom Nets
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YOU, Too,
CAN SINK U-BOATS
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I United States War Savinqs Bonds Stamps
Seibert Worley of Austin, S. L. Tis-
dale of Tenn., and Miss Oma Barnett
of Clovis, N. M. Members were Mes-
dames C. L. Ledwig, Art Barnett, E.
R. Hess, Van Earl Steed, Lillian Slay,
W. S. Jones, Mary Keuhler, Benton
Moreman, Morris Knorpp, C. D. Kun-
kel and the hostess.—Mes. C. D.
Kunkel, reporter.
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Johnson, Leon M. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1942, newspaper, June 25, 1942; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1416082/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.