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THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
NOVEMBER 24, 1950
PAGE FOUR
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AMERICANS GIVE
For their
Many
Blessings
How small our few troubles
appear in comparison with
the weight of misery which
has descended upon the
peoples of many other lands.
Within the circle of our
security, life still goes on in
a civilized manner, and even
the poorest of us is rich
enough to enjoy liberty and
to command justice. Let us
be thankful.
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No business will be transacted by
this bank on Thanksgiving Day.
The Bank to Bank With
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RIVERSIDE
Drive in Theatre
Come as You Are and
Sit in Your Car
Wed. and Thurs., Nov. 22-23
‘Buccaneer's Girl"
Starring
Yvonne De Carlo and
Phillip Friend
Technicolor
Fri. and Sat./N
Big Double Fe
«Ma and Pa
24-25
ttle'
Starring
Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbrice
and
"Stage Coach"
Starring
John Wayne
CAPITOL THEATRE IS
SELECTED FOR EARLY
SHOWING OF "DALLAS"
Theatre goers will be pleased to
know that the Capitol Theatre,
Meridian, has been selected as
one of a group of theatres to show
that Giant Southwest Premiere,
"DALLAS", in advance of the
rest of the country.
How big can a picture be?
This one is said to be as big as
all Texas and for all Texas to see.
Warner Brothers’ “Dallas”, in
Technicolor, staring Gary Cooper,
Ruth Norman and Steve Cochran,
with Raymond Massey and Barbara
Payton, will be at the Capitol
Theatre on Sunday and Monday
nights, December 3rd and 4th.
Matinee Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock. No advance in prices of
admission. ,
See this big picture and you 11
remember “Long Reb” and his
“Border Lady” when all of Dallas
was a powder keg — they lit the
fuse.
Seventh Graders of
Local School Write
Thanksgiving Poems
The following poems were com-
posed by Seventh Grade pupils of
the Meridian school:
Thanksgiving Dinner.
By Altha Brandon
Wild turkey for Thanksgiving
Is what I like most.
But have no misgiving
If we only have chicken roast.
For you see I’m a poor shot.
I may hit, and I may not.
For dessert it’s pumpkin pie I
like best,
But it’s apple I may eat with zest.
Cause we didn’t have a very good
yield
Of pumpkins in our field.
Our apple trees grew and grew,
They’ll make a good pie for me
and you.
Turkey for Thanksgiving.
By Robert Clemons
On Thanksgiving we always have
to chase turkey around,
And sometimes you fall flat on
the ground.
The turkey runs round a bend,
And you stumble right in a pig
pen.
Then you see him chased by a pup,
And that’s all, brother, because
I give up.
Fixing Up the Turkey.
By Barbara Clemons
On Thanksgiving many turkeys
we will kill,
But it will be against their will.
They’ll run and gobble and squeek
and squak,
Until the day that they are caught.
And when they die witout a pain,
They’ll know that they’ve been
slain.
After you eat him as a roast,
You may think you see his ghost,
Because after you are tucked in
bed.
Feverish objects will dance in
your head.
Sun., Mon. and Tues.,
Nov. 26-27-28
"Annie Get
Your Gun"
Starring
Betty Hutton
Wed. and Thurs., Nov. 29-30
"Curtain Call at
Cactus Creek”
First Show: 630
Visit Our Snack S
Watch for Bank Night
and
Country Store Night
LOA NS
FARMS AND RANCHES
No Loan Too Large
We Have Saved Others Money
Why Not You?
IF YOU DESIRE TO SELL
Your Farm or Ranch, See Us
at Once, As We have
Cash Buyers
C. K. DURHAM
502 Amicable Bldg., Waco, Tex.
CACKLES
Views expressed in this column are those
of “Cackles” and are not to be taken as
the views or opinions of The Tribune.
On a fire loss you just can’t
at first realize how much you do
lose. Every day something else goes
on the inventory as burnt up.
We are going to be closed
Thursday and take our thanks-
giving and going to have a good
one. Hope you all enjoy yours as
much as we will. Boy, eat and
sleep is our program.
Still running full blast on turk-
eys at plant but think we will be
pretty well caught up this week
and can close a week before we
start on December run. If so we
will not dress the week of Novem-
ber 27 and open up week of Dec.4.
Weather been to warm for the
deer hunters. However the Ferrell
Ranch has got their share and
understand the Meridian Gang had
6 head by last Sunday.
Turkeys are awfully good this
year. Be sure and eat several.
Our merchants are going to
town on Xmas goods. Be sure and
do your Xmas shopping as soon
as you can as when they sell their
present stock they cannot replace
for some time to come.
If you have turkeys to sell see
us or give us the preference.
Court going on but not very
much rascality, and won’t be long
till the winners take over the
Court house and the losers will be
the winners as they get out in
private life. They may not think
so but its a fact.
4,000 ACRES OF
GRASS BURN UP
NEAR HAMILTON
A pasture fire which raged un-
controlled for six hours swept
grass and fences from 4,000 acres
of land in an area about four miles
east of town.
The fire was first spotted about
10 a.m. on a 1,500-acre ranch
owned by Mrs. Maude F. McEntire.
It spread from there to a ranch
owned by H. Petrey and Sons, who
have about 2,000 acres. There it
threatened a barn and several
other buildings before spreading
across another pasture and sweep-
ing the Ike Corner ranch.
Fire Marshall George Chambless
said the fire apparently started
near the Pottsville Road and
moved southward toward Highway
6 during the day. Bear Creek, to
the west of the area involved in
the fire, apparently saved other
pastures in that direction.
No livestock was thought to be
lost in the fire, but one of the
county’s most precious resources—
grass — was gone from the area.
The Soil Conservation Service there
estimates that 75 per cent of the
land in Hamilton County is in pas-
ture. Hamilton is in one of the
greatest beef-producing regions in
Texas.
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IREDELL ITEMS
By Stella Jones
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Mr. and Mrs. Harve Henderson
and two daughters, of Oklahoma
City, spent the week end here with
relatives and seeing old friends.
Mrs. T. M. Tidwell is in Fort
Worth in a hospital.
Miss Myrtle Chaffin of Dallas
spent a few days with her parents.
They were sick.
Mrs. Fannie Weeks of Wichita
Falls visited her sister, Mrs. Lee
Hudson, this week. While here
she visited Mrs. G. W. Chaffin.
Mrs. Odom, who teaches here,
vacated the Harris house and
moved to the rent house of Otis
Oldham. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery
and children, who had rooms with
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, have moved
to the Harris house. Mr. Everett,
Marie and Jimmie, who lived in
Miss Antwine’s, moved to the
Jones house, vacated by Mrs.
Squires.
While some children were play-
ing ball, the Landis girl slung the
bat and it hit Dorris Mitchell
over one eye. Was taken to the
Holt hospital and was there a day
or two. Had to take some stitches
in her head.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Self of
Dallas spent the week-end with
his mother, Mrs. Cunningham, and
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Landis.
Mrs. Albert Mize spent Wednes-
day in Valley Mills with her aunt,
Mrs. Hettie Duckworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson
and Judy spent the past Sunday
in Walnut with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Trotter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Owens of
Fort Worth spent the week-end
with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Thompson
and daughter, Joyce, of Waco,
spent the past Sunday with rel-
atives.
Mrs. Lee Mize has returned
from O’Donnell. Mr. Mize is work-
ing there.
Mrs. John Newman returned
Monday from Big Spring where
she visited a month. Mrs. Royce
Newsom brought her home and
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Parks, till Wednesday.
Mrs. Jesse White left Thursday
for Dallas to be at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. Olney Calvery,
who had a serious operation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tidwell re-
turned Friday night from Kansas
and other places where they visited
Mrs. Dorothy Kennedy and her
daughter. Mrs. Dooley and baby,
of Fort Worth, spent the week-
end with their parents and grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tid-
well.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath, who
lived in Dublin, have moved here.
They bought the residence of Oran
Sparks. They will live in the house
vacated by Mr. Everett and family
until they can get posession.
Mrs. Nola Wingren and grand-
son, Michael Wayne Wilson, of
Dallas, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patter-
son. Michael Wayne will remain
here for a month.
Misses Eleanor Helm and Bettye
Bradley, who are in college in
Denton, spent the week-end at
home.
Paul Patterson and a boy friend
from Dallas spent Sunday with
his parents. Paul had the bad luck
of having his car stolen and also
some clothes and his billfold. He
got the car and some of his clothes
back.
Rev. and Mrs. Wallace, Mrs.
Leola Helm, Mrs. Ralph Bradley,
High Honors for Texas 4-H‘ers
TTIGH HONORS were accorded 4-H‘ers recently for having the best
records in the 1950 National 4-H Dress Revue, Canning, Safety
and Poultry programs. Their awards—trips to the National 4-H Club
Congress, Chicago, Nov. 26-30, were provided by the program sponsors.
Highlights of their club careers are told below.
Have your Horses Shod at home.
Phone 9562, Cleburne. Burton
Merrill. adv-33p
4-H means “No Accidents” to
Earl Lloyd West, 14, of Memphis,
Farm and Home Safety champion.
His efforts to make home and farm
a safer place in which to live and
work, won for Earl the General
Motors trip award. Probably the
most ingenious of his safety
gadgets is a staff with a snap at
one end, which enables him to
catch an escaped bull without en-
tering the corral. Earl also built
a small door in the corral fence
which enables him to water the
bull without entering the stall.
Repairing gates, fences, and ma-
chinery, as well as checking fire
hazards inside and out, have made
his farm home a model for safety.
Through many radio and public
speeches, he has carried the cam-
Rock, has been in club work seven
years and completed 23 projects.
He always liked to raise chickens,
and concentrated especially on
this project. Learning the newest
methods and practices for poultry
and egg production enabled Fred
to raise a flock of 600 birds. Since
his father works for the highway
department Fred does the farm-
ing of 17 acres. He raises all of the
corn and hegari which is fed to
his chickens and his mother’s tur-
keys. He buys only growing and
laying mash. Traveling 17 miles
by bus to school every day, he has
to make every hour count. Fred is
president and leader of his 4-H
club, and has also won letters in
school athletics. Fred’s trip was
provided by Dearborn Motors.
Ask for Trades Day Tickets.
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Mrs. Jack Blakley and Mrs. Frank
Cunningham and Mrs. L. J. Simp-
son attended the district confer-
ence in Valley Mills Wednesday.
Mrs. Lou Sawyer visited in
Valley Mills Wednesday.
Mrs. Royce Mitchell and son, of
Garland, spent a few days this
week with her mother, Mrs. Little.
Miss Mittie Gordon visited rel-
atives in Hico this week.
Bobby Ray Freeman of El Paso
visited his mother, Mrs. Wingren,
of Dallas, this week. He and his
girl friend, Miss Margie Fountain,
also of Dallas, brought his mother
here and went on to Burnet and
spent the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Oldham
were in Dallas Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Patterson
and children and her mother, Mrs.
Joe Phillips, all of Hico, spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Oldham.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Bateman, a son, on Nov. 12;
weight 9 pounds and name is
Steve.
Mrs. Mary Cross and son, Mike,
of Arkansas, came in Friday to
the home of her mother, Mrs. C. A.
Mitchell.
E. A. Jackson has returned from
a visit to Fort Worth with his
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Whitley
and his sister, Miss Joyce Faye
Whitley, all of Dallas, spent the
week-end with their parents.
COMBINE FOR SALE — 7-ft.
Massey-Harris Combine with mo-
tor. Excellent condition. Geo.
Arthur, Meridian.
30-p
Miss Martha Ann Lomax re-
turned home Friday from Baylor
University where she is a senior
student. Miss Lomax was exempt
in her subjects and did not have
to return to Waco this week for
examinations.
SIX WEEKS OLD PULLETS
Fall Pullets make the Best Lay-
ers. We also have cockerels and
straight run. See Glen Rose Hatch-
ery, Glen Rose. Texas. ad-30c
ley. Kids!-,
Earl Lloyd West
SANTA CLAUS and His Reindeer
Will Be in Clifton, Saturday After-
noon, November 25, 2 p. m.
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A will have free gift pack-
ir all the youngsters and will
want to know what each youngster
wants for Christmas.
Real Live Reindeer — Don’t Miss Them!
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Geraldine
Campbell
Fred Fiebrich, Jr.
Ivy Kastner
paign for safety to the community. Long range food preservation
During four years in 4-H, Earl plans won for Ivy Kastner, 16, of
followed safety rules in carrying McDade, high honors in the Can-
out all of his projects. His exem- ning Achievement program. A 4-
plary record includes two years H’er for six years, she has com-
each as leader and president of his pleted 32 projects, and canning
local club. . has been her favorite. Because she
From the original design to the learned how to select and preserve
finished garment has proved both fruits, vegetables, poultry and
fascinating and rewarding to Ger- meat produced on the farm, Ivy
aldine Campbell, 15, of Graham, has been able to reduce the family
who was judged winner in the food bill considerably. Use of
Dress Revue program. Her dark home-canned food also provided
green cotton pima cloth dress is well balanced meals the year
made on simple lines. The cuffs, round. From the garden Ivy helps
pockets and belt are tucked to add plan, plant and care for, she has
interest. To complete her costume canned 1,960 jars of fruits and
she wears toast colored calf shoes, vegetables. The young homemaker
straw bag and string gloves. Ger- has made 60 canning exhibits, win-
aldine has been president of her ning many honors. She serves her
4-H Club for two years. In recog- local club as Junior Leader and is
nition of her abilities, Simplicity vice-president for the County 4-H
Pattern Co. sent Geraldine to the organization. For her fine record,
Club Congress—all expenses paid. Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. provided Ivy’s
Fred Fiebrich, Jr., 16, of Red, trip to Chicago.
All of these activities are conducted under the direction of the
Extension Service of the State Agricultural College and USDA co-
operating.
Mrs. S. M. Gate has returned to
her home in Paducah after a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Moffitt and Mr. Moffitt.
PIANO FOR SALE — if in-
terested see Mrs. Clifford Bird,
Walnut Springs. 30-c
Miss Dawn O’Brien and Mr. and
Mrs. Potts of Waco visited Mrs
E. H. Young and daughter, Sun-
day.
Card of Thanks.
Our heartiest thanks are ex-
tended the members of the Mer-
idian Fire Department who so
diligently fought the grass fire at
my place Tuesday morning. We
appreciate their fine work, which
saved us and our neighbors great
damage.— I. G. Maples.
FOR SALE — Home Comfort
Wood Cook Stove. W. C. Pall-
meyer, Steiner.
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CAPITOL
THEATRE
MERIDIAN TEXAS
Open Nites 6:20
Tuesday, 3:00
Sat. & Sun. 2:00
NEW SHOW PRICE FOR
ADULTS: 35c
Thursday & Friday, Nov. 23-24
SPECIAL for Thanksgiving Num-
ber 1 Bob Hope, Lucille Ball,
Bruce Cabot
in
FANCY PANTS
in Technicolor
The funniest successor to the Pale-
face ever brought to the screen.
The laughs are fast and funny.
Saturday Nov. 25
Tim Holt Heading for a fast ad-
venture in
DYNAMITE PASS
and
Roddy McDowall and Jeff Donnell
in
BIG TIMBER
adventure calls along the forest
trails.
Sunday and Monday, Nov. 26-27
Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jane
Wyatt, Mitzi Gaynor with some-
thing NEW in the entertainment
skies in
MY BLUE HEAVEN
in Technicolor
Their best since Mother 'Wore
Tights
Tuesday & Wednesday Nov. 28-29
Ann Sheridian, David Wayne,
Victor Mature
in
a STELLA
A gal (who tried to be good—is
that bad? A comedy in high gear,
with romance all the way.
Thursday & Friday Nov. 30 Dec. 1
THANKSGIVING SPECIAL NO.2
Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake,
Zachary Scott
in
PRETTY BABY
A rollicking Comedy full of mirth-
ful madness, when two guys and
a gal revolutionize the baby food
business and nearly wind up in
the soup.
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The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1950, newspaper, November 24, 1950; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1652856/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.