The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1940 Page: 1 of 12
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Sixty-Fourth Year—Number 37.
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, Thursday, December 12, 1940.
Twelve Pages Today
87 Per Cent of
Cotton Growers
Support Quotas
Program In State and
Nation Wins by
Wide Margin
Wood County farmers voted
87 per cent favorable in the
cotton growers' fourth market-
ing quota referendum last Sat-
urday, and the 1941 program
was approved by the largest
percentage of voters since the
first referendum in 1938.
The vote in Wood County,
however, was the smallest yet
cast in a marketing quota ref-
erendum. The total count was
1,547 with 1,346 voting "yes"
■fj&nd 196 voting "no."
Almost complet returns re-
vealed that over the nation
92.7 per cent of the growers
favored the marketing quotas
for 1941, according to reports
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration. All states vot-
ed afovarble, and the vote in
Texas was 117,897 for and 16,-
415 against.
In the first marketing quota
referendum in March, 1938, 2,-
519 farmers voted, with 89 per
cent favoring the program. In
the second vote in December,
1938, 1,966 ballots were cast
with a 71 per cent favorable
"fcrajority. The third vote, tak-
en in December, 1939, for 1940
carried 77 per cent favorable
with 1,676 growers voting. This
year's percentage is two less
than the record first year when
89 per cent of the growers sup-
ported the program.
In Mineola the vote was 146
for, 9 against, with two bal-
lots challenged.
The official vote by com-
munities, as released by Roy D.
McMillan, Wood Cunty AC A
secretary, follows:
Community Yes No. Total
Hawkins 91 7 98
Crow 37 0 38
Little Hope 57 1 58
Mills 34 11 45
Stout 44 12 56
Mineola -— 146 9 157
Golden 34 4 38
Quitman 291 31 234
Winnsboro 227 37 264
Cartwright 38 2 40
Alba 119 43 162
Yantis 93 9 102
Pleasant Grove - 58 11 69
Hainesville 15 10 25
Rock Hill 23 3 26
Oak Grove 39 6 45
Total 1346 196 1547
Included in the above were
four challenged ballots.
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Soil Meeting
Set for Tuesday
At High School
J. R. Hall, instructor in voca-
tional agriculture at Mineola
High School, will conduct a
district Soil Conservation meet-
ing here Tuesday night, Dec.
17.
, meeting will be held in
the^agriculture class room at
the high school Tuesday night
at 7:30 o'clock, and all interest-
ed are invited to attend.
Family Night Held
At Christian Church
Family night was held Wed-
nesday night at the Central
Christian Church. Christmas
decorations were used through-
out the church.
Chicken and dressing was
served to about thirty or thir-
ly-five guests. Family night is
held the second Wednesday
night in each month. Members
are urged to come and bring
thejlfc families. Visitors are al-
ways welcome.
o —
BUILDING NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McNeal
are ttfMapleting a new home on
Unl*wsity Street.
THESE JACKET GRIDMEN CARRIED 1940 COLORS FOR M.H.S.
■.
Here are the boys who made
up the 1940 Yellow Jacket
football squad at Mineola
High School. The team com-
pleted a fairly successful sea-
son, losing two conference
games but making a serious
threat for the district cham-
pionship. The title odds went
against the Jackets when they
lost a thriller, 7-9, to the
champion Grand Saline In-
dians.
In the photo, left to right,
are: FRONT ROW—J. O.
Phillips, Vernon Lindley, Ben
Copass, Homer Hughes, Jim-
my Dodson, J. K. Smith, Frank
Smith, Homer Smith, E. H.
Felts, Paul Babb, and Elmer
Bunn, student manager.
SECOND ROW—Head Coach
Paul Snow, Bud Babb, Jack
Payne, John Hallmark, Chas.
Moody, Jay Shelburne, Jimmy
Brotherton, B. A. Parrish,
Bobby McCreary, John Sewell
and Line Coach C. S. Rob-
nett.
BACK ROW—Don Bradley,
Jack Jordan, Thurman Alex-
ander, Billy Parker, Billy
Fortune, Paul Neyman, Chas.
Williams, Charles Sims, Alvis
Coleman, and Pete York.
—Artcraft Photo
Fire Department
Is Badly In Need
Of More Recruits
The Mineola Fire Depart-
ment is badly in need of more
men, Chief Wesley Lott re-
vealed this week. The depart-
ment's roll of single men has
been seriously depleted by the
military draft, and a number
of recruits are needed to fill
their places.
Particularly is there need for
single men to stay in the fire
department dormitory in the
new city hall. The city com-
mission has said that furni-
ture for the dormitory will not
be bought until five men are
found to stay in the building.
Young men interested in join-
ing the department are urged
to apply to Chief Lott.
o
Southern Gas Co.
Seeks Franchise
To Operate Here
The City Commission this
week granted the Southern Gas
Company permission to make
a canvass of the town for
prospective customers. If a
sufficient number of patrons
agree to purchase gas from the
new company to justify install-
ation of the system here, the
Commission will then discuss
terms for granting the com-
pany a franchise, Mayor J. C.
McGlothlin stated.
A customer's contract has been
made up which the company's
agents will present to Mineola
residents.
Section two of this contract
calls for the sale of natural
gas at the following rates:
First 200 cubic feet, 80 cents;
next 2,800 cubic feet, 54 cents
per thousand; next 7,000 cubic
feet, 48 cents p>er thousand;
and all additional gas used at
40 cents per thousand cubic
feet. Minimum bill $1 month-
ly-
Date of the canvass has not
been announced.
o
More Rain, Colder
Weather Forecast
Commander Reports
Armistice Fund Balance
Commander Grover C. Smith
of the Luckett Cochran Post
has announced Mineola's 1940
Armistice Day celebration a
financial success.
His opinion is based not on
the fact that the Post came
out with a cash balance of
$75.81, but on the assumption
that all money spent for prep-
arations and entertainment
produced favorable results and
also on the fact that out of
$253.69 spent on the celebra-
tion only $18.17 was spent out-
side of the Mineola trade ter-
ritory.
This $18.17 went to the East
Texas Engraving Company at
Tyler.
Nearly $60 was given away
in cash prizes in contests and
in the parade, and the balance
was spent for necessary ex-
penses. Contributions amount-
ed to $329.50, and expenses
totaled $253.69, leaving a bal-
ance of $75.81. There may still
be one or two small bills which
have not come in, Mr. Smith
Early Mailing
Prevents Delay,
Postmaster Warns
Shop early and mail early!
This is the advice given Christ-
mas shoppers here by Postmas-
ter D. S. Lankford.
Every year the mails are
congested with Christmas mail,
and the postmaster pointed out
that the best insurance against
delay of gift packages is early
mailing.
The Christmas rush is not
fully under way yet in the lo-
cal office; however, the rush
is expected to begin within the
next few days.
o
Jaycee Dance
Tickets On Sale
East Texas is in for more
rain and somewhat colder wea-
ther Friday and over the week-
end, government weather bu-
reau forecasts predict.
Rain in the extreme northern
portions of East Texas is like-
ly to turn to snow.
said, but most of the expense
has been accounted for.
Thanks Donors.
The Commander spud the
Luckett Cochran Post appre-
ciated the active and financial
support given by citizens of the
town in an effort to make the
celebration a success. One of
the largest crowds of recent
years came to town despite the
cold weather of preceding days.
The list of cash donors fol-
lows:
First National Bank, Machine
Shop, J. H. Sharp & Son, Select
and LeRoy, City of Mineola,
Southwestern Gas & Electric
Co., United Gas Corporation,
Fair Dry Goods Store, Cum-
mer-Graham Company, Brazel-
ton Lumber Co., Sam Weitz, Dr.
Pepper Bottling Co., A. & P.
Grocery, Jumbo Grocery, Shiv-
ers Pharmacy, Mineola Moni-
tor, J. H. English, Service Drug,
B. L. Campbell, Safeway Gro-
cery, Perry Bros., Wood Co.
Cotton Oil Co., Brookshire Bros.,
Paul Smith.
Devenport Variety Store, Ser-
vice Cleaners, R. H. Coleman,
Mineola Wholesale Grocery,
Collins Man Shop, Caudles Cafe,
Lott & Son, Flynt's Jewelers,
A. W. Fulcher Co., C. E. Rev-
elle, Millers Man Shop, H. L.
Lott, E. A. Reeves, Collins Bak-
(See REPORT, Page 8)
Rural Electric
Lets Contract On
125 Miles of Lines
Board to Call
21 White Men
On January 13
The next call for men for
military training under the
Selective Service System will
be made Jan. 13, Willis G. Jer-
nigan, chairman of the local
board, announces. On this date
twenty-one white men will de-
part for camp from Wood
County.
There will be no December
call because of the lack of
camp facilities. However, it
was pointed out that January
will have thee calls. And the
fifth call will be made in Feb-
ruary.
The local board expects most
of the first January call to be
filled by volunteers; however,
after this quota has been filled
it is expected that the draft
will have to be put into ef-
fect.
o
Jay cees Discuss
Organization of
"Flying Club"
Tickets are now on sale for
the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce Christmas dance.
Loyal Crumley, in charge of
the sales, pointed out that the
pasteboards are only $1 on ad-
vance sales, while admission at
the gate will be $1.25. The
dance will be held Saturday
night, Dec. 21, at the * high
school gymnasium with Ernie
Pritchard and his orchestra
furnishing the music.
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Try a Monitor Classified.
The Wood County Rural
Electric Thursday morning let
a contract for the construction
of 125 miles of additional REA
lines in this district, V. B.
Shaw, superintendent, announc-
ed
The contract was let to Rein-
hardt & Donovan, an Okla-
homa firm. Construction on
the additional lines, which will
extend into Wood, Van Zandt,
Smith, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus,
i and Camp Counties, is expected
to get under way shortly after
January 1.
o
A. M. HORTON DIES
A. M. Horton, for many
years a resident of Wood Coun-
ty, died Thursday morning at
his home near Quitman. Funer-
al services were not known here i
Thursday afternoon.
o
Maj. Robert Coleman, now
stationed in Dallas, spent last
week-end at his home here.
Loyal Crumley and Wilson
Aaron are members of a ways
and means committee to pres-
ent plans to the Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce for the or-
ganization of a Jaycee Flying
Club.
Mr. Crumley said plans for
the club call for the signing of
twenty-five flyers and students
who will have access to a cub
plane to be purchased by the
organization. He pointed out
that a member of the flying
club need not necessarily be a
member of the Jayoees.
Only members will be allow-
ed use of the plane. The flying
instructions for students will
cost about $50, Mr. Crumley
said.
Persons wishing to join the
club are urged to contact either
Mr. Crumley or Mr. Aaron.
o
Longview Minister
Talks to Rotarians
Permits Point to
Development of
Hawkins Field
Fred Morrison
Named Captain
Of Cage Team
Fred Morrison, letterman
forward and one of the main
cogs in the Yellow Jacket bas-
ketball team this season, was
elected captain by the squad
for the season.
Tying for runner-up honors
were Homer Smith and Frank
Morrison, who were named sub-
captains.
E. G. Marshall
Of Tyler Fifth
Sunday Speaker
E. G. Marshall of Tyler,
deputy state school superin-
tendent of this district, will be
the principal speaker at the
regular meeting of the Wood
County Men's Fifth Sunday
Bible Class at Yantis Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 29.
Mr. Marshall has an excel-
lent reputation as a speaker
and is expected to deliver an
interesting message, said J. H.
English, president of the class-
No. 1 BeckhamSets
1,500 Feet Casing
Field Grows As Plans
Made for Seven
Wells
Safe Crackers
Steal $130 In
Wednesday Raid
Professional safe crackers
broke into three Mineola busi-
ness houses early Wednesday
morning and got away with
approximately $130 in cash.
Between $50 and $75 was
taken from the safe in Rape's
Grocery, and a raid on the
Southwestern Gas & Electric
Company safe netted $69. Five
or six cartons of cigarettes
were also taken from Rape's.
The Service Drug Store was
the third place entered, but
the thieves were unable to get
into the Service safe after
knocking off the knob. Inves-
tigating officers said the thieves
probably became frightened and
left without finishing the job.
No merchandise was found to
have been stolen from the drug
store.
The Service is wired for a
burglar alarm, but because of
several recent false alarms it
had been shut off for the last
few nights.
A finger-print expert from
the State Highway Depart-
ment Tyler office examined
the stores but found no prints.
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Three Accidentally
Burned at Hawkins
Another drilling permit was
granted this week for the
prospective Hawkins field in
southeastern Wood County. The
permit, which is the latest for
seven announced wells in the
area, was granted in the name
of H. H. Knox of Kilgore, and
the test will be the No. 1 G. B.
Lynch, located on the division
line between Lots 18 and 19 in
the Brewer survey, Hawkins
townsite.
A permit was obtained last
week by B. B. Orr for his No.
1 L. G. Robbins, lots 16 and 17,
Brewer s rvey. Bobby Manziel,
who drilled the No. 1 F. M.
Morrison discovery, has also
announced that he plans to drill
four more wells in the area.
Manziel's No. 1 Morrison was
reliably reported to be capable
of pumping about 100 barrels
or better a day. A gauge of the
flow early in the week showed
considerable salt water.
Surface Casing Set.
Operations at the Sells Petro-
leum Company's No. 1 J. I*.
Beckham, five and a half miles
northeast of Mineola on the
western edge of the Hainesrille
salt dome, was shut down after
setting 1,500 feet of surface cas-
ing. Date of resumption ot
activity was not given.
The No. 1 Beckham is being
drilled by the Delta Drilling
Company of Tyler to a con-
tracted depth of 6,500 feet;
however, there is a possibility
that operators may decide to
continue past 8,000.
Yellow Jacket
Cagers To Play 1
In Gladewater
The Rev. Fred Few, pastor
of the First Methodist Church
at Longview, was guest speak-
er of the Rotary Club here
Tuesday. His subject was
Neighborliness.
Several visiting Rotarians
were present from Longview
and Gladewater, and State
Senator T. C. Chadick of Quit-
man was a guest.
Willie Jo Johnson, daughter
of Mrs. Ila Mooney who resides
near Hawkins, and Nancy Aleen
Landrum, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Landrum of Seago-
ville, were painfully burned last
Sunday morning at the Mooney
home when their clothing acci-
dentally caught fire as they
came too near an open fire-
place.
Mrs. Landrum was also burn-
ed about the hands and arms
in trying to rescue the child-
ren. Both Mrs Landrum and
her daughter were taken to
Baylor Hospital in Dallas for
treatment. Mrs. Mooney and
Mrs. Landrum are sisters of
Mrs. R. M. Turbeville.
Coach Paul Snow will leave
tomorrow with his Yellow
Jacket basketball team for
Gladewater where the team will
enter the Gladewater Invita-
tin Tournament.
The Jackets have played one
game, trouncing the Edgewood
Bulldogs, 24-12, here last Fri-
day night. The team will play
its first round opponent Friday
afternoon and return for the
annual football banquet here
that night.
Coach Snow said his starting
line-up would probably include
T. W. Vance and Fred Mor-
rison, forwards: Frank Morri-
son at center, and J. K. and
Homer Smith, guards. Also
expected to make the trip are
Tommie Lindley, Jimmie Dod-
son, John Hallmark, and Bob
Talley.
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E. J. Cooper Loses
Suits To Thief
E. J. Cooper, proprietor of the
Mineola Feed & Hatchery, lost
two suits and other articles of
clothing when a thief entered
his room some time Tuesday
night.
Mr Cooper resides at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Nuss on East Broad Street.
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HOME DEFENSE GUARD
A Texas Home Defense com-
pany is being organized at Gil-
mer, and last Saturday the
quota of sixty-four members
was reached.
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The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1940, newspaper, December 12, 1940; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299035/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.