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Volume Sixty-Five—Number 41.
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, Thursday, January 9, 1941.
Eight Pages Today
Hawkins to Hold
Big Oil Celebration
Thomp son, Sadler,
Culberson to Speak
{Manziel Gasser,
No. 1 Lee Bell,
Threatens Crater
C. W. Cumbie To Be
In Charge of
Festivities
With three members of the
Texas Railroad Commission,
Ernest Thompson, Jerry Sad-
ler and Olin Culberson, sche-
duled as the principal speak-
ers, Hawkins "wttl celebrate on
Friday the coming of -oil which
has swelled this little hamlet
a day-time population esti-
^ted at jaearly 10,000. C. W.
rifei®'* Hawkins civic leader
in charge of the celebration,
ind^he will be assisted by the
lg committees: Program,
^H. Smith, E. S. Shoaf. and
Permit Smith; Arrangements,
rJohn Smith, Fred Ponder, and
Bill Cobb; Reception, Frank
Morrison, Bert Smith, and Hugh
Minshew.
The school grounds will be
the scene of a big barbecue at
noon with a full program plan-
jied for the afternoon.
^Big things are being plan-
ki for the once small town,
jady work has begun on a
prater system, a telephone
|ge is being installed, two
;r now serve Hawkins,
£h western Gas & Elec-
khas announced that
its will be installed
Je ir a possibility that
jas will be piped into
for domestic use.
headers are also talking
is for incorporation to com-
"plete the transformation into
a modern city.
*******
CHAIRMAN
C. W. CUMBIE
Alba Defeats
Winnsboro. 31-13,
To Win Tourney
Longview Lobos Win
In Consolation
Bracket
R. T. Bradford,
Pioneer Citizen,
Dies Wednesday
R. T. Bradford, 76, a resident
of Mineola for forty-three
years, died Wednesday at the
Dallas Medical and Surgical
Clinic after a lingering illness
a year. He is survived by
wife, one daughter, Mrs.
Bradford Nye of Dal-
son, Robert R. Brad-
| Tyler; three brothers,
lillips of Kingsville, Ar-
lur |"*hillips of Tyler, ?nd
;$ris Phillips of Edom; five
sisters, Mrs. Charlie Miller, Mrs.
Mack Boykin, Mrs. Sid Bell,
all of EO.om; Mrs. Jewette Stuart
Longview, and Mrs. Carl Al-
len of Choose Creek.
Mr. Bradford was born in
Smith County in 1865. He mar-
ried Mis3 Mattie Sikes in 1890.
An employe of the American
Express Company for thirty-
eight years, he retired in 1928
due to illness.
The funeral will be held at
the family residence Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with
jurial at the Rose Hill Ceme-
gry in Tyler. The Rev. H. M.
ird, pastor of th«j First Bap-
^t Church of Mineola, will
Pbnduct the services.
lycees Flying Club
Will Meet Friday
Jaycees Flying Club will
fiday night at 7:30
the English Chapel.
Ibers will discuss future
[the organization,
jividual interested in
to fly is invited to
Hart, editor of the
News and Journal,
sitor at The Monitor
lesday.
The Sixth Annual East Texas
Basketball Tournament was
Won Saturday night by the
Alba Eagles with a convinc-
ing 31-13 victory over the
Winnsboro cagers. Young was
high point man for the Alba
team with twenty points. Stokes
starred for Winnsboro, with a
total of eight points. The
Eagles were awarded a gold
trophy, and Winnsboro receiv-
ed ten gold basketballs for
second place in the major
bracket.
The Longview Lobos won out
in the consolation bracket with
a 34-14 victory over the team
from Winona. The award for
the Lobos was a silver trophy,
while Winona was rewarded
with ten silver basketballs.
The Mineola Yellow Jackets
reached the semi-finals in the
major bracket but were elim1
inated in a close game with
Alba, 21-19. The other semi-
finalist in the major bracket
was the Gladewater team. The
Bears were defeated in a close
game with Winnsboro, 13-11.
In a play-off for third place in
the major bracket Gladewater
beat the Yellow Jackets, 20-12.
Vance starred for Mineola, mak-
ing ten out of their twelve
points.
Union Grove forfeited to
Edgewood, giving the latter
third place in the consolation
bracket.
Aubrey French was awarded
a gold sportsmanship medal for
being team manager. Carrol
Vernon received the sportsman-
ship medal for players. T. W.
Vance of Mineola was also given
a medal.
Hollands worth Well
May Be Townsite
Producer
Previously tamed by the Kin-
j ley wild well crew of Houston
j after several days of blowing
i wild, the Bobby Manziel No. 1
: Lee Bell gasser began again
; Wednesday to blow and bubble
ga. through crevices almost
800 «;et from the well, and
there was a distinct possibility
that it might crater. Railroad
Commission agents took charge
of the well, located about three-
fourths of a mile northwest
of Hawkins, and contacted au-
thorities in Austin for a spe-
cial emergency order to cope
with the situation.
Attempting to relieve some
of the pressure that was forc-
ing the gas through fissures in
the ground, the Commission
agents prepared to open the
well at the casinghead. Roads
around the well were blocked,
and visitors were prohibited as
a precautionary measure.
A second townsite producer
seemed probable when the Hol-
landsworth Drilling Company
operation found the Woodbine
section high and continued to
drill. The well, No. 1 Rob-
bins, topped the Woodbine at
4,398 feet, which is fifty-one
feet higher than the Rotondi-
Cobb oiler. The Hollandsworth
test, at last report, had drill-
ed in to 4,440 feet, and plans
were being made to start cor-
ing at 4;475 feet.
Derrick was up and drilling
rig and mud pumps have been
trucked in and rigging is sche-
duled to be started on the Earl
Hollandsworth and E. C. John-
ston No. 1 Lynch, a west offset
to the Hollandsworth No. 1
Robbins, also in the Reece addi-
tion. The Hollandsworth firm
was said to be considered drill-
ing a third well soon, a semi-
wildcat about three miles west
of Hawkins and two miles west
of the Manziel No. 1 Bell, which
would be in the northeast cor-
ner of a tract in the C. R.
Patton survey.
Two weiis nave been spud-
ded in, one a south outpost
and the other a semi-wildcat
to the northeast. One mile
south of town the Walter Cold-
ston No. 1 Sun-Osborn, Cobb
survey, is u^der way toward
the Woodbine. About three
miles northeast of town is the
semi-wildcat, Edgar Johnston
and others No. 1 J. M. Green,
Moseley survey.
Thieves Enter
Three Homes,
Get Small Loot
Charles Parker
Of Quitman Dies
Charles F. Parker, 64, of
Quitman died Tuesday. He is
survived by his wife, three
daughters, Mrs. Fay Morris,
Mrs. Ima Sanders, and Mrs.
Dorris Hamrick, all of Quit-
man; and by two sons, Alvin
arker of Dallas, and J. W. Par-
ker of Quitman.
Mr. Parker was in business
in Quitman at the time of his
death, but had previously serv-
ed as a county official. A Ma-
son for many years, he was serv-
ing as secretary of the Quitman
lodge. He was a member of
the Baptist Church at Quit-
man.
The Rev. L. A. McKinney,
Baptist minister, officiated at
the burial in the Efcenezer
Cemetery.
Thieves were busy in Min-
eola Sunday night, entering at
least three homes, and attempt-
ing to enter another.
Mrs. Jonathan Russell's home
on North Johnson Street was
broken into and $5 was taken
from her purse Entrance was
also made into the L. B. Willis
residence, next door to the
Russell home. A few dollars
constituted the loot. Both rob-
beries were made between 2 and
3 o'clock in the morning Chief
of Police W. J. Ray said.
The J. H. Dennard home on
East Blair Street was also
broken into, and about $7 was
stolen.
Lewis Willeford reported that
two attempts were made to
enter his home on Newsome
Street, one at midnight and
1 one about 3 o'clock in the morn-
ing, but tnat both times the
, noise aroused him in time.
! Chief Ray made an immed-
i iate investigation after the
burglaries were reported, and
>aid that the streets and high-
ways were searched, but no
suspects were picked up.
o
Housing Bureau
Established by CC
The Chamber of Commerce
has set up a central housing
bureau under the direction of
Mrs. Ethel Cowan in the Revelle
insurance office. Mrs. Cowan
will keep a complete list of all
housing facilities in Mineola,
either residential or business,
with the price of the rent, the
names and addresses of the
owners, and other information
newcomes to Mirieola would
want to know.
There is no charge for this
service. People who have homes
Chamber of Commerce Is
Formed at Mass Meeting
Tomato Growers Will
Meet, Hear Barrios
Business Lea
Plan
Earl Barrios, T&P farm agent
and tomato culture expert, will
be the main speaker at the
tomato rally to be held in the
English Chapel Saturday after-
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Bar-
rios, in response to an invita-
tion to address the meeting,
said, "I will be glad to attend
your meeting, and do everything
possible to assist the farmers
in their tomato development."
All farmers who plan to grow
tomatoes for. the local green
wrap market are urgently re-
quested to attend. This year
is likely to be one of the big-
gest tomato-shipping years in
the history of the East Texas
market. While nineteen car- J
loads of green wrap tomatoes j business
Correspondent,
Former Mineolan,
Back In Texas
Taylor Henry, Associated
Press foreign correspondent in
Europe for the past three years,
just back in the United States,
will visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Henry of Palestine
this week. Mr. Henry former-
ly lived in Mineola and at-
tended school here. He is the
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Henry.
Mr. Henry was on duty
throughout the heaviest parts
of the siege of Britain and was
in Liverpool during a heavy
Nazi bombing. Recently he
were shipped from here during
the 1940 season, it is expect-
ed that this year's shipments
might possibly reach fifty car-
loads.
County Agent Jack D. Hud-
son and J. R. Hall, vocational
agriculture teacher in the high
school here, will also speak.
Plans are now being made to
have at least one more tomato
rally during the month of Jan-
uary.
Officers Chosen
Monday Night
By New C of C
The Board of Directors of the
newly formed Mineola Cham-
ber of Commerce met Monday
night after the meeting at
which the organization was es-
tablished.
Officers elected were: B. A.
Copass, president; Ocie Fair,
vice president; S. R. Cooper,
treasurer. Other men who make
up the Board of Directors are
D. E. Brooks, Dewey Minick, H.
G. Pegues, H. Watts, Sam Weitz,
passage back to this country
He attended the University
or business houses in Mineola of Texas and is a graduate of
for rent are requested to call the United States Military Acad-
Mrs. Cowan. emy.
Clerk Releases Grand,
Pevil Jurors for Feb.
went to Lisbon and secured Robert Hooks, and D. D. Starnes
' o
Judge States
Court Favors
County Auditor
The business administration
of Judge W. T. Black will be-
gin to show results in county
This conclusion might reason-
ably be drawn from action
taken and reforms advocated
the job of chief administrator
of the county Wednesday, Jan-
uary 1.
Christian Church
Has Good Record
In spite of considerable sick-
ness in the community and in
the church, attendance at Cen-
tral Christian Church remains
fairly good. Last week the
Sunday School awarded pins to
twenty persons who had per-
fect attendance for three
months.
Sermons for Sunday, Jan. 12,
are, 11 a. m., "The Conversion
of Saul"; 7 p. m., "A Reminant
Shall be Saved."
Next Thursday and Friday
a very important convocation of
the Disciples of Christ will be
held at East Dallas Christian
Church. This gathering is for
all members of Christian
Churches, and it is urged that
Mineolans make a great effort
to be represented. The theme
is, "Disciples of Christ Facing
the World Crisis."
o
IN AIR CORPS
Jess Selkirk, son of Mrs and
MrsJ^B. Selkirk of this pity,
haa^N^g^^mjgsioned in$ the
U. at JCftlprii
— j land, S. B. Whitley, E. Q.
The February texm of theI Hearne, Paul Mitchell, W. A.
; District Court in Wood Coun- English, B. Walker, R. E. Noles,
ty will convene in Quitman ! Lee Northcutt. R. N. Gore, Lesie
; on Monday February 3, it; was j Nichols Lewis Willeford, W. „lu
announce y A. L. Ca houn, E. Phillips, H. G. Pegues, P. iby Judge Black who took over
district clerk. Follov*mg is a;W. Rhodes, G. D. Garrett, W.
list of the Grand Jurors and C, Penney, W. M. Runnels, J.
Petit Jurors: E. Fulgham, A. A. King, A. F.
Grand Jurors. ( Wallis, W. C. Jackson.
; W. S. Knight, E. M. Slaugh- Petit Jurors, Third Week, i The need for setting up a
ter, J. J. Puckett, Ray fortune, 'county auditor's office was one
R. L. Reed, Clyde Jordan, H. ruar5r |0f the first subjects for discus-
Z. Murray, L. B. Cathe:*, C. S. ^ ^ssery, M. B. Nichols, Lion brought before the com-
Shamburger, J. T. Harnson, A. ' ' a ' ' ray',F-1 missioners court by the judge,
L. Miller, Ralph Newmai,, Cus- _ Kl"g' H- C" Blankenship, and thg reaction was favorable,
ter Lemmond, J. W. The npson, Tom Vanderslice, Jack Lloyd, — .... ...
Hugh M. Lyle, A. L. Anason. °" L" Hays' J" S" M- Hem'y,
Petit Jurors, First WeeV, Feb. Grac*e RaPe- G. M. Morris, N.
4 1-30 o'Clock H. Holmes, Marvin Fletcher, Joe
John Paul Jones, J. J. Cos-
ton, J. H. Cage, G. R. Cathey,
H. E. Speights, A. A. Mokes, ardson
A. T. Greer, R. W. Ham, L. IJames' G- °- Waters, E. Q. Fus-
H Farris R o RparH TP tt* sell, C. P. McKnight, Jack Kay,
Grimes Q. A. Nell. ZL Cau "*• W. A. Mose-
die, W. A. Turner, G. L. Lind- y' W" H' Gresham' G- R- Ea
sey, B. C. Ham, W. A. Box> son> J- B- Wilson O. F. Dykes,
J. H. Addy, R. L. Dacus, V. C.\J- L„rBoyer' D" £• Armstrong,
Armour, W. J. (Red) Parr jr., I®* W/ ADuJey' C" A" Woods'
n n A o rnn Dnmoe Tj* I ROhSTt A. Ray.
Petit Jurors, Fourth Week,
ly Monday nig
Senior Chaml
with a paid
to be an out-of-
a specialist in
advised speedy
of the fact tlu
towns, notably Tyle!
water, are ahead of'
the business of attracting t!
People who have.come to Haw-"
kins to take part in the oil
boom. Before leaving the meet-
ing a number of the men pre
ent pledged themselves or theL
business establishments to con-
tribute a certain amount eacbi
month to the maintenance oj
the Chamber of Commerce,
was planned to make a thorouj
canvass of those business
tabiishments which were not
represented at the meeting.
Mayor Presides.
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor J. C. McGloth-
lin. Carl Bruner was named
temporary secretary. "This
fleeting was arranged to
plans to invite, solicit, or beg
mpre people to come to Min-
eola " the Mayor said. He
pointed out that Mineola has
already lagged behind other
towns in this vicinity which
have already held similar meet-,
ings, and noted that Big Sane
was already filled up. He
called for suggestions from th<
present.
Suggestions Made.
H. Watts pointed out'
need of a Chamber of
merce and also for more hoi
both residential and busint
Joe Smith, when called ui
said that one sure need is
a central housing agency, wl
will list all rent property
is available in Mineola.
administrate! before m a n y Rev Kecner Isbelf ,d'
more weeks pass. Ivrm . , '
; Sharp, J. O. Drew, Elmer Ful-
j cher, J. S. Miller, L. L. Rich-
Kennemer, E. R.
C. O. Aaron, Bruce Bomar, E.
A. McCreight, T. T. Sadler, O.
O. Goolsby, D. B. Dokey, W. I.
Mathews, W. W. Perkins, J.
S. Sharp, G. B English, W. M.
Whittle, V. B. McDougal. G. T.
Ross, T. S. Steed jr., L. H. Crow.
Petit Jurors, Second Week,
February 10
J. E. Mapes, J. H. Birdsong,
R. E. Minick, D. B. Osborn, R.
P. Wamack, R. B. Mize, H. W.
Maclin, R. E. McClendon, C.
O. Keifer, W. P. Owens, J. M.
Brown, Will Gorman jr., Frank
Dickson, Plenn Cherry, H. H.
Holley, T. C. Byron, Jag?«
Judge, F. M. Morrisftn, J
Miller, A. A. Petty, C. M. Bi
ird, Rob Daniel, Buck genni
A. Goldsmith, Cu:
The court also discussed the
employment of a county en-
gineer and the establishment
of a centrally located garage
for the maintenance of coun-
ty machinery. The county unit
road and bridge administration
has been found to be a great
money-saver in other countries
and can likewise work to the
advantage of Wood County.
February "24.
W. H. Attaway, H. K. Burton,
Cleo Spivey, F. W. Rholes, R.
R. MaAkham, J. H. McElyer, H.
G. Barr* M. F. Usrey, L. M.
Lindley, Nolan Paschall, E. M.
Lloyd, R. L. Cassels, C. A. Sorge,
H. G. Puckett, Otis Fleming, T.
E. Morgan, Sam Weitz, W. L.
Johnson, J. A. McDade, W. D.
McKenzie jr.* W. E. Brittain, jmonia
Ed Shambur^er, J. C. Chreitz- I * survived by two sisters,
burg, H. L. 'Bridges, B. C. Hoi- Mrs- Harry Barkley of Min-
limiest. .t in/ rravpr .Tim n eola, and Miss Edna Massie of
LongvieWjand by two brothers,
Judge Black pointed out that
the county has a big interest
in the new Hawkins oil field
and that every precaution must
be taken to protect this in-
terest.
o
Mineolan's Brother
Dies In California
Alton L. Massie, 47, formerly
of Longview, died Saturday at
Long Beach, Calif., of pneu-
liquest, J. F> Craver, Jim D.
Robinson, Raul Babb, E. H.
idttsr Patterson
inc' ^ank Massie, of Den-
l you get the people here
preachers will go after th«
and get them to go to church."
Another representative of the
Mineola churches, the Rev. H.
M. Ward, warned the meeting
not to attempt to take advan-
tage of the newcomers by mak-
ing prices exorhitant.
S. R. Cooper pointed out the
need of an agency which would
go down into the oil field and
sell Mineola to the people. He
stated that most of the Haw-
kins residents are planning to
move and that Mineola is the
logical place. Mr. Brown, rep-
resentative of the telephone
company, urged that the*
zens not make a boom tc
here by over-charging visito
and gave Corsicana and Mexi
as examples of towns which
had suffered through this.
B. A. Copass stated that he
had recently made a trip thru
a large portion of Texas, and
that Mineola looks superior to
anything he saw. He received
laughter and applause when
he said: "I didn't have a decent,
drink of water till I got home,"
and more when somebody in the,
audience shouted, "Was Mrs. I
Copass along?" Dewey Minick;
said that, "As a 'irouth-piece'J
I have naturally been anxioi
to speak." He advocated the
Chamber of Commerce idea,
it if it were to be a volunt
organization, he offered to
as secretary for one yeai
He made a motion to,
the Chamber thej;
R. H. Carra\
idea of ai
busines
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