The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1946 Page: 1 of 6
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THE DENISOM P
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED" PRESS
DENTSON, TEXAS FRIDAY, FFttlttftiiiT 8th, 1946
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VOL. 17—NO. 37
Clear Out Of Iran, U. S. Orders Russia
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ALONG THE
NEWS BEAT
BY THE EDITOR
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Dsnison's Latest Service Club
This column this week is glad
t ■ let the Kiwanis club of
Denison, ifche
mmrnmmmmmmmmm jatee|t Mfc-vie*
WmMm*/"' ■ " or ganizatdon
f- for the city,
get the spot-
light. While
* it is a spring
chicken for
- the city, itl is
. by no means
| a young thing
H in the fieFd
"* '"of service as
to the International aspects of
the 'KiwanianSi, it beiniK about
the fastest moving thing in the
way of sarvice clubs in the
country with an enrollment of
more than 165,000 leaders of
more than 2,45v9> •communities.
Denison will launch its or-
ganization with probably the
largest enrollment of any serv-
ice club in the history of the
city, and will also mora than
top any ICiwaniara organization
jn this section of the state.
Patis so far led with a chajrter
enrollment of 51, but Denison
had more than that number
enrolled th(> hitter part of last
week. Charter night for the
Denison organization will likely
see some 60 members or morg
enrolled.
The manner in which the
leaders of the city indicated
their willingness to enter the
Kiwanis club was heartening, it
being the easiest like work
ever undertaken by those of us
who were out to enroll mem-
bers. It bespeaks one of the
live organizations for the city,
since most of those who indi-
cated a desire to ervroll wanted
it exprassly understood thsrt
the organization would do
"mor© than meet and eat and
resoluite." "We want action,"
sa'd several, particularly those
of th0 boys who have seen
plenty of action in the recent
war.
On„ fine thing about smarting
the orgtmization was the man-
ner in which the Sherman Ki-
wanians cooperated, that group
of fine men (incidentally it is
the largest club in Sherman)
coming to Denison with their
machines and having some 34
as their guests to give es pri
de corps to the movement. Th'ey
talked about thc things the two
citieB had in common, and a?
one of tham put it. "We are
with Denison in everything but
football."
Service clubs can d0 a great
deal to bring thc cooperative
spirit of twin cities together,
and with the now* support given
this need of the two towns,
w„ should be on our way sooner
to a day when we shall be
everything together save in the
municipal setups.
Kiwanis Internationril has a
challenging program for every
community and their work 1b on
a high plana and calculated to
build up a community person-
ality that is Immeasurably val-
urible.
With their motto as "We
build," and its word meaning
that of "To Make one's self
known." it will be the purpose
of thf. movement to cultivate
the spiritual rather than the
material values of a city and
wake tho city additionally at-
tractive from th0 standpoint of
making Denison known to the
world in a manner which will
appeal to people and1 brinr
about a d?sirp to locate among
US'
On0 man with that tiesire,
who is a'one, cr*n not do h'.s
best for the city an a whole,
but merging h!s efforts with
others, the impact of such a
forc0 is bound to aid in making
our city known on a better and
larger scale. As long as there
are men who feel an urge, to
nnit„ their efforts with others,
there should be some kind of
on organisation through which
he can function. For that rea-
son, Klwanians are not o choo-
Red Cross In
Need of New
Impetus,Say
With the half-way mark
hardly reached at the end of
the drty which was hoped) would
see the final amount raised, the
Red Cross drive for this year is
dragging. )Of the goal set at
$U,25iQi, only slightly above
$5.0K)0 was reported early
Thursday.
While th„ chairman, Kanneth
Mills expressed appreciation at
the efort thus fer put forth
and thp response given, he urg-
ed that the goal be reached at
the earliest possible date. The
hope was sustained that Deni-
son would lead the nation and1
bp the first city to reach its
quota.
Firemen Return to PlMj
After Service at Front
After serving with the forces
of* the country In the world war
two, three members of the city
fire department have returned
to their old places on the force-
They are C. O. Garvin, a brother
J, W." Garvin, and! R. <3. Col-
lier. C. O. served four years
with the air forces, J. W. served
two years in thP artillery divi-
sion "in France, and Mr. Collie?
served in the quartermshter
corps in the Southwestern Pa-
cific, Other firemen are ex-
pected to return from the serv-
ice in a few weeks,
IN SHERIFF'S RACE
i'9
M. C. (Murkel) Dicken, who
announces in the Press this
week his candidacy for Sher-
iff of Graysor( county.
Head Kraft Foods Is
Given Honor As First
Citizen By Boosters
J. C. LoftU
The head of
the Kraft
Foods compa-
ny as district
managed, dlC.
Loftis, w h o
came to Den-
ison from At-
lanta, Ga.. in
Janunry 1945,
was given the
honh^ed title
by the Deni-
son Booster cinb this week as
being the outstanding citizen
for the past year in point of
community service over and
above his duties as the head o'
the organization as manager of
the southwestern division.
The title waa voted by ih('
club after a survey, and the
speech was delivered by a mem-
ber of the organization, Rev.
Guy D. Newman. The gift
presented alone: with title was
a two-suit wardrobe case.
Thn committee which made
the selection, a secret one, bas-
ed their decision, it is stated,
on the general attitude of Mr.
Loftis on civic ond other af-
fairs, with the statement that
"aa a general representative of
a national organization he had
les3 to gain through his public
service than many citizens but
worked unceasingly rtnd will-
ingly for the betterment of the
Denison area during 194fV."
Mr. Loftis headed a commit-
tee to raise the funds for the
new home of the Chamber of
Commerce; he has helped in
forwarding, the cause of boat-
ing, river development, highway
projects, and is a member of
civic and club organizations,
soil conservation movements,
bes:des the varied linP oif work
in interest' of farmers carried
on through thp activites of the
Kraft organization.
say and meticulous on the
"classification" as they are on
finding the man, tie hi« efforts
up to the organization, and
mfkc thp classification fit him.
Thay "fence no one out" but
wish to "harness" nil up who
winh t0 work .for their city,
Murkel Dicken Enters
Race For Sheriff Of
Grayson, July Primary
In announcing my candidacy
for the office of sheriff of thin
county I am conscious of the
importance of a diligent, intelh
ligent and faithful discharge of
the duties of this the chief law
enforcement organization of
Grayson County.
The safety of life and prop-
erty and the orderly administra-
tion of justice depend upon
the care and the ability of the
sheriff in the fulfillment of his
duties and the obligations he
assumes when, entrusted with
that important office.
I consider it imperative that
these duties be discharged with
courtesy to all. and with such
efficiency that the welfare of
the people will be preserved.
I shall at all times if elected
bearjn mind that I as! well my
deputies are merely servants o
the people who elected us and
that it is our duty to safeguard
the life, liberty and the prop-
erty of every citizen within
this county, and to this end I
pledge an honest and faithful
discharge of my duties.
I shall not tolers)te any abuse
or cruel treatment of prisoners
during my administration.
There arf, a great many tech-
nical duties which the sheriff
must discharge becausp he is
the officer not only of the
courts of Grayson County, but
he, must necessarily handle pro-
cess issued by courts throughout
the state.
It requires experience in this
field for your sheriff to per-
fect and maintain a diligent
and effic'enit law enforcement
. (Continued on 'Page 6)
Annual Campaign For
Members Chamber To
0penTuesday,Mar.12
Announcement is made that
the annual campaign for mem-
bership in the Denison Cham-
ber of Commerce is to start
with next Tuesday, March 12th.
and it is expected that the
largest membership yet enrolled
will be thp result after the
closing of the drive.
A. H. Middleton ehairmr.*i of
the drive, will iprovide all nec-
essary material for the workers
who are to canvass the city.
Many new merchants have ar-
rived in Denison since the
campaign last year, gome of
whom have not as yet enlisted.
Rep. Eugene F. flarrell, state
representative from the 38th
district, which indues Paris,
was a Denison visitor Wednes-
day. While herp he paid his
respects to Rep. Roger Q. Ev-
ans and the newspapers and
met other friends.
Texas mine* gave up 21,330
fine ounces of silver and SOJrtOO
pounds of copper in 1945.
Chamber To
Set Record
Budget 1946
The Danison chamber of
Commerce at the meeting this
week of the board of directors
set as its financial goal the
sum of $15,0W, which is declar-
ed to be the tops in financial
aims for carrying on the work.
A growing city and a corre-
sponding growing and more
ambitious program for the city
and its future, is declared to
make the larger budget neces-
sary to match the times.
It was also voted by the
board of trustees that in tEa
future presidents of all the
city's civic clubs be invited to
sit in at the meetings as ex-
offk-io members while plans ure
underway for the program of
the Eisenhower celebration to
be held on his visit some time
next month.
Committees for the regular
work of th0 organization for
the year will ba announced
later.
All-Weather Roads To
Be Built At Points On
Lake Above Den. Darn
The Denison U. S. Engineer
offices this week announced
that a series of all-weather
roads along the banks of Lake
TexoiJia to facilitate travel to
the lake front will be built at
early date. Approval for con-
struction of such roads has
been given and at the earliest
date possible work will beffin.
Access to lots purcha&ad or
leased by parties has been con-
V.ideifcitily 'handicapipqi, especial-
ly during bad weather and the
roads will mean accelerating in-
terest in buying locations or
leasing them, it is believed.
The areas where the roads
are to bp built are said to be in
the Mill Creek section, Grayson
county; Caney Creek, Marshall
county, Okla., and in Sand
Point. Bryan county, Okla
Thp roads which are to be
transformed into all-weather
roads have been the usual dirt
road and easily affected by bad
weather.
Discrimination
Charges Hurled
At School Setup
According to one of the negro
teachers in the city school sys-
tem of Denison, discrimination is
being practiced as to the salary
bracket, he claim being made
'oy the complainant Sammye Tay-
lor Savege, that her salary is not
white teachers, for the same
grade of woric done by teachers
in proportion to that paid the
with like educational equipment
on the part of negro teachers.
The case in the form of a
suit filed Tuesday in the U. S.
District Court against the Deni-
son school board, and B. McDan-
iel, superintendent of the local
Violation of the civil rights and
cliools charges discrimination in
prays for adjustment under the
14th amendment.
The plaintff charges that ne-
gro teachers here receive 25 per
cent less in salary than do the
whites for the same grade of
work, and sets up that the qual-
ifications on the part of the
teachers are the same.
The plaintiff has retailed the
services of a Dallas negro attor-
ney, W. J. Durham. In the suit
the plaintiff claims she is a tax
payer and property owner in
Denison and has been a teacher
in the negro schools here for a
period of 17 years.
The case will be heard some
time this month, it is planned,
and will likely be before Judge
Randolph Bryant.
Imperative
Document
To Moscow
In an imperative note which
placed the matter of Russia's
clearing out of Iran territorw on
a must basis, Russia was called
on Thursday night by Washington
State Department to live up to
its greement and clear out.
The note stated that the U. S.
can not remain indifferent as
long as Russia is imposing her-
self on the little country.
Russia was told its occupation
was contrary to the assurance
made small nations by the three
countries of Russia, Britain and
the U. S., and pointed out that
such a withdrawal would promote
the international confidence nec-
essary for peaceful progress am-
ong the peoples of all nations.
The note closed with the re-
quest that Russia notify this
country promptly of its decis-
ion on the matter and expressed
the hope that such action would
be in accord with the views ex-
piessed in the note to Russia.
in a statement issued Thurs-
day, W. L. Peterson, president
I of the Denison scool board, said'
jthe action of the protesting ne-
jgro teacher was regrettable, and
! revealed that records show that
pay for negro teachers had been
raised more than 100 per cent in'
j the last few years, and that the |
complaining teacher's salary had
been increased during that time'
by 127 per cent. Increases for J
(white teachers were far less than |
1 that given the negro teachers,
and all were receiving as much
las the budget would allow, and as j
the budget permitted, additional
increases would be given all the
teachers.
Denison Phones
Work As Usual
Thurs. Morning
The telaphone service in
Denison was functioning early
Thursday morning as per usual,
and at least at thp scheduled
hour of 6 a. m. the strike had
not hit Denison. A sign of re-
lief was registered by many
who, forgetting for the moment,
a threatened strika, heard the
frmiliar answer from a pleasant
voice at central on taking down
their receiver.
Sofne, however, wishing to
soe if the phones were really
working, made calls not usually
on ti?T program to some parties.
When the receiving party took
down their hook thay were told
"I just wanted to see if the
phone was working."
Well, it was, thanks to the
operators.
Kiwanian Club Now
Nears Fifty Mark
Late Report Shows
i Acroi ding to a report made at
a special committee named to lay
plans for an organization night
some night next week, a total of
more than foity members are on
the roll with their initiation fee
paid. More than fifty are ex-
pected to be enrolled before the
charter is closed.
Plans now call for an organ-
ization meeting awaiting the
convenience of the Lt. Governor
of the histrict, J. O. Millstead, of
Mt. I'leasant, or some other of-
ficial, which is expected to be
within a week. AH officers of
the local club will be elected in
open meeting in line with the
democratic policy of the organ-
ization.
The charter will be held open
for charter membership until that
night, it is planned.
Kiwaniani Prom Wichita
Fall Plan Vi ii to City
According to Lee R. Gardner,
past president of the Kiwanis
club of Wichita Falls, who was
her® this week visiting some "of
the local members, the Wichita
club will send a delegation to
Denison to be present on char-
ter night. Charter niprht will be
observed here in about four
weeks, it being necessary for
that much time to elapse before
all details for thp meeting can
be arranged.
Piumbeis Want City
Protected Against
Dad Order Condition
Declaring tlu/t the city of(
Denison was badly in need of a
stij f ordinance Regarding (plac-
ing of plumbing in tha city
limits, and that many now form
a dangerous hazard to health
and property, plumbers, headed
by II, Krichel, a plumber of
long residence in the city, ap-
peared before the city commis-
s'on Friday and entered a plaa
for protection of the plumbing
public.
Plumbers declared that
plumbing material is coming
through in sufficient quantities
to give the public the better
grades of fittings, pipe, etc.,
and stated there was no need
for inferior materials to ba
used.
Appearing with Mr. Kachel
was, W. F. Weaver, a plumber
and one of Denison's former
mayors, who also stated thc
need for better plumbing regu-
lations. Also present were
C L. Carter, H. L. McKinney
and Cecil White-
The comniittee was told to
call a meeting of all the plumb-
ers in the city and secure a
vote from them, so that the
majority will of them may be
secured in order to form a ba-
sis for action by the commis-
sioners.
In 1945, there were 103^39
producing oil wells in Texas.
Danger Cited By
Power Co., Kite
Flying Practice
Warning is issued this weak
by the Texas Power and light
company on thp dangers involv-
ed in flying kites. Many Deni-
son boys We already flying
their kites and the warning is
issued along with) how to avoid
any dangers involved. Three
rules arp given as follows:
1. Fly your kite in open
places where there ar<> no elec-
tric wires.
2. Never use metal in your
kite or in your kite string.
3. If your kite should be-
come lodged in ciloctrfc ?wi/rc#i,
do not climb the pole or an ad-
,V
Two Denison Students Make
Unusual Rating at T. S. C.
Commerce, Tex.. Mar. 7.—
Making an unusual academic
stanc'Sng record at East Texaa
State Teachers Collage are two
Denison students.
Harlen Earl Lows, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Pat S, Lowe, is
classified at ETSTC as a Fresh-
man. Lowe is a graduate of
Danison High.
William .Tames Seabaugh,
Jr . son of Mr. and Mm William
tfames Seabaugh, Sr., is classic
fied at ETSTC as a Freshman
and is also a graduate of Deni-
ran High Sch ^l.
Brownsville, Texan, holds
"The Charro Days Fiestk" Feb.
28, to March 3rd.
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Anderson, LeRoy M. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1946, newspaper, March 8, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth328761/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.