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/*V U.S.WAR BONDS
SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR
ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943
NUMBER THIRTY
"Spike"
. . . well, the folks just can't
teach Wacky any thing—she got
another whipping about the chick-
ens. She don't care.
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Does look like those three gen-
tlemen at a certain cafe in town
Saturday evening could have ask-
ed us to sample the champagne
after causing such a commotion
on opening the bottle.
• • •
Oval Harden, Willie Koonce, T
Ii. Evans had a sweet job getting
the kinks out of the telephone and
light lines after the storm Mon-
day evening. Out all night, too!
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The local Post of the Ameri-
can Legion appeals for old phono-
graph records for our service men
If you have a record you wish to
donate to the service boys, leave
them at the Citizens Journal office
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And this isn't Germany
When it gets to the point where
an honorable American citizen
can't buy a cow from another citi
zen, slaughter it and sell meat
to another American citizen with-
out government permission, some
thing is wrong in these United
States if you ask us.
*
Don't forget the cigarette jars
—drop your nickle in for a pack
of cigarettes for the men in for
eign service. Martin's Bakery has
turned in $12.50 from doughnut
sales to the fund.
* *
We see by the papers that Wen
del Wilkie has it all figured out
how to stop all this racial Btrife
—but who agrees with him—we
certainly don't.
*
The D. P. Harrell's celebrated
their "Silk and Fine Linen" wed'
•ding anniversary this Wednesday
by getting out this weekly rag.
Hope you like it.
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Lions Club
Met Wednesday
The Atlanta Lions Club had an
enthusiastic meeting Wednesday
noon with only two members ab-
sent. Captain F. P. Ellis of Camp
Wolters, Mineral Wells, and Chief
Petty Officer, Bray Lokey, from
the Longview Navy Recruiting
station, were the guests of the
club. Captain Ellis made a few re-
marks concerning his duties at the
reception center, which were in-
formational and on the humorous
side.
Officer Lokey discussed the Sea
bee program of the Navy, discuss
ing the requirements and possi-
bilities of the Seabees. He will be
in Atlanta each Wednesday
asks any one interested in joining
the Navy to see him.
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Evangelist Toney
Rotary Speaker
Sharing Burdens in these WAR
TIMES was the subject of an ad-
dress by Evangelist C. E. Toney
of St. Petersburg, Florida, as the
guest Speaker at the Atlanta Ro-
tary last Thursday. Brother Toney
is in Atlanta, assisting Pastor J.
R. Fergerson in a Ten Meeting.
Brother Fergerson was also a guest
of the club.
The Speaker gave three scrip-
tural statements on the subject—
Bearing one's own burdens; shar-
ing the burdens of each other; and
casting one's burden on the Lord,
while calling attention to the per-
sonal. inescapable responsibility of
each individual in the relation to
the use of one's talents, the Evan-
gelist stressed the importance of
sharing burdens, making the ap-
plication to social as well as re-
ligious activities. The theme was
aptly illustrated.
The 128th District Meeting of
Rotary International will be held
next Tuesday, July 27, at Mt. Plea
sant, Texas. President Hawley has
invited Rotarians to accompany
him by car.
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Grand Jury
Is Discharged
TO THE HONORABLE
R. H. HARVEY, District Judge
Your Grand Jury for the May
term of the District Court, Cass
County, Texas, has by our efforts
returned six (6) indictments, all
of the grade of felonies. We have
been in session only three days
during the term and we visited the
jail and we feel that the Sheriff's
living quarters need immediate
repair and believe that we should
report this condition at this time.
The jail itself needs immediate re-
pairs as it is in bad condition.
Under the circumstances we cer-
tainly wish to say that the Sheriff
is to be congratulated for the clean
and sanitary- conditions existing,
in our opinion new living quarters
should be built for the Sheriff.
Very little serious violation of the
law has been brought to our at
tention and of course we are proud
of this condition. Our duties finish
ed, we beg to be discharged this
26th day of July, 1943.
Respectfully,
IIOWE CURTRIGHT, Foreman
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B. J. McMillan
New P. M. President
B. J. McMillan, Hughes Springs,
was named President of Texas Post
masters' Association at the annual
meeting of the Texas branches of
the National League of District
Postmasters, the United National
Association of Postoffice Clerks
and clerk's Auxiliary, which ended
at Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Fri-
day, after elections of officers.
Cass County felt very much,
honored Saturday, when the news
reached here of Mr. McMillan be-
ing elected President oif Texas
Postmasters. Mr. McMillan defeat
ed Joel H. Bugg of High Island
by a vote of 20 to 13. C. R. Cleve-
land of Granbury is the retiring
president.
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Linden N.F.L.A.
Meeting, Aug. 7th
To The Stockholders, This your
one chance to meet, find out about
your Association and its affairs,
to approve or disapprove the work
of your board of directors and sec-
retary-treasurer. Your attendance
will enable the Association to gain
a credit of ten points. You have
invested our money, Won't you
please invest a few hours of your
time? Please be with us Satur-
day, August 7th at 2 o'clock p. m.
in Courthouse, bring your wives
and children too, they are interest-
ed. Show your interest, Come. We
expect you.
SAM L. HENDERSON, President
R. Y. SALMON, Sec'y-Treas.
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Health Clinic at
Smyrna, August 6
Friday August 6 at 9:00 a. m,
at. Smyrna school house Mrs. Lance
Hurst, a rural health service nurse
will give immunizations and tests
for tyhoid fever, small-pox dip-
theria, Scheck and T.B. tests.
You are asked not to bring: your
child if it is ailing or has a fever
This is because of the infantile
paralysis.
Come early, we will be ready to
inue cards at 8:30.
Revenue Men Find
Cars Without Stamp
Internal revenue men were in
Atlanta and Linden last Saturday
and found quite a few cars without
the $5.00 motor vehicle stamp on
the windshield. About 80 car own-
ers in Atlanta found invitations to
meet these gentlemen at the post
and I °^'ce Monday morning and those
who hadn't bought stamps previ-
ous to July 1, were asked to buy
them and pay $5.00 penalty.
These stamps will be on sale at
Navy Recruiter In
Atlanta Each Week
Cass County men desiring naval
service will be interviewed in At-
lanta on Wednesdays and at Lin-
den Thursdays those aocepted will
be furnished transportation to the
Navy Recruiting Station at Dallas
for completion of enlistment, Chief
Petty Officer Ray Lokey of the
Navy Recruiting Station at Long-
view, announced while in Atlanta
Wednesday.
At this time the Navy has a
large number df vacancies for
men experienced in construction
or other mechanical work. Chief
Lokey said. These men are enlisted
as Seabees. Age limits for enlist-
ment are from 17 to 50 years. Af-
ter interview and assignment of
pay rating men in draft ages, 18
to 35, are given letters to their
local Selective Service board ask-
ing that they be inducted and as-
signed to the Navy for duty with
the Seabees. Men in deferred class
ifications can not be accepted for
enlistmnt. The Army has a simi
lar program for its Engineering
Corps. Navy beginning pay range
ifrom $50.00 to $126.00 per month,
depending upon individual's quali-
fications.
Men in the 17-years age group
and those between 38 and 50 years
may be enlisted either for general
service or the Seabees. It is not
necessary for them to go through
draft boards. All men enlisted in
the Naval Reserve which includes
the Seabees will be released from
active duty as soon after the war
as their services can be spared,
Chief Lokey said.
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Patman Addresses
Cass Farmers
Congressman Wright W. Patman
spoke to the Agricultural Leaders
of Cass County, Saturday, July 24
in Linden. National problems in
order of their importance was dis-
cussed. Winning the war is the
number one job while saving the
domestic front by preventing in-
flation comes second.
Frank W. Thompson, chairman
Board of Directors, Cass County
Rural Health Service reported on
the progress of the association. He
assured the Council of a continu-
ance of the program.
0. E. McGilvray, chairman, Vet-
erinary Service Committee, report-
ed on the progress of the plans.
The plans were adopted by the
council and are recommended to
the Cass County Livestock owners.
In reporting on the farm labor
program, Marvin Carter, County
Red Cross Rooms
Needing Workers
Over optomism or extreme heat
has decreased Red Cross work.
Are we taking our success with too
much optomism, thinking we are
on the offensive now, and there is
no need for regular work? We
should work more and harder now
than ever for the ones on the
Front are putting their best toward
Victory. Surgical dressings rooms
have decreased in work about fif-
ty per cent in the past month.
Knitters are also urged to call Mrs
Franklin Allday and get a sleeve-
less sweater or muffler. Folks!
let's get behind the line with our
gratitude and loyalty and do more
Red Cross work than ever. Mrs.
J. C. Morris, Douglassville has
opened her home for, surgical dres-
sing making, and also gives a
great part of time to this great
cause. Can we have more real
American Women like Mrs. Mor-
riss to do our best in this great
emergency. Mention must be made
of Atlanta Women's club. This
Bethlehem Baptist
Revival Starts Aug. 1
Farmers Kill
Rats With Squill
Fifty farms were treated with
red squill rat poison in the Queen
City, Smyrna and McLeod com-
munities last week. Demonstra-
tions was given on the proper
method of placing the baits by
Dewey Kennedy, Rodent Control
Agent. Many good reports were
made on the success of the treat-
ment.
According to Marvin Carter,
County Agricultrual Agent with
the Texas A and M College Ex-
tension Service these demonstra-
tions are to be given in as many
communities in the county as Mr.
Kennedy's time will permit.
The summer revival meeting of
the Bethlehem Baptist church be-
gins Sunday morning, August 1st.
at eleven o'clock. Services will be
club goes to the room in a body held at the Red Hin School on
and works faithfully for four or j Highway59 each morning at 10:30
five hours each Thursday after- j and each evening at 8:30 througn
noon and more dressings are made the week The meeting will close
on this day than any of the week.
Accept this challenge and plea
Sunday, August 8th.
Rev. W. Hal Hunter,
of Ft.
and give a part of your time to j Worth will do the preaching and
Red Cross work. You may have Rev. j. Anderson, the pastor,
done your bit, now is the time for j wj]j ]ead ^he singing. Services will
your best.
Meat Dealers Must
Post Point Tables
be out of doors. It will be an old
| fashioned informal revival meeting
| The public is invited to come and
enjoy singing that inspires, fellow
ship that warms and preaching
from God's Word.
J. E. ANDERSON, Pastor
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Local meat dealers and grocers
were urged today by chairman A. [
J. Nelson of the Cass County lo-
cal rationing board to post in a!
conspicious place the current OPA j
official consumer table of point |
values for meat, fats, canned fish |
and dairy products. 1 .
"Surveys have shown that there | t!res. Poetically gone and the syn-
is no more effective method of . ^etlc rubber P/°Eram holding lit-
speeding up service and generally | * P.ro™lse °' Vre'"\ ln cluantity
reducing the delays and inconveni- for cl^'1,lan use jn thei near fu-
ences of rationing than to display | lire.', fai"mers w>11 get first choice
Tire Situation
Growing Serious
With the nation's stockpile of
the point table in a prominent
df the last batch of government
*"•' v"'"V. ill «* ju I'lili lltll U . ,
place," the chairman said. "Cus- emergency tires, it was announced
torners then may tell at a glance j ^ hJ Chairman A. J. Nelson
tho nninf n* I of the Cass County War Price and
Suggestions for
Growing Fall Beans
Selecting Land: For best results
fall beans should be planted on
moist branch or creek bottom.
Good upland, however, is good, es-
pecially sandy loam soil, having
a clay subsoil.
Seed Bed Preparation: Land
should be well broken and in loose
pulverized condition before plant-
ing and the land should be clean.
Fertilizing: 400 to 600 lbs of
good commercial fertilizer should
be distributed before planting —
6-10-7 or 4-3-6 is commonly used.
Planting: August 10 to 20 is
best time to plant. About 30 lbs
of seed should be planted per acre
in 3 foot rows. Seed should be in-
oculated with nitrogen D culture
Cover seed about l'/s inches deep
and about 4 inches apart in drill.
Plant just a little above level of
the ground.
Cultivating: Should be shallow
and often and continued until har-
vest is over.
Side Dressing: When beans
start blooming, side dress with 100
lbs nitrate of soda per acre.
Insect Control: If beetles attack
the beans, they should be sprayed
or dusted with pyrocide.
Harvesting: The beans should
be picked while young and tender
just beii'ore the beans develop in
the pod and while the pod is hard
and containing jelly formation.
clerks, with subsequent delays
service."
The local
suggested that food retailers keep
F*1 " a*-*m viu vjui wjit Vjuumy ii 1 1 1 « . 1 , . .
Agent, emphasized the fact that the, tllble of ttrad® Polnt values !"
a handy spot. Some meats sold
the point value of the various _ . . _
meats and other rationed items j r£lcmln,f' ,^oart'
and determine beforehand just .
what items they desire. If the table | lnf°rrned "jy
is not available, housewives are . . .
obliged to obtain point values from I nation now was entering
The chairman said he has been
the Dallas District
Office of Price Administration
I into its gravest tire crisis—the
j long-feared gap between the time
Methodist Church
Announcements
The Rev. Joe Z. Tower of Beau
mont, Texas, will be guest preach-
er Sunday morning at 10:50. The
many agricultural areas of Tex-
as are calling upon this area for
seasonal farm hands. The farm
Labor Committee
Board Chairman also we wou,d be at the bottom of the j Pastor ur£es upon the member-
Chairman also ^ and ^ ^ tjres,hip and friends to hear this able
I made of synthetic rubber would man-He 18 °ne our Kreat
be available for civilian use. The Poachers oil lexas, pastor of a
at retail are listed only on the
table, and customers should be
recommended I a','e to re^er to 'n addition, the
that before any labor was trans- rPtai'ef.necdsfthe. trad,e tah'e j T more'Than* 3 000 000 "tireTis
ferred from the county that all !*eck the poinf. value of purchases 1 anticYpufed during X period
" * met at home and that , Ki rf to K
best available estimate is that
this crisis will continue for the
next six months, chairman Nelson
said in view of the fact a deficit
needs be
the laborer furnished satisfactory
evidence that he is not needed on
the local postoffices until July 31;his farm at this time
and after that they will have to
be purchased from Dallas office.
A hint to the wise is sufficient.
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Lightning Puts Ice
Plant Out of Order
Lightning struck the highlines
near the ice plant and burn out
the 35 horse power electric motor
used in making ice last Wednes-
day. Normal ice production was
resumed Sunday and the company
is letting every one have the limit
of 25 pounds per family. Manager
Oval Harden states that hospitals,
drug stores, restaurants and emer
genoies are being taken care df.
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Mt. of Blessings
Camp Meeting
Mt. of Blessings Camp meeting
begins a week from tonight at 8:00
p. m.
Dr. George W. Cook as Evangel
ist. Dr. J. A. Wade, Religious di-
rector, with Mr. and Mrs. Stamps
in charge of the music.
Rev. John F'erguson.in charge
of Grove Prayer meeting and oth-
er leader appointed later. Dining
room opened as usual under, Mrs.
Birdie Dodd.
We ask those who come to Camp
to please bring linens !for beds.
Everyone invited. Make this one
of your Camp meeting. You are
needed and expected.
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O'Farrell Meeting
Starts Thursday
Brother Odelle Kluves from Hu-
ghes Springs helps Rev. Grady
Thompson hold the revival, start-
ing Thursday night. Service be-
gins at eight o'clock. No day ser-
vice.
Everyone has a special invita-
tion. Come out and be with us.
A demonstration on grading eggs
was given by Miss Frances Arnold |
Home Demonstration Agent.
A schedule of grades for eggs|
and poultry has been set up
the Office of Price Administration
in the hopes that a uniformity in
grades and prices will be establish
ed over the country, and the agri-
cultural workers and Victory
Neighborhood Leaders will take
the lead in learning the grades to
get the information well scattered
over the land.
Miss Arnold said that egg losses
in Texas today are amounting to
appromixately 300,000 eggs a day.
This represents a total loss in a
very vital food that is needed in
our war program, and is caused
by fertile eggs and by heating
damage to eggs before they reach
the market. Heating damage could
be eliminated or reduced by gath-
ering eggs frequently during the
summer months and cooling these
eggs out in a wire basket before
they are placed in egg cases and I
The consumer table is available , _ . , ,, .
at both the local post offices and ' 2,000,000 bottom of the bar-
the local rationing board, while !rel" emergency tires, those that
the trade table may be obtained iare repairable but not recappable,
at the local rationing board. The'now owned by the Defense Sup-
meats-fats rationing regulations' P"es Corporation. With these, said
(Ration Order 16) requires retail-1 the chairman, the <
, 1 ers to post the consumer table for
, pleach ration period.
Idle Acres To
Fighting Acres
Three million acres of farm land
are going to waste in East Texas
today, despite urgent demands for
all the food America can produce.
To combat this situation, which in-
volves an even greater number of
acres only partially used because I
of "scratch farming" practices,
federal agencies and local groups i
are uniting in a vigorous camp-1
aign to turn these idle acres into |
"fighting acres," according to Wil-
burn A. Satterwhite, Farm Security
Administration supervisor in Cass
County.
"Now is the time not tomorrow
to begin systematically getting
School Transfers
To Be In By August 1
All transfers must be filed by
August 1st. in order to go to
school. Mrs. J. H. Fouche has
blanks in her office over Atlanta
National bank and will be glad to
make the transfer.
these acres into production, "Mr.
s; ™rk^t,i=.Tt%;"rwSis r",h^ r1*™- w T
where possible. The 833 cases of '" Ca8S County- approximately 75 -
eggs per day that are lost would 000 atrcs arc ul'e which should be
be sufficient to process 8,3330 FT"®. W * "
pounds of powdered eggs and in' °r ree °m"
nation's food
producers may bridge the gap.
Rural dealers throughout the
southwest have been advised to
place their orders for these em-
ergncy tires directly from the Rub
ber Manufacturer's Association, or
the Defense Supplies Corporation
if they have not bought them be-
fore. However, if they have ob-
tained them otherwise before, they
should go through thier usual
source of supply.
This is the "last call" on these
■ tires, according to the chairman, j XT''''
! A dealer may order as few as 25 '
| tires or as many as 200. Delivery
| price to the dealer is 50 cents and
I the retail price to the consumer
! one dollar.
The board chairman also an-
nounced a general "tightening up"
in the issue of supplemental gaso-
line rations in a new campaign to
conserve automobiles and tires.
This will be accomplished through
stricter enforcement of existing
regulations, he said.
great church, is well and favorab-
ly known, has a summer home in
Cass county where he spends his
vacation. He with Mrs. Tower,
their daughter Beryl Jo, and oth-
ers of their relatives are spending
some time at the Anchorage.
Church school at 9:45 a.m.
Though a number of the chil-
dren probably will not be present
we invite you adults.
Evening worship at 8:15.
The young people meet at 7:30
p.m., with Miss Billie Arden Whar
ton as sponsor of the program.
Ira Lummus
Buried Last Week
Ira Lummus, 60, passed away in
a local hospital last Tuesday, July
20, after a short illness. He is sur
vived by his widow and little baby,
and Ola and Ruby Lummus, Den-
ton; Mrs. G. D. Brunson, H. T.
'jummus, Atlanta; A. D. Lummus,
First Lieutenant Lester
Lummus, Camp Wolters, Mineral
Wells; Judge Lummus, Petty Of-
ficer, 2]c in Pacific „ ... ..
Funeral services were conducted ,,'m .'
at Salem Baptist church last
Thursday morning, conducted by
Rev. L. L. Burkhalter and Rev. J
N. Cornelius. Interment in Salem
cemetery under direction of Han-
ner Funeral Service.
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OPAL LOUISE McLEOD JOINS
COAST GUARD SPARS
dollars and cents represnt
$8,000.00 a day loss.
In addition to the members of
Agricultural Victory Council be-
ing present the Extension Agents
from Marion, Harrison and Gregg
Counties attended the meeting.
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Colored Baseball
Double Header
The Sasser Hill Ramblers de-
feated the Buck Jefferson Bull-
dogs in a double header behind
the slow ball pitching of Rusty
Bill Jackson. TTie Sasser team,
managed by Jessie Sasser, collect-
ed 16 hits in the opener and ten
in the night cap. The leading hit-
ter was K. C. Jones who collected
3 for 4.
Next week, the manager Jessie
Sasser, will be on the hill. The gen
eral public is invited to see these
colored teams clash at Bulldog
Field.
If, you have pasture, feed, and
need additional cash to purchase
livestock, we urge you to call at
the Farm Security Office, Linden,
Texas, at once. Make the idle pas-
ture acres count toward winning
this war by producing cattle.
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Flat Creek Club
Mrs. M. Hampton was elected
the nominee from the Flat Creek
Club for the Council election of
delegates foj- the State Home De-
monstration Association Meeting,
when the club met at the school,
July 22 for a demonstration on
making covers.
Samples of material for uphol-
stery, curtains, and slip covers or
pillows were examined by the club
members who discussed the chairs
they had for refinishing.
Watermelon was served the
group present, which adjourned to
meet in September 9th with Mrs.
M. Hampton.
Union Chapel H. I).
Club Meeting
"We learned that poultry pro-
ducers of Texas are losing several
thousand dollars a day by impro-
per care of eggs during hot wea-
ther, as well as many other in-
teresting demonstrations," report-
ed Mrs. V. B. Allsup on her trip
to Tyler, to the Union Chapel club
as it met in the home of Mrs.
Yvonne McCoy.
Eggs should be gathered often
during hot weather in wire baskets
to allow the air to circulate, and
should be stored in coolers instead
of closed crates if kept for several
days. The crates snouiu be lifted
at one end by placing a brick un-
derneath in the morning, and the
other end in the afternoon, to keep
the yolk from setting to the side.
Cutting out slip cover patterns
and finishes for different chairs
was shown the club by the home
demonstration agent during the
meeting.
An East Texas school teacher,
23-year old Opal Louise McLeod,
of McLeod, Texas, Tuesday trad-
ed a chic civilian creation for a
Coast Guard hat.
She was sworn in as a member
of the Coast Guard Spars by En-
sign Alice Barry, and was the
first woman to become a member
of the Women's Reserve of the
Coast Guard in Dallas since the
organization set up its own recruit
ing organization at 1110 Allen
Building.
Miss McLeod will report August
7 as an apprentice Reaman to the
Coast Guard School at Palm Beach
Florida, Ensign Barry announced.
The latest recruit has been an
instructor in the Waskom public
schools for the past two years. Re-
cently she received her radio ope-
rator's license at Centenary Col-
lege after finishing a war train-
ing course.
Miss McLeod, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. McLeod, of McLeod
is a 1941 graduate of Baylor Uni-
versity.
Cotton Leaf Worms
Scattered in County
Many Cass County farmers are
eporting the presence of the cot-
on Weaf worm. The appearance is
two or three weeks earlier than
normally says, Marvin Carter, Co.
Agri. Agent. The next generation
of worms which should appear in
about 3 weeks is liable to do a
great damage to a very promising
cotton crop, Carter says.
Farmers should watch their cot-
ton crop carefully and at the first
sign of ragging in spots through
out the field, dusting should be
begun in those spots. By doing this
one or more general applications
of poison may be saved. Dusting
with Calcium arsenate at the rate
•of 5 to 7 pounds per acre at an
interval of 7 days or as needed is
recommended.
In 1942 Cicero Simmons, Bloom-
burg Community said, "about 12
years ago I gave a cotton crop to
the leaf worms, that taught me a
lesson, I'll never do it again if I
can get the poison." The leaf worm
not only cuts down on the pound-
age of seed cotton by causing
many premature bolls to open but
causes a severe damage to the
grade of cotton, Carter said that
if the demands for posion were not
too great all at one time there
should be sufficient calcium arsen
ate to take care of the situation.
Price Ceiling
Information
Maximum community prices
which any retail store in Linden
and Cass County may charge for
a majority of food items will be-
come effective Aug. 5, it was an-
nounced today by A. J. Nelson,
chairman pf the Cass County Price
and Rationing Board.
The community ceiling plan will
be extended on that date to all of
the 34 counties in the Dallas OPA
district, which covers a large por-
tion of North and East Texas. The
city of Texarkana will not be in-
cluded, but will have community
prices issued by the district OPA
office at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Previously the plan had been es-
tablished in Dallas, Collin, Rock-
wall, Ellis and Kaufman counties
as well as in other OPA district
jffice areas throughout the coun-
try.
"Establishment of community
prices is a major step in the OPA
irive to hold the line of the cost
jf living and will not alter great-
ly the present level oif ceilings,"
•dr. Nelson said. "The aim of this
plan is to enable the housewives
to know in the simplest terms pos-
jible the maximum amount which
a food store may charge her un-
der any circumstances for a pound,
a package or a dozen of any of
the food items covered.
"A top price is specified for
each brand, grade, size or con-
tainer type of the listed products.
All retail food stores must plain-
ly mark their selling price for all
items on the list, and the price
must appear on the item itsekf or
on the shelf or bin where the food
is displayed.
"The housewife is urged to check
carefully and make sure that her
store charges no more than top
prices and that the normal com-
petition between various classes of
stores will keep many below the
community maximum."
The Dallas OPA district in
which the prices will be effective
includes the following counties,
Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red Riv-
er, Bowie, Collin, Hunt, Delta,
Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Camp
Morris, Cass, Dallas, Rockwall,
Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood
Gregg, Marion,
Harrison, Ellis, Navarro, Hender-
son, Rusk, Panola, Limestone,
Freestone, Anderson and Chero-
kee.
Each store must post signs
showing its classification, one of
the following:
Class 1—Independent stores
which had gross annual sales of
less than $50,000 in 1942.
Class 2—Chain stores which in-
dividually had 1942 gross sales be-
tween $50,000 and $250,000.
Class 3—Chain stores which in-
dividually had 1942 gross sales of
less than $250,000.
Class 4—All stores which had
more than $250,000 gross sales in
1942.
For the convenience of grocers,
OPA is having copies of the com-
munity maximum prices printed.
These printed lists also will in-
clude meat and soap prices and
will be available shortly through
the local War Price and Ration-
ing Board.
v—
CASS COUNTY HONORED
IN FORT LEWIS, WASH.
Mrs. J. D. Fouche received let-
ter from David last week telling
her to tell Cass county people he
was really for them and had,prov-
ed it by naming his tank "Cass
County Kid." He had to select a
a name starting with the letter
"C" as that is his company.
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1943, newspaper, July 29, 1943; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth336780/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.