Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME 52.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1942.
NUMBER 5.
From a cotton dotted swiss bed-
spread, Jane Waddell, 1(1, of Mem-
phis, Tenn., made this evening
dress. Miss Wadell won The Mem-
phis I'ress-Scimitar's Sew and Save
contest, and was sent to New
York with her all-cotton, self-made
wardrobe, where she won first na-
tional orize in the junior standard-
pattern class in competition with
about 30,000 contestants. As a re-
sult, she was given a position with
« New York dress designing house,
lane made dresses from such
things as draperies, bed-ticking,
ihower curtains and bedspreads.
Three Minute Sermon
By Rev. Warren Fillcin, Ph.D..
Member of Faculty
Tlie Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
"WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL"
My son, just two years old, is
very fond of brrud--all exept the
crusts. At the dinner table he
Is not satisfied until his mouth
is literally stuffed with bread and
Ills cheeks bulge out. Then with
his mouth as full as that, he still
asks for more bread.
As I was reading Romans 3
the other day, I noticed especially
verse 14: "Whose mouth is lull of
cursing and bitterness." I pictured
the unsaved world with cheeks
bulging out with cursing and
bitterness, just as my lioj/'s cheeks
bulge out with bread at the dinner
table.
Some months ago, after driving
all day, I stopped at a filling
station for gasoline. As I stepped
inside for a cold drink, I saw a boy
not more than fourteen years old
whose mouth was as full of curse
words as Romans 3:14 says—just
as full of cursing and bitterness
as my little boy's mouth ever is
of bread. If that fourteen-year-old
boy let a single sentence pass his
lips without using the vilest sort
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WiJl Rogers'
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
• ■ 'HERE was a big lawsuit ovex
a Scotchman's estate not very
long ago, and they had a terrible
time finding something for the law-
yers to disagree about, so that the
awyers could fight in court and
make their clients think they were
earning their foes. Both sides ad-
mitted that the man was dead and
that his will said so and so about
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who was to get the dough. So they
found out they could get up a fight
over whether this Scotchman died
suddenly or not. One side claimed
that the poor fellow died light sud-
den, so that he didn't have time tc
make a change in his will tin t he
Intended to make, 'lTiey were try-
ing to prove it.
They put a fellow on the witness
•tand that had been the Scotch-
man's financial adviser.
"You say he died sudden ?"
"Awful sudden."
"What makes you think so?"
"Well, I know it. Nobody saw
him die, and it was a week before
the body was found, but there wa.-
evidence that Sandy went out
mighty quick?"
'•What evidence?"
"Well, for one thing, there was a
letter he had got that day that he's
supposed to have died, and the
stamp on it happened to be uncan-
celled. The uncancelled stamp was
still on the envelope, on Sandy's
desk. We all know that if Sandv
had had even ten minutes of warn-
ing he would of wrote • letter to
Fomebody to make use of that
•tamp."
Four Injured In
Auto Wreck Near
Amarillo Air Field
Four persons received injuries and
burns when flames enveloped a car
and truck following a collision near
English Field late Monday night.
Mrs. Fred Gasklns of Pampa, who
received head Injuries and fractures
of both legs, died early Wednesday
morning at the St. Anthony's hos-
pital, from injuries received In the
accident.
l.onnie Hood of Pampa, formerly
of Claude, who suffered a broken
leg and severe head Injuries, spent
a fair night at St. Anthony's after
the accident, attendants reported,
and war now Improving.
Harold Mince of Lubbock was
badly bruised and received burns
about the arms. His condition was
fair Tuesday morning, attendants
reported Tuesday morning.
W. D. Oaskins, son of Mrs. Oas-
kins, was taken to Northwest Texas
Hospital where X-ray examination
was given. His condition was still
critical Thursday ol' this week.
The truck, a Chevrolet semi-
trailer butane truck, was driven by
Mince. It is owned by D C Wiley
of Lubbock, and was carrying no
fuel at the time of the collision
According to information given
highway patrolman by C. S. Hamp-
ton local taxlcab driver, the truck
was traveling west on Highway GO
about a mile west of English Field.
It attempted to pass the taxi,
which was going in the same
direction.
Seeing that he could not pass the
taxi, the driver cut to the right,
according to Hampton, and struck
the taxi with the truck bumper.
The truck then careened across
the highway, meeting the Buick
automobile, which was accupied by
Mrs. Gaskins, the Oaskins boy and
Mr. Hood.
The truck overturned on the south
side of the highway, and the car
was badly burned. The taxi was
only slightly damaged.
Calls to the scene of the acci-
dent were made by the Amarillo
fire department, the state highway
patrol.
Two soldiers were riding in the
truck with Mince, but disappeared
following the accident. #
JAMES LUCIAN TYLER
SERVICES HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services for James Lucian
Tyler were held Friday afternoon
from the Womack Chapel in Clar-
endon. Mr. Tyler died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Ida James, in
Goodnight early Thursday morn-
ing. He had been living there for
thirty days having come from Dal-
las where he was in the real es-
tate business.
Mr. Tyler, 64, is survived by his
widow, two brothers, William R. of
Goodnight, Charles, of Eureka
Springs, Arkansas, and three sis-
ters, Mrs. Bonnie Horton of Am-
arillo, Mrs. Ida James of Goodnight
and Bessie Ingram of Oklahoma
City.
Rev. Jeff Moore of the Baptist
Church of Claude, conducted the
services and Interment was in the
Claude Cemetery under the direc-
tion of Womack Funeral Home. tt
I'VT. EDWARD MORRIS
Pvt. Edward Morris, of Claude,
Texas, man who recently passed
interviewing board qualifications
for attending an Officer Candidate
School, has been promoted to the
rank of corporal.
Corp. Morris, inducted in the ser-
vice in March. 1941, was graduated
from Amarillo Junior College ma-
joring in Physical Education and
attended the Dellehanty Institute
in New York City. #
EMERGENCY NOTICE
The Nation's Steel Mills are run-
ning out of Scrap. They haven't
enough on hand lor even 30 days
more. When this Ls gone they may
have to shut down—for all new
steel is 50 ' "< scrap. Get your Scrap
ready to turn in now!—Phone 162.
Leon Ranson. County Agent, tt
VENEREAL DISEASES
Because of the fact that a vener-
eal disease is no respecter of per-
sons, people of every class and
and color, rich and poor, educated
and ignorant are numbered among
the victims, asserts Dr. Geo. W
Cox, State Health Officer.
"Venereal disease, of which sy-
philis and gonorrhoea are the more
commonplace, are among the most
vital health problems in the State
of Texas today," "This state has
been chosen as the location for
dozens of army camps, training
llelds, naval basses, shipbuilding
yards, airplane construction plants,
and other major defense industries.
The resulting influx of workers
and armed iorces has emphasized
.he need for exerting every known
means in the control of venereal
diseases." #
Pacific Fleet's Cincus With Jap Sword
For Valiant Service
Adm. C. W. Nimitz, commander in clilef of the Pacific fleet, lio!Js
the samura, sword of the Japanese commander at Makin islands, alter
the recent successful raid by U. S. marines, in which Maj. James Roesc-
felt was second in command. Others to Admiral Nimitz' left arc, Com-
mander J. M. Haines, USN; Lieut. Col. E. F. Carlson, U. S. marine
corps; and Lieut. Gen. D. C. Emmons. USA.
Congress Gives
Men in Service
Right to Vote
Only the President's signature is
needed to the bili giving men in
the armed service ol the United
States the right to vote by mail in
primaries and elections. He may
have signed it by the time this ap-
pears in print.
The bill has passed both houses
of Congress. The House measure,
approved first, was not adopted by
the Senate until twenty-six differ-
ent. amendments had been tacked
onto it, all but three of minor im-
portance.
The three major changes made
by the Senate provided for absentee
voting for service men in primaiy
as well as general elections, gave
the mail ballot to men stationed
abroad as well as at home, and ex-
empted service men from paying
poll taxes required by Georgia Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Texas, South
Carolina, Tennessee. Virginia and
Louisiana.
Another of the Senate amend-
ments made it compulsory upon
state officials to send ballots and
have them counted in primary elec-
tions. and also whether or not the
voters were eligible under state
laws requiring poll tax receipts.
The joint conference committee
then appointed from the two hous-
es recommended complete accep-
tance of the twenty-six Senate
changes and the House adopted
this report by the overwhelming
vote of 247 to 53. It is significant
that 49 of the 53 votes cast against
it were from Southern members.
Passage of this bill does more
than give service men the right to
vote wherever they may be station-
ed. It was a test of Southern res-
trictions placed upon the right of
franchise down there. The require-
ment that a citizen must have paid
his poll tax before being eligible to
vote is overridden in this bill. That
is highly significant, for this Is only
one restriction, financial, racial or
educational, placed upon voting in
Southern states.
If Congress will take a step like
this in what was considered a test
case, what is to hinder the law-
Messages to War
Prisoners Being
Accepted Now
Messages for men reported "miss
ing in action" in the Far East but
not yet listed as Prisoners of War
now are being accepted by the
Armstrong County Red Cross chap-
ters, Mrs. Rodgers. charter chair
man, said today. She pointed out,
however, that no assurance of de-
livery can be given.
Mrs. Rodgers said the messages
will be forwarded on the exchange
ship "Gripsholm", expected to said
from New York shortly. They will
be sent to the International Red
Cross Committee's delegate in Ja-
pan, who will make every effort to
see that they are delivered if the
men are in Japanese prison camps
"This effort to communicate with
missing men of the Armed Forces"
she said, "has been necessitated by
the Japanese failure to supply com-
plete lists of American prisoners
of war."
"Friends and relatives wishing to
contact men reported missing in
action, but not yet officially report
ed by the enemy as Prisoners of
War, should contact Mrs. Rodgers
They should be able to give com-
plete information on the missing
man, including name, number, rank,
military unit and last known ad
dress. The message must be filed
on Red Cross form 1616 and must
be limited to 25 words."
In order that the message may
have the best possible chance of
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makers from operating further upon
these strictly sectional discrimina-
tions against voting privileges? Al-
ready there are rumblings that the
poll tax limitation on voting may
be knocked out all the way by
Congress.
The plea used by members of
Congress from the South against
the soldier voting bill was that
states' rights were being violated.
On the other hand the Fourteenth
Amendment, to the U. S. Constitu-
tion is violated by disfranchising
state laws. And the Constitution has
the last word in such a contro-
versy. tt
Nobody Home—And Nobody Hurt!
This WAS a house! And that WAS a plane sticking out of the
shattered Umbers. Spectacular picture, taken Just after the plane ripped
tats the side of a cottage near Glenvtew, IU„ shows graphically the after-
math of the crash. Four passengers were only Jarred when the plane,
•a route to Mexico, harttsd down to earth alter the
Pix Show to be
Staged Saturday
by 4-H Club Boys
The 4-H club boys of Armstrong
County will have a pig show In
Claude next Monday, September 28,'
according to an announcement by |
Leon Ranson, County Agricultural
Agent for the A. & M. College Ex-
tension Service.
The boys will have 56 fat bar-
lows, and 7 pigs that were won In
the COW-HOG-HEN contest. Judg-
ing will start at 9:00 a. m.
The show is sponsored by the
Claude Lion's Club which is giving
ribbon awards. The show will be
held in the Mitchell Goodwin Lum-
ber Yard.
Immediately following the show
the fat barrows will be loaded in a
truck and sent to the Ft. Worth
market. The boys, their leaders and
fathers will follow them and watch
them sell the next day. The group
will spend Monday night and most
of Tuesday In Ft. Worth touring
the stock yards and packing houses.
The stockyard officials will give the
group a banquet and program at
noon Tuesday. The return trip will
be made Tuesday evening.
Boys who will show pigs are Bud
Brown, Fred Brown, Nolan Sanders,
C. M. Hudson, Jr., Howard Dye,
Thomas Joe Garrison, Carl Garri-
son, Carrol Posey, Delbert Hundley,
Dean Foster, Gordon Foster, Billy
Stockett, Nola Mc Stockett, Byron
Brown, Thurman Brown, Bill Smo-
therman, Gerald Wood, Landon
Barrett, Donald Ste>ut, Billy Robl-
son, John Thomas Robison, Emery
Goodin, Arnold Dawkins.
Everyone is invited to attend the
show and observe the work that
these 4-H club boys have been
doing, tt
Secretary of War Henry Stlmson
(left) presents the Distinguished
Service medal to Col. Francis G.
Brink for exceptional service as
military observer and liaison officer
with British headquarters, Far East,
at Singapore. Java and Burma.
R. T. Wood Writes
Brother About
New M. P's.
797th M P. Bn Co D
Camp Livingston, La
Sept. 10, 1942.
PROMOTION DAY
Sunday, Sept. 27th. will be pro-
motion day for the Sunday School
Classes of the First Baptist Church.
There will be a special program
given at Ten O'clock by the entire
Sunday School. We take this means
to urge every member of our Sun-
day School and as many visitors
who can come, to be there. It will
be a blessing and benediction to
you if you come. Come on time
for we are going to start on time.
The new teachers will be recogniz-
ed by the Church. The meeting
will be in the auditorium of the
Church. We will be looking for
you. This will be a peak day In at-
tendance.—Jeff M. Moore. Pastor,
Chas. W. Stewart, Supt. tt
FLIERS' HOSTS NUDISTS
An R A F. pilot and his observer
returning in their fighter plane
from a battle with the enemy
were obliged to make a forced
landing before reaching their
home base. Their plane coming
to a halt a somewhat shocking
surprise awaited them. A lot of
folks of both sexes and various
ages gathered around the plane,
wearing not a stitch of clothing
The fliers had landed in a nudist
camp. The nudists were hospita-
ble enough and Inviteel the fliers
to stay for lunch. After recover-
ing from their shock, the two men
accepted the invitation. tt
SEVEN DIVORCE SUITS
Four years ago Clarence John-
son, Spokane, Wash, filed a di-
vorce suit against his wife after
they had been married one year.
Later they smoothed out their
marital difficulties and were rec-
onciled. Since then there have
been five more divorces and is
many reconciliations Divorce suit
No. 7 was filed last week by Mrs.
Johnson. tt
ARMY SAYS WEAR SHOES
Presenting himself for induction
into the U.S. Army at Oklahoma
City, Hugh B Dixon, 24 carried
a pair of shoes in his hand. Re-
pleaded for a special permit to
serve in the Army barefooted as
he had never worn shoes before,
but hard-hearted Army officers
refused him. Dixon is in the Army
now wearing shoes for the first
time, st
] Dear Carl:
| How are all the folks getting a-
long at home. I hope everyone is
well. I am about to get adjusted to
army routine. It Is sure hot here
in Louisiana, even though they say
it has cooled up a lot since mid-
summer. It is a pretty country al-
though It Is too swampy to suit
me. The good old dust bowl every-
time.
All the officers are very nice to
ils and seem to have a lot of sym-
pathy and patience with us new
fellows. The worst trouble is the
most of them are from New York
and I have quite a bit of trouble
understanding their orders, but I
guess I will catch on to their lingo
You were asking about this
branch of the army. It ls a new
branch and I will tell you what
little I have learned about it. The
Corps of Military Police was estab-
lished as a seperate branch of the
United States Army on Sept. 26.
1941. A batalion consists'of 27 of-
ficers ar.d 706 enlisted men. Some
of the duties of the ones that are
physically fit for overseas duty will
be to follow up the main Army and
restore and keep order in the oc-
cupied towns and help guard vital
points and supplies. The ones who
are unfit for overseas duty will be
trained to guard concentration
camps and munitions plants in this
country, also to help repel strikes
you a rough Idea about the Mili-
and riots. Mebbe that will give
tary Police We are not the same
as the MP. that make the boys
step in the army camps.
Tell everyone hello and to write
me a letter. It ls sure nice when
you have Mall Call and get a
letter from home
Write often and tell me all the
News.
Lots of love,
R. T. WOOD, tt
APPLES VICTORY FOOD
DRIVE ENDED SATURDAY
Reports of local merchants indi-
cate the first portion of the Vic-
tory Food Special drive featuring
fresh apples (ended last Saturday)
was a complete success, according
to Mr. Paul Hood, Food Industry
Committee Chairman.
Mr. Hood pointed out fresh apples
will again be designated as a Vic-
tory' Food Special during the period
of October 22 through 31 by the
Agricultural Marketing Administra-
tion.
Apples were selected a Victory
Food Special to encourage full use
of this fruit, which is now quite
plentiful. By homemakers using
Victory Food Specials, such as fresh
apples, abundant supplies are not
wasted and other vital foods may
be released to meet war needs, tt
"Are you familiar with mules,"
usked a Missouri fanner from •
dusky applicant for a job a* farm
hand.
' No, sah, ah isn't," replied the
applicant. "Ah knows 'em too wall
to get familiar."
Bobby Byrd came home from
Sunday School expressing more than
usual Interest in what he had
heard. He said flying machines were
mentioned In the Bible, Asked to
explain In what connection, Bobby
said the teacher told him about
Esau selling his heirship to his
brother, Jacob.
Tiny Moore (helping pupil un-
fasten her coat) "Did your Mamma
hook this coat for you?"
Dorothy Jean Thomas: "No'm,
she bought it."
Boss Cobb: "Will this suit hold
Its shape?"
Cotton Johnson: "Absolutely. It
Ls made from pure virgin wool."
Boss: "Never mind about the
sheep's morals. All I want to know
is whether the suit will hold its
shape."
45-YEAR-OLD MODLE T
A 45-year-old Moelle T Ford
stopped in Claude Tuesday long
enough to draw a large crowd It
had old style guns, swords, knives
herns and hundreds of other old
relics. The old model T hood was
covered with foreign coins and the
car carried a 1942 California license
One sign read "Meet You in To-
kyo" another, with Jap picture,
said "Keep 'eni Dying" hanging on
the outside. Some pictures were
75 years old. He also had u tooih
>f a Mastodon, the aged driver,
Robert V. H. Martin, veteran of
World War 1, said was 10.000 years
ild. Mr. Martin said, as he erank-
?d his 46 Me>dle T up to go, that
he was headed for Satell. Calif. a
Workl War Veteran home #
Caller: "Is your mother at home"
Weldon McClure: "You don't sup-
pose I'd be mowing this lawn Just
'cause the grass ls long, do you?"
Clarinda: "I'se decided to leave
mah husband."
Liza: "Is you all beginning to
economize, too?"
Junior Hundley: "One of the
kids at school said I looked ex-
actly like you."
Virl (chest expanding): "He did,
did he, and what did you say?"
Junior: "Aw, I let It pass. He's
blgger'n I am."
George Erunson: "It must be
nearly time to get up."
Mrs. Geo.: "Why, dear?"
Geo.: "Baby has fallen asleep."
' Yes sir, I'm a self-made man "
"You're lucky, I am the revised
Vork of a wife and three daugh-
ters, no less."
Joe Sparks: "Two eggs, please.
Don't fry them a second after the
white Is cooked. Don't turn them
over. Just a small pinch of salt on
each. No pepper Well, what are
you waiting for?"
Mrs. Leon McFarland: "The hen's
name that lays these eggs is Betty.
Is that all right, sir."
Those June brides have found
out by now that the honeymoon is
practically over, since husbands
can't think of any new pet names, tt
New Turk Premier?
Sergeant: "Hey you, mark time
there, can't you?"
George Doshier (wearing boots
several sizes large): "I am, Ser-
geant—ip.side my boots."
Warned not to make any state-
ment based on hearsay. W L. Mc-
Clure was being cross-examined as
a witness:
"When were you born," asked the
prosecuting attorney.
"I can't tell you that."
"Why not"
"I only know that by hearsay"
Frank "I've walked home from
school with her tii.ee times, and
carried her books; I've bought Ice
cream cones twice, and taken her
to a movie Now don't you think
1 could kiss her?"
Jimmy: "Naw, you've done en-
ough for that girl already."
Police Judge: "The charge against
you is that you refused to renew
your dog license."
Jim Moore "Yes, your honor,
but—"
Police Judge: "We want no buts,
this license has expired."
Jim "So has the dog, your
honor."
Marine (holding her close): "Dar-
ling, you are vrev beautiful, you
must have been kissed many times"
She (coyly) "Only twice, dear.
Once by the Army and once by
the Navy."
Proud Father (showing off his
triplets): "Aren't they three fine
kids? What do you think of 'em?"
Bachelor Friend: "Hm-m-m, well
they're all three purt.v good, but
if the picking wuz left to me I'd
keep that one in the middle."
Foreign Minister Snkru Saracop.lu
of Turkey, who is expected t« In
named premier of Turkey by Presi-
dent Gen. Ismet Innnu. to All the
post left vacant by the sudden dcatl.
>f Premier Dr. Saydam. It is as-
iumed that Turkish neutrality will
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