The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1939 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. 58.
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AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM COVERING THE EASTERN PART OF DALLAS COUNTY
MESQUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939
THE OLDEST
PAPER IN
DALLAS COUNTY
NUMBER 11.
Merchants To Give Away $40 Tuesday
Mesquite Streets To Receive First Car Olf Asphalt
Streets and Roads
Around Mesquite
Being Treated
The finishing touch will be ap-
plied to 20,000 square yards of Mes-
quite streets this week, according to
J. D. Carney, Supervisor of District
No. 2, when the first car of asphalt
will be applied on the already
crushed stone and gravel base.
Streets to receive the asphalt top-
ping will include the old Terrell In-
terurban street from Carver street
on the East to Walker street on the
west, and the intersections between
Highway 183 and the interurban
street; two blocks on Lane street—
north of the depot and between the
A&P and Holley's stores; and
Church street from Garland street
on west to Florence street on the
east. Other streets in Mesquite will
be topped as soon as they are put
in shape.
Mr. Carney reported two miles of
asphalt pavement recently complet-
ed in Pleasant Grove, East Side
Acres, and Urbandale communities.
A road grading machine is now
working on the Berry Lane in the
Edwards community, preparatory
for a WPA project which will in-
clude a road construction of eight-
inch-crushed-stone base.
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Twenty-Five Vacancies
In Marine Corps
Twenty-five vacancies for service
in the United States Marine Corps
are to be filled during August at
the Marine Corps Recruiting Sta-
tion in Dallas, Postmaster Evlyn
M. Berry said today according to
information received from Captain
J. D. O'Leary, officer in charge.
Applicants filling these vacanc-
ies will be selected from young men
residing in Texas and Oklahoma of
which the Dallas office is headquar-
ters. Young men between the ages
of 18 and 25, of good moral charac-
ter and who have had high school
training are eligible to make appli-
cation the Postmaster stated. Appli-
cation blanks and other literature
may be obtained at the Post Office
or by writing to the U. S. Marine
Corps Recruiting Station, Dallas, he
said.
Boy Scouts To
Go Camping
The Boy Scouts will leave Mon-
day afternoon for a three days out-
ing near Mesquite. While camping
the boys will work on their first
class tests.
Seventeen boys were present at
the regular meeting Wednesday
evening at the school building. Wal-
ter Hailey, Jr. was elected report-
er for the troop.
Tuesday evening the Boy Scouts
attended the open air union revival
services in a body, with their
scoutmasaer Kenneth Pharr and
assistant scoutmaster, Charles Pot-
ter.
Revival In Zipp
City in Progress
A revival meeting conducted by
the Assemblies of God, is in progress
at Zipp City, with Rev. S. M. Grant
of Dallas doing the preaching. He
is also pianiBt. Services begin each
evening at 8 o'clock and Sunday
School at 9:45 each Sunday for the
next two weeks.
Donation* are being taken to
build a church on the plot of
ground donated by Wylie King. All
contributions are appreciated.
Mesquite Expects
Large Enrollment
The prospect of a considerable in-
crease in school attendance for
1939-40 in Mesquite is based upon
an increase in transfers from 299
from 1938-39 term to 393 for
1939-40 and an increase of Mes-
quite scholastics from 612 for 1938-
39 to 684 for 1939-40.
This means that the increase in
scholastics for 1939-40 over 1938-
39 amounts to 166. With the new
buildings ready for occupancy, the
Mesquite schools will be well equip-
ped to take care of the increased
enrollment.
Mrs. Garrett Hostess
To Whcit-Not Club
Mrs. George Garrett was hostess
to eight members of the What-Not
Club Tuesday afternoon. The mem-
bers worked on a "wheel of fort-
une quilt" for the hostess.
The meeting opened with the
song. "He Keeps Me Singing," after
which Mrs. Garrett won first prize
in the contest.
Next week the club will take up
the study of the books of the Bible
Refreshments of punch and cake
was served. The next meeting will
be in the home of Mrs. Joe Nor-
wood in Mesquite with Mrs. Mae
Hall as hostess.
Luncheon Club
Met at CCC Camp
The monthly meeting of the
Mon'B Luncheon Club was held Wed-
nesday at the Mesquite CCC Camp.
Rer. Rex M. Thompson gave a
report on the Baptist World Alliance
which he attended recently in Geor-
gia.
An excellent meal was served to
twenty-five members.
Mesquite Gets
First Bale Of
1939 Cotton Monday
Sidney Smith brought in the first
bale of cotton for Mesquite Monday.
The bale, weighing 530 pounds, was
ginned from 1530 pounds of Cali-
fornia Accala, by the Mesquite Co-
operative gin, who bought it for 10c
per pound.
The bale neted 915 pounds of
cotton seed.
Cash premium presented Mr.
Smith for first bale of cotton ginned
free by the Cooperative Gin:
The First National Bank ....$3.00
Evlyn M. Berry 50
The Texas Mesquiter \ 1.50
Mesquite Washateria 25
Mesquite Ice Co 200 lbs. Ice
Anderson-Clayton 2.00
Emmett Burgess 50
John E. Davis 50
Porter Drug Store 1.00
Ruth Rilliard . . . 50
Weeks Grocery 50
J. E. Summers 50
Mesquite Frosted Lockers 1.00
J. F. McCullough 2.00
Moon's Cafe . 50
Brantley Co 50
Royal Motor Co .... 1.00
Texas Power & Light Co. ... 1.00
N. A. Holley 1.00
Box Shoe Shop 50
Jim Anderson . 1.00
Food Palace . . 1.00
Jim Redden 25
Lige Ash 50
Sam Jones . .50
Thompson & Rouse .... 1.00
Walker's Garage 1.00
Gault's Cafe . .25
B&H Cafe 1.00
Austin Bros .. 1.00
Mitchell-Goodwin . . . ... 2.00
C. C. Brummett 35
S. L. Canfleld 60
Berry Ins. Agency 1.00
W. E. Baker ...... . 50
C. M. Anding 1.00
Tom Payne .50
Total 30.60
The North Texas Gin had its first
bale Tuesday morning—M. K. Kines
brought a bale which weighed 478
pounds. It sold for 10c a pound.
There were 1500 pounds of seed cot-
ton.
The next meeting will be Wed-
1 nesday, September C at the City
Hall.
COLLECTION REACHES 245 IN ONE YEAR
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Miss Jannash Honored
At Luncheon
MIsh Pauline Jannash, whose mar-
riage to Leo J. Steele will take place
Aug. 12, was complimented with a
luncheon given in the Baker Hotel
Mural Room Saturday by Mrs. J. C.
Housewright.
An arrangement of bluebells and
white gladioli centered the table,
which was laid with a white linen
cloth.
Places were marked for Miss Jan-
nash, Misses Jo Ceal Goforth, Gladys
Jannash, Dorothy Nell Pearson,
Merle Travis, Mmes. Rhoda Lee
Blair, Fred Royer, Dorothy Walsh,
Ruth Murphy and Mrs. Housewright.
Courtesy of The Dallas >i»w«
Beginning her collection with a
gift on Mother's Day 1938, Mrs. Ed
F. Vanston of Mesquite has two
hundred forty-five salt and pepper
shakers. Mrs. Vanston and her
grandson, Walter Hailey, Jr., are
shown admiring the colorful display
which has the choice spot in her
living room. Above the collection on
the shelf is a picture of Mr. and
Mrs. Vanston's only son, Barney of
Dallas.
The salt and peppers have come
from ten states, three foreign coun-
tries, and thirty-five Texas cities.
Friends on vacation, business trips
take dme off to find salt and pep-
pers for Mrs. Vanston; each set
tells a story. They represent flowers,
fruits, persons, animals, and most
anything imaginable. A small wood-
en set, bought in Paris, France, fol-
lowing the signing of the Armistice;
two Cheshire cats from London,
England; a blue willow ware set
more than 100 years old; a set from
Bob Burns In Arkansas; and two
pairs carved out or pecans and
acorsn, are found in the beautiful
collection.
Hundred Farmers
Guests of Soil Group
Working under the new soil con-
servation bill recently passed by the
Legislature, more than 100 farmers
were guests of the Mesquite Soil
Conservation Association at the
CCC Camp Thursday evening to dis-
cuss plans for creating new interest
and the participation of this area
in the soil conservation program.
J. W. Sergeant of Fort Worth, as-
sistant regional coordinator of Re-
gion 4, composed o f Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
j (with the exception of high plainB),
was the principal speaker. A. B.
Jolley, county agent, presided and
several farmers told of the benefit
of soil conservation of their farms.
Lake Site Spotted
In Canal Program
A lake located on Rowlett Creek,
a tributary of the East Fork of
the Trinity, is one of four lakes
prosposed by army engineers sur-
veying, the Trinity river, it was
learned Saturday.
Rites Friday For
Man Stricken
On Way to Work
George M. Rutherford, 63, suf-
fered a fatal heart attack Thursday
morning, 7:30 o'clock on his way
to work. Mr. Rutherford had had
several previous attacks, but ap-
parently was in good health and
spirit when he left home.
Funeral services will be held at
the Christian Church at 3:30 p. m.
Friday with the Rev. F. M. Dean of-
ficiating.
Mr. Rutherford was born May 1,
1876 in Bristol, Virginia, and came
to Texas with an uncle and aunt
when he was twelve years old: He
has lived in Mesquite all his life,
and has been active in gin work in
the community, spending moro than
a quarter of a century working in
j the gins of Mesquite.
He married Miss Gussie Borch-
ardt and they had one son, Albert.
! In 1900 he was married to Miss Ida
Mae Harris. They had three children,
two sons. Harris and Sam, and
one daughter, Miss Roby Ruther-
ford with whom he made his home.
Besides his four cnlldren, Mr.
Rutherford is survived by four
grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. M
L. Gable of Holston, Va.
Horse Show Planned
For Mesquite Fair
The Mesquite Horse Show, one of
the outstanding social events sched-
uled during the Mesquite Fair, is
under the direction of Harry Briley.
Assisting him are Lee G'oforth, Clyde
Gillean, O. C. Hanby and C. D .
Peavy. The horse show will be stag-
ed two nights during the fair.
Ladies Attend
Zone Meeting At
Rockwall Monday
Zone number 2 of the Missionary
Society of the Greenville District
met Monday at the Methodist church
in Rockwall in an all day meeting.
Mesquite was represented by Mrs.
N. E. Shands,- Mrs. Cam Alexander,
Mrs. S. P. Farler, Mrs. Gertrude
Lawrence. Mrs. Harry Jobson and
Mrs. Eula McWhorter. Other towns
reprsented were Pleasant Mound,
Forney, Royce City and Rockwall.
Following the chicken dinner at
J noon the group engaged in a round
j table discussion. Mrs. Gertrude
| Lawrence sang a solo.
NOTICE
* Ice cream supper at Lawson *
* Tuesday, August 15. In case •
* of rain it will be held the •
* foll^wi^r nfrht, Sponsored *
* by Lawson P.-T. A. *
H. Broyles Honored
On 11th Birthday
Mrs. Sidney Broyles honored her
son. Horace, with a party Tuesday,
August 8, on his 11th birthday.
Games were played and prizes
were won by Jerry Moore and Snif-
fin Snoop (R. E.) Crane, and Mo-
selle Rowley and De Alva Futrell.
Cake and Ice cream cones were
served to the following, Nelta Rose,
Mary and R. E. Crane, Mozelle Row-
ley, Cleveland Gentry, Charles
Cheating, Jeannieno Palmer, Hor-
terse Sealy, Jerry Moore, G. R. Por-
ter, Wesley and Norris Weldon, Le-
roy Davis, De Alva Futrelle, Paula
Ruth Thompson and mother, Rose
Mary Dickey, Walter Lee Irvin, Miss
Nina Dickey, Mrs. Bruce Baker,
Janet Broyles and the honcree.
Horace received many nice gifts.
Mesquite Road
To B e Built
For $250,0000
Plans to build a two-lane boule-
vard between Dallas and Mesquite
to cost $250,000 were announced
last week by Commissioner Buck
Frank on completion of negotiations
for purchase of the abandoned Ter-
rell inturban right of way.
Construction of WPA labor will
not begin until January, he said.
The 100-foot broad strip, property
of the Texas Interurban Railway
Company from the city limits to the
Kaufman County line, will be deed-
ed to the county for $8,800, Mr.
Frank said.
The acutla outlay will be only $6,-
600, he said, as officials of the
company have tendered a check for
$2,200 in delinquent taxes on the
150-acre tract. The Commissioners
Court refused to buy until back
taxes were paid.
Unit one, from Buckner Boule-
vard via Military Drive to Forney
Road, expected to cost $25,000, will
be constructed in 1940, Mr. Frank
said. The second unit will follow im-
mediately, completing the eight
miles between Forney and State
Highway 183 (Scyene Road) Just
west of Mesquite, where the new
boulevard will intersect.
The boulevard will be built not
for a through trafficway for fast
speeds, but primarily to serve Mes-
quite and the 1,200 new homes that
have been built In that area in the
last eighteen months, Mr. Frank
said.
In addition to the separated traf-
fic lanes another safety feature will
be elimination of a death curve on
the Scyene Road at the intersection
of the interurban right of way. The
parkway between the lanes will be
planted In shurbs, redbud and hack-
bery trees and crepe myrtle.
Widening of Forney from the city '
limits to Sam Houston Road, to form I
1 a part of the improved suburban
drive, already is under way. Mr.
i Frank is adding four feet of pave*
! ment to each side of the present
| twenty-foot lane, and constructing
i three concrete bridges. — Dallas
News.
East Pike from East Grand to i
Tennison, Highway 80, will be wid- .
I ended. Commissioner Fra«k said, ho t
I soon as the city of Dallas Is ready !
I to cooperate. The East Grand Bus-
j Hens Mep's Association are on rec-
ord opposing the $^50,000 road j
project, until officials widen East
Program Planned
To Entertain
Record Crowd
The largest crowd ever to attend
a trades day program is expected at
Mesquite next Tuesday where forty
dollars in cash coupons besides
many Individual prizes will be
awarded at the program. Contest en-
try blanks are available at each,
place of business cooperating. Each
person trading In Mesquite is ex-
pected to register only once before
Tuesday with each business house
cooperating. Contestants trying for
the Mesquite prizes are expected to
clip the coupon, found In another
page of this paper, fill It out and
return to the Texas Mesquiter before
Tuesday.
GOOJ) PROGRAM PLANNED
Highlights of the program in-
clude: the Jimmerson String band
opening the program at 6:30.
The warding or $4 0.00 in cash
coupons good in trade with all mer-
chants cooperating at eight o'clock;
contestants must be present when
their names are called in order to
receive prizes.
Following the awarding of the
prizes, the crowd will be entertain-
ed by the Dixie Ramblers who will
climax the program.
Town's Fire Rate
To Be Lowered
As a result of the splendid record
of the Mesquite Volunteer Fire De-
partment, and Mesquite's represen-
tation at tlit* 1.83V Firemen's Short
Course at A&M College by G. R.
Klmbell, Mesquite will receive a
3% reduction on the city's insurance
route.
Mr. Klmbell was one of 508 en-
rolees in the school, studying mod-
ern fire prevention and extinguish-
ing methods.
The Mesquite volunteer Fire De-
partment organized June 1 with 13
charetr members, recently affiliated
with the North Texas District Volun-
teer Association. The local fire boys
practice each Thursday. A represen-
tation from Mesquite attended a
quarterly meeting of the Associa-
tion in Irving Tuesday night and
won third prize In pump racing. The
next quarterly meeting will be held
the second Tuesday In November
at McKlnney with Mesquite acting
as host in February when more than
a hundred firemen are expected
from North Texas.
Jerry Moon One
Year Old Tuesday
¥
Ab little as you may think of it,
it has been one year since Clifford
Moon was buying cigars for his
friends.
Jerry, his only son, celebrated
his first birthday with a cake and
candle Tuesday. The guests, MrB.
Moon, Mrs. Ethel Cole, Misses Mel-
ba and Edith Faye Cole, Juanita
Cole of Urbandale, brought gifts.
SOCIETY MET
WITH PRESIDENT
The Womans Missionary Society
of the Christian Church met Monday
afternoon at the home of the new
president, Mrs. Joe Norwood. The
Devotional was given by Mrs. Lon
McDaniel and the scripture by Mrs.
A. W. Lander. Following the busi-
ness period, refreshments were ser-
ved to seven members.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Clay McG'aughy, Sept.
4.
Nephew of Pollard
Wins Soap-Box Derby
Billy Cohn, 6904 Tokalon, neph-
ew of Clifton Pollard of Mesquite.
won the Soap Box Derby contest
sponsored by a Dallas newspaper
and held last Tuesday at Revershon
raceway. One hundred boys entered
the contest, building their machines
from boxes, etc.
Young Cohn, 13. left Thursday for
Akron, Ohio to compete in Champ-
ionship content which begins there
next Sunday.
Pike and Improve roads in th:.t
vicinity.
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Cook, Mrs. A. J. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1939, newspaper, August 11, 1939; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth406937/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.