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VOL. 37 - NO 16
Seminole, Gaines Co., Texas, Hndoy, May 19, 1944
Tire Certificates To
Be Issued By Panel At
Regular Meetings Only
Gaines County Gen.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Wounded Leathernecks Fight
i
Scottish Rite Degree
Taken In El Paso
S. C. Hak, Johnny Heath
Tommy Marshall, L P Smallin
and Floyd Stark spent fr m Sun-
day through Tuesday in El Paso
where they attended the 77th
Scottish Rite Reunion.
Hale, Smallin, H ath and Mar-
shall took the Scottish Rite De-
gree in a class of 15)2 men.
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Douglas Announces
For Tex. Legislature
Jack Douglas has authorized
this newspaiKM to announce his
candidacy for'Representative for
the 119th District of the Texas
Legislature. Douglas lias lived in
Lubbock for the past 15 years
and is president of the Lubbock
County Young Democrate Club.
He stated that he was vitally
interested in the district and was
not dependent on the remunera-
tion through the office "I shall
Effective immediately, mem-
bers of the Tire Panel of the
Gaines County War Price and
Rationing Board will be unable
to issue tires except on regular
meeting nights, A. L. Yeager,
Chairman announced Thursday.
Regular meetings are held each
Wednesday night at the Ration-
ing board office in Scagraves.
Mr. Yeager stated that mem-
bers of the local board agreed
that all applications for new tires
should be presented at their reg-
ular meeings, as the demand for
tires increases in Gaines County.
There is still a critical tire
shortage in the nation, Mr Yeag-
er added, and the demand for
tires in Gaines County is in-
creasing daily, due to the influx
of peopl who are employed in
the construction of several gaso-
line plants in this area
Members of the Tire Panel
will appreciate applicant* for
new tires adhering to the above
equest, as they feel it is now
n cessary for the entire panel to
review applications before they
are approved, Mr. Yeager said
V
J. C. Edfon, Seminole, was
hospitalized Monday of thus w ek.
He was injured while working
for The Trinity Drilling Co.
Dorothy Burns, Seminole, was
adm Bed to the hospital Monday.
She was dismissed from th hos-
pital on that day
G. D Sumner, Seminole, em-
ployed by McQueen and Cleven-
ger Drilling Company, was hos-
pitalized Sunday of this week.
J W Everett, was hospitalized
Saturday He was injured while
working for McQueen and Ckv-
eniger Drilling Company. He was
dismissed from the hospital on
the same day
Geneva Nichols, Seminole, was
admitted to the hospital Thurs-
day of last week. She is the
daughter of Mr and Mrs. W. E
Nichols
Mrs. Maine Majors, Seagravcs
was hospitalized Thursday of last
week She Is still in the hospital.
MrSHC„H ,cTT “f’l Stroke Is Fatal To
was admitted to tn hospital sat- #
urciay of last week Max Gray s Father
M J Button. Denver City, whoj B p Grayi H father 0f Max
is employed by Me s Well Sent- Gi av 0f Seminole, died Wednes-
me Company was Injured Mon-J^y morning of a stroke at
home in San Angelo. Mr. Gray
Estep And Morganthaler
To Give Address at
Commencement Program
Photo by Sr!. Irving Sehlo«fc*nb*rg
(M .nnc Cot |>* t umlut I'hntoKTaphrr)
With the assistance of a comrade. I*fc. Charles II. Smith, right, a
Marine from Broomfield, Colo., aids a woumlcd officer, Lt. Boyce L.
Lassiter, crater. of 1 ember ton, N. C., during the attack on Parry
Island in the Pacific. Pfc. Smith was wounded several minutes
before Lt. Lassiter fell and had refused to be evacuated. Later 17
pieces of shrapnel were removed from l*fc. Smith's face and right
arm.
Services Today For
Mrs. R. C. Fincher
Mrs. R C Fincher died Wed-
nesday afternoon at II 15 in a
Brownwood hospital from a
stroke whri'h she suffered Tues-
day morning at 8 a m. Mr.
Fincher and son, Llody, and dnu-
Ight'.r Ellouise. hud taken her to
Brownwood two weeks ago for
her health.
The body was returned to
Seminole in n Singleton Funeral
Home coach W ;i . w! night.
LaMon Estep will give tne
edictory address and Ch»rte
Morganthaler will give the sa-
lutatory address at the higi
sch(x>l commencement exerexse
this Friday night at 8:30 p *
at the Duff-Wharton Auditorium
LaMon had an average of M.Sfi
and CharUs had an average of
93.25
Dorothy Pittman wllif sue:
"The Prayoi Perfect" for the in-
vocation, and Eudean Aahmnre
will sing "The Prayer" for tl»-
benediction. Supt. Diwey Dnu
will p'r in' tiie diplomas to tie-
graduating class immediately al-
ter tin pledge to the American
spare no effort in presenting
legislation which will be Ixnefic- ] Daughertys Move
ial to the district," he said. j Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Daugherty
Mr. Douglas will make a form- and chidren hive mu d to their
new home, half mile west of
town. His mother, Mrs Flora
Daugherty, has moved to the
small house next door to their
new home.
al statement at a Inter date
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Mr. and Mrs. Coy Patton went
to Rotan Tuesday where they at-
tended the funeral of her uncle.
“The Apostle” Will Be
Reviewed By Mrs. Wood
At Federated Meeting
Made By Teachers
any .) ln.-it wi k while working
for that Company He reported to
the clinic foi first aid treatment
on Wednesday ol last week.
Ear1 Campbell, Seminole, was
injured Tuesday of last week
while working for McQueen and
Clevenger Drilling Co. He was
given first aid treatment hero on
that day.
O. O. Shoemaker, Denver City,
sustained an injury several days
ago while working for Gibb ms
and Hensley. He was given first
I md treatment here Wednesday of
l:-:t week.
J D. Whatley, Sr.minole, re-
ported to the clinic Wednesday of
last week for treatment of an
injury . u t lined while working
for M B K Drilling Co.
T O Morris. Si minole, was in-
iurod Wednesday of last week
vhtk- working for L O Stocker
Construction Company. He re-
ported to the clinic for tr atment
on Thursday.
M M, Walters. Seminole, em-
ployed by Two States Drilling
hnd been in ill health for 1
years. He had last visited here
in March.
Funeral services are being held
at 10:30 a. m. today in Lamesa I "j
at the First Baptist Church. E
C. Nix will be an active pall-
bearer and honorary pallbearers
from Seminole will be W A
Cox and I,. G. Daugherty
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Funeral service' are being held
at the First Baptist Church here ; n.ig Mrs Grace P Wood, piam•
at 4 p. m. thus Fridoy afternoon will pla ■ the processional and ro
Rev. Lynn 1* mon, pastor of the, cossionnl A short program in the
First Baptist church and Rev .1 form 0f a democratic trial ui
B Leverett of Sudan will of- titled "Tli People Versus Youth
ficiate at the funeral service; will be given by mcmlxrs at
She is survived by four child- . the senior class,
riii, Claude, Lloyd. Orville. El- The east of characters are a
Rev Homer Akers Rev loui.'o and five grandchildren. follow:: Judge (class president!
L ^n Amo Kirk and W A Kim-her w.o be.,, nl Hen Char! s Morganthaler; ClerV
Carsey’met at the Baptist parson- (,'‘tobr 4' ,Rmi ’"ul hud Troy Dodd. Plaintiff Attorney
age to discuss Cub Scout work. liv (l ,M>re for ,UI'M,V yv;,r': Marie Rambert; Defense Attn.
Mr. Carsey represented the I.ions(Bu,ial wm hl' ,ht‘ s<mil">lr n-’j R n S'..nicy; 1st Wltne
Club. This organization is spun- cr'neteiy with Singleton Funeral! Mary Stone: 2nd Witness. Ban
Plans Made For Cub
Scout Work To Begin
On Tuesday afternoon, May lti,1
soring the move to g t Cub Scout | 'n
in Seminole. Plans
wore m ade to get the work un-
der way in the n ar future.
Den Chiefs were selected and
Eastern Star To
Publicallv Install
Officers June 2
Falls and they arrived Sunday.
Den Mothers will be s.cured)
soon. The public is urged to give | T pu,)li(> Ls mvtu,, „ at.
l!L.thii.m,0St 1 tend an Ea tern Sta. officers’
installation ceremony at the Hall
p. m Friday, June 2
The new officers were elected
Tuesday night which was the
Visiting in the Jack Powell j important work. If you are In-
home this week are the parents I treated in helping in this typei
of Jack. They are from Wichita of work, see Rev Lemon 01 Arzie .....
Kirk.
Flap1. 3rd Witness, Mary l,u:
Musgrav . 4th Witness, Rut
Rogei 5th Witness, Max Gray
I >t pupil, Mary Pearl Jones; 2n.f
pupil, I aNora Jo Woodard; 3rd
pupil. David Heath; 4th pupil, V
D Hart, 5th pupil. Juanita Lin :
6th pupil, Bettye Marye Hare
7th pupil, Willi1 Mae Page; Itu
pupil, Dan Whitaker; 9th pup
Loniine Spark'; 10th tiupfl. Ru
die At v ain; 11th pupil, Bessi
Baptist Vacation School
To Start Next Monday
------------------------.mrrr-T----------t Mrs. Grace P. Wood will re-
\* • i c Dl view' the book "The Apostle” by
Variety Summer Si.ViS'Ch «<»“«* * «*•
I Monday, May 29. "The Apostle”1 w,ule working for that company. Baptist Church will begin Mon-
Teachers plans for the summer j is a nov i bared on the life of I ^ D- Cates. Seminole, was in-
include attending Texas schools,
just staying at horn* or working,
Miss Lillian Hopping will trav-
el the fartherest when she goes
to Panama where she will be (m-
ployed by the South American
government as a hostess at the
South African Legation. She will
join a group from Washington,
D. C., at Galveston on May 30th.
and from there they will go to
Panama
St. Paul.
The author, a Jew, who has
written “The Nazarene” and "The
Worthy Patron
Asmi. Matron
Asso. Patron
The Annual Vacation Bible throughout the week. If it is im-1 Secretary
liild to be: Treasurer
there on enrollment day, pk ase ; Conductress
day, May 22. As usual, it will brin“ him lhe followin* Monday Asso. Conductress
last for one week, closing with It would be well for the child- < liaplain
the Commencement Service on j ren to bring their pencil and j Marshal
‘I Douglas Drilling Company. He (Sunday evening, May 28. The not. book the very first day. This I
Price, 12th pupil, Johnnie I!
last regular meeting foi the ()r- j Evi roll; Sheriff, Jerry Slower’
ganizatlon’s year IlLputies, Maxine Smith, Month
Della Jackson, past worthy run - 1 Mock, Christine Kite Reba Ra
Iron, and her officers will turn I Quillen
the work over to the following j The class roll is as follov
new officers at the installation Lddie Aryam, Dorothy Hunt.
Worthy Matron Eunice Shirk I Tr,»y Dodd, LaMon Estep, Johnnv
Joe Anderson 11 Everett, Larry Flagg, Max
Elma Blanchard Gray, Bettye Marye Hare, W. I)
Floyd Stork1 Hart, David Heath, Mary Pear
Hazel Anderson I Jones, Christine Kite, Man.
I urn d Saturday of last week
! while working for Smith and
Miss Hopping has had exper- writing on Him fascinated me
ience along this lido as she has I Asch went to Palestine in 1907
worked as a hostess at the Con- j to see His homeland and there he
gre donal Country Club in Wash-1 had th final inspiration for his
ington, D. C
Among those that will attend
Texas Tech are Dale McCook,
who will attend summer band
school there and spend the latter
part of he summer here teaching
local band students and Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Vanlandlngham will
attend Texas Tech part of the
summBf and Alcne McCrummen
who will attend one term. She
will spend the rest of the sum-
mer working on the grade school
library.
Others who will attend col-
leges are W. A. Carsey, probably
the University of Texas, and
Cleo Price, who will attend a
ltbrary school at T.S.C.W.
Three Cities" also was reared on i was #lven first ;lld treatment | hour of the Commencement Ser-
‘ , ’ . , . ? i here on that day ! vice lias not been determined but
J E. Stall ns, Seminole, sun- w41! b announced at a later date,
la inert an injury some time ago The school will he for age 4
wlvle working for Magnolia Pe-! through HI Rev. Lemon states
'rolcum Compny. He ri posted to that the school can care for about
the clinic for treatment Saturday j 200 children and it is hoped that
of last w»ek. j the enrollment will reach that
G W. Barton, Seminole, re- number. All children of Scmi-
porited to the clinic for treatment: note are cordially invited to ut-
the Poland-Russian border winch
wasn’t exactly the finest place in
the world for a Jew to sit down
and write a life of Jesus Christ.
The autlior says, "I couldn’t help
writing on Jesus Since 1 first
met Him, He has held my mind
and hi art. For years, the idea of
writing. He made more pilgrima-
ges to Palestine, later, but it was
i:i 1908 that the real writing lv-
gan. “The Nazarene” was pub-
lished in 1039 and "The Apostle"
came in 1943. Thirty-five years
were consumed in writing the
two books. Many times he had
to stop bis writing because he
realized that he needed more
knowledge and more experience
to go on.
The author has said that he
chose to write on Paul because,
first of all, Paul was a Jew and
the Jews took hold of him. Be-
sides being a great Jewish pa-
triot, Paul was also a great hu-
Saturdny lor an Injury received
while wo-king for L. O. Stocker
Construction Company.
H. J Howard. Sr minole. an
employee of the Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company, was injured
Sumlay while working fur that
Company.
R. L. Clark, Seagraves, re-
celvv d an injury Sunday while
working for Western Company.
He was given treatment hero on
Monday of this week
Pedro S. R mo is, Seminole,
was injured while working for
L. O. Stocker Construction Co,
several days ago. He was given
first aid treatment here on Mon-
day.
J. B Harp, Si minole, who
works for L. O. Stocker Con-
uctlon Company, was injured
Monday while working. He re-
ported to the clinic for first aid
tend this school.
Enrollment for the school will
begin at 10:00 A. M Saturd iy.
May 20. It is hoped that all will
be present at that time for en-
rollment and the big parade that
will foil w. All parents are in-
vited to attend enrollment day
and stay to participate in the
parade. Parenls have a stnnd-
vvt uld gre My aid the teachers in
the scho work. Such work
a; 1) ,j|( st ly, Bible stories, mis-
sionary activities, music, charac-
ter st ri , handwork, and pluy
wi'l be featured throughout the
• chool.
The faculty for th school totals
a number of 25. Superintendents
of departments are as follows;
Beginners, Mrs, Velma Story;
Primaries, Mrs. S. E. Nall; Jun-
iors, Mr,. Fay Cram, Interme-
diates, Mrs. Frank Douglas Rev
Lynn I>emon will serve as prin-
cipal
'Hu* Baptist Church has recent-
ly added three pianos to Its de-
partment: Thu should greatly
nhanee he music of the Vacation
Adah
Ruth
Ki'liei
Martha
Eli eta
Warden
Sentinel
Velma Hall
Grace L e Jones
Imn Kelley
Rosalie Jones
Juli; Heath
LnVernc Colgan
Vola Stark
Mary Me le McLain
Marie Sweat
Eleanor Strong
Alpha Singleton
Limbert, Juanita lamg, Mazelfi
Mock, Mary Lou Musgrave, Ch*'
les Morgan thaler, Willie M*«-
Page, Bet le Price, ltebe Hj<
Quillin Ruth Rog rs, Maxle
Smith, Loraine Sparks, Ron Stan
ley. Jerry Stewart, Mary Stone.
Dan W il er, LaNora Jo Wood-
rd and Delbert Warren and <1
L Lasher
Delb uid II L. are in the
Ti/n Marti Willuim; , United Sta’-. * Navy hut they will
Carl Kelley both receive diplomas.
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Petition Presented McAlpin Withdraw*
To State 1.0.0.F. For |crom County Race
Local Organization (; ,r(|(ir; t McAlpin, aimmi
A lUinpoi.i.y U .3 F Hows l/al
ing invitation to visit the school1 Bible School this year.
go organization wa set iu> 'I .
day nlg'hit when Pat Garret
Deputy Di.utri1 t G ml M isle
called a meeting
A |x*itiUon foi .1 chartt ha re-election before he
ixsen sent to tire ! O.O.F <<t Ti .<■ for e tee
The |)i<pu|.'ir, young <’otnmiu
Gordon T
‘inner ol Precinct 3. who recent
ly I-., gan service in the Navy is
j withdrawing his candidacy lot
rc ricct m McAlpin hud ar-
11 nimced that he would run fo;
w;u> eiilkd
man sijul, He loved all humanity
R. H. Davis, F.F.A. teacher, j and he stood ready to compro* _ _
will spend the summer in Semi-1 mlse his nationalism in order to j treatment on that day
nole supervising a defense shop.: win the Gentiles to the new faith, j Hubert Reid, Seminole, was
a canning center and general'Another reason why the author given first aid treatment here
work In the community ■ has said that he had to write on Monday for an injury sustained
"HEs.E'S THE PROPER FORK TO USE!"
'rhos-e who will spend most of i Paul ls because Paul is respon-
se summer In Seminole are Mrs. j sible for preserving the highest
David Mills, J. W. Tidwel, A. B.
Jinkins. Mra. L. G. Howell, Ora
Cobb, Fay /Igcr, Rosine Burden
and Glenn Smythe.
Those spending the summer
away from Seminole will be
Pearl Dobbs, who will be In
Dallas, Mary Coffey in Sulphur
Springs, Mrs. I.lvlngrton at her
home in Aurlin, Mis .Etta Nance
at her home .n Dallas, Johnnie
Lou P.iee in Paul:; Valley, Okla.,
and Viola Stovall in Lnrnesa.
Mj. s Velma Story’s plans are In-
definite for the summer.
Army Deserter Arrested
values in modern Christianity;
and he is responsible for making
so many Christians “ acrifice In
sweetness” just ns he himself
sacrificed and this takes courage
—a high passion. Everything Paul
ever did, he did in good faith.
Even his persecuting. His faith
saved him, and it saved Chris-
tianity and it saved the world.
The Federated m etinjpi are
held by a Womens Sorioty of the
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian
or Church of Christ ea.h fifth
Monday and are for the women
of all church societies. Always
any woman is welcome whether
• he belongs to a church soch t.
Joe Sanders, army deserter or not-
w'a.s nrre.rted Saturday morning Special music will bn giver, at
by Dept *y Soon B. dwell after j‘bl meeting the 29th b> Mr.v
Ifobb* officer* had calltd rer'rd- r>1 "n Edward*. Mr*. P. W J I-
ng the dv-ertcr. He v. t* taker m/mt will give tl ;■ di vot*r
to the Hobbs air base S. tu-o *v -r.d Mrs Virgil Br will
ftornoon. He Lad deserted fr<i*ri a prayer. Mm. Lvnn f>*mor, will
Hie army camp at Paris. **ve Uie bdmdietlon
while working for Two Stater
Drilling Company.
Jose Gom/z, Larpena, sustain-
ed on injury several days ago
while working for L. O. Stocker
Cormtructlon Company. Ife was
given treatment here on Tutsday
of tiifs week.
O H. Fleetwood, Seminole,
who work;; for Kuk-Gro n-way
wo* Injured Friday of last wee1:
While working. He reported to
th. clinic for treatment Tues-
:kiy thi3 week.
J. Y. Wells, Seminole, em-
ployed by L. O. Stocker Con-
sUucttion Company, was Injured
:K>me lime ago while working, H.
w:;» given treatment here Tues-
day of this week
New f'.i'd Equipment
A rur ber of nrtrunvmts, ln-
d ..noth* r oho# a^d basroon
wi 1 be ac «*i to th** h ;di :chool
*>and t*i pment d ’•In# tl* sum-
mer Plans are being made to
buy n«*w umiforina tor the band
Sl|K>
4’V ^u-A.
m': 7%mm3
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II N. Stone, J F iH'.ui Riaiert
man of tin- temporary organiza-
tion, R. W Pltitman was cIiomui
tn avuri and Alton Fivomio i i
serving a* secretary
Those rigning the |K*t.itli>n were
R. W. Pittman. Alton Freeman
If. N. Stone, J. F I>«*:in. Rot*rt
W. Pittman, Dr J R Coats, J.
D. Mease Ls, A C. Key, F. P. Tay-
lor, J. B Thompson, A S. Blehm,
J. 11 Ramsey, O F Haywood.
W B. Munnerlyn, W L Cox Jr.,
A. M. Cunningham. Davai Ri-
dens, Roy Rhea, V/ S Wirnber-
ley, 11 L Barb, r, Claude Huy
Mack, Joe w, Anderson, C. F
Dyke, and Charlie Gregory
H. C. Kyle Elected
President of Lions
H. C. Kyi* wa: elected prcai-
itent of the Lion: Club when they
met Tuesday for the r lunch* ori.
L. S. ivy was choM n flrs.t vice-
president, John Burks, second
vice-pro* ident, and Charlie Orvg-
ory, secretary-treasurer. G. W
Karls is the nev/ tail-twitter arid
R, H. Davis i* the l,ion Tarrwr.
S. C. Halo and Perry Bower
are tar* new directors. Director'
ri tolned are Homer Bums and
Dr. J. R Coat*.
D. If Starl r.'f 1>i the retiring
president. The newly elected of-
f;c, is will be;;:n their dutic.
July 1.
Further plrri >»r the Lton*.
f bib ► array 1 wh ch will t<
‘add ru x* i Hi v. <• dbriastd
Mr jp'd Mr* 'aim Taykm, M'»
| Howard ar I Mr* Vo»# Bond
i w* nt to lart/*'yk Situr Jay
' ner ha devol <1 much time t«
the proj, ».-ed road from ScinittoB
to Fullci ton I’ldd. lie also gave
l’.rong support to • a* county hos-
pital which has pros n a great
a * 1
V- j»
Scaqrovcs Man Pays
$371 Liquor Fine
J E Taylor was released from
the Gainer County Jail the fir.'
oi tin* week w!u>n he paid a
$371 fine for selling liquor, pos-
* r g liquor, and posaesain.1
unstnrnpi’d liquor,
Taylor was arrested Saturday
night at the Morocco In :>ei*
;rr vc, by Gainey Cw nty office;
on three liquor charge*.
Bidph Nolan Boland of Sea-
graves was nrrcstixl on th
charge of drunk driving Satur
/ ob'ht. Hr paid a $73 fin
Monday morning.
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Jack Jones Winr.
Calf At Burns*
J’ch F J ntj who lives '<
miiex out. on thi Geagravei high
way won Urn .1 months old cr,
A'hich wi* riv. ti away by th
;.urna Feed Sure Eiturday u
’ e cone u n of a sciantifi'
feeding d< m,iu.,iratlon.
• c Pu;It a Store began ©>•
ding demons*,- dicn thre
s a o when the calf
' old Fit the rird m-nb**
'' w.» fed n. !k ar.d afte*
w»» fid a d i-t of Cali
'y ' » i, hay and w. er Durlne
” rce month* priod thi ca!
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