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"An Independent, Outspoken, Country Weekly”
Volume XV.
Corrigan, (I’ollc County,) Texas, Thursday, April 11, 1946
Number 10
Department of Health Start
War on Insects in County
FLOYD D. MANRY IS
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
The Hoard of Trustees of the
Corrigan Independent Nehool
District met Monday and
unanimously elected Floyd I).
Maury as Superintendent of
the Corrigan schools to suc-
ceed A. W. Phillips, who is
entering business at Mount
Enterprise.
Mr. Maury was principal of
the high school before enter-
ing the Navy where he was
promoted to Lieutenant. He
has been back on his old job
since getting his discharge.
Mr. Phillips was asked to
assist Mr. Maury in the busi-
ness management of the school
for a while and will come back
from his home in Mount En-
terprise occasionally to ren-
der any aid he may.
Mr. Phillips came to Corri-
gan some twelve years ago
from Leggett and hex been in-
strumental in building the
school to its present state of
efficiency. When he came the
school was deeply in debt and
local vouchers were being dis-
counted like county script.
The school is now on a cash
basis and bonded indebtedness
is being paid off in advance
of due dates.
One of the projects that the
board has in mind is to re-
finance the outstanding in-
debtedness in order to get a
lower rate of interest and pos-
sibly submit a bond issue to
build a gymnasium and other
need facilities. The school
bonds tire now drawing four
per cent and better and if they
can be refinanced the interest
rate will be less than 3 per
cent.
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Feeding Plan for the
Family Milch Cow
HEALTH SERVICE IS
SPRAYING HOMES HERE
Homes in this section are
being sprayed with DDT with-
out cost under the direction of
the State Health Department
assisted by the Public Health
Service.
The spray will rid a home
of mosquitoes, roaches, flies,
termites, and other insects and
the service is absolutely free.
It is not compulsory and the
two crews operating in the
county will call at all homes
and secure permission to do
the work.
The work is under the di-
rection of Aubrey L. Willard
who makes his headquarters
in Livingston and has charge
of a five-county area. The
crew in the north end of the
county is in charge of dim]
Swann and he is assisted by
Harlan Knox and J. C. Ilill.
They plan to cover the
county twice this year and
will offer the service to every
home outside of incorporated
towns of 1500 population. Cor-
rigan will probably be offered
the service as our population
last census only listed 1402
citizens.
Mr. Willard, who wears the I ■ ■ -..... —
liars of Captain, but is listed MOSCOW IS LEADING
Employees Give Employer Birthday Party
And Present Bronze Appreciation Plaque
In appreciation of his “thoughtful, friendly and understanding leadership for more than 40 years,”
the employees of I.ufkin Foundry & Machine Company, Lufkin, Texan, presented to President W. C. Trout
a beautiful bronze plaque at a barbecue April 6 in celebration of hia seventy-second birthday. Photo shown
President Trout receiving the bronze plaque from H. W. Ragland, veteran boiler maker, who, on that day,
celebrated 40 years of service with the company.
Others in the picture, left to right, are Dutch Oberpriller, moulder; Jess Belote, machinist; C. B.
Raglsnd. Trailer Division superintendent, and At. Cudlipp, vice president, all veterans of from 25 to 40
years* service with the Lufkin Company.
Dog That Bit Four People
Last Week Found to be Mad
on the Public Health service
records as an engineer, has
charge of the work in Polk,
San Jacinto, Liberty, Mont-
gomery and Grimes counties.
This work was carried on in
six counties in the state last
year and proved highly suc-
cessful in the control of nia-
laria.
It is said that the spray is
harmless to humans and will
prevent the pests from return-
ing to the home for at least
five months.
IN SOFTBALL SO FAR
(W. E. Thomas)
The cow is a very important
machine around the home for
the production of good whole-
some milk, but she cannot give
any more milk than she gets
feed in the right proportions
to produce this milk that
contains all the food nutrients
necessary for the human body.
The cow should have three
pounds daily of a good
tore for each gallon of milk
produced. Divide this amount
of feed into two feedings, one
in the morning and one in the
evening at milking time. At
night feed two pounds of good
quality hay for each hundred
pounds of live weight of the
cow.
The cow should bo-provided
with at least two hours per
day of grazing on green pas-
ture, then she will very likely
eat less dry hay.
She should have access to
common salt at all times so
that it is not necessary for her
to stand and lick on a salt
brick hours at, the time to ob-
tain the required amount of
salt for her body needs.
Cows should have access to
a good shade and plenty clean
fresh water at all times dur-
ing the day, eating green
grass she will drink more wa-
ter if she has been properly
salted.
When cows have had plenty
good feed, salt, water and suf-
ficient care they are less sub-
ject to diseases.
Head The Feed Shortage
With Field Peas
(W. E. Thomas)
These field peas were
brought into this
from farther north and are
commonly called Canada Field
peas. The seed is small, hard
and smooth. Unlike cowpeas
they do not need a long grow-
ing season but thrive best in
a cool, moist climate. They are
grown for bay, green folage
and soil improvement, being
usually seeded with oats since
they require the same condi-
tions and, like oats, should be
sown as early as possible in
the spring. Cut with oats
when the oats are in the
dough stage. They produce a
heavy yield of excellent hay.
The Canada field peas, oats
and rape, sown together, make
a fine pasture for hogs, they
being turned in when the oats
are about eight inches high.
The peas and oats mature be-
t'l'i'ix-1 fore the first of July, when
sown early in the spring, thus
furnishing valuable feed dur-
ing the hot summer months
when common and ordinary
pastures are unproductive and
dried up. These peas are like
other legume plants, they
should be inoculated to insure
a good stand and to improve
the soil. When seeded with
oats the seeds are mixed to-
gether in equal proporations
and broadcast in fields or in
rows, which ever is perferred
by producer.
Velvet beans is another le-
gume that is very important-
in the feed program sown in
spring with corn to produce
fall and winter grazing, for-
age and hay for the cattle
during winter months.
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“You should see him with a
toupee I”-— Ann McCormack,
actress, announcing she’ll wed
bald Jackie Coogan.
“She would’nt marry me un-
less I got ’em—Karl Kindler,
Vancouver, Wash., who spent,
night sleeping on sidewalk to
get nylons for fiancee.
In the softball practice
games which began last week
the Moscow boys are “cock of
the walk” so to speak.
They have defeated both
Camden and Corrigan.
Playing with Camden last
Friday night it was just nip
and tuck until tile last. Cam-
den failed in the last two
frames to overcome the slight
lead and went down in defeat
to the tune of 17 to 15.
New faees on the field that
night incluled Rev. M. F.
Thrift of Camden, who could
what the ball all over the lot
but found it difficult to play
without spikes. Rev. Thrift
country I |la(| never p]aye(j under the
ml are lights and this was his first
softball experience. He is an
old head with the hardball
and promises to be an asset to
the Camden softballers.
Moscow has been strength-
ened with the return of sever-
al boys from the service and
young Harvey, whose parents
recently moved there from
Goose Creek, will be hard to
push off the hot corner
short. Tommy Sprayberry, who
has been the main stay of the
pitching staff is still good and
lie still knows how to knock
the ball over the right field
pickets.
Corrigan failed to hold the
Moscow boys as well as Cam-
den when they went down
Monday night. The final tally
of that event was 26 to 7.
The first, inning was a
heartbrenker with only one
run made for Corrigan (by
Largent) and then Moscow
came in to tally nine times.
Jay Morrison and Billy Fanch-
cr made two each and Jim Bill
Dudley, Tommy Sprayberry,
Harvey Jennings Parrish, An-
tone Zvonek and K. C. Platt
all made one each. Moscow
had two more big innings, the
third and fifth, when they
brought in six scores each
time.
Corrigan’s best inning was
the second when runs were
made by Lafferty, Gesford,
Duty and Smith.
The short bases and only
nine players instead of 10
tends to make for more runs
and the rules have been fur-
ther changed to allow a bn,so
if the batter is hit by pitched
ball. lie is also allowed to run
on a third strike if the catch-
er drops the ball.
“I pay my debts, and want,
my government- to pay its
debts.” — Senator Capehart,
Ind., “an old-fashioned man.”
CONGRESSMAN PICKETT
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
The Press is authorized this
week to place the name of
lion. Tom Pickett in our an-
nouncement column as a can-
didate for re-election to Con-
gress from the 7th district.
Mr. Pickett will, in the
near future, issue a formal an-
nouncement and state his posi-
lion on matters of importance.
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PREPARE FOR EASTER
Let us prepare for Easter
through prayer and rededica-
tion of life. Many persons
should dedicate themselves to
Christ and the Church, during
the Easter Season. The Metho-
dist Church invites you to give
this matter earnest considera-
tion.
All children desiring to join
the Church Easter Sunday
morning are asked to meet at
the Methodist Church Monday
April 15, 3:30 P. M., for in-
struction.
On Easter Sunday morning
there will be a joint service of
llie Moscow, Carmona, and
Corrigan congregations at the
Corrigan Methodist Church.
To this service, parents are
invited to bring their babies
for baptism. Members will be
received for either of these
churches. Plan now to be ill
that service.
E. L. Ingrum, Pastor
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FBI MEETING IN
LIVINGSTON WEDNESDAY
FBI Law Enforcement Con-
ference for the First Series
1946, will be held in Living-
ston, Huntsville and Bryan
areas, starting at 2 p. m.,
April 17, at Livingston, and
the Conference will be held in
tlie District Court room. The
concluding Conference in that
area will be held at Bryan.
The program will include
comments on surplus property
matters; registration of fire-
arms ; confidence games;
techniques in conducting in-
terviews; arrest problems, and
the showing of photographic
slides of outstanding fugitives.
A discussion of traffic matters
will he given at both the Liv-
ingston and Bryan Confer-
ences by a representative of
the Texas State Highway Pa-
trol.
It is believed that- this pro-
gram will be interesting and
educational to anyone engaged
in police work. All law en-
forcement officers are cordial-
ly urged to attend.
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Dont Borrow—Subscribe!
CORRIGAN BOYS WIN
PRIZES AT STOCK SHOW
Corrigan boys attending the
FFA and 4-II club stock show
at Livingston last Saturday
brought back a fair share of
the prizes and half of the
calves from the calf scramble.
J. B. Nickolson and Wallace
Dickson caught calves in the
scramble. One of the calves en-
tered proved to dislike Living-
ston and its surroundings and
took off through the fence. It
took some pretty good cow-
boying to bring It back to the
fair grounds. Of course it was
the calf donated by Myrtis
Simian of Corrigan.
Corrigan won third place in
the greenhands judging con-
test and second place in the
future farmers division. Eu-
gene Cockrell took first prize
in the Baby beef junior class
and James Fann carried off
the second prize. Jack Maxey
took 3d prize in the Junior
Gilt exhibit.
$117.50 in eash prizes was
awarded by the Polk County
Chamber of Commerce and
Livingston merchants added
several more prizes of mer
cliandise.
Howard Martin, manager of
tlie Chamber of Commerce,
was highly pleased with re-
sults of the show and hopes
next year to have a much lar-
ger list of prizes and more ex-
hibits.
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MR. W. V. DAVIS
We regret to learn of the
death of Air. W. V. Davis
which occurred at the hospital
in Goose Creek on April 4th,
following a short illness. He
was 78.
Funeral service wTas con-
ducted at Pine Grove cemetery
Friday afternoon at, 2:30 with
Revs. M. F. Thrift, S. L.
Scott and A. L. Jordan offi-
ciating. 'Corrigan Funeral
Home had charge of arrange-
ments.
Pallbearers were J. T. Davis
Q. D. Davis, Cleon Davis,
Clyde A. Davis, George Yar-
brough and I. A. Sterling
He is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Pearl Yar-
brough and Airs. Bessie Alay
of San Antonio, and Airs. A.
F. Sterling of Boyce, La.; two
sons, Q. B. Davis of Pasadena
and V. A. Davis of Port Ar-
thur; one brother, five sisters
and 24 grandchildren.
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“It doesn’t matter. I’ve lost
everything anyhow.” — Mil-
dred E. Gillars, of Portland,
Ale., taken for treason in Ger-
many as “Axis Sally.”
MAD DOG SENDS
FIVE TO HOSPITAL
A mad dog bit four people
in Corrigan and licked another
on the hand where he had a
scratch and all five are now
taking shots.
Air. and Airs. P. A. Green,
O. I. Doom, Villa Neuby and
Helen Louise Alillican are tak-
ing the treatment. Mr. Green
was not bitten but a scratch
on his hand made it necessary
that he be treated.
The dog bit three other dogs
in the neighborhood Friday
and was killed and the head
sent to Austin. A wire was re-
ceived Monday stating that
the people bitten should take
treatment. The three dogs
known to have been bitten
were killed immediately.
The city council met Tues-
day night and asked the Press
to warn the public that other
dogs might be mad or about
to go mad and urge everyone
to confine their pets for the
time being. It is also urged
that everyone have their dogs
vaccinated.
LARGENT GROCERY
AWARDS TWO PRIZES
Hull received tlie
offered by Lar-
THANK YOU, KINDLY
The Press is obligated to the
following readers for their
payments on subscriptions re-
ceived in the past few weeks.
AVe certainly do thank you,
kindly.
C. 14. Bullock, City
C. E. Bergman, City
O. C. Brett, City
S. S. Durham, City
L. D. Franklin, City
Airs. W. H. Fuller, City
Pete Hooks, City
Lee Lockhart, City
H. A. Morgan, City
Gordon Reily, City
Chas. Smith, City
J. L. Shepherd. City
Joe Spence, City
D. L. Veal, City
Airs. H. M. AAriggins, City
Rev. E. Woodard, City
Rev. \V. E. AVoltz, City
Mrs. R. F. Herrington, Gal-
veston.
P. A. Beavers, Castroville
L. L. Mathers, Beaumont
Mrs. Ira Chandler, Houston
Miss Dor if Baker, Houston
Airs. Sam K. Alaxey, Hous-
ton
E. E. Cochran, Livingston
Airs. Annie Keen, Moscow
Airs. Harry Safford, Car-
mona
Aliss Jack Nerren, Camden
Mrs. R. L. Perkins, Wake-
field
Lufkin Monument Works,
Lufkin.
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FORTY VOTE IN
TRUSTEE ELECTION
Wm. E.
first prize
gent’s Grocery and Aliss Ve-
liita Thomas was awarded the
second prize of $2.50.
The contest was to deter-
mine why Mr. Largent's ad in
the Press was blank all last
month. He offered a $5.00
prize to the party who wrote
the best reason and Air. Hull's
card stated:
“The offer connected with
the blank space will create an
interest in the advertisements
that will appear later. This
will give a better opportunity
to see the importance of buy-
ing your merchandise before
the reader. You believe in
your own merchandise.”
The second prize, which was
not advertised but which was
given to show his appreciation
of the big interest the contest
created, went to Miss Venita
Thomas who wrote:
“The reason this spaee was
left blank was to make the
people guess why.”
The little lady told the
whole story in a mighty few
words and Air. Largent said
that card was worth $2.50.
214 cards were turned over to
the judges when the contest
ended and most all of them
were good. It was quite a task
to determine which one or
ones were best.
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P. T. A. Has Final Meeting
The following program wa.;
presented at the P. T. A. meet-
ing last Thursday:
Song, “Others”, Airs. AL Sir-
rnau, accompanist; Prayer,
“The Lord’s Prayer” by the
group; Alusieal Selections by
Grammar School, directed by
Airs. Simian; Let’s Get Rid of
Prejudice, Rev. Pattillo; Bus-
iness Session.
In bis address Rev. Pattillo
included some stimulating
thoughts about the effects of
prejudice upon individuals
and groups and read a Bibli-
cal text based on the problem.
AVitk this meeting, the last
of the current school term, the
local P. T. A. concluded a suc-
cessful program under the
leadership of Airs. John Car-
ter. The Hallowe’en carnival
sponsored by the organization
this term was one of the most
successful ever held here.
-Airs. AY. E. Thomas, Reporter
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THANKS TO RED
CROSS WORKERS
Twenty five voters went to
the polls here Saturday and
fifteen voted in Carmona for
Trustees of the Corrigan Inde-
pendent School District.
AV. F. Edens of Corrigan
and R. AI. Eagle of Carmona
each received 40 votes.
"CASTE BOARD” . . . Col Rob-
ert H. Neville, New York City,
former “Stars and Stripes" editor
in Italy, has been named to the
six-man board to study “caste
system” In the army and recom-
mend changes.
I wish )h thank all the co-
workers in collecting the Red
Cross quota especially for the
zealous work of the school
children, their collection as
follows; Grammar school—
$160.55; High school—$84.55.
Also the co-workers of the
surrounding communities.
It was through the untiring
efforts of the co-workers and
the cooperation of the people
that we were able to raise
our quota.
Emma Edens
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THIEVES ENTER C. E.
EERGMAN STORE
The front door of C. E.
Bergman & Son store was
prized open during the night.
Sunday and considerable cash
and valuables taken.
Officers Kimball and Gallo-
way were up from Livingston
early Monday morning to as-
sist local officers in making
nr. investigation. No arrest has
been made in the ease up to
AVednesday.
“The average farmer can't;
make expenses under the OPA
V. II. Johnson, Edgar, Neb.,
chairman American Farmers
Vigilante Committee.
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