Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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VO IT ME NO. 53
HONEY GROVE, TEXAS, Friday, May 21, 1943
NUMBEk if
Closing Exercises of
Boy Scouts Spend
i Weekend Outing
School Start Sunday At Lake Crockett
Another term of the Hon-
ey Grove schools will close
next week. The commence-
ment service will be held at
the high school auditorium
Sunday morning, May 23, at
11 o’clock. This program will
be observed:
Processional, Mrs. H. W.
Gandy; Love Divine, Choir;
Invocation, Rev. T. J. Watts;
My Faith Looks Up to Thee,
Choir; Scripture, Rev. T. J.
Watts; Anthem, Sing Ye Je-
hovah’s Praises, Choir; Ser-
mon, Rev. W. R. Zimmer-
man ; Benediction, Rev. Zim-
merman; Recessional.
Commencement e x e rcises
for the class of 72 graduates
will be held Monday evening,
May 24, at 8 o’clock at the
high school auditorium. This
program will be given;
Grand March, Mrs. H. W.
Gandy; Invocation, Rev. T.
J. Watts; Sextette, By the
Bend of the River, Marita
Meade, Joie Dean Peel, Mary
Katherine Joyce, D a p h n a
Smith, Mary Aline Strick-
land, Marguerite Jackson;
Class Address, Lt. Charlee L.
Kelly, WAAC 8th Ser-
vice Command; Presen-
tation of Honor Student, E.
A. Barker; Recommendation
of the Candidates for Diplo-
mas, Miss Katherine Trout;
Presentation of Diplomas, N.
R. Troy; Benediction, Rev.
W. R. Zimmerman.
Honor Students—Ella June
Scott, valedictorian; Anna
Roselind Gillean, salutator-
ian.
Class Officers — Mary
Thomas Thornton, presi-
dent; Jack Hall, vice presi-
dent; Mary Janice Reeves,
chairman social commitee;
Daphna Maureen Smith, re-
porter.
Class Roll is as follows:
BOYS
W. J. Bell
Robert Lee Burnsed
Mabry Coston
James William Fold
James William Gibson
Jack J. Hall
Truman Glen Hawkins
Robert G. Hayes
James L. McDow, Jr.
Joseph Ellison Meade
Charles Albert Moore, Jr.
Neil Newberry
John Alan Pirtle
Clyde Milam Pope
Billy John Raiden
Richard Lee Ramsey
Richard C. Self
Robert Edward Shelton
Jack Bryan Slagle
Nolen Swain, Jr.
Edwin Eugene Vessels
George Wayne Williams
Arthur W. Wininger
James Avery Young
GIRLS
Mabel Joyce Allen
Martha June Baty
Betty Mae Boles
Olivia Gene Bomar
Mariola Bozeman
Merle Denscn
Hazel Louise Drake
Mary Grace Dutton
Mary Virginia Flanagan
Iris Fleming
Mary Jo Galbraith
Anna Roselind Gillean
Alva Pauline Glover
Dorothy Paul Hackney
Nancy Lou Henderson
June Lorene Heskett
Mary Frances Hobbs
Beulah Mae Jackson
Marguerette Mozelle Jackson.
Beatrice Jones
Mary Katherine Joyce
Rubye Mae Joyce
Margaret E. Laughlin
Thelma Lois Logan
Marita Ann Meade
Wanemia Newberry
Comenta Fay Newhouse
Louise Newhouse
Ora Nell Nunnelley
Joie Dean Pee!
Myrtie Elizabeth Phillips
Mary Janice Reeves
Miriam Elizabeth Roden
Ruby Jewel Rowell
Ella June Scott
Addie Mae Simpson
Daphna Maureen Smith
Mary Frances Smith
Norma Louise Stanford
Mary Aline Strickland
Nelleen Stroud
Mary Thomas Thornton
Mary Virginia Troy
Man’ Christine Walker
Dorothy Marie Webb
Bennie Jean Whisenant
Dorothy Louise Whitten
R B Lee Wilburn
Quietness
Men Workers
Early Sunday morning this
ritcr was privileged to con-
srse with a soldier from
amp JMaxey. lie was stand-
ig on a street corner in
oney Grove and to us
oked lonely so we ap-
roached him in an effort to
e friendly and cheer him.
lie boy was a long distance
•om home and loved ones,
jing a farm lad from Mary-
nd. From his talk he was
bit homesick, and he said
lat he and two buddies
ime to Honey Grove for
uietness and to get out of
ie stir and bustle of Army
fe. They reached Honey
rove late Saturday night
ad were unable to secure a
,om and were given permis-
on to stay in an office at
ie City Hall. He told us
iat it was good to get away
rum camp and so many aol-
iers for a short time and to
*ve a change of scenery.
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June 7th is tlu* opening
sir of the Vacation Bible
rhool at tiie First Baptist
litirvh AM boy§ slid gsHr
f I nr community between
lie age# of 4 ai*d It si* iie
Last week we were privi-
leged to visit the Red Cross
bandage room, where many
industrious women were bus-
ily engaged in making surgi-
cal dressings. We were also
shown a picture with accom-
panying article concerning a
class of men workers engag-
ed in the same vocation. The
class is at Brownsville and it
is believed to be the first
composed entirely of men in
this country. It might be
well that such a group be or-
ganized in Honey Grove to
help carry on the making of
the surgical squares that
are so badly needed, and to
assist the women in this wor-
thy cause. How about it,
men?
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Weekly Sunday
School Attend-
ance Report
Sunday school attendance
report for Sunday, May 16:
Baptist ........... 146
Methodist ........ 99
Church of Christ .. 94
Pruabytei umi ...... 69
Christum At
The picnic area at Lake
Crockett was converted into
a tented city and playground
for Boy Scout troops of Hon-
ey Grove, Ector, Ladonia,
Ravenna and Ivanhoe, for a
weekend outing. Eleven tents
secured from the Lone Star
Area were used to house the
fourteen men leaders and 63
boys, Also in the group w*as
a Scout official, R. E. Byrns
of Paris. Walter Stewart,
colored, prepared and served
good food.
Religion For
Today
By Walter R. Zimmerman
E. J. Cappleman
Gives Up School
To Enter Army
This is graduation time for
so many of you boys and
girls. Y'ou are thrilled with
the importance of the event.
And you have a right to be.
We are happy with you in
your accomplishment and
our best wishes go with you
for many more W'orthy at-
tainments. We hope that
your school work has been
of such inspiration to you
that it has opened a door to
The camp was pitched Fri- you through which you may
day afternoon and closed see even many more worthy
Sunday afternoon. During goals,
the time the boys enjoyed Within a few’ days you will
games, swimming, boat rid-
ing. and were given various
tests and instruction in
realize that no sooner have
you gained a goal than that
it has lost some of its glam-
Scouting. A religious ser-jour to you. You already are
vice wTas held Sunday, con-1 restless for other conquests.
ducted by Rev. W. R. Zim-
merman, pastor of McKenzie
Methodist church.
These were in attendance:
Honey Grove — Leaders
Henry Dickson, Allen Davis,
W. B. Rieves, Spud Jenkins,
C. D. Henderson, R. B. Self
and Jess Mclver. Scouts Bob
Self, Don Yeager, Paul Kel-
ly, Bill Kelly, Jake Freeman,
Tommie Hennard, Winfred
Zimmerman, J. E. Breedlove,
James Terrell, Alva Strick-
land. Roy Eddins, Billie Gib-
son, Tommie Self, Doug Hen-
derson, Jess David Mclver,
Jerry Neal, W. T. Blair, Ken-
neth Weaver, Marshall Ray-
burn, Jack Ramsey, Robert
Jones, Jim Blackwood, Rich-
ard Todd and Skip Darr.
Ector—Leader William T.
Stanford and 17 boys.
Ladonia—Rev. W o o d a rd
and Edward Parson and 10
boys.
Ravenna—J. L. Wells and
Jay Gray, leaders, and 8
boys.
Ivanhoe — Everett Parker
and J. D. Knowles, leaders,
and four boys.
Jim Ed Sharp is taking a
vacation trip, being in Den-
ver, Colo., this week.
Old Coins
We have located another
collector of old coins. He is
A. D. Barnett, manager of
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Star Gas Company. We were
shown a few of the collection
Monday morning. He has a
half-cent piece coined in 18-
51; a two-cent piece of 1868;
half-dime made in 1840; a
series of pennies the size of
a half dollar, the dates run-
ning from 1838 to 1855. The
oldest piece of money in the
collection is a half dollar
that was coined under the
thirteen original states, be-
ing minted in 1811. Mr. Bar
nett is also a collector of for-
eign coins, having a large
number in his assortment.
The Fourth District Con-
vention of the American Le
gion and Legion Auxiliary
was held in Greenville Sun-
day. Those in attendance
from Honey Grove were: Mr.
and Mi's. lieorg** Luuroii,
Mrs. Henry Dickson and
Gustav K. Fladger, The
high light of tiie meeting was
MU address by Warren Ath-
erton, who has Just returned
from a visit to the buttle
fronts in Africa
Someone gave us a good idea
here: Set up a moving goal.
That is, as you approach the
reaching of your goal, move
it on farther out. Keep it
moved out ahead; never ov-
ertake it and it always will
be an inspiration to you, fir-
ing your soul to keep reach-
ing outward and upward.
Remember this longing for
new conquests is the Divine
in you; it is your kinship to
God,—this reaching out to
the accomplishment of that
which is higher and higher.
Join hands with Him. Then
this partnership with God
and this reaching one height
after another as He lifts
them and you up is what ev-
entually brings you to the
exalted heights of eternal
glory. All other ways are
the way of final defeat.
Memorial Day
Sunday, May 30th, will be
Memorial Day and the Rufus
Shelton Post of the Ameri-
can Legion is planning on
having an appropriate cere-
mony on that day. The co-
operation of the public is
asked to help make this a
real memorial service this
year.
F. T CAPPLEMAN
Everett J. Cappleman, for-
merly of Windom and super-
intendent of the school at Ti-
oga has reported for Army
service and has been commis-
sioned a second lieutenant.
He is a brother of Dr. J. J.
Cappleman of this city.
He left May 11 for Miami,
Fla., where he will take a six
w e e k s’ officers training
course and then will go to
San Antonio as an instructor
in the air forces.
The school board of Tioga
granted him a leave of ab-
sence and also elected his
wife, Mrs. E. J. Cappleman,
as superintendent to fill out
the unexpired term until Ju-
ly 1.
Cappleman has been super-
intendent in Tioga for eight
years and had been reelected
for another term.
Samuel J. Brackeen
Reported Killed In
Action In Africa
A that brought
grief was received Saturday
by Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Brack-
een, who live three miles
east of Honey Grove, from
the War Department stating
| that their son, Samuel James
Brackeen, was killed in ac-
tion in the North African
area on March 29th.
Samuel was inducted into
the Army on January 17, 19-
42, at Camp Wolters, where
he remained only a short
time. He was then sent to
Fort Bragg, N. C., where he
was in training about, five
months. He then went to
North Africa for action, and
is believed to have been
killed in the battle of Tunis-
ia.
Samuel was 27 years of
age, his birthdate being Feb-
ruary 17, 1916. He was a
good boy, a Christian boy,
and it was his desire to be-
come a minister of the Gos-
pel, having spent much time
in the study of the Bible. He
was a member of the Church
of Christ.
He is survived by his par-
ents, three sisters, Mrs. T.
E. Manuel, Mrs. Harvey Dur-
ham, Mrs. W. E. Henderson,
and five brothers, A. V., Bill,
Morris, Willard, all of Honey
Trove, and Hollis E. of Camp
McCoy, Wis., and a host cfc.
Mher relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be
ield at the Church of dhript
in Honey Grove at a date tc
be announced later.
Last Call
THE CALL TO THE COLORS
Lewis McCleary had the
flesh torn from his right
hand Friday while holding a
rope tied to a horse. He was
leading the animal as the car
was going slowiy, but the
horse decided to stop and the
rope tore away a good por-
tion of the flesh in his hand.
Snap Beans
Virginia Erie, 6 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Boles on i4th street..
beat W. B. Carter’s record
two days with a pot of green
beans. She planted the beans
herself and has worked them
without any assistance and
on the 8th of May she gath-
ered them for dinner. She
likes to partake in the rais-
ing of vegetables.. She also
has pop corn, okra, and cab-
bage.
Mrs. Earl Bell left Tuesday
morning for Clovis, N. M.,
for a visit with her son, Har-
old Bell, w’ho is in Army ser-
vice.
The government is calling
for AL'L your nylon and silk
hose that are beyond use.
They are vital for war mat-
erials.
A call is being made for all
the stores that have collec-
ted hose to SHIP THEM IN
NOW.
If you still have some hose,
add them to this last ship-
ment this week and help our
boys, w’ho are giving every-
thing.
A letter comes from Sid-
ney B. Taylor asking for a
change in address of hia pap-
er. He has been with the
84th College Training De-
tachment in Emporia, Kan-
sas, and has been transferred
to the San Antonio Aviation
Cadet Center. He says: “I
wish to add that I have
passed all the physical, men-
tal, psychological, and psy-
chomoter tests, and that I
am to be classified in a day
or so. I am hoping to be
classified as pilot candidate.
Also I enjoy the Signal-Cit-
izen very . muen, especially
the Windom news and news
of the boys in service.”
Mrs. Paul Loschke received
word Saturday that her hus-
band had arrived safely in
Hawaii- _
S. Sgt. James R. Martin
has arrived in New Jersey,
according to a message re-
ceived by his wife. He has
been stationed at Stinson
Field, San Antonio.
Lloyd Thomas McConnell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
McConnell, is now stationed
at Camp Decatur, San Diego,
Calif. Lloyd is in the Navy
m<\ is being given training
there.
Camp Adair, Oregon: Pro-
motion of Ray E. Erwin
whose home is Honey Grove,
from staff sergeant to tech-
nical sergeant, was announc-
ed recently by Colonel Gor-
don H. McCoy, Camp Adair
commanding officer, of
which T. Sgt. Ray Erwin is
member. Camp Adair,
where T. Sgt. Erwin is sta-
tioned, is located in the heart
of the beautiful Willamette
Valley in Oregon, lt is ideal-
ly situated for training pur-
poses and is one of the best
equipped camps in the Un-
ited States.
Fisher Boys
W. M. Spence Dies
Wednesday Morning
W. M. Spence, for many
years an invalid at his home
in the Allens Chapel com-
munity, passed away Wed-
nesday morning. Funeral
services will be held, Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Mc-
Kenzie Methodist church,
conducted by Rev. B. B. Hall
of Bonham. Burial will be at
Oak wood cemetery, A more
extended obituary of this
good citizen will a|«t*ear next
week
One afternoon last week
Bob Gauldin and Nolen
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vate lake of Bob’s father to
enjoy a short season in the
pastime of bobbing hook and
line in the waters to tease
the finny tribe. Bob dropped
his hook in the water and im-
mediately the cork bobbed
and he pulled in a pound and
three-quarter crappie. Swain
told Bob he believed he could
do the same thing and
dropped his hook in exactly
the same spot and brought
out another crappie that
weighed the same. You can’t
make Bob believed that the
fish were not twins.
Day’s Work
Mrs. Coke Galbraith, who
underwent an operation at
the Paris sanitarium, was
brought to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Ohr, Jr., Sun-
day. She is now recuperat-
ing and is getting along nice-
ly.
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Mrs. G. K. Fladger suffer-
ed a broken rib Monday when
a chair she was attempting
to move struck her In the
side.
Four months ago Nolan
Hopkins, painter and paper-
hanger, was bargainpd in a
trade for a day’s work. A
rural citizen had some pigs
and he offered one of them
to Hopkins in exchange for
one day of labor. The piglet
was brought to the urban
abode and placed in a pen
and fed on the garbage of
owner and gathered from
the neighbors. Last week
the owner decided to sell the
pig and did so, receiving the
neat sum of $31. Pretty good
salary for one day’s work.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bell
of Vernon spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Ware. Here this week from
Houston are Mr. and Mrs.
Fulton Ware and daughter,
Sue Beth. Dinner guests at
the Ware home Sunday ev-
ening were Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. McCleary of Bonham,
Mrs. Henry Brenneman and
Mrs. A. L. Brown, Jr., of
Paris.
Pvt. Phillip Shelton, who
is stationed at the Army
Basic Flying Field in Inde-
pendence, Kans., is spending
a 10-day furlough here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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ivimt aueium.
H. C. McConnell, Jr, and
his friend, Milton Legrave,
both stationed at Purcell,
Okla., spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Me Con-
nell.
J. W. Hammack, stationed
at Camp Maxey, is spending
a six-day furlough here with
Mrs. Hammack.
A letter to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Adams, tells
of the promotion of Lt. Rob-
ert Adams to the rank of
Captain. Capt. Adams is
somewhere in the South Pac-
ific Islands.
Good young mule*, broke to
work, for sale. Bet Louie
Ellis
Sheppard Field, Texas.—
Owen J. Glover, son of Owen
G. Glover of Honey Grove,
has graduated from an in-
tensive course in airplane
mechanics and now is pre-
pared to blast the Axis as
one of America’s "conimin*
does is eomvJJv’
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Thompson, Harry. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1943, newspaper, May 21, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth699826/m1/1/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.