The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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®lu' Carrollton CbruntrU'
"Volume Number XLIII
CARROLLTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1947
Number Forty Four
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Legion Post 597
Plans Building
Mrs. Woosley
Passes
Chapel services were held Friday
afternoon at 3:00 p.m. for Mrs. J.
D. Woosley of Coppell who died
early Thursday at a Dallas hospi-
tal.
Mrs. Woosley was the former
Tom Evelyn Standifer. She attend-
ed the Coppell school and was
graduated from the Carrollton
High School. She was known and
loved by many in the Carrollton
area.
Survivors include her husband,
J. D. Woosley; a son, Jeffry Lynn;
a daughter, Linda Jane Woosley;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Standi-
fer, Coppell; two sisters, Mrs. Lu-
■clle McCoy and Mrs. Mamie Perry,
both of Carrollton; one brother,
Duncan Harrison, Dallas. Services
were conducted by Rev. Ray Hand,
assisted by Rev. Eugene T. Moore.
Interment was in the Grapevine
Cemetery. Rhoton Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Games To Be
Broadcast
For the thirteenth consecutive
year, broadcasts of the Southwest
Conference Football Games will be
brought to radio listeners by
Humble Oil and Refining Company.
The 1947 season promises to be
an exciting one, true to the tra-
ditions of the Southwest Confer-
ence. In addition to all the confer-
ence games, Humble wil also broad-
cast the important Intersectional
and intercollegiate matches. Not
since before the war have the con-
ference teams had a schedule
which involved so much travel.
Humble will carry broadcasts of
games played from one end of the
country to the other—from the
S.M.U.—Santa Clara game on the
Pacific Coast to the Baylor—Miami
U. game on the Atlantic.
Kem Tips, Ves Box, Charlie Jor-
dan and Bill Michaels, all veterans
of many Humble broadcasts, will
be back at the mikes this fall.
These top Texas sports announcers
will give accurate and colorful
play-by-play descpriptions, as well
as describe the interesting high-
lights that add so much to the en-
joyment of every game.
Further announcements of the
stations carrying each game, times
of the broadcasts and the announ-
cers will be carried each week in
the newspapers and posted weekly
in all Humble stations.
HAVE LOT
PURCHASED
Mrs. Ralph Bell and Mrs. Harvey
Bell of Farmers Branch honored
their neice, Mrs. Leland Weich-
brodt with a miscellaneous shower
Saturday, August 30, in the home
of Mrs. Ralph Bell. Mrs. Weichbrodt
received many nice gifts. She is
the former Christine Noell of Far-
mers Branch, and a former student
of CHS.
Plans are now underway for a
new building for the Carrollton
American Legion Post. The lot has
been purchased and is located on
Elm Street, between the Gidlow
and Yarbrough Cabinet Shop and
the Kirkland residence. Many do-
nations have already been received
from a number of merchants and
friends in Carrollton and Farmers
Branch, toward the erection of the
building. The Legion Post wishes
to express its’ sincere appreciation
and thanks to the following per-
sons for their contributions to the
building fund:
Roy Gravley............................ $100.00
W. H. Cash.................................. 100.00
Vandergriff Lhevrilet Co....... 100.00
Homer Clayton Motor Co.........50.00
Young’s Grocery & Market.... 50.00
Perry’s Foods..............................50.00
Blanton Grain Co..................... 50.00
Texas Power & Light Co.........50.00
Godfreys Dry Goods................ 50.00
Bill Hall Drug.............................. 25.00
Rhoton Dry Goods.................... 25.00
Gulf Service Station................ 25.00
Cunningham Service Station 25.00
Spencer Construction Co......... 25.00
Carrollton State Bank............ 25.00
Ben Stringfellow..............)......... 25.00
National Metal Products Co... 25.00
Carrbllton Auto Service.......... 25.00
Carrollton Lumber Co............. 25.00
Lyon-Gray Lumber Co............. 25.00
W. G. Parrish........................... 20.00
W. M. Wilson and son............ 20.00
Elite Cafe.................................... 15.00
W. C. Myers................................ 10.00
Rex Good.................................... 10.00
Frank Good.................................... 5.00
L. G. Dickenson Furniture Co... 5.00
Earl Cobb........................................ 5.00
0. C. Cashion.............................. 5.00
1. W. Brake.................................... 5.00
E. L. Russell Barber Shop........ 5.00
Louis Reed..................................... 5.00
Renfro family................................ 5.00
Les Harmon.................................... 5.00
Jocle’s Beauty Shop.................... 5.00
Ollle Bullock...............................5.00
H. E. Yarbrough Cabinet Shop 5.00
Holman Rhoton............................ 5.00
Fred Marsh, Farmers Branch.. 5.00
Earl Smith.................................... 5.00
Belton Grocery.............................. 5.00
Everett A. Holt, Farmers Branch
4 5.00
lay Ogle..........................................5.00
If anyone who made a contribu-
tion has been omitted from the
above list, it was not Intentional,
our sincere apologies are extended.
If anyone wants to make a dona-
tion for this building fund, it will
be greatly appreciated and you
are asked to see J. W. Stout or
O .G . Skinner, or leave your do-
nation at the M. L. Coker Insur-
ance office.
Card of Thanks
Your kind expression of sym-
pathy, thoughtfulness, and assis-
tance during our recent bereve-
ment is gratefully acknowledged
and deeply appreciated.............
Mrs. H. M. pozby and family
You May Be Next
THE BIG ONE GOT AWAY!
By COLLIER
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First Bale
Premium
Mr. W. R. Walker of Fanners
Branch, who lives on Mr. Tom
Fields’ form, brought in the first
bale of cotton for the season to the
North Texas Gin in Carrollton. The
bale weighed 497 pounds and was
brought in August 21st according to
tradition, a premiu mwas given to
Mr. Walker for bringing in the first
made up of contributions of Car-
rollton merchants and business
men. Those making donations for
this premiu mare listed below:
Rhotons......................................... $2.00
Ben Stringfellow.......................... 2.00
Roy Gravley.................................... 2.00
Chronicle......................................... 2.00
E. L. Russell...................................2.00
Ice Cream Bar .......................... 1.00
Bill Hall............................... 2.00
Carrollton State Bank................ 2.00
Godfreys.......................................... 2.00
A & P Store.................................... 2.00
Earl Cobb........................................ 1.00
A. L. Cunningham...................... 2.00
Carrollton Auto Service............ 2.00
C. W. Shafer.................................. 1.00
Dewey Spencer.............................. 1.00
M. L. Coker.................................... 2.00
Lyon-Gray Lumber Co............... 2.00
Elite Cafe................. 2.00
Rainbow Pharmacy..................... 1.00
Burnett Perry................................ 2.00
L. A. Reneau.............,.................... 1.00
Homer Clayton Motor Co......... 2.00
Gulf Service Station.................... 1.00
Young’s Grocery and Market. .. 1.00
A careless pedestrian mu to Idame Jor I lip •creeling of thit truck
and the death of its driver. As the pedestrian suddenly crossed tht
road, directly in front of the truck, the driver swerved off the road■
way and his machine overturned in the ditch where it immediately
caught fire. Driver was pinned in the .front teat and burned to death
■be/ore he could be extricated.
T P § L Expands
Approximately $47,000,000 will be
spent during the six years begin-
ning with 1947 by Texas Power &
Light Company for new additions
to its power system, according an
announcement this week by John
W. Carpenter, president and gener-
al manager. Metropolitan electric
service is rendered to more than
222,000 customers in 460 commu-
nities and the rural areas of 52
conuties in North, Central and
East bytheTe xas Power & Light
Company.
“These long-range plans are to
provide electric power for the
growth, developement and expan-
sion of industry, homes and farms,
which we believe will come in this
area during the next five years,"
Mr. Carpenter said. “This is in
keeping with the company’s slogan
‘Providing for the Texas of today. .
plannln for the Texas of tomorrow.’
“This program includes additions
to power plants and the building
of new high-voltage tranmission
ines, distributing lines, rural fex-
tensions, new substations and the
expansion of many existing substa-
tions. Approximately $18,000,000 is
being spent for additions and im-
provements to generating pants
and high-voltage transmission lines
and approximately $22,000,000 will
be applied to extending distribu-
tion facilities. Another $1,000,000
has been set aside for larger trans-
formers in substations.
Class Sponsors
Announced
The class sponsors for the high
school were announced this week
as listed below:
Miss Stark and Mrs. Dent, Seniors
Mrs. Ogle and rMs. Slncler, Juniors
Mr. and Mrs. Green, Sophomores
Mr. Davis and Mrs. Boswell, Fresh-
men
The sponsors for the extra-cur-
ricular activities are as follows:
Mrs. Green, Pep Squad Director
Mrs. Ogle, Student Council, Joum-
im and school paper
D$nt, Student assistants and
place all office students. In charge
of all mimeographing and dupli-
cating equipment.
Miss Stark, School Business, Fi-
nances and Yearbook
Mr. Davis, Official Lunchroom
Supervisor.
Mr. Green, In charge of all athlet-
ic equipment.
Farmers Branch,
Progressing Rapidly
Lions Tackle
Diamond Hill
The Carrollton Lions will begin
their 1947 football season Friday
night, September 19th, at Ramsey
Field, playing Diamond Hill of Fort
Worth. This marks the fourth or
fifth year straight that Carrollton
Lions have met this team in their
first game of the season. Last
year Diamond Hill won over the
Lions 12 to 7. This will be the first
time that Coach Green has led a
team against Diamond Hill; how-
ever he expects it to be a good
game.
Pat Roach, the blocki#g back for
he Lions, who broke his foot play-
ing baseball last summer, is still
slightly on the "ailing list,’’ but is
improving fast. Joe Martin also
has a slight injury. Except for that,
the Lions are in good shape and
ready to go.
Dr. John Mitchell and Bill Sum-
ner will again do the announcing
of each game played at Ramsey
Field. The “fire boys” will help
at the gate, and also have charge
of parking cars.
Admission charge will be 75c at
the gate for everyone; however,
students may purchase pre-game
tickets for 30c during the week,
until noon on Friday. These pre-
game tickets may be obtained from
Mr. Dale Davis or from his office.
The kick-off is set for 8:00 p.m.,
although the gate will open at 7:00
p.m. Let’s back our Lions by at-
tending every game.
“A new generating unit of 63,000
kilowatts’ capacity is now on order
for installation as soon as delivery
can be made at the company’s
principal generating plant at Trini-
dad.”
The $7,000,000 being expended in
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High School
Enrollment Drops
The Carrollton Public School be-
gan it’s 1947-48 term Monday, Sep-
tember 8th, and due to the Equali-
zation Aid law, passed last spring,
the high school enrollment was
less than in a number of years.
The new law states that those
students living in an outside or
sending district cannot attend the
Carrollton schools.
In spite of the fact that approxi-
mately fifty grade school students
who had been attending the Car-
rollton Grade School were not per-
mitted to enroll in Carrollton due
to the new law, yet the school is
very over-crowded.
The campaign being waged by
interested citizens of Farmer*
Branch to raise money for a Fire
Station and City Hall is coming
along very nicely, according to
Mayor W. F. (Bill )Dodson.
Tickets are now on sale for a
barbecue and entertainment to be
held the evening of October 17th.
Also a. new Ford automobile will bt
given away free on that evening.
The first meeting of the ticket
committee met Thursday night,
September 11th, at the home of
Mrs. Truett Good. The committee
is made up of the following ladles:
Mrs. Mary Good, chairman and
Mmes. Tom Fields, Roy R. McKee,
C. Herbert Marshall, Reel Thomp.
son, Lois Thurlow, Roy Respberry,
Omer Smith, J. T. Gilmore, and
Robert McClary, Jr.
On August 29th, a rally was held
In Farmers Branch to launch the
campaign to raise money to build
a Fire Station and City Hall. The
Carrollton Fire Department took
patr in the rally, which included a
parade and other entertainment.
Approximately 750 to 800 persons
attended this rally.
Farmers Branch now has a fire
truck, similar to the new fire
truck recently purchased by the
city of Carrollton, and is ready to
answer fire calls anywhere in the
vicinity of either town. The far-
seeing citizens of Farmers Branch
had the truck made like that of
Carrollton’s with all fittings the
same size so that in case of the
need of both trucks being at the
same fire, they could work to-
gether with no difficulty.
TELEPHONE BUILDING
Also, the frame-work is now be-
ing completed on a new telephone
building in Farmers Branch. This
blulding is being constructed by
the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company, and will contain nine
additional circuits for Farmers
Branch.
BOND ELECTION
The school bond election, held
in Farmers Branch Saturday, Sep-
tember 6, carried by a vote of
45 to 16.
Leo Anderson and Horaee Hefner
enrolled at Jacksonville Baptist
College, Jacksonville, Texas, Mon-
day, September 8th, to study *
course of ministerial.
City Of Clifton Wins New Chevrolet
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Prior to the announcement of the
New Advance Design Chevrolet
Truck for 1947, Chevrolet Motor
Division, General Motrs Corpora-
tion to locate the oldest Chevrolet
Truck that was currently licensed
and operating regularly.
This activity was National and
each dealership in the United
States participated. The reward to
the owner of the oldest Chevrolet
Truck was a model of his own
choice of the 100 different types
of the new Advance Design Chevro-
let Truck line. The winner was
Mr. Leslie Storey of Jordan, Mon-
tana, who entered a 1918 model
truck.
Through the cooperation of the
Chevrolet Dealers in the Dallas
Zone, besides the National prize
that was offered by the Chevrolet
Motor Division, a like award was
offered in the Zone. The Chevrolet
Dealers, within the limits of the
Dallas Zone, started a campaign
with all of the Chevrolet owners
within their trading area to locate
the oldest Chevrolet truck. The
same rules applied as those in the
National campaign.
After two months of extensive
search, many old Chevrolet Trucks
were located, the oldest being a
1924 model owned' and operated
daily by the City of Clifton, Clif-
ton, Texas. The Chevrolet dealer
reporting the oldest Chevrolet
Truck was the Standefer Chevrolet
Company of Clifton, Texas.
Shown in the picture, left to
right, are Mr. Frank Late of the
Mustang Chevrolet Company of San
Angelo, Texas, Mr. Ernest Allen of
the Ernest Allen Motor Co., Fort
Worth, Texas, and M. C. Johnson
of the Johnson Bros. Chevrolet
Company, Dallas. These men were
selected by the dealers in the Del-
las Zone to act as a committee In
deciding the odest Truck and they
were also responsible for makinv
the award. Mr. Johnson is shown
presenting the title to Mr. W. C.
Hurst, Secretary of the Citf of
Clifton. On the extreme right Is
Mr. J. L. Standefer, Jr., General
Manager of the Standefer Chev-
rolet Company of Clifton, Texas.
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