The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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TAFT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1942
NUMBER FORTY TESME
ImoNiusj 300 Register Here Monday
)mments getween Ages of 20 and 45
For Third R-Day
Harvey Shell to
Seek Reelection
By 8. 8.
third H Day In Taft saw
W*g*«
fen Henderson has said
sensible at 1 tri. ii
f organized labor should
S lower prices instead of
gee. it would nv an the
to them, while like
ybody wants more mo-
they work and that
jimoditi *1 to go hT- and
jriner has to get more
buy the commodities
["when the farmers' pri,--
|tbe working man has to
for what h« eats »o
fiike a hunch of hobby-
mplng up and down and
UBd and around '- d
iihe runt'ho-' is over they
Ytd tip in about the same
(they at irt -;1 in except
they are all out of
exactly 300 men between 20 and
45 register according to C. J
f I Meyer, local registrar. The bn»*
j jest llour cam* at !• a. m. with
th- bulk f all to register com
! trig in before noon, although the
1 school building remained open
j until S p. m.
./■.dm Stamper served as assist-
lam registrar with is ottv'-r Taft
. men aiding and some 15 students
■ from l!i • High School Tyjplng
Class assisting.
The Sinton office reported
i - lightly over 400 registering
! t iter .
There is to be anothei if Day
! iter in the spring to include men
from I- to 2o and from l.'i to 65.
Taft F. F. A. Chapter
Buys Defense Bonds
And Stamps
{By P. F. A. REPORTER)
Plan* to buy defense bonds and ;
stamps was the main item die |
cussed at the regular monthly j
meeting of the Taft Chapter of
Future Farmers of America last j
VV dne-day.
Individual Future Fanners havel
already purchased bonds and j
stamps amounting to |6ftf>, Finch
Tire Board Reports
For Week
; The San Patricio County Tire
j Rationing Board reports its ta*
j suance of tire certificates up to
j February 13th to include:
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C. H. Foote, Mathis, two tires,
two tubes, light truck.
C.P.&U, Mathis, one ■ tire, one
tube, light, truck.
ti. Z. Fenner Sinton, two tubes,
light truck.
C. L. Stigall,, Sinton, one tire,
one tube, light truck.
Taft Cotton Oil Co., Taft, two
I fires, two tubes, truck.
\Vayn; Koepsel, Mathis, one
I tire, truck.
Albert Rouse, Mathis, one tire,
; truck.
Htory Frisks, Sinton, one tire.
! one tube, truck
to bay at least one dollar's worth j
f stamps In addition to what
Is,- already has. The entire gropp
voted to buy a one hundred dol-
lar defense bond from the money
id the chapter treasury Com-
! mltte a were appointed by the
! president to carry out the trans-
Mr J S Murchison. Bxerutlv* | #ftion This make, a total of
i ,, , v I tire, - or «f the state l>ep»rtm-?ni | sg-m invested at the present time
(lay with ■ m Deon. > I......... _
CCC Change*
Pay Schedule*
Harvey .shell of Gregory this; J- A. Glasses, Taft, two tires.
...................... ™ - - i week announc d be would be a: tractor.
member of the Ag class p,edged : idat:, fm. p -election to the of-j J *'■ Hoskinson.. Portland, one
*...... ............ J"" —” fice of Representative in the Julyjtire" tractor.
Primary election. I Mrs' A J' G,Jedin’ Taft' tw0
Shell Is completing hi* third I ,ires- tractf,r-
term in the office and ha* th* Andy Hughes, Odem, two tires,
unique record of never K*v1i)!! one tube, tractor,
introduced a bU which was not I ». Wee, Aransas Pass, two
EU U called — ;■ (hT,r
adult in the I 8 a«Hh*'- ju*1 ...... ‘"lvte*d hy wir“ for a l-nrty w«re dls-
know of anyone who I tn>m ,1“' **•**«’* !rU-on,* d The party is . , honor the
b(|( u ( <jo j W-tshlngton pat t;, pay schedule p f. a sweetheart and member*
*r ^ vi .... j ,. ■[ » i, * tor member* of the CCC ha* been j ,,f f;,,. }j, E, classes who helped
1 ... ' changed as of February 1., 1!*!2. ’ wtth the Father and Son Ban-
“For several years the member;, 1 -j■ is.. girl* are to decid - the
I credit
-Tht Coitwrl
b;?i«i-le* (Chile - Sanders,
prs of the Tribune ra-
the
of the CMC were paid 16.$$ cash,
*en? *15 no home to their parents
mtl saved 17.00, said Mr. Mur-
- following Air Mall let S cbisoJt; "effective this month
Jkbruary 17 Just four day* | • ban. • « allow th • »>-,>>* to get
■passed through the cen- <a*h. send *10.00 home and
art Harbor jj-.tv. *5.00 Ibis tt*. of 'u ; oovernor uoae n««o•-■«»•«« »-
lived you- *we;i box of j addition to the food, clothing, | ,,(,i)v^r ,h„ principle message on
ltd big bunch -if "Taft j medical attention and training all j ^ Tftxa, F p. A. Radio Pro
* when we came in and. j members of the *-«rM receive.
|'t you ever think they! Mr Murchison observed there
appreciated Tin- Trib-hs a great rt *-d for applicant* f'»r
am in valuation mil- | €€<’ Texas Is being called on
iyptr of party th«*y wint
Th»* rloBed with
refill la r < Ibh.
GOVERNOR STEVENSON
TO BE GUEST SPEAKER ON
TEXAS F. F. A. PROGRAM
Gor-rnnr Coke Stevenson i* to
the Texas F. F.
gram next Tuesday, February 24
from 7:30 t s o'clock.
in j I* m-rBugn Gov. SI c v- nson
... ............ „ ..... , , wilt give information regarding
for every mile it luv l for -1 '*** wori,>l j ttn- part iho Future Farmer* «f
'*♦. ... < ■ ■ ......’ .0.1 event hoc who d< fire- to, T,. 8re t.tkiitg in th» defen*-'
pa**ed in the House, and none of
the bill* have b en vetoed.
“1 have it -t attempted to act a
record for offering bills, but have
limited my effort* along that line
to such matters a* my constitu-
ents hav> indicated they desired,
and to a study of ail bills Intro-
ductal in the House or Senate
which would effect the entire
Bt»t“.
• if 1 am returned to thy House
1 wlli continue to serve my dis-
trict and the best interest* of the
abate to the best «f my ability.
I belt ve an experienced legisla-
tor i* better qualified to accom-
plish that end than a new mem-
ber would be. f will appreciate
the support of all.” he stated.
Shell's district—the 70th— I*
! composed of Aransas. Bee, Re-
fugio, and San Patricio couctDs.
Txf* -- and the cigar*! tad every hoy who 4estm ?<'
ielhtng that money ran't \ mak- application should do so at
nothing hut west i - mce Th enrollm ent will be on
Much and you know February 20. Application should
tst prndtp-i»• if made to th local office I®
h tell you what H go- * <h --nnlv of the **»•• depart,
p’tt here but if I could 1 ment of Public Welfnr
pu could get out t, 24-j ‘Then arc K."«» Texas boys
Im. however'I a>*ur«- yu | f 'he Corps *«w " “»'<» Mr
I doing our very best b. G'h is the smallest number In
j th.- Jap Influence " i the 9 y-trs of H» e*l*t«nc . but
k« finally gotten li,cali--l we are .d that -here is so much
Prim Shop m Ole ship •-mployment in Texas that these
{you think your shop is hoys must rtJUwta »t horn'. H->w-
[ou sb , ltd -■ th-. .me • V. :• th- training tei _National
mplste though. Old g ,.i : Defeti.-e work is War. Increased
b - pi-iniMf - !-t« -11 camps and otir bey* are
by the -Tribune'* that; leaving enmp* to take *<*>a Jobs
Sttrc having lilucke-uts auti ; ht 1 Ivd employm tit *x l~* 1,1 >!l
ntiuna against ui: raids, ‘mr cooks hikers, truck^ »>«* t
prtainly ;-n excellent id- tr-.ct
ciforts of our nation.
The general public is urged to
listen this broadcast that it may
better understand what th- or-
gaiii.nttcn trying t® accom
plish
South Texans To
Receive Help in Filing
Income Tax Returns
L. E. Wamby
Announces For
Commissioner
tires, two tubes, obsolete.
Eleven pijplicatians were re-
fused.
Oil Field Scrap Iron
Asked For
J. L. Tatum, who is chairman
for the collection of scrap metal
by drilling contractors and lease
owners has ask-el that the fol-
lowing instructions be published:
To All Oil Operators And
Drlllng Contractors:
There is a serious shortage of
scrap metai anil rubber. I Kate
be?n asked by Chas. F. Roeser,
Chairman of District 3. O.P.C.,
to acj as Ssn Patricio County
chairman tor the collection of
scrap by lease owners and drill-
ing contractors in this county.
Inasmuch a* W» arc near the
sort of Cornu* ChrisH. where
there an* a number of scrap buy-
ers, wb believe that it Is best
for each lease owner and con-
tractor to collect such scrap In-
to iUetr own warehouses «t»d
then contact one of the numer-
ous dealers in Corpus Christ!, any
of which will send a truck to
collect it. With this in vfe-w we
suggest the
February 24 awl 25 Days Set Asie
For Scrap Metal ColteetsoB
Campaign for County
Taft Boy Made
Corporal in Air Corp
Cleburne Graekau of Taft, Tex-
as. was promoted Feb, 1 to the
rank and grade of corporal. He
Is the sou of Herman Krackau
of R. R. No. 1, Taft and attended
Sodvtiio high school.
Corp. Krackati is assigned for
duty to the 418th School Squa-
dron. world’s largest technical
training school for Aviation mech-
anic*. His duty Is cook.
Taft Scouts Run City
For One Day
I, B Winshv, of I-ngleaide, has
announc'd his candidacy for the
office of Commissioner of Pre-
cinct No. 4 <tnd submits the fol-
lowin': statement
"More >h,i:i nine months ago a 4,0 taken immediately:
| great number of my friend* of i. Designate one man on :-ach
I Pri-clnct No. 4 began urging me i?-)*e, yard, plant, etc. to have
____________ I mail the race for Commis charge of collection of the scrap
Collector ot Internal Revenue, a^her of this district. After care- metal and rubber there.
Fr„nk Scofi-Hd, has announced fill ron-'M'ration and a float 2. instruct him to pick a con-
tb it Deputy Collectors will be deal of personal investigation t venfent spot where the scrap may
Federal J Have come to the definite con ' p,, piled. This should be con-
Taft Boy Scouts had their day
at running the city last Friday
with Fred Floerke serving as
Mayor; Warren Cliff and Chester
Brittain as Commissioners; Bob
Gucdln as Corporation Judge;
Jerry McNeil as Fir.; Chief nnd
Buck? Barrow as City Marshall.
Thomas Word wag president of
the Chamber of Commerce with
Eugene Childers, flea Biekham
and -Joe Biasett as directors, and
Terry Whatley as manager. Hey-
wood Smith, Jr. served as presi-
dent of the Jaycees wii% Homer
Flixuke as secretary and Billy
Huber, director.
The group serving as the city
government brought up and pass-
ed an ordtMBee to allow the con-
struction of bicycle parking racks
at several points on the city
streets and Mayor W. C. Sparks
said that the regular city offi-
cials would give complete sup-
port to the new ordinance.
The Sen Patricio Counfy U81BA -|
itfiKT Board ha* ijwwffuiv.xwt ft; v'$
scrap meUl collection wmWg*
tor the people oif Ban Vutrlel* L
County. -M
They have designated two <tant»
February 24 and 25 a* collect
days, and have arranged tor » g,
places where the (Detail will b®
concentrated:
Tort—Peoples Gin No. 1
Sinton- Gerdes Gl» No. 1
Mathis—Hall Gin
Arrangement* have been mad# _
for representative* of scrap wM M
purchaalng Ann* to be at
of these points on these days t®
m
ifm
weigh, classify and pay the. metad
on those date*. The## firnte «*»
handling this material an a very
mall margin and are cooperat-
ing o" a patriotic basis.
The five vocational agrlcultTOftS
teacher* In the county bare bwsst
appointed by the Board to A*-
suuip th.. responalblilty for coir
lection of scrap from «»
thetr communities, and they wi® J
be assisted In the drive fey &8 J.
other agencies working with faro* |
p.-ople !o the county. ;.;.4|
The farmer* of the county *s*w .
urged to cooperate to the fullest | J
extent by sending their ecn**» xS
iron and «G«1 to the above
ed concentration point* «® tbos*
dates. kg
J. T. Brittain, who la the Chair- |||
man of the USD A War p«v
states that every person uboMlt IS,
consider it their patriotic duty to p#
participate in this campaign, tteȤ j.j
th; Government atate* that thaw rfpfL
is a serious shortage in th*#®.^
metal*, the accumulation of
the small qmntltles will area
to a considerable ai&owat for
county a* a whole.
Taft Band to Give
Local Concert
Sam Ezell attended the Texas
Band Clinic at Galvsetou Feb
mary 12, 13 and 1* and returned
with the information that this
region {number 7) would not have
.... ---- „ c,onto*t this year because of the
following measure* lr5n*povtation difficulties caused
statKuicd at
3 0 6 Old
L„ .........Bldg.. Corpus Chrbdt Texas on
dt iv:,- are especially it* I Feb. IS thru' March 16. 1942 to
0I7R I'NI'liK!'\UKD
A DEFINITE ADVANT
THE KXF.MY iitd lo- Is
flake advantage ot it.
lots Of hov- fr-im ;i
, Text* nut here which
that old axiom 'if ten
to war. Texaa will go
tat kid hi the print shop j jtr n
at Fr -iikHn Tcxsjj ufed !
knew
.1? demiUHl,
A. and I. Takes Part
In War Effort
‘Victory Issue," last week * >"d-
of th; student newspaper
........... at Tsxa* A'and 1 College, »*' d
>00 and '-cognlz- •<( I numerous activities on the camp-
lily to “shoot the bsti!" wh-reby. the folb-a - !* promot-
Whittington. j top the national war program,
rites- 1 hud i.-u.-r- get * Beginning with the announce-
th" old routine so keep m- nt of a full 24-Hour program
* flying back th -re attd on the notional detetae graining
»ttty part here and let'* courses, the palter described the
t the rest of tli. 1; S.! apeed a| HMM>r which all colleg-t
same ( te-lievt- R js otcy ; vvitrk t- gr-ared tr- greater "1“
' of tin;. lmt!t we will ! and efficiency, whereby stud'nis
is Ocean clear t.vf Japs ; may complete ml college degree
'*i>e it isn't long becuus# j requirements I* » minimum o
live plenty to he hack two years and four mouth*,
dping y<gj print the j -----------------
j help the people of this locality
' m ’ fflititf their income tax r -
in rttR.
gr#at many more retupnR will
b<, filed this year than 111 pr>"
vi us years and a great many
morn people will find It n *>•»■
mtf to auk quest .on, reeardins
their exemption-- a.llow»hle de-
duclionc, «tc, The Go'leevor'a force
in this district has b.en lacreas
ed in order that there will be a
sufficient number oi fpputles to
annwer any and all questions mx-
payerti might care to ask
This year [> ' pie who have
never before filed an income tux
return will be liable, tlue to lb9
fact that the basis for determin-
ing liability has been changed in
that the exemptions have been
siBg'e
?«tr Ex-printer.
Chiie,
Base Needs
Operators
ferric,. Kximin.'ition* are
for Talephott# Opeutt-
ijv tor annum, f„r cm
ft W.A.,8, Corpus Chris-
A«0 bwlts 11 55 J : rx
-®t» »u, be on flu- with
**■'''• Tent t I S. Civil
Edae»» Root* To Go
To W&sMngton
elusion that liter la a desire raimt not only for coitecting the
among the majority of the vnt-rs ,Cfap but. also for truck to get
to have a change to office, that l„ ,and load it. Have work done in
our present commissioner h»rt' Idle time as far as possible,
held this office long enough u»- • 3. if there Is any large amount
dor our leetive system of gov-, cast iron, have this plMd i®
ernment, I have been a citizen separate pile from unclassified
„f sout h Texas for years. I an* ?mip as it brings more per gross
married and have five children, j u „0t, pile with other scrap
Hire- out of my immediate fsm-ljrmi a„d st-ei. Pile aluminum if
jjy -j rp in the armed service of ftnd scrap mbte-r if any In
Jap Wre*4lmg To Be
Shown al Town H»
tively.
inir country. 1 am a veteran of
th" first world war ate! saw **
months active service on the line
in Franc;. I belong to ail of the
ex-service men.'* organizations,
the Methodist Church. Masonic,
Eastern Stir and Knights of Py-
thias lodges »nd other civic or-
ganizations My activities in them
aro known to many people, Tb'.-lr
judgment aw to my Charatter
and ability shall ®>' b‘‘8t
voucher. While 1 have never b'
fore aokod for on elective of-
towarod to *750.0(1 for a
atm $1,500.00 for a mar- j..............
rted ’ person. Deputy Collector* j flee, I believe that tbn Commto
W|U !,« *utd to assist anyone wh ‘ -toner'.: office c*« an<1 1
c»r?s *0 B<- to h'm in mtklng filed by a more economical m-
Ml** Edne*# Hoots, daughter of
Mr. and .Mrs, W. L. Boot* of this
city, i* to leave J« *****
tor Washington, D. C. wh -re a «
has accepted a Civil ftorvto por-
tion with the R«*«treh
men! f the IW»«l sta,M 6OT‘
-■ninif ni. ^
Mis-. Roots r <*lv^ »*>■ * *
iv-re. from Southern Metbffld)*'
Da»m wo raw
out income tax return*, and there
will be ««» charge wh*t«mv--r for
this service
h is requested, however, that
a!) who need help make arranp'-
racttia to secure such help w
curly as *#»•«•'» in or,,*r
prevent gc-agtotlov *h day of
Msrch H the last day W fWns.
ndlector W*W4 state* thithe
v,H drp'tt ‘ t are willing to
do * ev ’ rytblns l» tbetr pow- -r to
their fellow Texans:
however, cooperation is necessary
*ho taxpayer hims.lf. SO
minis’, ration titan It is now op-
erating under. I believ-t that. It
la a full time job and the Com-
missioner as a hired employee
uiumld devote M» tfttlr-? time to
that Job. I think tho necessary
«xpe»dMSr« of It* funds should
hF spent a* far a* to
f.,c county whew it was derived
from in the form of taxes. I b®-
lif.'Vd .. only uhs-.dutely nc; ,.-**.try
expenditure* of Its funds bemad--
during this crisis and that both
the funds wad toxin* power of
ih.- county be conserved until. (b»
\,i, O.JiMrvO/r i mi ^ »**&<>**« ^*5^' Sm ABOUT | **M*t ** <*** ^ a
«6{kftr3t6 pilws
4. If you do not have enough
scrap for a Bgfet truckload, ar-
range with a neighbor to handle
your scrap Jointly.
5. Call tin; scrap dealer of r-u'-'
choice (if you have no choice the
Corpus Chris!i telephone direc-
tory Hats a number), and ask him
to come and get «■ Ytoo should
bo paid the current price based
on long tons of 2240 lb*.
6. U the ebm-e instruction* do
not fB t*# pro,!!era' *ri**lto t0
get the scrap la dealer’s bands
*o». way. but do tt where
it wtlt do some good- M T(™
need help, cal! «• at H1
Sinton, Texts.
by the war.
Instead of contests the bands
will give concerts and make an
effort to give the “homefolks"
in inch town an opportunity to
become better acquainted with
the real working* of their band
organizations
The representative* at tho con- j i j y toult
vent ion adopted the policy set **• n * ,U“*'
by the Taft Band to charge a
Detente. Stamp a# admission to
the concerts and thus aid In the
war effort of the country.
A concert 1* to he held at the
Taft School Auditorium on Fri-
day, February 27. with children
admitted for one 10-cent defense
stomp ami adult* for one 25-cent
defense stamp.
Wrestling promoter
Mcye'S be** »« added ®iWgpiBpB
to his matches at the Tomt H» “
in Corpus Christ! this Thurs. »»|3
in the form of a
on Jui Juttal shewing -how 4|||&
bolds can be broken.
On the main wrestling c*ri
King Kong Cox vs- Ivan ^WUr M
goff whil; Bobby -Utmaott fiffrik
meet Paul Boeach In tbs
final. Both are 2 eat of ®
» 2-hour and 1-hour limit re»5W*V-'’
California E¥aagel»l
To Be in Taft
AimouacM For
County Tr«MKixw
H. H. Hunt this week
Ht his cindSdacy tor iwaitoiWIii'.I^BL
to the office of fUMSfir mBL
or avbjoei to the M.!too of
Demcw-ratlc Primaries.
Mr. Hunt Is well a*rt
kuowq througboat tbs «o«*»sr
th, Tribune ®r#Mnt» W*
ary tor the «a#ld«r*tt®B at lIHMj
San Patrioto Oowrtlt. l.mgF
voters of
Elder* of the chtttoh of Christ,
annonnee the beginning of a se-
rie* of go?J»l servlcti* on March
1.9, with Evaragellst. Bnunrit
Wktlnwrigbt of Do* Angelos, Cal-
ifornia, as the preacher. Mr.
WAinwrigfet Is not unknown to
this section «f Texas, since '*«
was minister to tfe« church of
Christ l«> fflnton ratmy y**ra mo,
and durlag that time pi'ttodted to
i Taft nteto.
E«MKtT WAiNWRiGHT
Poll Tax Fipm»
Giwsk by
m
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4fti
Tax Axsfmat
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ehowtog the wMBbw d
payatimt# to* omtSi wtWm 'fea
SMS. The total for ttiteg
4367. M
Mrs 10* JftthrtSs #n« behy sou, Extcnrive 9WW*»»m «*
w ~ Tunuiar Sag «mde by the ctemrcb to* bi»
Whlfatn cm\ t _ ■ c coming, and tb# pnbMc Is amort*
from 8P0b» HospJUl * ^ „d oafeud to
CSsrlBti. ^ ______________________| hmr ttse feeginniBj date in »!s*l
, Pledge myself to U Rii »“F ■»*» |Mi »
! attend.
all of tbi*
.any oat to the boat of my __________^
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