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TAFT—CITY OF OPPORTUNITY
TAFT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949.
TWELVE PAGES — No. 40.
Coffee Sales
Monday To
Dime Drive
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Directors Pave Way
For Hospital Bill
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id,’iv for the benefit of
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will end Tuesday |
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.-.urge of donations are
indications point to-
count1. falling sf. >rt of
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All-State Winners
Leave For Concert
Before Music Men
■| Directors of the Tn-Commu-
r.ity Hospital Association meet-
ing Saturday with Representative
| Harvey Shell of Gregory, paved
ithe way for introduction of a
\ bill into the State Legislature,
(creating a hospital district of the
'Taft, Gregory and Portland
school districts.
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its $11,00
AH )>>•<
coffee M
over to
Kirt ley's
Drug Store, Johnson's
the Sii i'la.r Grill iiavt
goal
■1*1! from the
n lay will he
the ' March of
Dru;: Store
Ell.
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MISS I . S, . . . Dorothy Burkt,
president of the t'niicd Nations
girt s organization, is shown be-
ing crowned “Miss United States"
by M.ij. fien. William II. Ar-
nold Miss Burks works for the
office ot the chief of staff.
K&L.
( ontiminus S ilc
Constitution.
To Push Plans
The Association was formed to
j push plans for a district hospital
service the Taft, Gregory and
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M 's AIL IN IIOW YOU I OOh \T IT . . Through a tru k of perspective
,«nd • UHf .i an*: Ip. th a <i ■ • r rv»:i n V ' .»< ket uppcio to dwarf the .V»;Vfoot
Washington rnonunie-nt. lit* rocket, however, is onl> .'5 feet high and is
a part of the arttud fttirrs exhibit an the monument grounds. Che V-2
was powerful « D'uigh to be one of the Nazis’ most effective weapins
in thi Alta? ks on f *r«;»t Britain.
.ir.muri. of 10 cent-;
• •on -vt with no coil
stomer would lik
War Against Rats Begins Here Monday;
Warn Owners To Keep Pets From Poison
imilar b<w fit coffer* in
in Smton SI 14 in one
n
Od< tn C age Benefit
Odern a basktball garni
Odern Ki wants
, ! Official notice was given that
Miss Marietta Beard and Miss i the bill will be introduced. Such
Betty Louise iladdon. selected j notice must lie published for 30
for All-State band honors, left (days before action is taken, ac-
yesti relay morning for Galveston cordinS to thf' terms o{ the state
where they were scheduled to
participate in a concert tonight in j
the municipal auditorium of that!,
city.
They were accompanied by J Portland area. The tentative
Mat-wn Busby, director of the pr„p(JSal calls for a $250,000 plant
I Greyhound Band. j containing 25 beds.
The two girls were selected for] Although 30 days must elapse
lxrths on the Ail-State Band at before legislative action on the
All-Region Band contests in Cor ; bill creating the district can be
P|Js Christi last month. Miss1 (aken, directors of the Association
Beard plays the clarinet while!plan to proceed w’ith an applica-
Miss Haddon plays the French jtion for federal aid.
h°rn- i The federal government will
will! 90-piece All-State Band;match every $2 raised locally
,, T v , ; will play contest numbers under j with $1 from national funds if
f‘.ra thi'O-day stand" under f he Itht direction of Clarencf' Sawhill j approval of the hospital is given,
me I sponsorship of the Taft Volun-
teer Fire Department.
General admission to the
flameproof tent that will scat j ....
1 200 people is 50 cents and 25 j which is bcl,?! held m
fit
Plunkett's Show To
Play 3-Day Stand
Here Starting Mon*
Plunkett's Variety Show, feat- 1
the limit the ____________ __________ _ . (
, ,ntribute. Instead of a cashjuring trained animals, vaudeville i
n-r. a March of Dimes c..in!«»'ts and comedians galore,
.r,t,iii • • r will receive payment.- blow into Taft Monday night
f,., : for a three-day stand under the •. j.
the University of Southern Requests for federal funds must
(California and Glenn Cliffe Bain-
! uni of Northwestern University.
The Texas Music Educators'
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|ls Winners In
id Contest Are
iy Judged
thllil-
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Identity
l»avs Off
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The Odcrr.
Refugio m
•• twin bill.
ot-: Will b(.
! Galveston Feb. 9-12. will hear the
'Congo', the chimpanzee with j Ail-State Band peiforrn.
; the human mind,” will be asro-
ji.'iatecl with Capt. Fuzz Plunkett j
and his animal act? which in-
iiul
San Pat Officials
Of Cancer Society
At Kingsville Meet
be submitted in March in order
to get consideration from this
year’s allocation
Hospital Act
The hospital construction act
provides $75,000,000 a year for
building and equipping new hos-
pitals.
Copies of the bill creating the
hospital district may be obtained
from C. H. Mayo, secretary of
the board of direc tors. His offic-
es are located in Taft.
Other directors are: Alvin T.
Vernor, Jr and K G. McKamey,
both of Taft; W. W. Toland of
Gregory; and Joe Smith of Port-
ltd
Elaine Hill, Elna
Berker Tap Honor
Roll For Mid-Term
elude trained seals, dogs and a
troupe of trained monkeys
dh1 K< oidy Swain, the man in the
claim- n-'checked coat with the trumpet,
>ho hover, t ......jj stage his celebrated comedy
• coin card? Miss Ricky Miget, contor-
' ’ ;;.: n:s- and aerialLt. little Muss t g.3me 50 person, f rom j?
'■ " ; 1 ’ h'mc i’.unsv'tt, pini-mzed prnna . Soutti Trxas counties gathered in
much n' ,r 'doi •- .. and a < horu.i line o f Jones Audjtonura Jfl Kingsville Hand.
•Mtrr, wilt-.., mtifui girls w,_,i all take part,,.., w^k f.,r 0 SWTieg „t lw.turMl
...ertt if an m the show wnich features a cancer and its cure. Mrs Ken-
* th;;* war. Mifvrent pr;.?ram eacn night ntth G McKam<fv< f,old c„m.
! *T:-. Pi-tnkctt doe., a bias--Ktwt,mjmd r of San Patrido Count>,
i pecuilty and dance in memory
j if t1..- ,.!d Plunkett Minstrel ' " |_ ~ t .
C.b.-w dav.:. i!:i' 'v,'‘rt‘ sponsored by /aSenAAl ApM
! To 'perator" all Plunketts— Hi*’ Sixth District, lexas Division]
| -tii .. •! ,w that for the bene- ■’ t;'” American Cancer Society, j Marion Bu?bv Taft High
! ■ : t"- ei-.h.-e family. This, J" Pvr information and msttuc- Sehool Band director. conducted
j -v-jenn U'ut show' is not ob- i ^on on cancer control to people -
of this area.
Busby Conducts
Bond Clinic For
:• . t nt
nit
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jjaglt centi -'
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•ppoMuruty !
Dr. Faris Opens
Offices In Taft
'49 License Plates
Go On Sale In Tax
Collector's Office
F urh tudents - f Taft High i
School were listed on the third j
six weeks, honbr roll while sever, |
ere named nr. the mid-term
;,,-.!:ur roil released Tucsdav by O.,
Dan Carter. ;irin.-ipal |
Kina B« < her and Elaine Hill;
rolli-I w iv As on the mid-term'
jectionablc* in any
show played here
years ago.
way.
nea riy
The
two
'Follies Of 1949/
Romantic Musical,
an all-day clinic Saturday in Ken-
edy for a composite group of ISO
MiGertrude Linn, fitud secre-; students from seven schools in
tary of Houston, and Mrs. H E : the area
Butt of Corpus Christ!, who is This is the second year that he
. id army commander of the ’ has lftStnK.ted in th/ clinic. He
District were in charge of the; th,.rc last year 8t the ilsvit3.
.meetings. Also cm the program tlon of band icaderi irom
were: Dr. C.
1 h”r,•->- !»••« «nile Wayn, Mc-K.n- gg Stdg®cS
Jack Giles of the Nueces County’
'Medical Society tumor clinic in
;ney had five Mary Ann Arthur.;
! Marietta Beard, Milton Decherdj
V
Farts announces
tus chiropractic ,
... Or-' or. 11 ‘.-< !
License plates for 1949 went
I<,n -.lie Monday in the office of
| Davis Vickers, county tax collect
or and assessor, in the court
house in Sinton.
Approximately 10,000 m*Ls of
,f «]r \V J it plvt.-s were shipped into th»- j five A'>
,.iu *i*.i m Dee jt,,unty for distribution The nsaj*
and Gorman Ritchie each were;
j Corpus Christi, an institution
.'which is sponsored by the Amer-
| ican Cancer Society.
i participating schools.
Three members of the Grey-
hound Band accompanied Mr.
Busby. They were: Paula Willi-
ams, oboe; Bill Wiseman, bassoon;
and Kina Becker, drums. They
recorded as having four A's.
were; Mrs., Contest music was featured
i!-.,. Texas Chirop
■a S.,1: Ant >r i"
|others for commercial,
.. J trailer-; and tr. i't,-r.>.
Bull Sanders Inslalletl ... , . ... 4t.plymg f- new
Springdale Ki wants Prexv , )t, , i-ring tic-n-
A romantic musical, the ‘‘Foil
,. ,. js«? |s./?r,sCh^:
I Five .students topped the thud j 0’cjr>ctc at the Taft High school
,six-weeks .honor roil with six As ]auditorium.
They were Elna Becker, Milton ; musical will be presented |McK
iDecherci, Elaine Hill. AUyne i the Taft chapter of the Future iEast
| Kirtley and Wayne McKinney. I Homemaker? of America-
' Alit'i 1 Ann? tbtit: r»r> WltH i rout tmn ur*n. -fl
The motto of the Cancer So-
ciety is ‘Fight Cancer With
Knowledge.” Mrs. McKamey of
IShedd. B> ttv White and Paula p„.shvlcrians Tu1^ h,Cr servioes b«ng edu-
Fave Willirur .- were each credited JJCX,C" * “Honal programs before inter-
• • .. ........, -----Have Supper Saturday .<>ted groups throughout t he
Young People of the Mexican , county.
Olga Lopez was on the list with j Reserved seat tickets and gen-
A’-i ! rrtl ;.i I mKsu in :irf* vaik-ih!^
F. B Mahaffey, Mrs. Claude C. | with section drills for the variotM’
Boykin, Mrs. E. N. Tutt and Mrs. j components of the band.
McKamey. all of Taft; Mrs. N. A. j Schools participating were:
(East of Gregory; and Mrs- Kirby; Pettus, BeevilJe, Goliad. Kenedy,
Sharp and Mrs. Roy Gaines of j Karnes City, Yorktown and
? eral admissioxi are available and
Mary Ann Arthur. Marietta! n!ay be purchased at the Home-
Bicrd, Shirley McDonald. Joyce i making department.
n‘ for car, v.ith |po-;;; Maxine!
trucics, . . ,. ... nr t.;. ........1 13....in
! Bunge.
with four A’s on the period honor;
roll,
Presbyterian Church will prevent : She will make available, free of!
Hill That ’J.'ti returned to the a Mexican supper Saturday eve- charge. t5-rmnute moving pk-J
• v.'l \:r Station in Corpus ding in the annex tr ;,'. 5 30 to jture* r. English and Spanish,j Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sandm,
• t, Morn lav * i a visit w;th B t'clovi*. • r: in.ormative talks and m*v- ^r. and Mrs. Pal Mauria Mrs.
jUr.t Mu.: K C Me Clary His Chartf* f(>r tbe supper wjU 0^ * rid type-s ot leaflets for dt5tnbu-;K. G. Muckleroy, Mr and Mr*,
in St r.ouis. Mo. ,•' cents a plate. lion. iA. D Toland. Mr. and Mrs. AJ-
--------------------’ * ..... ;bert Toland. and Mr. and Mrs,
Jim Toland of Taft. Mr and Ms*.
Wallis Toland of Gregory, and
Mr and Mr*. Jack Taylor of Cor-
ipav Christi. were called to Geo-
......*,jsssiTxNrn&sy:
transfer"! o s • ‘ • ' houses of government for legw-1 ful nations m the world today.? Present patterns of diplomacy 5
i , i i fc.vmotmn of n U-wW ifoVfkflV ! h.av»A fallal in nqcl run A miU 1
Mr McWhorter died Sunday
Ail-
.TftU
Hf have
|J>tatu
*» 'St. >1, f .
*** Patr
: «*- *W00 w,i; ■
title and their Hi
,.t t r cip* Mr. v krrs ra
’ 1 t'H‘ j Th; ik h plate:- art.
„.j ,v?t. ' i. Id with ! luck rsunu
‘must be
E. W. McWhorter
Passes At George
West; Funeral Held
on
: Ui:
Cook C:.;, -, . ;
• »«4 film**,.,-
: hotyt Wjth th,.n. v,
! weir jingje,
the amount „t
* enter
U'iku
v\s
3t ■
Kayoed
[failing Round
Mim Gloves
T*fi World y*
ltd V- i tb»
’.v-.'rlrj g’.*vern/>
cause ot war-
stru t< J
It Ftinn.
^Ihtheavy weight, was
J?*.in 58 seconds of the
iSlTeJi! <2wn-,n* ,,f the I
jtrobu in
lay Hi*FWOV/i
< ;a!ut. vestemay , virtual
l
nt to remove
___exercise of uitre*
creign power.
Speakmg before the Kiwama
Club. Mr Harwood accused
statesmen of dealing
problem of .... ,
maev." He said “power po«ituw
have to bring about a
world peace in the past and would
onttnue So fail-
World Government Seen As Solution To War
^-5 . a . » rhn!ituanors* Tn 1 ^ flc . i rttxv/I nut
ihe illness r»f E. W
:d,i-n "W U - rnment along th:, same pi .n-iAworld suprem,.- court would be j j ^ Harw^Z^S ^
AH Weapons of offense would) The speaker said he ’didn't be-j World Federalist movement hold*
Nations would surrender some * tufn<v^ over to y,*, w{)ry gov. j ])eVe Russia could resist the pres- j out a real hope for peace through
of their sovereign rights to a|,;,rnm(,nt' tor use' by an interna-1 sure to cooperate with the world j creation of an international cen-
world government, with P0.wtr!,„;„!.,' /os,.,.^ fm-ce. Only weap-j government and take her place inj tral government with delegated
its operation.” ‘ “ “**"
with tnt
"outmoded diplo-
; funeral was held Monday at Geo-
,rge West, where he vm buned.
5m litre last ^night*""*" * Wars begin when two pots ^
jj5 a member ,.f the re- ^nations Conflicts stop a he .
from Corpus Christi | power is transferred. As an < *
.*®ker Uorous lamate he Quoted the bickering #
f' ^n Div^Tn'd |ZZ,u.nTut states which came
'* Leal—.yarr.e J to * haiI when t!be fedeira. g<■
^lywuight j rrmnvrti was m&c\v tzrtmg ana
a rJosc* < turned omtrai control
1 Pow$r$ of a political &o.b<MVis-
___iwr""
vmth
er.nment for use
much as happened when th«ln,tiung
*tete. combined Into the United j g()vernment roust h»ve
States ■ force to execute its commands.
The United World Federalists; speaker asserted. The reason
would follow the same steps j wj,y ^ 0ict League of Nations
leading to a world government, ls because it lacked the
strength to enforce its rulings
The same holds true for the Unit-
dealing with world affairs,’’ Mr ! fall<!d
Harwood explained A tonven
turn of delegates from ail na-
tions would be called to draw up
for protection of, , .
Military leaders now are of the
opinion that Russia could over-
run Eurosve in 60 to P0 days if
war breaks out Mr. Harwood
declared Europe could be reduced
to barbarism with its population
and capital cities held as hostages
by the Communists.
"We are sitting under the gaUv
«d Nations, he said. trim shades of * cataclysm." he
•America dared to give the | asserted. . .
world a new foim of government j In 1O.OIJ0 year*, the world ha#
powers from all nations.
Twenty-six states have passed
resolutions endorsing the forma-
tion of a world government, he
reported Two resolutions are
now nt Congress, one before the
New Hotel To H«l4
Open House Sunday
Hotel Slit tern, the most mo&sm.
hostelry in San Patricio County,
House and the other before the; will hold open house Stut4«y
Senate, mgtructing the UN dele- afternoon from S to 8 octedc »
formal opening eeremooi*#.
gates to introduce a resolution be
fore that body amending the
charter of the United Nations so
as to call a world constitutional
convention to write a world eon-
a world constitution- »^« ,. ,.......................
preridtaf Officer «» a national tevel—Ameneans i had only 2« years ** 9*»* with j sUtertfaw
Tbe Pian calls for an executive should dare to give the world a 150 of these under the Romans ) Mr. Harwood Mfoxi Kswamam
who would be * presiding officer | new f«tn of govwnmeot
only, Without the powwt *
of the s world level.'
on a I who sub.tugatMl the known civt-jfo write (kdt C’ongmwriMws and
Mr. Harwood stated. I Used war Id at that tim«, the] urge paatege th* ztmifrjUtm-
A C. Shaudies, operator
manager of the reoentiy -cosap-iak"
ed hotel^ said the public ara»
invited to mapect the prendm-
The bote! Jus* 4X1 roore* yrSfj
tedividiM)1 ckatete, fited
sad showesst it te
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