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About
NNI
With We!d©n
TODAY’S SQUIB: As we grow
older we discover that good man-
ners and soft words will solve
many a difficult situation.
When the Ennis and Waxahac.hie
football teams meet, many former
residents come back to see the
game. Among those back for the
game was Mr. and Mrs. Dub
Brown. And our little brother,
iG-ene, came up from Austin to
see the game. After the game
we received a long distance call
from Lloyd Johnson at Houston
who wanted to know the outcome
of the game.
Talk allover town is about the
game last night. Ennis fans do
not feel badly about the loss but
are saying, “the Ennis team put
up one of the best fights we have
c^r seen.” The Ennis fans are
solidly behind the coaches and the
team this year. If we have pretty
good weather next Friday night
another record crowd should be on
hand for the Ennis-Temple game.
THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
IN FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 28, 1946
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Sam Keever was doing his good
turn this morning. He was push-
ing a lady’s car which had stalled.
The first shipments of Christ-
mas cards have been received at
the Upco Print Shop. Cards this
year are prettier than ever before
but still scarce. Prices this year
will be from $1-00 per box up
with the names printed. It is not
too early to select your cards while
you can get a good selection. Get
them later and pay for them then.
We still have damp weather to-
day. However, we have not had
much rain and the sun is trying
hard to come shining through.
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TRAIN CRASH INJURES 70, SEVEN DEAD—The overturned engine and telescoped
cars of the Union Pacific’s crack train, the Trans con which crashed near Victorville,
Calif., when the engine jumped the-tracks are shown. Seven persons were known to
be dead and over 70 were injured. ______
London, Sept. 28,--Geoffrey de
Havilland. ^a|p's ace test pilot,
was feare^zir^Frid'ay night in an
experime" ITjet plane.
De Havilland, 37 year old son
of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Brit-
ish plane manufacturing, was re-
ported overdue on a final check-
up flight in a De Havilland 108
Swallow, failles jet propelled plane
in which he planned to seek a new
air speed record.
Army Announces
Program For
Repatriation
The War Department has des-
ignated fifteen (15) distribution
points in the United States
trough which the remains of
World War II dead will be sent to
-£he city of town designated by the
next of kin. The distribution
"points of particular interest to this
section of the country are as fol-
lows;
Font Worth Quartermaster De-
pot: Distribution for the area of
Oklahoma, N. New Mexico, N.
Texas, N. Arizona.
San Antonio General Depot: Dis-
tribution for Southern Texas, Sou-
thern New Mexico, Southern Ari-
zona.
Memphis General Depot: Distri-
fration for Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi.
The exact date when the first
homecoming of remains will ar-
rive at the ports of New York and
San Farnciseo will be announced
as soon as it can be determined.
In the near future letters will be
sent to the relatives concerned
which will give them the oppor-
tunity to exercise one of four
options for the final disposition of
liwe remains. With this letter a
brochure will be inclosed which will
be inclosed which will contain to
many of the more frequently asked
questions. There will also be in-
closed a booklet showing photo-
graphs of National Cemeteries in
the Unbed States and permanent !
U. ,g:. Military Cemeteries over-
seas.
The options afforded the legal
next of kin for disposition of re-
mains are:
First: The remains may be in-
terred or reinterred in a per-
manent American military ceme-
tery overseas. The establishment
of permanent American Military
Cemeteries in overseas theaters is
contemplated, should the number
of requests justify their establish-
ment.
Second: The remains may be re-
turned to the United States for fi-
nal interment in a National Cem-
etery. Burial of remains in a Na-
tional Cemetery is restricted to
members of the armed forces only.
When this option is desired, the
remains will be transported to the
Continental United States and in-
terred. in the National Cemetery
selected by the next of kin.
Third: The remains may be re-
turned to the United States, or any
possession or territory thereof, for
Danube Ti-Up
Fault of US
Says Russia
Lake Success, N. Y., Sept. 28—
Russia Friday night accused the
United States of direct interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of coun
tries involved m traffic on the
Danube.
The Soviet Union charged that
the United States’ refusal to re-
turn Yugoslav and Czech vessels
held by American occupation au-
thorities was made to put pressure
on these two countries in order to’
“obtain her aims in southeastern
Europe.”
The Soviet blast came after the
United States submitted a propos-
al to the United Nations economic
and social council for a conferenqe
to be held between Russia, Amer-
ica end Routhea.fejp Kyropgan
states in Vienna not later than
Nov. 1 to resolve problems now ob-
structing the resumption of inter-
national traffic on the Danube
River.
The United States asked the
eighteen-nation body to recommend
the conference because there is no
operating agreement between the
American and Russian occupation
authorities.
Six Known Dead After
San Antonio Flood"
Eight Million Damage
Bevin Agrees
With Stalin
Concerning War
London, Sept. 28.—Foreign Sec-
retary Ernest Bevin agreed Friday
night w;th Prime Minister Joseph
Stalin that “no further war is
hkelj! at present,” but added that
no peace is possible without an
end to the present war of nerves.
Bevin’,s terse statement came
three days after Stalin said the
World was in no real danger of a
new war—a pronouncement which
gave hope to a world weary of
continuing disagreement between
East' and West and attacks and
counter attacks by the Moscow ra-
dio and the Western press,
j The Foreign Secretary’s stae-
. merit was contained in a speech to
a working class audience which
elected him to Parliament from the
Wandsworth section of London.
Elalriler Friday British vqeekly
publications called upon Bevin to
outline the United Kingdom’s for-
eign 1 policy in the light of recent
statements by Russian and Amer-
ican .leaders and British conserva-
tives.
“We have recently had a state-
ment from Russia that they do not*
anticipate a further war is likely
at present,” Bevin said in a speech.
“I do not think so either and I do
not know anybody who is asking
for war.”
Unique Service
To Be Held Sunday
Methodist Church
The Life of Christ will be por-
trayed in song and painting in a
unique service of worship Sunday
night at 7:30 at First Methodist
Church. A new projejetor, the
Deline as cope, recently purchased
by the church school, will be used
for the first time in presenting
these pictures.
A special feature of this serv-
ice will be the showing on the
screen of photographs of several
children from the congregation by
way of emphasizing the relation-
ship of Jesus and the Children.
This is one of a series of infor-
mal services now being prepared
for the family groups of the church
in such a way as to be interest-
ing and helpful to all ages, accord-
ing to the pastor, Rev. Leslie Sey-
mour.
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Vice Adm. Richard L. Conolly,
above, will become full admiral
and command U. S. naval forces
in Europe and the Twelfth Fleet.
In addition to his new duties he
will continue as naval adviser
to Secretary Byrnes and the
Council of Foreign Ministers at
the Paris Peace Conference. He
replaces Adm. Henry K. Hewitt,
who goes on duty in Washington.
iS’an Antonio, Tex., Sept. 28—
■Staggering from the shock of its
worst flood disaster in twenty-
five years this historic city Friday
night was fearful that its toll of
dead may reach higher than the
six already identified.
Damage was estimated as high
as $3,000,000.
Storm sewers failed to carry a-
way a torrential rain that deluged
the city with 6.74 inches during a
twelve hour .period ending at 6
a.m. Friday. It was the heaviest
rainfall for that short a time in
the city’s history.
Water poured Into basements and
ranged from throe to four feet on
the ground floors of hotels and
business houses. Automobiles were
stranded by the hundreds as were
their occupants. Hundreds of res-
idents were jjnable to reach their
homes late Thursday night and
Friday morning. Red Cross shelt-
ers cared for 1,200 and expected at
least 700 homeless people to spend
Friday night in their shelters.
All available police were on duty
guiding traffic around flooded
streets and performing heroic res-
cue feats, as were Sheriff’s depu-
ties, firemen and Army military
police. Fort S:am Houston alone
ordered 400 police to duty. The
army sent amphibious jeeps and
amphibious trucks south of San
Antonio to remove stranded low-
land residents from their water-
filled homes and from trees.
Sheriff Owen W. Kilday feared
that the death toll may reach fif-
teen when the waters from rivers
and creeks recede.
San Antonio gave praise to its
Olmos Dam erected twenty-two
years ago north of the city. This
structure, crossing Olmos Creek be-
tween Alamo Heights and Olmos
Park, held back what could have
been tragically disastrous waters.
Probes Profits
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Plans Revealed
For US Aid On
Nicaraguan Road
Washington, Sept. 28,—The Sen-
ate war investigating committee
heard testimony Friday of a “gen-
tlemen’s agreement” for the Unit-
ed States to help build a road in
Nicaragua near President Somo-
za’s farm if that country approves
the proposed Pan-American High-
way route.
It came from E. W. James, chief
of the Public Administration’s in-
ter-American regional office. He
said the proposed extension of
what is known as the Matagalpa
'Spur Road, so that it will go to
the vicinity of Somoza’s farm, will
cost $300,000. The United States
is to supply $200,000, he added, and
Nicaragua the remainder.
James estimated it will take
$65,000,000 to complete the Pan-
American Highway from the Mex-
ican-Guatemalan border to the
Panama Canal area.
The Markets
Cotton closed 30 points up to-
day.
Closed Closed
New York Fri. Sat.
Dec. _____________ 37.60 37.88-90
March ___________ 37.29 37.63
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Ralph E. Casey, above, top at-
torney for the federal General
Accounting Office, is spearhead-
ing the investigation of profits
made by wartime shipbuilders.
Girl Scout
Troop 8 Met
On Thursday
Girl Scout Troop 8 met at the
First Christian Church Thursday
afternoon, September 26. A dis-
cussion was held about badges and
the different kinds of craft. New
officers were elected as follows:
Pres., Margie N. Thomas; vice-
pres., Mary h. Owens; sec., Jean-
ie Curry; treas., Neita F. Erisman.
The meeting was closed by the
friendship circle and “tabs.”
Clark Promises
Prosecution of
All Violators
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 28, (UP)—
Attorney General Tom Clark, stop-r
ping briefly here enroute to the
West Coast, said that the Depart-
ment of Justice would begin im-
mediate prosecution of persons vi-
olating regulations on allocation
of . building materials.
Clark said his department’s co-
operation had been requested by
housing expediter Wilson Wyatt.
Object of the campaign, in which
ninety three federal district attor-
neys*, wi1 1, ;\voib<jL be, to
stamp out what Clark called a
Widespread practice of ignoring
building materials restrictions.
Ennis Girl Scout Cited by
National Headquarters
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Lands in States;
To Get Discharge
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S-£igt. Luther E. Fincher arriv-
ed home Friday evening after re-
turning from overseas duty. He
has been overseas for 19 months,
sixteen spent in the Philippines
and Japan. He was with the First
Cavalry as Platoon sergeant and
reconnaisance car commander.
Following a 55 day furlough, £gt.
Fincher will receive his discharge.
(He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Fincher of 1012 W. Madison
St., Ennis.
John F. Vrla
With Air Corps
In San Antonio
Johnny F. Vrla, who entered
the services of the Army Air
Corps on September 16, 1946, is
stationed in San Antonio! His
address is as follows:
Pvt. John F. Vrla 18294823
Sqd. SB-4 Fit. 1196
3543 AAF MTC
Sian Antonio, Tex.
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FINALLY ARRIVE AT DESTINATION—Three of the 17
survivors of the Sabena airliner crash at Gander, New-
foundland finally reached their original destination,
LaGuardia Field, aboard- a British Overseas Airways
plane. The trio, left to right, are JJeanne and Etienne
Perior, son and daughter of Gilbert Perier, general
manager of Sabena Airlines and Phillippe Henricot,
Perier’s nephew. They are examining a shattered
trumpet which Etienne rescued from the crash.
Groesbeck Boy
Makes Good As
Successful Author
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Groesbeck, Tex., Sept. 28, (UP)
—Meet the small , town boy who
made good.
And meet his friends and neigh-
bors and acqcaintenances of this
little Central Texas town who
showed him they were glad of it.
The man in question is Garland
Roark, the successful author; the
folks"' who '"wish' him well are the
3800 inhabitants of Groesbeck who
didn’t let a steady, misty rain
dampen their celebrating in his
honor.
Roark started out as a school
boy in Groesbeck wanting to be a
cartoonist. He learned to draw
v/ith both hands and lias done an
oil painting, but his fame rests on
his literary guild approved novel
“The Red "Witch,” the story of a
ship.
Yesterday, incidentlly, the auth-
or of seafaring tales took his
first boat ride. At Fort Parker
State Park a 30-foot launch was
christened “Red Witch” and Roark
and his wife went on a short lake
trip.
No sailor, Roark still knows
a good deal about the sea. He ad-
mits to months of research work,
in dry-land libraries, about the
South Sea arid ship lore before
launching into the writing of his
best seller. He wrote it in a room
whose walls were almost covered
by publishers rejection slips.
In the “Roarlki day” celebration
the author rode in a parade, au-
tographed issues of his “wake” and
spoke to the student body at the
high school just before town and
school officials carried out an
official graduation of the man
who once attended classes there.
Roark actually did graduate from
high school at the correct age, he
transferred to Kosse, a nearby
town, while a student.
Circle Arrow
Show Broadcast
Each Sunday
Dolly Good, rapidly rising singer
of lilting lyrics is a featured star
of The Circle Arrow Show, delight-
ful Sunday morning NBC musical
program. This highly entertaining
broadcast is celebrating its first
birthday and doubling its number
of stations with the broadcast of
Sunday, September 29. The pro-
gram is heard at 9:30.
The cast includes the sensation-
al twelve Harmonaires a negro
harmony group that is attracting
attention from: every corner of the
country.
George Skinner occupies a fea-
tures spot titled “What’s New For
You’?—a spirited review each
week of new devices, news reports
of scarce articles, and new gadgets
to make life more interesting.
(NEA Telephoto)
MAKES THEM COMFORTABLE—Getting all set for a
inflight snooze on the first cross-natoin flight to a
football game are Oklahoma University’s fullback,. J.
I,. Martin, right, and George Brewer, Sooner halfback,
center, v/ith the aid of Hostess Camilla Hunt former
O. U. co-ed now senior hostesses with Brariiff Airlines.
The O. U. football team and pep-squad are flying from
Oklahoma City Airport to West Point’s Stewart Field
for their scheduled grid game in two planes chartered
for the purpose. v
Brother of Ennis
Lady Died Suddenly
In Fort Worth
Major and Mrs., C. B. Keever
were called to Fort Worth Friday
night on account of the sudden
death of Howard Townsend, bro-
ther of Mrs. Keever, who died of a
heart attack.
Funeral services are to be held
at 4 o’clock this afternoon in the
Eoberson-Mueller Funeral Home.
Surviving are two brothers, J.
P. Townsend of Dallas and Claud
Townsend of Austin.
Mrs. J. E. Keever, Mrs. Sam
Keever and Mrs. W. L. Henson
have gone to Fort Worth to attend
the funeral.
Sophomore Class
Elected Lester
As President
The Sophomore Class of Ennis
High School met Tuesday and
elected the following officers: Pres.
Tsiehel Lfester; vice-president.,
Halcomb Ballew; sec., Joan Led-
better; reporter, John L. Hinkle.
The president was elected by se-
cret ballot.
Chairman of the sponsors is
Miss Ches’kia.
Acts for Pope
Ennis Girl Scouts have been cit-
ed by National Headquarters for
their outstanding chore of work-
ers and in numbers of Girl Scouts
registered. There are 171 girl
scouts in Ennis, and this num-
ber is expected to increase steadily.
Mrs. Ethel Hall, whose head-
quarters are in Hillsboro and who
is the new area worker for Ennis
will be in town Monday and Tues-
day of next week. The purpose
of her visit is to supervise and in-
struct in scouting work for the
coming year. Following is her
calendar:
Leaders’ meeting at 1:30 p.m.
Monday; Council (all adults con-
nected with girl scouting) at 7:30
p.m. Monday at the TP&L Co.;
Committee meeting Tuesday morn-
ing, the hour to be announced lat-
er; Second leaders’ meeting at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday.
The committee wishes to impress
on the public the fact that there
are several adult workers badly
needed, and any adult in Ennis
or surrounding territory is invited
to the council meeting on Monday
evening at 7:30 o’clock, to volun-
teer their services.
During the council meeting Mon-
day evening, the movie of the re-
cent day camp will be shown.
Coffee and doughnuts will be serv-
ed.
Since the first year in girl scout-
ing was the singular success that
it was, the coming year should
be particularly outstanding, so tha
Ennis scout executives wish to ex-
press confidence in the adults of
Ennis to offer girls this unequalled
citizenship training.
Good Outlets
Foundation For
Terrace System
Good outlets are the founda-
tion of a terrace system, said O.
G. Wadley, District Supervisor of
the Ellis-Prairie Soil Conservation
District. The best terrace outlet
is a pasture or pasture strip that
has ag ood cover of grass. He
statqi further that a seedbed
should be prepared where grass is
to be seeded or sodded. Like any
other crop, grass will make a bet-
ter gxowtn if planted in the right
way. Sodding can be started at
any time since we have a good
supply of moisture. The seeding
of Bermuda, Buffalo and Dallis
grass ' should be delayed until
spring.
District Cooperators are prepar-
ing terrace outlets to be seeded or
sodded.
'T. c. Hazard of the Cedar Grova
Conservation Group is cutting
channels to be sodded.- L. C.
Parks of the Oak Grove Conserva-
tion Group has prepared his pas-
ture strip for seeding next spring.
Johnnie Allen of the cedar
Grove Conservation Group is build-
ing diversion terraces above his
tank.
C. W. Wilkerson of the Crisp
Conservation Group dug a tank for
stock water.
Alton Martin o- the Palmer Con-
servation Group applied fertilizer
to his pasture this week.
A. B. Hamblen of the Palmer
Conservation Group has been
building terraces.
iChas. Davis of the Palmer Con-
servation Group is seeding 100
acres of Austrian winter peas.
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Msgr. Joseph Hurley, above,
Bishop of St. Augustine, Fla.,
has been dispatched from Vati-
can City to Belgrade to investi-
gate the arrest of Archbishop
Aloysius Stepinac, head of I£o-
man Catholic Church in Yugo-
slavia-. Archbishop Stepinac is
being held by Tito’s government
for trial as a war criminal.'
WAA Has Fifty
Snobmobiles
Now on Sale
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 23, (UP)
—War Assets dministration would
like to know if anyone in Texas
needs a snowmobile. There are
50 of them on hand here for dis-
posal.
How the vehicles came to land
in this spot where the sunshine
spends the winter, offieials do not
know. They say they have had
one inquiry about a purchase. It
was mailed from Colorado.
Just Anyone
Can’t Sell Goods
Left By PCD
Austin, Tex.., Sept. 28, (UP)—
When Frank Campbell, national
housing expiditer. moved into the
basement of Austin’s city library
for office quarters, he found most
of it full of mattresses and pillows.
Now officials are trying to find,
out who can sell them. They
were stored here in the early days
of the war by the Office of Civil-
ian Defense for use in case of a
wartime disaster, and, apparently,
forgotten.
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Nowlin, R. W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 231, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 28, 1946, newspaper, September 28, 1946; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth782246/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.