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TODAY’S SQUIB: A man who
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IN FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR
ENNIS, ELLIS, COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 14, 1946
No. 271
There was plenty to eat at the
barbecue last night at the Byrd
community. Th^ occasion was the
celebrating of the opening of the
new hard-surfaced road. Of course
it is nice and very convenient for
the citizens of that community but
for us it is especially welcomed—
it makes it much easier for us to
drive out for their fine barbecues.
We always enjoy their celebrations
but our biggest, problem is trying
to keep up with W- G. Armstrong
on eating the barbecue. He brag-
ged to us before the eating started
that he would eat more than any
3 of us. I think he lost his bet
it the other 2 ate just half as
uch as did your columnist. Boy,
t was really delicious.
Ivan Dycus was on hand for
the occasion and represented the
Ennis Chamber of Commerce. I.
G. Moore, president of the Ennis
Chamber, told the Byrd people
that he was glad the rain postpon-
td the barbecue one week because
he would have missed it last week.
Mrs. J. W. Germany and Mrs.
Sallie Satterfield were enjoying the
eats and the pleasure of visiting
around. Did you ever notice that
guy Seth Williams eat—he can put
away the barbecue. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Simmons were getting cof-
fee after they finished the barbe-
cue.
Alx Hodge was master of cere-
monies—when he said he could
think of any funny stories to tell
while standing on the stage, some-
one suggested that he sit down
(would that have made his stories
legal?) The Hodge Trio furnish-
ed music and when asked what
station, Alex replied “B-Y-R-D.”
~ No thanks, I just couldn’t eat
another sandwich—but that barbe-
cue is delicious so let’s have it.
Man, O man, our waist-line is in
HP? a beating.
J Back to the festivities—Frankie
Davis didn’t have anything to
say. He made up for it by eating.
Frankie is quite a good hand at
giving barbecues, himself. We en-
joyed his feed last Friday noon.
Jack Poff and Cecil Tolleson en-
joying chatting with friends. In-
cidentally the R-B Electric Shop
furnished the!*public address sys-
tem for the celebration. No charge
for the services, but just a friend-
ly gesture to warn the Byrd com-
munity.
We ate so much last night that
we skipped breakfast this morn-
ing. Wonder when they will have
their next feed? We are ready.
Enjoyed a chat with Jack An-
drews of the Byrd community. Got
to talking basketball and some of
the good times we had playing to-
gether. Just couldn’t resist telling
a’oout Warney Armstrong’s grand-
fc. J3w>ab.v crying when he took him in
||b nis arms. Grandmother came to
^Lrhe rescue, however.
Kecver was enjoying himself
but anxioas to get back home to
Wm get ready for his deer hunt (we
think that is the way he spells
his deer). He was to leave today.
And from the number of people
in Ennis who are planning to go
hunting, we are beginning to won-
der who is going to be left in
town for your columnist to drink
coffee with each morning'. .
Ennis Joins Byrd Citizens in
All-weather Road Celebration
(NEA Telephoto1
94th BIRTHDAY COMING UP—Mrs. Martha Truman,
mother of the president, poses for her pre-birthday
picture at her home in Independence, Mo. She will be
94 years old on Nov. 25.
UNRRADisplacedCamp
Raided by Army Troops
For Black Market Deals
Zeilsheim, Germany, Nov. 14,
(UP)—American troops raided the
Zeilsheim UNRRA displaced per-
sons camp today and seized eight
persons describee as “big time”
black market dealers.
Saccharine worth an estimated.
$50,000 at illegal prices was found
in the camp, along with caches of
American dollars, gold coins, mili-
Miners Killed
In Explosion
At Prague
Prague, Nov. 14, (UP)—Fifty-two
miners were killed today in an
explosion of unexplained origin in
the Brown coal mine at Lorn in
Northwest Eohemia, the ministry
ot industry announced.
The victims included 37 Czechs,
seven accused Czech collaborators,
seven German war prisoners and
one free Grman minr, according
_ to the announcement,
j All miners in the main corridor
j were killed.
j Rescue squads opened the corri-
dor during the morning and im-
! mediately began bringing out the
bodies.
B-29 Fired on
Recently at
Clark Field
I th
Its
Manila, Nov. 14, (UP)—'U. S. Ar-
my B'eadquarters announced today
that unknown persons fired ma-
hine gun bullets at a B-29 of
tfye 6th Bomber Group Nov. 7th
while it circled Clark Field. There
were no casualties.
The first army announcement,
\ made seven days after the in-
..^fident, said the Superfortress was
hit nine times. A short time lat-
er Army public relations officers
corrected this, stating that fur-
ther investigation disclosed the
bomber was not hit. They said
three tracer bullets were observed
going past the bomber’s nose.
Clark Field is situated in Pam-
panga province, center of the Huk-
alahap movement. Unofficial re-
ports said the Superfortress was
flying at 1,500 feet in formation
when hit. The bullets used were
reported to be .50 caliber.
Canton Couple
Buys Cafe from
Mr.-Mrs. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. J. H.- Ray of Can-
ton have purchased Taylor’s Cafe,
and have sold their cafe in Canton.
They have been in the cafe busi-
ness for five years.
tary scrip valued at $2,000, and a
six-inch stack of German hundred-
mark bills.
Lt. Col. Redmond J. Connolly,
Brooklyn, N. Y., Frankfurt provost
Marshal who directed the raid,
said: “We found eight of the men
we were, looking for. Four of
them were ‘big time’ ring leaders
and the other four were large-scale
indper-dent oprators.”
Cne hundred American soldiers
and 25 army criminal investigat-
ion agents took part in the raid.
No hostility was encountered.
Some of the 3,500 Jewish inhabi-
tants of the camp were still in
bed when the raiders began prow-
ling through the camp.
Provost marshall investigators
had been watqhing the camp for
some time in an effort to identify
leaders of the reported illegal deal-
ings. Army agents had been plant-
ed in a German bakery at Zeils-
heim and had learned of large-
scale black market trading.
Quiz Program
Featured Today
At Kiwanis Club
A quiz program with Mike Hand-
graaf as quiz master was present-
ed today noon when the Kiwanis
Club of Ennis met in the banquet
room of the Texas Power and
Light Co. for the regular weekly
meeting. The president, the Rev.
S. T. Francis, presided.
•Several outstanding topics were
given for the contestant to choose
from including character sketches,
business, industry, history and Tex-
as, •
Guests
Guests introduced today were
Rev. Leslie Seymour and W. B.
Rider guests of Dr. A. L. Thomas.
Business
Waiters for next week were nam-
ed as Dr. E. F. McDonnell, Dr. A.
L. Thomas andi Carl Robertson.
Several members of the Ennis
club attended an amateur show in
Cleburne last Friday night, and
the Ennis club voted to bring the
same show here, the date to be
announced later. A committee for
determining a date was named as
Ivan Dycus, Owen Gilpin and A. B.
Roach.
Dr. Thomas Heads
Board of Stewards
As President
The board of stewards of the
Methodist Church in their month-
ly meeting last night voted to get
the Sunday evening church serv-
ices at 5 o'clock during the winter
months, this new schedule to begin
a week from next Sunday night.
Officers elected for the new
year wer Dr. A. L. Thomas as
prsident, W. B. Rider vice-presi-
dent, Hubert C. Rogers secretary-
treasurer and Miss Winnie Hodo as
church secretary.
The stewards were guests of the
Rev. and Mrs., Leslie Seymour for
supper at this meeting.
GOP Committees
Preparing for
New Duties
Washington, Nov. 14, (UP)—Re-
publican Senate and House steer-
ing committees meet today in a
tangle over new congressional lead-
ership and to prepare for their
new majority responsibilities.
The committees will meet sep-
arately. Tomorrow they or their
representatives will get together
for joint discussions.
In the House it looks like a
three-man contest for leadership
among Rep. Clarence J. Brown of
Ohio, Rep. Charles A. Halleck of
Indiana, and Rep. Thomas A.
Jenkins of Ohio In the Senate
the question is whether any at-
tempt will be made to substitute
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio for
the present Republican floor lead-
er, Sen Wallace H. White, Jr., of
Maine.
Some political observers saw in
the House leadership contest pre-
liminary skirmishing to the 1948
race for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination. Brown’s candidacy,
Especially, was linked with Ohio’s
presidential possibilities—Taft and
Sen.-Elect John W. Bricker. Hall-
eck’s last intimate association with
a presidential candidate was in
1940- when he nominated Wendell
L. Willkie, the dark horse who won
Republican nomination that year.
Jenkins, the second Ohio leader-
ship possibility, may attract sup-
port on grounds of seniority. Jen-
Kins came to the House in 1925
and has served 11 consecutive
terms. Halleck has served six and
P}rown {four consecutive terms.
Brown told the United Press he
was not anybody’s man in con-
nection with the leadership or oth-
er matters.
(NEA Telephoto)
BLAST WRECKS SCHOOL—This airview shows graphically how one section of the
Consolidated school at Baroda, Mich., was wrecked when a heating boiler blew up.
Families of the trapped children can be seen in front of the building.
Molotov’s Amendments Keep
Trieste Issue in Deadlock
New York, Nov. 14, (UP)—(Soviet
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov's
14 “essential minimum” amend-
ments to the proposed statute for
the free teritory of Trieste virtu-
ally guaranteed a continued dead-
Bevin’s Foreign
Policy Attacked
By Laborites
London, Nov. 14, (UP)—The
British cabinet was convoked to-
cb.£j.. undoubtedly to discuss a re-
volt among the rank and file labor
members of Parliament against
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin’s
foreign policy.
Responsible laborite quarters ac-
knowledged that Bevin was in some
danger of being overthrown, not
so much by direct votes on his
foreign policy as by wholesale ab-
stentions.
In the eyes of the critical rank
and file, Bevin was rebarded as
not irrepiacable. They believed
Hugh Dalton could step into his
shoes at once and swing Britain’s
foreign policy more nearly in line
with the labor party’s policy as put
forth during the election campaign.
lock between East and West today
over that much disputed Adriatic
city.
Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes, British Foreign Minister
Ernest Bevin, and French Deputy
Foreign Minister Maurice Couve
De Murville have no intention of
bowing now to Soviet wishes.
Jhe Soviet attitude is the same
as at Paris—that most of the
powers in the proposed government
for the free territory should be
vested in a popular assembly.
The Anglo-American-French still
stand just as firmly for placing
“flictatorial” powers in the hands
of the governor who will be ap-
pointed by the United Nations
Security Council.
Behind this dispute over .legal
wording of a statute for another
experiment in internationalization
Chicago Man
To Lecture at
Dallas Church
Small Countries in UN
Bring Fight Against
Veto Power to Floor
Ennis People
In Tyler for
C. of C. Meeting
Ivan Dycus and Mr. and Mrs.
Freddie Crews have gone to Tyler
attend the Chamber of Com-
l^roe Manager and Secretary con-
ference, which will be in session
Friday and Saturday, November
15 and 16.
over most of the other big issues
of the current assembly session.
But the smaller countries had a
more practical objective: the possi-
bility that the “battle of the veto
in the assembly’s political and se-
curity committee would cause the
big powers voluntarily to soften
the impact of the veto on opera-
tions of the world organization.
I Meanwhile,' in the assembly’s
j embattled trusteeships committee
the United States was preparing to
announce its refusal to support the
proposal of the Union of South
Africa that it be allowed to an-
nex its South West Africa man-
date.
Lake Success, N. Y., Nov. 14,
(UP)—The small and medium-;siz-
ed .countires in the United Na-
tions brought their fight against
the big five’s veto power to a
white heat today—fully aware that
they couldn’t eliminate the veto,
but hopeful of causing the big pow-
ers to use it less frequently.
As they levelled verbal guns at
the big five, the anti-veto forces
knew they lacked the power to
push through the UN general as-
sembly, then the security council,
any proposal to amend the UN
charter’s voting formula.
The Western Powers and Russia
are as firmly ’allied in defense of
the formula as thqy are at odds
Ft. Worth OPA
Offices Given
Eviction Notice
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 14, (UP)
—Many evicted tenants have come
fo the local OPA office regarding
their evictions, but where does
the OPA itself go when its gets a
90-day notice?
, Recently, the local OPA and
FHA' offices were given notices in
a downtown office building to
make room for a permanent ten-
ant.
WBA Makes Plans
For Covered Dish
Luncheon Friday
WBA has planned a covered dish
luncheon for Friday noon at the
KP Hall, followed by a regular
meeting. All members are urged
to attend.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton closed 80 points up.
Closed
New York Thurs.
Dec. ___________________ 31.55
March ........... 30.98-31.00
Ennis-Corsicana
Ducats on Sale at
Ennis Drug Stores
Tickets for the Ennis-Corsi-
cana football game to be play-
ed Friday night at Corsicana
are .on sale at the Ennis drug/
stores, according to announce-
ment by J. F. Gardner.
All fans planning to attend,
the game are encouraged to buy
their tickets in advance in ord-
er to avoid the crowd at Corsi-
cana.
Arthur C. Whitney, C. S., of
Chicago, Illinois, is a member of
the Board of Lestureship of The
Mother Church, The First Church
of Christ, Scientist in Boston,
Mass. Mr. Whitney will lecture
for the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Dallas, Texas, Friday af-
ternoon, November 15th at 3:00 in
the Church Edifice, Cadiz and
Browder Sts., Dallas, Texas. The
lecture will be repeated in the
same Edifice in the evening at
8:00 p.m.
The subject of Mr. Whitney’s
lecture is “Christian Science: A
Religion of Answered Prayer.” The
lecture is free and a cordial invi-
tation is extended to the public
to attend.
The purpose of the lecture is to
provide a means for reaching
many people with answers to fre-
quent questions about Christian
Science—what it teaches, how it
heals; why thousands have be-
come its adherents.
Jack Lancaster
On Honor Roll at
Austin College
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 14—Jack Lan-
caster, son of Mrs. T. H. .Stephen-
son, 2215 Moser, is on the A-
Fonor Roll the first six weeks per-
iod at Austin College, Sherman.
To be eligible for the A-Honor
Roll, a student must maintain an
average of 90 or above in all his
subjects.
Austin College, with a record
enrollment of 577, now is in the
second six week’s period of instruc-
tion. The first semester closes the
last of January.
Mr. Lancaster was supply pastor
here for the First Presbyterian
Church before entering Austin Col-
lege in September.
Altar Society
To Sponsor Book
Review Nov. 18th
“Out on a Wooden Limb,” would
be an all revealing title, for this
new best seller in the non fiction
list. However Louise Baker prefer-
d to be more subtle and name the
small book of hr experiences sim-
ply, “Out On a Limb.”
The Holy Redeemer Altar Soci-
ety is sponsoring a review of this
book at the City Hall Auditorium
November 18th, at 8 in the eve-
ning. The review is open to the
public.
This book is being talked about
all over the nation. It was a best
seller before the formal date of
its release. Dallas had the advan-
tage of hearing it reviewed and
meting the author before the time
of its first printing. Children of
twelve years and over will enjoy
and benefit from this challenging
story. Everyone knows, or has had
some experience with a handicaped
person. Mrs. Baker’s book will be
helpful’and enlightening as to the
attitude toward those who have
experienced some physical irregu-
larity.
The story of her own experiences
is humorous and gay. The book
furnishes many laughs and deep
emotion. In fact all normal people
will loose a lot of unnecessary
sympathy for the handicaped, and
gain a real understanding of their
situations.
“Out On A Limb” is beneficial
family fun. Mrs. Byrne H. Cooke
will be the reviewer.
of a city, however, is the eternal
struggle for power and influence
between the Eastern and Western
blocs.
Trieste, situated at the head of
the Adriatic, is at the Southern
end of the invisible boundary line
which divides the East and West.
Although this is never mentioned in
the big four council of foreign
ministers, the real issue is whether
this important port shall go to
a country East of that line or to
one West of it.
Disagreeing on that early in the
summer, the Foreign Ministers
comprised and decided to give it
to neither but to internationalize
it and place it under the direct-
ion of the UN Security Council.
Ennis businessmen joined the
citizens of the Byrd community
in celebrating the opening of the
new all-weather farm-to-market
road to the Byrd school, Wednes-
day night at a community barbe-
cue held at the Byrd school.
The barbecue which was plan-
ned to celebrate the new road
which was completed about 3' weeks
ago, was postponed two times due
to weather conditions, but over 150
people were on hand Wednesday
night. Alex Hodge was in charge
of the arrangements and acted
as master of ceremonies.
Short talks were made by Ivan
DycUs, manager of the Ennis
Chamber of Commerce, I. G.
Moore, president, and several oth-
er Ennis businessmen. • Rev. Pat-
terson, a former pastor of the
Byrd church in the horse and
buggy days, told of his experiences
in the olden days at Byrd.
E. J. (Dick) Kendall, County
Commissioner of this precinct, who
was responsible for the Byrd road,
made a few remarks and pledged
his support to the people of that
community ’ at any time and to
the new commissioner who will
take office the first of January.
The new asphalt road is approx-
imately 6 miles in length, running
from the Byrd school to the Bard-
well highway about one mile East
of Bardwell. Mr. Kendall also re-
ported that two other roads in
this precinct have recently been
completed. One four mile stretch
toward Telico and another 4 miles
from Alma to Hopewell, were com-
pleted about the same time as the
Byrd road.
There was plenty to eat for all
attending and when everyone had
finished the Byrd people were still
trying to pass out more barbecue.
The Hodge Trio furnished music
after „he eating was over.
Rent Control
Representative
To be Here Nov. 19
Information has been receiv-
ed in Ennis from J. D. Murchi-
son, rent director from Corsi-
cana, saying that a representa-
tive from his office would be
in Ennis on Tuesday, November
19, for the purpose of register-
ing and giving information con-
cerning rental units. This rep-
resentative will be at the City
Hall.
$100,000 Damage
Estimated for
White Rock Blaze
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 14, (UP)—An
investigation was underway today,
to determine cause of a blaze which
last night swept White Rock Air-
port, destroyed at least a dozen
planes and caused damage esti-
mated at $100,000.
The iire was accomppanied by a
series of explosions as magnesi-
um and tanks of oxygen and bu-
tane gases blew up. The explos-
ions shook houses for a distince
of three miles and the hollowing
flames were visible for a radius
of four miles,. it was reported.
The spectacular blaze was re-
ported to have started In the W.
N. Kasseil Aircraft Service Shop,
a plane repair plant. Officials es-
timated that between 10 and 15
planes in the shop were destroyed.
Among aircraft destroyed by the
fire was a seven-passenger single-
engine craft valued at $18,000. Two
twin-engine Cessnas valued at $15,-
000 were damaged badly. It was
reported that eight or ten “flivver-
type” planes also were burned.
Last Rites for
Rev. John Reel
To be Sunday
A short prayer service was held
at 10 a.m. today in the Keever
Chapel for the Rev. John S1. Reel,
a retired minister of the Christian
Church, father of Dr. E. A. Reel
of Ennis, who passed away Wed-
nesday morning at 11:30 o’clock at
his son’s home, following a heart
attack. The Rev. J. T. Duvall,
pastor of the First Christian
Church was in charge of the ser-
vice.
The body was shipped today at
noon by J. E. Keever to Pawnee
City, Neb., and services will be
held from the First Christian
Church there Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock.
The Rev. Reel was born Oct. 21,
1879 in Vincennes, Ind.
Surviving are his wife, and four
children, two sons, Dr. E. A. Reel
of Ennis and the Rev. Harold Reel
of Mt. Ayer, Iowa; two daughters,
Mrs. Warren Idams of Molallo,
Oregon, and Miss Delores Reel of
Indianapolis, Irid.
The Rev. Reel was pastor of va-
rious churches for 32 years, and he
and Mrs. Reel moved to Ennis last
July.
Protest Made
Against Plasma
Black Market
Shanghai, Nov. 14, (UP)—The
American Red Cross demanded to-
day that the foreign liquidation
commission withdraw tens of thou-
sands of blood plasma units—do-
nated in wartime by patriotic A-
mericans—from the lush Shanghai
black market where it has been
selling for two months at $25 a
pint, U. 8. money.
Donald B. Davis, newly-appoint-
ed field director of the Shanghai
foreign liquidation commission of-
fice, said he would do his best to
buy back the plasma and turn it
over to the Red Cross.
Under military regulations all
donated plasma and other Red
Cross, supplies unused by the Arm-
ed Forces is supposed to be return-
ed to the Red Cross for distribu-
tion without cost to hospitals.
The sale of the plasma became
known when Chinese language
newspapers began printing a ser-
ies of advertising ballyhooing “Am-
erica Plasma” as a “quick restora-
tive for depleted systems.” These
advertisements urgd the user to
wirte a letter to the American
donor whose name appears on
each box.
As an example the newspapers
quoted from one box of plasma
the legend:
‘Donated by Mrs. Glorida Roh-
kasse, 3101 West Eighth Street,
Cincinnati, O., in honor of Private
Louisa Rohkasse.”
Death Penalty
Asked for Slayer
Four Dallas Men
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 14, (UP)—Th
shortest major criminal trial ii
20 years had ended today after i
Dallas County jury last nigh
found Oscar Allen, 44-year-old ne
gro, guilty of a murder charg
and recommended the death pen
alty.
The jury studies the evidence fo
only four minutes and returned it
verdict just eight minutes afte
Dist. Atty. Dean Gauldin ende<
the state’s argument.
Allen, confessed slayer of fou
men, was tried for the fatal shoot
ing on Oct. 15 of Joe Erma, 6!
year old Dallas liquor store operat
or.
Actual trial of the negro con
sumed less than two hours afte:
selection of the jury.
Allen was arrested late in Octo
ber along with his brother, Char
lie Allen, 55, after a statewidi
search for the slayer of three Dal-
las liquor store operators and age(
Plano telegrapher.
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