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WE’RE IN IT! Let’s Buy More Stamps and Bonds To Help Win It !
I The Meridian Tribune ^
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
49TH YEAR, NO. 34
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 8, 1943
PRICE: $1.50 A YEAR
WITH OUR BOYS
Pvt. Vaden Clark, of the Waco
Army Flying School, is at home
on a three-day pass this week.
Ovie Paulson, army cook, is at
home on furlough with his par-
ents.
Johnnie Schumacher, of Walnut
Springs, has enlisted as a first-
class fireman in the Seabees, naval
construction branch.
Woody Carroll, of the U. S. navy
is home from California for a visit
with his father, Foster Carroll, and
family.
Pvt. Delbert N. Lane is with
the 104th Signal Co., stationed at
Camp Adair, Oregon. He will re-
ceive the Tribune as a regular sub-
scriber, compliments of his wife.
Cpl. Joe D. Rickard, of the army
air corps, who has been stationed
at St. Johns, Canada, is at home
to visit his wife and new-born
daughter, for a few days.
Lieut, and Mrs. Mrs. Geo.
Brooks arrived home Thursday |
from New Orleans, where Lieut.
Brooks is stationed, and will visit
the remainder of the week with
her mother, Mrs. W. P. Wallace.
Jesse Joel Olson, fireman, U. S.
Navy reserves, stationed at Des-
troyer Base, San Diego, Calif., is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Jackson, and other relatives
and friends.
Pvt. Merrill P. Turner, U. S.
Army Air Base, Salt Lake City,
Utah, has been transferred to the
medical detachment and among his
other duties, teaches a class in
chemistry.
Lieut. Leonard E. Williams, of
the U. S. calvary stationed at Ft.
Bliss, was a recent visitor with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wil-
liams, in the Willow Springs com-
munity.
A. V. Erickson, yeoman second
class, has returned to St. Louis
after spending Christmas with his
parents in Clifton and visiting
friends in Fort Worth, where he
was formerly employed by an oil
company.
Rev. J. W. Sprinkle, pastor of
the Methodist church at Morgan,
will leave Jan. 15 for Cambridge,
Mass, where he will attend the
army school for chaplains. He
enlisted some time ago and has al-
ready received his commission.
Doug Smith, of Valley Mills, is
now stationed in Hawaii. In a
letter home he said he was well
satisfied with the surroundings
and his associates, among whom
are Elmo Schulz, another Valley
Mills boy.
Jaque Burch’s address is now
James A. Burch, S. C. 2/c, Cooks
and Bakers Plat., 73rd Bn., Camp
Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
He writes that he is enjoying
“boot” camp. Although the train-
ing is stiff, he had gained 2y2
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jorgenson,
of Meridian, have two sons in the
armed forces, but serving thou-
sands of miles apart. Sgt. Curtis
J. Jorgenson is with an army sign-
al construction company in Hawaii,
and his brother, Pvt. Alvie Troy
Jorgenson is with an aviation re-
pair squadron in Africa. Mrs.
Jorgenson received a letter this
week from Sgt. Curtis, who said
he had a big Christmas dinner
and was doing fine.
Marriage Licenses.
Ross Freeman and Miss Mar-
inelle Fincher.
Leo L. Albrecht and Miss Clara
Alma Lammert.
Wm. Howard Jackson, Jr. and
Miss Mattie Marie Lee.
Edwin B. Rachuig and Miss
Irene Dobbs.
It is better to slave now than be
enslaved later. Give your scrap
metal to the Army now.
Farmers to Be
Paid More for
1943 Terraces
E. R. i>awrence, county agent
of the A. & M. College Extension
Service, states that according to
information given him by the Bos-
que County A.A.A. office, farmers
in 1943 will receive payment for
all the terracing they do on their
farms in 1943. He has also been
advised that the rate of pay has
been increased to approximately
$42.00 per mile which is a slight
increase over the 1942 payment.
With these two changes in the pro-
gram it is likely that there will be
many more requests for laying
out the terrace lines than in the
past, and that the help of local
leaders is being called upon.
These leaders will be properly
trained to lay out terrace lines,
contour guide lines and pasture
contour lines. Thru these train-
ed leaders many more farm peo-
ple will be served and helped and
also those who use the leaders will
know that they are getting their
lines laid out correctly, accurately
and according to the latest rec-
ommendations of the Experiment
Station.
Four schools will be held for the
training, and all who are interest-
ed in taking the training are en-
couraged to attend the school
nearest them. Mr. Lawrence asks
that all those coming who have
terracing instruments to bring
them.
The schools will be held accord-
ing to the following schedule:
Iredell—Monday, Jan. 11, at
the school house at 10:00 a.m.
Norse—Thursday, Jan. 14th, at
Norse school house at 10:00 a.m.
Mustang—Friday, Jan. 15th, at
B. C. Rogstad farm at 10:00 a.m.
Womack—Tuesday, Jan. 19th
at the Church Annex at 10:00 a.m.
These schools are open to any
and every one who would like to
learn more about soil conservation
methods, regardless of whether
they expect to help lay out lines,
and they are invited to attend.
Mrs. E. E. Harvey
Passes Away Suddenly
Mrs. E. E. Harvey, age 76 years,
8 months and 19 days died at her
home in Meridian, Texas, Sunday,
January 3, 1943, at 2:30 o’clock
p.m., after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church, Monday
afternoon, January 4, at 3 o’clock,
conducted by Rev. B. L. McCord,
pastor, assisted by Rev. D. R. Mc-
Cauley, of Corsicana, followed by
interment in Meridian Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey were old
settlers of Bosque County. Mr.
Harvey preceded her in death
December 17, 1936, and she had
been living in the Meridian com-
munity for the past 33 years.
Mrs. Harvey professed religion in
girlhood and joined the Methodist
Church.
Surviving are eight children,
four sons and four daughters;
Marvin Harvey, Clifton; Carl Har-
vey, Colorado City; John Harvey,
Waco; Winston (Doc) Harvey,
Port Neches; Mrs. Vinnie Rierson,
Clifton; Mrs. Mary Jackson, Me-
ridian; Mrs. Annie Howard, Ft.
Worth and Mrs. Jessie Krueger,
Meridian, all of whom were pres-
ent at the funeral.
The Tribune joins in extending
sympathy to the bereaved family.
FORMER BOSQUE RESIDENT
DIES AT ROSEBUD TUESDAY;
BURIED AT MORGAN
Mrs. P. J. Johnson, age 73 years,
a resident of Bosque county for
many years, passed away Tuesday,
January 5, 1943, near Rosebud.
At the time of her death, she
was living with her son, Johnnie,
near Rosebud.
Funeral services were held at
Morgan, Thursday, Jan. 7, con-
ducted by Rev. Johnnie Cole, of
Rosebud, followed by interment in
Morgan Cemetery.
She is survived by two of her
children, Johnnie Johnson, of Rose-
bud, and Mrs. George Chambers,
of New Orleans, La.
Losing His Grip
New Bosque County
Officials Assume
Elected Positions
New Bosque county officials
took the oath of office last Friday,
and have assumed their duties,
their bonds having been approved
by the Commissioners Court in
special session.
The new officials are: Omar
Robinson, tax assessor and collec-
tor; Joe White, county superin-
tendent of public instruction; Mrs.
Maggie B. Little, district clerk; S.
C. Smith, county attorney; Tom
Z. Jenkins, county commissioner,
and W. O. Patterson, constable
j Pre. No. 1.
Under an amended law, the
new public servants no longer are
compelled to swear, in taking the
oath of office, that they have
never fought a duel.
Meridian, Study Club.
Wednesday, January 13th, 3 o’-
clock: *
Subject: Czechoslovakia..
Hostess—Miss Fay Young.
Short Story, The Bell of Tar-
chova, by Budd Schulberg—Mrs.
Primm.
Poem, The Bells, by Edgar Al-
len Poe—Mrs. Wallace.
The Murder of Ladice, by Edna
St. Vincent Millay—Mrs. Briley.
Keep’em rolling. Your scrap
metal is needed now.
Bank Deposits
Here Exceed
Half Million
For the first time on record, bank
deposits in Meridian passed the
half million dollar mark when the
statment of the Farmers State
Bank, made in response to call of
the State Banking Commissioner,
afe of the close of business Dec. 31,
showed deposits of $510,843.36,
comprised of $384,875.65 individ-
ual deposits, and $112,331.70 pub-
lic funds.
Chas. W. Fuqua, cashier, attrib-
uted the increased deposits in part
to savings by persons in the armed
forces and by persons engaged in
war work, who are sending money
home for safe-keeping.
Healthy status of the communi-
ty and surrounding territory, as
well as a splendid growth of the
bank is reflected in the figures.
The increased resources add to
the bank’s position as a reservoir
of financial strength. “We are in
‘fighting trim,’ ready to give the
best possible service and co-oper-
ation,” says the bank’s statement.
Rev. and Mrs. D. R. McCauley,
of Corsicana, were recent visitors
with their daugher, Mrs. Tobie
Gardner and family.
Bosque Farmers Testing Cork Oak Trees
May Prove New Source of Income Here
A new source of farm income I areas where other oaks like the
might be in the making for Bosque j Liveoak and Spanish oak grow.
County farmers, states E. R. Law-
rence, county agent of the A. & M.
Extension Service. Nine farm
operators are cooperating with the
agent, and the Forestry Division
of the Texas Experiment Station,
in planting cork oak acorns in the
county to determine whether or
not they will grow profitably in
It is well know that these two trees
are growing in nearly every part
of the county now and if the cork
oak can be developed it will mean
that the county will have a new
farm income. All of the cork
used in the United States is im-
ported, however, there are a few
cork oaks growing in several scat-
the county. These men making j tered parts of the Nation, but not
the plantings of 25 acorns each
are:- E. M. Colwick, Gus Hoel,
B. C. Rogstad, Dury Weeks, Jack
Cureton, Awel Hansen, Bruce
Parks, Clyde Henry and Dr. W.
W. Blankenship. Sixty-two coun-
ties in the state have been select-
ed to carry on this work and our
county is one of them states the
agent.
in large numbers for commercial
purposes.
The oak seems to do well on a
variety of soils ranging from chal-
ky lime soils to deep rich black
and also some acid soils.
The above named farm opera-
tors planted their seed in Novem-
ber and the public is invited to
keep in touch with these men and
The corn oak seems adapted to j watch the growth of these trees.
City Hall Interior
Remodeled to Give
AAA Better Office
The interior of the City Hall is
being re-modeled this week in or-
der to better accomodate the coun-
ty AAA office and city offices as
well.
More privacy and convenience
for the workers of the AAA staff
is being provided in the enclosure
of the space occupied of that of-
fice.
The improvements are being
made by the City of Meridian,
which has furnished the office
space for the AAA without charge
for the past several years. The
people of Meridian are apprecia-
tive of this office and its employ-
ees and City officials said they are
glad to make the improvements
when the need therefor was pre-
sented.
HOSPITAL AND CLINIC
ACTIVITIES REPORTED
Mrs. Hans. Hansen, of Cranfills
Gap, was discharged from the hos-
pital a few days ago.
Mrs. I. E. Lumpkin returned to
her home after being in the hos-
pital several days.
Rita Ray Raines was almost a
Christmas day baby, but she
didn’t quite make it. She was
born to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Raines
on Dec. 29, at 9:15 a.m., weighing
8 lbs. 2 ozs.
Mrs. Dorothy Cox, of Clifton,
was in the hospital a couple of
days following a minor opera-
tion.
A 9 lb. oz. baby girl was wel-
comed to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bur-
nett at 9:15 a.m. on Dec. 29.
Mrs. B. L. Meadors was in the
hospital a few hours for minor
treatment.
Cecil Meadors recuperated after
having a tonsillectomy.
Wanda Braswell rushed her par-
ents and couldn’t get to the hos-
pital soon enough to satisfy her to
have those old tonsils removed, as
she said it.
John D. Barry, of Walnut
Springs, who has a fractured hip,
is resting fairly well.
Mrs. Henry Sammann was in
the hospital for a few days for
medical treatment.
Mrs. Mero Hegar was in the
hospital for a series of treatment.
The last 1942 baby to arrive in
Holt Hospital was Brenda Joelene,
born at 6:58 a.m. on Dec. 31,
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MISS MYRTLE WOOSLEY
ENLISTS IN WAACS
Miss Myrtle O. Woosley, 21, of
Meridian, has passed all required
qualifying examinations and has
been sworn in the Women’s Army
Auxiliary Corps. She is the
daughter of Thomas L. Woosley.
After being sworn in, this en-
rollee was placed in the reserve,
sent home to await calling to ac-
tive duty.
Upon call to active duty, reser-
vists are sent to an accredited
training center and after comple-
tion of the training course, are
put to work with the Army. Miss
Woosley has two brothers in ser-
vice: Tech. Sergt. Jeff D. Woos-
ley, Army, and Pvt. Durwood D.
Woosley, Marine Corps. She
says her aim in the WAAC is “to
do the job assigned to me and to
do it well.”
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New Regulations on
Gasoline Stations Are
Announced by Board
Gasoline service station opera-
tors may now correct their retail
prices so they can realize a gross
margin of three cents per gallon,
Ed Handley, Chairman of the Bos-
que County War Price and Ra-
tioning Board pointed out today.
“Where an operator of a retail
service station selling gasoline ad-
justs his prices in this manner,
tho, he is required to file a state-
ment with the local War Price and
Rationing Board, Mr. Handley
pointed out.
This report must set forth the
service station’s delivered cost, it’s
maximum selling price per gallon
before a margin adjustment was
made, and the new maxium sell-
ing price.
“Each time a service station
operator’s delivered cost changes
and he increases or decreases his
maximum selling prices he must
refile this information with the lo-
cal War Price and Rationing
Board,” Mr. Handley said.
The Board chairman explained
that when gasoline rationing was
established, the Office of Price
Administration recognized that
the consequent reduction in vol-
ume would create hardship to ser-
vice station dealers and other sell-
ers of gasoline at retail who oper-
ated on narrow margins and who
depended on large volume sales
and low cost marketing opera-
tions in order to realize a profit.
“To provide relief to these oper-
ators,” Mr. Handley continued,
‘an amendment to Maximum Price
Regulation No. 137 has been is-
sued. This amendment permits
dealers whose gross margin was
less that three cents per gallon
to increase their selling price so
they can realize a three cent gross
margin.
“An an illustration of how the
provisions of this amendment ap-
ply, we might assume that a service
station operator’s maximum price
for gasoline on December 1, 1942
was 10 cents per gallon and the
cost of that gasoline delivered to
his station was 17 cents per gal-
lon. That left him a Gross mar-
gin of two cents a gallon. Under
this new amendment he may in-
crease his maximum price to 20
cents per gallon, thus giving him
a three cent gross margin. How-
ever, if his delivered cost is re-
duced at a later date, he will then
have to reduce his selling price
by a corresponding amount.”
Mr. Handley invited retail gas-
olie dealers who wish to obtain
information about this provision
of the OPA regulation to inquire
at the office of the Bosque Coun-
ty War Price & Rationing Board,
Meridian, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Strickland,
of Morton; and Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Jones, of Carlsbad, New Mexico,
paid a short visit to their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. F. Strickland
and W. H. Jones last week. Mr.
Strickland had to hurry back to
Morton to take over the county
judge’s office Jan. 1.
weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs.. Her par-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rick-
ard.
Mrs. J. Jones, of Clifton, who
is in the hospital for medical
attention is improving.
Local Theatre
Purchased By
Glen Rose Men
Sale of the Capitol Theatre
here to Temple Summers and
B. W. Hall, of Glen Rose, was an-
nounced Monday by L. Rodriquez,
who had owned and managed the
show the past six months. The
new owners assumed charge Tues-
day, with Mr. Hall as mangaer in
charge. Mr. Summers is owner
and operator of the theatre at
Glen Rose.
The new owners are making im-
provements in the equipment, and
promise the theatre-going public
of Meridian and surrounding ter-
ritory first-class entertainment.
The need for relaxation and the
restrictions on travel imposed by
the war situation make the thea-
tre more important than ever in
the life of a community like Me-
ridian, where other forms of re-
creation are limited, and the large
territory comprised by this and
neighbor communities will assure
the continued liberal patronage
of the theatre here. The theatre
is one of the best-equipped small-
town picture houses in this section.
The new owners are experienc-
ed show men, and plan to arrange
programs of the late and first-
class pictures. Mr. Summers is a
graduate of Meridian High school,
and is remembered by many
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Rodriquez and
son, Jack, of Dallas, who was here
Monday closing the sale, express-
ed their thanks to the people of
this territory for the patronage
given them.
Meridian welcomes the new
owners and wishes them success.
Mr. Hall and family will reside
here, and thus the city gains a new
family.
OPA Issues
List of Dates
On Rationing
A January calendar of dates im-
portant to ration book holders and
others affected by rationing was
issued last week by the State Of-
fice of Price Administration.
Dates listed as those that should
be kept in mind are:
Jan. 3 (Midnight) — Coffee
stamp No. 27 expired. From Jan.
4 to midnight Feb. 7 Stamp No.
28 in War Ration Book No. 1 will
be good for purchase of one pound
of coffee.
Jan. 5 was the deadline for reg-
istration of industrial and institu-
tional sugar users for January-
February allotments without for-
feit of part of the allowance for
the period.
Jan. 15—Deadline for inspec-
tion of tires of trucks and com-
mercial vehicles. After that date,
tires must be inspected every 60
days or 5,000 miles, whichever
comes first.
Jan. 21 (Midnight)—Coupons
on first page of “A” gasoline ra-
tion book expires. Coupons on
second page of book then are valid
until midnight of March 21.
Jan. 31—Deadline for first in-
spection of tires on passenger cars
and motorcycles.
Jan. 31—Final date for issuance
and use of temporary tranport ra-
tions for truck and commercial ve-
hicles. Owners of such vehicles
should have certificates of war
necessity from the Office of De-
fense Transportation by that time,
or have unsatisfactory certificates
corrected.
Jan. 31—Sugar stamp No. ex-
pires and No. 11 value of which
has not been announced, becomes
valid. Stamp No. 10 is good for
purchase of three pounds of sugar
between now and expiration date.
NEW HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
ASSUMED DUTY HERE
Glenn Williamson, of Pidcoke,
assumed his duties as state high-
way patrolman here this week.
He will assist E. F. Vantrees, who
has been without an assistant for
several months. Mr. Williamson
and family will reside in the home
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
Powell in the south section of
town.
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