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WE’RE IN IT! Let’s Buy More Stamps and Bonds To Help Win It!
I The Meridian Tribune fe
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
49TH YEAR, No. 19
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 25, 1942
PRICE: $1.50 A YEAR
WITH OUR BOYS
Pvt. Herman Gillaspie, of the
U. S. air base at Roswell, N. M.,
is at home on furlough.
George Cosper, who recently en-
listed in the navy, was sent to the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta-
tion, Chicago.
Corp. Monroe Phillips, (col),
C. “D,” The Rolling 26 Q. M.
Truck Regt., Santee, California, is
visiting at his home in Morgan.
Since last week Marshall Rose’s
address has been changed. He is
now with the U. S. Coast Guard
Detachment, Barr No. 2, Roose-
velt Base, Terminal Island, Calif.
Robert Seidel is at home on
leave for a visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Seidel, and fam-
ily. Bob is a seaman guard at the
San Diego Naval Training Station,
and still likes his job fine.
Thomas G. Peters, of Valley
Mills and Alvin G. Hanson, of Me-
ridian, passed their final physical
examinations and have been ac-
cepted for volunteer enlistment in
the U. S. Army as air corps spec-
ialists.
Sgt. Rollin York, son of Major
and Mrs. R. A. York, is on duty
with the Marines in the Solomon
Island sector, it was learned Tues-
day when they received their first
letter from him in several weeks.
He reported himself well and in
fine spirits.
Pvt. W. F. Musick, Jr., 56th
Btn., C. D, 3rd Platoon, U. S.
Army, Camp Wolters, Texas, will
keep posted on home affairs by
reading the Tribune each week,
which was ordered sent to him by
his father, W. F. Musick.
Le Roy Bass writes that he has
been transferred to a new squad-
ron and considers himself “lucky
again.” His new post is with a
large ground crew to service all
planes of his navy air patrol wing.
His new address is Patrol Wing
Nine, Headquarters Squadron (Ad-
ministrative Command), U. S. Nav-
al Air Station, Quonset, Rhode
Island. Bass has been stationed in
New England after several months’
duty at an advanced Atlantic base.
For the first time in 80 days,
Mrs. Clara Richards last Friday
received direct communication
from her son, Bob Richards, who is
with the U. S. Marines somewhere
in the Pacific area. Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Stockard at the same time
received a note from their son,
James, who is with the same com-
pany of Marines. Both were writ-
ten on paper apparently torn from
a notebook, and merely stated that
they were all right.
J. D. Baird, Jr., whose post of
duty with the U. S. navy is on a
sub-chaser doing convoy duty, left
Monday for Key West, Fla., after
a few days’ visit with his father,
J. D. Baird, Sr., and sisters, Miss
Nellie Sue Baird and Mrs. Irvin
Raff el. Baird is a machinist’s
mate, with the rating of petty of-
ficer. He said his convoy had made
many contacts with submarines,
but did not know whether any had
been sunk, and that only one ship
had been lost, that in the Gulf of
Mexico.
George Truett Day, chief spec-
ialist, U. S. Navy, writes that he
has been transferred with 41 other
Texans from Norfolk, Va., to Dav-
isville, R. I., to train “Sea-Bees,”
“the new American naval threat.”
C. K. Burns, of Valley Mills, was
the only Bosque county boy in the
group going with him. He found
Hershall Freeman, seaman first
class, son of Mrs. Will Bynum, of
Meridian, there, but he is not there
now. “The home county paper
means a lot to us up here,” he
wrote. “The boys in Norfolk bor-
rowed my old copies and read them
every line.” His address is Geo.
Truett Day, C-Sp., Duck Cove
Farm, Wickford, R. I.
Forced to bail out when his plane
was shot down during a night
flight in August, while on duty
with his U. S. air force bombing
squadron in Africa, First Lieut.
Sherrill L. Powell, Jr., landed
safely on friendly territory, and
upon leaving a hospital at the end
of two days, wrote that “they
don’t believe me when I say I’m
all right.” Two companions also
parachuted safely to earth, but
two others went down with the
plane and apparently were hit by
gunfire. Lieut. Powell wrote that
the bomber was shot down under
unusual circumstances that would
perhaps never happen again, which
coupled with the fact tha the was
over friendly territory, left room
for the guess that his plane may
have been the victim of mistaken
identity. Lieut. Powell received his
wings at Luke Field, Arizona, and
was formerly stationed at Esler
Field, La. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. Powell, of Meridian.
Night Trains
To Stop Here
Only on Flag
Citizens of Meridian were un-
successful in their fight to prevent
disruption of night train service
here when the State Railroad Com-
mission, in an order dated Septem-
ber 16, authorized the Gulf, Colo-
rado & Santa Fe Railway Com-
pany to discontinue stopping both
night trains here except on flag
(to receive or discharge passen-
gers). The order, involving
changes “to expedite passenger
traffic, particularly the movement
of United States armed troops,” is
effective only for the duration of
the war and six months thereaf-
ter.
The complete text of the order
follows:
“After due notice, the above
numbered and entitled cause was
called for hearing at Meridian,
Texas, on July 16, 1942, at which
time evidence and statements were
presented in favor of and in op-
position to the application; a copy
of the transcript of record in said
hearing having been given due at-
tention by the Commission. Based
upon such evidence and statements
as a record, as well as an amended
application filed with the Com-
mission prior to receipt and con-
sideration of the record, the Com-
mission finds that the purpose of
the proposed change in methods of
operation of passenger trains here
involved is to expedite passenger
traffic and particularly the move-
ment of United States armed
troops.
“The Commission further finds
that, under the amended supplica-
tion, the principal change would
be that parties wishing to board
Trains Nos. 5 and 6 at Meridian,
would be required to signal the
engineer or other members of the
train crews, indicating that they
wished to board said trains, this
to substitute for the present meth-
od of stopping these trains on all
ocassions, regardless of whether
or not there are passenger who de-
sire to board said trains; also, the
United States Mail directed to Me-
ridian proper and to be delivered,
by rural carriers, to other com-
munities, will suffer delay only as
to parcel post and other than First
Class mail.
“In addition to the above find-
ings, the Commission is aware of
the patriotic desire on the part of
all citizens to make sacrifices in
order to advance the needs of our
armed forces and is of the opinion
that the application should be
granted, with the provision that
the authority here granted shall
be for a period in accord with
amended petition herein pnly.
“It is therefore, ordered, by the
Railroad Commission of Texas that
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Company be and it is hereby
authorized to discontinue stopping
its Passenger Trains Nos. 5 and
6 at Meridian, Texas; provided,
however, that said Passenger
Trains Nos. 5 and 6 will be stop-
ped, on flag, to receive and or
discharge passengers from and to
all points where these trains are
regularly scheduled.to stop, effect-
ive only for the duration of the
war and six months thereafter.”
ARMY ADVISES HOW TO
ADDRESS OVERSEAS MAIL
The war department said Sat-
urday that some 10 per cent of all
mail for soldiers overseas was in-
correctly or insufficiently address-
ed. It advised that all overseas
mail should show clearly:
Gi'ade, first name in full, middle
initial and last name of person ad-
dressed, followed by his army ser-
ial number if known.
Letter or number of the com-
pany or other similar organization.
Destination of the regiment or
separate battalion, if any.
Army post office number in care
of the appropriate postmaster. Lo-
cation of the overseas station
should not be used.
MISS CAROLYN YORK
ACCEPTED IN WAACS
Miss Carolyn York has been ac-
cepted in the Women’s Army Au-
xiliary Corps, and it awaiting or-
dei’s to report for training. She
took her final examinations at
Dallas last Friday and passed with
the highest classification. Miss
York was assistant in the county
clerk’s office here the past two
years. She is the daughter of Maj.
R. A. York, Marine corps retired,
and her brother, Marine Sergeant
Rollin York, is on active duty in
the Solohion Island sector.
Attention, Knitters For The
Red Cross!
The new shipment of yarn is
here. We must hurry to get our
quota ready. Every knitted gar-
ment that we send helps tq keep
our soldiers warm. While they are
so far from home, fighting for us,
we must work for them. Come to
the Public Library on Monday,
Wednesday or Saturday for your
yarn. Publicity Chairman.
Meridian Scrap Campaign Nets
Nearly 50 Tons of Scrap Metal
Tribune Establishes
Scrap Depot in New
Drive for Metal
Renewed drives for more scrap
of all kinds are being made
throughout the nation at the insist-
ence of the War Production Board.
Newspapers and schools are being
enlisted to conduct special cam-
paigns, and The Tribune has join-
ed with the other newspapers of
the country to co-operate in this
movement.
The Tribune invites every per-
son to deposit his scrap metal and
rubber on the vacant lot adjoining
The Tribune office. This will be an
official Scrap Depot, and all metal
placed here will be sold and the
full proceeds contributed half to
the USO and half to the Red Cross.
If every person in the community
will bring a piece of scrap to this
Scrap Depot every day, the pile
will soon mount, and not only will
the government get vitally needed
metal, but the local USO and Red
Cross will also benefit.
Bring in a piece of scrap every
day.
Help the Red Cross, USO and
USA.
SHARE-YOUR-CAR URGED
BY LOVELADY AS WAY
TO SAVE TIRES, GAS
With a total of 95, 140 pounds
of scrap metal sold here through
last Saturday, the campaign to
gather scrap for the war effort
conducted in Meridian, is consider-
ed a success, although it is believ-
ed only a small percentage of all
scrap available has yet been touch-
ed.
Townpeople, farmers and the
people of neighboring towns join-
ed in the patriotic movement, and
although the local cash prize con-
test has closed, citizens are con-
tinuing to bring it in as a patriotic
duty, important to the survival of
our nation.
First prize in the contest, $12.-
50, was won by Lincoln Ferris, of
Meridian, Route 1, for bringing in
the largest amount of scrap during
the campaign. Mr. Ferris sold a to-
tal of 6060 pounds.
Second prize of $7.50, for the
largest load sold on Junk Rally
Day, last Saturday, went to Billy
Campbell, of Morgan, who sold
5060 pounds here.
Third prize, $5.00, was won by
William Kirton, of Morgan, bring-
ing in 4150 pounds, the next larg-
est amount.
Fourth prize, $2.50, was won by
Eugene McDowell, of Iredell, for
bringing a load of scrap the long-
est distance.
The Scrap Rally Day was spon-
sored by the Meridian Chamber of
Commerce, with Sam Lawson,
chairman of the committee.
The cash prizes were made pos-
sible by contributions as follows:
Chamber of Commerce, $10.00;
W. H. Curtis, $5.00; Farmers
State Bank, $5.00; Sam Lawson,
$5.00, and J. T. Lomax, $2.50.
Meridian Schools Turn
Out to Relieve Cotton
Gathering Problem
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Bosque Registrants
Accepted for Service
With Armed Forces
The following Bosque County
regristrants have been reported as
enlisted or accepted at the Induct-
ion Station during the past week:
William F. L. Hafer, Harry T.
Venable, Curtis C. McElroy, Ira
Hadley, Pernell S. Larson, Adley
C. McAden, Grady L. Blue, R. T.
Townley, George L. Fossett, Jr.,
Alton C. Pederson, John D. Capps,
Moses H. Kirkland, Oscar H.
Schrader, Arnel J. Kinsey, Rex L.
Murphee, Norbert W. Miller, Mar-
ion M. Morris, George D. Weeks,
Mark Hoppe, Thomas A. Lyon,
Lloyd M. Bonhannan, Daniel W.
Turner, Homer D. Hutchison, Paul
H. Schmidt, Willie A. McNeill,
Curtis O. Larson, Laurence E. Hen-
nig, Edwin A. Ridings, Archie
Wickman and Jim Garza, Jr.
FORMER MORGAN GIRL
WEDS IN NEW YORK CITY
Miss Thelma Guthrie, of Mor-
gan, Texas, and Arthur W. Dahm,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., were married
Friday in the Little Church Around
the Corner in New York City.
The bride wore a soldier blue
dress with deluma accessories
and a corsage of white roses. Mrs.
George Zochgo, sister of the bride-
groom, was matron of honor, and
George Zochgo, brother-in-law of
the bridegroom, was best man.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. Guthrie, of Morgan,
and the bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dahm, of Bergen-
field, N. J. A reception was held in
Bergenfield, after which the couple
left for Portland, Maine.
Mrs. Sallie Sweatmon
Passes Away Here
Mrs. Sallie Logan Sweatmon,
age 82 years, 6 months and 16
days, passed away at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Cranford,
here Tuesday night, September 22,
at 10 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at
the home Thursday afternoon, at
4 o’clock, conducted by Rev. S. M.
Mulkey, pastor of Meridian Bap-
tist Church. Interment was in Me-
ridian Cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire
cqmmunity is extended the be-
reaved family.
Selective Service Director Her-
shey said the size of the Army this
year has been increased from the
4, 500,000 total announced as the
1942 objective by Chief of Staff
Marshall, in June. Gen. Hershey
said he expected married men with
children would be called “the last
quarter of 1943 at the very ear-
liest, but I would like to hedge to
the extent that the Army’s re-
quirements may go up”; 18 and 19
year-olds must be drafted next
year, or ‘1,000,000 or 1,500,000
family men’ will be taken;” and it
is expected unmarried men with
dependents will be called this year.
Grand Jury In
Action as Fall
Court Opens
The September term of District
Court convened Monday, with
Judge O. B. McPherson, presiding.
The Grand Jury returned 9 in-
dictments, 8 of which are for fel-
onies and 1 for misdemeandor, and
adjourned Tuesday afternoon to
meet again on October 8.
The grand jury is composed of
Jim Rushing, foreman, Walnut
Springs; C. A. Day, Kopperl; Hugh
Trotter, Clifton; G. W. Mingus,
Iredell; John Homerstad, Clifton;
J. S. Pool, Jr., Valley Mills; Ern-
est Guthrie, Morgan; J. M. White,
Cayote; J. E. Helms, Clifton; Sven
Hanson, Cranfills Gap; P. B.
Rohne, Clifton, and W. C. Gilmore,
Meridian.
Walter Golden. Meridian, is
foot-bailiff and the constables of
the county are riding-bailiffs.
The following cases were dis-
posed of:
W. A. Hardwich v. Aetna Cas-
ualty Surety Co., suit for damages
to collect compensation; case dis-
missed,. settled.
Van J. Hamilton et al v. M. B.
Jameson, suit for foreclosure on
note; judgment by default.
W. A. Golden et al v. R. L. Gol-
den et al; continued.
E. A. Tweedy v. H. Walsblen,
plea of privilege set for October 5.
Divorce Cases.
Alvin T. Hill v. Miriam Hill;
plaintiff granted a divorce and the
following personal property was
awarded plaintiff: three cows,
three calves, one yearling, and one
1940 Ford Coupe.
Sylvia Whitehead v. Ross D.
Whitehead; divorce granted and
plaintiff’s name restored to Sylvia
Eunice Oglesby.
Ethel French v. C. L. French;
divorce granted and Clyde French,
a boy, 13 years of age, was award-
ed to plaintiff.
Mildred Patterson v. Wm. Pat-
terson; divorce granted and name
of plaintiff restored to Mlidred
Oline Olson.
Frank Leon v. Effie Leon; di-
vorce granted.
Imogene Vaughn v. W. M.
Vaughan; divorce granted and
plaintiff’s name restored to Imo-
gene Waldrop.
Travis Huckeby v. Ruby Huck-
eby, divorce granted.
Violet Lucille Keen v. Oscar Al-
bert Keen; divorce granted and
plaintiff was awarded the care and
custody of minor child, Nancy
Jane Keen, a girl, age 4 months, j in
and the defendant ordered to pay
$15.00 per month for support of
minor child.
Rape Case Set For Trial.
The Grand Jury returned an in-
dictment Tuesday against William
A. Hill, of Kopperl, charging rape.
Trial of the case has been set for
next Wednesday, September 30,
and a special venire of 100 has
been ordered summoned from
which to select a jury to try the
case. Hill has been in jail in de-
fault of bail since his arrest.
Schools Are Now More
Important Than Ever,
P.-T.A Speaker Says
“Now, more than ever before,
we should be thankful for our
schools,” said Mrs. Clara F. Rich-
ards when she addressed the P. T.
A. meeting on Tuesday evening,
September 15th, at the Meridian
High School Auditorium. “So many
children in the war-torn countries
are deprived of the privilege of at-
tending schools,” Mrs Richards
stated. Her talk was timely and
inspirational.
Supt. Hensley led the as-
sembly in a sing-song, followed by
three shows on the moving picture
projector which the P. T. A. pur
chased last fall.
Newly elected officers for 1942
’43 are:
President, Mrs. R. W. Caldwell.
Vice-President, Mrs. E. R. Law-
rence.
Finance Chairman, Supt. Hens-
ley.
Program Chairman, Mrs. Iven
Hensley.
Membership Chairman, Mrs.
Wylie Hanna.
Reporter, Mrs. A. C. Niven.
Treasurer, Miss Freda Sonntag.
Secretary, Mrs. August Krueger.
Refreshments of cookies and
punch were served by the Re-
freshment Chairman, Mrs. C. W.
Davis, assisted by Mrs. Wylie
Hanna, Mrs. Iven Hensley, and
Mrs. August Krueger.
—Mrs. August Krueger, pinch-
hitting for Mrs. A. C. Niven,
Peanut Warehouse
Here Considered by
Meridian C. of C.
Karl Lovelady says that due to
the fact that the rubber shortage
is already with us and further
that gasoline rationing will start in
a few days, that no person leaving
Meridian on a trip to any other
town or city should leave without
first seeing if there is not some
other person in the city or com-
munity who wants to go to the
the same destination, or even go
part of the way. In other words, all
cars leaving town should be filled
with capacity if possible.
Karl Lovelady proposes that all
itinerarys or trips be posted pub-
licly as far in advance as possible,
telling where you are going and
how many vacant seats you will
have in your car; granted of
course, that if any person or per-
sons wish to avail themselves of
your courtesy that they share the
expense of the trip with you.
Karl Lovelady has a bulletin
board at the foot of the stairway
leading to his office and if you will
but come by and leave your trip
intinerary with his secretary, she
will post it on the bulletin board
for you.
This service is free to the public
and will go a long way toward
helping our President in his effort
to conserve rubber and gasoline.
R. P. Weatherbee Dies
In Ft. Worth Hospital
To assist the farmers of the
community in gathering their cot-
ton crop, thus relieving the acute
labor situation. Meridian Public
Schools were dismissed Monday
for a two-week period.
A large number of students
went to the cotton fields Tuesday,
and although the number decreas-
ed somewhat the following day,
the student labor is proving of
material benefit in relieving the
situation, it is reported.
GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS
OCTOBER 4 TO 10 AS
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Establishment of a warehouse to
serve the increasing production of
peanuts in this section was dis-
cussed at the regular session of
the Meridian Chamber of Com-
merce, held Tuesday.
Carl E. Lively, new Bosque
county ACA secretary, outlined
Chances of the establishment of
such a warehouse, at the request
of C. of C. President, R. D. Holt.
A committee composed of W. H.
Curtis, Judge Jack Cureton and J.
T. Lomax was authorized to handle
the details of securing the estab-
lishment of a warehouse here.
A report on the progress of the
committee handling the protest a-
gainst proposed abandonment of
night-train stops here was made by
Judge Jack Cureton.
Chanes of the establishment of
connection with the
war program in this section were
reported favorable, although no
definite information oncerning any
project is available at this time.
Funeral services for Richard
Pinkney Weatherbee, who died at
Harris Memorial Hospital in Fort
Worth, Wednesday morning, Sep-
tember 23, at 9 o’clock, were held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
the home of Hugo Schultz, in the
Bogy Community, conducted bv
Rev. P. Thorson, of Norse, assist-
ed by Rev. E. Wold, pastor, Trin-
r, 7 , J-T______ Wnvrt we must devote mure aueiiuuu
weUreh * „,ev,,,:nK .m,. We are now
Governor Coke Stevenson has
formally proclaimed October 4 to
10 as “Fire Prevention Week” in
Texas.
Citing the urgent necessity for
venting fires during time of war,
Gov. Stevenson said “the produc-
tion of materials essential to the
prosecution of the war by our na-
tion is taxing the capacity of in-
dustrial plants, and curtailment of
production because of fire becomes
a menace to our own safety.”
The Governor called upon Tex-
as citizens and various local organ-
izations to emphasize the danger
of fire and to encourage fire pre-
vention.
Commenting on Fire Prevention
Week, Marvin Hall, State Fire In-
surance Commissioner, suggested
that every Texan accept individual
responsibility in adopting fire pre-
vention measures at home and at
work.
“According to the official pro-
clamation,” Hall said, “Fire Pre-
vention Week has special signi-
ficance this year. The defense of
factories, farms and homes against
destruction by accidental fires is
essential to the war production pro-
gram and conservation of vital
resources.
“There is another reason why
we must devote more attention
The services
Our Savior Lutheran Church at
Norse, with interment in the Norse
cemetery.
Mr. Weatherbee had recently
moved to Ft. Worth with his fam-
ily fi’om a farm here. He was 54
years, 3 months and 21 days old
at the time of his death.
Many friends of the bereaved
family extend their deepest sym-
pathy.
FARMERS BEING CALLED
ON FOR ACREAGE SURVEY
Frank Leslie Mabry, of Corning,
Arkansas, was married to Miss
Madeline Anderson, of Meridian,
September 5, 1942, at 6 o’clock
p. m., by Rev. Mack Hargrove, at
his home in Waco. Miss Agnes
Wiese, of Iredell, was maid of
honor, and Hubert Hadde, of Hub-
bard, was best man.
Representative farmers in every
setion of Texas are being called
upon this week for information
necessary to the U. S. Department
of Agrculture’s annual acreage
survey.
Conducted jontly by the USDA
and the Post Office Department,
the survey is designed to obtain
information used in estimates of
acreage and production, V. C.
Childs, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics member of the Texas
USDA War Board, said.
The survey is on a nation-wide
scale, Childs poined out, and the
information obtained is important
to the Food for Freedom program.
Cards are distributed by postmas-
ters and rural carriers to farmers
who are asked to fill in the requir-
ed information and return the
cards to the postal workers.
receiving dividends of lower in-
surance rates—the result of pre-
venting fires. In order to keep the
low fire insurance rates now in
effect, it will be necessary for us
to prevent fires in the future.”
Meridian Team Turns
Back Iredell High by
20-0 Score in Opener
Meridian High School Yellow-
iackets opened their football sea-
son with a 20 to 0 victory over the
Iredell Dragons here last Friday
night, showing some strong early-
season blocking, tackling and run-
ning.
The Iredell team, which usually
gives Meridian plenty of trouble,
failed to get inside the Yellowjac-
ket 30-yard line.
Good teamwork featured the
play of Coach Red Burch’s men,
and a flock of young stars showed
brilliantly in the Meridian scoring.
A large crowd turned out for
the opener.
A representative from the Wa-
co recruiting office of the U. S.
Navy will be in Meridian evei’y
Thursday morning. Anyone inter-
ested in joining the Navy should
see him for full particulars.
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