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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 65
TIMPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 194®
NO. *8
MENU. BE
FENTUHE OF DEFENSE
INiTHEKMI '
Unit of Replar Army
Will Visit Timpsoa Fri-
day, July 12th.
Timpson is preparing to wel-
come a huge crowd Friday,
July 12th, when a defense
rally will be staged in this city
during the afternoon and
evening.
A unit of the Regular Army
will visit this city on that date,
being among a number of
towns that the unit is visiting
on a tour of the Houston re-
cruiting district
This unit consists of a com-
posite company and' band,
composed of two commission-
ed officem and 68 enlisted men,
which includes a military band
of 28 pieces. The company and
band both come from Fort
Crockett and is under the
command of Lieut Maxwell.
A feature of the rally will
be a parade at 4:30 o’clock,
participated in by the entire
visiting unit and headed by the
28-piece military hand. The
local military company and
American Legion colon, will
also participate in the parade.
In the evening, beginning at
7 o’clock the band will ren-
der a concert in the city plaza,
which will be followed Dy a
program arranged especially
for the occasion. The program
is as follows:
Mayor J. W. Krlstenseu will
preside.
Invocation—The.Bov. Wal-
ter L. Cannan.
Talk—Lieut. Norman Far-
rell.
Talk—Rev. B. C. Anderson.
Talk—Sgt. Robert J. Under-
steller.
Address—Topic "National
Defense’’—By Colonel Stanley
Koch, recruiting officer for
Houston district
The unit is scheduled to ar-
rive in Timpson about U a.
m., and will establish a camp
in Municipal Park and will re-
main here through the re-
mainder of the day and over-
night. Men will be present at
the camp to explain and to
demonstrate the equipment on
display, which will include
one three-inch anti-aircraft
gun, mounted, several Brown-
ing automatic rifles and small-
er arms.
BMHIKLT MD
The Timpson High School
Band, under the direction of
J. I. Barron, is sponsoring a
rally, in the form of a buffet
supper and program, at the
high school building Friday
evening, July 19. The supper
will be served in the home ec-
onomics cottage beginning at
7 o'clock and the program will
start at 8:80. The program, in
the form of an amateur pro-
gram, will be furnished by the
candidates of the state, district
and county and will be free to
all. No candidate will be per-
mitted to speak but will be
represented by one or more
individuals who will contri-
bute to the program. Prizes
will be awarded to the three
highest contestants.
Tickets for the supper will
be on sale soon at 60 cents per
plate. Everyone who is inter-
ested in the Timpson band .is
urged to do everything possi-
ble to make this rally a suc-
cess for the proceeds will bo
used to purchase the larger in-
struments for the band, G. D.
Pruitt, superintendent, an-
nounced.
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Begun Campaign for Presidency
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vtiTihif the RepeMleaa nomineUtm tor the ereeltent of (he netted
States, has new started his. cenpeixn to set In the White Hess*.
Theo McGee Gets
Graduate AssuUncaship
At A. dk M. College
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' Austin, Tex., July 10. (UP)
—A new bund organization
of veterans of German wars
was uncovered here today by
the Dios committee in its in-
vestigation to expose existence
of subversive relationships be-
tween bund organizations, edi-
tors of some German-language
newspapers, and Nazi consuls.
Chairman Martin Dies said
he regarded these hearings as
most important of a long series
begun some three years ago,
because of the "unimpeacha-
ble evidence” that had been
uncovered by secret investiga-
tors during the past two
months.
Asked about reports that
Leon Trotsky, Russian exile,
would come to the Austin
hearing from Mexico, Dies
said; ‘Tve had no communi-
cations with Trotsky.”
The existence of the bund
was learned today at the end
of a day-long secret session
where Dies heard testimony
from four witnesses.
Theo McGee received a com-
munication Tuesday from offi-
cials of the Texas A. A M.
College, stating that he had
been awarded a graduate aa-
sistanceship in the college for
the coming term. Young Mc-
Gee will teach accounting and
statistics, and at the same time
study for his Master's degree.
Young McGee Is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. MoGoe of
thb city and is a graduate of
Timpson High School, and a
recent graduate of S. F. A.,
Nacogdoches.
Annual Picnic and
at ML Bethel
The annual singing and pic-
nic at ML Bethel will be held
July 19, it is announced. Fnnds
derived are to be applied to
care of the community ceme-
tery.
Edwins Shaitan, Small
Granddaughter of Timpson
Families, Dios at Van Horn
Edwins, the little 18-month-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Skelton of Van Horn,
died Wednesday afternoon
about 6 o’clock, according to
information received in Timp-
son by relatives. The remains
of the baby girl will be return-
ed to Timpson, and were ex-
pected sometime Thursday.
Funeral arrangements and
place of burial, was not avail-
able to the Times at press
hours Thursday.
The little girl is the grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
O. Worsham and Mrs. Marion
Skelton.
Memorial at Old Home
An all-day memorial service
wlil be held at Old Home
church, Saturday, July 13, It
ia announced.
SMSML5TJ
SETWISE W STATE
TIME TMI
Austin, July 10.—Shelby
county will receive $4,154
more from the state this year
to operate its schools than it
did last year, State Supt. L. A.
Woods estimated today. This
is based on the assumption that
the county will have the same
number of students next year
as it had last year.-
Supt. Woods said the action
of the state board of educa-
tion k raising the per capita
from $22 to $22.50 was an-
other -step toward bettering
the educational facilities of
Texas.
Supt. Woods has led the
fight for increased state per
capita appropriations to
schools since he came into of-
fice. The per capita when
Supt. Woods was first elected
was $16, and it has been rais-
ed year by year until the
$22.50 mark has been estab-
lished.
Supt Woods pointed out
that increased state assistance
to schools, plus more efficient
management and improved
teaching methods have been
largely responsible for Texas
being raised to 18th educa-
tional rank in the union from
the low mark of S6th which it
held in 1932.
It is not expected that the
additional per capita appro-
priation will increase state ex-
penditures as a whole, Woods
pointed out, since the scholas-
tic population has decreased
in some localities.
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MEET MICE NEi
Enthniii«Hr Meat of
Ex-Service Men; Pro-
gram Closed With
Pledge of Allegiance
To Flag.
HESHHTE
ACCElERATEStJiE
Washington, July 8.(UP)—
The business recovery which
started early in May was ac-
celerated aad broadened dur-
ing June, maialy because of
the impetus given by the na-
tional defense program, a
Commerce Department survey
showed today.
Indications of the rise, it
was said, were given by the
stock market which recouped
part of the heavy losses sus-
tained in the preceding month
and by manufacturing con-
struction which recorded a
“substantial” inflow of new or-
ders.
The survey said that the
“unfavorable aspects" of the
May business situation were
dispersed “to a large degree”
during June. Business and
consumer buying were up
somewhat while commodity
prices showed firmer trends al-
though no "marked or con-
sistent” rise was yet evident
Local Man's Milk Checks
For Juoo Total $70.41
Rev. E. V. Tunnell is among
our local citizens taking ad-
vantage of the market afford-
ed by the local milk routes.
Check for first two weeks in
June was $85.02; second two
weeks, $85.39, this sum being
produced from 15 common
cows, the minister stated. Sev-
eral of these will be disposed
of and replaced by four dairy
cows, recently purchased, we
are informed.
Annual Singing at
Tennessee July 21
According to announcement
the annual singing at Tennes-
see will be held July 21. Sing-
ers and the' public generally
ire invited. Funds derived w!
be applied to care of the ceme-
tery grounds.
Twenty-nine World .War
veterans representing seven
different communities—Timp-
son, (Wilda, Beuna Vista,
Stockman, Silas, Weaver and
Blairi, met Monday night at
American Legion -Hall. The
meeting was called to order
by A. L. Whitson, ex-eervice
man and commander of -the lo-
cal post Brief talks were
made by Rex Brinson, Z. B.
Crump, Edgar Harris, Roy
Hairston, Perkin Wilson, H. A.
Crausby, and others.
Z. B. Crump, post adjutant,
reports that the group ex-
pressed themselves as being
solidly behind the National
Defense Program, and pledged
its aid and assistance to any
and all agencies involved in
the “stamping out” of any ac-
tivities that may be detrimen-
tal to the Democratic fibre of
our United States government
Attention was called to the
approaching visit of the anti-
aircraft company of the Regu-
lar Army and military band of
Fort Crockett, Galveston, to be
in Timpson, Friday, July 12. A
parade is scheduled for 4:30
p. m„ band concert at 7 o'
clock, on public square, and
informational and patriotic
program immediately follow-
ing.
The meeting was concluded
by a presentation of the Unit-
ed States flag, and the follow-
ing pledge of allegiance was
repeated in unison by the
group:
“I pledge allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of
America, to the Republic for
which it stands; One nation in-
divisible, with justice and free-
dom for ail.”
Mbs Doris Bums Elected
To Place On Faculty
Newton Public Schools
Miss Doris Burns of Timp-
son has been elected to a posi-
tion in Newton public schools,
and will enter upon her duties
with the opening of the 1940-
41 term. Miss Burns is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Burns. /
This accomplished and pop-
ular young lady is a graduate
of Timpson high school and
Stephen F. Austin state Teach-
ers College.
THREE MUED
BEAT (Mils
OH LAKE DALLAS
Denton, Tex, July 7. (UP)
—Three members of a picnic
party were drowned late to-
day when an excursion boat
overturned and capsized on
Lake Dallas. Elbven other
members of the party swam to
shore.
The dead were H. F. Shott,
33, his son, 11, both of Dallas,
and Rosalind Williams, 18,: of
Comanche, who was visiting
friends in Dallas.
The picnic party was given
for employes of the Liberty
Film Lines, Inc, at Dallas.
Spectators told Sheriff Cutsin-
ger that the boat was return-
ing to a pier when alt mem-
bers of the party, obviously hi
a race to be the first ashore,
crowded to one side of the
craft. It overturned, throw-
ing all 14 into the water.
SEDATE CM
SIMMS.
SEUTADTJFIAR
Washington, July 9. (UP)—
A predominantly Democratic
senate late today confirmed
Republican Henry L. Stimson
a* secretary of war after a
blistering attack by isolation-
ists who charged the president
was forming a war cabinet.
The vote was 56 to 28.
Intended victims of Mr.
Roosevelt's ill-fated political
“purge” of 1938 joined isola-
tionists in a bitter but futile
fight to block confirmation.
They contended during two
days of debate that the polities
Stimson favors would embroil
the United States in the Euro-
pean war and offend Latin
America.
Voting for confirmation
were 46 Demou its, 10 Repub-
licans and one Independent,
Sen. W. Norris at Nebraska.
Against confirms*'on were 14
Democrats, 12 Republicans,
one Progressive, Hubert M. La-
Foil ette of Wisconsin, and ooe
Farmer-Laborite, Truest Lun-
deen, Minnesota.
The senate next takes up
the nomination of at other G-
O. P. leader—-Col Frank
Knox, Chicago newspaper
publisher and 1936 Republican
vice-presidential candidate—
as secretary of the navy.
Foes of the Stirasen appoint-
ment also directed a cross-fire
criticism against the Knox
nomination, charging it also is
a step toward war
■I MS ill
I!
Harry Hines, candidate for
governor of Texas, Is schsd-
uted to speak in Timpson Fri-
day afternoon, July 12th, at
8:30 o’clock. He will come
to Timpson from Center where
he is to speak at 2:30 o’clock.
No' 1696
Official Statement of Financial Condition of
THE COTTON BELT STATE BANK
at Timpson, State of Texas, at the dose of business on
the 29ih day of Jane, 1940, publsihed in the Timpson
Times, a newspaper printed and published at Timpson,
State of Texas, on the 8rd day of July, 1940.
RESOURCES
loans and discounts, on personal or
collateral security ............... $158,016.96
Loans secured by real estate............. 4,418.54
Overdrafts ............................ 625.07
Securities of U. S-, any State or political
subdivision thereof................... 57,730.11
Other bonds and stocks owned............. 42,676.89
Customers' bonds held for safekeeping..... 69,225.00
Banking Howe ......................... 10,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures.............. 2,600.00
Cash and due from approved reserve
agents.............................. 78,936.97
Due from other banks and bankers, subject
to check on demand.................... 8,694.77
Items in Transit........................ 3,050.26
TOTAL.......................$480,869.07
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock..........................$ 60,000.00
Surplus Fund.......................... 11,000.00
Undivided Profits, net................... 7,016.97
Individual Deposits subject to check.
including time deposits due in 30 days... 291,627.10
Customers’ bonds deposited for safekeeping. 65,225.00
Dividends Uupaid.................. - 2,000.00
TOTAL.......................$480,889.07
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Shelby
We, J. E. Blankenship, as President, and H. L. Rogers,
as Cashier of said bank, each of us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of our knowl-
edge and belief. J. E. Blankenship, President
H. L. Rogers, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of
July, A. D. 1940.
T. J. Molloy, Notary Public, Shelby County, Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
John F. Cooke, E. H. Hebert, J. D. Hairston, Directors.
Member The Federal Deposit
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