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Timpson Daily Times
VOLUME 39
TIMPSON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1940
NO. 223
Total of 770 Votes
Polled in Timpson
Tabulation of local returns
in the general election Tues-
day reflected the intense in-
terest which prevailed
throughout the nation, a much
larger vote being polled here
than in the election of 193S.
In Tuesday’s election Timp-
son polled a total of 770 votes,
404 in the North box and 366
in the South box. i
Unofficial returns show this
vote as follows:
Roosevelt ..............689
Willkie.................71
Socialists................1
Prohibitionists ............2
The proposed amendments
to the State constitution car-
ried by a good majority.
Four years ago a total of
586 votes were polled in
Timpson, 184 less than rec-
orded Tuesday. This difference
can probably be attributed to
the fact that a wet norther
was sweeping through this sec-
tion on election day 1936. In
the November election of 1932
Timpson polled a total of 622
votes.
For the office of commis-
sioner of agriculture unofficial
returns show McDonald re-
ceived 555 votes, and W. N.
Corry, the write-in candidate
received 190 votes.
The election confirmed the
Democratic primary results,
all nominees for county, state,
precinct being elected. ^
SM-DOCHES
WORKERS MEET IT
CENTER THURSDAY
The Shell j -Doches Baptist
Association Workers Confer-
ence will meet with the First
Baptist church. Center, next
Thursday. The following is
the program:
10 a. m. Devotional — Rev.
George Youngblood.
10:15 a. m. Soldiers Canton-
ment Religious Work—Sev. J.
A. Derrick, Timpson.
10:35 a. m. Annual Church
Budget—Judge D. R. Taylor,
Center.
10:55 a. m. Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering — Mrs.
John Rudiseli of Nacogdoches.
11:15 a. m. Special music—
Center church.
11:20 a. m. Sermon—Rev.
J. I. Cartlidge.
12:00 noon. Lunch.
1:15 p. m. Executive board
meeting.
1:45 p. m. Training Union's
60th anniversary—Mrs. J. A.
Derrick.
2:05 p. m. Evangelistic pro-
gram for 1941—Rev. E. M. Og-
den. i |
2:25 p. m. Announcements
and adjournment.
WILM CUES ROOSEVELT
11 mmSHBCKT
According to a report from
Times’ correspondent Mrs. T.
P. Whiteside, of Wflda, that
community polled 19 votes in
Tuesday’s election. All nice-
teen were cast for President
Roosevelt for reeiection.
Also to Be Counted
Among the modern world’s
transportation aids. 3,000,000
-camels must -be included.
EXTENSIVE W.P.I.
Ilf AMENTS IN
EAST TEXAS AREA
Marshall, Nov. 4.—Construc-
tion and improvement of 2,-
840 miles of roads in the 24
counties contained in the
Marshal! WPA district was
listed as a major accomplish-
ment of the Federal agency in
a report reieased'today by A.
W. Elrod, district manager.
"During the past five years
local and state agencies have
cooperated admirably in East
Texas to provide work for
thousands of jobless persons
on projects of permanent pub-
lic valae,” Elrod declared.
“We are proud of the charac-
ter of work which has been
performed in this section by
WPA workers since this pro-
gram was started in July,
1935.”
Elrod pointed out that 2,-
732 miles of the roads which
have been built and improved
by WPA workers in this area
were over farm-to. market
trade routes. Included in the
road program was the con-
struction of 2,396 new bridges
and the improvement of 593
existing structures. Over the
hundred? of miles, of roadways
3,275 culverts were installed.
Throughout the East Texas
area WPA workers have built
and reconstructed 162 public
buildings, including 53 schools,
23 gymnasiums, 5 administra-
tive buildings, and 4 penal in-
stitutions.
On East Texas school cam-
puses are 11 new stadiums
built by WPA workers. Six
parks have been built or ex-
tended and WPA workers
have constructed and improv-
ed 14 athletic fields. Other
recreational facilities created
included 2 new swimming
pools and 50 tennis courts.
One airplane landing area
has been built and another im-
proved. Similarly, a landing
field has been built and one
improved. Included in air-
port improvement work was
the construction of 16,000
linear feet of runways. Air-
way markers have been in-
stalled in 24 localities.
Under the heading of public
utilities Elrod listed the con-
struction of six utility plants
and the improvement of three.
WPA workers installed or im-
proved 55 miles of water
mains. More than 1,250 wa-
ter consumer connections
have been installed. There
were installed 78 miles of
storm and sanitary sewers
with 1,800 service connections.
Major physical accomplish-
ments were listed for Shelby
county as follows:
Shelby County
Highways, roads and streets,
192 miles.
New bridges built, 250.
Culverts installed or im-
proved, 368.
New public buildings con-
structed, 2.
Public buildings improved.
11.
Utility plants bniit and im-
proved, 2.
THE WINNER
Franklin D. Roosevelt
LEAD FOR ROOSEVELT
CONTINUES TO CLIMB
As election returns continue
to be tabulated, President
Roosevelt's lead over Wendel
L. Willkie, continues to mount.
At noon today Mr. Roosevelt
was far ahead in returns from
39 states, with 468 electoral
votes.
Mr. Willkie today conceded
Mr. Roosevelt’s election.
Ribbons for all makes of
typewriters. The Times.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 5. (UP)
—Texas gave its 23 electoral
votes to President Roosevelt
and swept 21 Democratic con-
gressmen, 12 of them unoppos-
ed, and Sen. Tom Connally,
Democrat, back into office to-
night.
U. S. Election Given
Headlines in Britain
London, Nov. 6. (UP)—The
United States election stole the
headlines from Prime Minister
Winston Churchill’s speech
and the Italo-Greek war in
morning newspapers here to-
day.
Several of the newspapers
devoted three to four columns
to the balloting in America
and early returns. Tabulations
were coming into Fleet street
newsrooms by cable at five and
10 minute intervals.
There Spake True friendship
By ERVIN S. COBB
TO A prosperous doak and suit merchant on the lover East Side came
x an acquaintance of manj years’ standing. The newcomer had made
a failure of it as a pushcart huckster, and then as a dealer in castoff
garments. Bat he was undismayed and his ambition still soared. It
seemed that now he aspired to open & regular store—o-i borrowed
capital.
“But I don’t waat I should ash my friends for the money," he
explained. “Never would I do that. So this morning I go by that
hank over yonder on the ether side of the street and I tak with the
bank president, a feller named .Howard, aheut it. Ee says to me I
should make him a note with indorsements and then he slips me the
mamma. I asks him what is a note, and what is this here indorsement?
So he asks me who do I kr.ow in the neighborhood what has plenty
money, and 1 says to him that I know you. And then he fixes up this
here piece of paper, and he says to me I should bring it over here and
get you to sign your name on the back of it, and then he would right
away give me the two thousand dollars. Sc, here I ant Goldberg."
^ Mr. Goldberg's voice was husky with emotion as he answered:
“Moe," he said, “honestly for you I am positively ashamed that
you should do this thing. Ain't ahraj 3 we been friends both in the old
souatry and over here ?. ^nd now when you need money do you come to
me and ask me for it yan to mart? No, you go to a bov like that
Howard. Oy! Oy! Lisle*. I am the one which is going to help you and
not some feller in a bank. You get Howard to sign his name oa the
back of this paper and then i givr- you the money?1
■ Aaericxk V*w* TVattirws. Tne.)
201 CENTURY ELBA
ekes rate
fflBER10TH.ll MEET
A Thanksgiving program by
members of the Twentieth
Century Club was a feature at
the regular meeting Tuesday
of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation of Timpson. "Thanks-
giving” was the topic for a
splendid talk by Mrs. James
Cozort. A story upon a like
subject was interestingly re-
lated by Miss Mina McLendon.
A duet was sung by Mrs. Gil-
bert E. Smith and Mrs. Tot
Taylor, Mrs. E. H. Hebert,
playing accompaniment.
The association acknowl-
edges the splendid work which
ha? been done by the member-
ship committee.
A paid membership of 56, is
reported.
Reports were received from
the Halloween party given the
evening before. About 395.00
was received as a result of the
affair, Mrs. F. T. Cooke, pub-
licity chairman, said this
morning. Mrs. W. D. White-
side, presided.
ffiTEHHIS' RELO
lEfflESENlTHE
WRillSIUMN
E. R Fenton, Service
Officer, Here Thurs-
day, Nov. 21.
E. R. Fenton, field represen-
tative for Veterans’ State Serv-
ice Office, will be in Timpson,
Thursday, Nov. 21, according
to information received by
Rex Brinson, service officer for
the local post of the American
Legion.
Mr. Fenton says “It is advis-
able for veterans and depend-
ents desiring assistance with
claims to bring all papers in
their possession pertaining to
the claim; please bring all let-
ters received from the Veter-
ans Administration.”
McNary Congratulates
President Roosevelt
Salem, Ore., Nov. 5. (UP) —
Republican vice-presidential
candidate, Charles McNary,
Nary. Tuesday night conceded
that President Roosevelt had
been elected.
The veteran Senator, who
car.-.e* to his farm home near
here to vote, in a brief state-
ment at 11:40 p. m. said he
felt “the evidence of the na-
tional balloting results Tues-
day showed hopeful prospects
for an even stronger Republic-
an party in 1944.”
McNary congratulated Mr.
Roosevelt.
"Lucy Partners” brings two
great Hollywood stars togeth-
er for. the •first time . . . Ronald
Colman and Gingeif Rogers . ..
in a gay romantic comedy . . .
at the Palace tonight and
Thursday.
Ed C. Smith, Well
Knows Center Citizen,
Passes Away
Center, Tex., Nov. 5.—Ed C.
Smith, 58, a native of Louis-
iana and long-time resident of
Center, who had been active
in leasing operations for ma-
jor oil companies in Texas for
twenty years, died at Shreve-
port Tuesday morning after a
short illness. He was reputed
to have leased more acreage
in East Texas than any other
man, handling large blocks for
Humble and other companies.
Funeral services will be
conducted Wednesday after-
noon at the Fir-t Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife, three
daughters, Mrs. G. H. Keating
and Miss Eliose Smith of Port
Arthur, and Miss Elaine Smith
of Houston: five sisters, Mrs.
J. G. Harris of Center, Mrs. L
E. Titus of Pecos, Mrs.- W. I.
Powell of Beaumont, Mrs.
Jack Squyres of Atlanta, Tex-
as, and Miss Iona Smith of
Center.
Yes! They’re “Lucky Part-
ners” . . . Ginger Rogers and
Ronald. Colman ... at the
Palace tonight and Thursday.
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