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Timpson Weekly Times
VOLUME 60
TIMPSON. TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1945
NO. 34
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WILL BEGIN SUNOilT
San Francisco, Aug. 31.(UP)
—Tokyo radio raid tonight
that Gen. Douglas MacArthur,
supreme Allied commander,
wall lend at Ataugi airfield
near Tokyo Tuesday morning
with Allied airborne forcey.
The Japanese broadcast
quoted the Tokyo newspaper
Yomiuri as announcing that
signing of the “truce agree-
ment” was scheduled to take
place Aug. 31 aboard a U. S.
warship in Tokyo bay.
FUST BILL COTTOli
HECEIIED WTiMPSON
Timpson’s first bale of cot-
ton from the 1945 crop was
received Thursday, August 16.
It was grown by Buell Tutt,
colored, of the'Concord com-
munity and weighed 492
pounds.
The new bale was ginned at
the plant of the Timpson Gin
Company, and was bought by
Hairston & Hebert, bringing
22c per pound. A nice, premi-
um was given the grower.
The first bale one year ago
was received on August 15th,
and in 1943 on August 9th.
2 BILLION FOR
Manila, Aug. 2L (UP)—Ja-
pan announced today that the
American occupation of her j PUBLIC WORKS
homeland would begin Sunday j -
when airborne forces will land j Washington, Aug. 17.—Sen.
in the Tokyo area. Japanese of- j Elmer Thomas, D., Ok la., pro-
ficials ordered military person-
nel cut of the occupation area
in an apparent effort to minim-
ize the danger of friction.
The Japanese high command
revealed that the airborne oc-
cupation forces would be fol-
lowed two days later by Amer-
ican naval forces, landing at
Yokosuka at the entrance to
Tokyo bay.
Withdrawal of Japanese ar-
my and navy forces from the
occupation areas was ordered
after Tokyo propoganda
broadcasts had expressed fear
that some “hot-headed” Japa-
nese _anny men might attempt
-to battle tiiertJCtupalioir troops
despite Emperor Hirohito’s
surrender orders.
Congressman J. M. Combs
Visits Timpson —
Congressman and Mrs. J. M.
Combs of Beaumont, made a
brief visit in Timpsou Thurs-
day, stopping ever on a tour of
other towns in this congres-
sional district. - Congressman
Combs stated that he planned
to return to Waahington about
the first of September.
Twenty-five per cent of the
hats sold to men are aise 6%.
posed today that the govern-
ment spend $2,000,000,000 on
public works in the next three
years to provide jobs for the
unemployed and to catch up
on much needed improvements
such as roads, schools, flood
control and reclamation.
Thomas, a member of the
Senate appropriations commit-
tee, said in an interview that
he would push his program in
connection with the next ap-
propriation bill to come before
Congress.
He proposed that the work
be done in cooperation with
state and local governments
bul'tlicz tmr construction be
let out to private contractors
rather than be ilndertakefi by
government agencies, f ~
"I’m thinking‘of something
more along the lines of the old
Public Works Administration
(PAW) for permanent im-
provements than I am of the
Works Progress Administra-
tion (WPA) theory of made
jobs,” he said.
Thomas said without such a
program he feared “vast un-
employment” in the immediate
postwar years. Government
heads have estimated there
may be 8,000.000 jobless by
next spring.
Limited Supply
OF HARD-TO-GET ITEMS!
•Radio AB Batteries
•Prestone Anti-freeze
•Seat Coven
•Radiator Grilles
•Front Fenders
• Chevrolet Motion
1
• Ford Motor*
•Tires—odd sizes
• Tubes—all sizes
•Wheel*, Chevrolet—all type*
• Wheel*, Ford—most type*
5 SHELBY MOTOR COMPANY ?
“THE HOME OF FRIENDLY SERVICE”
PHONE 212 TIMPSON, TEXAS W
9 $
Registration Dates Fcr
Timpson Public School*,
Begin Mcnh-jy, Sept. 3rd
Registration dates for Timp-
son Public schools have been
announced by Superintendent
S. R. Permenter as follows:
Monday, Sept. -3rd, 9 a. m.—
Buena Vista, Huber, Cooper,
Blair, Silas, Stockman, Water-
man.
Tuesday, Sept. 4th, 9 a. m.—
Weaver, Wedgeworth, Harri-
son, Tennessee, Rose Hiil.
Students .living in Timpson
may register on Monday or
Tuesday.
Classes will begin Wednes-
day, September 5th.
Committee* For Timpson
Lion* Club Announced
The Timpson Lions ciub met
Tuesday afternoon for lunch-
eon and business session at
dining room of Hotel Blanken-
ship. Committees ■ were an-
nounced by Robin Hooper,
President, as follows:
Attendance—Thos. Castle,
W. F. Corey, Ed Taylor, Carl
Tyer.
Finance—H. L. Rogers. E.
E. Phelps, Tommie Mitchell, E.
C. Tyer.
Program—Raymond Rose,
Dr. W. D. Whiteside, E. F.
Johnston, Rushing Manning.
Membership—S. R. Fermen-
ter, S. T. Smith. R. B. Dent,
Edgar Crump.
Publicity—S. Winfrey, T. J.
Molloy.
Constitution and 'By-Laws—
Rev: W. A. Dollahite, Dr. G. £.
Smith, E: T. Crawford, Leon-
ard Tyer. -* * '-'tic
1 ■ ■ Safety—Tracy Hayes,iW.JRi
Tyer, Van Jones. '
The musical program was
under direction of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Rose. T. J. Or-
render, president of the Garri-
son Lions club spoke briefly
and extended invitation to
Timpson members and their
wives to meet with them Fri-
day evening, Aug. 31, the oc-
casion being ladies’ night, c
Others of Garrison attending,
were: W. B. McCauley, E. W.
Pack, Bill Yarbrough, Rev.
Lacy Stand if er.
FH li UIDUSM
IMPLEMENT TIRES SRE
FREES FROMJUTIBN
Washington.—Rationing of
tires for farm implements and
industrial uses ended at mid-
night, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced Mon-
day.
Rationing-of truck and pass-
enger car tires will continue.
OPA Chief Chester Bowles
said that ample suplies of all
sizes and types of farm imple-
ment tires, including tractor
tires, are now available to meet
requirements. “So we are re-
moving them from rationing,”
he said.
4 AMENDMENTS
FACING VOTERS
Below is a brief resume of
the proposed amendments to
the Texas Constitution to be
voted on Aug. 25, 1945, and is
given herein as each amend-
ment will appear on your bal-
lot:
Amendment No. 1: This
amendment provides that dur-
ing the time the United States
is engaged in fighting a war,
or within one year after the
close of the calendar year in
which said war is terminated,
no 'person, who at the time of
holding any election in this
state authorized by law, or
who, within eighteen months
immediately prior to the time
of holding any such election
was, a member of the armed
forces of the United States or
of the armed forces reserve or
the United States Maritime
Service or the United States
Merchant Marine, is required
to pay a poll tax, or to hold a
receipt for the payment of any
poll tax assessed against him,
in order to vote at any election.
The foregoing amendment, if
adopted, does not give any per-
son the right to vote who is a
member of the regular estab-
lishment of the United States
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps.
Amendment No. 2: This
amendment provides that
members of the Legislature
shall receive $10 per day dur-
ing their tenure of office, and
in addition each member shall
receive not to exceed $2.60 for
each twenty-five miles, as mile
age in going to and returning
from the seat of government
fbr sessions of the .legisiatu^e
Amendment No., 3/; This
amendment provides that the
Supreme Court shall consist of
a Chief Justice and eight As-
sociate Justices, any five of
whom shall constitute a quor-
um, and Use concurrence of
five shall be necessary to a de-
cision of a case. Our present
court consists of three Justices
.and a Commission of Appeals
composed of six Judges Court
without the power to vote and
this amendment, if adopted,
will make the six Commission-
ers full members of the Court
with voting power on decisions.
Amendment No. 4: This
amendment, if adopted, will
empower the Legislature to in-
crease the amount for old age
assistance from $15 per month
(as now provided by the Con-
stitution), to $20 per month of
State funds to be matched by
the Federal Government with
a like amount, which in effect
would he, with both State and
Federal money, the pensioner
could be paid an amount up to
$40 per month.
This amendment further pro-
vides that a maximum of Thir-
ty-Five Million Dollars can be
raised by the State for its part
in expenditures for the needy
aged, the needy blind and
needy children under 16 years
of age.
62 Applications Made
Monday For REA
Lights and Power
F. L. Beauchamp, right-of7
way solicitor, for R. E. A. Coop,
at San Augustine, spent Mon-
day in Timpson receiving ap-
plications for R. E. A. lights
and power. The contemplat-
ed project for which applica-
tions were made will include a
sector beginning at W. B.
Compton farm in Blair com-
munity, through the Weaver
community and from that point
to Timpeon-Mt. Enterprise
highway about three and one-
half miles from Timpson, we
are informed. Hr. Beauchamp
stated that 62 paid applica-
tions were received Monday.
The right-of-way is to be de-
termined later, we understand.
Mr. Beauchamp stated that
he appreciated the fine spirit
of cooperation shown by the
public, and that it was hoped
to begin construction of the
line in above named sector not
later than the first of next
year. The R. E. A. representa-
tive met applicants for service
on the proposed new line at
the office of the Timpson
Chamber of Commerce, and
said that he would be here
again Monday, Aug. 27 to re-
ceive applications.
Residence of Brick
Veneer Under Construction
For Ernest Gary
Ernest Gary recently pur-
chased property consisting of
fifty acres of land from E. A.
Bogard. The acreage is locat-
ed in part along the Timpson
and( Tenaha highway, a short
distance outside''the city incor-
porate limits. A residence is
now under construction on the
newly acquired property, and
will be occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Gary and family when
the building is completed. The
structure will be of brick
veneer, six rooms and bath and
modern conveniences, we were
informed Monday by Mr.
Gary.
Buy War Bonda and Stamps.
GKSSMSHIPS
HEMIII OF OK MIGHTY
FLEET OF
Guam, Aug. 21,(UP)—Only
65 combat ships, most of them
unseaworthy, remain of Ja-
pan’s once formidable fleet of
382 warships, and Nippon’s
merchant fleet has been reduc-
ed to a little more than 1,000,-
000 tons, it was announced to-
day by A dm. Chester W. Nira-
itz on the basis of official re-
ports confirmed by Japanese
surrender envoys in Manila.
Rear Adm. Forrest P. Sher-
man, deputy chief of staff for
Nimitz and U. S. said more
than 7,090,300 tons, had been
reduced to 1,000,000 to 1,500,-
000 tons, “counting all very
small ships and a very few suit-
able for long voyages.”
He said the Japanese naval
envoy to Manila said that the
loss of the merchant fleet re-
sulted in a food shortage in
Japan, that there was an ex-
treme shortage of gasoline and
that Allied air attacks had left
the interisland transportation
system in “very bad shape.”
Sherman said the Japanese
armies still were "formidable”
and quoted the envoys as re-
porting Japan still had 5,800
naval aircraft, 4.000 of which
were in operation.
The Japanese said the fish
shortage was particularly
acute because thousands of
mines dropped by B-29 bomb-
ers prevented most of the fish-
ing fleet from going out, thus
depriving the people of Nip-
pon of their main source of
food.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris
Starkey More to Timpson
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Starkey
arrived recently from Carlisle
to make Timpson their home.
They have an apartment at the
home of Mrs. Gordon Weaver
on South Second street.
Mr. Starkey was recently
elected coach and instructor of
Social Science in the Timpson
school.
TIMPSON BOY ON ESCORT CARRIER
THAT WAS HIT BY JAP SUICIDE PLANE
Press dispatches Monday
stated that official navy reports
placed at 43 the total casual-
ties suffered by the escort car-
rier Sangamon when hit by a
Japanese plane near Okinawa,
May 4th. The Sangamon’s ar-
rival at the Norfolk, Va. navy
yard for repairs was reported
Monday night. The navy's an-
nouncement listed her casual-
ties at 12 dead, 13 missing and
18 wounded.
Edgar Robert Billingsley, S
2 'c. son of Mr. and Mrs. Travis
Billingsley of Timpson, was on
the Sangamon, but escaped in-
jury, it is reported by his fa-
ther upon receipt of letter from
the young man.
The Sangamon had been
helping destroy the Japanese
air force in southern! Ryukus
immediately before the crip-
pling kamikaza attack.
Holiday Closing |
Notice - §
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Notice is given that ant Satur-
day, August 2Sdt, State Elec-
tion Day, wHl he ohaerved by
u* as a holiday and we will
not be open far business.
Please let us take care of your
honking need* on Friday.
Open Monday as usuaL
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
THE GOTTOR BELT STkTE BIIK I
Timpson, Texas
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation £
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1945, newspaper, August 24, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth814663/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.