Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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Timpson W eekly Times
VOLUME 69
TIMPSON. TEXAS. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1944
NO. 29
BRITISH TANKS
SWEEP TOWARD
PARIS BATTLING
NAZI PANZERS
SAMPLE BALLOT
l am a Democrat and pledge myself to support the nominee
of this primary.
Allied Supreme Headquar-
ters, London, July 19. (UP)—
Behind an g,000-ton bombard-
ment by 2,200 planes, the
most concentrated in history,
the British Second Army burst
wide open the German line at
Caen Tuesday and. sweeping
across the flat plain toward
Paris, met Field Marshal Er-
win Rommel’s panzers in a
showdown tank 'battle.
American troops captured
St. Lo, central bastion of the
enemy line, and the simultane-
ous blows shattered the com-
munications of between 20
and 25 German division—pos-
sibly 250,000 men—threaten-
ing them with disaster as the
Allied power exploded in a
massive co-ordinated drive to-
ward the heart of France.
Gen. Sir B. L. Montgomery’s
tanks smashed the German
line in a surprise offensive
from the Orne bridgehead just
above Caen. They then veer-
ed southward to lunge out on
the open plain and engage the
enemy’s armored strength.
Richard D. McMillan of the
United Press reported that
dozens of separate tank bat-
tle*. parts of one mighty strag-
gle, broke out as the German
panzer crews, with nc more
hedgerows and gullies to hide
in, ar.d with ^ris i+'elf only
112 miles beyond, turned and
fought.
Huge pockets of Germans
were passed by in the sweep-
ing advances as the tanks
plunged through Colombelles
and Vaucellea, northeastern
and southeastern suburbs of
Caen where the enemy had
held out stoutly after the main
city fell last week. These were
being rapidly mopped up by
the infantry.
Fighter and dive-bombers
pounded the enemy in direct
support of the Second army,
reaching ever deeper into
France. More than 7,500 sor-
ties were flown during the
day.
Even conservative head-
quarters spokesmen described
the day’s successes as of “gi-
gantic proportions” as the Ger-
man reverses flared westward
along the entire 120-mile front
and the Lesaay-Periera-Si. Lo
line facing the Americans be-
gan disintegrating.
American troops reached
and cut the Lessay-St. Lo high-
way, backbone of the line, and
drove the Germans from both
Lessay and Periers although
those towns had not been ful-
ly occupied.
Snipers and small knots of
Germans fought on in St. Lo.
but official front dispatches
said the town- was occupied,
with the main garrison taking
np new positions on the far
bank of the Vire river two
miles to the south.
Montgomery’s troops open-
ed their great attack, at dawn,
taking the Germans complete-
ly by surprise with its direc-
tion, since they had massed
their forces to the south where
the Tommies had been carry-
ing out elaborate diversionary
assaults.
In addition to the unprece-
dented plane bombardment,
one of the great "Monty bar-
rages” from hundreds of mass-
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For Governor:
COKE R. STEVESON
of Kimble County
MARTIN JONHS
of Nacogdoches County
W. J. MINTON
of Grayson County
ALEX M. FERGUSON
of Grayson County
MINNR FISHER
CUNNINGHAM
of Walker County
GENE S. PORTER
of McLennan Comity
EDWARD L. CAREY
of Harris County
HERBERT E. Mats
of Galveston County
WILLIAM F. GRIMES
of Harris County
For Lieutenant Governor:
LEE SATTERWHITE
of Travis County
MAT DAVB
of Upshur County
WILLIAM DAVID TURNER
of McLennan County
JOHN LEE SMITH
of Throckmorton County
For Attorney General:
GROVER SELLERS
of Hopkins County
JESSE E. MARTIN
of Tarrant County
FRED ERISMAN
of Gregg County
For Associate Justice of Su-
preme Court:
RICHARD CHIT7
of Williamson County
TOM SMILEY
of Karnes County
JAMES B. HUBBARD
of Nueces County
GORDON SIMPSON
of Smith County
CHARLES T. ROWLAND
of Tarrant County
For Judge of Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals: :
F. L. HAWKINS
of Ellis County
JOSEPH D. DICKSON
of Baylor County
For Railroad Commissioner:
BEAUFORD H. JESTER
of Navarro County
For Comptroller of Public Ac-
counts:
GEO. H. SHEPPARD
of Nolan County'
CLIFFORD £. BUTLER
of Harris County
HAROLD K. SHELTON
of Karris County
For Treasurer:
JESSE JAMES
of Travis County
For Commissioner of General
Land Office:
BASCOM GILES
of Travis County
For Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
L. A. WOODS
of McLennan County
EARL ROGERS
of Hays County
WALTER SCOTT McNUTT
of Marion County
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture:
j. e. McDonald
of Ellis County
EDGAR E. HUNTER
of Harris County
VIRGIL E. ARNOLD
of Harris County
For Congress, 2nd District:
J. M. COMBS
of Jefferson County
HUGH A. WILSON
For Chief Justice Court of Civil
Appeals 9th Supreme Ju-
dicial District of Texas:
THOMAS B. COE
For Associate Justice of Court
Civil Appeal 9th Supreme
Judicial District of Texas:
R. L. MURRAY
S. J. Rhodes Heads
Timpson Masonic Lodge
For Ensuing Term
Services of Installation
for Officers Conducted
at Called Meeting Sat-
urday Night.
Officers, elective and ap-
pointive, were installed Satur.
MET*
OlHiJK;
DRIVER LOSES LIFE
A truck hauling gasoline
overturned, became ignited
and was burned Sunday after-
noon, several miles from Timp-
TOLL IN NAVY -
POWDER BLAST
IS NEARING 400
: San Francisco, July I8.(UP)
i—Death toll of the earth-rock-
ing explosion aboard two am-
munition ships at the U. S.
Naval'Ammunition Depot at
Port Chicago, Cal., rose today
to more than 350 when the
day night at a called meeting son on the Timpson and Gar- navy revealed armed guard
of Timpson Lodge No. 437, A. rUon highway. Though truck
F. & A. M. Elective officers i and tank had in some manner
For Associate Justice of Civil..Tere chosen at a stated meet-1 separated and were a short
Appeals 9th Supreme Ju-jjng of the group in June. distance unart. both
dicial District of Texas
WARDLOW LANE
of Shelby County
CHARLES B. WALKER
of Jefferson County
For Representative:
JOHN T. LATIMER
RUSHING MANNING
C. G. LJGHTFOOT
For District Judge:
S. H. SANDERS
For District Attorney:
N. B. D. BAILEY
For County Judge:
DUDLEY DAVIS
For District Clerk:
MBS. JOHN D. WINDHAM
For County Clerk:
FAIRISH J. HAYES
For Sheriff:
DICK MIDDLETON
For County Attorney:
dave McNeill, jr.
For Tax-Assessor-Collector:
W. P. (KINNIE) ADAMS
For County Surveyor:
W. C. HUNTINGTON
For County Treasurer:
W. F. CAMPBELL
For Commissioner, Precinct i:
FRANK WALLACE
H. F. CAMPBELL
Far Commissioner, Precinct 2:
H. C. GOODWYN
J. W. (WARREN) BYRD
Officers of Timpson Masonic burned
lodge for the ensuing year are j Claud Uessar of Panola
as follows: S. J. Rhodes, wor- county was the driver of the
shipful master; R. B Dent,(track. After the removal of
i'enter warden; Rushing Mann- the dead body from the truck,
ii-ig, junior warden; J. A. it was brought to Taylor Es-
i Moses, treasurer; J. B. Gas-t late Funeral Home in Timp-
way, secretary; Lem Eakin,; son, by an ambulance for thu,
chaplain; Don Hooper, senior cci-c -n
deacon; S. R. Permenter, Jim-’ The remains were later car
ior deacon; E. J. Broussard,! -iod to Carthage by an aiubto
senior steward: Dan Rhodes, Imice for the Hawthorn Fu-
junior steward; B. B. Watson, neral Home ,i Carthage, from
tiler. j whom we obtained the rutino
of the driver. Mr. Hessar lived
in Panola county about 14
, miles east of Carthage. Fu-
neral services were heid
• Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock
-- at Adams cemetery, about ie
According to information m^es e*a* Carthage, ac-
received by Rushing Mann- cording to information obtain-
ing, vocational agriculture e<*-
teacher, the Timpson F.F.A.; ——. -----
chapter has been awarded Mrs. J. M. Webb and son,
J86.50 by the Sears Roebuck!James, are visiting in Texas
and Company Revolving Fund. City this week with their
This money will be used by daughters and sisters, Mrs.
the local chapter to purchase hlark J. Combs, and Misses
TIMPSON FIJI CM
wins SEMIS no
registered Jersey heifer. Loi3 and Mildred Webb, ties
The Shelby County Chapter of
Future Farmers passed a reso-
lution at its last meeting that
this money be spent in the in-
terest of the dairying industry,
crews were aboard both
sels and were presumed lost.
Over 300 persons were re-
ported injured in the Port Chi-
cago area, mostly from flying
window glass and debris.
Nearby hospitals unable to
estimate how many people
were treated during the night
for injuries.
The number of men in the
guards was not disclosed by
the navy, but spokesman for
the War Shipping Administra-
tion estimated the total dead
would be increased by ap-
proximately 40 if ail members
of the guard were presumed
lost
The navy previously an-
nounced 250 enlisted men and
nine officers were “missing
and presumed dead.” Four
coast guardsmen were report-
ed missing, and four civilians
dead. WSA said 70 merchant
seamen were aboard the two
ships. In addition two seamen
who were ashore remained un-
accounted for.
This brought the total dead
to 377, figuring the WSA esti-
mate of armed guard cesnai-
rjrjnrjr-^
NEIL (SMILEY) WOODFIN *nd that the Timpson Chapter
For Commissioner, Precinct 3:
R. H. PERMENTER
For Commissioner, Precinct 4:
W. C. CRUMP
LEM EAKIN
L. T. (LUBY) BISHOP
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. I:
J. J. CARROLL
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 2:
F. C. POWELL j _ -
For Justice of Peace, Precinct Rites For G,
would receive the first grant
for the purchase of a register-
ed heifer.
The Timpson F.F.A. is do-
ing a great work in helping
the farmers in this area in im-
proving their dairy herds. It
recently sponsored a success-
ful dairy show in Timpson,
and now owns a One-Star Jer-
isey Sire.
No. 8: •
D. M. BROWN
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 4:
E. L. NEWTON
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 5: ,
R. F. JOHNSTON
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 6:
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 7:
R. W. TODD
For Justice of Peace, Precinct
No. 8:
For Constable, Precinct 1:
JOE ADAMS
For Constable, Precinct 2:
R O. ELLINGTON
For Constables, Precinct 3:
SAM REYNOLDS
O. L. PARKER
For Constable, Precinct 4:
OTIS BL/ CKSfiEAR
EDDIE DeFRIEND
Fcr Constable, Precinct 5:
JOHN TEMPUN
For Constable, Precinct 6:
For Constable, Precinct 7:
C. H. PERRY
For Constable, Precinct 8:
For County Chairman:
R S. SANDERS
For Committeeman;
If it i» experience, we have
it; if it ia hard work, we can
do it. W. C. Cramp.
(Political Adrenuemeat)
Track lead of Elbertm peaches
will be in Timpson, Friday
meriting. John Spradley.
W. Legg
Held Wednesday
Afternoon
Gordon W. Legg, 74, passed!
away nt 4:30 o’clock Monday
burial Wednesday
son for
morning.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the
Baptist church at 8 o’clock,
and were conducted by Rev.
A. B. Moses. Interment will
be made in Woodiawn ceme-
tery.
Mr. Legg is well known in
this city, having resided here
for a number of years, during
which time he was in the em-
ploye of the Southern Pacific
Ry.
He is survived by one son
and four daughters: W. T.
Legg, Houston; Mrs. W. F.
Davis, Junction, Texas; Mrs.
G. W. Brown, Houston; Mrs.
E. N. Castle, Eagle Pass; Mrs.
P. R. Herrington, Minnesota;
■sisters, Mrs. G. A. Stonelitcher,
E! Paso; Mrs. H. gt. Clair,
Lufkin; brothers, Ludie Legg,
Lufkin; Frank Legg, Califor-
nia; Wylie Legg, Nevada;
Charles Legg, Lufkin.
For Victory: Buy Bonds!
^No. 1696 • • &
^ Official Statement of Financial Condition of ^
THE COTTON BELT STATE BANK ' ^
v at Timpson, State of Texes, at the close of bus;ness on k
m the 30th day of June, 1944, published in the Timp-h:
h 50,1 Times, a newspaper printed and published at Timp- 5
J son, State of Texas, on the 7th day cf July, 1944, in 1
S accordance with a call made by the Banking Commis- %
a sioner of Texas pursuant to the provisions of the Bank- £
£ ing Law of this State. S
$ 172^67.76 ^
304.425.00 ^
35,767.42 k
k
20,000.00 £
8.000. 00 S
1,700.00 $
525,138.32 ^
8.000. 00 ^
467.350.00 ^
31,643,238A0 ^
50,000.00 $
14,500.00 I)
11,980.98 ^
RESOURCES
n Loans and discounts, Including over-
k drafts—Schedule I____________________________
k United States Government obligations,
g direct and guaranteed—Schedule II.....
J Obligations of State and political
k subdivisions __________________________________
k Corporate stocks, including stock in
e>' Federal Reserve Bank_____ ____________________
^ Bank premises owned.............................
k Furniture, fixtures and equipment_______
k Cash on hand and due from approved
jj reserve agents____________________________
J Cash items in process of
collection (Transit)
Total Resources
morning in a Houston hospital I k Customers securities held for safekeep-
■ laMM
S Surplus: Certified |10,5!)0 00; not certified
1 34,090.00 .........
k Undivided profits
LIABILITIES
k Cashiers checks, dividend checks and
g certified cheeks outstanding.____________
5 Demand individual deposits...................
k Demand public funds, including postal
k savings and C. S. Government deposits
k Total all deposits ($998,907.52)
k Customers securities deposited for safes
^ keeping-------------------------
k Total Resources. ..._______ ____________
b State of Texas
5 County of Shelby
k I, H. L. Rogers, Vice President and Cashier
*■ ------ed bank
687.50
888,728.07
i
109,493.95 ^
467,850.06 ^
Jl,543,238-50 ^
. shier of the b
k above named bank, dn/olemniy swear that the foregoing w
o statement of condition is true to the best of my knowl- S
k edge and belief. n
k H. L. ROGERS. ^
k Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of k
k July, 1944. g
v* T. J. Molioy, Notary Public, Shelby County, Texas, y1
J CORRECT — ATTEST
k J. E- Blankenship, W M. Bym, E. H. Hebert, Directors *
k Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. t.
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