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Down In Texas
By EDMUNDS TRAVIS
The Howe Messenger
VOLUME XVIII
HOWE,. GRAYSON COUrNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1943
NUMBER 41
Anna Youths Charged
With Robbery
Texas officials who are asking
that oil tankers released by Great
Britain be returned to the Texas- j
Atlantic coast trade are certain!
to have their request granted.1
Some of the tankers, at least. >r°"ths “rested in connection witn
must be put back in this trade the taWnS ol $13c> lrom Charl,-g
for the simple reason that there Brown' farmer livi"S three m.,loS
Sherman
Two Collin county
southwest of Ar.):ia, entered pleas
of not guilty to charges of rob-
bery by assault at their examin-
ing trials. Monday before Jess
Wall, justice of the peace.
Brovin testified that he and sev-
surface" raideV. It i"s probable- ~al* <*•> had stopped at' a becr
is nothing else to do with them.
It is believed here that a big
factor in the release of the tank-
ers was increased efficiency in the
protection of trans-Atlantic ship-
ping- from Axis submarines and
so that "past shipments to Britain Itavern «™ miles south of Sher-
have enabled that country to build \mmSaturday night and that t.vo
youths graphed him q).id slugged
him, taking a purse containing
up considerable stocks of petrole'
um and its products.
Our Government’s decision to
supply Russia through White Sea
ports may result in the use of
some of the released tankers for
that purpose, but it will also make
available for other uses vessels
now plying between our Pacific
coast and Vladivostok. One Way
or another, Texas stands to get
all the tankers needed for her oil
trade with the east coast-
* * *
Senator W. Lee O’Dariiel has
not allowed Harold L- Ickes, sec-
retary of the Interior, to escape
the ‘‘gasoline shortage” controver-
sy by pointing to the return of
forty oil tankers by the British
government. The Texas Senator
insists there (never was a gasoline
shortage except in the mind of the
Secretary. *
Irascible Ickes seems really to
have met his match itn the junior
senator from Texas. Itn a recent
senate committee hearing, the cab-
inet member quickly got into ■diffi-
culties utider O'Daniel’s question-
ing, and, for the first time in his
official career, he has failed to
make devastating remarks about
an active antagonist.
* • *
Congressman Lyndon Johnson
stepped a pace ahead of his Texas
colleagues by becoming the first
to declare that Texas oil should
command better prices. There is
not a district in the State which
would not be bene fitted by in-
creased crude oil prices acid any
increase would bring more reve-
nue to the state government.
Compared with some others.
Joljison’s district' prcjduces very
little oil. That fact makes his de-
claration all the more noteworthy.
Apparantly. he takes a state-wide
view of a subject which he might
$130, part of it representing pro-
ceeds from sale of a cow.
Constable Fred Mooty arrested
Ray Fields, 25, in Sherman, and
Raymond Vandergriff, 25, at his
home south of Anna, with the aid
of Marshal Clyde Todd and Con-
stable Jim Bradshaw of Arina.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
(An Editorial)
The Friday afternoc^i edition of the jSherman Democ fit car-
ried an article concerning the adoption of the county upit system
for Grayson county road construction and maintenance, throughout
which was the inference that this proposal was instigated and was
■being actively sponsored by County Judge Jake J. iLoy. In this ar-
ticle Judge Loy was credited with having originated the plan in
1935, and it was stated that some of the members of the commis-
sioners court expressed sui-prise that such a plrtn wa3 already on
the records of Grayson: county.
It is well that surprise was expressed, for the system tried oat
briefly at that time bears little resemblance to the coijnty unit
system. In fact, up to the time this article was published the Gray-
son county plan has be^i known as the centralized purchasing sys-
tem a|nd was no more than the term implies. The county unit sys-
tem is of much broader scope than just purchasing of supplies.
As a matte*' for the record, we desire to point out here and
now, that discussion of the county unit system was not at Judge
Loy’s instigation. Credit for interest in. this system, some discussion
of which has been: heard frequently since January 1 of this year
must go to Commissioner Reece Bowen of Precinct one-
Following his election a)nd prior to taking office Commissioner
Bowen c(n numerous occasions discussed the county unit system
with the writer and at his request we \trote for and obtained an
outline of the system as adopted and used so successfully in Har-
Brown said he had known both rjson county. Commissioner Bowen .took the outline mailed us and
youths, who lived in a (nearby com
munity, for severaj years.
The youths were held in the
county jail under $2,000 bohd each
after examining trials conducted
by R. S. Watscjn, assistant district
attorney.
Fields and Vandergriff were in-
dicted by the Grayson coutrty grand
jury Thursday. Fields has been re-
leased from jail on bond, but Van-
dergriff was still ixi custody Fri-
day.
Ray Fields played in the out-
field for the Howe ball club sev-
eral years ago.
ignore without jeopardizing
political fortunes.'
Fiotball Queen Named
At Carnival
Joyce England was choscp 1941
football queen for the Howe high
school and Imogene Grecpe was
choscji mascot at the annual Hal"
lowe’ep carnival Thursday night.
The new queen is a member of the
tenth grade, Miile the mascot is
in the seventh grade. Coronation
ceremonies were held following
the , carnival, Dorothy Jeaja Smith
representing the queen who was
absent.
Candidates from the various
grades and their escorts were aa
follows: first, Nancy Jane Brink-
ley and Cajnnon George Jr.; sec-
ond, Billie Janet Jordan and
Charles S^nell; third, Bettie Sue
his i Johnson and Charles Robert Har
has repeatedly called it to the attenticp of the court. Fe showed it
to the editoi* of the Sherman Democrat and requested that that
publication assist him in getting the plan before the public, but not
until Judge Loy took the matter up was any montion made of it.
Featured in the above mentioned article was a proposal to
purchase a county rock crusher. This, too, has betjn actively advo-
cated by Commissioner Bowen eveer since taking office. He has made
a considerable study of the opera tion of such machines apd has
told the writer of numerous trips he has made to see these ma-
chines jp operation. He has studied costs and is convinced that if
the county had its own crusher it could build rock roads at a. cost
of $500 a mile.
It is extremely strange that Judge Loy should so suddenly see
the peed of a county rock crusher. Back a few years ago when the
county first started its blacktopping program the commissioners
co'rt couriered the purchase of a crusher. They were offered an
outfit for $12-000 with the privilege of paying for it at the rate of
30 cents a yard as it was used. At this rate 40,000 yards would
have paid for the machine. We bave it on good authority that
Judge Loy was primarily responsible for failure to buy the crush-
er at that time apd favored purchase of crushing service from a
close friend. The first contract was for 40,000 yards of rock at a
price of 80 cents a yard, $1.10 a yard first being asked. This price
was for crushing only, the county to quarry the rock and haul it to
and from the crusher. Since that time Grayson, county has paid
this rock crushing , ccpcern an amount reported to be almost $100,-
000 and still has mo crusher.
We are glad to see Judge Loy begin to take interest in some
really significant savings to the taxpayer* of Grayson county in-
stead of confining his economy program to the salaries of $75 apd
$80 a month court house stenographers, and we congratulate him
for his attention to this matter, but let’s give credit where credit
is due. There is but ore man repest in the county unit road syste
m, and that man is Reece Bowen,ponsi'ble for the quickening inter-
commissioner of Precinct one.
Roosevelt Charges Hitler Has
Design on This Hemisphere
REV. C. N. SMITH SENT
TO ALLEN CIRCUIT
Washington—President Roose-
velt declared Monday night that
the “shooting has started”' and
Rev. C. N. Smith, pastor of the solemnly called on the nation to
Howe Methodist circuit for the helP destr°y a Hitler regime a-
past year, has beep assigned to
the Allen circuit, it was an-noune-
! gainst which he leveled the follow’'
i!ng formal accusations.
Clark-Chumbiey Vows
Read Sunday
Judge Few Brewster, of Temple,
who worked his way through the
University of Texas, a quarter of
a century ago, comes back to Aus-
tin as a member of the Supreme
Court’s commission of appeals
The court chose him to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Judge S. H- GermaJn.
Judge Brewster was bora, not
far from Austin, near Florence
:p Williamson county. He moved to
Bell county as a boy and then* be"
came county attorney, district at-
torney apd district judge- He was
serving his thirteenth year as
judge of the twenty-seventh judi
cial district whep he was raised
to the commission.. He is a Wor^iT
War veteran and a past president
of the State Bar Association.
Old timers ip Austin who re-
member him as a hard-working,
. serious-minded University student
not cPly respect the new commis-
sion member, but regard him with
genuine affection.
roll; fourth, Goldie Jean England
and. Stanley Francis; fifth, Mary
Sue Sollis apd Hubert Long; sixth
Bettie Lou Miller and Guy Hes-
tand; seventh, Imogene Greene
and Paul Malone; eighth, Kathryne
Hopper and James Johnson; ninth
Juanita Murphew apd Shelley Ba
ker; tenth, Joyce England and
Dewey Rogers; eleventh, Rachel
Davis and Luther Keller; twelfth,
Margie Davis and R. L- Jordan.
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Celtic News
(By Mis* Birdie Sollis)
Ernest Alexander was in Sher-
man on business, Saturday.
Mrs Paul Holloway spent Tues"
^ay with Mrs, G. Carter pear Tom
Bean.
Charley Haizlip of Dallas is
visiting G. W. Jol'hson and other
relatives, this week.
Mrs. Dan Scott visited Mrs. J.
C. George at Howe. Sunday.
Apother dam in the Colorado
is a possibility of the near future
as a result of the signing last
week of a contract between
the jLower Coloraao River Autftuvi- j ^ ^
ty and the Union Potash Company.
The company will build a large
magnesium plant near Austin and
will use LCRA power. The con-
tract calls for 80,000 kilowatts.
Next largest contractor for LCRA
power is the City of Austin,
which uses 11,000 kilowatts
~ The total firm power—which
I, Q. Poindexter
nvp, Saturday.
was in Sher
Mrs. Henry Baxter visited Mrs.
Smith at Tom Bean, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Francis and
daughter, have moved to Sherman
to reside.
, „T , , _ „ „ 1- It has drawn up a secret .map
od Wednesday folio,vug the an-• showinE how ,t int?nds to oblite.
nual conference. ; rate .of the existing boundary lines
* “ ---- i of 14 South apd Central Ameri-
,can countries and substitute five
j vassal states—one of which would
have dominion over our great life
line—the Papama Canal.”
Miss Marv Kathryn Chumbley, . 2' has dra£ted a detailed plau
daughter of Rev, C. Chumbley and ‘° ''.,pe out a11 exlstlnf reliSions'
the late Mrs. Chumbley. became !f.Hltiar ™s. substltute an
the bride of Edward Clark of Naa church' *» plac<'
Dallas, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F °£ tha Blblf- ‘he words of Mein
Clark of Shermsfa. in a double ■Kampf W0"Id bc •™ppsed a"d «>-
ring ceremony at the home of Mr. £o/“d “ holy,wp t . and,in pIace
and Mrs. John George Sunday °f the ®1'°f of Cbrlst' the s"as"
aftahoon' The bride’s father read £lca and the ”?ked s'vord 'Tould
,, .’ ., I hold sway,
the marriage rites. i
The bride was attended by her \ Mr‘ Roosevelt, making a major
sister, Miss Dorothy Chumbley.; sPeech at a dinner at the Mayflow"
Weldon Clark, brother of the jer hotel here hl observance of Navy
bridegroom, was the best man. j ^ay, declared that he had docu-
The bride wore a,gown of white jm tints to prove his words a copy
Chaptilly lace designed with long j °- ^-le secret map, and a detailed
sleeves ending in petal points Plan of the antireligion program.
over her hands. She carried a Pointing to the attacks on Ame-
white prayer book. Her flowers ricam vessels, Mr. Roosevelt as-
were white orchids. serted:
At a reception, Mrs. Clifton j “We have wished to avoid shoot"
Forton of Sherman presided at ing, but the shooting has started.
the three-tiered cake and Miss And history has recorded who
JohJnny Lee George had charge of
the bride’s book.
As the couple left on a short
wedding trip, the bride wore a
black crepe dress with gold acces-
fired the first shot. Ig the long
run^ however, all that will matter
is who fired the last shot.”
Again, he said the nation stood
ready to face its (newest and great
series. She wore an orchid cor-i t ehaHange _ «we Americans
sage.
have cleared our decks and taken
Mrs. Clark attended Howc high ;our battle statidns»
sehool and Baylor university. Mr
Clark attended Sherman high
school and Austin college.
They will make their home in'
Dallas. Mr. Clark is employed at
the North American aviation plant
bulldogs to Play
Here Friday
RUTH SMITH ACCEPTS JOB
IN FANNIN COUNTY
Miss Ruth Smith, daughter of
The_H^we Bulldog, will „lay! Mr and Mrs. Ate, Smith, who has
Valley View here on Friday, Nov. | been teachipg in the Blue Ridge
<7, Coach F. A. McDonald ar(nounc ■ high school, has accepted a posi-
ed Thursday. The game will begin tion as assistant supervisor for
at 2:30 p. m.
i The Bulldogs were scheduled to
play Tioga at Tioga on this date
but the Tioga school has cancelled
all remaining games for the sea-
son due to the death of one of
their players as a result of injuries
sustained in a game with Beil3
last Friday. _
The Valley View game is non-
conference.
hot lunch projects
county. She will be
Bonham.
i{n Fannin
located st
SOLDIER’S MEDAL FROM
LAST WAR LOST
A Cetnadian medal of honor,
in recognition of the service of
j H. W. Dodson, who lost his life
Tli# Bulldogs did (not have a
game scheduled for this week.
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Mr? Cannrb George visited in
Tom Bean1 Friday.
Mr and Mrs Earl Clayton visit-
ed hfr parrfnts, Mr and Mrs A M
Smith, in Tom Bean Saturday.
in the World War, has been lost
i by his mother, Mrs- Lida McMa-
! kin, who is offering a reward for
!
I its return. The medal bore the
| name of Mr. Dodson, his (number,
2,356,592 on the back; the front
was highly decorated and bore the
i initials of King George V. Tho
medal was made of silver and was
Alstyne in the form of a cross.
MISS EDITH BUTLER NAMED
TO MARY ARDEN CLUB
W. W. Shaw of Van
visited friends ifo Howe Thursda j ----°--
_ j THE ARMY ‘BRINGS ’EM BACK
Buck Bruce and family of Fort ALIVE’ FROM MANEUVERS
Worth visited relatives here Sun
menfcis constant, dependable pow.
available from the Colorado
dams is 130,000 kilowatts- No bas-
ic customer will be deprived of
power by the contract with the
Union Potash Compalny, but the
latter concern will take practical-
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Strong of
Denison visited Mrs. Sam Strong,
recently.
See TRAVIS on Page Five
Mrs. B. IL. Sollis spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ector Sollis
at Farmington.
Miss Ruth Smith, teacher in
Blue Ridge high school, spent the
| week end with Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Smith.
day.
Mr and Mrs J W Fielder of
Trentf^i spent Sur/ay with Mr
and Mrs Virgil Fielder.
Mr and Mrs J C McBee visited
in McKiit-iey Sunday.
Camp Bowie—(UP) — Like
Frank Buck, the 141st Infantry be
lieves in “Bring ’Em Back Alive”.
From maneuvers the regiment
returned to camp with this as-
sortment of live pets:
Four pigs, a goat, an armadil-
lo, two opossums, a hawk, a squir-
rel. a centipede, innumerable va-
Mr afcid Mrs Ernest McBee were rieties of dogs, and ocie snake.
guests of Mr and Mrs Russell W. j --Ct--
Bryant Sunday. | Mrs- W. R. Wallis returned to
— i her home (near McKinney Monday
Mrs. J W Williams is reported after spending the week end here,
improving following a recent ill-
ness.
Mr and Mrs E Powell were Van
Alstyne visitors Sunday.
LOST—Jacket. Between Charlie
Wilson farm and Howe. Ector Sol- J
lis, Farmington.—advltc.
She was accompanied
Lottie Bell Boatwright.
by Miss
Save telephone expense V5** *
trip to Sherman for flowers. I can
furnish any kind for any occasion.
Prompt attention given every or-
der, large or small. Phone No. 2.
Mrs. Russell W. Bryant—advfcf.
He called for greater arma-
ments production, to provide every
soldier with weapons better than
those of atny army on earth and he
appealed again for peace between
capital and labor.
“Industrial output,” he said, “can
not be hampered by the selfish ob-
struction of a small but dangerous
Dentdn—Miss Edith J. Butler, milnority of the industrial manag-
Howe junior at the North Texas ers who hold out for extra profits,
State Teachers College, was one or for business as usual. It cannot
of 66 co-eds of the school who be hampered by the selfish ob
was recently itnitiated into the struridon of a small but dahger-
Mary Ardens, a literary society, |ous minority of labor leaders who
in candlelight ceremohies at the >re a menace to the true cause of
Mary Arden1 Lodge on the campus, {labor itself, as well as to the na-
The Mary Ardrju club was or. |bon' a3 a whole.’
ganized in 1992. New members Paying his respects to some
must he pledged into the club by critics of his foreign policy, be
members of the club, a limited said they would contnue to insist
membership being observed. that Hitler’s plans heed not worry
Miss Butler, a major fa business us—and their statements would
education, is the daughter of Mr be paraded with applause through
and Mrs. L. J. Butler of Howe. the Axis press and radio.
—--U___ “The Nazis have made up their
SEVENTH’'GR ADE MEMBERS own list of modeiri American- he-
PRODUCE PLAY roes.” he said. “It- is, fortunately,
:- a' short list. I am glad that it does
“A Wedding on a Virginia not contain- my haine.”
Plantation”, a play written and | The speech was delivered before
produced by members of the sev- a notable gathering of Navy, Ar-
enth grade, was presented at ihe | my and other leaders at a dinner
sehool auditorium Wednesday af-; of the Navy Leaguue, and was
terr oon by the class. Proceeds j broadcast throughout much of the
were used for buying votes for world.
the class candidate for Queen of | -0---
the grammar school at the carni" COTTON GINNING
i-nl Thursday night. Imogene Green REPORT
was the class candidate.
The census report shows that
22,399 bales of cotton were ginned
in Graysc(n county from the crop
of 1941 prior to Oct. 18, as com-
pared with 40,501 bales on the
same date in 1940.
RIGHT BACK WHERE
HE STARTED
Kelly Field—(UP) — James
Fraser has been going in circles
these last few weeks- I —-°-
Fraser, a San- Antonio youth ! Mr ?nd Mrs C. B. Johnson and
moved recently to El Paso. There Bettie Sue visited Edwin and Ed"
he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air ward Lupher 3n Waco Sunday.
Corps. He was promptly sent to! —
Jefferson Barracks, St. (Louis, Mo. { Born to Mr and Mrs Clarence
A contingent of JeHVrsom Bar- C. Oneal, a daughter, Friday, Oct.
racks men numbering 170 was 31.
transferred the other day to Kelly I —
Field. Fraser was arnorig them ! Mrs C E Davis is reported re-
Kelly Field is on the outskirts of covering from operation- at the
San Antonio. , St. Vincents hospital in Sherman-.
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Mrs W R Wallis of near Me-' Miss Minnie Brooks acid Rev,
Kinney spent the week end with Alex Mooty were dinner guests of
Mrs Geo. F. Stock topi. They were Mr and Mrs Robert Dead in Sher"
dinner guests Sunday of Mr and man Sunday.
Mrs O W Callaway. ~
_ G. W. Davis is reported conva-
The annual cost of state govern- lescingjfrom a major operatiofci at
ment in Texas has jumped over the St. Vincents hospital. He is
$53,000,000 in the past four years, more than 80* years old.
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