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DALLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER
VOL. 60.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1942 MESQUITE, TEXAS
NUMBER 39.
.LISTEN
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The Mesquite tires during the past
year have caused the town to lose
its 25 per cent credit rating, accord-
ing to Marvin Hall, State Fire Ins.
Commissioner.
Listen
F .P. Lucas, owner of the Lucas
Farm southeast of Mesquite and the
B. & B. Cafe in Dallas, has arrang-
ed for the people of Mesquite to
buy rich pasturized milk from Lu-
cas Dairy, at no extra cost from
the grocers in Mesquite.
Lucas Farm operates a hatchery,
doing custom hatching, setting both
chicken and turkey eggs.
Mr. Lucas left a quart of the rich
milk at the Mesquiter office, when
he ordered both Dairy and Hatch-
ery ads run in the paper. The milk [
is just as delicious and rich as he
claims, and is available at the local
stores.
Listen
A beautiful poem written by Mrs.
Dee .Reynolds, Rt. 3 Mesquite, a
new member of the Briarwood Bap-
tist Church, reached this office this
week. We regret that in conserving
space, it is impossible for us to pub-
lish such worthwhile contributions.
Listen
P. Y. Bennett and daughter, Mrs.
R.. H. Thompson, of Terrell were in
Mesquite Thursday and subscribed
for the Texas Mesquiter.
Mr. Bennett, and the late Mrs.
Bennett, and their four children,
Claude, Fred, Floyd and Mrs.
Thompson (Opal), now all of Ter-
rell, lived in Mesquite until 1912.
Grade Pupils Buy n
$68,75 Worth Stamps
Mrs. Sidney Broyles, room mother
for Mrs. S. H. Shipley’s room, spon-
sored the program given in each
room of the Mesquite Grade. school
to boost the sale of Defense Stamps.
Mrs. Broyles wrote the Defense
play.
The grade students bought a to-
tal of $6S.75 worth of stamps.
The 4th and 5th grades, Miss
Peggy Graham teacher, won the
award with 100% student partici
pation.
Raglin Farm Once
Large Indian Village
The secrets of a large Indian vil-
lage that once stood on a small bluff
Victory Day At
New Hope Church
Sunday has been declared Victory
Day at the New Hope Baptist
overlooking the East Fork of the1 Church, and the Rev. G. S. Cadwal-
Trinity River about five miles eastj lader, Jr. of Waco will bring a stir-
of Mesquite have been revealed by ring message on “Remember Pearl
recent scientific investigations made Harbor’’ at 11:20.
by the Dallas Archeological Society. Following afternoon baptismal
The site is on the farm of Mr., 0.1 services at Buckner Orphan’s Home,
S. Raglin, who co-operated with the there will be a meeting of officers
society in making the investigation, j and teachers and visitation in the
During the course of work, nine pits | community. The evening services,
were dug in various parts of the vil- j in which several visiting Ministers
MASS MEETING CALLED TUESDAY
TO ORGANIZE DEFENSE CLASSES
What Other Papers Say
Other papers in Dallas County
are expressing the opinions of many
of their readers in articles and edi-
torials relative to the efficiency of
Dallas County government officials.
Many persons are favoring a city-
county form of government. Dallas
county politics this summer will be
flavored with many charges of in-j
efficiency.
The following item appeared in i
the Richardson Echo February 20:
HOW DISAPPOINTING IS
HARWOOD
George Harwood, who is now act-
ing as County Judge, had many
friends in the Richardson sector. In
fact, George had fellows scattered
over the county who thought he
meant what he said on the stump
about “protecting the rights of the
working man and keeping down
taxes and eliminating waste from
the county pay rolls.”
Yes, many of these people then
believed in George, he smiles a good
campaign, but certainly has failed
to carry these smiling promises into
acts. Just read of where his vote has
gone, in nearly every instance—-“to
I increase the tax burden of the coun-
j ty, to add more men and women to
i the pay rolls, to increase salaries
and expense accounts.”
will participate, promises to be well
worth attending.
lige refuse dumps which covers
more than an acre and is about
three feet deep at its center. Nu-; ----
merous artifacts and a great variety Pjj-0 DaiHaCTQdi The
of food bones and shells were re- -p. _ _ ~ __
covered from different levels in the T)r. McOallUm Home
pits. Fire damaged the screened porch
“Indian refuse heaps or kitchen j and furnishings at the Dr. Charles
middens as they are called by arch- McCaullum home Tuesday, 9 p. m.
eologists,” said Mr. Forest Kirkland, Damage covered by insurance, was
president of the Dallas society, | estimated at $150.
“are veritable store houses of infor- j Dr. McCallum lighted the stove
mation about the Indians who made j and closed the door into the kitchen,
them from which scientists are able I »°inS' into the front of the house
to obtain an accruate picture of the wbere the family was. Later he went
people that inhabit the village.” back to the P°rch and it was filled
with smoke and flames. The fire de-
partment answered the call and ex-
tinguished the blaze.
Mesquite Girls Win
District Tournament
GO TO STATE MEET AT HILLS-
BORO THIS WEEK END
The latest is the “racket” that
Mr, Bennett has been in the gro- ; (o,mei. Oounty Judge Robert 0gden
put over with the sole vote of
I George Harwood. Harwood was
years in the same location. Many of , ...
J i where he could have saved the coun-
his good customers are former
eery, ^ market and filling station
business, 908 Francis St., some 30:
Mesquite citizens.
Mrs. H. M. Bennett, a sister-in-
law, who broke her hip in Novem-
ty a quarter of a million dollars, he
was where he could have deferred
the act until an analysis could have
been made. Did he do that? No,
ber, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will j N0T Ge01.ge Hai.woo(b He rushed
Terry in Dallas.
War Causes Women
To Study Machinery
Classes for women in machine
shop work, got underway in Mes-
quite Monday, when 11 women be-
gan work in arc and acetylene weld-
ing, auto mechanics and riviting un-
der the instruction of Walter West,
at 'the machine shop on the school
grounds. Classes will meet each
week, Monday through Friday, 4 p.
m. for ten consecutive weeks. A fed-
eral appropriation for $250.00 will
be used to buy equipment.
Students in World War II Wom-
ens class include Mesdames H. E.
Lang, J. T. Wright, Halbert Crane,
Bob Hufnphreys, Dewitt Wilkerson,
Luther Futrelle, Bernie Williams,
Robert Moon, Charles Cunningham
and Misses Rosalie Hartsfield and
Mozelle Rowley.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stewart of
Turkey visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Humphreys Wednes-
day.
The New Hope Serving room is
open each Tuesday from 1:30 to
4:30 p. m. Anyone who desires to
sew for the Red Cross is welcome.
Miss Lily Shires, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Shires, became the
bride of Herbert Queen of Dallas,
Sunday, February 15. The bride is a
January graduate of Woodrow Wil-
son High school, and is attending
night school while working as a
secretary during the day. The
groom is employed at North Ameri-
can Aviation.
The couple will be at home in
Dallas.
Listen
his vote in favor of spending the
money to untie the commissioners’
deadlock, then “jumped in his car”,
with Ogden, and rushed to Austin
to try and get a quick approval
from the Attorney General."
Robert Ogden must have learned
an awful lot while serving Dallas
County as judge, he made a good
one, we will say that. Since- that
time he has known how to get to
the purse strings of the county and
unloose them. First, he sold the
county the voting machines which
cost many, many thousands of dol-
lars. Of course there must have been
a fee of at least $25,000 in this for
Bob. Now he “pops up” represent-
ing the syndicate which seeks to in-
flict on the people of the county, a
QUARTER OF A MILLION DOL-
LAR tax burden for a tax survey.
This time we would opine Little
Robert will or should receive a fee
of at least FIFTY THOUSAND. A
good judge was Robert, a, danged
good lawyer to have on your side if
you want to sell Dallas,county any-
thing, now.—Richardson Echo.
Society Hold Week
Of Prayer Program
The Baptist W. M. U. met at the • work and findings will
church Tuesday to observe a pro-
gram on the Weekly Prayer. Mrs. V.
V. Brooks, Mrs. A. A. Love, Mrs.
Bob Humphreys and Mrs. Franzle
Lewis, team captains, were in
charge.
Luncheon was served at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Newman an-
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
born Friday, Feb. 27, in the St.
Paul hospital. The baby weighed 9
pounds and was named Jane.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jo Jobson are
the proud parents of a 8 lb. boy,
born Saturday, Feb. 28, in the
Florence Nightingale Hospital. The
mother is the former Miss Charlene
Bruton. The grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Jobson, Mesquite
and Mr .and Mrs. C, H. Bruton,
Buckner Blvd.
£
MEN IN SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dean received
a letter from their son, Albert, Mon-
day, saying, that he was still im-
proving.
Raymond Kupper, formerly of the
Kupper Terracing Company in
Mesquite, wrote from Mineral Wells,
that he is stationed at Camp Wolters
and “this life is great for the man
that likes it.”
Bennett Webb, Atlantic City, N. J.
and Porter Webb, Key West, Fla, in
the U. S. Coast Guards, writes that
they look forward to receiving the
Mesquiter each week.
Kenneth Miller wrote his mother,
Mrs. J. V. Miller, last week that he
is well and doing fine.
The material from the Raglin vil-
lage has not been studied. However
Mr. Kirkland said that it was quite
evident that the site had been in use
many hundreds of years. It appears
from the evidence gathered that for
a very long time the site was only
a hunting camp used by wandering
Indians, perhaps only at certain sea-
sons of the year.
As time went by more ' Indians
were attracted to the site until at
last it became an extensive village
covering several acres. Until the very
last, its inhabitants lived chiefly by
hunting and fishing and gathering
wild nuts, roots and berries. Agri-
culture was probably introduced on
a small scale just before the site
was abandoned, which took place
sometime before the white man
came to Texas.
Although there is evidence that
the Indians who inhabited the vil-
lage were related to the Caddoes
who lived in East Texas, no sign of
a community or other house struc- Carrington
ture Avas found
Evidently these Indians lived in
simple brush or skin covered huts
that left no signs when they Avere
destroyed.
All of this is indicated by the
contents of the middens which con-
sisted of great quantities of split
deer bone, small animal and bird
bones, fish bones and great quan-
tities of turtle shell, mussel shells
and snail shells.
The middens also contained the
folio Aving artifacts: arroAvheads,
knives, scrapers, drills bone awls,
needles, pins beads and grinding
stones, ceremonial stones and brok-
en pottery.
One grave, which had been ex-
posed by the plow was excavated. It
contained a middle-aged woman ly-
ing on her left side with a baby in
her arms. Their heads Avere turned
to the east but no burial offerings
Avere found.
This is the first of a series of AriL
lage sites along the upper Trinity
drainage which the Dallas Arch-
eological Society plans to study.
Last year the society made an
archeological survey of Dallas Coun-
ty, in which more than 140 Indian
camps and village sites Avere located
and mapped.
All of the work at the Raglin!
farm site Avas done by members of
the society. A detailed report of 'the
be published
in an early issue of The Record,
monthly publication of the organi-
zation, Avhich is exchanged with
leading anthropological organiza-
tions in the Southwest.
“A great deal more scientific
Avork Avill have to be done in this
part of Texas,” Mr. Kirkland said,
“before the, secrets of the Indians,
who once lived here, can be solved.
Graves are especially rich in infor-
mation which is totally lost Avhen
the bones are moved. A great serv-
ice would be rendered science if
burials were reported to the near-
est archeological organization im-
mediately after their discovery. The
Dallas Society is always anxious to
cooperate when such material is re-
ported.
Smith-Starkey
Engagement Told
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Juanita
Smith, 63 48 Belmont St., Dallas, to
Mr. Eldridge S. Starkey, Mesquite.
The marriage date has not been set.
Tripp Pupils Buy
Man yDefense Stamps
During the past 7 Ayeeks the pu-
pils of the Tripp School, averaging
125 in daily attendance, have pur-
chased $97.20 worth of Defense
Stamps. Friday rather than Wednes-
day of each Aveek, Avill be designated
as Defense Day.
L. W. Leech, principal, is assisted
by the folloAving teachers: Mrs.
Leech, Mrs. Ray Paschall, Mrs. B. L.
LeAvis and Mrs. Wilma Lawrence
The Mesquite Girls won first
place in the District Basketball
tournament held here last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Allen won
second place as runners-up.
Mesquite won a trophy, with mem-
bers of the team, Dorothy Baber,
Evelyn Jones, Wanda Moorman,
Mary Ruzicka, Aleta McDaniel, Kal-
lie Morris, Gertie Fay Moon and
Corene CaldAvell, awarded gold bas-
ketballs.
The All-Tournament team, com-
posed of Wanda Moorman and Mary
Ruzicka, Mesquite: Margaret Hurt
and Virginia Dickson, Seagoville;
and Gladys and Dorothy Ross of Al-
len, received gold basketballs.
Mesquite defeated Forney, 3 5-14,
Thursday; McKinney 3 5-15, and Al-
len 39-21; Seagoville defeated Allen
31 to 29.
The Mesquite. Sextet, accompanied
by S. H. Shipley, coach, Troy Mul-
lens and Mrs. Arvel Jones, left
Thursday morning for Hillsboro, to
enter the State tournament in pro-
gress this Aveek end. Their first
game was to have been played
Thursday, 6 p. m. with Silsbee as
their opponent. The girls making
this trip were Evelyn Jones, Wanda
Moorman, Dorothy Baber, Gertie
Fay Moon, Aleta McDaniel, Mary
Ruzicka, Kallie Morris, Bobbie
Woodard and Corene CaldAvell.
<$> Citizens of Mesquite and the In-
dependent School District are urged
to attend a mass meeting Tuesday.
March 10, 8 p. m. in the high school
auditorium for the purpose of or-
ganizing air raid warden and other
Civilian Defense training classes. A
representative from the Dallas Coun-
ty Civilian Defense office will assist
in the organization.
A. G. Bearden, director of the
Mesquite Civilian Defense Council,
stated that some 100 air raid war-
dens, Avith a certified course of
training will be needed for the
Mesquite district.
Every citizen is urged to attend
this meeting Tuesday night and vol-
unteer for some phase of defense
work.
W S C S Met With
Mrs. Oakley Johnson
The Woman’s Society of Christian
Service met at the home of Mrs.
Oakley Johnson Monday, March 2,
2:30 p. m, Mrs. C. N. Phelps Avas in
charge of the program, folloAved by
the business meeting, Mrs. Harry
Jobson, presiding.
A social hour was held during
Avhich sandAviches, olives, cherry pie
and hot tea Avere served to Mrs.
Harry Jobson, Mrs. George Paschall,
Mrs. Glenn Douglass. Mrs. C. N.
Phelps, Mrs., Hugh Lawrence,- Mrs.
Jack Lair, Mrs. J. P. Edgar, Mrs.
Ary Turner, Mrs. Sam Vanston, Mrs.
L. Harbin, Mrs. Gardner Jones, Mrs.
Bill Morgan Smith, Mrs. Novella
Gross and Ronald Douglass.
Mrs. Florence Walker
Hostess To Bridge Club
Mrs. Florence Walker entertain-
ed the Contract Bridge Club Friday,
Feb. 27.
Mrs. L. G. Haralson won high
score and Mrs. EdAvin Brazier sec-
ond. A salad plate Avas served to
Mrs. Arthur Thomas, a guest, and
8 members.
The club will meet this Aveek
Avith Mrs. L. G. Haralson.
Store Moves To
Own Building
The Nox-All Feed Store, OAvned by
C. J. VanderAvorth and F. C. Cory,
will be moved to their own building,
2 6 01 Second Avenue, Monday.
Mr. VanderAvorth and Mr. Cory
are the son and son-in-law of' L.
VanderAvorth, prominent Rylie cit-
izens.
Miss Louise Snoddy Avas called
home Thursday due to the illness of
her mother in Cisco.
Mrs. Florence Walker of Dallas,
visited Mrs. Effie Davis, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cole and sons,
Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Lan-
der, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John
Gaulden, Garland, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Busby were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Curnell Dar-
den and Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Pike.
Men With Dependents
Accepted in Marines
The United States Marine Corps
announced Monday that they are now
accepting for enlistment married
married and men Avith dependents.
Wives or other dependents must sign
an affidavit that they Avill not re-
quire contributions beyond the appli-
cant’s -ability , as a private in the
Marine Corps. The Recruiting Offi-
cer may act as notary public for the
affidavit. “Married . men and ex-Ma-
rines Avho are now married have
been trying to join the Marines but
couldn’t under existing standards.
This news will be welcomed by hun-
dreds of men who Avanted to join
the Marines for the duration,” Maj-
or J. D. O’Leary said. “They have all
wanted action fast and so they came
right to the Marine Corps. I am
happy that we can now accept them
for enlistment, and we will send
them off for training as soon as
their papers are signed. Our age
limit is still 30 years and 35 for ex-'
Marines.”
Figures just received for 1941
show that the Dallas Recruiting Of-
fice of the Marine Corps led the en-
tire Southern Division for the third
time in the three years that Major
O’Leary has been in charge. Dallas
led the next closest office, New Or-
leans, by more than 180 men.
Defense Class In
Nutrition Begins
A nutrition class for women of all
ages in the Mesquite vicinity will
begin Monday, March 9, as a phase
of home defense. Miss Sara Stovall,
teacher of Home Economics, will
conduct the class tAvice weekly, Mon-
days and Fridays, 4:30 p. m. to 6:30
p. m., in the H. E. room in the High
School building.
The women are urged to register
for this special training thus pre-
paring the home for Avar time em-
ergencies in nutrition.
What-Not Club
Met Tuesday, Mar. 3
The What-Not Club met Tuesday,
March 3, at the home of Mrs. O. S.
Raglin for a covered dish luncheon.
Seven members and two visitors,
Mrs. J. B. Bolding and Mrs. M. E.
Kelly, Avorked on on a “Star” quilt
for the hostess.
Mrs. O. S. Raglin Avas in charge of
the business meeting. Margaret Ella
Liles Avon the contest.
The next meeting will be March
10, at the home of Mrs. Mae Hall
for an afternoon meeting.
Intermediate Dept.
Held Business Meeting
The Intermediate Department of
the Baptist Church held the regular
monthly business meeting at the
church Tuesday night, Feb. 25, Avith
M. C. Ware as host. The meeting
was opened Avith a song and prayer.
Each class held their business meet-
ing and discussed plans for a con-
test to be held for six Aveeks. The
devotional was given by Bobbie
Lois King. Games were enjoyed
throughout the evening.
Ice cream, cookies and candy
candy were served to Wanda Cun-
ningham, Lois Hinton, "Robbie Lois
King, Louise Crane, Wanda Moor-
man, Alice Rose Wilkinson, Mary
Ann Dickson, Norma Jean Helpen-
stell, Marie Holt, Billie Joyce Wil-
kerson, Neita Crain, Betty Moon,
Maxine Ware, Floyd Jenkins, R. E.
Millican, Billie. Fred Lewis, Robert
Yarbrough, Billie Wagoner, Bobbie
Miller, Marlene Tosch, Mrs. Albert
Tosch, Mr. and Mrs. M. C'. Ware,
Mrs. R. R. Rowley, H. E. Lang,
Jeanne Palmer and Wanda Dean.
Mrs. Joe B. Preston and Mrs. Gil-
bert Kasparek visited their mothers,
Mrs. L. E. Cullom and Mrs. W. H.
CaldAvell, Tuesday.
ILLNESSES
Mrs. Metcalf Feted
At Wedding Shower
Mrs. William Farley and Mrs. j Mrs. Rex Thompson went to
Frank Bell entertained with a miscel- i Baylor hospital Monday for an ap-
laneous shoAver February 2 6, honor-| pendix operation Avhich was per$
ing Mrs. Jimmy Metcalf, a recent
bride.
A three-tiered Avedding cake
flanked on each side by white can-
dles in bronze candle holders formed
the centerpiece for the table under
which the gifts Avere laid.
Several games were played, after
which punch and cake Avere served
to fifteen guests. Mrs. LaVoice Am-
menson gave a toast to the bride.
Mrs. Metcalf is the former Miss
Billie Grace Borchardt.
Mrs. Bullock Hostess
To Scyene Club
The Scyene Home Demonstration
Club met at the home of Mrs. J. T.
Bullock, Bowling Green Drive, Mon-
day afternoon, March 2. The Poul-
try Flock and Keeping the Hens on
the Job were discussed by Mrs. Ed
Arnett; Selecting and Care, of the
Baby Chick, Mrs. J. C. Dasch; and
Keeping the Poultry Calendar bfy
Mrs. W. O. Bruton.
Mrs. R. B. Carter was elected
Historian and two new members,
Mrs. B. O. Whitby and Mrs. W. W.
West, were admitted to the club.
Fifteen old members were present.
Mrs. W. C. Smith, president, will
be hostess at the next meeting,
March 16, with a covered dish
luncheon.
formed Tuesday morning. Her tAvo
children, Rex and David, are visit-
ing friends, Avliile their mother is
ill. Rex is staying Avith Mrs. T. M.
Hayes and David is with Mrs. J. H.
Tittle. Miss Beryl Thompson of
Houston, sister of the Reverend
Thompson, is keeping’ house for
him.
Bobby Worthy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Worthy, is ill Avith a se-
vere cold.
Johnny Cobb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Cobb, is ill.
Little Ann LaAvrence, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lawrence, is ill.
Mrs. Sam Grubb is critically ill at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter
O’Callaghan in Dallas.
Mrs. W. S. Jobson, Avho has been
ill for several years, Avas injured in
a fall last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis qf Tripp,
have been ill with flu. Mr. LeAvis, ill
since February 20, was very ill last
week, but was reported better tlfis
week. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have
reared a family of five sons and one
daughter, Edgar of Mesquite, J. W.
Theo and Bartie of Tripp, Ancil,
Dallas; and one daughter, Mrs. R. M.
Sealy, Tripp, all of whom live near
enough to be with them often.
Clarence Vanderworth has been
ill several weeks, but has only been
away from work part of the day.
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