The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1946 Page: 2 of 12
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THE GRAHAM LEADER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 194j
Army Recruiting
Increases In
Young County
The following mon from thi^
area have enlisted in the Regular
Army duraig the past two weeks:
Floyd R. Guess, Elbert, Texas,
enlisted for 8 years in AAF for
assignment to the Pacific theater.
Lawrence David Gray, Big
Spring, enlisted for 18 months In
the Regular Army, unassigned.
Charles Ray Kirk, Newcastle,
enlisted for 8 years in the AAF
_ for assignment ot the Pacifie thea-
ter.
Willie Ray Odom, Newcastle,
enlisted for 8 years in the AAF
for assignment to the Pacific
theater.
Kenneth Joe Wise, Driver..Ho-
tel, Graham, enlisted for 18 months)
in the Regular Army, unassigned.
Several more men went to
Wichita Falls the first part of this
week, to complete enlistment The
names of the men from this group
who are enlisted will be included
' in the next list of enlistees from
this area.
Possum Kingdom
Lake Fishing I*
Reported Improved -
Possum Kingdom Lake fishing
was probably better last weekend
than at any time this year, judg-
ing from actual Results there Sat-
urday and Sunday. 1
The Leader was reliably in-
formed that one Dallas county
angler took 54 bass of which 4t
were more than 11 inches long
and several wire above the foot
length-
indications are -that Jnost ang-
lers took close to the limit.
Yes! The Dallas man paid his
fine.
a*lt'ibU'
4we1 ready
for school
$8.73 HE“
* monsrir.*—
EVERYTHING YOU
NEED IN OUR NEW
FALL CATALOG
The new Teen-Age Shop
in our Pall Catalog
has gay all wool sweat-
ees and skirts for
school. This casual.
pullover in Miriae, Red,
Green, or Med. Blue is
•‘super" with a jaunty
navy and red plaid
skirt I Sweater aisea 8
to 16, washable. 8.78
. - Pleated skirt, risks
10 to 16. . 4 98
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7th Day Adventist
Church To Meet
l-A—.^Saturday, Aug. 24
You are always welcome to the
Seventh Day Adventist Church on
North Virginia Street. Sabbath/
school will be held from 2:30 to
8:80 p.m.. and Bible study from
3:80 to 4:30 p.m.
Elder Ray Stevens will preach
for the congregation on Saturday,
August W. and you are invited to
hear him.
Panhandle Wins
City Softball
Championship 7~
Panhandle slugged her way to
the • City Softball championship
her* Friday night to the tune of
18-3 to win 4 games out of five
over American Legion. '
The victors had the game salted
away in the second inning 4-0
while the Veterans failed to count
before their half of the fourth in-
ning when Murtaugh crossed the
plate on Boldt’s single into left
field.
Boles and McDonald accounted
for home runs for Panhandle and
the normally heavy hitting Legion-
naires failed to get more than a
single out ‘-of their four hits for
the evening. Panhandle got 13
hint-
J. D. Burke fanned 5 Panhandle
batters while Boles, tossing for
the winners got a total of one
strike-out for the evening before
the largest single crowd to; ever
see a local softball game this'Sum-
mer.
_J, Ppnhandle took the first game
of the series last Monday night;
the I-egion took the second to even
the series on Tuesday but the
Oilers .came back unrf took the
last three games to clinch the
title with four wins over a loss.
In the second gome Friday
night, LeSage Motors scored 1.3
times holding Jean to 5 runs and
cliniched third pluce in the city
play in sevenings of softball.
Jean took the lead in, the sec-
ond inning with Cockerham’s one
run and LeSage ties! that with a
Tun by Moore in the last half of
the same inning. In the third in-
ning Davenport rapped out a. I
home run that started a scoring 1
spree totaling 4 runs for thati
halt and salted the ball game
away. In the fifth, Hoeing gob
homer as LeSage accounted fofl^j
8 more runs to bring the count
to 13-2. In their half of the six
inning. Jean got one run and re-
peated twice in <hc seven to end
the ball game.
Dealer Views New
Models In Dallas
pWaate Paper Drive
Is Postponed
E. R. Chitwood of the Chitwood >, *1 C 1
Motor Company was in Dallsui last Until September
week for a Southwestern preview 1
of the new Kmiser-Fraier automo-
biles.
The local company expects t<i
have rhodels of the Kaiser and
Frazer cars on display soon.
FISH STORY!
Now. Iie8r this!
The- local record for the biggest'
catfish has fallen, according to the
story we received this week.
Abe, the shineboy on the Fast
Side, told Foots Collins, Collin
told Bill Dowdle who in turn re-
vealed the astonishing story to
Blake Allison and thui we got the
news that Abe saw his unde land
a 680 pound yellow catfish.
Where the fish was caught and
what disposition was made of it
or what method or bait used, were
all parts of the story not reveal-
ed. In fact, a fish fhat size just
about stunned us to more nearly
complete stupidity.
^ Now, we’ll listen to yoyr story.
Misses Joyce Casburn and Bet-
ty Ragland spent- last weekend
with relatives in Fort Worth..
Announcement was made this
week that the regular Boy Scout
paper drive conducted the last
Saturday, in each month will not
be held during the month of Sep-
tember.
However, the Scouts will again
pick up all waste paper from
householders September 28, thei
'-■ last Saturday in September.
W. C. Snodgrass
Is Discharged
From U. S. Navy
William C. Snodgrass, son of
Mr. and Mrs! W. C. Snodgrass,
318 Texas Street, received hfS
discharge from U. S. Navy Au-
gust 17. He served on the USS
Holt and Rudderow.
Snodgrass received his dis-
charge after 11 months service.
Miss Wiielia Flowers has re-
turned home after a week spent
visiting relatives in Wichita FaHi*
and Bowie. •- ,
^ GPOCERY
U MARKET
W Leon Scott owner 1009 E. FOURTH ST
YOU'D BE SURPRISED!
Pay us a visiti
Veteran Pensions Increased 20 Pet
Under Law Signed By President*',
Pensions for nearly 160,000 vet-
erans of both World Wars and
82,339 dependents in - Texas, Lou-
isiana, and Mississippi were in-
creased 20 percent under new leg-
islation signed by President Tru-
man last week, Earl L Jolly, con-
tact officer of the Veterans Ad-
ministration announced today!
The law affects payment of pen-
the act. September 1, 1*46, and
monthly credits will not be com-
puted before that date. When
the veteran is discharged from
treatment or care with the appro-
val, he will receive a lump sum
equal to the amount which was
withheld after the six month.-'
period.
If treatment or care is termi-
sions or compensations to 104.058 ^ nated by a, veteran without the
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requires no action by
widows who receive
M- J. Weaver of Olney tfansac-
businesK in Graham Wednesday
was a caller at the Graham
office.
STOCKMEN SAVE!
Our 75c bottle of DURHAM'S
FINK EYE PRESCRIPTION con-1
tains four times as much powder as
most $1.00 brands and is abso-
'utely guaranteed to relieve flnlt1
eve—nr vnnr p’-'ncv hpck.----— —L
MILI.FR DRUG
KEEP COOL...
Our Building is well Ventilated and
we have plenty of Fans.
YOU CAN WASH AND KEEP
COOL AT
FOURTH STREET LAUNDRY
1013 Fourth St.
veterans in Texas, 25,781 in Lou-
isiana and 29,562 jn Mississippi,
Sam P. Kohen, director of claims
in VA’s Dallas branch, said!
The act also authorizes the pay-
ment of full compensations to vet-
erans without dependents who are
hospitalized or domiciled in VA
institutions, Kohen said- Hereto-
fore, they were limited to $20 of
their full monthly payments and
in certain cases to $8. ,
Increases provided will lie ef-
fective September1 1, 1946 Since
monthly benefits are not paid in
advance the increased-’ rates will
not reflect In any payments made
before September 30. 1916, Kohen
said.
“The lie
veterans
-perndwiB as the new TatFs~witt~bv
applied automatically,’' he added.
Kohen estimated the costs add-
'd by the increased pertsitHM in
Texas. Louisiana, and .Mississippi j
will be more than $1,600,000 a |
month.
For the nation as a whole, the i
increase Will affec6-^(100,000 vet- j
erans of both world wars and
| 400.000 dependents, .4
Formerly, veterans without de-1
pendents who received compensa- j
tion, pension or retirement pay!
could not be paid more than $20 J
a month while undergoing hospi- I
tal treatment, institutional or do- |
miciliary care by VA. Veterans |
receiving pensions for non-S'ervice
connected - disabilities received a j
maximum of $8. The new law al-
lows full payments.
However, if the treatment or
care extends beyond six months
the monthly benefit payments may
not exceed 50 percent of the reg-
ular rate or $30 a month, which-
ever is the greater. If the reg-
ular rate is $30 or less it will not
be reduced.
Veterans now receiving hospi1-
talization, domiciliary or institu-
tional care will receive full pay-
ments from the effective date Oft
approval of VA any amount with-
held will not be paid to him until
six months afterwards. If he is
again admitted to a VA institu-
tion the reduction will be effec-
tive the date of rgadmission How-
ever, any payments withheld will
be paid to him when he is prop-
erly discharged.
In the event a veteran dies
while he is receiving treatment or
care any amount yiue him will be
paid to his dependents-
The 20 percent increase in pen-
sion* and
affect retirement pay
not apply to
Public Low.
16 and 846.
Graham Vet Attend*
Surplus Sale .
S S
Charles H. Atkinson, a Graham
veteran, was, among the lJMW
certified veterans who attended
the five day “site sale” of 82.000,-
000 worth of surplus property at
the Fort Worth Quartermaster
Depot August 13th through the
19th.
War Assets Administration of*
ficials in Fort Worth snnounct i
similar "site sale” of general
merchandise to be held at the-,
Pantex Ordnance Plant.---
rillo.
Certified veterans! cm make
purchases August 27, 28. 39, 30
and September 3rd.
Mr and Mrs. M. L- Jones of Dal-
las were the weekend guests in
the home of Mr. Jones’s brother,
Mr. and Mfy. Earl Jones
What Religious Leaders of
TtfXAS SAY
FAITHFUL MINISTERS OF CHRIST have always urged their conse-
crated laymen to assume their respohsihilities. They have toldthem that
good men should seek offices of high responsibility and leadership as a '
iTa—imp xn^T sri. im - ~
Dr. Homer P. Rainey, a fine Christian Layman, has offered himself
for the Governorship of Texas. There had never been the faintest ques-
tion abojit his ^character and reputation. From one end of the nation to
the other he Has been recognized as an upright, honest, loyal and intelli-
gent Christian and American. / ~~ IH
During the campaign every conceivable effort has been made to smear
his character and reputation. He has been made to appear the enemy of
the very ideals he has spent his life tojJkrve. He has been„a defender of
the Christian faith—they have made him out to be an atheist. He has stood
for decency and purity in personal and family life—they have accused
him of defending impure books and indecent conduct. He has fought day
and night against Communism—they have said he is Communist. He, is,
a teetotaler—they have said he and his family are drinkers.- He has work-
ed for better negro schools—they have said he favors negroes attending
white schools. Every one of these charges is completely false.
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We do riot pretend to tell anyone how to vote. But we do believe that
we should coup* to the defense of a good man’s character and reputation
when it has been deliberately smeared by false rumors and accusations.
A-
DR. BLAKE SMITH
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Pastor University Baptist Church
REV. H. M. RATLIFF
Exec- .Sec. Methodist Board of Education
REV. JACK LEWIS
Ex-Navy Chaplain
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LEMUEL HALL
Missionary, Baptist Church for Dist- 15
REV. DAVID L. STITT
President Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary
DR. JOHN BARCLAY
Pastor First Christian Church, Austin
DR. FREDERICK EBY
Chairman Board of Deacons
J. F. CLARK
Chairman Board of Deacons
University Baptist Church
(pol. adv.).
REED’S JEWELRY
The
1 iUfaimr County
Have Charged Agaijnst
THE TEXAS REGULARS 8 REPUBLICANS
WITHOUT DENIAL
The Following:
J,—That the TEXAS REGULARS AND REPUBLICANS of Young
County, have thrown their strength together, by public endorsement
through political cards mailed to the voters, in support of Beaufort!
Jester
2. That Beauford Jester if elected Governor will favor the TEXAS REG-
ULARS AND REPUBLICANS, in importantygovernmental positions.
3. That the TEXAS REGULARS AND REPUBLICANS have contrib-
uted to and been instrumental in propaganda in Young County,
against Homer P. Rainey.
4- x That the TEXAS REGULARS AND REPUBLICANS made strenu-
ous efforts to unseat the TRUE DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT CHAIR-
MEN of Young County, in order to take over and control our Party.
5. That the TEXAS REGULARS AND REPUBLICANS, with the elec-
tion of Jester as Governor have a better chance of taking over the
Control of the Democratic Party of Texas, in the next National
Election. “ '
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6. That the TEXAS REGULARS AND REPUBLICANS, would like
to see the TRUE DEMOCRATS, kicked out of the Democratic Party.
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7. That Beauford Jester, would not lift his hand to save the Democratic
Party, and is sympathetic toward the TEXAS REGULARS.
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DO YOfU WANT A DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN YOUNG COUNTY, AS
HAS EXISTED AT ALL TIMES, OR DO YOU WANT TO TURN IT
OVER TO A GROUP OF MEN CALLED TEXAS REGULARS. WHO
WILL SWITCH THEIR SUPPORT TO ANY POLITICAL GROUP?
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Vote For Homer P. Rainey — A True Democrat
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