The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946 Page: 2 of 16
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FRIDAY, JLTNE 14, 1946
THE CLARKSVILLE TIMES
Increase Number
Members C. of (’.
To Be Sought
New Chamber of Commerce Officials
The annual membership cam-
paign of the Clarksville Chamber
Of Commerce will begin TuesdaJ
morning, according to Paul Mara-
ble, chairman oi ihe membership
Committee. All present members ol
the Chamber will be contacted to
determine whether they dcMiv to
continue tlieir membership. He al-
so added that approximately 100
ftevr1 prospects; would be solicited lor
j membership.
P P.1 C. Hardegrec. new president
Of the organization has asked that
a the membership committee finish
r. its work as soon as possible io clear
Y the’decks for action along oth-
| er lines. The committee has hopes ,
| of ’finishing i:s work within two or
three days. In most cases members
Wilt he contacted by telephone and
askbd to continue their membership
on"the present basis. Only In very
few instances will members be ask-
ed'to increase their present sub-
scription.
TS-ie membership committee is
CciHposed of Marable, Ross King.
Nsft’ Quarles. Tommy Ross Hugh-
ston J. T. Jolley. B. B Black. Fur-
iratv Wolf, Jimmy La.imer. Smith
Sims. Grant Walker. J. P. Goodman.
Boftnie Beasley and, William Lati-
m£*.
m
[ It may be four years before Zapata
I actually will have to move but cnce
j work gets under way on the dam
! and it starts impounding water the
I town will hate to have its moving
program well organized.
Now in Congress is an appropria-
tion bill carrying funds for initial
| work on the dam. When the dam
is finished and the lake is lull the
area bn which Zapata now' rests
will be 10 to 15 ieet under water.
Tlie lake will extend far up the
Rio Grande.
Zapata is a town of 1,503 persons
and some 400 buildings.
Curiosity Led
To Dicovery
Carlsbad Caves
City Manager
< Continued From Page One)
\V. A DOBSON. Vice President J. T. JOLLEY. Vice President
C, of C, Officers
e-(Continued From Fage One
any, way possible. It plans to con-•
tiiyje to push for a better system
' Of roads in the county and will
WQfjlf with Oklahoma officials in at-
i templing to get a bridge built across
, Red River north of Clarksville.
An effort will be mad" to locate
■ snrnll factories or industries here
WljpfCh will bring additional payrolls
latp, the community.
Retiring President
IflKs Statement
ietiring as president oi the reor- !
g ilzed Clarksville Chamber of
C nmerce, after serving during
t : period when organizational
a i planning problems occupied
n ch of the time and attention oi
o icers and directors. A. D Simp- I
s< issued the following statement ■>
5 day evening following the.--"'m-
si Uation of his successor:
It is gratifying to be able to re-
vi y a year's work in which the
g: undwork was established lor the
C amber of Commerce to carry on
a aggressive and alert program
off service, valuable not only to
Clarksville but the whole oi Red
Kroner county. The support which
.was received in the initial year oi
oSr endeavors a.forded positive as-
surance that those who are back-
ing this organization with their
money and talents recognize its
u fulness and are anxious to see
il prow and extend" its services. 1
a sense of personal indebted-
to everyone who in any way
C iflibutea to the success ot the
rk of the Chamber of Commerce
the difficult months which fol-
the reorganization. With the j
>e peached that point in our
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GAR VICE NORWOOD, Manager
A. I). SIMPSON, Treasurer
Junior C, of C.
Sponsors Event
At Local Gym
Government To
Eliminate Texas
Town
b Inning oi our second year we
oning where it is possible to re-
e that a detimte measure of
p gress has Deen achieved. Hav-
With your cooperation and in-
t, established an organization
urro basis, let ihe, as theiorm-’
. ciBliead of the Chamber of Com-
•Ce, urge you to continue sup-
ting Its program. We lace a
■
The Clarksville Junior Chamber
of Commerce is sponsoring a coun-
ty-wide meeting of candidates and
a box supper at the high school
gymnasium Tuesday, June 25, be-
ginning at 8 p. m. Each Janaidate
w ho desires, to say a lew words will
be privileged to dp so, his remark*
being limited to live minutes. In-
vitations will go out next week to
all office seekers to attend and
speak.
All ladies are invited to attend
and bring.boxes of food, each to be
sold to the highest bidder. Pro-
ceeds from the sale of these boxes
will be used to equip the soft ball
field at the American Legion park
wdth llood lights for night playing.
This action is to encourage a
county-wide league. Any ball club
in the county desiring to enter is
welcomed and the lighted field, will
be available for these teams.
* • •
Local Teams Organized.
Baptist and Christian soitball
teams W’ere organized and played
their first game Tuesday afternoon
at Legion park, the winner to meet
the Methodist club Friday after-
He shall also appoint a fire mar-
shal. health oHicer, shall supervise
the water and sewer departments,
appoint superintendent. helper,
pumpers and employ such common
labor as may be required; supervise
tile street department, appoint and
employ personel; supervise the cen-
tral fire department, employing
1 truck drivers needed.
The city manager becomes the
budget officer, also purchasing
! agent. Any purchases of $500 or
more must be approved by the
council.
The ordinance further stipulates
that he is responsible for the oper-
ation of the water department,
i shall cooperate w ith the central
mosquito control committee, make
recommendations concerning the
general welfare of the city.
The city clerk, collector, assessor,
treasurer are to lurnish any oata
he may require.
The city marshal, attorney,
health officer and lire marshal are
to cooperate with the manager in
any manner deemed necessary.
He may summarily discharge any
. employee and he is empowered to
appoint a police judge.
With a city manager on the job
members of the council cease to di-
rect any departments of the city.
Heretofore each member has head-
ed a commjt tee directly responsible
for the functioning of a certain de-
partment of the city's affairs
These administrative duties have
passed to the manager.
Tin Cans To Be Removed.
Manager Dinwiddle stated at the
j Times office Tuesday that a truck
i would be placed in operation Tues-
i day, June 18, hauling tin cans,
j Every premise in the city should
j be cleaned up, all cans collected
and placed in containers conven-
ient to streets. Those whp have
early-day facilities for hauling their own cans
to the dump ground are requested
Santa Fe, N. M. — With the pass-
ing of Jim White recently, people
of the Southwest are recalling his
colorful history. He is said to be the
the first white man to enter the
now famous Carlsbad Caverns in
, southern New Mexico.
In 11*01 Jim was a cowboy rid-
: ing tin- range for the Triple X
ranch near Carlsbad. He and other
j cow bo" s in the vicinity often marv-
eled at the great black cloud of bats
! that emerged nightly from a small
: opening in one of the barren hill-
sides. Jim decided to investigate.
With a young Mexican boy he en-
tered the opening and penetrated
! far into an underground world.
With a system of strings and
1 smudge marks he explored the un-
known world.
| The beauty and size of this new-
1 found underground world became
Jim's delight. Anyone who would
venture in with him was shown its
color, endlessness and grandeur.
The reports of these visitors led to
the visits of geological experts un-
; til Dually in 1923 the area was set
aside as a national monument. Jim
| White became.jts chief ranger,
i Now as a national park, the cav-
erns attract thousands of visitors
j annually. The only level open to
| visitors is at the 750-foot level. Be-
low it is another vast subterranean
! structure at 900 feet, and beneath
that another at 1,320 Ieet. None ot
these underground worlds has been
thoroughly explored. It Is said that
it is possible that the . caverns may
lead underground to other caverns
in Mexico.
] Largely because an American
cowboy had the curiosity and
courage to investigate an unusual
sight there was opened to all trav-
elers a spectacle that ranks with
the Grand Canyon In beauty and
grandeur. Jim White was that cow-
boy.
Zapata. Tex. — This
settlement on the Rio Grande will
have to move when the government to do so as the city is not able to
dams the river to provide irrigation get around to every place promptly,
storage for the low’er valley, but , In announcing the pickup serv-
still has no place to go. | ice in today's Times, Mayor Ham-
County Judge M. B. Bravo said ilton appeals for cooperation in
that no new gite had been found. J keeping the city as free of tin.' cans
Zapata doesn't even know where aftd other discarded matter as pos-
it can get drinking water supply, ‘sible.
USED CARS IN BRITAIN
HIGHER THAN NEW ONES
| London —& (/P) — Secondhand
automobile dealers sre making for-
: tunes in a buying spree of motor-
starved' Britons willing to buy
| slightly used 1946 automobiles for
| the equivalent ot $4,000 to $5,000—
nearly double the list prices of new
[ cars.
Black market conditions were re-
ported in some dealers' circles be-
cause of the rush of buyers offer-
| lng High premiums to avoid wait-
' ing six months to a year for deliv-
| ery at ordinary list prices.
General Marshall
Is Holding Whip
Over Chinese
Washington — Gen. George C.
Marshall, President Truman’s spec-
ial envoy to the Chiang Kai-Shek
government is seeking peace in
China — trying to heal the genera-
tion-old cleavage between the Na-
tionalists and the Chinese Reds and
save the country from a resump-
tion of civil war.
The difliculties facing the one-
time cheif of staff of the American
armies in this great task are
mounting. Even in the face of the
worst need for peace and unity
that they possibly have ever seen,
the opposing Chinese iactions are
thus far unable to compose their
differences.
During the few months Marshall
has been in China, he has kept
wholesale civil war from south of
the great wall and brougat Nation-
alist and Red chieftains together
to negotiate.
In a lew brief weeks away from
China, after he seemingly had Reds
and Nationalists on the way to
amalgamation, Marshall saw the
work he started fall apart. Agree-
ments hastily put together were
disregarded, and civil war
came on a major scale ip Man-
churia and in the Yangtze valley.
Gen. Marshall is credited with
having in his hands the strings
that control the financial adits
China hopes to get from the United
States. These appear to be his most
powerful tools for peace.
Once these credits have been al-
lowed to pass to Chinese control, a
lessening of Chinese respect for
Mai'shall's efforts in their behalf
need not be held surprising.
The cleavage between Chinese
Nationalists and Chinese Red is
wide, deep and long standing.
Whether Marshall can change the
course of this tide of human strife
can be answered only by events.
HIGH COURT ERRED;
WILLIE GETS STAY
Florence Stages
Effort to Shake
Off Ruble
minor damages to doors and wtn-
' dows.
I The Teatro Comulale, the mod-
I ern opera house, was seriously in-
i Jured in an air raid but Was quick-
j ly restored in part, enabling the
! auditorium, minus the stage, to be
I used for symphonic concerts.
I Florence, Italy — While the For-
i eign Ministers at Paris have been
engaged in heated arguments on
the fate of Italy's empire and the
size of Italy s reparations, some of
the country’s ancient glories are
beginning to rise from the ruins of "
the war. <■ style'
| Florence, historic shrine of learn-
ing and art, has shaken off much
of its bomb rubble and is making
valiant efforts at revival and re-
construction.
! Streets have been cleared of
Shops Display More Goods
The shops, until recently meag-
erly provided, are now well-fur-
nished, although the prices are
high. Some of those, which suffer-
ed serious injury, have been restor-
ed, and redecorated in modern
Cumbrous air raid shelters have
been removed from the piazzas
and sidewalks. Statues have been
replaced in the public squares. The
famous Perseus ol. Benvenuto Cel-
lini, Ciambologna's "Rape of the
_____________ .... , • , Sabines,” Della Robbia s blue and
™ 3 L °k, ! white babies In the Piazza della S.
X ,h? ™ mZS Annunziata, and many others are
after the liberation in 1944. Al- back in nlace
! though little rebuilding has yet be- now back ln !. ®' ,
gun, much restoration is going on. | Art Treaaures Covered
Through the action ol the Allies,
large numbers of paintings and
other art treasures have been re-
covered.
In fact, Florence, alter the cata-
clysmic events it has passed
through, has grown steadily more
Essential Services Restored
Water, light and gas services, all
lacking when the Allies first en-
tered are available and fairly ade-
quate now, even if not back to for-
mer standards. Street lights art on
again. And postal service, which
had practically disappeared, is be-
coming more punctual and reli-
able.
The transportation problem acute
in the first months after the Ger-
mans left the city, has been un-
tangled to a large extent. Railways,
linking the town with other cities,
have been repaired. Outgoing bus
and truck services have been re-
organized and an increasing num-
ber of trams are now running,
though unable as yet, for lack of
stable bridges to cross the River
Arno.
With the exception of some out-
lying quarters along the railways
near industrial areas, remote
normal. On the river, young men
are rowing again in the open
stretches between the ruined
bridges, and the fishermen settle
on the parapets as of yore. And on
the corner of the Stozzi Palace, as
in prewar days, flowers arc massed:
carnations, treesias, scarle t and
purple anemones, daffodils, pansies,
and branches of pink and white
fruit blossoms — symbols of revival
and renewal.
RUSSIAN GUARDS FIRE
I ON U. S. AMBULANCE
l Radium's rr.dio activity lasts for
' centuries, and is only about half
dissipated after 2,000 years.
Washington, — The Supreme
Court postponed at least until next
fall a second trip to the electric
chair lor Willie Francis, 17, Louisi-
ana Negro murderer, alter an-
nouncing it would not review his
case. The court's order regarding
his request tor a review carried the
one word “denied.'' But a court
spokesman said the order was an
error and that Willie had been
granted a review when the court
reconvenes next fall.
Vienna, — Russian guards open-
___________ ________ ed fire on an American ambulance
from the central monumental part speeding along a Vienna highway
of the city, the outstanding dam- n?!Jr Tu*'n airport. High ranking
age lies along or near the river. qUk:k y announced they at-
... j tached no Importance to the inci-
Lone Ancient Bridge Remains ; de»t' ™ere wer<? n0 casualties.
Of the four celebrated ancient ' American authorities explained
bridges only the Ponte Vechio with : tbe ambulance was highballing
its little houses and Jewelers’ shops 8 °ng r°ad }t8 *lren
remains. The Ponte alia Carrala, anting, and due to the late hour,
the Ponte Santa Trinlta and the Jt probably touched off the light
Ponte aUe Grazie, along with the •'"Beer lingers of the Russian
two modern bridges to east and guards. They were believed to have
west, were blown up on the night of llre(* in the air.
Aug. 3, 1944, a few hours before the 1 I ,
entrance of the Allied forces. I The Petroleum industry is one of
Apart from this loss, the most the youngest of the large Amcri-
The king salmon has been known
to weigh as much as 100 pounds.
memorable buildings and features
of the city are virtually intact. The
Cathedral group, peppered by ar- ]
ttllery fire from the retreating
forces, have splinters of marble j
chipped out over the exposed sur- |
faces, but show no damage of seri- j
ous import. Many palaces near the
river were shaken and sustained
I ,J
can Industries.
MEN’S SUITS!
THE HUB
HAS THEM!
McCLINTON-TAYLOR
L, •«
lod ol readjustment in which noon. A city league is being organ-
U Importance of.-umty in thought 1 ized for a full season of play, with
ft. , action can not be overempna- j several additional teams due to
I. Our community .has survived 1 enter.
Impact ot war. Will it survive ; -o-
aftermath? We have in our BRIDE, 79, HUSBAND, 18,
iMton the answer to this ques- ; HONEYMOON IN CORN FIELD
■PsIIg . "i • ----
j Louisa, Ky. (JP) — Pronounced
- man and wife by the county judge,
| a 79-year-old grandma and her 18-
year-old bridegroom returned to
. . With eight their home in the isolated back
{Aeons in hospitals and many more country and, by the bride's admis-
; treatment at home for food sion, to a “honeymoon in the com
{Msoning. the city health depart- field.”
it banned the sale ol all cream “The weeds is just taking’ us
custard files, cream pulls and there,” Mrs. Mattie Lyons large
pastries made with corn- Sprouse explained, adding that it
and milk. she and her new husband, Delbert
Inspector Henry Hill Sprouse, didn't get busy they
'the bacteria which caused 1 w-*» *
poisoning are form-
■ the reaction of heat on the
pastries.
specialists in quality
merchandise feature
mppan
Gas Ranges
/
SALES BANNED AS
flOD POISONING RESULTS
'ueblo, Colo., yp)
GL®!
<EU<°&':r
McClinton-Taylor
Authorized flatter
jor
TOPPan Ranges
' • ' , . j ■„ ......ijrral‘‘>n °l
<Tt. D.M»" C/i'- L°" > •' y, p
;..SlV.NT
“wouldn’t have any com.”
Oil dug from the earth is one of
the oldest material? known to mon-
kind.
Q. Wells ln 1894 predicted
pf atomic power.
In Greek the word g ccmetry
means earth measurement.
iring Dad To
ATHAS’
FOE A SPECIAL
V Day Dinner
n .. ■”*
HERE you will find only those household
appliances whose quality, dependability and
performance have been notable contribu-
tions to the ease of modern living. Among
them we are proqd to list the foipQus
TAPPAN Gas Raises.
A, ft, range, are npt plentiful... Bold fast
toyour detire*... there will be more Tappant!
Attention!
Tomato Growers In The
Clarksville Trade Area
The market for the 1946 crop of green wrap toma-
toes is now open. Packing shed located across street
directly east of the Paris Grocer Company in Clarks-
ville. Plenty of parking space and room for unloading.
Prices prevailing at other Northeast Texas points
will be paid here. Growers desiring to save time will
find the local market an aid as well as a convenience.
In the interest of growers in this immediate area one
of the largest buyers in the field has been induced to
establish a packing shed here and others m$y enter
the local mafket as the season advances.
Every grower patronizing the local packing shed is
assured of top prices for tomatoes. You who have to-
matoes to sell are therefore invited to avail yourselves
of the facilities provide*} at Clarksville.
Yoii are welcome to drop in ond inspect tbe new loca-
tion if you wish to do so before offering your tomatoes
for sale. Wtl
The Chamber ef C
Ic^ARKSVILLE
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