Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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FUNERAL HOME
BURIAL ASSOCIATION
and
FURNITURE STORE
riiONE 222
Serving Delta County For
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$2.00 a year in advance. Combined with
The Past Sixty-Seven Years
llrimto
Delta Courier circulation Nov. 1, 1912.
SMITH BROS.
Furniture
Telephone 105
W. D. HART & SONS, Publishers.
VOLUME 67. NO. 25.
NEWS
From
All Quarters
Masons Slate
Installation
Of Olficers
Detroit:—Twenty persons were
known dead and many more be-
lieved killed Monday night when
a tornado ripped through sections
of Canada and northern Michigan.
Jerusalem:— Two saboteurs
were reported killed during an
explosion and fire that swept the
Haifa rail yards Monday night.
This brings the death toll toll
in Palestine’s two night wave of
violence.
Austin:—A Houston negro won
a conditional victory in court
when the court gave him permis-
sion to enter the Univercity of
Texas Law School but suspended
the entrance for six months.
New York:—A proposal was
made by Sir Alexander Cadogan,
British delegate to the UN Se-
curity Council Monday that the
case of Franco Spain be referred
to the UN Council without a dip-
lomatic relations break with Ma-
drid.
Paris:—A governmental crisis
mounted in France Monday when
Socialists spurned the presidency
of the French Council and the
Moderate Popular Republican re-
affirmed Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault for the office.
Shreveport:—Sheriff O. H.
Haynes, Sr., of Webster Parish,
was probably fatally wounded in
a gun battle with an exconvict,
George McGee, who barricaded
himself in the home of his brother
and defied officers to get him out.
Washington:—President Tru-
jrtjm got the whole-hearted sup-
pi j of the proposed Army-Navy
mvSfrer from the Secretary of
War Robert S. Patterson Tuesday
but Secretary of the Navy James
V. Forrestall’s approval was still
missing.
Washington:—Four members of
the House foreign affairs com-
mittee suggested that President
Truman and Premier Stalin get
together for “frank, across-the-
table talks’’ at an early date.
Dallas:—The Seiberling Rubber
Co. and the War Assets Corpora-
tion agreed on leasing terms for
the $3,000,000 Contineltal Motors
plant at Garland making this the
state’s second rubber tire manu-
facturing plant.
* New York:—The United States
offered to destroy its store of
atom bombs and stop manufactur-
ing them if a proposed internation-
al authority would establish ade-
quate control of this weapon of
war.
The three Masonic Lodges of
Delta county, Cooper, Lake Creek,
and Yowell, will hold the annual
installation of officers in a joint
public meeting at the City Park
Monday night, June 24. All ma-
sons and families, members of the
Eastern Star, and friends are
invited to attend.
Officers of the Cooper lodge
elected for the coming year, to
take office July 1, are Charles
Wright, W. M.; Alton Wright,
S. W.; Jack Riggs, J. W.; Bill
Morgan, Sec.; J. R. Watkins,
Treas.; and D. Todd, Tiler.
Lake Creek officers to be in-
stalled are: C. E. Whitlock, W. M.;
Bill Hendrix, S. W.; W. M. Berry,
J. W..; Ben L. Anderson, Sec.;
L. B. Taylor, Treas.; and C. V.
Parrish, Tiler.
W. H. Bell Solicits
Support Of Voters
In Precinct One
Funeral Services
Held For G. Skeen
Here Thursday
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Baptist Church for Gridley
Skeen, 69, who passed away Wed-
nesday in a Paris hospital follow-
ing a long illness. Burial was
made in Oaklawn.
The services were conducted by j
Rev. R. E. Streetman of Sulphur
Springs, assisted by Rev. Joe Mc-
Clain. Delta Funeral Home was
in charge of funeral arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mattie Skeen, five sons, Floyd
Thompson, Redding, Calif.; Claud
Thompson, Roscoe; Clyde Thomp-
son, Mt. Joy; Earl Crump, Kosowa,
Okla.; Ozell Crump, Oklahoma
City; three daughters, Mrs. Reba
Morgan, Hooks; Mrs. H. B. Wool-
sey, Mt. Joy, and Mrs. Jennie Lee
Wheeler, California.
Also one brother, A. M. Skeen,
three half-brothers, A. L., A. B.,
and P. V. Carrington, and one
sister-in-law, Mrs. O. A. Skeen.
Jaycee League CooperMan. Safety
Goes Into Winning Air Field
Third Week
Bud Wickeraham
Is Candidate For
Commsisioner
TO THE VOTERS OF PRECINCT
ONE:
I wish to take this means of
soliciting the vote and support of
the voters of this precinct for my
second term as Justice of the
Peace for Precinct One of this
county.
As some of you know, I have
been sick, but am about recover-
ed, and am regularly back in the
office attending to the duties. I
probably will not be able to be
out and get around to the homes j
of all the voters as I would like
to do, to thank you for the honor j
done me in electing me to my |
first term, and to ask for your
vote for my second term, so 1 am
asking you now to re-elect me.
In my first term I handled
nearly 800 misdemeanor law vio-
lations, a plea of guilty in each
and every case. I handled all fel-
ony complaints arising in Delta
county awaiting the action of the
Grand Jury, there being no other
Justice Court functioning in the
county. 1 also have handled all
inquests over dead bodies for the
entire county for the same reason.
All civil cases involving less than
$200.00 have been handled by me,
and all brith and death certificates
of the entire county, for the same
reason.
If given the customary Demo-
cratic Second Term in office, I
will continue to discharge the
duties, honestly and fairly, and to
the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
W. H. BELL.
TO THE PEOPLE OF PRECINCT
2, DELTA COUNTY:
I wish to announce that I am
entering the race for Commission-
er of Precinct 2, in the Democratic
primary. ‘
I am a responsible life-time
citizen of Delta county and am
offering to the people of Precinct
2 my service in sincere, honest
efforts to maintain good roads,
bridges and waterways over the
entire precinct.
I believe a number of land-
wners are hesitant to build a
uture modern home on their
farm because of unkept country
roads leading to them. If elected,
1 promise to apply each dollar of
the tax-payer’s money to its maxi-
mum use in making these roads
more pleasant to drive over, and
also I will not ask for a second
term if I do not carry out this
promise.
If any person or group of per-
sons want to furnish oil for a
segment of road, I will be on the
job to prepare the roadbed and
work in the oil.
I am familiar with the business
responsibility and functions of the
Commissioners Court and will co-
operate mutually with the other
precinct commissioners in the pro-
gress of our county.
I’ll be looking forward to see-
ing each of you before July 27
and if you think I will fully dis-
charge the duties of your precinct
commissioner, favor me with your
vote on that date.
Thank you for your support.
BUD WICKERSHAM
„ „ . Oldsters May Vote
Washington:—John R. Steel- ■ • •
man, special assistant to the presi-i Without Obtaining
dent, was appointed by President
Truman to head the office of War
Moblization and Reconversion. He
suceeds John Snyder recently ap-
pointed Secretary of the Treasury.
Veterans Of Four
Wars Speakers At
Lions Club Meeting
Veterans of four wars were
guest speakers at the regular
meeting of the Lions Club at Ho-
tel Cooper Friday. The veterans
told of their experiences during
their time in the army.
/ yaking first was L. R. Mc-
tiL Jp\ Delta county’s only sur-
viving member of the Confederate
Army, followed by Dr. D. O.
Lowery, gpanish-American veter-
an, H. R. Chesnut, World War I,
and L. C. Burrow, World War II.
The program was arranged by
Odie Bridges who introduced the
speakers.
The next meeting of the Lions
Club will be held at Hotel Cooper
at night for the installation of of-
ficers. The meeting will be a
Ladies Night.
Exemption Receipt
According to a statement issu-
ed this week, persons who have
reached thier 60th birthday be-
fore Jan. 1, 1945, will be able to
vote without paying a poll tax.
Considerable question has been
raised as to the necessity of hav-
ing an exemption receipt. Ac-
cording to law, these receipts are
not issued in counties with less
than 15,000 population. Delta
county is in this group.
For persons who wish to take
advantage of this ruling, they will
only have to inform the election
Judge of their age and will be
permitted to vote.
Officers Arrest
Drunken Driver,
Find Stolen Car
Bill Bailey of Lubho«-lc i* vi*it-
Starlight Operetta
Next Presentation
“The Last Waltz”
“The Last Waltz”, Oscar
Straus’ gay story of romance and
song in the make-believe Balkin
Country of Vandalia, will be the
second offering of the 1946 sea
son of Starlight Operetta, begin-
ning Monday night, June 24, at
the Fair Park Casino.
Mr. and Mr*. Joe Bartley and
>n of Mineola spent the week-
L. V. Myers, whose suspicious
aciiondyiroused the interest of of-
ficers here Saturday night, was
picked up by Ft. Worth officers
after he was unable to give a clear
answer answer about the car he
was driving.
Officers saw the car Saturday
night with the license plate cover-
ed with mud and noting the clumsy
way the car was handled stopped
Myers. On searching the car, the
officers found some liquor and
Myers under the influence of the
liquor.
When unable to produce a
driver’s license or papers showing
possession of the car, officers call-
ed Ft. Worth, where the car was
registered, and found that it had
been stolen.
Myers had been released from
the penitentiry for a little over
two weeks when he was arrested.
Mr*. J. E. Nelson of Sulphur
Springs and Rody and Carrell
King of Shreveport spent Friday
in Cooper.
ing Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stovall, end in Cooper.
M. t. Cooper he* returned home
from Corpus Christi.
I'lay was continued in the Jay-
cee Softball League this past, week
with four more games of the 28
game schedule being played.
In the games scheduled Friday
night, June 14, Adair and Hicks
Grocery beat Anderson’s Hard-
ware and Furniture 11 to 9, while
Antioch defeated Lake Creek 13
to 8 in the second game.
Proving that they didn’t depend
entirely on Toon’s pitching for
their wins, the Grocers outhit
Castleberry’s boys 10 to> 8 and
took advantage of several costly
errors for their victory. However,
the game was very close all the
jvay but Sansing, pitching for
Adair and Hicks set down Ander-
son’s team in order their last time
at bat when a coupie of runs
would have tied it up.
In the second tilt Antioch push-
ed across 7 runs in their first
time at bat and coasted to an easy
victoiy without much effort. The
Lake Creek boys got a run in
their half of the first inning but
that was all until the 6th inning
as Brooks was never in serious
trouble as long as he beared down.
He let them have 2 runs in the
sixth and 5 in the seventh but
had the situation well in hand at
all times. This was Antioch’s first
victory in league play but with
the\strength they showed Friday
it probably won’t be their last.
Monday night, June 17, Stov-
all’s Hardware and Klondike kept
their records clean by defeating
Leeman’s Garage and Ben Frank-
lin, respectively.
McMillan’s nine won their ball
game against Leeman 10 to 3 with
a 4th inning rally that saw them
get G runs on 6 hits which later
proved to be enough to win. Lee-
man drew first blood in the first
inning with a 2-run attack but
Stovall tied it up in their half
and were never behind again as
they got two more runs in the
3rd on as many hits and a free
walk. Stovall’s nine collected 10
hits while Leeman’s team got 8.
Although this was Stovall’s
second victory in as many starts,
their chances to finish in the top
bracket dwindled as one of their
best hitters and fielders, Jake
Carroll, played his last game be-
fore going to Louisiana. As a part-
ing gesture, Jake got the only
four base blow of the game Mon-
day night.
Klondike again made their
heads-up brand of ball pay divi-
dends as they took Ben Franklin
with ease to the tune of 12 to 4
in the second game. The boys from
the west end of the county got
ff of their tallies in the first 3
stanzas and were never threaten-
ed as their fancy infield produced
three double killings to keep Ben
Franklin’s scoring chances throttl-
ed all night. Ben Franklin had no
trouble hitting Stevens, the Klon-
dike pitcher, l^ut there was always
a Klondike man around to take
care of it.
Good crowds were in attendance
at the Cooper Athletic Field for
both nights and considerable in-
terest is being built up as the
league moves into its third week
of play. Every team has played
two games and at this time Klon-
dike, Adair and Hicks, and Stov-
all’s Hardware are leading, all be-
ing undefeated, and Antioch and
Anderson’s Hardware are tied for
second place with one win and
one loss.
Due to the rain Thursday the
games scheduled for the coming
week will be played on different
dates but in the sante order. The
games scheduled for Friday night
will be played Monday and the
Monday games will be played
Tuesday night.
The schedule will be as follows:
Monday night, June 24: Adair
and Hicks vs. Lake Creek; Antioch
vs. Anderson’s Furniture and
Hardware.
Tuesday night, June 25: Mc-
Millan va. Klondike; Ben Frank
lin vs. Leeman’s Garage.
South Plains Army Air Field
of Lubbock has been awarded a
Certificate of Merit for achieve-
ment of better than average Civil-
ian Safety record. Ground safety
engineer for the period covered
by the award was Fred T. Poe of
Cooper.
Mr. Poe assumed the position
of ground safety engineer and in-
spector on June 18, 1945, and
holds the same position at this
time. Since taking over this job
the accident rate on this huge
aircraft storage depot has drop-
ped from eight accidents per
month to an average of only one
per month.
Poe received engineering train-
ing in the 5th U. S. Engineers
in the first world war and also
received training in East Texas
State Teachers College at Com-
merce and Texas A. and M. at
College Station.
For several years Poe was as-
sociated with business interests
in Cooper, at present he is re
siding at 1006 Ave. S., Lubbock.
Henry Chesnut
Makes Announcement
For Commissioner
Demo Committee Sets
Candidates’ Filing
Fees, Names Judges
Nine Delta Boys
Awarded Pigs In
4-H Club Contest
Nine Delta county boys, win-
ners in the 1946 Sears Hog Pro-
gram, assembled in the County
Agent’s office on Tuesday at 10
o’clock to receive their pigs.
County Agent L. M Hendley dis-
tributed the pigs, but was able to
obtain only four, the other five
to be delivered as quickly as they
are received.
The pigs were won through an
essay contest entered into by 4-H
Club boys of Delta county, spon-
sored by Sears Roebuck Founda-
tion.
Winners of the program this
year are Edwin Slough, Hollis
Glen Sloan, Charles Gervers, J.
O. Shaw, Charles Wilson, Gene
Carroll Landers, Bobby Carring-
ton, James Carl Deatherage, and
Jeff James White.
Dr. A. M. Pickard, veterinarian
from Pecan Gap, was present for
vaccinating demonstration.
In making my announcement
for the Office of Commissioner
Precinct 1, Delta county, I wish
to state that I have traveled roads
in Delta county for over sixty
years afoot, in a wagon, and car,
and now I want to get in the saddle
and build the best roads possible
that sound judgment will permit
with the limited funds available.
I will if elected your Commis-
sioner give my entire time and
best efforts to pull Delta county
out of the “Red” and put its fi-
nance on a pay as you spend basis.
I have lived in the same location
in Delta county about a mile east
of Cooper all my life. The time
■s short before the first primary
and I will not get to see all of
you in person, so let me take this
opportunity to assure you that
.'iiy consideration in my favor will
he sincerely appreciated.
HENRY T. CHESNUT
Arrest Two Negroes
With Suitcase Of
Whiskey Wednesday
Two Cooper Negroes were ar-
rested Wednesday night as they
got off the bus by the depot with
a suitcase full of whiskey. They
pled guilty to transporting liquor
and were fined a day in jail and
costs.
Leaving for Dallas early Wed-
nesday, they were seen by Sheriff
Nolan Maynard getting on the bus
with an apparently empty suit-
case. He watched the busses as
they came into town Wednesday
night and accosted the two Neg
roes when they stepped off the
bus. They readily confessed to the
charge of transporting the whis-
key.
Sherman Youth Will
Preach At Christian
Church Sunday
John W’addle, young preacher
from Sherman w’ill preach at the
Church Sunday at 11 o’clock. He
morning service at the Christian
was brought to Cooper through
the efforts of a group of young
people of the Christian Church
who heard him during their stay
at the Young People’s Conference
at Woodlake near Sherman last
week.
Sample of License
Plates For 1947
Received Here
The Democratic Executive Com-
mittee held its regular election
year meeting Saturday and as-
sessed filing fees for candidate*
and named election judges for tha
13 boxes of the county.
The committee is composed of
Tom Cumming, chairman, H. R.
Chesnut, secretary, and G. T.
Anderson, Lakecreek; Sam Rusaell,
Vasco; H. D. Stephenson, Klon-
dike; L. L. Allard, W. D. Hart,
and J. H. Bond, Cooper.
Filing fees assessed were Dis-
trict Clerk, $10.; County Judge,
$25.; Tax Assessor and Collector,
$40.; County Clerk, $30.; County
Superintendent, $30.; County At-
torney, $25.; Sheriff, $15.; Trea-
surer, $15.; Precinct Commission-
ers, $15.; Public Weigher 1 and
5, $25.; and Justice of the Peace,
$15. Filing fees are due and pay-
able to the committee by June 22.
A resolution was passed by the
committee that a candidate must
have a majority over all other
candidates in the race to prevent
a second runoff.
Election judges appointed by
the committee to hold the primary
elections are Lyndol E. Hart. Bo*
1; D. T. Chancellor, Box 2; J. H.
Bond, Box 12; J. D. Pratt, Bo*
13; H. D. Stephenson, Box 3; A.
M. Smith, Box 4; Bill Scalley,
Box 5; M. C. Hayes, Box 6; C. E.
Cregg, Box 7; A. L. Anderson,
Box 8; Frank McGuyer, Box 9;
J. E. Smiley, Box 10; and R. 0.
DeWeese, Box 11.
Tax Collector-Assessor O. E.
Millard received a sample of the
1947 license plates this week. He
was informed that plates will be
available for both the front and
rear of the cars in 1947.
The new plates will have a black
background with white letters.
They will carry two letters on the
left side and four numerals. Mr.
Millard has not been informed
as to what numbers will be issued
to Delta county.
SPARKSTHEATRES
At The Sparks
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
She’s all woman when she loves—all danger when she hates.
She’s the kind of gal women don’t trust and men shouldn’t!
“DANGER SIGNAL”
Fay Emerson, Zachary Scott. Also Comedy.
SUN.—MON., JUNE 23-24
The movie man of the year, in the comedy hit of the year!
“THE WELL GROOMED BRIDE”
From terrific drama to hilarious comedy—Olivia de Haviland, Ray
Milland, Sonny Tufts, James Gleason, Constance Downing, Percy
Kilbride, Jean Heather. Also musical short, “Melody Slampede.”
TUE.—WED., JUNE 25-26
A Goldwyn re-release.
“THE HURRICANE”
Dorothy Lamour (with very little sarong) Jon Hall, Mary Astor,
C. Aubrey Smith. Also News and Comedy.
THUR.—FRI., JUNE 27-28
It’s a pulse pounder! A beautiful blonde tries to step in where
a gorgeous brunette left off, but even a blonde like this has to
wait till Ladd settles the score.
“THE BLUE DAHLIA”
Allan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Doris Dowling, William Bendix, Tom
Powers, Frank Faylen. Also News—Comedy.
At The Grand
FRI.—SAT.. JUNE 21-22
“STAGE COACH ROBBERY”
Wild Bill Elliott, Little Beaver, Alice Fleming, Don Costello,
Francis McDonald. Also Serial and Comedy.
OWL SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT
A blood chilling story filled with atomic thrills.
“THE STRANGE MR. GREGORY”
Edmund Lowe, Jean Rogers, Frank Reicher. Also News.
Last Rites Held
For Confederate
Veteran Sunday
Last rites were held Sunday
afternoon at the Baptist Church
for Z. T. Smith, 97, the second
oldest of two Confederate veterans
still living in Delta county. In-
terment was made in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Mr. Smith passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. L.
Atterberry, where he has made
his home for a number of years.
Services were conducted by Rev.
M. D. Franks, Klondike, assisted
by Rev. Joe McClain. Delta Fun-
eral Home was in charge of fun-
eral arrangements.
Born near Rawleigh, N. C. July
26, 1848, Mr. Smith was the son
of James W- Smith and Mary Ann
Smith. He was a student at Smith’s
Old Field in North Carolina be-
fore he moved with his family to
Hempstead county, Ark., when he
was 10 years of age.
During the war, he served the
last two years in McNeal’s Regi-
ment under General Dockery in
the Confederate Army. In 1883,
he was married to Miss Laura
Alice McLarty who preceded him
in death Feb. 22, 1937.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Atterberry, three sons, A.
S. Smith, Sweetwater; Coy Smith,
Blevins, Ark.; G. D. Smith, Pearl
Harbor; and 25 grandchildren.
Janelle Witcher
Appointed Home
Supervisor FSA
Miss Janelle Witcher of Honey
Grove has assumed the position
of Home Supervisor in the FSA,
according to an announcement by
C. D. McKinzie, supervisor for
FSA in Delta county.
Miss Witcher, a graduate of
ETSTC, was transferred from
Hunt county to take the place of
Mrs. Louise Adams, who recently
resigned the position.
Temporarily appointed until
July 1, Miss Witcher will probably
be made a permanent Home Su-
pervisor iu Delta county afttr
that date.
Mr. and Mr*. Jehn Silman and
daughters are in the Ozarks for a
110 day vacation.
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