The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS
ONE MAN’S
OPINION
Rambling
with
The Editor
With screaming black headlines ap-
pearing daily on ueafipepers through-
out the' laud, and wfrh press bulletins
being released honrly by radio sta-
tions; and with noted commentators
airing out their views on the present
European War we are of the opinion
that even the readers of the smaller
weekly newspaper*, such aa The Pa-
nola Watchman, expect their pub
Usher to give them his aunalysis of
changing world events.
With that conclusion in mind the
publisher of this newspaper, like any
other average man, has decided to
submit the story of the second great
conflict across the seas and the effect
it will have economically and other-
wise, on the United States. Your pub-
lisher cannot be expected to have the
trained mind, background, or annaly-
tlcal ability of men of national re-
nown, nor have we had the time to
have developed a perspective of the
expert in military matters, or eco-
nomic affairs on a world scale. But
we can undertake to expand our
views and give our personal Inter-
pretations as to the meaning, as we
see it, of todays happenings In war
torn Europe and the effect the war
there is having in the United States
of America.
Before we come to discuss the
effect our national leaders see the
war will ultimately have here, it is
well to go into the background of
the strength of nations now engaged
in the war in Europe.
Unquestionably, whether we want
to admit it or not the German army
is better equipped than the Allied
forces. They have more war ma-
chines, more air plan se, aad more
THE RAMBLER wishes to point
out a few significant pollctical facts
in as much as some of our leading
citizens have seen fit to go down
to Waco and make a burro out of
themselves again. The majority of
the delegates to the State Democratic
Convention meeting in Waco Texas
this week were pledged to JOHN
•NANCE GARNER in regular precinct
and county meetings over the state
before the State Convention met
There was nothing dictatorial about
this action. GARNER pimply won
more support over the state than did
ROOSEVELT. Texans apparently do
not favor the third-term movement,
but a few politicians either on the
government payroll or expecting to
get on It went down lo Waco to at-
tempt a HITLER BLITZKREIG on
the regular state convention. They
never got to first base, and this Is
as It should have been. Texas is not
■wady for proponents of HITLERISM.
The ROOSEVELT men, In the min-
ority in the state convention, cer-
tainly didn’t help the third-term cause
any by thrying to run a steam-roller
over the regular elected delegates.
Texas Is not now, and never will be
ready for this type of rough-shod
tactics, l
Q. M. Martin v. ...
N. K. Walker
W. A. Ortolanl
B. Atkinson
Chas. Lovil ........
-H. D. Copeland
W. A. Hooker
N. E. Brussel!
Addle Johns
A. W. Raker
W. J. B. Hooker
Rupert Meckltn
W. C. Atkinson
C. E. Kellie
llasel Neal ...... .....
Jno. C. Brown
Joy Brown .......
Mrs. J. O. Brown „L...
Brown Hdw. Co. -----------
Herbert Brooks ...............
Cecil Kendall
Vernon Barton
Ed Martin ... .............
Edward Lawrence
J. W. Nelson
Y. 8. Eubanks
Ceasar Smith
A. Rtddlehoover
Rhode-i ........... —
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore
R. G. Brown ......
J. G. Strong
R. A. aui - -
r. E. Roberts £...............
1st National Bank ... ....
Kd Embry f.............
Dr. Carnatjstu .....—....
Dr. AlllqgP .....
This message should appeal to the
heart and looaen the puree string of
every person In the United States.
Everybody should feel It their duty
•ad responsibility to help raise this
■honey as quickly us possible.
America, who rides to work, (from
the humblest workman to the mil-
lionaire). who goes to the movies
every night, who eats good food
three times a day, who wears kood
clothes.
who Uvea lu comfortable
homes, who boasts of her wealth and
boundless resources, who sometimes
goes to church to pray for her un-
fortunate brothers, America, the land
of the free and the home of the
brave, how will yon respond to this
•try for help?
MRS. W. D. ANDERSON informed
the writers wife last week that the
picture of her granddaughter, MADR-
UNG BAKER, appearing on the front
PE of the pgper came up clearer
than any previous printing by nearby
dally papers which used the pbotg
previously to Us agMagance In the
lercy
| throughout Eui
’ _ V J Appeal
Uggent needs of wpr-atrickcn
its first war
Red Cross
I War. A drive is pgr under
a minimum of SlojMKOOO to ]
The above iKuirjr Jp l*een i
4* the Allies *1*0. For example we
need go no further than a compari-
son between the air planes aad all
forces of France, England, and Ger-
many. Germany has twice as many
pilots. The alrplaoee of France and
England are mostly equipped with
machine guns while the majority of
those owned by Germany are eqtilpp-
(Continued on last page)
District Court
partMMnt of the newspaper have man-
aged to make cuts print cleanly with-
out an Ink smear. The credit for this
part of the newspaper success be-
longs to RUEL SMILEY and MON-
ROE BARBER,
i • e * •
GARY SANFORD, triple A head
for this county was warm in his
praise of the last issue of the connty
newspaper. MR. SANFORD generally
reserves an opinion without he has
genuine grounds for voicing one. He
(Continued on page 4)
As Prelude To
Waco Convention
The State Democratic convention
convened in Waco Tuesday to name
instructed delegates to the national
convention to be held In Chicago la-
ter in the year.
Prior to the regular Tuesday busi-
ness sessions, a stroni broke out hi
Waco Monday afternoon when Sena-
tor Joe Hill of Henderson and Mayor
'Maury Maverick of San Antonio
headed a ao-callej “blitgkreig’’ to
Monday morning. May 27, the regu-
lar criminal week of the District
Court convened with fifteen criminal
cases on record. District Judge T. O.
Davis preahled and W. W. Lane Dis-
trict Attorney.
The following cases were tried
this week. The first esse tried was
Jo« Lewis alias Jimmie Noland,
charged with the burgulary of a
resident here In Carthage and was
sentenced to five years in the penl-
teniary after pleading guilty before
the court. The next cose was a negro
charged with -driving drunk, he plead-
ed guilty before a Jury and received
one year in the penitentiary. The
case of Elliott Clark, charged with
cattle theft was next fled and the
Jury returned no bill agtnst him. The
case of the State of Texas va. Larry
Brown charged with timber cutting
was turned over to the Jhry and at
presa time the Jury had opt returend
a verdict.
The next rase called was Dewitt
Williams charged with burglary of
another negro home near DeBerry.
Texas and he pleaded not guilty be-
fore a Jury and also at press time
the Jury was bearing hie case.
The next three week* of conn are
'set aside for etvil and special crim-
inal cases that may be set during
that time. The State of Texas vs.
Ieither Hill negro, charge! with mnr-
der has not been eat aa to date.
Senior Honors
Awarded Here Mon,
SENIOR DAY
OBSERVED AT
LOVES LOOKOUT
At the graduating exercises of the
Carthage High School held on the
campus Monday night. May 27th,
Madeline Baker, with an average of
99.3 for her four years of work, was
awarded the Valedictory and scholar-
ship. Jerry Long, with an average of
MJ, won the scholarship awarded for
the highest ranking boy.
Jane Roes was Salutatoiian. with
an average of 94. The two pupils who
were runners-up for honors were
Myrna Smith with an average of 93.6
and Anna Claire Voorhles with an
average of 99. If. B. Thurman was
runner-up for the boy’s scholarship
with an average of 91.9.
The fireworks started when Fred
Rucker, San Antonio dltisen. and
candidate for the U. B. Senate
against Connelly branded Mavwrick
the Number 1 Communist of Texas.
'Maverick denied the charge telling
newsmen, “Rucker is a *nobody In
San Antonio or anywhere else.’’ Ruck-
er then produced hie credentials, and
several newspaper clippings concern-
ing his public career. Mrs. Haskel E'
mondson. candidate against Congress-
man Paul Kilday. the man who ran
Maury Maverick out of Washington
two years ago by defeating him for
the congressional nomination, hotly
(Continued on page 9)
i The Senior Class of ’40 chose pic-
turesque Loves Lookout, near Jack-
sonville. aa the site for their Sen-
ior Day out which they celebrated
Thursday. May 93.
- Gathering at the school building
early Thursday morning members of
the class and their chaperons climbed
aboard the Carthage school hue and
Journeyed forth.
The gaiety of the occasion was
manifest by the high spirits of the
boys and girls as they Joined In
singing popular songs all the way
to Jacksonville. ,
On arriving at the Lookout Park
such pleasures as swimming, hiking,
kodaking and dancing were Indulged
In. Not to mention "chain eating".
At four o’clock a tired hut happy
group hoarded the bos again for the
return trip.
On reaching Henderson a thirty
minute stop was nude In order that
the group might out again.
Among those who made the trip
were Elisabeth Ana. Davis. Anna
Claire Voorhles. Myrna Smith. Made-
line Baker, Its Hill. Oretha Mairfea.
Joyce Hayes. Bettye Vaa Sandt.
Louise Underwood. Jane Ross, Martha
Rosa, Marguerite Cottle, Bora Frances
Reed. Emory Hancock, Buddy Bounds,
George Young Bounds. M. B. Tbur
naan. B. W. Spurlock. Lawrence Wall.
Jerry Lang. Gordon Lewis Darnell.
Jena Moure. Richie Shaw. Jabe Par-
ker. Margaret Alice Plakard, Archie
CREWS WORKING
ON CITY STREETS
Postoffice To -
Be Closed Today
The four present county commis-
sioners have been co-operating with
city officials by allowing their grad-
ing machines to be nMd In Carthage
to Improve several city streets.
The street running from Cullen
Thomas’ sertvee station to the site
of the old state highway warehouse;
thence left to the residence of John
Neal aad the street running through
Pollard Heights; an! the street sur-
rounding the city netatorinm have all
been Improved over the week-end.
Two loads of oil will ba put on the
street clrclelng through Davis Park.
Mrs. Emma C. Brannon, local post-
master. has requested the newspaper
to inform the public that the poet
office would be elosed all day Thurs-
day, May 30th for the observance of
Memorial Day. Rural carriers will
not take the mall out until fbMay
morning. This newspaper will be de-
Summer School To
Begin Here Jane At
Mr. W. F. Flournoy
In Alexandria, La.
Joe Adams Grows
Unusual Potatoes
Joe Adam? brought oae of his spec-
ial 'oauio vine, to the office of the
newspaper this week.
The iwaatuee demonstrated by
Adame spring from a potato via*.
Ordinarily tbk would he bard to un-
derstand. bat Adams brought the
proof of the pwidlag along with
WmP w
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*** Mr ™ *
Only Newspaper Published In Panda
r, Dedicated To The People’s Interest
RVICE’
CARTHAGE. PANOLA COUNTY. TE1
10. 1940.
Number 27.
EF
Local Red Cross
To Continue Drive
For Relief Funds
9t. Louis. Mo.
May 28, 19(0.
Mrs. John t*. Brown.
Chairman Panola Chapter ARC
Carthage, Texas,
When American Red Cross asked-
minimum war relief fund ton million
two short weeks greatest tragedy In
dollara no one could foresee that ,in
all history would be unfolded. Im-
possible to describe pitiful plight mil-
lions refugees In France. 8kk. wound
ed. hungry and homeless, they cry
out to us for help. Will need much
more than 10 million dollars therefore
quotas originally assigned should he
regarded only as minimum Immed-
iate objectives. Chapters should theu
go on and where possible double
their quotas. In fact uuly limitation
should he the maximum generoiulty
of American people. We should com-
plete this campaign within shortest
possible time.
NORMAN H. DAVIS
Red Cross
Contributors
Following is a complete list of
those contributing to the Red Cross
Relief Fun! Drive.
have wot yet responded
chapter 'ha* decided to hold
this drive open for at least another
week in order to give you another
chance to contribute something to
this.
If your name la not on the list in
the Watchman of last week or till*
you are keeping your county from
reaching it’s quota. Plense make your
donation aa generous and promptly
aa possible. Time is such sn im
portant element In this drive. Every
day hundreds are dying from lack of
Heine end bandages as well
food.
Judge J. L. Barton
Suffers Stroke
Tha many friends of Judge J. L.
Barton, prominent cltlsen of tho
connty, and present Justice of the
peace will learn with deep regret of
his untimely Illness.
Judge Barton suffered a stroke of
paralysis, according to information
given tho paper this week, hut hit
illness is not declared to be either
fatal or too serious. At press time
today the Judge was reported to bo
resting nicely. His children were
visitors to his home over the week-
end. It Is believed by attending physi-
cian* that Mr. Barton -win anew ha
as well as ever. That Is the hope of
all his friend* In the county
EDITOR RECEIVES
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Bid Darner; v
h. L. Donald
Ben lanky.....
L. C. Smith Co.
Carlton Donee
Matthews Shop
Mrs. Kd Murtlii
Truvl* LiiGrono
Robert Ross .
A. L. Roms
I*. H. Koonce
Hooker Drug
(Continued
on paga 9)
Carthage High
Junior-Senior Banquet
Huge Success
Governor V.’, L<-e O’Dsnlel mailed
bis autographed photograph to W.
Neal Rates. Watchman editor this
week.
The picture was mailed Estes short-
ly after he received a letter from a
•other of the chief enecntlve’s
staff In Austin volunteering to send
in subscriptions to the W. U-e O’Dsu-
let News.
On the spacious floor of the high
school gymnasium, the Carthage Jun-
iors entertained the Seniors with the
largest banquet ever held In lb*
school, with over two hundred guests
about the tables.
Tti* Hawltan theme was used
throughout, both In decorations and
menu. Mins Sarah Martin and her
Committee, acting for the Junior
Claaa. made the affair one of the
most elaborate and beautiful of the
several similar banquets that have
been held.
Many of the Hawaiian pieces. Isle
and tha like, were Imported from
Hawaii. Hawaiian music was played,
and three girls from the lower classes
staged a Hula dance In keeping with
the theme.
The ladles of tbs Parent-Teachers
| Association, «-Muting with the meal,
did a big Job well, giving to the
huge crowd a fried chicken banquet,
with Ice cream and cake.
After the banquet, the Senior dtuat
Club satertalned the Juniors with an
Informal dance on the gym floor,
with an orchestra from Kilgore pro-
viding the mnslr.
LOCAL LAUNDRY
CHANGES NAM£
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3SII
m
■
Mr Buoin. owner an I manager of
the former Domestic Laundry here
ha* Informer! the newspaper that the
name of the Carthage launtry la the
future will be the Economy Lamatryl
Mr. Btistia Informed the
hiM brother. If Bust! i. i
Oort and an experienced
ha I arrived lu Carthage
with him tg tha
business. Ha alaa advised the (afar •
trithl that Fred Marlowe-mas oat with tha
all| laundry anyamra ha havhtf aaee*r -
ad amvloymcnt la Jachsonvinc. TsMmw. *
ordtng to Mr Bustln
ti “ £.•*,*•* ft I
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1940, newspaper, May 30, 1940; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth896170/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.