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VOLUME XXXVI
Lamar County
Completes Quota
Sale War Bonds
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DEPORT LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1944
NUMBER 1
P.&Mt.P. Railroad
Names Officials W
Percy Jones of Abilene, wjht elect-
ed chairman of the board and vice-
president of the Paris andjVMount
Pleasant Rialroad Co.
Lamar county is over the top in meeting of the stockholders nod dir-
the sale of its quota of $1,552,000 in ectors. R. W. Wortham of Ftyjijs was
war bonds during the Fourth cam- j elected president; F. L. Brantley and
paign, it was announced Tuesday.) R- W. Wortham Jr., vice-presidents,
Lamar is one of eighteen counties, an<t James M. Caviness, now a lieu-
in the state first reported as having tenant colonel in the Army, secretary
completed its quota. Sales up to . and general manager.
Wednesday afternoon totaled $1,- | Directors include Jones, Wortham,
624,000. j Brantley, Caviness, Wortham Jr and
A total of $15,587.50 in war bonds H. P. Mayer, R. C. Lane, S. H. Free-
and stamps have been sold in Deport! man of Paris and E. S. Lilienstern
in the Fourth War Bond drive up J of Mount Pleasant,
until Wednesday afternoon.
Deport’s total is expected to grow
considerably before the end of the
week, since admission to the Deport
Theatre on Thursday night will be
a War Bond.
With Our Boys
In the Service
Bring or Mail All the News
About “Our Boys in the Ser-
vice*’ to this Newspaper.
Pfc. and Mrs. Terry Stricklon
spent from Friday until Monday vis-
iting in Austin.
Red Cross Work
Room Turns Out
2975 Dressings
A total of 2975 surgical dressings
were made the past week at the local
Red Cross work room. This is the
largest amount made in one week
since opening of the work room in
Deport, also the largest number of
women and girls working in
week. This is very essential war
work and your efforts are appreciat-
ed by the wounded boys “over
there.”
Those who worked last week were
Mmes. M. E. Nobles, Lee Lawler,
Sam Kinsey, Sam Read, L. H. Igo,
R. H. Bryson, Carl Ladd, Frank
Griffin, J. H. Eudy, W. E. Veteto,
A. C. Nixon, Pete Storey, W. I. Law
ler, Gus Nobles, Marshall Bailey,
George Fuller, Jackie Griffin, Paul
Denison, T. T. Jeffus, Melvin Jack
son, B. W. Gardner, Ellis Woodall,
Sid Grant, J. R. Kelsey, Walter
Evans. William Evans, Hugh Evans.
Buck Mathews, Dean Oliver, J. M.
Grant, J. H. Moore, Harvey Guest,
Joe McGill and Chas. Davidson, and
Misses Ophelia Mason, Mary Flake,
Lois Philley, George Ann Storey,
Deoliece Evans, Bobby Griffin, Mar-
gie Mason, Audrie Froneberger and
Ina Sparks.
Mrs.Sallie Greer
Dies Sunday at
Minter Home
Mrs. Sallie Bettie Greer 82, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. D.
Parks at Minter on Sunday, after
several weeks’ illness. Funeral ser-
vices were held at the Methodist
church at Minter Monday by Rev.
J. L. Koontz. Interment was at
Blossom cemetery. Funeral arrange-
ments were by J. M. Grant Funeral
Home.
I She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Lucille Parks of Minter, two
one i sons> Azzie Greer of Waco and Wii-
' liam Greer of Sweetwater; 10 grand-
children and two great grandchild
ren; one brother, J. H. Shannon of
Sylvan.
Pallbearers were Roy Powers, Joe
bearers were Roy Powers, Joe
Sparks, Bud Haskins, Ernest Wea-
ver, Dennis Elliott and Albis Ball.
She was formerly Miss Sarah Eli-
zabeth Shannon, born Jan. 17, 1862,
at Lebanon, Tenn., and was married
in 1892 to the late William R. Greer.
They came to Texas in 1899, settling
at Blossom. Her husband died 21
years ago.
Sgt. and Mrs. Hulen Faulkner of
Blossom, have a new son born Tues-
day at a Paris hospital.
Pvt. Billie Wright of Camp Fan-
nin, spent a few hours Sunday with
his father, Henry Wright.
Sgt. W. M. Walker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Walker, has been transfer-
red from Shreveport, La., to Camp
Roberts, Calif.
Sgt. Robert Lee Bryson who is
stationed at Springfield, Mo., came
in Saturday for a visit with his wife
and other relatives. ■
Cpl. Leroy Nowlin left Monday
for Camp Campbell, Ky., after a ten-
days’ visit with his wife and daugh-
ter, Mary Lee, in the horn'1 jf her
mother, Mrs. Kate Terrell.
Sgt. Steve Koch who is stationed
at Camp Howze, Gainesville, is here
oh a 15-day furlough visiting his
wife in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. V. A. Hulett.
Sgt. and Mrs. Steve Adamek and
son, Steve Jr., of Blossom, spent
Sunday, with Sgt. and Mrs. Steve
Koch in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Hulett.
3. T. Smith, SF2c, has been trans-
ferred from Tiburon, Calif., to San
Francisco, Calif., according to a card
received by The Times.
Richard E. Nance, GM3c, has been
transferred from Miami, Fla., to Nor
folk, Va., according to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Nance.
Mrs. Tip Smith, 88
Passed Away Tues.
Home of Troy Smith
Mrs. John Stanley
Dies Wednesday
Death of Mrs. John Stanley of
Cunningham occurred at her home
there Wednesday of last week. She
was formerly Miss Mariah Elizabeth
Tubb, bom at Minter, Aug. 14, 1854.
Funeral service was held Thursday
at the Methodist church at Minter,
the pastor, the Rev. J. L. Koontz,
officiating, with interment in Pleas-
ant Grove cemetery.
She was first married to Robert
Brown, and after his death, married
John Stanley, who died some years
ago.
Surviving are three children: J. E.
Brown of Houston, former Lamar
county ■sheriff; G. B. Brown of Par-
is, and Mrs. Hettie Roddy of Cun-
ningham; 19 grandchildren, and two
brothers, W. B. Tubb of Minter and
jep Tubb of Abernathy.
Mrs. Tip Smith, age 88, passed
away Tuesday at the home of her
son, Troy Smith at Minter. She had
been in failing health for several
years. Mrs. Smith was the former
Miss Rachel Rebecca Turner and was
born in Dallas. Her husband died
in 1921.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday afternoon (today) at 2
o’clock at the Mt. Pleasant church,
with Rev. Cutris Hoover officiating.
Interment will be made in Mt.
Pleasant cemetery.
J. M. Grant Funeral Home will be
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include four sons, Geo.
and Will of Deport, Troy of Minter,
and Chas. of Bisbee, Ariz., and one
daughter, Mrs. B. C. Pomroy of Bis-
bee, Ariz.
Warrant Officer Charles A. Czar-
ny and Miss Roma Grant of Paris,
spent the week end with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Grant.
A son, who has been named Tom-
mie Wayne, was born Friday at the
Grant hospital in Deport to Pvt. and
Mrs. F. W. Johnson of Talco.
Mrs. Houston Pomroy writes The
Times to change the address of her
brother, George S. Bishop from Ft.
Leonardwood, Mo., to Shreveport,
La.
Pfc. Bill Cherry will return today
(Thursday) to Hamilton Field, Cal.
after a 28-day furlough spent with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rhome
Cherry.
Sgt. and Mrs. Thomas De Pasquale
of Paris, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wil-
liamson and her daughter, Joan
Hobgood.
New Farm Agent
Begins Duties
NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL AGENT
J. Q. Gallaway of Wills Point, has
been employed as Assistant Agri-
cultural Agent for Lamar county,
succeeding Henry Jones who has
served temporarily in this capacity
for the past several months.
Mr. Gallaway is a graduate of
East Texas State Teachers’ College
where he majored in agriculture. He
has been teaching school in Fannin
and Van Zandt counties for some
time. The new assistant will be in
charge of boys’ 4-H club work in
Lamar county.
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IVA COLLINS RESIGNS
TO ENTER SERVICE
ently as assistant Lamar county
litor for the past 3% years reslgn-
his position last week im^enlist-
in the
States
W. J. Moore, new county agent for
Red River county has entered upon
his duties. He was transferred from
Marion county. His office is at the
court house in Clarksville, adjacent
to the office of the home demonstra-
tion agent, east of the district court
room.
Mr. Moore is a native of Franklin
county and is well acquainted with
this area of Texas. He has made a
special study of truck farming in
recent years and can be of assistance
to hundreds of farmers who are be-
ginning to grow such crops as beans,
tomatoes, potatoes, etc., on a larger
scale.
Mrs. Moore and their children will
not move to Clarksville until living
quarters have been found.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Fisher have
renewed the subscription of Joe’s
brother, Pfc. Morris L. Fisher, who
is serving with the armed forces
overseas. m
Cpl. Albert T. Woodson was a call-
er at The Times office and subscrib-
ed for the paper for himself and his
brother, Sgt. Ray M. Woodson, who
is overseas.
Aivis Crosson, stationed at Wen-
dover Field, Utah, has been promot-
ed from private to private first
class, according to his mother, Mrs.
A. H. Crosson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Warren return-
ed Sunday from Childress, where
they spent a few days with Mr. War-
ren’s daughter, Mrs. J. V. Kunkel
and Lt. Kunkel.
Mrs. William Grant and son re-
turned Saturday to Wichita Falls to
be with their husband and father,
Pvt. William E. Grant, who is sta-
tioned at Sheppard Field.
The Times received a card from
Fife. Wesley M. Wright to change the
address of his paper from Pratt,
Kuns., tc c'o Postmaster, New York,
indicating he is being sent overseas.
Mrs. Louie Roberts left Tuesday
for Bend, Ore., for a visit with her
husband, Pvt. Louie Roberts. Louie
was one of two boys out of 50 se-
lected for engineers training school.
Capt. James R. Grant has been
transferred from Salt Lake City,
Utah, to Davis Monthan Field, Tuc-
son, Ariz., according to Mrs. Grant,
who is here visiting Capt. Grant’s
parents, Mr: and Mrs. J. M. Grant.
This Section Gets
Real Rain Tuesday
A real rain fell in this section on
Tuesday, with temperatures drop-
ping slightly Tuesday night. Rain-
fall was recorded in Paris early
Wednesday morning at 1.67 inches.
The sun was shining brightly Wed-
nesday with warmer weather pre-
dicted for Thursday.
Rainfall during January amount-
ed to 2.86 inches, 2.68 inches more
than January of 1943 had, as only .18
inch fell that month. So little rain
fell during the following months
that 1943 was the driest year since
1924, when only 29.18 inches fell.
The total rainfall for 1943 was also
29.18.
Pvt. James E. Nobles, son of Ed
Nobles, who has been in the Pacific
war zone for a year, requests that
his friends write him: 6253895, 42nd
General Hospital, APO 923 c|o P. M.
Sap Francisco, Calif.
Many Pay Poll
Taxes; Increase
Noted Over 1941
Poll tax payments were surpris-
ingly large in view of the fact so
many men are in the armed forces,
and is an indication the voting
strength of the county is much high-
er than was expected. Counting the
“overs,” who are entitled to vote
without paying poll taxes, there is
a possible 13,000 votes available in
the coming elections.
An estimated 13,000 Lamar county
residents—largest figure in history
—have qualified for this year’s bal-
loting by paying a poll tax or re-
ceiving the exempation to which
they are entitled. Of the total, ap-
proximately 11,000 were poll tax
purchasers.
Regardless of the fact that many
young men and women are absent
from the county in uniform, a big
primary vote is in prospect.
Ration Tokens Will
Go Into Use On
February 27
Grocers will begin the use of the
new ration tokens on February 27,
when housewives will begin to re-
ceive them as change in the purchase
of rationed food for points.
The tokens are red and blue in
color. The red ones will be used for
meats-fats, and the blue ones for pro-
cessed foods. They are about the
size of a dime and have a point value
of one each.
According to the OPA the new
token plan will enable the housewife
to buy about the same amount of
rationed processed foods and meats-
fats as she now buys.
Ration buying power will be kept
on an even keel by adjusting point
values slightly at the time the token
plan goes into effect.
Cpl. Floyd E. Daniel, USMCR, has
been transferred from Camp Elliott,
San Diego, Calif., to Camp Pendle-
ton, Oceanside, Calif. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniel of Ft.
Worth, formerly of Cunningham.
Pvt. Lowell Francis has been
transferred from Camp Atterbury,
Ind., to New York, cjo Postmaster,
according to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Francis. Lowell has been
in the armed service for 22 months.
Cpl. Albert T. Woodson and Mrs.
Woodson of Berstron Field, Austin,
arrived Friday for a 15-day furlough,
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Woodson and Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Short at Pattonville.
Mrs. Ocie Grant received a tele-
phone call from her son, Pvt. Wil-
liam E. Grant, who is stationed at
Sheppard Field, saying he had been
transferred to a different company
and would be stationed there for
several weeks.
Paralysis Fund
Donations $4,278.28
In addition to the $7.50 Deport
forwarded to the Lamar county
chairman for the infantile paralysis
fund, the Deport basketball team has
contributed $18.12 to the fund,
bringing the total to $25.62 for De-
port.
Lamar countians have put $4,278.28
into the fund with benefit affairs,
including dances, teas, tag sales,
March of Dimes, basketball games,
theatre collections, and special gifts.
Deer Multiply in
Game Preserve
T. R. Fowler has escaped from
Harlem State Farm where he was
serving 99 years for the kidnapping
and murder of Lamar County De-
puty Sheriff George Robertson in
September, 1940.
Deer and turkeys are multiplying
rapidly in the Red River county
game preserve, which covers ap-
proximately 100,000 acres in the
north and northeast portions of the
county.
This wildlife sanctuary was set up
several years ago through the co-
operation of land owners with state
and federal agencies. Hundreds of
deer are now known to be roaming
the preserve and wild turkeys are
well scattered over the area. With-
in a few years open season can be
observe^ for hunting in the preserve.
Pvt. Loudy Booth wbo is some-
where overseas, writes that he is
well and the country is not so bad,
but says it sure does rain there. He
is the nephew of Mrs. Lee Francis
and has been in the service four
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond , Nobles
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Maddox
and sons, Bobby and Jim, were Sun-
day guests of Capt. and Mrs. J. R.
Brittain at Hooks.
Joe Howard Burrus, nephew of
Mrs. J. J. Gray, who is in the North
African theatre, has been promoted
from major to lieut. colonel. He is
with the signal corps.
WORKERS CONFERENCE
The Lamar County Baptist Work-
ers Conference will Aa held Tuesday,
Feb. 18, at the Roxton Baptist
'will
Robert Lee Maddox, principal of
the Deport school was in Dallas Fri-
day for his physical examination for
the armed service. He passed and
was assigned to the Navy.
Pfc. Albert F. Mitchell who has
been stationed at the Amarillo Army
Air Field, Amarillo, has been trans-
ferred to the Maintenance Unit, Ar-
my Air Field, Pyote, according to
a letter from him to The Times, ask-
ing that his Deport Times be chang-
ed to that address.
Sgt. James E. Stevens, nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stevens of Ful-
bright, has completed his course of
studies as an aviation mechanic in
the Army Air Forces Technical
Training School at Amarillo. His
graduation from this technical school
now fits him for airplane mainten-
ance and he will be sent to some air
base.
Kurth Saw Mill Has
Suspended Work
Kurth Lumber Co. closed its big
saw mill at Clarksville last week, a
casualty of the war. It was being
supplied pine logs by big trucks.
These have worn out and cannot be
replaced.
The mill has operated for ten
years and there is several more
years’ supply of timber when trans-
portation for logs can again be ar-
ranged.
J. H. Allbritton, Flc, has been
transferred from San Francisco, Cal.,
to San Luis Obispo, Calif., where
he has entered Naval Aviation Ca-
det training school, according to his
father, W. C. Allbritton. He also
says his daughter, Wilma P., has
been made yeoman 3c from Sic.
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Sgt. John Phillips, who is station-
ed at Ft. Summer,. N. Mex., is spend-
ing a few days’ furlough with Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Singleton, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Nixon, and other relatives
apd friends.
Pvt. Jaek Hood, who is stationed
and his sister, Mi
Benfaami
narewsMiH
Ralph L. Gossett, sen ot Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Gossett of Blossom, has
completed his course of studies as
an aviation mechanic at the army
technical school at Amarillo. He is
being transferred to some air base,
where he will assist in the mainten-
ance of B-17 Flying Fortresses.
Chaplain Stanley E. Kirkland of
Deport, completed a month’s train-
ing on Feb. 9 at the Army Service
Fortes school for Army chaplains at
Harvard University, Mass., it was
announced at Eighth Service Com-
mand Headquarters, Dallas. Chap-
lain Kirkland was minister of the
Deport Methodist Church when he
received his Army appointment last
December.
Joe D. Roddy, SC2c, stationed at
Alameda, Calif., Naval Air Station,
and John “M” Roddy, who has been
in the Pacific, are here for a visit
with their, uncle and aunt, Mr. and
John ICi Roddy .at Deport and their
liaterOttKl&se King and Clau-
Sgt. James Hngh Pomroy arrived
Wednesday from Ft. Bragg, N. C.„
for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Bill
Pomroy and his twin brother, Hous-
ton Pomroy and wife in the Cross
Roads community. He entered the
service March 19, 1943, was trans-
ferred from Mineral Wells on April
6 to Camp Butner, N. C., and on Dec.
18 was moved to Ft. Bragg, N. C.,
where he is now stationed. He is
making a mechanic in the field ar-
tillery and spent a week in Ohio
in January taking special
Sgt Pomroy and his wife will ]
this week tor North Carolina. ’
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RED RIVER COUNTY
WILDCAT BEGINS
Roads are being built to Oscar
Donley No. 1 R. G. Mitchell, 2,200-
foot wildcat in Red River county,
eleven miles north of Clarksville and
two miles south of Allen Mills. Lo-
cation is 417 feet from the east and
west lines and 500 feet from the
north line of the west forty acres
in a tract of 107.2 acres.
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Ration Dates
Meats and Fats. — Book 3,
Brown Stamps V, W and X ex-
pire Feb. 26.
Processed Foods. — Book 4,
G, H and J expire Feb. 20; K,
L and M expire March 20.
Sugar. — Book 4, Stamp 30,
good for five pounds, expires
March 31. Stamp 40 (for can-
ning), good for five pounds,
expires Feb. 28, 1945.
Shoes. — Book 1, Stamp 18,
and Book 3, Stamp 1 on air-
plane sheet good indefinitely..
Gasoline. — Coupon 10-A
good tor three gallons
west
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Official Rain Gauge
Installed at Deport
An official rain gauge has been
installed at Deport by the Federal
government and E. O. Thompson
named recorder. The instrument re-
cords rainfall with a chart and inker
and is an interesting device.
This area, right on two county
lines, has had to depend upon re-
ports from Clarksville and Paris,
and split the difference. Now we
will know exactly how much water
or snow falls at Deport.
It was set up on Tuesday after-
noon on the fire station lot, too late
to catch the reading for Tuesday’s
big rain.
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