La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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B. F. Harigel, Proprietor
Volume 63
Opposite Masonic Building. Published Every Thursday Morning and Entered at the Post Office as Second-Class Matter
Democratic in Principle and a Worker For La Grange and Fayette County
La Grange, Fayette County, Texas, Thursday, October 8, 1 942
Where Friends Gathered/ Heard
The Plea, Danced And Chatted
Under the old historic oak that
stands on the northeast corner of the
public square, where every patriotic
gathering has been held in LaGrange,
beginning with the gathering of
Dawson’s Men for their ill-fated
march to San Antonio in 1848, con-
tinuing through the civil war period,
table, occupied by dignitaries from
all nations, and that to these digni-
taries would be left the task to for-
mulate a peace treaty that would in-
sure freedom and peaceful pursuit.
Presiding over that meeting, and
with consideration of the welfare of
all, would be our Commander-in-
the Spanish-American and the World [Chief,” drew approbation by applause.
What Acting Supt. Blume had to
say was given to the public in the
Journal last week; he called upon the
parents of the county to assist the
school children in the program that
had been made out at the county-wide
teachers’ meeting, and gave it as his
opinion that the children of the coun-
ty would be heard from in good form.
The remarks of President Sheppard
were of a combined and forceful na-
ture; while giving praise to the work
of the Jaycees of Texas he failed not
to mention that it was a “source of
pleasure to be in La Grange where
such a patriotic demonstration was
on.” His address was brief.
Chairman of the rally, Pete Looney,
in an endeavor to offer an apology
for his “inexperience on the plat-
form,” failed utterly. He could have
left that out, for his method of hand-
ling the entire program was good and
had the earmarks of an experienced
hand. He did not orate or wave his
hands, but told what he had to say in
a manner becoming the assigned job.
So much for that. While the at-
tendance was not as large as was the
street dances of previous years, it
was large enough to permit of the
reference as being a success. Here
the Journal editor surrenders the
other comment to his Dr. Jekyl per-
sonality and becomes the Rambler.
Carnival attractions were in full
blast; some of the boys with good
right arms threw balls at the milk
bottle, some of the youngsters with
their girl friends played Bingo, some
of the “older folks” squatted on the
grass, sat on what chairs there was
to be found and on the curbing about
the courthouse lawn and some stretch-
ed their limbs and then sat down
again to “watch the dancers as
Blume’s orchestra began to toot.”
Very little watching they could do,
the dancers found a thirty-foot space
on which some corn meal had been
spread and about them, and a two-
row line formed the spectators.
Marching back and forth, holding
hands, were girls in their ’teen age,
with boy friends, but the other boys,
those who had made up the large
crowd last year, were not present.
You know why. Refreshment places
were open and so were the cafes, one
cafe operator stating that he cleaned
the kitchen sink at 2:00 a.m., and
then went home.
Not a dress-up affair; the men and
women came in their regular clothes,
families were united, friends formed
groups, and gossip was rampant.
’Twas a regular family affair at that
and while the memory of the address-
es lingered, there was time to make
merry. Something to think about
every time you read news from the
war sector. Something to appreciate.
War I, Lieut. Heidt of Camp Swift
addressed the gathering of men, wom-
en and children who had come to La
Grange to attend the Junk Rally and
Jaycee Street Dance held Thursday
night.
Lieut. Heidt was the chief speaker
for the program, following in the
wake of several, including John Ben
Sheppard, State President of the Ju-
nior Chamber of Commerce of Texas,
J. C. Yeary, County Agricultural
agent, who spoke first, County Chair-
man Lloyd Luker, of the Farm Se-
curity Administration and Ed. Blume,
acting county superintendent of Fay-
ette county. Mr. Sheppard was pre-
sented by Bill Yates, Lieut. Heidt by
G. G. (Pete) Looney, chairman in
charge of the rally.
Speaking without hesitation and
bringing to the large audience a mes-
sage that carried conviction, Lieut.
Heidt told of why the scrap gather
and what it meant to the war admin-
istration. Reviewing the history of
the Nation briefly, and pointing out
what the colonists fought for against
England, he emphasized one state-
ment: “We are in the greatest strug-
gle of the Nation now, and are calling
on every man, woman and child to
join in preventing those things for
which the colonists fought being lost
to us.”
While the speakers preceding him
had difficulty in carrying their mes-
sages to the crowd, due to the romp-
ing and laughing of children, a lull in
the latter occurred as Lieut. Heidt
cited some of the incidents of the
present struggle and pointed out why
we had to meet the demands as they
were being made. He told of the buy-
ing of bonds by one of the members
of the soldier crowd at Camp Swift,
he spoke of what made it necessary
to gather the junk, the tin cans, the
saving of grease, etc., and directed
his appeal to everyone.
Apparently his message found deep
response and it has left an agreeable
taste with many. Without hesitation
he drew, in words, a picture that could
not be misunderstood, and decried the
necessity of referring to what was
done by the United States previous to
the Nation’s entry into the war, and
the inclination that “we were fighting
England’s battle.” When he directed
the attention of his attentive listeners
to the fact that “we believed we had
tv/o oceans to protect us against in-
vasion, but we have none, and -must
fight,” he was applauded.
What made the speaking program
interesting to everyone was the touch
of patriotism and loyalty, only those
who had been active on the program
.and who had been beseeched to ap-
pear thereon, spoke, and each of
them had something of value to tell.
Space does not permit of mention in
full, much as the Journal editor in-
clines so to do.
Considering that more than two
million pounds of junk has been gath-
ered by all agencies, the remarks of
County Agent Yeary, those of Chair-
man Luker, Acting Supt. Blume
should be referred to as timely and
befitting the hour. Mr. Yeary took
the reins in hand at the very begin-
ning and told how proud he was of
the manner in which the farmers had
responded, how the school children
had responded and gathered the junk
and how the American people learned
from the Japs the value of scrap and
junk. A little late, perhaps, but in-
fluential in that the gathering of
these discarded former useful articles
would be properly restored to another
need and given to the enemy, in a
manner that would leave no mis-
understanding.
Mr. Luker, although only recently
a citizen, gave evidence of both ob-
servation and work and placed the
credit where it was due. Hig reference
to “that large building with its long
table, and chairs surrounding that
"NOT A SLACKER IN THE LOT .
Kiss The Branch Road
A Fond Farewell—O.K.
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That was 103.4 pounds per capita for every man, woman and child ut the state. (NAME PAPER) believes that
the Citizens of (NAME STATE) are equal to Nebraska’s challenge. Let,’s get put the scrap to bury the Axial
RECRUITING YOUTHS
OF 18 AND 19 BEGUN
Washington, Oct. 4.—An intensified
army recruiting campaign for 18 and
19-year-old volunteers opened Satur-
day.
Awaiting action by congress on
proposals to lower the age for induc-
tion by selective service, the War De-
partment announced that 13 branches
of the service now were open to vol-
unteers. *
The War Department advised pros-
pective volunteers under 20 they must
have written consent of their parents
but need no release from draft boards.
Nature makes mistakes but she
never arranges the bloom of youth
close ’ to the nose on one cheek and
near the ear on the other.
Figures on the junk rally not here
included; many viewed the junk dis-
play in the show window of Dippel’s
Cash Grocery and profited by the in-
formation painted on the signs.
“Guess I’ll go into the cold drink
business,” said one to the Rambler,
as he witnessed the drove go for re-
freshments. Another said: “Hang it,
thought I’d do a little dancing to-
night, but my ponies are so tired,
been working all day.”
What several others had to say need
not be repeated. The occasion was
good, moreso to the Rambler than to
many others. Because, it was patri-
atic and not political. And the effect
was such that Rambler purchased
another hundred dollar bond, Friday
morning.
APPEAL TO 30,000,000 STUDENTS
Sig. Cps. Recruiters
Will Visit La Grange
Staff Sergeant William B. Ganus
and Sergeant Lowell G. Reynolds, re-
cruiting officers for the U. S. Army
Signal Corps, will be in La Grange
at the postoffice from 9:30 a.m. until
11:30 a.m., Monday, October 12, for
the purpose of interviewing techni-
cians who know or have some knowl-
edge of the following named trades:
Radio repairman, radio operator, tele-
graph and telephone men of all types
and electricians.
There are over fifty other trades
and crafts closely allied to the ones
mentioned above that will qualify an
applicant for enlistment in the Signal
Corps. Upon acceptance, these trained
specialists will be enlisted and sent
to the nearest Signal Corps replace-
ment center from where they will be
assigned to the Signal Corps organi-
zation where they are most needed.
Men with the above-mentioned
qualifications who desire to become
part of Uncle Sam’s Signal Corps and
“get the message through”/-may ap-
ply for enlistment with the recruiting
officers during their short stay here.
Applicants for enlistment must
have the following qualifications:
Radio operators must present a radio
operator’s license either commercial
or amateur while radio repairmen
must be members of the Radio Manu-
facturers Service or Radio Service-
men of America. Telephone and tele-
graph electricians must present a let-
ter stating their qualifications from
a civilian firm in which they have
been employed.
There is a chance for rapid promo-
tion for men with the proper qauli-
fications in this branch of the United
States Army.
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THE PRIZE WINNERS
Announcing in advance that there
would be given the sum of ten dollars
to those who brought fb La Grange
the most scrap iron for the Jaycee
Carnival and Salvage Rally, the re-
sponse was all to the good. At the
celebration last Thursday night, the
following were declared the winners:
Fritz Meinen $6.00, Gerhard Jans-
sen $3.00 and Leo Heller $2.00 The
prize money was paid to the trio for
their interest in the rally and their
interest in gathering junk for Uncle
Sam.
Mr. and Mrs. Delwin Janssen—and
the little prize package—of Mission,
spent Monday in La Grange, visiting
with relatives. Delwin reports every-
thing in good order and while here
added to his visit a little matter of
business.
Tax Collections Are
Good, Says Collector
Setting a new precent, according to
Deputy Emil Baca at the county tax
collector’s office, the first three days—
Thursday, Friday and Saturday—
paid at the local office by the taxpay-
ers, was the sum of $7,600.00. "This
is an entirely new record,” said Mr.
Baca when the Journal reporter step-
ped up to the desk and asked: “Are
collections coming in?”
Heretofore, according to the deputy,
the rush was not as great, in fact the
sum seldom exceeded $500 for the
first three days. And, taking the
start for example, he is of the opinion
that the collections will be good.
Collection of taxes in Fayette coun-
ty have ever been of such response
that the collector found little time—
his deputies also—to discuss the
weather situation. This year, with a
new precedent established, his report
to the comptroller at Austin will be
worth repeating.
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MESSAGE TO EVERY DRIVER
ON HOW TO CONSERVE TIRES
Whatever effort had been put forth
by the business element of LaGrange,
including the service of the LaGrange
Chambers of Commerce is now his-
tory. The railroad run from Glidden
to La Grange—branch of the Texas
& New Orleans Railroad—will be dis-
continued. The following paragraph
from the certificate issued by the In-
terstate Commerce Commission at
Washington, tells the story:
Abandonment La Grange
Branch T. & N.O.
“It is hereby Certified: That the
present and public convenience and
necessity permit abandonment by the
Texas & New Orleans Railroad Com-
pany of the branch line railroad In
Colorado and Fayette Counties, Tex-
as. . . Provided, however, that the In-
terstate Commission receives jurisdic-
tion to consider the question whether
conditions should be imposed for the
protection of the employees who may
have been adversely effected by any-
thing done pursuant to the permission
to abandon granted herein.”
This certification was dated Sept.’
19; according to the wording thereof,
the abandonment is to become effec-
tive 30 days after that date, which
places the date at October 19, and
which leads to the belief that there
will be no more trains run over the
branch after October 19.
While the protest of La Grange,
Fayette county and the Chambers of
Commerce and business men were
made in good form, it was a losing
fight from the start, according to sev-
eral of our citizens. Many saw the
“hand writing” before the hearing
that was held in La Grange in
August.
County Attorney Marburger receiv-
ed the notice from the Interstate Com-
mission, Thursday, Oct. 1.
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HI-STANDARD APPEARS
Washington, Oct 4. — Rubber Di-
rector William M. Jeffers today asked
all newspapers to carry a special mes-
sage on tire conservation “as fre-
quently as possible” miles southwest
of Tananarive, nation-wide gasoline
rationing about November 22.
Jeffers offered a suggested text for
a one or two-coluumn box, and said I
he hoped each editor would consider |
the request as “a personal appeal
from me.” The suggested text:
A message to every driver:
You can save rubber and help win
the war if you will do these things:
1. Drive only when absolutely ne-
cessary.
2. Keep under 35 miles an hour.
3. Keep your tires properly in-
flated.
4. Have them inspected regularly.
5. Share your car with others.
William M. Jeffers,
Rubber Director.
First issue of the "Hi-Standard”—
official publication of the La Grange
High School, made its appearance
October 2, and is “chocked full” of
interesting school items. Staff for the
year is composed of the following:
Editor-in-Chief________ Otto Kunze
Managing Editor _ Verlene Hrachovy
News Reporter,___Lou Ann Chernik
Sports Editor______Leon Jecmenek
Exchange Editor___Irene Fordtran
Business Manager __ Marjorie Ehlers
Assistant___________Gladys Oeltjen
Circulation Mgr. _ Lillie Mae Juenger
Assistants—Billy Morgan, Jesse Lee
Smith.
Society Editor___Nell Ann Osborne
Faculty Sponsors—Mrs. E. Steakley,
Miss Martha Cockrell.
Printers—Jack Scharnberg, Vivian v.
Minden, Leroy Riehs, Frank Hen-
ry Reichert.
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Sparing the steering rod never
spoiled any child.
EARLY MORNING CALL FOR
DEPUTY NOT AGREEABLE
Deputy Weasels was aroused early
Sunday morning, and was informed
that arrests should be made, the fight |
was on at a rendezvous, and one of
the four had been cut in the face. It
was not a razor party but a fracas
that caused much regret, later.
Four of the duckies were placed in
jail and on Monday entered a plea of
guilty before ’Squire Ilaidusek, paid
their fines and were released. Fall
fights have begun.
Square
TALK
Three-fourths and 10 days of
1942 is history; how Time flies!
Next mention, Armistice Day
and then Christmas . . . Hay
Fever claiming many victims.
. . . Older registrees scanning
"probable” list and getting the
itch . . . Counting days until
gas rationing signal is given.
... M. W. Marburger joins the
air corps . . . Secretary Hollo-
way has returned, chocked full
of gas, from College Station.
. . . Advertising on the bum . . .
Another contingent of boys to
leave next week . . . Ben F. Sle-
bel attending National conven-
tion of American Lutheran
church. Get the junk out of the
Alleys . . . Comment on Presi-
dent’s remark, “going dam
good” . . . I jeopards trounce
Giddings . . . War Stamps and
Taxes popular subjects . . .
Base hall broadcast creates con-
gestion . . . Plaid Salts popular.
. . . Camp Swift soldiers like
La Grange.
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La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1942, newspaper, October 8, 1942; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth997824/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.