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THE CORSICANA DAILY SUN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1938. THREB RESOLUTIONS UPON PASSING COUPLE OF BANK DIRECTORS The following resolutions in memory of John Patterson Garitty and John Titus Fortson, directors of the First National Bank of Corslcana, were adopted at a recent meeting of the board of directors of that bank. The resolutions follow: JOHN PATTERSON GAKITTY. 1893-1938 Director from January 8, 1929, to July 6, 1938. Whereas, John Patterson Garitty, a Director of this, The First National Bank of Corsicana, departed this life on July 6, 1938, and It Is the desire of the officers and directors of this Bank by appropriate Resolution to make appreciative record of his life; Therefore, be it- That the officers and direc- jfjk tors of this Bank record the following brief biography of John Patterson Johnnie Garitty, as he was known to every one, was born In Corslcana, Texas, on the 4th day of April, 1893.

He was the of Nicholas Joseph Garitty and Llta Patterson Garitty and a nephew of Captain James Garitty, one of the organizers and for many years President of this A- Bank. Johnnie Garitty was schooled In the public schools of Corsl- cana; leaving Corslcana High School In 1911, he did pre-college work at and later entered A. and M. College in 1911. He became one of the football immor- tals of that college by his spirit ed and inspiring playing as an end- and captain of the 1915 eleven.

Many sport writers in Texas place him at end of their all-time, all-state football team. Under his picture in the 1916 Longhorri, the college annual, are the words, "Ho is the most popular man on the A. and M. College Campus." Officer In World AVar. At the entrance of America into the World War, he attended the first ofifcers training camp vat Leon Springs in April, 1917, -A graduated a second lieutenant of infantry in August, 1917, was assigned to tho 90th Division as an officer of the 344th Machine Gun Battalion of that division, and served overseas with this division, participating in the St.

Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives and in the army of occupation in Germany with his division. As an officer, his simplicity, freedom from ostentation, his democratic spirit, his solicitation for the care and welfare of the enlisted men and officers who served with, htm, and his inspiring qualities as a leader ol men made him beloved by every soldier and officer, who served with him. While the 90 Division was training In Camp Travis, Texas, in 1917, he married Marguerite Donovan of Commerce, Texas. 'To this marriage was born one John P. Garitty, Jr.

Returning home In Juno, 1919, after the termination of the World War, ho became associ- the Magnolia Petroleum Company in Dallas, as city salesman, remaining with the company in that capacity until -1928, when he was made county commission agent for the company for Navarro county, and returned to Corslcana, where he made his home and headquarters. Assisted at Football Coaching. While living In Dallas, Johnnie Garitty assisted In coaching football at Oak Cliff high school and became one of the most popular and efficient football officials in Texas, and for years had a full schedule of Southwest Conference and Intersectlonal football games as an official. He made a multitude of friends among all classes of people in Dallas. After his return to Corslcana, en January 8, 1929, he was elected a director of this Bank and served In this capacity until his death.

He was an active and influential factor in civic affairs of Corsicana. He was twice president of the Lions Club, an active Legionnaire and was Post Commander of Johnson-Wiggins No. 22, The American Legion, at Corslcana, In 1931. He was a helpful and loyal member of the Catholic church. His counsel and co-operation with Corslcana high school athletics was of inestimable value to the high school of his schoolboy days.

As chairman of the entertainment and reception committee of the Corslcana Country Club's annual golf tournament, he was an attractive draw- Ing card and unexcelled greeter of the visiting golfers who annually attended this tournament. He was a prominent and out- 1 4 standing member of the Corsl- cana Dada Club. He was serving his third term as city commissioner of the city of Corslcana at the time of his death, popular Elsewhere. His activities and Influence were not confined to his community. He was a popular mem- jer of the First Officers Training Camp Association and of the 90th Division Veterans Association.

These annual reunions were always brlgrV.ened and ittal tfVe: cheered by his He was at all times an important factor In the A. and M. Ex-Students' Association, upon which lie served as a director and of Association, of which lie was a pest president. In 1931 tie. served as representative on the A.

and athletic council, elected by the Ex-Students' Association. Possessed of great qualities of heart and consideration for others, a boyish enthusiasm and contagious humor, a devotion and unmeasured generosity to his friends, and endowed with the faculty of making and keeping friends, Johnnie Garitty was more than was beloved. These combined qualities enabled him to render a most effective service to every civic and soflal organization to which he belonged, and was ultimately called upon to serve as a leader. Few So Well Known. Few men ever lived In Texas, that were not In political life, who were as well known throughout the state as Johnnie Garitty.

His friends were legion. His friends were loyal. Death, In seeking a shining life, took him, after a brief illness at his home in Corslcana, on July 6, 1938. Surviving him are his widow, Marguerite Donovan Garitty; his son, John P. Garitty, his brothers, J.

N. Garitty of Corslcana, and Bennie Garitty of Dallas, and his sisters, Mrs. Leo Loney of Corsl- cana, Mrs. Machael Hunt of Mar- lln, and Mrs. Marguerite Garitty Keith of Corslcana.

These, together with Corslcana, Navarro County, this. The First National Bank, and a veritable host of friends, have suffered a great loss In his untimely death. He passed from this world leaving a wealth in friendship seldom acquired In a span of forty-five years. Lived Life Fully. Johnnie Garitty lived life fully; he lived usefully; he was a disciple of laughter and cheerfulness; he brightened the lives of those with whom he came in contact; he so lived that his- going; brought sorrow to the hearts of all who knew him.

His memory will be revered and un- dlmmed by time. We may not see his like again. Be It, therefore, resolved: That The First National Bank of Corslcana, together with the other civic and social institutions with which Johnnie Garitty was Idcntllfed, acknowledges its loss of a valued and beloved director and friend in his passing. Be It further resolved that this resolution be spread upon minutes of the board of directors of this Bank; that copies be given to his wife and son and to the press. This, the 15th day of August, A.

D. 1938. A. -G. EUJOTT.

J. H. ROBERTS, Committee on Resolutions. JOHN TITUS FORTSON 1870-1938. Director from April 10, 1931, to August 1, 1938.

Whereas, John Titus Fortson, a director of this, The First National Bank of Corsicana, departed this life on August 1, i 1938, and it Is the desire of the officers and directors of this Bank, by appropriate resolution, to make appreciative record of his life; Therefore, be it That the officers and directors of this Bank record, the following brief biography of John Titus John Titus Fortson was born on a farm a few miles northeast of Rice, Navarro County, Texas, on February 4, 1870, some two years before the H. and T. C. Railroad built north as far as Rice. His father was James T.

Fortson, a native of Aberdeen, who had moved to Chatfield with his father In 1848. James T. Fortson aerved In the Confederate Army during the war between the states and was thrice wounded, which rendered him unable to do manual labor. In 1807 he married Ida Clayton, daughter of Joseph A. Clayton, who had come with her family to the Chatfield community from Tennessee.

Oldest Son of Family. John T. Fortson was the oldest son next to the oldest child in this family of nine children. The family lived on an eighty acre farm owned, by the father until John T. was five years old.

The family then moved to the Clayton Ranch near Chatfield, which was his grandfathers' old home. The necessities of work and lack of a sufficient Income for the family limited John Fortson's schooling to that which could be obtained at Chatfield, but it so happened that the school there was an unusually good one. From early boyhood, John Fortson and his brother Joe, the next oldest child, worked am, chummed together. They were jrothers In every sense of the word. Thy were paMners in their undertakings.

Early In 1892 their father died leaving their widowed mother with six minor children. John T. was then twenty-one, and his brother Joe, nineteen. They rented the Hurt farm, some three miles northeast of Rice, and continued 'arming this farm and provided 'or mother and children- Reared during the bitter backwash of reconstruction days In the South and educated In the necessity of hard work and economy in adversity's school, by 1893 and 1895 John and Joe laid the foundations of a land and business ownership unique in the annals of Navarro County. Buys First Land.

In 1893, when John Fortson was twenty-three years of age lie and his brother Joe bought Fifty acres of land from T. J. Boone, about a mile and a half northeast of Rice, all on credit. Cotton during these years was selling for as low as It has ever sold for. John Fortson's energy prompted him and his younger brother to supplement their income from cotton farming by pressing hay.

Farming rented land, In the careful and skillful manner In which he farmed, and the Addition of hay-bailing to his worw made John Fortson a young man who was ever busy. In 1895 John Fortson and his younger brother Joe borrowed $800 from Captain James Garitty of Corslcana, In order to pay on new machinery and the freight charges on the machinery to rehabilitate the old gin of R. M. Langham of Rice and form a gin partnership with him. Three years later, when Langham was appointed postmaster of Rice, he sold his interest In the gin to the Fortson Brothers.

John T. Fortson and his brother Joe rented a home in Rice and moved the Fortson family to this home. Gin Business Prospers. John Fortson's painstaking work and friendly nature, aided and abetted by his brother Joe's hetoful assistance, caused the gin business of Fortson Brothers to prosper. By 1900 these Fortson Brothers were able to acquire a mercantile business In Rice.

In 1901 they made their first large purchase of land by purchasing 1114 acres near Rice. In the same year they bought stock In the Merchants and Planters Bank of Rice, which was reorganized In 1902 as the Rice Banking Company and, bv 1907, Fortson Brothers had bought control the Bank, which was afterwards, In 1912, chartered as the First State Bank of Rice. During this time, in 1903, John Foftson had married Miss Viola Haynle, daughter of John B. Haynie, of Rice. During this time, and in the years to come John Fcrtson's advocating and buying and supervision of good black land farms, In the Rice community, his method of close supervision, personal attention, care In the details of farming, enabled Fortson Brothers to successfully and profitably buy and farm their lands.

Fortson Brothers reclaimed thousands of acres of swamp land in the Chambers Creek bottom, converting it into fertile farm land, leveeing the same and providing many homes for farmers, John Fortson's career Is that of a man who loved the soli, worked it carefully and well, and looked upon Nature and plain living as his allies. His career was the career of Fortson Brothers. Moved to Corslcana In 1923 In 1923, John T. Fortson moved to Corsicana. He had for.

several years been director in the Corslcana National Bank, prior to the time that ho and' Mrs. Fortson came to Corslcana to make their home. In the merger of the Corslcana National Bank with The First National Bank of Corslcana, John T. Fortson became, on April 10, 1931, a director In The First National Bank, and was one of the valued directors of -this Institution from that date until his death. He was also president of the First State Bank of Rice at the time of his death.

That John Fortson's ability as a farmer and farm owner and manager was crowned with success Is evidenced by the fact that at the time of his death, he and his brother; as "Fortson Brothers," owned many thousand acres of land In Navarro County, 1026 acres in Denton County, and had become the largest landowners Navarro County has known In times. His interests naturally led him 'Into being an important factor; in the creation of levee districts. In Navarro County. He was a director In the Trinity Canalization Organization, and was president of Fortson Grocery Company, a wholesale grocery concern in Corslcana, at the time of his death. In life John Fortson became a member of the Methodist church and remained a.

faithful and devoted member of this church until "his death. He.rwaa and had been for any years, steward In the First Methodist church of Corsicana. He could always be found on the side of good government -and morality. He was a patriotic, loyal and useful citizen. Wan Without Ostentation.

He lived -simply and without ostentation. He was courteous and kind. He was honest In his dealings. He was a devoted husband and a loyal brother. He was a sincere friend.

He gave wise and prudent counsel. After several months of failing health, he died at his home In Corslcana on August 1, 1938. He Is survived by his wife, Viola Haynie Fortson; his brothers, Joe B. Fortson of and James T. Fortson of' Rice; his sisters, Mrs.

Margaret Matthews of Athens, Mrs. Luis. Queen of Rice, Mrs. Ida Harper of Rice, Mrs. Anna Bartlett of Rice, and Mrs.

Caroline Holllster of Dallas. Be It, That the officers and directors of The First National Bank of Corslcana wish to record their loss of a loyal friend and a valued associate In the passing of John Fortson; that they share with his widow, brothers and sisters, the many business Institutions- In which he was an, important- factor, and the; large circle of friends, who admired and respected him, a loss of a friend, associate, and, husband, brother and stalwart citizen. Be it further resolved that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this bank; that a copy thereof be sent to his wife Double Broadcast Occasion Thursday Six to Midnight NEW YORK, Sept. hours of broadcasting for a double occasion, the fourth anniversary of MBS and the addition of the Texas state network to the chain, are to be set up for the WOR-MBS stations Thursday night. From 6 o'clock until 12 midnight CST, the program, or series of programs, will contributions from Los Angeles, Ft.

Worth, New York, Chicago and Cincinnati. Among the participants are to be Lee O'Danlel, Texas gubernatorial democratic nominee, Gov. James V. Allred and Elliott Roosevelt, president of the Texas network. Addition of the Texas group, MRS announces, increases Its station roster to 107, Ice Cream Supper.

There will be an ice cream supper Friday night, Sept. 16, at the Long Prairie school and the proceeds are to go to a school bene- it. The public, Is invited to attend. and a copy to the press for publication. This, the 15th day of August, 1938.

R. L. WHEELOCK, A. G. ELLIOTT, J.

H. ROBERTS, Committee on Resolutions. The Citizen's Code For A Clean City We recognize the value of a clean, healthy and attractive business district In connection with the general 3 year program for city-wide beautlflcatlon. We, therefore, subscribe to the following code and shall endeavor at all times to cooperate with the City Officials and the Clvlo Affairs Committee of the Corslcana Chamber of Commerce In carrying out these objectives! (1) Discontinue the practice of sweeping trash Into' the street In front of our place of business, (t) We will not dump trash or debris of any kind In the alley, but will place In substantial containers or keep it inside until the garbage trucks come. (3) We will endeavor to keep all professional signs or name plates freshly painted and clean.

Will also keep our show windows clean and attractive. (4) We will cooperate In 'the effort to keep all unnecessary posters or other forms of unsightly signs from being placed so they will mar the attractiveness of our store front, or place of business. (B) We will cooperate In a general program to modem- lie the store fronts of the entire business section, In so far as possible. (8) We will observe the City Ordinance which prohibits the use of the sidewalks for the display of merchandise. (7) We will cooperate as far as possible In keeping adjacent vacant property In a presentable appearance, JiTot only downtown but throughout the city.

Chamber of Commerce 5000 yards of bright Fall Prints whose smartness belies their thrifty price! Printed Challie with its wool-like surface! 5.9 yd. In gay dots, spaced stripes, paisley patterns, and herringbones. Favorites because they're lovely, they're WASHABLE and they wear and wear. Crown-Tested WASHABLE Rayon Prints Peter Pan CottOn PrfntS Everfast Printed New Slub finish print Silky finish Punjab Slub Broadcloth Shandu Flake Dress Percales Percale. Prints MONDAY NIGHT WAS BUSY TIME FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Monday night was a busy night at the First Methodist church.

The night started off at 7 o'clock with a men's prayer service led by Wm. HufC; the service was In the Interest of the revival that opens Sunday; W. M. Wilson announced additional men's prayer services for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The regular monthly meeting of the board of stewards followed after the prayer service, With Festus Pierce, chairman, presiding; the minutes of the previous sessions and the roll was called by John Corley, secretary.

Reports were made by various committee chairmen showing that the work of the church was moving along nicely. Dr. J. Wilson David, music chairman, was praised for the work he had done with his committee, a communication was read from Edward F. Hearn, choir director, thanking the board for the interest being taken in the choir and music of the' churr.h.

Dr. Langston spoke on the coming revival and asked the support of the stewards In the two weeks' campaign. After the fi- nancial report had been made showing the amount that had to be raised to clear the budget before November 1st, T. Benton, financial secretary, made his report asking for the support of the church and the stewards so that all financial obligations of the church could bo met In full. Following the board meeting, Dr.

C. R. Gray, presiding elder, held the third quarterly conference. Edgar Metcalt was selected secretary. The following general Sunday school officers for the year were elected: W.

H. Norwood, general Sunday school superintendent; Boyce Martin, adult division; Miss Allccn Carraway, children's division, nnd Mrs. Rufus Elliott, young people's division superintendents. Reports were made by the pastor, Dr. Roy A.

Langston; Mrs. J. W. David, missions; J. Walton, local charity; W.

H. Norwood, Sunday school; Dr. H. B. Love, young peope's work A written report was read from Mrs.

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