The Paris News from Paris, Texas • Page 3

SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24. 1941 THE PARIS NEWS, PARIS, TEXAS PAGE THREE First Bale Of Cotton For County Twice Received In July; Aug. 10 Favorite Date Date of arrival of the first bale of cotton in Paris has been noted by The Paris News each year. Because of fire or other mishap that destroyed files, the record begins with 1892 though it omits 1895, for which no record was available. Twice in the 49 years a bale has been received in in 1896, when it came July 21, from near Roxton and the grower, whose name was not given in the record, said he had planted his cotton St.

Patrick's Day, March 17, The next July bale came to Paris July 30, 1934. Earliest arrivals in August were 1937 when the bale came August 2, and in 1925 and 1936 they came August 3, all of them being produced in the Roxton area. Aug. 10 Favorite Date During hte 49 years a first bale has come to Paris five times on August 10 and four times on August 15. Wone have come on August 1 or 31, but every August day, except six, has been represented in the 49 years record.

Only four times has a first bale come from territory other than the black land. August 10, 1911, Bob Henson, farming on Pine Creek, northwest of Paris, had the honor. August 13, 1913, Joe Cipriano brought a bale grown northeast of Paris. August 10, 1916, George Parchman, farming northeast of Paris, had the first bale and August 19, 1919, Whit Hicks, Negro farmer on Charley Littlejohn's place, four miles north of Paris, showed a bale in the afternoon, with another coming from the Matt Yates place near Atlas that night. Cipriano came near repeating in 1914, bringing his seed cotton to a Paris gin the night of August 17, but Jep Taylor, below Minter, had a bale on the Public Square the morning of the 18th, before Cipriano's bale was ginned and hauled there.

Minter Most Productive The Minter section has produced the first bale oftener than any other community, it having the honor 12 times in the recorded period. Roxton comes next with eight, followed by Howland with four, the others scattered over the county, principally in the southwest section. Three of the first bales in the record came from Delta County and four from sources not included in the record. The highest recorded price paid was in 1924, when Tom Winters of Deport was paid 31 cents by Frank O. Reed for his 460 pound bale, and was given the usual premium.

Brief Items Of Local About People, Places and Things City Sanitary Department trucks collecting trash and rubbish, will operate in Fourth Ward and Stell- rose, beginning Monday noon. Desk Sergeant W. K. P. Anderson was absent from his post in the police station Friday and Saturday because of illness.

the Al Gullick Pontiac 72 S. 'Main. Louis B. Williams, ma.nager of the Chamber of Commerce, has received a diploma as evidence having successfully completed, a three-year course given by the Mrs. Elsie Upchurch of the Royal Beauty Shop is back at work after a six weeks' illness at her hame, 226 Graham.

William Rodders-Wade is attending a school in lino- leaurn laying being held in Dallas by the Armstrong Cork Co. John David Latimer of Bogata, former PJC student, has enrolled for aviation training in the U. S. Navy and has been sent to the Naval Air Base at Dallas. Police, enforcing the city ordinance prohibiting parking within two blocks of a fire, gave tickets to three violators this regulation Saturday night.

The offense is subject to a fine of S3. Paris firemen about 8 p. m. Saturday extinguished a small fire in a residence at 283 W. Henderson.

The fire, started by a light wire, no damage, firemen re- Iported. Paris Police Saturday were. searching for a blue 1939 Pontiac fcedan, Texas license No. 837-400, which was stolen about noon from Southwestern Chamber of merce School in Dallas. Com- DEATHS As Parisians watch the memorable scenes of "Blossoms in the Dust" flash across the screen of the Grand Theatre this week, they will in reality be reliving the life of a Texas Edna Gladney of Ft.

Worth, superintendent of the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society, who has devoted 30 years of her life to child finding childless homes that needed a baby to bring complete happiness. And such scenes are being re-enacted not only in Ft. Worth, but in practically every town in Texas, as well as in other states, that fosters, such a home or organization. Paris can point with pride to the Edith Musselman Day Nursery on North Main Street, where every day babies and children are brought by working mothers to spend the day. A.Till I i i 11 i i A program is carried out each day for the children by the nurscrv.

which is under the direction of Mrs. Nannie Speairs. And mothers can leave their children there with minds freed from worry- ceive the best of care. -they know that until they return, each child will re- The Day Nursery named for the late wife of C. J.

Musselman, is a project of the King's Daughters. PERSONALS To ttentien: In reporting oerHonn (n Tim InrlnM resilience Rddreito. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Beasley of Dallas are here for a visit with relatives.

Paris Lodge No. 27, meets Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in Called Communication, at the Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred on two candidates. All entered Apprentice Fellow Craft and Master Masons are invited to attend. Fire Saturday morning putted a residence at 78 W. Garrett, occupied by Sam Blake, Negro, Paris firemen, who were called to the fire about 3 a.

said the blaze started in the kitchen. Firemen Friday night extinguished a blaze in a 1941 Ford. The fire did little damage, firemen said. Homer T. Fort, a Summer graduate of University of Texas, arrived Saturday for -a brief visit with Mr.

and.Mrs. F. B. Mallory, 132 Graham. The Rev.

and Mrs. Homer T. Fort will arrive here Monday and Homer, will accompany his parents back to their home Hot Springs, Ark. The Rev. Fort is a former pastor of First Methodist Church here.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Diggs. 242 N. 5th have returned home after a visit in Vernon, Electra, and Wichita Falls.

Misses Jane and Ann Barnett. 210 S. 20th are visiting in Terrell, Garland, Dallas and Ft. Worth for two weeks. Mrs.

Roscoe Dixon and son. Glen, have gone to Glendale. to join Mr. Dixori. who is employed there.

Mr. and Mrs. George Logan of Talco are spending the week-end with relatives and frienfis in Paris. Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Harper of Clarksville are vacationing in Los Angeles, and other Western states. EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING SARGENT'S PHONE 260 J. M. Blcdsoc, head of the mathematics department, ETSTC at Commerce, is seeking information about all Lamar Countians who attended Mayo College in order to include their names in a book he is preparing for publication, entitled "History of Mayo and His College." School Supt. Brunson said Saturday.

Supt. Brunson asked that all persons in the county who attended Mayo College write to him or Bledsoe. Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Saffold are at home at 34 N. 2Gth for a few days before going to the Rio Grande Valley to spend the winter. Mrs. G.

M. Smith of Dallas and Mrs. John Mitchell of Mt. Vernon are visiting their brother, T. E.

54 N. 26th and their sister. Mrs. I. L.

Belew. Burke Bryan arrived Saturday morning from Camp Wolters, Mineral Welis, to spend the weekend with his mother. Mrs. T. B.

Bryan, 430 Lamar Ave. ter, Mrs. Clara Hammond of New York, who has been vacationing in Wyoming and who mother in Amarillo. met her Miss Bernie Heliums, 169 Clarksville is spending a few weeks in Paris before returning to North Texas State Teachers College in Denton to enroll for the Fall semester. Patricia and Frances Avance, daughters of Mrs.

Walter Richards of Denison, returned home Friday after a week's visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Adcock, 93 S.

23rd. Leaving Sunday for a week's vacation in Rogers, are Mrs. Troy C. Thompson, Misses Jennie Guthrie and B. Gramley, and Richard Parker, all of 230 S.

Church, and Miss Thclma Walker of 30 1-2 Lamar Ave. Mr. and Mrs. C. M.

McWherter, 110 S. Main, accompanied to Lubbock by Mr. and Mrs. Carl McWherter, left en route to San Francisco, to visit another son, Dick McWherter, flying cadet at Moffett Field. Dr.

and Mrs. T. E. Hunt. 14( Fitzhugh, have returned fron spending several days with relatives in Hillsboro.

Their sons Harold and Thomas, who hac been in Dallas to attend the operettas, "The Firefly" and "Irene' 1 returned with them. Ladies, Monday Brings You An Even Greater Value At THE BEST AT POPULAR PRICES ABOUT 200 SPUN RAYON Dress Lengths $1.17 to $1.96 Values 3 to 4 Yard Lengths 66c Each Actual 39c Yd. to 49c Yd. Rayons colors and patterns in stripes, plaids, checks and florals. Suitable for dress up dresses, skirts, 2-piece suits, slack suits and back to school clothes.

Monday Only! MAIN FLOOR Theatres On 35tfc Dr. C. D. Montgomery and family. 126 Graham are expected to return Sunday from a two weeks' vacation spent at Grand Canyon.

Mr- and Mrs. John Sheffield and small son, John Stuart. II. of Shreveport, are visiting Mr. Sheffield's mother, Mrs.

A. W. Sheffield. 93 S. 17th St.

Mrs. J. C. Coker, 562 Cleveland, confined to her home by illness the last year, has recovered, and was able to be downtown Saturday' for the first time. Mrs.

John Becker. 37 S. 30th has returned from a three 'Tionth's trip to El Paso, California, and New Mexico. She was accompanied home by Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Becker and son, Bobby, and Joe Becker, all of El Paso. Miss Mary Frances Adams of Longview, formerly of Paris, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. James Booth, 245 Lamar, en route home from Dallas where she attended the Vocational Homcmaking conference. She has also just returned from an extensive trip through the West, including Colorado, Yellowstone National Park. Utah, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, and other points.

After returning to Longview, Miss Adams will go on Mrs. Marion Brown. Mrs. Elrie Wilson, Mrs. Marion Wilson.

Jack- Wilson, and Joe Jamison returned Friday night from a short trip to New Orleans, La. Dick Wood of Galveston is here for a visit with his wife and daughters, who arc spending the Summer at their home here, 318 Pine Bluff St. Mr. and Mrs. J.

O. Brown and Philip, Mary, and John Thomas Brown, all of Whiteface. Texas, are visiting relatives in Paris this week. Mr. and Mrs.

George Shelton and son. Gilbert of San Angelo have returned home after visiting Dr. and Mrs. F. G.

Cook. 155 Fitzhugh and Mrs. G. P. Shelton.

126 S. 20th St. to Flatonia where she is homemaking advisor in the public schools. San Quentin Inmates To Have Radio Music SAN QUENTIN, The radio comes to San Quentin Sunday night. Selected broadcast programs will be heard in prison cell blocks.

For two months laborers have been installing 4,000 one for each the i cells. The convicts paid for and an inmates' committee will select each program, subject to the warden's approval. Each night beginning Sunday there will be four hours of broadcast music, entertainment, education and religion. Bundles For Britain Carl Skeen and family of Maud, i KI JMI- Ji Gifts Near 3 Millions and Floyd Skeen and fam ily of Melrose, New Mexico, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Skeen of Embcrson community. Mr. and Mrs, A.

J. Trieller and daughter Grace, 104 Pine Bluff, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Graham Of Dallas, have gone to Eureka Springs, for a week's stay. Mrs. Jack FJynn and son Pat of Vinita, W. E. Taylor of Bclton, S.

C. and Mr. and Mrs. p. C.

Taylor of Farnwsville are visiting in the Maher home, 245 S. 25th. Mrs. G. F.

ThomhiH, 209 Graham will return Sunday from a month's vacation spent in Amur fllov She will be NEW YORK, Gifts sent to war-plagued civilians and soldiers in the British Isles by Bundles for Britain totaled $2,892,025 in goods and cash in the eight-month period ended July 31, the organization announced Saturday. FACULTY IS COMPLETED With election of Mrs. Franck C. Bean by the Bagwell school board to the high school faculty there, the Bagwell teaching personnel is complete. Mrs.

Bean has taught at Sumner and Petty and served as assistant to ths Lamar County superintendent of schools. Call Conference On School Defense Plan Consideration of a unified school defense program is the purpose oC a meeting of school superintendents called by W. S. Fleming of Pittsburg. president of District 8, at Longview in the Junior High School auditorium, Tuesday at 10 a.

m. Resolutions defining concerted defense action for scnools during the coming term will be drafted by a committee composed of W. L. Dodson, Kilgore; F. C.

McConnell, Gladewater, and R. L. Speight, Longview. FRANCIS FUNERAL Last rites were held Saturday morning at Brown-Rodon Funeral Hume for Mrs. J.

N. Francis, -lf)9 Kaufman, who died Thursday evening at her home, and burial was made at Tigertown. The Rev. W. R.

Zimmerman of Garrctt Memorial Methodist Church officiated, and pallbearers were Wayne McQueen, Gray Collins, Forrest Brown, Creed Brown, Bob Hamrnack and A. Briggs. Mrs. Francis was born September 11, 1870. in Mississippi and made her home many years in Tigertovvn community, moving to Paris last November.

Surviving arc her husband: a stepson, G. H. Francis of Self's community; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Attie Mac Tallot. of Amarillo; two sisters, Mrs.

Ella Pitman, Ardmore. and Mrs. Frankie Bannings. Pauls Valley, and three brothers, John L. Helms, Honey Grove; J.

J. Helms, Tigerlown, and J. W. Helms, Vernon. HENDERSON INFANT COOPER infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Granville Henderson of Tira community, Hopkins County, died Friday, and funeral service was held at the church at Tira, Saturday morning, conducted by I ho Rev. Mr. Collins, Christian Church, minister. IURS.

CYNDIA OATS COOPER Cyndia Oats died Friday at her home at Charleston, and the funeral was held at Charleston Saturday afternoon, with burial in the cemetery there by Smith Funeral Home of Cooper. The Rev. A. Darby, Presbyterian pastor, was assisted by the Rev. Bob Wickersham.

Eight children and several grandchildren survive. J. R. FIELDS LADONIA service was set for 2 p. m.

Sunday at the Church of God for J. R. (Bob) Fields, who died suddenly about 8:30 a. m. Friday.

He was stricken as he stood talking to a friend in front of the postoffice. The Rev. Lee Shires, Church of. God pastor, will officiate. Bradshaw Funeral Home making interment, and pallbearers being Wylie Hulsey, S.

Lawhon, Jeff Dillard, Herschel and Arthur and Carl Fields. He- leaves his wife and four children, Mrs. Audrey Ray, and Mrs. Irene Holcomb. Paris; Hubert Fields of Sonora and Carl Fields of Ladoniu.

DR. SAMUEL E. BARKER BOSVVELL. Okla, Funeral service was conducted Thursday afternoon for Dr. Samuel E.

Barker, 77. at the residence South of town, the Rev. E. V. Johnson, Baptist pastor officiating, assisted by the Rev.

Bonner Teeter. Interment was made by Woodruff-Jones Funeral Home in Crowder Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Latham, Pearlcy Wilson, J. B. Patterson, Aaron Dancer, N.

R. Davidson and N. C. Grayson. Dr.

Baker, who died Wednesday, leave? his wife and four children. Bill Barker, N. B. Barker and Z. Edgar Barker, and Mrs.

losie Stingley, all of Boswell. Delta Co-Op Gin Has Informal Gathering COOPER of the Co-Operative Gin Company of Cooper and Delta County, with their families and several invited friends met at Gin No. Thursday evening for a watermelon feast. Rube S. Wells, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the crowd, and Luther Scott, president of the organization gave a brief history of the company, which has been operating eight ginning seasons.

There are now nearly 300 members. Iced watermelons were served to about 700 people. Maneuvers Show Tanks, Powerful; Also Show Up Their Shortcomings CAMP POLK, Army maneuvers over West Louisiana's bogs, bayous a hill's have demonstrated to United States officers the deadly striking power of have also brought out many limitations of the steel monsters. Lieut. Gen.

Walter Krueger, discussing use of tanks, in the maneuver problems, declared they must be directed with boldness and daring but that recklessly directed tanks wasted strength. "To barge ahead, gain local successes in numerous and then be stopped by a natural'Ob- stacle is a waste of power," he said. Fort Towson OES to Honor Founder Monday HUGO, Okla me- tTiorial tcivice honoimg Robert Morris, founder of the Eastern Star Older, will be held on 'tbe lawn of the Ft Towson High School. on Monday evening, Aug. 25 at 6 30 The Rev Lark Collum, pastor of the Methodist Church, will give the invocation; Milton May will give the welcome address to which: Mrs.

Emihe McDuff of Durant, will respond Entertainment will be furnished by Ft Towson Eastern Stai membeis, following: a picnic supper. TO MO THEATRES ORCHESTRA RADIO SHOW Here Is The Hosiery Situation At THE BEST AT POPULAR PRICES ordinarily carry a stock of about 4,000 pairs of hose, silk and nylon, and sell approximately 2,000 pair per month. We anticipated the silk situation and had an extra heavy stock on hand August 1. We now have, at this writing (Thursday, August 21) 2,340 pairs of silk hose and 133 pains of Nylon hose in stock. As per letter printed below we will be alloted by Vanette 300 pairs of Nylon hose each month and NO SILKS and we' will do our best to secure what little we can from other sources.

Our customers are welcome to buy any and all they want as long as we have any to sell. In no instance have we raised the price on hose excepting when we have paid advanced wholesale prices. We are sorry for this situation but assure you it is the best we can do. Sined, This Letter Is Typical of Those Received From Hosiery Manufacturers As Long As Our Present Stock Lasts You Can Buy Hose At These Low Prices, VANETTE HOSIERY MILLS DALLAS, TEXAS Dear Mr. Ayres: Due to present conditions in the hosiery Industry I will not be on the road for awhile.

Therefore, I am allotting 25 dozen nylons, to you each month for the balance of the year beginning in the month of September, at the prevailing price at the time of shipment. It will not be necessary for you to send in orders or write about these as the amount listed above will be shipped sometime during the month. Your cooperation with' us until things clear up will be appreciated by me and by the company. Thanking you kindly for past courtesies and- business, I am Sincerely yours, HERB We Now Have A Good Stock of Vanette Silk Hosiery 2 and 3 Thread First Quality New Fall Shades at.