The Waxahachie Daily Light from Waxahachie, Texas • Page 1

HARKET IE.XLIX WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, Queen City of the Cotton Belt 6 SUNDAY, JUNE 29,1941 Editorial ay FLOYD CASEBOLT Native England I Highway Patrol IACHIE is interested in Texas Highway Patrol for the si reason that it performs valuable services and for and particular on that in the past years Ellis County boys have its ranks. as Rangers can not begin to han die the enormous volume of fifth I column investigations, and for' months the Highway Patrol has! been quietiv helping out with this work. The Patrol has virtually an organization of shock troops, concentrating its efforts MRS. S. P.

HIGGINBOTTOM CLAIMED BY DEATH ON SATl RD4Y. lomer Garrison, state po- upon these investigations and Mis. S. P. Higginbottom passed away Saturday morning at 1 become 0 clock at the of Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Harrison, 717 West Main Street, after an illness of nine weeks. makes this remark aining to the assistance being just now against fifth- DDing: bocal, state and Federal offish have their hands full in bg a war against the underbid irmieh which are attaek- nation.

Under the direc- of J. Edgar Hoover and the Texas officers of every jur- hlon have rallied to the Pres call for unity In law en- fment. Our handful of Tex- t'ne control ot traffic in the vicinity Mrs. Galena Parton Higglnbot- of military establishments and a-! tom was born October 20, 1869 principal arteries of the long the It was a lucky thing for Texas that it maintained a Patrol, an organized and carefully trained group of officers who work into the scheme of national defense admirably. They are entitled to all possible co-operation.

the County Nash Scene Of Meeting Credit Unit rs A REAL BREAK- Leonard Robinson of this is a very happy young Since he first got in- rested in flying, he hoped florida would be his destl- ation. Well, he finished his Lining as a 2d class sea- ban in the naval aviation at Field, and lo and thold they said: Jack- onville, Florida, for you So, today, he leaves pith a couple of other youths pr that Interesting section the country, to complete for naval ensign. real he said, Lat 1 consider it and jllghty happy about in Crewe, Cheshire, England, the daughter of William Edward and Catherine Parton Harrison. She w'as educated in England and was married to John Edward Higginbottom in 1892, in Delph, Yorkshire, England. She made her homo in Blackpool, England until the of her husband fifteen years ago.

She then came to this country and lived at the home of her sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Harrison.

Mrs. Higginbottom had been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood. She was active in church and club circles in Waxahachie, and had won a host of friends here because of her lovely character and charm of manner. She made a distinct contribution to the civic life of Waxahachie; her friends, mourning her death, stated that she will be greatly missed. Her bodv will be in state at the First Methodist Church Sunday after, noon from 3 to 4 The meeting and the explanation was made by R.

P. Marshall, general manager of the association. It I 4 officiating. ONE OP SERIES Is HELD IN EIJLIS COUNTY COMMUNITY. To explain the purposes and operation of the Producers Credit Association, a meeting was held at Nash Friday night.

J. C. Tate local manager, opened the HE WAS Among many prisoners asserted taken by Germans in drive on Russia, was this huge Russian, being led sway by Nazi guard. Radio picture from Berlin, passed by Nazis claimed many prisoners. Naz Gorman censor HARD TO CHA NOE Thought I was going to ote for said a lo- citizen, about senatorial election, but not going to forsake my rst choice.

just can't do Of course, there are ose who change, but stty hard to shake a voter front a man in state- been supporting in past. He may think avering, but when he goes the polls, political observ- that urge to stay tb old so-and-so gets In af- him pretty strongly. egular fellow Jim Farley, for many one of the biggest men national affairs, is a own-to-earth sort of chap. all. When he arrived the postoffice here yes- for a visit frp and at the Coca-Cola tout Postmaster Ed Mc- lfoy present at the as vacation season him just now.

While the was being con- and rushing down to his old friend, Genial shook hands the is and hud a good time trolling around the office chatting with the force. of gjqtjd was announced that the organization would handle the loan cotton. A round table discussion brought the meeting to a close. Mr. Tate announced that nine more of these affairs will be held in the county and that the Nash meeting would be repeated, because that heavy rain Friday cut down the attendance.

He urged i that those using the service, particularly. attend as are investors and should be very much I En how ttic'y feel a bo uff Earley, R. R. Murray Dies At Age Of 79, Milford service will be at the church at 4 with Rev. D.

A Mrs. Higginbottom is survived by her daughter Mrs. Hilda Rich, two grandchildren, Enid Harrison Rich and John IT. Rich of Oakland, California, and a sister, Mrs. Janies W.

Harrison of Waxahachie, nieces and nephews in England, New York, and California, and other relatives here. Interment will be in City Cemetery of Waxahachie. The pallbearers will be J. B. Herring- tom, Ralph Roebuck, Herrington, Henry Nolen, Atkins, Charles Shultz.

ark Le Mrs. Dove Praises Progress Being Made For Orphanage Here NY A Shop Building Expected Be Finished Within Two Weeks NATIVE OF TENNESSEE HAD LIVED IV ELLIS CO. FIFTY YEARS. R. R.

Murray, 79, died at 7 p. m. Friday at his home in Milford, following a long Illness. He was a native of Tennessee but had lived in Milford for the past 50 years. He had been a member of the Milford Baptist Church for the past 4 0 years.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Murray, whom he married in 1912. Other survivors are one son, Richard R. Murray of Milford, and three daughters, Mrs. Flora Murray Henderson of Mt.

Pleasant, Lynda Bryant and Ronnie May Bryant of Dallas. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p. m. at Rudolph Brothers Funeral Chapel Rev. H.

R. McDaniel Burial followed In Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charlie Dyer, Frank Bounds, Peter Alrheart, Eunice Littlejohn, Carl McClure and Buss Everett. with the officiating. I he Hillsboro Mrs.

D. C. Dove, who was here tlits week end to attend the annual and reunion at the Texas Baptist Orphanage, held in tlie nature of a varied program at the orphanage Friday, stated Saturday, before departing for her home in Dallas, that fine improvements have been made at the home; also, the manager, the Rev. Stanley, Is doing a fine work for the Mrs. Dove, former manager of the orphanage, said that the home and the people of the denomination are deep-j ly grateful for benevolences from the citizenry here.

She said that, while she and Mr. Dove are hap-J piiy located in Dallas, still, "the little city with the big heart seeius very much like home to them, spent eight years hete. I Ili'V If 254. you miss your Dally Light, Six Waxahachie youths and four others who reside In Ellis County have recently been assigned by the National Youth Administration to work on the shop building now nearing completion on the high school grounds The boys are Carlton Brewer, Archie Thedford, Theodore Robertson, K. D.

Reed, Jack W. Mooueyham, and Lorenza Loyd, of Waxahachie; George W. Johnson, of Route 4, Ennis; Lewis W. Holt, of Route 2, Italy, Robert Burgin, of Cardwell; and Raymond Wool ridge, of Forreston. Construction of the shop building will be completed within the next ten days or two weeks, according to Dan Dansby, Dallas, NY A area director.

Part of the equipment for establishing a first-class auto machanics unit in the structure lias already been received at the auto mechanics shop in Dallas. After the wiring has been completed and remaining machinery received and installed, boys at the Waxahachie shop will begin work on repairing and maintaining county road machinery and school buses and other publicly-owned vehicles. Applications for employment with the National Youth Administration, either on local projects or at full-time resident centers in central Texas, are available to young women between the ages of 16 through 24, inclusive, who are out of school, unemployed, and needing work experience. They may be secured at the Texas State Employment Service office in Waxahachie or at most local post offices. Colored Park Here Is To Be Scene Of Event On July 3 A celebration beginning at 1 p.

m. and lasting into the night will be held in the Negro Penn Park July 3rd under the direction of the WPA recreation project. The program will start off with a sing-song, bicycle race, jumping' rope contest, soft ball game, horse shoe and tennis. A picnic at 4:30 p. m.

will climax the afternoon activities. At p.m. a jitter bug'contest also super bed by WPA recreation leaders, will be held in the park. First, second and third pri- zes will be awarded. P.

L. Hacket will be guest speaker at the entertainment. The program Is free and the public is cordially invited to attend, i. liy 3 Night Patriotic Sing-Song Arrangements Are Being Completed of tlle patriotic at be held July 3. Day Eve, and High and, are being rapidly ids iDt0 it was lan- afternoon by Dein, Shank.

W. Arden will lead the I It is hoped that will join, Mr. Shank be thA igsaj Waxahachie High School and Marvin Elementary, the bands trom Ennis. Italy. Ferris and Mldlo.

thian have been invited to take part In the singing. Because the regular date for the concert would be on the holiday this week, the sing-song concert has been moved up to Thursday night and a softball game dated for that time; has been postponed, since the bail field tq bo tfcfl i9 sU Waxa Red Cross' Contribution To Britain Voiced Miss Mattie Middleton has received a letter from Stelle Reading of London, England, chairman of the Services for Civil Defence, 41. Tot hill Street, London, S.W.I., In which she expresses her appreciation. in behalf of persons there who have lost everything In the bombing of their homes, to the Waxahachie Chapter of the American Red Cross for their recent contribution. The last quota of garments made by the Red Cross here has been received there already and this letter shows their deep gratitude: Miss Mattie Middleton, American Red Cross, A.s chairman of WVS I want to thank every member of your chapter for the wonderful contributions you nayo neat the help this has been to everyone who has suffered.

The gifts received have made it possible to assist people who have lost everything in the bombing of thetr homes; people who have not only lost their possessions but often members of their family as well. Mobile canteens given by you feed thosa who have been bombed. War nurseries which takfi In small children suffering from enemy action, have been started because your Junior branches have sent us you issued to persons as they emerge from the horrors of being bombed. wonder if YOU realize how much the fact that each individual member of you has shown and understanding In your gift has helped to strengthen the courage and the determination of the recipients for what you have sent. Every man, woman and child In this country is playing a definite part in the battle which is now raging and it is because of your help and sympathy that the battle is less bitter, suffering is less severe, strain is less acute.

It Is for this reason that as chairman of WVS acting for the American Red Cros in matters of civilian relief, In this country, 1 thank you, both on behalf of those who benefit by your generosity and of our members who have the joy of handling your STELLE READING. wmimm weather HIGH 81 Degrees TEW G9 Degrees DI MS' ..............................................22 NO. 72 DANIEL Russ Tank Blows Slow Nazi i Orivc insk Area Johnson And W. Lee Fighi Close Balite July 4 For Yoiangfolk INDEPENDEm DAY EVENT TO BE ONDUCTED IN A A joint fourth of July Oration, under the direction of Mrs. Wilda B.

Moir, assistant project supervisor of WPA recreation, will be held by children from Getzendaner Park and Patrick Street playground and Hot Wei playground July 3rd. Tlie program will begin at 11 a. m. with social games, tennis, croquet, checkers, and dominoes. At 12 Ihe children will spread their lunches on the ground.

Leading singing and musical games, the WPA String Band "ill start the afternoon program. Various kinds of races and contests will follow, and a volley ball game will conclude the activities. The program Is free and both children and adults are cordially invited to attend. By United Press A powerful German armored thrust toward Minsk, capital of White Russia, Saturday night wfs reported to have collided with a "lightning or Red tanks, planes and artillery which may have shattered the head of the Nazi steel spear pointed toward Moscow, 350 miles away. The Germans made sweeping predictions of great successes which are to be announced Sunday from Chancellor Adolf Hitler's field headquarters on the 'eastern front.

But these were balanced by a detailed Russian report of what may have been a set-back of some magnitude to the crack German 39th armored corps, pace-maker Of Nazi Panzer divisions In the German break-through into France. WHILE JOHNSON LEADS AT EARLY SUN. HOUR RESULTS MAY CHANGE The Royal Air Force continued its heavy night attacks on the German Ruhr and North Sea naval and shipyard facilities and its sweeps of the French coast and northern daylight vaslon France. Berlin claimed that the Leaving for Florida. Having been aastgneo to a field at Jacksonville, to complete his training for naval ensign, Leonard Robinson, Waxahachie, son of Mr, and Mrs.

A. J. Robinson of this city, will leave today, driving his automobile, for Jack- sonville, accompanied by John Russell of Bryan and Wayland Coston of Cooper, who have been in training with him at Hensley Field, Grand Prairie. The remainder of instruction for an en signship will take around 6 or 7 Mr. Robinson found that CAA instruction here cut his time down at Grand Prairie approximately a month.

Nine of the youths who have been in the class at Grand Prairie are going to Jacksonville at this time. Upon arrival at Jacksonville, they will be sworn in as flying cadets. AF was suffering a heavy toll of plane losses in this offensive 'action but the British said that the score was sharply against the Luftwaffe. LONDON, June 28 (UP) Powerful British air squadrons pounded eGrman targets deep in occupied France again today, nnd observers repot red direct bits on the big power plant of Con near Lille. A series of heavy raids been made last niglvt on Gei ship and submarine yards.

Big fires were started by Rojtl Air Force bombs in the 17th straight night of attack on German air industries, with the chief objectives being Bremen, Vogosack, Emden, Wilhelmsha- Cuxhaven, Oldenburg, and Dunkirk. Whili Congressman Lyndon Johnson held the state-returns lead in the U. S. Senatorial race in Texas early Sunday morning, Lee who was running a close second, was gaining on late-arrival rural returns and the outcome was still in doubt. Attorney Gen.

Gerald C. Mann was third and Congressman Martin Dies, fourth. Returns from 4 6 of Ellis 50 voting boxes gave W. Lee a lead of 108 votes over his nearest opponent, Gerald C. Mann, In special election to elect a senator to succeed the late Morris Sheppard.

Unofficial tabulation of the returns gave O'Daniel, 1,829, Mann, Johnson, and Dies 858, accounting for 99.9 of the total vote of the 46 boxes reporting. Gerald Mann carried Waxahachie by a sizeable number over his nearest opponent, W. Lee while Lyndon Johnson led in the balloting at Ennis. Returns from Elils voting boxes coming in shortly before 7 p. m.

Saturday- with Ovilla being the first to report the vote. For about an hour Gerald Mann held the lead in Ellis County due largely to vote, but as the rural boxes began to pour in the attorney general slipped to second place. Two votes were cast tor Homer Brooks, Communist candidate. The vote by boxes In those for which figures were available: Beautiful Gladioli. Improves (Steadily.

J. G. Ferguson of 128 Kaufman Street is steadily improving. The Daily Light is indebted Fill auk Bros, for a bouquet of unusually large and beau ladioil, a if't that is deeply ap-r predated. GUESS WHO? i Pluto 3 15 Ray 8 117 14 Boyce 11 9 28 Tel ico 5 45 625 Nash 9 7 9 13 ilo-ney 0 0 3 ti i Alsdorf 2 0 7 Midlothian 34 4 2 149 Ozro 1 2 11 16 Howard 8 6 1 India 8 15 7 15 Ensign 5 21 1 Oak 5 7 7 10 Wyatt 0 5 47 6 32 7581 Rockett 10 14 14 12 Waxa 3 34 2 4 6 77 Garrett 4 24 12 IT May pea rl 11 2970 26 1 Boz 5 11 18 6 Italy 43 35 51 68 Italy 28 16 70 44 Britton 4 8 11 13 Ovilla 0 13 19 50 Forreston 4 29 31 Sterrett 6 9 5 15 Red Oak 27 31 35 34 E.

Waxa. 5 6 2286 Sardis 14 10 19 32 Byron tByrd 1 10 4 19 Mt. Peak 11 17 34 Crisp 2 18 2 14 Ferris 59 99 6 3 Funis 26 99 2840 Ennis 5 79 24 8 102 47 Ennis 8 30 103 92 Ennis 6 10 92 16 81 Waxa (CH). 236 109 3 43 94 No. Waxa.

92 45 166 201 Pecan Grove 5 7 3 11 Milford 15 49 60 6t Trumbull 12 6 19IS B. well 8 41 17 22 Avalon 5 42 13 19 Bristol 9 24 8 36 Mrs. Eagle Is Laid To Rest In Cemetery In This City Osa Sat. Mrs. Minerva Carolyn Eagle, who died in Dallas.

was buried in the Waxahachie Cltv Cemetery Saturday afternoon. Fvineral services were held in Dallas. -w THAT LENGTHENING 1 11ST OF WAN TADS 1 IN THE LIGHT. I Notice how the string of THIS picture was taken 50 years ago, a year before the Dally Light was established. It is a likeness of a well-kuown Waxahachie wo- Daily Light Wan cads is lengthening.

They reach the I the man, who is now in charge of a thal brintf results. county institution, is Identified on the back page The picture' profitable for you. Read them. And try them. oommmmmmminmmmhi MM dl I.