The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1944 Page: 1 of 12
twelve pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Paducah post
Yowr War Bond
Investment 1$
Your Investment
In America * * *
Thirty-eighth Year, No. 32
!2 Pages
Paducah, Texas, Thursday, November 16, 1944-
Price Five Cents Per Copy
WAR
In Cottle €r King Counties
Paducah Gunner Gets Medal
Pfc. M. A. Halcomb
Back in Hospital
Mrs. Marshall A. Holcomb re-
ceived a letter Sunday from her
husband, Pfc. Holcomb, who has
been stationed with Patton’s
Third Army in France, that he
is again in a hospital in England.
Pfc. Holcomb did not disclose
whether or not he was wounded
again. He was seriously wounded
on July 26, flown to England and
then sent back. He was transport-
ed back to the hospital by plane
this time, also.
1
i •
in five different countries over
there to date—England, France
tnere to date—Ji,ngiana,r iaiu.e, E i j Since this picture was made, Mrs. Wm. A. Heggs Has re-
“ lfving taroS word that a„ oak leaf cl.,ter h„ bee. added ,o he h.cba.d ,
homa in the home of her broth- medal. _
er, C. A. Killingsworth.
Soldier to Bring
Home English Wife
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Gentry this
week heard from their daughter-
in-law, an English girl, who mar-
ried their son, Sgt. Weldon E.
Gentry, telling them they “will
not have to be looking for let-
ters from Weldon and myself
much longer. Tonight I have been
filling out my passport papers,
etc., and have not much more
to do before I say ‘Texas Here
I Come.’
“I may eat Christmas dinner
with you or I may be about a
month late, but I guess it will be
good enough knowing] Weldon
will be eating it with you, or at
least in the U.S.A.
‘I am upset, but it won’t be
for long, for I shall be over to
you all quickly as it is possible
, now. I have told Weldon lots of
things to tell you, but I guess he
will have forgotten.
“Can’t write- much now as I
want this to go air mail. Thanks
again for the wonderful package.
I was so very thrilled. We’ll be
seeing you.
“Lots of love. Yvonne.
Sgt. Gentry has been in the
Army away from Paducah for
3 years, 2 years of that time be-
ing spent in England as a cook
for a repair squadron of the Air
Corps, and he’s never been home
on furlough since the day he left.!
RM2-C KILPATRICK NOW
IN SEATTLE
•Jtt
Afton E. Kilpatrick, RM2-c,
who after spending 25 months in
the Pacific, was home on leave
in September, is now at Seattle,
Washington, according to word
received by his mother, Mrs. M.
M. Parker.
PVT. MCCAFFERTY HOME
ON FURLOUGH
Pvt. Jessie L. McCafferty,
who’s been in the Army for 4
years has been transferred back
to Texas, at Sheppard Field. He
was formerly in the Field Ar-
tillery, but now is a mechanic.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
McCafferty, came to Paducah
from Hale Center, where they now
live, to visit with Pvt. McCafferty
who is now on furlough. When he
reports back to camp, his wife
will go back to Hale Center with
his parents to live.
SEABEE STINSON
HOME ON LEAVE
After serving 27 months over-
seas with the Seabees in the Ha-
waiian Islands, MM 1-c T. C.
Stinson returned to Paducah Tues-
day night on a 30-day leave, dur-
ing which time he will have his
first real opportunity to get ac-
quainted with his 2 V2 year old
daughter, Charmie.
He volunteered at Paducah in
May of 1942, got his boot train-
ing at Norfolk, Va., and was later
stationed in Ohio and California
before leaving the states. He was
back on emergency leave in Sep-
tember, ’43.
Pfc. Lee Is
POW in Germany
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lee of
Muleshoe, formerly of Cottle
County, received a telegram from
the War Department November 9
that their son, Pfc. Harvey C.
Lee, is now being held prisoner
of war by the German govern-
v ment.
, He was reported missing Sep-
tember 21. ,
' 'I '
PVT. DICKENS WRITES OF
TOUBLE WITH JERRY
AT BREST
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Killings-
worth Of Route 2 recently re-
ceived a letter from their son-in
law, Pvt. Michael C. Dickens, who
is serving with the infantry in
Europe in which he says, “We
had quite a job with Jerry at
Brest.” Tail Gunner S-SGT. WILLIAM A BEGGS of Paducah is shown above
Pvt. Dickens has been stationed the Air Medal bv Major Wayne H. Middleton, squadron
i ciii uunnur v_» x . w .1 x-a-.Axx.iT* -— — 7” ,
receiving the Air Medal by Major Wayne H. Middleton, squadron
commander of an Eighth Air Force Liberator Bomb group in
England. Since this picture was made, Mrs. Wm. A. Beggs has re
S-Sgt. Edward Maxey Home
After 28 Months of War
Japanese soldiers do surrender
when the Doughboys will take
prisoners. They did on New
Guinea and when, surprisingly to
them, they were not killed,
but well fed and given American^
cigarettes, they began smiling, and
“spilled” quite important • mili-
tary information.
So states S-Sgt. Edward Max-
ey, who volunteered for the Army
4 years ago, and was placed with
the 112th Cavalry Regiment -
* . ___ j?:~ 1
£ois unit w,h- ;lar to the
.28 months of service in the Pa-
cific against the Japs to their
credit. - --
Sgt. Maxey returned to 'The
states on November 1, and is
now visiting in Paducah ■ before
reassigned to duty.
During that 28 months over-
seas the Sgt. was stationed in
New Caledonia, Australia, Wood-
lark Island, Goodenough Island,
took part in the invasion of New
Britain at Arawee and fought to
knock out a Jap pocket at Aitape,
New Guinea.
The 112 Cavalry is a dismount-
ed regiment, not a division, which
fights as does an infantry unit,
and ha's encountered much hand-
to-hand war with the Japs. Sgt
Maxey reports that on New Bri-
like the Sgt. expected them to—
short and bowlegged. The Im
perial Marines, however, are com-
posed primarily of men as big
as a tall American. One out of
ten of the prisoners taken can
speak English.
It’s rather a jolt, says Sgt.
Maxey, to have a Jap walk up to
you and request the pleasure of
reading your newspaper.
In close fighting the Cavalry
unit used machettes, knives simi-
pistols. Few men in the regiment
suffered from jungle fevers, for
they were well stocked with medi-
cal preventatives.
They withstood a lot of tor-
ture from the air after they’d
captured several beachheads. For
three months on New Britian
they lived in ground foxholes be-
(Continued on last page)
TAXES PAID
FASTER IN’44 ■
Maxey reports that on New Bn-. Cottle County taxpayers pro-
tain his unit didn’t choose to take fited from the discount tax-rates
• ________ _ ~ -1 ------- lx- J-l, _ i „ -C 0*0 C AO DO TJ T-T
prisoners, and none were taken,
but on New Guinea, they were
advised that talkative prisoners
would be useful, and so they col-
lected a good number.
“The Jap soldier is well-trained
and well-disciplined,” he says,
“but no match for an American
soldier because he doesn’t think
or act as fast on his own initi-
ative.” In a surprise meeting with
an American, he’ll hesitate co-
ordination long enough for a
quick Yank to draw first.
Most of the Jap prisoners look
\ .
to the tune of $3,502.93, H. H.
Moore, deputy tax collector re-
ported this week, after making
a survey of the amount of taxes
paid under the 3% discount rate
during October.
A total of $114,699.66 was
paid on state, county and school
taxes last month. This was $3,-
000 more than was paid during
the same period last year. The
November discount rate is re-
duced to 2%.
A total of 307 poll taxes were
paid in October here.
Paducah’s Got Post-War
Plans, Too—Witness a Few
What this town needs is ... .
well, what? Most of the hamlets
and metropolitan centers of the
United States are post-war plan-
ning these days, so the Post re-
porter made a brief journey
around the square this week to
find out what a few Paducahites
would like to seb their town ac-
complish after the war to make
Paducah and the county a better
place in which to live.
Several ideas predominated. D.
R. Green, local AAA administrator
J. E. Norris, Furniture dealer,
and F. E. Combs, radioman, agree
that the most far-reaching single
program which could be launched
here would be a try at improving
the water.
Rumor has it ..that out of this
war has come a cheap chemical
which would put the project of
softening gyp water within the
financial reach of town. Mr. Green
believes that money spent in pri-
vate homes to make the water
softer for household use could pay
for a municipal plant to soften
it for tire entire town. Mr. Nor-
ris sees such a project as a solid
basis for a local laundry establish-
ment. Mr. Combs thinks gyp wa-
ter is Paducah’s biggest liability
to growth and advancement in
business, and to plant growth.
They admit that gyp water is
very palatable to the taste of
many residents, but believe that
the disadvantages outweigh what-
ever taste value custom has pro-
duced.
Another highly advocated plan
is the establishment of a recrea-
tional center for young people.
Those who stamp their approval
on this are Mrs. G. W. Lindley,
Mrs. Topsy Farr, Gwendolyne
Couts, home demonstration agent,
Wilma Jo Cobb and J. P. Hogue,
employees in the post office.-
They advance the theory that
if Paducah and Cottle County
young people had some place to
go together for entertainment,
they would be a much happier
and more satisfied lot.
Lula Lee Briggs, employee of
the First National Bank, would
like to see the park fixed up as
has been previously planned with
flowers and a tennis court.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Emery
would like to see the planned Pa-
ducah airport a reality. Likewise,
F. R. ShawT, who believes also that
(Continued on last page)
HARVEST MOON
SHINES DOWN
ON 5435 BALES
Mother Nature continued to
smile on the cotton harvesting in
Cottle and King Counties this
week, allowing the farmers to
reap the highest dividends that
the labor supply would allow.
Clear skies and cool but not cold
temperature pushed the town
ginning to a total of 5,435 bales
by Wednesday afternoon. A Thurs-
day shower, however, indicated
that days of mild and sunshiney
atmosphere may be numbered
short.
If the country and town gins
are running on the usual 50-50
basis, the total production of the
county might be assumed to be
nearing 11,000 bales. In two weeks
the Department of Commerce will
have verified figures on the ex-
act amount of production up to
this date.
C. R. Wood, local agent of King
and Cottle Counties for the De-
partment of Commerce, Bureau of
Census, received a report this
week verifying the cotton figures
which he turned in covering the
period up to November 1. By that
time Cottle County had ginned
5,505 bales, as compared with
7,705 bales ginned up to the same
date on the previous year.
King County is doing better
than holding its own with last
year, for with 1,317 bales up
to November 1, 1944, ginners
there surpassed the previous
year’s mark by 14 bales.
Sixth War Loan Drivers Begin
$250,000 Sales Plan Monday
BRRRRR IS ON ITS WAY!
By eight o’clock Thursday
morning the shower, which be-
gan to fall before daylight,
dampened Paducah to the ex-
tent of .07 inch, according tos
the rain recorder of Marvin
Allison.
Precipitation continued fair-
ly consistently "through the
morning, however, and that
early morning figure was prob-
ably pushed up considerably
close to an inch as the day
progressed. 1
The mercury dropped to new
fall lows during the week, read-
ing no higher th n the 50’s
luring the middle part of
the day on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Marine PFC. HARLEY SRAY
BOYKIN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Boykin, who died on Tinian
Island from a jungle fever last
month.
S 2-c BILL BIGHAM
HOME ON LEAVE
S2-c Bill Bigham arrived in
Paducah Wednesday afternoon af-
ter completion of boot training at
San Diego, Calif. He’s been in
the Navy since August, and af-
ter a 5-day leave here, will re-
turn to his base and from there
on to a school to study radar.
Q.A.&P. Gives Loan
Drive a Good Start
Pat N. Jones, co-chairman of
the Sixth War Loan drive, re-
ceived a letter from Charles
H. Sommer, president of Q.A.&P.
Railroad at St. Louis, Mo., Thurs-
day morning, advising him that!
the company whose lines runs
through Paducah will purchase
$25,000 of War Bonds to be
counted in with other purchases
in Cottle and King Counties on
the $250,000 quota.
War Fund
Nears Finish
The National War Fund will
go. over the top as soon as sev-
eral small communities make their
reports and bring in their money,
county chairman F. R. Shaw, stat-
ed this week. At least three com-
munities in the county had still
not been heard from by Tuesday.
3 Local Men Cross
Ocean Together
Mrs. Marvin H. Brooks receiv-
ed a letter recently from her hus-
band, a private in the field ar-
tillery who has arrived somewhere
in France, that Allen Cogdill and
Buck Foster went over on the
same English ship with him.
In France, Pvt. Brooks says,
the sun shines one minute and
it rains the remainder of the day.
The towns there look worse than
Crowell did after the cyclone, he
believes.
SPUR STICKS
DRAGONS 51-7:
WHITE SCORES
After bowing to a 51-7 victory
of the powerful Spur Bulldogs
last week, the Paducah Dragons
will rest through an open date
this week, and prepare for a non-
conference engagement with As-
permont on the night of Novem-
ber 24 on the local field.
Norwin Garrison, regular right
end, who didn’t play against
Spur because of chronic appen-
dicitis, had his appendix remov
ed i/n an operation at Quanah
Wednesday, and so will be ouij
of the line-up for the two remain-
ing games of the season. C. W.
Haston will probably switch over
to right end from alternate full-
back position, Coach Alton rarr
said this week.
The conference championship
is still a toss-up between Spur
and Floydada. Both remain un-
defeated and will play one an-
other on Thanksgiving day.
Struggling against a bigger
and more experienced group of
ball-players at Spur, the Dragons
managed to score once last week
when Donald Lee White ran over
the goal on a kickoff receipt,
and stacked, up an extra point
by passing successfully to Mau-
rice Thaxton.
Buying a bond doesn’t necessarily bequea h to the pur-
chaser the right to k-iss a blonde in CLttle and King Counties,
for no such bond-selling booths are expected to be reported
available by Monday, the opening day of the Sixth War Loan
drive, but Pat N. Jones, E. N. Jones, and Ross K. Wideman,
the same chairmen who generaled the Fifth War' Loan drive
over the top here, are counting on the spirit of the last drive
to clasp hands again with the rest of the nation to move into
the ensuing drive and sell $250,000 of War Bonds and Stamps
in the two counties by December 16.
Citizens here are not being ask-
ed to buy as freely as they were
in the last drive, for the quota
has been reduced $20,000.
The Series E part of this
quarter-million drive’s quota is
$95,000, but a stamp or bond
bought last week or today will
not go uncounted in this total,
for all Series E, F, and G Bonds
and Tax Notes sold from Novem-
ber 1, through December 31 wall
be added to the amount sold by
the counties’ active committee
workers.
C. R. Wood will be vice-chair-
man in Cottle County. The non-
resident committee is W. A. Bis-
hop, chairman, C. A. Phillips, Roy
Powell and H. H. Moore.
Paducah city chairman is W.
V. Bigham. His vice-chairman is
J. F. Powell. The Women’s divi-
sion is headed by Mrs. R. B. Et-
ter, with Mrs. Dan Richards as
assistant. J. D. Wilson is in
charge of the speakers and schools
committee.
Other organizational committee
workers will be:
West Side of Square—Tom Wil-
liams and S. A. Williams.
North side of square—Dawson
Reid and J. E. Norris.
East side of square—Jack Par-
nell and L. Y. Anderson.
West Texas Util, and Cottle
Hotel block—Jack Parnell and
L. V. Anderson.
South side of square—F. R.
Shaw and F. M. Standridge.
First National Bank block—
Geo. Ragland and T. L. Wilkins.
Jackson Tire Company block—
Herbert Henry and Charlie Hold-
er.
Roy Winton block—Bill Barrett
and Roy Winton.
Ford & Chevrolet block—Roy
Powell.
Courthouse—W. T. Stinson.
City Hall—Mrs. E. H. Archer.
Highway west from Magnolia
station to city limits—Mrs. H. D.
Foster.
Highway north from Jackson
Hotel to city limits and Higgin-
botham-Bartlett—J. V. Payne and
Suttle Majors.
Hospital—C. C. Pate. .
The rural committees will be
led by an executive committee
composed of B. F. Hobson, co-
chairman, Cy Wright, co-chairman,
and Grady Lane, D. R. Green,
and Sam Weatherall as vice-rural
chairmen.
The community chairmen who
(Continued on Last Page)
Sgt. Catlett
Finishes Training
Sgt. Novel M. Catlett, husband
of Mrs. Helen Catlett, of Padu-
cah has completed his phases of
combat training at the Mountain
Home Army Air Field prior to
his overseas assignment.
Sgt. Catlett, who entered the
military service in October, 1942,
is an armorer gunner of a Lib-
erator Bomber.
Paducah Post Rate Remains $2
As Set by Mr. Carlock on Jan. 1
To answer a number of inquiries we have re-
ceived from subscribers concerning the newsprint
paper shortage and how it effects The Paducah
Post, we would like to quote for your information
a ruling published by the Legislative Bulletin of
The Texas Press Association on September 29, 19-
44.
“October 1 is the effective date for what is virtu-
ually a circulation freeze on weeklies in that news-
print consumption is restricted to the average of
the first three quarters of 1944 or the correspond-
ing quarters of 1943 whichever is greater. It is ex-
plained that publishers can no longer use up to 25
tons previously authorized hut must adjust to actu-
al circulation requirements of revised order.”
This means that for the first time since the war
began, papers the size of the Post, using less than
25 tons of newsprint yearly were restricted, effec-
tive October 1.
We cannot predict how drastically this will ef-
fect the Post. We feel obligated to inform you, how-
ever, that we may be forced to follow the course
established by the larger dailies, which, having fac-
ed the problem for many months, continue to limit
subscriptions to renewal orders and do not take on
new readers.
We hope, of course, that we need never inaugu-
rate such a policy. Mr. Carlock, former owner, rais-
ed the yearly subscription rate to $2.00 on January
1, 1944. Because of the paper shortage, this rate
will be maintained and no special fall rate will be
offered this year.
November and December are the big renewal
months for the Post in Cottle and King Counties.
Do not let your subscription expire.,Check the date
tag on your paper and renew before your time is
up.
LION OFFICER
ADDRESSES
LOCAL CLUB
Lions International organiza-
tions are represented in 14 dif-
ferent countries all over the
world, but no Lions are fighting
each' other in World War Two,
Lee Johnson of Wink, District
Governor, told Paducah Lions at
a specially-called meeting Tues-
day night.
Describing the Lions Interna-
tional as the “fastest-growing civ-
ic organization in the world,” Mr.
Johnson spoke to the local club
members on “Lionism”—what re-
sponsibilities membership in the
organization involved and the
extensive organization of the In-
ternational club itself.
He encouraged the Paducah
club to be ready to accept and
understand the veterans when
today come back by helping them
fit into the community life, be-
cause the adjustment for many
of them will be difficult.
He analyzed the word “priori-
ty” in the light of an interpreta-
tive creed for Lions to follow.
Empasizing the necessity of put-
ting first things first, Mr. John-
son listed four priorities which.
Lions are expected to respect—
character, discipline, co-operation,
and faith in God, his fellowman,
and his country.
“Texas,” he said, “has 330
Lions Clubs with more members
than any other state or province
in the world.” And District 2-T
of which Paducah is a part; cov-
ers more territory than any oth-
er district of the entire organiza-
tion. ’ -
Mr. Johnson was introduced by
Joe Gibson, deputy governor and
superintendent of the schools of
Childress, who used to go to
school in Paducah and whose
father is J. J. Gibson of King
countv.
J. D. Wilson was chairman of
the program which followed the
regular sing-song and meal at
Criswell’s Dining Room. Preced-
ing 'Mr. Johnson's talk, Miss Bet-
ty Brock Martin sang two solo
numbers, accompanied by Mrs.
T. J. Richards on the piano. Lion.
Bill Hughes of Childress was a
guest for the evening.
Ten Leave
For Induction
Fulfilling Call No. 114 which
the Cottle County draft board
has been called upon to meet, ten.
men left Paducah Tuesday morn-
ing to be inducted into the arm-
ed services at Dallas.
They were: Lester R. Powell,
leader; Milton M. Blain, volun-
teer, assistant leader; Bud R.
Mathis; Gaylon Bryan; Tommye
Leidtke; Marvin J. Sursa; Ver-
non J. Carlisle, Jr., Lonnie O.
Cornell; John F. Brune; Marcus
T. Parr and James N. Gribble as
a volunteer transferred to the
Venice, Calif., selective service
board.
Mother of L ocal
Men Dies
Mrs. D. J. Bowling, 71, wife
of D. J. Bowling of Paducah, and
mother of Claud Bowling and
George Bowling, also from Padu-
cah, died in, Ackerly Monday and
was buried there on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Bowling had been ill for
about a year. Other survivors
besides the Paducah residents in-
cluded a daughter, Mrs. Edith
White of Ackerly and four sons,
Charlie Bowling of Long Beach,
Calif., Ronald Bowling of Elcajon,
Calif., Henry Bowling of Odessa,
and Allie Bowling of Lawton,
Okla.
PVT. EVANS IN INFANTRY
AT CAMP HOOD
Pvt. Milton C. Evans, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Evans, who
formerly lived in Paducah, went
into the Army October 15. His
present address is: Co. D, 156th
Tng. Bn., 92nd IRTC Regt.,
South Camp Hood, Texas.
i,
1
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Davis, Ernestine. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1944, newspaper, November 16, 1944; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1014176/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.