The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944 Page: 3 of 4
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1 wish to express my appreciation
for the splendid vote I received In
the recent election. I wish especi-
ally to thank the many old and new
hriends who aided me in that cam-
paign. If 1 have seemed tardy in
the expansion of this gratitude it
has been because of awaiting the
action of my opponent in regard to
the run off.
The issues of the run-off campaign
as they shape up present one line of
action. I have such a large lead over
both opponentswho polled near equal
strength, that it is necessary for Mr.
Ford to alienate some of the votes
that went for me in the first election.
This might be done by attacking my
individual record or by exposing my
political record, either to be conduct-
ed through a whispering campaign.
My record as to character is written
in the hearts and memories of the
men and women I have associated
with in the past. There is nothing
that I can add to it, except to say
that I have tried to conduct myself
so that, if I didn’t have their friend-
ship, I had their respect.
A political record is both public
and personal. Since I have never
held a remunerative office I have no
past of this nature. In my personal
politics I am a Jeffersonian Demo-
crat, a firm believer in the inalien-
able rights of the common man.
However, when it comes to translat-
ing these ideals through party action,
I am not and never have been a
Brass Collar Democrat. There have
been and are policies and men with-
in the Democratic party I couldn't
* support. Since I am outspoken,
though not fanatical, my friends and
neighbors have long known my po-
sition on these issues.
My heritage as a southerner I yield
to no one. My mother’s father left
his modest plantation in Mississippi
to drag his broken arches over the
hills of Arkansas and the flats of the
Mississippi valley with Price’s men.
My father’s father died on the field
of Antiaetam. Their families with
their comrades fought the under-
ground war of the reconstruction
days, using the Ku Klux Klan and
later the solid south as a defensive
weapon, to regain and maintain lo-
cal government and racial purity.
Time and tradition have made many
of us confuse these means with the
purpose. We clutch vainly our af-
ther’s weapons while the modern
blitz of the New Deal takes the con-
trol of our country from our hands.
The purpose—a free people—still re-
mains the same but new weapons
must be forged.
The cold eye of history will ascer-
tain the purpose of World War I and
II. Groping in the dark of the pres-
ent and past, I would say it can be
the struggle of the Anglo-Saxon na-
tions to keep open thq door of in-
dividual opportunity for all people.
Germany tried to shut it in Europe;
Japan slammed it in the Pacific. The
tragedy is that in the struggle to
maintain opportunity abroad we
may stifle freedom at home.
One sunny day last fall my wife
and I stood at the railway station as
one of our soldier sons boarded the
train. We knew it was his last fur-
lough. His head was turned to hide
his emotion. As he entered the
coach his head and hand came up in
one last salute. While we stood and
watched the train grow smaller in
the distance as it passed the farm
home of his youth, for us time turned
back a quarter of a century when a
soldier and his bride of a few months
rode those same rails as he went to
camp. I stood again upon a pine
clad hill in Brittany as a comrade
was laid to rest. Once more I heard
the bugles blow Silver Taps, on
Memorial day as the little French
girls laid wreaths at the foot of the
crosses row on row—the last rest-
ing place of many a mother’s son,
who died to hold ajar the door of
opportunity and individual freedom
for us.
As my wife and I turned away
our hearts felt akin to those of others
who also were giving of their best.
A resolution was born that we would
keep the trust, we would tend the
fires of opportunity and liberty at
home. As a step in this direction I
submit to you my candidacy for
Representative to the Legislature.
Yours with sincerity,
GRADY MOORE.
(Political Adv.)
JOHNTOWN
The revival at the Baptist church
began Saturday night, July 29, with
the pastor. Rev. Jesse Watson, as-
sisted by Rev. Arthur Bonds, con-
ducting the services. Everyone is
urged to attend.
Miss Ruby Pirtle who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley
White in Ft. Worth, returned home
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parker receiv-
ed a telegram from the War Depart-
ment Sunday, stating that their son,
Cpl. Morris Parker, had been wound-
ed in action in France on July 11.
No particulars were given but said
they would be advised as informa-
tion came through.
Pfc. and Mrs. Harley Vaughan ar-
rived Saturday from St. Joseph,
Mo., to spend a fifteen-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Vaughan here and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Alsobrook at Rugby.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pew left Mon-
day to visit her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Cleo Hawkins and family at
Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. Orbie Tress and son,
Brady Ray of Jefferson, are visiting
his sister, Mrs. Thomas Patterson, Revival Sit ElTiailUCl
this week.
Pfc. and Mrs. Wm. L. Stringfellow
and son, Paul, visited in Clarksville
Tuesday.
Miss LaFerne York of Bogata,
spent last week with relatives here.
Miss Robbie Jean Cooper enter-
tained the young people with a par-
ty at her home Friday night, honor-,
ing her fifteenth birthday. Twenty-
nine guests registered and the hon-
oree received many nice gifts.
Misses Billy Dean Scarborough
and Bettye Joy York spent Satur-
day night with friends at Bogata.
Mrs. T. A. York and Mrs. Gertrude
York returned to their homes here
Wednesday, after an extended visit j
with relatives at Sulphur Springs, |
Dallas, Burkburnett, Abilene and j
Garland. They were accompanied |
home from Garland by Miss Betty
Pvt. Robert N. Flemin was induct-
ed in the service Dec. 23, 1943. He
received his basic training at Camp
Fannin and is now with the Infantry
somewhere in England. He was a
member of the senior class of ’42
B.H.S. He is the son of Cpl. and Mrs.
Joe Fleming. His father is with the
Engineers in Italy.
Gospel Church
Rev. E. L. Dorris, pastor of the
Emanuel Gospel Church of Bogata,
announces the opening of a revival
meeting with Evangelist and Mrs.
Billy W. Graves, gospel radio sing-
ers.
| Evangelist Graves is only four feet
and 11 inche stall, but is called by
many pastors, “the little man with
a big message.
Special singing will be rendered
, each night by the evangelist and
wife. Services begin nightly at 8:30
o’clock. The public is invited to at-
tend.
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HALESBORO
FOR SALE; Good 3 room house,
front porch, and back porch, barn
Pfc. Marvin Childers is the son of and 4 acres of land. Close in. See
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Childers of Bo- John K. Ford.
gata. He has been in service since j--
December 1943, as a tool checker at MRS. T. T. KINSEY HOSTESS
Santa Barbara, Calif. He has recently WEDNESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
been promoted to Private 1st class.
Mrs. T. T. Kinsey was hostess to
the Wednesday Bridge Club at her
home. The rooms were tastefully
decorated with a profusion of flow-
ers. Mrs. H. C. McCluer won high
score in the games, after which the
hostess served a lovely salad plate
to Mmes. C. C. DeBerry, Gordon
Allen, Paul Griffin, H. C. McCluer,
J. A. Castleman, Clifford Barnard,
T. T. Kinsey and one guest, Mrs.
Lenox Hudson.
Henry Lowery, Mrs.
Flossie Griffin Wed
Mrs. Flossie Griffin and Henry
Lowery of Bogata, were united in
marriage Saturday, July 29, by the
Rev. Curtis Hoover, pastor of the
Bogata First Baptist Church at his
home in Deport.
The couple were attended by Mrs.
Ollie McCain and Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
vin Lowery. This newspaper joins
their many friends in extending best
wishes.
THURSDAY EVENING BRIDGE
CLUB WITH MRS. HINSON
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jeffus and
Mrs. Mavis Ward of Texarkana,
York who had been visiting Mr. and were hcre Saturday to attend the
Mrs. M. J. Dodd. | funerai Qf their brother and uncle,
Pfc. Wm L. Stringfellow returned Monroe Jeffus, son of Mrs. J. A.
to Majors Field on Wednesday after Jeffus, who died at Dallas Friday,
a furlough jpent with his wife and 1 Mrs. Effie Crawford and daugh-
sons here. ter-in-law, Mrs. Roscoe Crawford
Misses Ruthie Hunt and Margaret and son returned Tuesday from an
Stratton of Bogata, spent Friday extended visit with realtives at Par-
night with their grandmother, Mrs.
John Parker.
Mrs. Bob Fleming received a letter
FORMER RESIDENT PRAISES
HOME TOWN PAPER
The News received the following ^
communication from Mrs. Wayland j
McClendon, the former Vera Wilson, |
daughter of John Wilson of Bogata: j
“We have enjoyed The Bogata News !
ever so much while in Flint. Mr. 1
McClendon will finish his special
training course here this week. The
children are returning to Dallas. We
will be glad to get back to Texas,
but would like to brink this delight-
ful climate with us. We were sorry
to read of Mr. Holloway’s accident.
Hope he is home by now. Please
j transfer our Bogata News to Dallas,
j our old address. Thanking you ever
I so much and best wishes to all.”
Mrs. Milburn Hinson was hostess
NOTICE TO THOSE
SENDING SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO MEN IN SERVICE
This newspaper mails a large
number of copies to men in the
service each week. If you are
one of those sending a sub-
scription to one of these ser-
vice men and think the time
for which you paid has expir-
ed, please come in and check
this with us and renew the
subscription if you desire it to
be continued. Please notify us
promptly of change of address.
All papers stopped at expir-
ation.
News items about men in
service will be appreciated.
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this week from her husband who is
in the U. S. Army, saying he had
landed safely in France.
Miss Charlene Allums who attends '
ETSTC at Commerce, spent the
week end with home folks here. |
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilson of Bo-.
gata, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. S. I
Greer Jr. Sunday.
Miss Reba Alsobrook of Rugby,
spent Wednesday night with Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Vaughan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Clark of Hen-
derson, are speeding this week with
her mother, Mrs. F. M. Foster.
Mrs. J. C. Cooper left Friday to
join her husband, who is in the
Navy, stationed at Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Vaughan held
“open house” Sunday honoring their
son, Pfc. and Mrs. Harley Vaughan
of St. Joseph. Mo. Guests who call-
ed included her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Alsobrook of Rugby, his
grandmother, Mrs. W. J. Hawkins,
his aunts, Mrs. Frank Pew and Mrs.
Henry Dryden and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Ward and son of Fulbright.
Miss Billy Scarborough entertain-
ed the young people with a party
Thursday night at her home.
Miss Norma Ray Green spent Fri-
FT
A shortage of everything is re-
ported from Washington except one
sred tape.
BOGATA FUNERAL
HOME
Phone Day or Night 27
Dixie Burial Ass?n
Bogata, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wright
and son, Cecil, spent the week end
in the home of her brother, Harvey
Raley and family at Deport.
Mrs. Walter Kokernot and child-
ren and Miss Doris Ward of Long-
view, were visitors in the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Ward, part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Pope and child-
ren have gone to Lubbock for an
extended visit with relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tidwell attend-
ed the singing convention at Shady
Grove on Sunday.
Mrs. Roscoe Crawford and sons
are visiting irj the home of her un-
cle, Will Raley at Johntown.
•The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Crawford who had an arm
broken while working on a car, is
getting along nicely.
Ben Tidwell expects to leave
Monday for a visit with his father
and other relatives at Quanah.
Mrs. G. C. Hobbs of Cunningham,
visited her son and family, Maurice
Hobbs and attended the funeral of
Monroe Jeffus on Saturday.
True courage is like a kite-
trary winds raise it highest.
We’re Still Buying
GOOD USED CARS
WILL PAY FULL OPA PRICES
Howerton Motor Co.
FORD DEALER
54 Clarksville St. PARIS
Tel. 46
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You need those COOL bree
day night with Miss Mary York at
Bogata.
Miss Winnie Hall left Friday to
visit in Corpus Christi.
Milk Wanted!
Uncle Sam urges us to keep Milk production up, as
Milk is a No. 1 food on the “food for freedom” quotas.
TEXO Dairy Feeds
in 16, 18 and 21% -protein content and all of them forti-
fied with VITA PLUS MINERALS, will help you keep
production and profits up.
TEXO Calf Developer
And Blatchford’s Calf Pellets will help you save
Milk and grow big husky calves also. FEED THE BEST
—it’s the cheapest in the long run.,
GUY’S FEED STORE
• BOGATA, TEXAS
Bring us your Cream, Poultry and Eggs
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Make your Electric Fan Last!
You’d find it lard to get along without your electric fan theae sizzling hot flays,
so give it the care it needs to last for the duration:
• Lubricate regularly according to
manufacturer’s directions. Some
fans use oil, while othets have
grease cups which should be filled
once each season. If in doubt as to
proper procedure, consult dealer
from whom you bought fan or call
at our office.
• Tighten set screws in fan blade
hub; also nuts holding fan blade
guard.
• Keep blades clean as accumulated
dirt can unbalance the blades and
cause vibration and bearing wear.
• Always turn off fan by means of
switch. Yanking on cord can
loosen wires in plug and cause a
"short”.
• At end of season, clean fan and
wrap in newspaper to protect from
dust and dirt until needed again.
Remember, no new fans have been made in over two years. Don’t take any chances
with the one you have. Proper care means longer wear and less repair.
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
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The Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944, newspaper, August 4, 1944; Bogata, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107539/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.